After reading all the reviews here I thought this place would be a pretty safe bet. I was ultra-disappointed. Here are ways that Pho Phuong did not live up to my expectations of what a basic pho restaurant should provide.
I ordered the pho with veg broth. It tasted like water. I wasn't brought basil or bean sprouts, I don't think they do that here.
The tea was cold right out of the pot.
The loud crappy music was bad enough but then the cd started skipping. I think at least five CDs skipped while I was there.
They didn't have rooster hot sauce but instead some less flavorful substitute.
The restaurant is big and clean-looking, unfortunately that doesn't make up for this bad experience. Next time i'll go back to Golden Turtle. (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/rua-vang-golden-turtle-toronto)