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| - It's a common fact that Mississauga has a strong presence of Pho Vietnamnese, and I present one of my 1st reviews for the Mississauga area regarding pho places.
Pho Dau Bo has been always a favourite of mine, although in recent years, it was a franchise that I stopped going simply because 99 was closer to my house and I started going to places like Golden Turtle. This is a franchise that I've started coming back to since my parents oddly started going to this place, so I just naturally tagged along.
Just like most pho places, do not expect quality service as this is place more on the food itself and the value paid. But if I must mention service, they're fine. They're nice, not exactly the most friendly people but they do get their job done. I will say that the decor is a bit dull and from the outside it doesn't look all that inviting.
So because I've had pho and rice (although I strongly recommending anyone that goes to get their rice dishes, broken rice FTW), I decided to take a different route and order a Hu Tieu (sp?) - #212. It was a dish that I wanted to order because as a person who watches Masterchef, I was intrigued by this Hu Tieu dish that Gordon Ramsey presented on an episode. He first had this dish when he himself in Vietnam and the presentation of it looked stunning, so I said to myself....why not?!
So the Hu Tieu comes in a large bowl (there's only one size of it, so you have to tell the waitress you want a large, and it comes a $1 more). I think the regular price is $7.25 or something like that and it comes with seafood and BBQ Pork (cha siu). The large bowl is also present with a shrimp cracker (see pic). So presentation wise, it's STUNNING to look at it because there's so many little components in it. You have the fried onions, to the green onions, to a variation of other vegetables to put it in, including your typical mint and bean sprouts. The broth is SUPER clear which is a really good sign, indicating that they've properly strained the broth multiple times. And it's tasty without having that MSG feeling, at least I didn't get that horrid numb feeling when I do eat MSG. There's a subtle sweetness to the broth and it's really comforting to eat. I almost may consider eating this over pho ANY day. The pho noodles that were in it, were just slightly overcooked...but the noodles still kept their structural integrity to it. The dish is just freakishly awesome, but I do think the semi low point of it, was probably the shrimp cracker. Not to say that it was bad, but it was just an oily deep fried cracker...even though I drizzled some lime juice to cut through that richness. It's perhaps something that's just not my cup of tea.
Overall, I love this place. The prices are super cheap and reasonable, and I can confirm that they have awesome rice dishes and Hu Tieu. Next time I go, I'll probably have the pho just so I can get the big picture of this place.
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