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| - i'll write a more comprehensive review after trying more items here, but i must say... this place has absolutely ruined bun bo hue (bbh) for me, possibly forever. this isn't an apples-to-apples comparison, but the bbh at chain vietnamese restaurants tastes like water compared to pho ngoc yen's. here, their broth is loaded what i think are dried shrimp flakes (which took me a bit to warm up to, but are truly delicious) and a potent lemongrass flavour, both which really set the broth apart from other restaurants' bbh tbh. the dish contains the usual suspects (beef brisket, sausage, blood cubes) but in quantities higher than other restaurants, further making the case that you absolutely need to try it.
service is good, and the decor is akin to some sort of wooden hut. some mississaugans may remember ellen's filipino karaoke bar which used to occupy this space, and it's interesting to note that pho ngoc yen did not change the decor at all after taking over.
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