Excellent Vietnamese meal here at Pho Dui Bo in Hamilton. Meat cooked perfectly, the sauces were excellent, spring rolls fresh, vermicelli noodles nicely cooked. Extremely friendly staff and that perfect no frills Vietnamese restaurant environment. Would absolutely go here again. Thank you ! read more

Pho Dui Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

My husband just finished a 5K marathon at the Pier 8 waterfront. Then we felt so hungry after walked around the waterfront and Bayfront Park. We found a cafe right across the road of this Vietnamese restaurant. But we didn't like the sandwiches or cold food at the moment, so beef noodle soup was attracted us. The restaurant was busy. We like the beef soup, so we decided to have noodles soup with different stuff in it. My husband had the one with all beef and chicken; and my bowl had just beef. And we order the fried wontons as well. Fried wontons came so fast, we were trying to wait for the noodles soup. They were both so good. I especially like the leaves and bean sprouts. Then added some sweet sauce and hot sauce. Love these! read more

Pho Dui Bo - a bowl of noodles and meat - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

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We stumbled on this place driving thru to NY. Be warned they only take cash and debit- Canadian Debit! However there is a bank with an ATM next door to get cash out. The variety this place has on the menu is amazing. It took us a while to choose. I can't remember what exactly my son got but he said the broth was very flavorful and the quality of the ingredients in his Pho were very good. I had a soup with pork bone broth, wontons, baby bok choy. It was very light and mild. I wish I could have taken what I didn't finish home with me but we were traveling and can't cross the border with carry out or leftovers. We also ordered udon noodles stir fried. It came with Pork chicken and shrimp- they were generous with the shrimp. If you are ever in this area I highly recommend this place and if I am ever driving thru again I will go out of my way to eat here. read more

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We ordered from here the other night and enjoyed our meal. We got the rare beef pho, a tiny yum soup with chicken and rice, lemongrass beef with noodles, and a few rolls and cream cheese wontons to start. We also shared a taro slush bubble tea. What a feast! All of the food was tasty, fresh and paired perfectly together. It was an amazing range of flavors and textures. The rice noodles were good but a little on the thicker size for my personal preference. There are so many more things in the menu! I can't comment on service or ambiance. All I know is a few rolls we ordered didn't arrive and we got doubles of one of the things. No big deal. I appreciated the paper straw with my bubble tea! It's a must try! read more

Pho Dui Bo - Delivery feast - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

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Service was terrible. The servers were very rude and seemed annoyed when we asked questions about the food. The soups were large but extremely watery and had a very small ratio of vegetables. it was also 60$ fo two soups and side spring rolls. The worst Vietnamese cuisine restaurant I've ever been to read more

I am only giving this a 1 star rating because I can't give it zero stars. I ordered the Pad Thai chicken and shrimp dish and it was absolutely disgusting! After eating 2 mouthfuls, I basically gagged. It was a congealed slimy mess. I wouldn't even feed this garbage to my dog, which is rich considering that he regularly eats the turds from the cats litter box. You should be ashamed of yourself, serving this garbage in exchange for hard earned money. Shame on you. read more

Pho Dui Bo - Pad Thai, disgusting and inedible - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

My friend said this place is affordable. At $7.50 a small bowl of pho with slivers of thinly sliced beef and a few small beef balls, I guess it was ok. I personally didn't like the taste of the soup base, but that's just me. The spring rolls though, was totally delicious with the fish dipping sauce. I can have quite a few of those lol. Service was so-so. We were given only one menu. Even though we tried to flag one of the servers, we were ignored. Not that the restaurant was busy at all. The food came along quickly. And at 9pm they started to mop the floor and cleaned up, even though their closing time was 11pm. I would definitely go back to order their spring rolls to go. read more

Pho Dui Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

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We've been to this location of Pho Dau Bo a handful of times in the past 10 years or so. Because we haven't been in quite few years, I'll base this review on yesterday's visit. I do want to add though, that the food has always been good here and that hasn't changed in the years we've been eating here. We were greeted as soon as we entered the restaurant and shown to a table. Our tea was delivered within a minute of us being seated and then another waitress arrived about 2 minutes later with another 2 tea cups and another pot of tea. She giggled when she realized her error and took the tea away. This became a bit of a theme during this visit. We ordered our meals (including one dish to take out) and waited probably 5-10 minutes maximum for them to be delivered to the table. While we were waiting however, we witnessed 3 separate dishes being delivered to a table across from us and every single time, a waitress would rush back to the table giggling, and remove the dish as it wasn't what they'd ordered. I'm not sure if this comedy of errors is a usual occurrence at this restaurant or if it was because it was Good Friday and maybe the owners/managers weren't there. Our food arrived and it looked and smelled great. My husband had the H TIU MÌ (KHÔ HOC NC) Clear Noodle & Egg Noodle with Seafood & BBQ Pork Soup. He's had this dish literally hundreds of times at many Vietnamese restaurants and he thought it was better than most, although not the absolute best he'd had. He thought it needed a bit of salt, but otherwise was very tasty. I had the BÚN THT NNG, NEM NNG Rice Vermicelli with Grilled Pork & Grilled Meatballs. This is a dish I've also had literally hundreds of times at other Vietnamese restaurants and I agree that mine was also among the best I've tasted, although not the absolute best. The 'meatballs' weren't actually meatballs, but more like a casing-less sausage that had been chopped into 4 pieces. They were nice and juicy and tasted really good. The spring roll was very nice, crisp and filled with just the right balance of taro to other ingredients. And I liked the fact that it didn't taste like it had been cooked in stale oil as is often the case. The noodles aren't the usual thin vermicelli noodles, but rather the thicker ones. I actually prefer these, so that's not a problem for me. The restaurant looked fairly clean, although the bathrooms could've used some work. The service left a little to be desired. When I went up to the cash to pay (no one approached us or even looked in our direction after our food was delivered), the server looked at me and said "yes?". So even though it's not a big restaurant, and we'd been seated close to the cash register, she obviously had no idea which table I was from. I paid and then she grabbed my 'to go' order and placed it on someone else's table. She then pointed at it and said "that's your take out". Rather awkward as the person who was seated at that table eating his soup had no idea what was going on. Our son's take out pad Thai was very well-received. He's had it (years ago) from Pho Dau Bo and he maintains it's one of the best, if not THE best around. It's just the right mix of spicy, sweet (not too sweet), salty and sour as a Thai dish should be. Something I'd like to mention here is that the prices aren't that great. For instance, the vermicelli dish I ordered was $8.50 which isn't bad. However, I usually order this dish with the addition of shrimp on a sugarcane. If I'd done that here, it would have been an extra $3.50. That would have made my dish $12. Pretty steep for a vermicelli dish. And if I wanted to sub. thin vermicelli, it would've been another $1. I almost ordered the Tom Yum soup (a favourite of mine) until I saw that it was $12.50!!! All in all, I'd have to say we'll most likely go back to this restaurant if we're in the area as the food really is very good. read more

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Pho Dau Bo has been a staple Vietnamese restaurant that I've always enjoyed as comfort Vietnamese food while I was studying in Hamilton. Recently, the Hamilton locations changed their names to Pho Dui Bo, but they are still under the same ownership according to the servers. Food: We ordered the Fresh Rolls with Shrimp and Pork (Goi Cuon Tom Thit), Rare Beef and Stewed Tripe Rice Beef Noodle Soup (Pho Tai Sach), and "Hue" Style Beef and Pork Jelly with Vermicelli in Spicy Soup (Bun Bo Hue). The fresh rolls were a light start to a filling meal! I wouldn't recommend eating these alone without the dipping sauce because they are pretty bland. The rolls are wrapped in a translucent rice paper with lettuce, mint, thick vermicelli noodles, boiled pork, and shrimp. The peanut sauce was an amazing dip that accompanied the fresh rolls - it has a tangy and sweet taste to it which adds a lot of flavour to this appetizer. The pho is a dish that I always get while I'm here. The noodle soup comes with bean sprouts, lime, basil, and cilantro on the side for you to add to the fragrant broth. I've always loved their aromatic broth, which reminds me of home but this time around, the broth wasn't as aromatic as I remembered. Still good but not the best pho I've had from them; however if you're looking for authentic pho in the city, Pho Dui Bo definitely is your best option. The noodles were a little too much to my liking and I would have appreciated a lot less noodles and more broth. The bun bo hue was a game changer! Bun bo hue is famous in central Vietnam and while this Pho Dui Bo is known for its pho, I feel as though the craze for pho overshadows the beauty of their bun bo hue! Think of this dish as a slightly spicy version of the pho but much better! The soup comes with cabbage, lime, basil, and bean sprouts on the side. The broth was incredibly fragrant and the flavours, combined with the meats and pork jelly, easily made this dish the best dish we've had from them today! I will probably get this the next time I'm here instead of my usual pho order. Atmosphere: This restaurant is your standard Vietnamese family restaurant that is very children friendly and pretty casual. Their restaurant is located around the downtown Hamilton area and is perfect for a quick lunch break, casual dining with friends, or for your rainy days. Service: The service here is not too bad. The servers are very attentive and greet you upon entering the restaurant, providing you with complimentary hot or cold tea to accompany your dining experience. What Pho Dui Bo is known for is their extremely fast service. We submitted our order and everything was out within five minutes. Even during peak hours, the orders come out very quickly and I've never been disappointed by the wait. Sometimes I think the quality of service is sacrificed as the servers become accustomed to providing their customers with food in the shortest amount of time, but for the most part, their food quality is always satisfactory to my liking. Price: The fresh rolls were $8.75 for 4 rolls, pho was $9.75 for a large size, and the bun bo hue was $9.75 and they only have one size. Their food is affordable, not too pricey, and I left feeling incredibly stuffed after eating the fresh rolls and pho. Verdict: Pho Dui Bo may have branched off from the Pho Dau Bo franchise but nothing has changed except their name. Their pho wasn't as good as I remembered but I will definitely be coming back for their bun bo hue! If you're ever in a rush for food and want to dine on authentic Vietnamese cuisine, Pho Dui Bo is perfect for that occasion and serves your food in record time! read more

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Best pho in the area! All the locations are great. Love the fried ice cream. Service is excellent. read more

Pho Dui Bo - a cupcake with white frosting and sprinkles - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

Agree with the current 3 star rating. I really noticed a bad after taste from the pho. Service was average, food decent.. Better pho in the hammer. read more

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This place was very popular during dinner time over the weekend. The busier the better since all the ingredients coming out were incredibly fresh. The fried spring rolls were so delicious and were served with a tasty dipping sauce for extra special savoury flavour. The Pork bun was great - grilled pork served atop gluten free vermicelli rice noodles with chopped lettuce, bean sprouts and mint. The beef Pho with tripe, beef balls and tendons was very filling. Meals come with complementary tea, a nice touch to wash down all the tasty goodness. read more

Delicious pho and friendly service! We were in the area after a day hiking in Hamilton and were all starrrrrrrving! Luckily there was no wait and got all our orders within 10 minutes (we were a table of 6). This is my first time having pho in Hamilton as I live in Markham and I was not disappointed! The broth was fresh, hot, and clean tasting, not too much MSG or too salty. The pho realllly hit the spot for me and when the broth is not good, I'm really let down but the broth here is soliddddd! Also witnessed a rude customer giving the waiter a hard time, insisted that the waiter heard his order wrong but the waiter kept his cool and remained polite. Even apologized. I was very impressed as the waiter seemed veryyy young too. read more

Love this place. Everything is always fresh and tasty. I usually get small pho. The portion is very generous. Also I get the Com Tam with egg on top. Staff is very nice, even though I couldn't find my vaccination paperwork, they gave me enough time to look for it. My two year old daughter eats everything here. Restaurant is always clean. I come here every few weeks. read more

When I'm in the Hammer for work, I often find myself here because it's "Tradition." That and the typical pho prices can't be beat. I've had several of the different varieties of dishes at this place but I always come back to the beef/beef-entrails noodle soup. It's hearty, it's got noodles and if you get the large or x-large don't slurp up the broth unless you want to drink 10 gallons of water trying to purge all the excess blood-pressure spiking sodium from your system. I'm very fond of the fresh spring rolls here too. In all truth, they are all about the peanut sauce. Think of them as a fresh/crunchy peanut-sauce-delivery-vehicle. I've never had bad service at this place, but don't be afraid to be aggressive with the wait staff rather than the "polite Canadian" method of quietly sitting and hoping the server can read your mind and come by quickly... They won't. You just have to put up your arms and flail. Will I be back? Absolutely. Will I enjoy it? Definitely. Will I leave with a salty/msg coma? Hell's yeah! Lasting impression: none. This is standard Pho. read more

I used to come here all the time and eat the tasty veggie Pho! But on my last visit here, my boyfriend and I ordered Pad Thai to split and found a dead cockroach after eating a little over half of it. I kid you not. Immediately after noticing it, I walked up to the counter and pointed out the little creature on my plate and the lady didn't even apologize or anything. She was even surprised that we were not going to pay for our half-eaten meal! SO unimpressed with Pho Dau Bo and I guarantee that I will never be returning there again. read more

Pho was ok the broth lacked in flavour. The noodles in the salad rolls were gross. The peanut sauce was sour which I didn't like. The spring roll we ok. Service we good and place was clean. Won't visit again. read more

Pho Dui Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

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Ate yesterday with my bf. So good! I got 524 with no meat and added bok choy and mushrooms. Absolutely delicious! Only complaint was they didn't bring the fresh rolls out first. And it wasn't brought out together. read more

Pho Dui Bo - Vietnamese Near Me - Hamilton, Ontario

I'm no stranger to Vietnamese food and certainly a pho-addict. After a particularly grueling weekend of beer, jamming, beer and jamming, and whatever the fuck else I did that I don't remember now, a bowl of beef broth with noodles sounded like a great Sunday night hangover cure. I have a few places that I frequent often, and had overlooked Pho Dau Bo. A friend suggested the place, after I had suggested pho, after he had suggested that we do something. We massed up a posse, and off we went. The first thing I noticed was how clean the place is. Spotless and very bright! The menu had the ubiquitous but charming grammatical translation blunders. The drink selection was pretty basic, so I stuck to green tea and water. One thing that I've noticed about all of the Vietnamese places I go to is that the appetizers always arrive AFTER your main dish. WTF is up with that? Oh well. The soup was AWESOME. Not very fatty, and the beef bits were cut up smaller than most places, making it much easier to eat. I gave one of my beef balls to friend, and he wasn't happy about it. I thought they were pretty standard myself. I had the grilled pork fresh rolls as well, and they were pretty decent. Maybe a bit heavy on the mint or basil, but the pork was nice. Would have been 4 stars, but the servers ignored a few of my requests (for water, chilies, etc). read more

Good selection of vietnamese style soups but all you need is a pho dac biet to keep me happy. Nothing exciting about the location or the staff... Both get the job done. Saddly enough this lunch experience would have been perfect until sipping on my favorite bubble tea I realized they don't accept credit cards?! (Not even Canadian Express) Stay tuned... read more

This place is excellent. 10 meals in, between my friends and I, only one complaint (culprit: vermicelli). Otherwise: the rice dishes, beef and chicken soups, vegetarian options and spring rolls are great. Prices are reasonable, it's clean, friendly and lively. Maybe closer to 4.5 stars, but I'm going all in. I'll be back repeatedly. read more

Pretty decent food, service is not bad but could be better. THE FOOD The pho broth was decent, a bit sweet and not as intense as I like. The bubble teas were way too sweet, though the tapioca balls were the biggest I've ever had. THE SERVICE They seem way too tired to be warm and inviting. Nothing horrible, but not heart warming either. THE ATMOSPHERE Simple, clean, busy. read more

Came in and noticed the cow logo was gone. I think the name changed too. New management?? It wasn't quite as awesome as I remembered it. Still decent. But they skimped on the tendon in my pho. read more

This is our go to pho restaurant. All the food has great flavour and is always consistent. Pho is amazing, mango salad is huge and packed with flavour. Anything we order we have not been disappointed! Give it a try. Very reasonably prices too! read more

Had the Bun Bo Hue here. Ingredients were nice and fresh but I felt the soup was a little light and watery.

I love, love love this place. My guy and I go here whenever we want a cheap but tasty dinner out. Their spring rolls are to die for, their pad thai is better at under 10.00 than most I've had for over 20.00, and their pho is characteristically awesome. Great bubble tea for those hot summer days too. Open late. read more

It is a nice place and food but the lady who usually taking older on the phone is so mean!

The food is tasty, I've ordered a few times as well as eaten at the restaurant. Different dishes every time but their spring rolls are a must in our household. I do find that take out is sometimes lacking in comparison to eating in. I do like the fact that there is a lot of variety. Their pho is tasty but I've had better pad Thai and other noodle dishes at other restaurants. I do enjoy that I can order a bubble tea or fresh juice here though. It's one of the best parts of this little place. I would score it a 3.5 but yelp int let me. Topé place if you want tasty, cheap Asian food read more

Our party of 4 had lunch here on a Monday and the food was just about average....nothing special. To the Asian lady working at the counter: You must have the case of short-women syndrome but please do not use your dirty hands to handle our vegetable plates and sides after holding cash and other misc items because that is unsanitary and disgusting. If the other workers can use utensils and gloves (the other lady used chopsticks to get us more hot peppers and bean sprouts), so can you. If you want average Vietnamese cuisine, go here....just avoid that crazy lady! read more

No complaints. Ate here a few times. Your standard Pho Dau Bo chain restaurant.

Decent Pho. The only weird thing for me was filling out what we wanted on the little sheet the waitress would usually use. We didn't know this was the deal until we asked to order and were pointed to the pen / paper. o/w, food was enjoyable. Not amazing, but not crap. read more

My favourite pho place until I ordered stir fry and they didn't wash some of the vegetables. Stick to the pho, because they can't mess that up. read more

My girlfriend and I ate here for late lunch on Thursday, 13-Jun while I was visiting her from San Diego. There was no wait for a table. The dining room and tables were clean. However, the service was bad - young, inattentive server with an attitude. Price for most menu items were below $10. The food was just ok - absolutely nothing special. We ordered crispy spring rolls (3*/5*), shrimp pad thai (2.5*/5*) and pork dumpling soup (2.5*/5*). They didn't even clean the bok choy that went into the soup. I wouldn't come back unless I was part of a hungry group with no where else to go. read more

I am a huge fan. Probably because of the fact i am only a block away. Reading a lot of the reviews i just wanted to clarify, no this is not the best Vietnamese restaurant out there (overall), but i would say for price and quality its one of the best for pho. The apps are also desirable, especially the spring and fresh roles. The service is quick and concise, which i could see being misconstrued as rude, but i'm not complaining if that gets me my food a bit quicker. Great place to come with family and friends for good food in a relaxed atmosphere. read more

Ok, Pho Dau Bo is a good restaurant. I only come here if I am downtown but the location is very convenient to the heart of Hamilton. The atmosphere is okay but the food is pretty good. Also the prices is quite reasonable. Its not the most amazing Asian restaurant but it is pretty good. I would recommend coming here for a bite if you are in the area. read more