Love pho and the I thoroughly enjoy the soup here. It is much saltier than other places and that is what I prefer. The prices are decent and good for students on a budget. The sizes are well portioned but the large is more like a medium. Never usually crowded when I go but the waiters can be a little more attentive but otherwise no big deal. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

Too crowded and squeezy space. Food just the same as other Pho. Was said VIP card will be given on that day of promotion but then said sold out. If I knew no more VIP card before I go, I don't have to go there for pho. read more

Was down to the Kitchener market and thought I'd try the Pho Dau Bo in this location. Ordered the Vietnamese spring roll and a large pho with tendon and brisket. The spring rolls had IMHO a heavy filling and so not the best. Also no salad (pickled diakon, carrot, lettuce) was served with the spring rolls like you get in many other places. The Pho itself was ok but didn't contain any tendon or brisket as ordered, rather it seemed to have been made with flank. Not a terrible disappointment but not really what I ordered. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Large Pho with Vietnamese spring rolls. - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

The food was fantastic. Rich, varied flavours. Friendly, warm service. Wonderful experience. We will definitely be back

Went on a Saturday and was lucky enough to have gotten to try their Bun Rieu. Was among one of the best I've had so far with a nice umami flavour from the seafood broth. Only downside is that the servers were not attentive at all and it took a while to get their attention to place our order. read more

Mmmm - though the portions are relatively small, the food here is very flavourful and delicious! We came here after driving my sister back to her campus hall, and all ordered different things. My sister ordered a large pho with beef stomach and flank. Although the size of the physical bowl containing the noodles was large, the portion itself wasn't that large. It's perhaps comparable to a medium elsewhere. That said, the broth and essence was delicious! The onions were a bit thickly cut, and the broth wasn't too hot, but fortunately the bean sprouts and onion pieces still ended up being fully cooked. I got the tiger shrimp and grilled chicken bun/vermicelli. Half the bowl was loaded with lettuce and bean sprouts (my favourite!) and the peanut pieces were roasted to a great crisp. I particularly enjoyed the sauce! The noodles aren't what you usually expect; rather than a thinner vermicelli, they're slightly thicker (kind of like the lai fun at HK cafés). The chicken was quite dry and shredded beyond recognition, and I was quite surprised to find the shrimp not grilled but sautéed. The protein came with some stir fried onions and topped with a sort of sautéed lemongrass bit... It was tasty, but that wasn't what I was expecting from my grilled chicken at all! My mom got the bun/vermicelli as well, but got stir fried beef with lemongrass. She really enjoyed her dish; the flavours were indeed rich and prominent, and there was a subtle kick of spice added from the lemongrass sauce. Dad also got a pho, though I can't really comment as I didn't try it. All in all, a pleasant meal! Prices are quite decent and cheap, and the taste is good. read more

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Great food and good prices. Service also very good. I particularly like the variety of side dishes I could get - from fried eggs to just additional meats. read more

Great eat out on a student budget. Much like the other location at Mississauga that I've been to, Pho Dau Bo offers delicious Pho soup noodles and other Vietnamese and Thai dishes at an affordable price that are sure to fill you up. The price point is roughly $10/person. My go-to order is 342. Pho Dac Biet, which has every kind of beef in the soup. If you wanna get the best value, I would totally recommend you to order an XL size Pho and split it with another friend! Their appetizers aren't very much worth it, so if you want to get something else along with the pho I suggest getting the side orders, where you can get an order of BBQ grilled chicken or pork chop for $3. Don't get the bubble teas, they pretty much just use powder for the flavours. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

I've been going to this restaurant since I can remember. Always the best pho broth and always consistent. read more

The Pho is good, but a true Vietnamese restaurant needs to diversify from Pho. Therefore one time I decided to try the more exotic foods. I tried the Beef Brisket noodle tomato soup. Man was I disappointed: the tomato soup had almost no taste at all, and the beef brisket was a little hard. The Pho itself I'd give 4 stars, but everything else I'd give a 2. So average it out you get a 3. read more

This place has honestly THE BEST pho I've had in Waterloo! The broth is super flavourful with an intense beef taste, hinted with basil, mint and a kick of lime. I got the House Special (Small) today and it was very filling for me. The price is super reasonable given the portions. One thing to make note of is that they closed at 8pm. Also, parking is kind of hard around that area so you might be doing some circles around the block before you can go eat. Overall, super happy with my meal and will be returning soon as soon as I'm craving pho again! read more

The service is very fast, and the food is yummy. I personally really liked the spring rolls and the pho. However the pad Thai was a little bit disappointing. Anyway, I would definitely come back! read more

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We went there on Sunday night. There are free street parking spots right outside. It is in the lower level so you have to walk a few staircases down. Not sure if they have wheelchair access or not. The restaurant has many tables and serves fast. Foods are good and the prices are reasonable. I ordered the medium size Pho and it was good. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Medium Pho with beef, tendon and tripe. - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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This is my family's recent go-to restaurant whenever they come to Waterloo! Their pho is consistently delicious, the broth has the right amount of salt and has very rich, clean flavors. The rice noodles are also cooked perfectly! It makes for a warm hearty meal in this cold weather. I have ordered both beef tendon/raw beef slices and chicken pho, both are excellent! We also get the shrimp rice paper rolls as an appetizer to share. It is wrapped nice and snug so it doesn't come apart when you eat it. The filling is shrimp, vermicelli noodles, lettuce and pork. I really like the peanut dipping sauce and I sometimes end up eating the sauce with a spoon. Check this place out, you will pho sho be satisfied! read more

Pho Dau Bo - Shrimp rice roll (4) with peanut dipping sauce - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

3.5 Stars -- knocked down because of the spaghetti noodles which were served in place of the vermicelli with grilled pork and spring rolls (read for more information below!). So, everyone gave this place 4 stars. My thoughts? Yeah, it was pretty good. The prices were reasonable for what you were getting. All in all good. Wait a sec. Let me stop rambling and write something more useful! WRITE YOUR OWN ORDER DOWN on the ticket: I wish someone would've told me how this restaurant operates! The people working there probably thought I was a demeanding American when I flagged one of the servers down to take my order! One would THINK that they take your order, but NO! people, NO! When you walk in and see a ticket on each table and a pen, it's not there for looks! I learned afterwards that you (the customer) are supposed to write down what you want on the ticket, noting any allergies you may have, etc. You write down the number that you want and the quantity. I've never seen this done before ... but once you've written your order down, you can either flag them down and give them the menus or take it up to them. PHO (Rare Steak) - I paid $8.50 CDN to share with a co-worker who had never had pho before. When served, the soup was HOT (temperature hot)! (i like!) Typically, when I have pho, the soups are not as hot as they were served tonight, so I was extremely grateful for that. The noodles were fine -- rice vermicelli, not overly or undercooked. The rare beef was truly thinly sliced. They weren't overly generous with their rare beef, but they weren't stingy either. So, no complaints there. VERMICELLI with grilled pork and spring roll - $7.95 (i think) So, when we ordered from this section, I expected to see this dish served with rice vermicelli (as in the same type of noodles that came with me pho). But I was EXTREMELY surprised when it was server with SPAGHETTI NOODLES. WHAT, What? This is no Italian restaurant!!! This is Vietnamese!!! Spaghetti noodles should not be allowed in Asian restaurants! So, it's because of this that I knocked them down! Watch out people!!! Make sure you don't get stuck with spaghetti noodles! =) Now, I didn't try it, but the grilled pork did look a little dried out. It was served with a BOATLOAD of noodles, though. The ratio between noodles vs. veggies and meat were like 70/30, respectively. Enough on this! The restaurant is not a fancy restaurant, so if you're looking for a romantic, fancy, restaurant, this is definitely not your place. If you're looking for some casual restaurant where you can come with family or friends ... a place with some decent prices for decent food, then this is your place. BTW, if you need service, you just need to call out and get their attention. I don't think it's your typical American/Canadian restuarant where they "serve" you -- it's Asian-style, I suppose! Happy eating .......! *Random 1 - they also have thai food, but based on the other reviews, it appears it's not so good. but if you wanna give it a chance, go for it. *Random 2 - No American Express. Only Mastercard and Visa credit cards are accepted. read more

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I didn't expect to find this type of authentic Vietnamese food here in Waterloo. This is still not Pho Linh quality - for those of you don't know it has the best Pho Toronto has to offer. Back to Waterloo. I had a grilled chicken with steam eggs and shredded pork on rice, I could taste spices like lemon grass marinated well into the chicken. The steam eggs and shredded pork was good but I wouldn't consider it great. Only if they had the Vietnam rice. The soup for the Pho was strong and a little on the salty side, but the texture of the noodles was good - even though they used dried noodles it was cooked just right not too soft or hard. An extra bonus would be the fresh herbs other than the basil and bean sprout. Overall, I would come back again. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

Favourite restaurant in KW. Absolutely delicious!! Get the pho plain or with veggies/beef, and make sure to put on the basil and lemongrass leaves as well as the hot chili sauce and hoisin sauce they keep on every table (hoisin sauce is in the red bottles). I always get a "craving for pho dao bo" every week and for a while last year I went like twice a week with friends whom I introduced to this place and who love it just as much as I do now:) The singapore vermicelli noodles is sooooooooo good too! The flavour!! As well as the dry noodles bowls with shrimp. Oh yes. Gosh really everything here is the best. BUT you can't go wrong with the original pho. The broth is to DIE FOR. Oh and the spring rolls are so good. bOTH kinds! I recommend this restaurant to everyone. They also have takeout:) read more

Pho Dau Bo is a hidden Vietnamese restuarant with a lot of potential. Of the food to order there, it's best to try the pho, it's their signature dish and their broth is quite good. Choose the meat that you feel most comfortable eating, however all of them taste good. The broth tastes good overall. However, it is quite salty, and if you're a nutrition freak you may be a little concerned. In the case that you are a nutrition freak, then I suggest replacing the traditional spring roll with the "summer roll" of the rice paper roll. Nice and sturdy, fresh taste from the lettuce, shrimp is cooked nicely and pork adds a nice texture to it. Add the vermicilli to add to the overall freshness and it tastes amazing. Visit Pho Dau Bo if you're craving a little pho. It's worth looking for, service is great and it has a quaint atmosphere that you have to acknowledge read more

Pho Dau Bo - Beef and brisket pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

We wish that we can go here daily! We live in California but will stop by multiple times during our visits. The best Beef Pho! Their menu is phenomenal-we can't wait to come back. read more

My favorite things on their menu are the pho Dac biet and their spring rolls. I must say they are actually very fresh and crispy and their soup stays piping hot somehow. Love it, will keep going back. read more

THE PHO IS SO GOOD. Personally I think it is better than ben thanh, and the price is really reasonable.

This is my favourite Pho place in kitchener. I grew up going to this specific restaurant. There is a Pho Dau Bo closer to my house on Fischer-Hallman road but it is nothing compared to this one. The reason is because everyone item on the menu at this pho dau bo is delicious. I've tried numerous items from the pho dau bo on Fischer-Hallman and it's just not on par. If you are just looking for the beef noodle soup then both are good but if you want to try and be satisfied with other things on the menu, definitely go to the king street location! read more

Good solid pho. You'll be happy

Meh. Pretty sub-standard food, though at fairly cheap prices. Personally did not really enjoy the aesthetics of the restaurant. Service was quick and neither friendly nor unfriendly. Given the current mess on the roads around here, definitely not worth the effort of getting to this place. read more

I've been wanting to visit this restaurant for years, and finally did last night. As has been pointed out, there is lots of parking in the back off of Charles Street, and there is a rear entrance. The ambience is very utilitarian. There's a plastic tray on every table containing spoons, plastic chop sticks, condiments, and a dispenser of the thinnest napkins I've ever encountered. If you're looking for something classy, or romantic, go elsewhere. Thanks to other reviews I was prepared for the "fill out your order system". I've seen this at other Vietnamese places, so there wasn't any learning curve for me. The menu is quite extensive, and there were a ton of Pho options. Honestly, I couldn't really tell the difference between a lot of the Pho choices, but my default is always the house special, and that's what I went with; along with a Jackfruit Milkshake. My companion had a vermicelli chicken dish, and we ordered an appetizer of a ground meat roll with sausage. Green tea was brought to the table immediately, and was quite good. Our orders arrived very promptly, but not in any particular order. My Pho arrived first, then my companions entree, then the appetizer, then my shake. There's a door bell that sounds that alerts the server when an item is ready. It's a bit distracting, but you get used to it. My Pho was delicious. I wasn't sure what size to get, and went with a large because I had a good appetite. I still wasn't able to finish it. I'll definitely only get a medium next time. There were generous portions of beef, tendon and tripe, along with noodles. I always add the additional sprouts, basil and lime, and plenty of chilies. I can't overstate how good this was. My companion enjoyed her dish as well, but I did not have a taste I can't comment. The appetizer was a mixed bag. The meat stuffed rolls were tasty, but difficult to separate, and the sausage came in thin slices along the side of the plate and was pretty good, reminiscent of baloney. Not exactly what I expected. My Jackfruit shake was very good, but super sweet. Definitely more of a dessert than anything. When you're finished eating, stroll up to the cash and give your table number, with is indicated by one of those gold and black number stickers you see at Canadian Tire. You don't get a bill brought to your table, so don't want around. Be sure to grab a fruit candy at the cash. Overall, the food impressed me, as well as the speed of service and the price. This is not expensive food for what you get. I'll definitely be back! read more

GREAT! Best pho in KW hands down. I always dined at Ben thahn to sastify pho cravings however this place is much tastier! The pho is cheaper and arrives fresh and piping hot. The lady there is so friendly too. The only thing I don't like is that it is so far down King Street and getting there by bus (if you're a student) is quite time consuming. But definitely worth coming here if you have a vehicle! read more

Pho Dau Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

We went there for a quick lunch. All is the same as pre-Covid, except for cost was increased but that was understandable.

Good food at good prices. I've been here a couple of times, once for dine-in and more recently for take out. Staff is attentive and food comes out quickly. I got an order of grilled chicken and vermicelli with an egg roll. It's not the best version of the dish that I have had, but is a solid offering. Good portions as well. read more

My pho shop of choice in KW, their portions are filling and their variety is good. The place is very casual - much more a self-serve style Asian restaurant. If you're looking for service or responsive servers, don't bother coming. If you're looking for a traditional home-style experience, you'll have no problems - who asks their mother to serve them? Same idea. A medium bowl of pho is a good portion for a filling lunch meal - I recommend the brisket and rare beef. Their three flavour (red bean, grass jelly, mung bean) shaved ice drink is also tasty - and comes conveniently in a takeout cup. read more

I'm giving it five stars because it is the gold standard to beat for Vietnamese food in this area. It is not technically the best Vietnamese food I've ever had but it's legit, solid and authentic. From the moment I walk in I know I'm in for good food. It's decorated like a Vietnamese restaurant with Christmas lights strung along the wall board. Food comes out less than five minutes from when I ordered. Giant bowls of pho goodness. The broth is remarkable for being light on the MSG if there is even any in there. I'm pretty sure it's a house made broth. Everything else is just adequate. They don't splurge on the ingredients but there's enough there to chew on. I'm going to try the extra large next time just to see if I can finish it. The shrimp pork rolls are good. Homemade peanut sauce was excellent. Cheap prices. My lunch came to $12. read more

Pretty good pho for a pretty good price! We came early evening Sunday and were quickly seated. I had pho with rare beef and brisket. The meat was tender and soft, and the broth was well-flavoured. The amount of food in a medium bowl was sufficient for me, so portion size is good here. If I visit Kitchener again, I might have to stop by Pho Dau Bo again to try their vermicelli dishes. read more

This place is good. And it is great for my parents to go eat before leaving Waterloo from seeing me. For students who don't know how to drive around in Waterloo, there is secret parking in the back. Don't try to park on the curb, it gets busy unless you are in real luck that day. You can also hit the only decent Asian supermarket, New City Supermarket, I know in Waterloo before heading back. It is only a short walk up King Street from here. read more

Crappy waitresses? Check Crappy service? Check Crappy menu? Check all the signs of a good bowl of pho. No seriously, if you want your pho injected into your veins this is the place to go. The other stuff on the menu is nasty, don't even get the drinks. The drinks come in a styrofoam container which is 90% ice. read more

I came to Phõ Dau Bo because I'm a Chicago native that was in town to play the Kitchener Blues Festival, and needed a cheap and filling meal on my night off. The rare beef and brisket phõ was very tasty, and this place gets a bonus for having all of its condiments already on the table, so you don't forget anything. That makes for a damn good bowl of soup. Service was good and the complimentary tea is a huge plus (and should be the standard in my opinion, but it definitely isn't in the States). A hugely filling bowl of soup came out to $10 after tax and tip. What's not to love? read more

Absolutely delicious, the best broth and noodles were perfect. The toppings were crisp and fresh as well. We started with the vegetarian fresh rolls, big and jammed with great ingredients- the peanut sauce is the best I've had. The service was kind and quick as well. Next time I'm back in town I will pay a visit, found my favourite Pho spot! read more

Better than Ben Thanh, but it's in Kitchener, so distance is further if you live in Waterloo. Ordered their house special with spring rolls. Both were pretty good, and decently filling. Service was okay, nothing spectacular. read more

This place is legit. Its nothing fancy, but it has the homely authentic vibe to it; It feels and looks as it should! If you want a taste of authentic vietnamese cuisine, this is the place to go. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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Out of all the pho places I have been to this has got to be one of my top choices. Shame the only one I've been to is their location in waterloo, but I can only hope their quality extends to their scarborough location as well. Order the Bun, they have quick and polite waitress staff and the food is served promptly definite plus whenever I go there I as absolutely famished. Their spring roll that comes with is nice and crispy on the outside yet manages to remain moist, without any of the grease leaking into the inside. Also tried their durian milkshake and now I can't get enough of the fruit, it is just amazing! The drink itself was a touch too sweet but I figure that is to capture the broadest number of people as durian is a hard fruit for most people to handle both by smell and taste. The prices are fair and it is definitely my number one stop for pho when I visit Loo. read more

The pho here is decent, but not outstanding. The soup tasted cleaner and less greasy than the average pho place. However, it lacked the flavors that a typical well-made broth would have. The portion size for a large bowl was average, and maybe even lacking on the proteins. The service was medicore. But given the size of Kitchener and the Viet community, this is a decent option to get your pho cravings filled. read more

Pho Dau Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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Honestly not a great pho restaurant, but it's not too bad. If you're craving pho, this is a decent place to go to. The serving sizes are generous. But then again, it's pho. Also, the menu isn't too expensive. The rolls are also pretty yummy. But you want to try some amazing pho, I wouldn't recommend visiting this place. Also, I didn't appreciate the waiting time for the non-pho dishes. The pho and the rolls came out at a decent time, actually a bit longer than normal pho places, but the fried tofu took forever! read more