I would have to say that WonderPho is pretty WonderPho... haha get it? *lame*
So this place is located in a very unexpected location... Don Mills and York Mills. Away from all the competition. The plaza where it is located consist of Menchies, Fox in the Fiddle, Galleria and Dragon Pearl Buffet. So coming on the wrong day can render you into a traffic jam in the parking lot.
When I first walk in to WonderPho I found the atmosphere very modern and cool. It's definitely not your typical viet/pho restaurant in the west end of Toronto. They definitely target the more middle to upper class group, especially since there are a lot of office buildings around its location.
The placemat is the menu and the selections are simple and concise, unlike the pages of items other places have. Upon being seated you get served water, a basket of taro chips and a cute waitress to go along with it. The staff are very nice, young and hip making the experience more related to my type of feel.
The food is very good here. Not traditional but they definitely carry their own style. The pho portions are big. The broth is just right (in my opinion) and they provide lots of toppings to go with it. They definitely don't chince you out on the amount of beef in your pho. They provide options to add extra items for a few bucks more. Price-wise, it is very pricey. A bowl of pho regular size is around $9. Add $2 and you have yourself a large size, in otherwords a meal for 2. The ice vietnamese coffee (Ca Phe Sua Da), is $3 and they doing it the traditional way with the dripping filter. I hate places that serve it through an espresso machine.
Would I recommend this place? If you have a few extra dollars to spare and don't feel like going out of the North York area then i would definitely come back.
I dare someone to do the Pho Challenge at WonderPho. I asked about it and they told me 15 attempts and only 1 completed it. Here are more details about it - http://www.wonderpho.ca/pho-challenge.html