Pleasant surprise! I…read morewas in the area for work, and full disclosure, meant to try Cowabunga Pizza only to learn the don't sell by slice. I fortunately saw Em Oi when walking barely a block away and gave it a try. It seems to have two areas, though through the same entrance. The one is somewhat more formal dinning with a full bar, and I didn't check the menu however. But you can walk to the other area which also has a counter and is a bit more casual, selling baos, banh mi and a few other items. I went with the char siu banh mi which has the meat served warm. It was very tasty and the veggies were super crisp and the bun was excellent. The (likely) homemade mayo is a notch above as well and I liked that I could request some chili added. I also had the fried chicken bao. Fairly straightforward, but it a good way being made fresh with a generous piece of fried chicken in the bao with some sauce, cilantro and carrot. I loved it all and prices were fantastic. The banh mi about $8 and the bao I think at $5. The pricing would've been fair 10 years ago, so to have it like this now is great.

Foods taste great. The tea flavour drinks and ice coffee also taste great! Coffee is really strong…read morethough. The place's interior is also nice and cozy

Love their pork chop with steam rice. Very delicious. I normally just get takeout and they are…read morepretty fast

I came to order again as this is one of our favourite go to take out places for 16 years in Milton…read more I saw the previous review from Denny and was shocked, we were there at the same time sitting at an adjacdent table and saw the entire thing, the parents placed their child right in front of the hot tea. I hope the baby is okay, and know they were stressed and wanted to blame someone else for this horrible accident.

My notes on Pho Hamilton: - A restaurant within a grocery…read morestore. - Free parking - Extensive menu - Very friendly staff - Returning customers - Willingness of staff to recommend dishes - Prompt service Food I ordered: - Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk: Strong coffee aroma and taste. Not overly sweet, which I like. - Appertizer Specialty: khai vi dac biet - A combination of fried cheese wontons, deep fried Spring rolls, fresh shrimp rolls, and battered shrimps. Came with 3 sauces for dipping. My mom loved the fresh shrimp rolls while I took a fancy to the cheese wontons. At $12.99, the app is good for up to 4 people. - Main: Bun mam - a vermicelli soup made of fermented fish broth. A favourite of the local Vietnamese. The concept is the same as fermented tofu. Unique smell, but taste good. An abundance of seafood such as bass fillet, squid, shrimps, fish balls etc. Yummy. Worth the $12.99. You can also choose different size bowls. If you are absolutely famished, go for the extra large. Coz it's huge lol. Yet another reason to visit Hamilton added to my list!!

I've been back to Pho Hamilton a couple times since my initial visit last year and I am still…read moreabsolutely impressed. I brought several of my friends with me during Family Day (yay for Asian supermarkets for being open on holidays). FOOD: 5/5 1. CT51: Grilled Beef with Fried Egg & Broken Rice: This is my GO TO dish. I rarely eat rice at any other Vietnamese restos. My friend (who is Vietnamese) who also got a Com Tam was really impressed: "wow, they actually use broken rice here" and then after the first few bites, "okay, this is authentic. This is what it should taste like." 2. P25: This is my boyfriend's go to. Never any complaints and he finishes everything. The pho never makes me nauseous like other places do. The veggies provided are always bright and fresh. SERVICE: 5/5 It is soooo nice having staff recognize you when you walk in. The service is always warm and friendly. Best price and quality for Vietnamese food in the area.

Superb Vietnamese restaurant that has really good value. The portions were quite big for a decent…read moreprice, and everything tasted delicious and authentic. The staff are super friendly and helpful, and the interior is very clean. They only take cash or debit card.

Great service from Royal Pho. Unfortunately, food was underwhelming. The one thing to point out is…read morethat the chicken in the rice dish had a teriyaki sauce, which is not a standard way to prepare this dish. Both the grilled chicken and grilled pork did not have the smoky aromas. Pho was good and full of toppings.

Pho Mi 289 is a Tardis - bigger on the inside than the outside. Located in Meadowvale Town Centre,…read moreI think it's one of the few original tenants in the complex. If eaten here maybe 10 times. Going into this review I'm going to admit I'm more of a Ramen fan than a Pho fan. My wife and I were here for a late lunch. The place was pretty quiet at 3:00pm on a Saturday. There were maybe five other groups dining. We were served tea right away. We shared spring rolls to start and I had the 432 - Spicy Beef vermicelli The spring rolls were good. Very flavourful and bigger than the standard spring rolls we are used to elsewhere. My main the 432 was good. It came with three different types of beef. As a ramen fan, there was more beef than I'm used to in ramen. I'm not a big fan of pho and I think it's due to the noodles. The meat and the broth leave nothing to complain about. This is not an issue with this restaurant Will I repeat here - yes I will. There's an extensive menu with all kinds of stuff.

It's located at Meadowvale Centre with lots of other restaurants, Metro and Canadian Tire. The…read moreentrance looks small but the restaurant is quite large inside. We sat at a corner away from everyone else. The menu is your typical Viet food which I love. The chicken vermicelli could use more carrots. The chicken was flavourful. The spring roll was crispy and nice. It was a nice meal. I would love to try their other dishes. Service was good. The washroom was clean. A nice hidden place in this plaza with other international eats.

I love noodle soups...and pho definitely ranks supreme over other types on most days. Today was…read morenot that day. We were driving back from Niagara Falls and wanted to find a spot for a good bowl of pho. After browsing on Yelp, we decided on Pho Binh Minh. The restaurant was practically empty when we arrived around 8:45 p.m. on a weekend and we were seated promptly. We ordered our usual favorites and awaited eagerly to dive into a delicious bowl of noodle soup. The rare beef pho was oily and the broth lacked depth with a very strong note of MSG. I am not a MSG hater as I totally get its place in the culinary world, but... it should really play a supporting role, not the main character. In the case of PBM, the MSG was the star of the show which I didn't love. Unfortunately, my tom yum vermicelli did not fare any better. I expected a spicier and tangier broth. Instead, what I got was overly sweet and rather bland soup. Although the soups were served with all the right trimmings, I was rather disappointed that the flavours were so lacking. I probably wouldn't come back to PBM even if I am back in the area in the future.

Food looks better than it tastes. I was disappointed with the dishes served at this restaurant. We…read moreordered the Stir Fried Crispy Egg Noodle, vegetable with beef, chicken and shrimp, along with Stir Fried Rice Noodle, vegetable with beef, chicken and shrimp and didn't realize that the dishes were essentially the same, but with different noodles. Not sure why they were separated on the menu - it would have been better to categorize the dish in the same section, and just indicate the different types of noodles to select from. Unfortunately, the server didn't point this out when we ordered. The beef was also very chewy. The Shrimps with Salty Sauce had a good flavour, but the breading was very thick. It would have been better if they used less breading or replaced it with cornstarch or panko. The meal came out at a reasonable time. The servers tend to stay behind the cash counter so if you need service, you have to get up and ask. This was the case when asking for serving utensils, and also paying our bill. Decor was average.

For someone who visits Hamilton often to visit a family member (who's appetite is limited to…read moreVietnamese food), we visited many places within the city to try out the cuisine. After some time, we narrowed it down to Pho Nhung and for over a year, it's been a weekly visit since we got the stamp of approval from our family member. It's truly the best spot for Vietnamese food in the city. Our usual order consists of bun bo hue, pho dac biet, bun cha and chao long. The BBH is so flavourful here and packed with toppings. Pho broth is always piping hot and chao long is not a common dish found in Vietnamese restaurants. The only feedback I would share is that the springs rolls are heavily packed with taro and the quay (from the congee) is not necessarily the freshest. The service is great here and they treat us well as we frequent them weekly. Highly recommend visiting.

What a great place to grab some delicious Vietnamese and Thai food! Service was quick and friendly…read more I had the thai tea (red), fresh rolls and pad thai. Everyrhing was great and tasted really fresh. Chili oil available on request. Thank you for the wonderful meal!

I think the food is good and flavourful. Staff is nice and the restaurant has a very cozy ambiance…read more I think the reason I would prefer other pho restaurants is because the portions here are a bit small. My partner normally needs me to finish her food, but she was able to finish the food on her own. The pork chop came with 1 piece. At this price point, everywhere else I've been comes with 2 pieces. I was still a bit hungry afterwards

**Covid takeout review - April 2021**…read more After a year of not having pho, I finally caved in and ordered takeout. Pho is usually a sit-down, dine-in experience with the large soupy bowl of noodles, so I was hesitant on ordering takeout. To my surprise, my at-home pho experience was amazing! I order a large, house special pho and I think the portion is bigger than if I dined in (how is that even possible?). For $11, there was enough food for my dinner and next day's lunch. The noodles, meatballs, tripe, beef tendons, basil leaves and bean sprouts came in a large square foam container, while the soup filled up an entire tall styrofoam container. The soup was flavourful, the food was cooked to order and I have since made it my once-a-week treat for myself. I've also order the vermicelli noodles with grilled chicken (or pork) which comes with 2 super crunchy and hot spring rolls (one vegetable, one pork). My husband enjoyed the fried rice (it's sweet and I think there's some fish sauce in it) with lemongrass grilled pork. I'm fortunate that Pho Ao Sen is just up the street from my place. It's given me something to look forward to every week during this gloomy lockdown.