This place is awesome.....called and they were not open yet they put together an order for pick up. The food is good and pricing very reasonable. The Vietnamese deep fried rolls are out of this world and worth ordering. I would visit this place when in Kitchener

In town on business, and tried this place based on the other Yelp reviews. Wow. Excellent. I love pho, and this was some of the best I've had. Sadly, no jalapeños to put in the broth, but that didn't matter. I have the rice noodle pho with raw beef. Beef was tender, and the broth was hearty. I also tried the egg rolls as an appetizer. They were made from scratch, and they were amazing! Best I've ever had. Highly recommend trying this place. Very clean, and good service.

Great food Clean place Reasonable prices Service is as per usual pho restaurants - not that hospitable but to be expected No complains

This place is a stand out amongst the Kitchener Waterloo Vietnamese restaurants. The first thing I noticed was how clean the place was (the washrooms were super clean) as there are some KW Vietnamese restaurants that I really can't say the same for. Came here and had the chicken pad thai, which was around $12 including tax and tip, so the menu is affordable. The food itself was good, there was really nothing to complain about, the chicken pad thai had a little bit of a kick to it(something I noticed since the other pad thai options of beef and shrimp had a chili symbol next to them on the menu while the chicken did not). However, the spiciness didn't take away from the food at all. The staff were very friendly and accommodating as well, they provided us with extra limes when asked and frequently checked on us. Overall a good experience and will definitely come back if I'm in the area again.

12:30pm, Friday, July 17, 2015: I ordered a shrimp and pork salad roll (on this restaurant's menu they call it a shrimp and pork "Spring Roll" though that term normally is used for the fried rolls). This was $4.50 and it came with two rolls. It was good. I enjoyed it. It came with real peanut sauce instead of just straight Hoisin sauce. I also ordered a Wonton soup, for $5.75 for a small bowl I think. Delicious!! It had sautéed onions and ginger in the soup. The broth sure tasted like home made chicken broth, whether it is 100% home-made or not. The soup was flavorful and aromatic! I savoured every spoonful of this light and tummy-warming soup! It was great on a rainy day like today. I only tried those two dishes on this visit and enjoyed it. The one thing about the wonderful Wonton soup was that it didn't come with noodles. Maybe you can have it with noodles and I didn't know to ask or whatnot. Either way, the 6 Wontons in a delicious broth with Chinese cabbage (I think that's the vegetable) and sautéed onions and ginger were tasty. The restaurant looked clean. The washroom looked clean (which isn't always the case in Asian restaurants with good authentic food). It's my first time at this Vietnamese restaurant. I would come again based on this first-time experience.

Place is very clean and spaceous. The menu had lots to choose from. Some different than what we normally see on Pho menus... which is nice. Staff here is friendly. The portions were good. Soup was delish!!! Very important for a good bowl of Pho! My sautéed shrimps were done great! Wish they served fried onions and crushed peanuts with their Vermicelli dishes... but I still left happy. The "eggrolls" were 1 of the best! A gem in Kitchener... wish more knew about this place. Our local Pho place in Brampton is always packed. This place looks like it is doing ok... but should have more business... for the great portions and quality of food... at least from what we ordered.

2017-09-04. Pho Bistro is an example of the expanding culture in Southern Ontario. As more and more people moved away from Toronto, the Tri-cities were the lucky recipients of a good portion of them, and were able to enjoy the spoils migration brought with it. One such spoil was the cultural diversification, and with that, the expansion in the different types of cuisines offered. Pho Bistro is located in a strip mall with plenty of free parking just outside it's doors. The place is relatively large for a Pho Shop and can accommodate over 100 guest at full capacity. Booths line the walls and windows and tables and chairs fill the gaps in between. The decor is nice and the tables are spaced out enough to provide a relaxed atmosphere. The menu is your standard extensive selections of Noodles, Rice, Appetizers, Family-style specialties, and Drinks. Most Pho shops in Toronto have over 200 items on their menu, Pho Bistro is a little more conservative (probably due to lack of demand), and have refined their menu selections to about 150. With all new places, we went with some staples to see how they compared with established Toronto giants of the industry. My impression was that they would fare pretty well considering almost all these new places are opened by those whom have migrated from the City. Tonight, the bill of fare consisted of Special Pho Bistro, Grilled Chicken & Pork Com, Egg Rolls, a Jackfruit shake, and a Sour Sop shake. #301 Special Pho Bistro (Pho Bistro Dac Biet). This is typically your kitchen sink Pho. Rice noodles in Pho broth with an assortment of beef, pork, and seafood (shrimp and squid). What anchors this dish is the broth. Do this well, and it will tow the line for the rest of the ingredients; do this poorly, and the ship will sink. The broth had very strong pho flavours (pho cube and star anise), which is the opposite of most places, and in this instance I think it was a tad overboard. I will note; however, that the dish had a good ratio of meat/seafood to noodle to soup. 3,5 stars. #405. Grilled pork chop and chicken with egg on rice (Com Ga, Suon Nuong, trung op la). A simple dish really, marinated thin filet of chicken and pork, grilled on an open flame and topped with green onion in oil served with of bed of steamed rice topped with a over easy fried egg. From a flavour perspective, the meat marinade was a little on the sweet side; there was also a strong garlic flavour and subtle lemongrass. The cook of it was a little overdone as the meats were slightly on the dry side. The green onion and oil was a little sparse, more of a decoration to provide sheen and a pop of colour, when it really should be applied to complement the flavours of the dish. 2,5 stars. #101. Egg rolls (Cha Gio). Nice to see that they used the proper wrap here. The cook was fried to a nice golden yellow. The filling makes up this dish, and depending on where in Vietnam you are, the ingredients will differ slightly. Without going into all the different variations based on local ingredients, the filling here was decent. The dish came with fish sauce, shredded lettuce, pickled carrots, and pickled radish. They were missing leaf lettuce, which kind of puzzled me, because a common way of eating this dish is to wrap the cha gio with the pickled veggies in the lettuce and then dip it in the fish sauce. I can only assume that out here in the Tri-cities, most consume it like an appetizer and leave the garnishes on the plate; the restaurant, not providing the leaf lettuce as a cost savings. 3,5 stars less 0,5 star for no leaf lettuce, 3 stars overall. Fish Sauce. Served with the Egg Rolls and Grilled Pork & Chicken Rice. This was quite good IMO. It had a nice balance of fish and sweetness. 4 stars. Both shakes are sub-par in my opinion. 2 stars each. * out of space, see pics for comments * Overall, Pho Bistro is a solid 3,5 star place. They're a little pricey, but they can be. They're in a more remote location where ingredients may not be readily available so transportation costs are higher; but at the same time, cheaper rents should offset this. Then there's the dynamic of the consumer base and competition, of which both work in their favour. The lack of competition in the area leaves those that are familiar with Pho are at the mercy of any price if they crave it badly enough. Those that are new to it and have never been exposed to the competitive prices are ignorant to marginal profits. And with most dishes coming in at $, it falls into the affordable category. Do I think they could use some minor tweaks, sure, but I'm pretty certain that my preferences do not match those of the locals that keep the place in business. And I don't blame them one bit to keep things the way they are, if it's not broke, don't fix it... would I be back, probably, they're one of a handful in the Tri-cities, and they're decent. If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit!

This Pho restaurant in terms of space is big and spacious and is clean compared to other Pho restaurants. As for the food, the portions were incredibly small!!! Their large bowl of Pho is a typical small at other Pho restaurants. I'm curious to see how small a small is. Price is comparable to other Pho restaurants, but smaller portions. I normally feel that most broths at Pho restaurants are too salty and here is was flavorless and just bland. More flavoring is needed. As for the rice with grilled chicken and pork, the plate came out looking empty. The size of the meat portions were tiny. Look at the photo attached to see how sad this plate and size of the meats were. I was shocked when the waiter served the plate. Went with a group of 11 adults and we all felt the same about this place. Don't think we would ever return. The food is not bad, just nothing special. Mediocre and pricey for the portion you receive.