Bernie C.
Yelp
Sorry, but this place was a total letdown. Maybe a place just east of here on Dundas has caused my pho expectations go up, but this was pho-gettable.
Food/Menu:
*Ordered 342 (special) small size and it costs $5.52. There was a decent amount of meat and the broth was tasty, however I found it pretty salty. Also, I found there was more meat than noodles, which is good, but sometimes I really want to slurp on noodles.
*I also ordered a crab claw and it was $3. Yes, I know, it's weird ordering this from a pho place but I pho-ught I would try it out. Unlike your dim sum crab claws, this tasted more like shrimp paste as opposed to stuff shrimp. It wasn't great,but it was edible and okay.
*They also have every single combination/permutation of meat and pho possible and come in four different sizes as opposed to just three sizes.
So I'd give the food/menu 3/5
Service: Okay, so I know this is a pho place, but the service here really irked me. Sure, my toque, hat hair, dirty pants from walking in the snow make me look a bit like a hobo, but I was wearing a dress shirt, so they had to figure I'm not that poor (note to self: maybe I should take my mom and sister's advice and dress better and not wear clothes that are older than 5 years). Anywho, I went in and they just pointed me towards a table. Fine, but they could have said a few more words, like how many. I was ignored until I starred at them. Also, when they serve you, they just kind of dump the food on table without saying a word. Most places still say something or fake a smile or fake a non-angry face. It just set a bad tone for the entire meal.
Then when I tried to pay, I felt like I was being spoken to in a loud manner to insert my card into the machine. I was waiting for a prompt on the machine to say "insert card" but apparently this was one of those where you had to insert the card first without a prompt. When I didn't do it, she goes to me "put your card in" in a somewhat angry tone.
Anyways, I paid, and after I said "thank you and have a great day", there was no response back. THIS ANNOYS ME EVEN MORE!!! If they had respectable service, I wouldn't mind this, but when I'm trying to be nice to you and you ignore me, it makes me angry.
I felt like I was treated so poorly and I honestly do think that I was homeless or something or a teenager trying to get a free meal. Terrible service, even for a pho place.
So 1/5
Verdict: Decent food, non-existent service if you go solo and have somewhat of a "messy" look. I'm never going back here as there are plenty of decent pho places in this area unless forced to. Sorry.