So just how wonderful is WonderPho. I decided to go out to lunch with a friend on
a weekday to check this place out. We
went to the one in North York, the one where it is just off of the Don Valley
Parkway here in Toronto. When we got
there, the place was about a quarter full and we had a waitress greet us right
at the door. We were given seats and a
food and drinks menu.
Although there was much to choose from, I decided to go with
their classic Pho Bo ($8.00). Inside
this bowl contained beef brisket, tendon, tripe, beef balls and rib eye
meat. Truthfully I don’t recall if there
were sizes of bowls to choose from like with some of the other Pho/Vietnamese
restaurant places that I go to but I would say when it arrived that it was the
equivalent of a large bowl of pho.
The pho itself arrived about 5 minutes after we had ordered
it. The beef brisket and sliced rib eye
meat was all push towards on side and there were about 3 pieces of
meatballs. The meatballs themselves were
a little salty but not bad at all. The
tripe and the tendons were all nice and tender.
The soup base was nice and dark which meant that it was deep in
flavor. It was not overly salty and was
just perfect for the pho. The only thing
I though was lacking were the amount of noodles in the bowl. For a bowl this size
and for the amount of money one is paying for a bowl of
noodles of this size, I was a little disappointed in the amount of noodles that
I got.
Otherwise, WonderPho is indeed a wonderful place to be
at. The bonus is that between three and
five during the weekdays, it is buy one get one bowl of Pho for free so if you
decide to have a late, late lunch or an extremely early dinner, this is one
place that will sure to serve good food to you.
The cleanliness of the place and the friendliness of the staff also
helped. I certainly will go back in the
future and have lunch at this restaurant.
Overall I give it a 3.75 out of 5.
WonderPho Vietnamese Restaurant
865 York Mills Road,
North York, Ontario
647-352-5777
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