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Pho Hoa Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
4271 Sheppard Ave EScarborough, ON M1S 4G4
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(647) 435-6271
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 10 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
6 reviews for Pho Hoa Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Keith C.
10/6/2010
I'll be honest. I'm a pretty big fan of Pho. But Pho Hoa is the first Vietnamese place that I had ever eaten at and this was way back when I was in kindergarten. And if I happen to be in the area (which isn't a lot nowadays) I do try and hit this place up. The decor has pretty much remained the same for the last 15 years. Same old tables. Same old chairs. Same old dirty bathroom.
That's probably why this place doesn't get 5 stars because the restaurant isn't exactly 5 star restaurant cleanliness. But the Pho. Ooh. So good. I like to get a couple spring rolls when I go to start things off and they come with this vinegar dipping sauce which is really good. For the Pho bowls, you can get them in different sizes and I always get the XL because it is HUGE! They have a lot of different dishes but please, if a place has Pho in its name, you don't go asking for a grilled cheese sandwich. You get the Pho. Well. I like mine with some beef balls, tripe, flank, tendon ... pretty much the works.
I like to add a ton of the hot sauce because I like my pho to have a nice kick to it.
They do have other vietnamese dishes but I really prefer to only get the pho. -
Review from Victor L.
Toronto, ON
12/28/2008
I come here almost once a week religiously for the pho. This is a franchise chain of the american-inspired Pho Hoa. If you've been to one in the states before, the menu is the same.
What I love about this restaurant is that their tendon never disappoints me. I love tendon, and have it everytime I eat pho. Their pho is absolutely first-rate; best i've had in the toronto area so far.
I've also tried their Mung (vermicelli bowls), and they are very authentic.
Their deep fried spring rolls are nothing to boast about though. They use the chinese wrapping, and keep it at the smaller size which I don't enjoy. Usually, the vietnamese ones are much larger and are wrapped differently. -
Review from Ken X.
Scarborough, ON
2/14/2011
Pros:
-Great prices, $8.3 for an XL pho that is enough to feed a family. Half the time I can't finish it and have to doggy bag it home.
-Fast service
Cons:
-Quality has steadily dropped over the past year, the soup is less flavourful now, seems like they keep diluting it.
-The Avocado shake is no longer edible. It used to be my GF's favourite but last time we ordered it, the colour of the shake turned from green to dull GREY within 10 minutes and tasted weird. We asked why and it turns out that they changed the brand of condensed milk used. Not sure if they changed back or not, but we returned the drink without issue last time and haven't ordered it since.
I've been to this place for the past 5-6 years, at least once a month. It used to be one of my favourite Pho joints in all of GTA but they have really dropped the ball over the past year. :( -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Pho Hoa Restaurant has been in this plaza for as long as I remember.. at least for over 15 years!
This used to be my favourite place for Pho 10 years ago but I have not been back since then because there are so many different choices for Pho nowadays in Scarborough.
The ownership for sure has been changed. Before it is runned by Vietnamese speaking people and now they are Mandarian speaking people.. haha I guess it reflect the change in the demograhic of Scarborough itself too!
The place is open and spacious and huge for a Pho restaurant. There are ample of seatings and I don't think it ever will be busy.
I order a small ($6.35) raw beef and tripes Pho. The bowel is not big but it is full of noodles (small here equal med somewhere). The broth is ok, but at least it is hot! The noodle is the dried type but it was prepared properly. The tripes is the best part of the order!! It is cut really thinly, thinner than the noodle itself! And so tasty too!!
I order the vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk ($3.54) I can tell you that it is strong! I am on a cafferine high for the whole day!
The services is fast and indifference.. but as long as I can get my food and have a quiet lunch I am not complaining.
No Lunch Specials!
They do accepts Visa and MC and Interact. -
Review from K F.
12/29/2010
The soup has too much MSG, and the noodles were too soft and had weird texture.
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Review from Julie Y.
Scarborough, ON
8/25/2009
i love this place! best pho in toronto.
