Durham region has seen increasing number of Pho restaurants in the recent few years. Great thing…read morefor Pho lovers. To us, Pho Sam is our best in Durham so far. When we want Pho, often times we need very private, casual, therapeutic and homely comfort. We don't want to drive far as well. Hidden gem like Pho Sam is harder to find when Pho is becoming a boom, as restaurants can easily lose sight of the needs of individuals like us. This place is bright and clean and simple without over-essentializing decorations. Genuine. Refreshing as well. What makes here more special is their Bun rieu. Finding Vietnamese restaurants that serve this is difficult even in other parts of GTA - but Pho Sam has it here. Blessing. This place recharges my energy - feeling relaxed just like I am home. The owner and servers are friendly, attentive but not intrusive. Therapeutic. See you soon, THE Bun Rieu :)

This pho place keeps on getting better. Family run so great service and the portion size and…read moreflavours are the best in Durham region.

This place still delivers a great bowl of pho with a fair portion size. The medium bowl doesn't…read morelook big but it's full of meat, tripe and tendon. The broth is okay, but with the fresh herbs - the flavours are enhanced. Service is quick - and ambiance is old school Pho restaurant (not built for instagram). There are pho places that look prettier but the bowls are $25+. Pho should be an affordable meal that fills you up, and this place still delivers.

I am grateful that old school pho joints like this are still around. With the recent boom of fancy…read morepho places with all the frills and not much more substance, I love coming back for a simple bowl of good noodle soup in an unpretentious setting. This place is particularly awesome because it exists in Durham region where there is such limited offering of good Vietnamese restaurants. The flavour of the pho broth is consistent with very generous portion size (the way it used to be) and the service is fast. We will happily revisit whenever we have a pho craving in the area!

3.5 today. The broth itself was a bit bland, it lacked depth…read moreof flavour and missed the aromatic quality you get with other restaurants. It was like it was missing the Vietnamese bouquet garni in the broth. Ordered a medium and the bowl was large but the actual pho noodles were lacking. The meat, tendon and tripe qty was okay..just give me more noodles. Also - personal preference on the noodles, I didn't like their selection, give me a thin dry rice noodle, these seemed like fresh noodles or they were over boiled. Service was fine and ambience hasn't changed in years. There are better places for Pho in Oshawa/Whitby but I wanted something close to where I was.

We love the pho and congee! Service is amazing and portions are large too! Broth has a lot of…read moreflavour.

Great food! Hidden Gem in Whitby. Best Thai & Vietnamese food in Whitby! Love the springrolls and…read moresesame chicken.

Flavours and portions were 10/10. So happy I found this place. And super friendly service to boot!…read moreReasonably priced. I had the pad Thai, yellow curry with beef, pineapple fried rice, pumpkin soup and coconut soup. I can't wait to come back and try some more!

I came here twice during COVID times and finally decided to do a review …read more Ordered: XL house special pho and chicken / pork vermicelli with spring rolls Price- tad more expensive than regular pho places . Both were close to $12 each Size - portion was smaller than regular pho places especially the pho. The extra large felt like a regular sized . Also less meat .. Taste - more bland than regular pho places . The pho had to be the most bland soup I've ever tasted . Vermicelli was ok , tad more bland than what I'm use to but I didn't mind it Final comments - the thing that I really didn't like was they didn't give us any fresh herbs for the pho . It tasted almost like chicken soup with a tad bit beef flavor The first time I thought they must have forgotten it but same thing second time ! Also no peanuts on the vermicelli...and no tendons in our special pho O.o

I normally go to the Scarborough location it's really good. But I moved to Ajax and saw they had a…read morelocation closer and have tried it now 3-4 times and it's always the same issue: This location has the flavour but they rip you off. I got 2 oz of beef in a large... Scarborough gives you 6 oz. I'm litterally eating a plain soup. Lol The flavours are their the portions are not. This location is 13 mins from my house while the other location is 24 I'd rather the extra 10 minutes to get proper pho than waste my money hear. It sucks to leave a bad reviews during a pandemic but it is what it is. Don't rip off customers. I'll just continue going to the Scarborough location

Always delicious ! I usually just order on a food app but it comes piping hot. Have been inside and…read moreit's very welcoming and cozy. Very authentic Thai food

I've been looking forward to try this place for awhile . Unfortunately it was a disappointment…read more Ordered: - Crispy Pad Thai with chicken : chicken was very limited ( there was more tofu ) and extremely dry. Portion was very small for the price $18. Noodles were not crispy and super oily/ soggy - granted I ordered take out. It tasted like the soggy won ton chips in a noodle dish :S - Khao Soi- this had to be the most authentic tasting dish . I'm not a fan of curry and thought this tasted not bad. Portion again was smaller than other places we've been to - KHAO PAD KA PRAO- this tasted like Chinese fried rice with super dry as sand beef. Taste wise was not bad but not authentic Thai and not what I expected. Again not worth it for the price point $19

Delicious little Vietnamese joint in Ajax! They give you 10% off when you pay with cash too…read more Restaurant is small inside but they are tables you can enjoy your food at, or do takeout like we did. I got the shrimp summer rice paper rolls and my boyfriend got the grilled chicken banh mi, both of which were delicious! Reasonable prices, good location, welcoming staff - what more could you want!

Had a craving for Viet noodles and decided to give this spot a try. Solid spot, especially in an…read morearea that really lacks good or authentic Asian foods. Pho broth lacks the deep flavour I hoped for, but the noodles are great and the toppings are abundant. I actually have switched to order the grilled chicken vermicelli (which is always a great portion and great flavour) and the Bun Bo Hue. The broth again lacks a bit of flavour, but the extra lemongrass definitely brings it up a notch. I'm not sure what Bun Bo Hue is suppose to authentically taste like so I can't quite comment there, but it tastes great and comforting. Good portion and perfect for a cold winter day!

A craving for Vietnamese food brought me and a friend to Phomono Vietnamese Cuisine in Ajax. It was…read moremy first time here so it took me a few minutes to go through their menu, presented on an electronic tablet. I finally chose their Grilled Beef on Vermicelli and my friend had their House Special PHO. The pho included a little bit of everything (rare beef, beef ball, beef brisket, beef tendon & beef tripe), as well as the usual bean sprouts and basil on the side. It looked good and my friend really enjoyed it. My dish was also quite good - nice presentation and good flavours. There was a generous amount of beef sitting on top of the vermicelli, along with a tasty spring roll, and a simple salad. Adding a little hoisin and hot sauce made it perfect! The food and service were good enough to warrant a future visit. Stay tuned...

Ordered crispy noodle bird nest. Standard noodles and tossed veggies. Surprised they didn't have…read morethe original rooster hot sauce. They had some knock off brand that tasted terrible. Also, their coffee is not slow drip as advertised. It's just the pre-mix coffee package you can get from the store. When I asked why my coffee wasn't slow drip, they stated that they use pre-mix coffee package and didn't update the menu. Kinda lame imo.

So glad I tried this place. Co worker said this is her fave Vietnamese restaurant in Durham and…read moreshe's Vietnamese so decided to give it a try. We got takeout via in-store pickup. The restaurant is large and spacious inside with lots of booths. Lots of people waiting for pickup too. Ordered the B1 vermicelli combo with assorted meats, a spring roll, and a small beef brisket pho. Everything was tasty. Spring roll was skinny and could have pack more into it but it was pretty good. Love the pho. The the broth was just right, meat was tender. Really happy with the pho. Will be back!

We were craving some Viet food so stopped here hoping to fulfill our cravings ! Unfortunately this…read moredid not happen ! We got two vermicelli bowls aka bun ( house special and pork/spring roll vermicelli), two house special pho, 1 bun bo hue, 1 spring roll and 1 avocado smoothie ! The bun was so tasteless .. noodles were not like the regular Viet vermicelli but more like the Chinese style noodles and more dry . The meat tasted like curry and not like regular grilled meat .. it was also in a skewer format . The spring roll was weird, it's like a bunch of scrap ingredients were put into it forming the spring roll. The texture was soo strange - I've never ate anything like this ! The pho was very salty and did not have the beef bone taste ! They also didn't give any culantro or perilla ( purple leaf herb ) and only gave basil ! The avocado smoothie also tasted off - didn't personally try this but my Bro's gf said she had better ! The most disappointing was the fish sauce which was lacking fish sauce taste .. it was very weak tasting ! Overall , I was disappointed at my experience here and would not come back . 1 star for friendly staff and 1 star for the location - it was easy to find !

Pho Saigon has been around in Pickering for a very long time. I've been there many times since it's…read moreclose to home. They recently offered complimentary pho on October 22nd and, of course, I had to take advantage of the offer. I had their beef pho along with their Thai spring rolls. It was all good, with nice flavours. The spring rolls had a great crispy texture. Good meal!

Since my spring roll purchase last month, we wanted to make another return. The review this time is…read moremixed, here's the reason: Tasty pho, good spring rolls. Tofu fresh roll is ridiculous with super small piece of tofu. The pho broth is tasty. The spring rolls is good. The pickled carrot/radish is not as good as other places, but considering it is mostly just a garnish (even though I eat it), it's acceptable, I guess. Grilled chicken vermicelli is delicious. The tofu fresh roll is a complete waste of money. Two thick rolls thats filled with noodles, some veg, and a small piece of tofu that's as long as, but HALF as thick as my thumb (about 2inches long, 3/4inch wide, 1/2cm thick), is not worth $10. It's just tofu, it's not steak, either put more tofu or lower the price, because that is ridiculous. Including pic of the tofu fresh roll cut to show the size of the tofu thats actually hidden under all the noodles until I pull it out to the front. When we went in, the whole place smelled like cleaning solution. Not a very appetitizing smell at all. We got the food to go.