. "8"^^ . "8"^^ . . "4"^^ . "2010-02-07T00:00:00"^^ . "7"^^ . "This place in East Chinatown is formerly known as Pho 88. I came here with sarah l. during our series of non-sexual dates[1] and I am declaring Pho House my front-runner for Pho-bruary in Toronto.[2] \n\nThe Pho-ndamentals\nPho Tai Gan (rare beef and beef tendon); large = $6.50\nBroth: so far, my favorite broth in the (416); rich and hearty with fatty pools of delicious oil and nicely spiced\nBeef: thicker, more flavorful slices of beef\nTendon: thick slices but they are not as tender as at Pho Pasteur\nNoodles: dried, i.e., not fresh noodles but steeped just right in the tasty broth but they did need some swishing around to separate the clumps\nGarnishes: the mung bean sprouts and basil were fresh; they did not include saw leaf but brought it out upon request (I think sarah l. diminished my Asian cred!)\n\nService: Friendly and efficient; the waitresses wear hairnets so no hair in your soup, Neil T! The good-looking dude (probably the owner's son) speaks perfect English and is ever so easy on the eyes...swoon...\n\nOther: They were actually playing decent music on our visit and the fresh iced lemonade ($2.00) was tart and refreshing.\n\nAlmost perfect but I'm deducting points for the sub-par tendon and lack of fresh noodles.\n4 and 1/4 stars\n===================\n[1] Eat your heart out Tara G!\n[2] Vietnam Noodle Star in Scarborough is still #1 for the GTA. http://www.yelp.ca/biz/vietnam-noodle-star-scarborough#hrid:wuV_36P87_FzlMQO3wefig\n\nI'm not sure why the address is coming up weird but it's located at 610 Gerrard St. East (just east of Broadview)"^^ . .