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  • Don't let the yeasayers fool you; the pho here is just not good. Pho restaurants are a dime a dozen in Toronto, so if a place serves an average bowl of pho, there is really no reason to choose it over the many others out there. Pho House is the perfect example. The broth, which is supposed to be the centrepiece of any good bowl of pho, is flavourless. The aroma is decent but underwhelming. The broth has little to none of the beefy umami notes that makes proper pho so mouthwatering. Also it needs a big boost of spices such as cinnamon. On the plus side, the cuts of steak are lean as they should be and the rice noodles are also fine. Although since the broth has so little flavour, when you cram a chopstickful of noodles in your mouth it tastes like you're eating noodles dripping with plain water. The tripe is also fine but I wish it was cut more thinly; there were several unattractive hunks of it floating in my bowl. Overall, this is just NOT a bowl of pho made with LOVE. I've also had the spring rolls which were small and mushy on the inside. I assume they come in frozen. In terms of the service, I've never had a problem. The staff seem young and inexperienced, but not unhelpful. The prices are about a dollar too high per item for what you're getting. Oh, and did I mention, they CHARGE for tea? WHO DOES THAT?! The only time I come here is when I'm absolutely desperate for pho and am tired or sick, since it's the closest pho restaurant to where I live. Maybe one of the reasons people are rating it so highly is because there is nothing else to compare it with in the Etobicoke area. If you ask me, it's worth the trek to a place like Pho Linh or Pho Pasteur for a really satisfying bowl of Vietnam's national dish. I have also tried the vegetable rice noodle soup which served up a bland broth with RAW vegetables. The broth was not nearly hot enough to cook the veggies, resulting in a very sad bowl of soup indeed. The one saving grace? The Thai style seafood soup with rice noodles is really nice.
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