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Pho Bac Oriental Cuisine

3.8 (16 reviews)
ModerateVietnamese

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Jennifer P.

Pho Bac Oriental is under new ownership. The previous owners retired at the end of 2018 and sold the business to the current owners who owned Pho Bo Ga 1 which was on Lebreton. I am so thrilled by this because I remember walking by Somerset and Lebreton and being sad to see that Pho Bo Ga 1 had closed down. So Pho Bo Ga 1 lives on at Pho Bac Oriental! (There's another restaurant where Pho Bo Ga 1 is. It's a new owner and they changed the name). The new menu is more extensive than at either restaurant previously. They still have Banh Cuon, which is rare to find in Ottawa. I got the grilled beef and spring rolls vermicelli ($12.50) and it was great. The beef was lean, plentiful and flavourful. The slices were very thin, but there were lots of slices. The spring rolls had the authentic rice paper wrapper, and the wrapper was all blistery. Yay! I love authentic Vietnamese spring rolls. It was filled with ground pork, black cloud fungus mushrooms, and vermicelli. There might have been some taro in it as well. The vermicelli came with lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and bean sprouts (which I forgot to tell them to omit). The vermicelli was hot (in temperature) which I enjoyed. I don't like it when it's just tepid. It also came with a side of fish sauce (which I didn't use). Service was very friendly and quick. I liked the little decorations in the restaurant like the mini pedicab on the window sill near where my table was. I got a complimentary pot of tea as soon as I was seated. They also give you the menu with a paper and pen. You write down your order and they come and get it. When you're done you pay at the cash register. Overall, a very pleasant experience and tasty food. I would recommend!

Banh cuon (rice rolls) with meat
Christine L.

Wow! I don't know how I have never been here after living here for 20 years. I tried the spring rolls and the fresh rice rolls. Both were great. The rice rolls were fresh and soft. The spring rolls were made with rice sheets rather than traditional spring roll wraps so they had that nice uneven texture. Everything was fresh and served with a generous quantity of fish sauce, hot peppers, and mint and basil leaves. Go try these if you haven't! So good!

#1: The Special Beef Pho
Charlotte S.

I love the spring rolls here! Different from your average spring rolls, these ones are fried with rice paper so that they have a crispy outside and a chewy inside. Love it! I especially like the value of them; at $6 (the average price of spring rolls in the area), you get two extra large spring rolls! That being said, the pho was pretty average. It wasn't as hot as I would have liked (the bowl I had was a little more than lukewarm) and I wish there was a little more variety in the meat. Not bad though. Overall, this is a quaint little shop. You can tell that it's family-run by the decorations on the wall. It's really quite cozy. Service is quick and friendly too! Would I go again? Definitely - if I were in the area and craving pho.

Top: vermicelli with bbq pork! Bottom: roll your own rice paper wraps!

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9 years ago

Best Pho and spring rolls I have ever had. I always get the seafood Pho and it is amazing.

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11 years ago

Dirty little place. Average pho at best, with very little meat. $1.50 surcharge when using credit card for an amount below $20.

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Barrhaven Vietnamese Restaurant - Bun bo hue

Barrhaven Vietnamese Restaurant

4.1(16 reviews)
15.8 km•Barrhaven

It was Thursday night and after making breakfast, lunch, and dinner all week, I was ready for a…read morebreak. I took my children to McDonalds...which I loathe (minus their smarties mcflurry). While parking, I searched the strip mall to find a spot for me to order food. Barrhaven Vietnamese Restaurant popped out among all the other chains. I called in an order for pickup. When I arrived the place was moderately busy, but i was greeted immediately. The restaurant itself is very cute and cozy. I will definitely be back for lunch or dinner. As we were walking out, my children noticed someone eating pho and even requested we come back. I ordered the Vermecelli with chicken and I am so grateful I did. There was so much chicken and the noodles were perfectly cooked. Even the salad was green and fresh, along with cucumber that had been cut into tiny strips. It also came with two fried spring rolls. I prefer regular spring rolls, but they were delicious, very crispy and flakey. I prefer my vermecelli completely mixed, so I added the dressing, shut the takeout box, and shook it up. This made it easier to have noodles, greens, and chicken with every bite. I was too hungry to think to take a photo, but will add some on future visits. Definitely recommend and will absolutely be back!

Where can a girl find good food in Ottawa? Stayed at hotel near the airport and finding proper…read morefood is somewhat difficult. Found this place on Yelp and a good star rating and I was happy with the results. It's located at a large strip mall quite a ways away in Barrhaven - hence the name. Grabbed takeout at 8:15pm and it was good. Got 2 orders of spring rolls which were still very crispy when we got back from the 20 min drive. A little on the greasy side but they had fried it up fresh. The house special combo had shrimp, beef, pork and chicken - a decent amount of protein and tasty. A somewhat small restaurant but still had a few tables of patrons at that time. The staff were nice. Plenty of parking.

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Huong's Vietnamese Bistro - Banh canh cua gio heo

Huong's Vietnamese Bistro

3.8(45 reviews)
0.3 km•Centretown West
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I've been on the search for a good banh canh after having the most amazing one in Vietnam. However,…read moreit has been a hard search because most places don't sell this item so I came here just for this item. It was good compared to others I've tried but still missing a flavor in the broth. Service was quick. The guy who gave us the menus handed us with a paper to write down our order but didn't speak which was fine because we understood what we had to do. Everything was cooked as we ordered and the vegetable spring rolls were amazing and piping hot when they came out. We couldn't even eat/touch them until our main dishes came out. They were also quick to refill our waters as well. Interestingly enough, the guy who handed us our menus actually finally spoke perfect English when we went to pay. This was a good local spot which consist of actual Vietnamese owners/cooks. There was also a group of Vietnamese ladies who were definitely regulars.

I got takeout at Huong's for my husband and I and overall we were happy with our meals…read more I got the Grilled beef, grilled chicken and spring roll vermicelli ($11.75) for myself and the Grilled beef, grilled chicken and grilled shrimp on rice for my husband ($11.75). The beef was really tender and flavourful. I did get a fatty and gristley piece though :( but on the most part, the beef was lean. The chicken was lean and a tiny bit dry, but still flavourful a tasty. The shrimp were medium sized and ok. Not that plump nor juicy, but for the price, not surprising. The spring roll was mostly wrapper and too oily for my liking. The rice dish came with fresh cucumbers and pickled radishes and pickled carrots. The vermicelli dish came with shredded lettuce and bean sprouts, which were underneath the vermicelli. It also came with pickled carrots and crushed peanuts. The fresh vegetables were fresh and the picked vegetables had a good sour bite to them. We also got a tub of fish sauce, which neither of us like, but my dad does, so I saved it and gave it to him on the weekend when I went to see my parents. I appreciated that they labelled the fish sauce with a warning to open slowly (with a smiley face, lol). Food is packed in styrofoam, which is not my preference for environmental and health reasons. Service was very courteous and efficient. I was told it would be 25 minutes. I returned in 22 minutes and they were just tying up the bag. Perfect timing! Note that the prices on their takeout menu (pictured) are outdated. My dishes were listed as $9.50 each on the menu, but I was charged $11.75, which is still a great deal. Prices have gone up as a result of the Covid Pandemic, so I get it. I would just suggest that they print new takeout menus. The restaurant is a little off the beaten path in Chinatown. Street parking only.

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Pho Bac Oriental Cuisine - vietnamese - Updated October 2026

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