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.

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!

So I came by this restaurant almost by accident. Last night, I was feeling like Vietnamese, only to…read morediscover my choice for the evening has been closed down :(, only to discover in the same complex Viet Express. My wife and I were very pleased with the food, and the owner was very friendly, and they deliver to Riverside South as well. Score Will be back, and soon more then likely

AMAZING Vermicelli...wow. I did the pork with extra spring rolls and the entire dish was amazing!…read more I'll be back to try the beef for sure, but will be hard to top the pork :) Great tea too. Clean, great service and many dishes to choose from.

A tad pricey but the food is excellent…read more My husband said it's the best pho he's had in the Ottawa area. The grilled chicken had that nice charcoal taste and the accompanying soup was delicious. The pork egg rolls were also fantastic. 7.49 for two but they're big and contain a lot of meat.

I come in often for a bowl of beef pho and I always enjoy it. The homemade spicy chili oil is very…read moregood too. My favourite pho place in the area. Sometimes I get the beef vermicelli too.

I had takeout with my family from Bien Pho recently and overall I thought it was just ok…read more I had the Spicy Satay Soup ($10.50). I liked how the dish contained vegetables as well as just noodles and meat (like at most places). It had bok choy and nappa cabbage in addition to rice noodles, shrimp, imitation crab and fish cake slices, oh and raw onions too. The broth was spicy and not too oily nor too salty. I got 4 large shrimp, 4 pieces of imitation crab and many fish cake slices, so I felt that they did not skimp on the protein. The noodles were not too mushy, but not too hard either. All in all there wasn't anything bad about my dish, but it wasn't really bursting with flavour either. My mom ordered the #31 Special Vermicelli with spring rolls, pork, beef and chicken $10.95. She said it was ok but she didn't like that the meats were cut up into tiny pieces. She felt that this was a way to make the small amount of meat given appear more. My brother had the same thing but with rice instead of vermicelli, but apparently the rice dish doesn't come with spring rolls (#22 also $10.95). He was still hungry after eating his dish. Both my father and sister-in-law had the #13 Special Pho with medium rare beef and tender brisket, and beef balls (large, $9.95 each). My dad liked the broth and said it was flavourful and fragrant. My sister-in-law felt the broth had too strong of an onion taste and she didn't like the pho. They both felt that there wasn't enough meat in the pho. We ordered #T24 Chicken Pad Kimow ($11.50) for my little niece. She loves basil and the description of the dish was "stir fried rice noodle with mixed vegetables and sweet basil leaves seasoned in oyster sauce." Unfortunately, she didn't like it at all. However, she did like her mother's pho and so ended up eating that. I had a taste of the Pad Kimow and it had a very strong taste of lemongrass and ginger. I wasn't a fan either. My sister-in-law also got a dessert, #33 Sticky rice, taro cake with coconut milk and crushed peanuts ($2.95). I had a tiny taste and my opinion is that it's weird. It's kind of like a sweet tamale but made of rice instead of corn with ground up taro in the middle, with black beans and crushed peanuts on top and coconut milk poured over it. It tastes exactly how it sounds. Fortunately, my sister-in-law enjoyed it, although she did say it was "interesting." I phoned in the order and I have to say that the woman taking the order was not the nicest person ever. She wasn't rude per se, just not that nice. My mom and brother went to pick it up. They said that the man serving them was nice though. They said that the place was quite busy with lots of people in the restaurant and picking up orders.

I had never been to this place but my family goes to the place next door so I figured I should give…read moreit a try. The place is tiny and quite basic and their menu isn't like the book you get at some pho places. I tried a pretty basic pho with beef and I was blown away by the broth. Super flavourful, clean, and perfectly balanced. The meat in the soup was substantial and well done and the tea to start was a nice touch. Add to that a super affordable price tag and this place is a winner in my books. We're lucky in Orleans that we have some outstanding pho restaurants and this is worthy of the competition.

It is my second time as I am typing out this review that I have been to this restaurant. The staff…read moreis friendly and well educated about their culture as they brought the Vietnamese pride with them and to our table. The place is super big and spacious. The service is quick as I didn't have to wait too long for the food to come. I always have been a fan of Vietnamese food as it becomes my comfort meal growing up. The dish I order tastes great and kept me full through my experience at the restaurant.

The Short Version: Vietnamese restaurant in Westboro…read more Beautiful decor, pleasant service and tasty food. The Long Version: Ho Guom is the name of a lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. So not surprisingly, the restaurant serves Vietnamese food, specializing in dishes from Hanoi. This location had its soft opening on July 21, 2026, which is the date we visited it. However, they have 2 well-established locations in Montreal (I think the original opened in 2009). My husband and I had dinner there. I got the Grilled Beef and Chicken Vermicelli Table d'hôte ($34) which came with the House soup, imperial rolls, coffee/tea and a fried banana dessert. My husband got the Beef and Shrimp stir-fry with rice ($24). He didn't get the table d'hôte because he knew I'd be sharing all my additional items with him. Lol. I also ordered a Che Ba Mau (tricolour dessert) $5 to-go at the end of the meal to take home. My meal was delicious. The beef was a bit on the thin side but it was tender and flavourful. It had a tiny bit of gristle but was on the most part lean. The chicken was thigh meat, which is not my preference as I like breast meat, but it was not gristley at all. It was quite lean for dark meat, so I really enjoyed it. It came with tasty crunchy pickled carrots and cabbage and iceberg lettuce. The starter House Soup was tasty. It was a tad salty for my preferences though. I enjoyed the vegetables and was pleasantly surprised that it had some slices of chicken in it (breast meat even, yay!) and rice noodles. It was like a mini chicken pho. The imperial rolls were crispy on the outside and filled with ground pork, vermicelli noodles and vegetables. Most restaurants in Montreal call them imperial rolls, but here in Ottawa most restaurants call them spring rolls (they are deep-fried with wheat wrappers). In Montreal they use the term spring rolls to refer to the rice paper rolls that are fresh and not fried. In Vietnamese they are called Goi Cuon. Here in Ottawa those rolls are called summer rolls, fresh rolls or fresh spring rolls. Anyway, I am digressing, but I find regional names for the same foods interesting. The fried banana dessert was good. It's a banana dipped in batter and deep-fried. It wasn't too sweet, which I appreciated. The Che Ba Mau was also good. It had whole sweetened beans, mashed mung beans, Pandan jello and crushed ice with coconut milk. The tea was fragrant. My husband enjoyed his dish. He gave me a shrimp, which was plump and a good size. He had one of my imperial rolls and he liked it too. He wasn't a fan of the soup because it had cilantro in it, lol. He liked the banana dessert but didn't try the Che Ba Mau because he thinks beans in a dessert is weird. Haha. Overall we really enjoyed our meal there, especially with the soft opening 10% off discount, lol. Service was pleasant. We were served by many different servers. When you are done, you pay at the counter. Remember your table number because you'll have to confirm it with the cashier. Decor is beautiful. There's a gorgeous mural on one of the walls and a wooden tree sculpture in the middle of the restaurant. The restaurant is where the original Moe's Newport Restaurant was for a long time before it moved further north to join Donna's Express. Most recently though it was the location of the very short-lived Goldfinch, which was Zak's Westboro before that, and The Savoy prior to that. Let's hope Ho Guom has some longevity at this location. Street parking only. I'm thrilled to have a Vietnamese restaurant within walking distance from my home. Glad to have them in the neighbourhood. Review #119 (2026)

I have been going there for years. I feel that chicken are better than others. Family meals are…read morestill affordable. Service is more than adequate, I mostly order out with delivery. This stop is more like cafeteria style. Prefer eating at home. Lunch or Super delivery is always on time and meals are hot.

Benny's is the best rotisserie chicken on the planet!!…read more I love rotisserie chicken and Benny's is, by far, my fave. Their chicken is always a generous size, crispy, golden, juicy and flavorful. They give you a massive amount of fries perfect for dunking in their sauce which is perfection and they actually have coleslaw that you actually want to eat. Prices are so inexpensive (around 10ish dollars a meal) and they have a special on Tuesday's that is basically a two for one deal. You can eat in, pick it up or have it delivered.

Not much special. I miss the three color steam egg . I just realize someone else bought the…read morebusiness

Pho Thu Do - at first, the sound of their name may make you say "eww". But I assure you, this…read morerestaurant has nothing to do with that politician who made Canada the world's laughing stock... It only sounds like his name. Quite a number of Vietnamese restaurants are on this strip, but we decided to try this one. Food was pretty good at reasonable prices. Comfortable seating Friendly service Accepts credit cards Reviewers said pho and vermicelli bun are good here, I can arrest to that. Parking can be a bit scarce.

First of all this is our family's favorite restaurant. I…read morefound this in 2011 and it still is the same quality food. I rarely found a restaurant that has the same standards in costumer service, food and receipy. I denfinit'y recommande this restaurant for freinds and family. If I want to treat the kids even like adults this is their first choice.

It's about time I write a review for this place - now that I've had my 2nd visit! Mind you, the…read morefirst time I was there was before I started using Yelp, so no wonder I haven't written before! First of all, they moved to this location about 2 years ago. According to one of the waiters, they were at the previous space for about 10 years. My last visit was to the old place. This place is better - cleaner and more spacious, although there are still a lot of tables crammed into the space. Pho Van Van gives stiff competition to my other favourite Pho place (Ox Head in Kanata Centrum)! Pho Van Van has a bit nicer ambiance. You can get meals for under $10 as many Pho soups are under that price, although my soup came in 1 size only (too big - I needed help to finish it!) and it came in at $10.50. But they do offer bigger, more fulsome meals as well, if that's what you're looking for. I ordered a Number 65, which is Wonton Soup with Egg Noodles. It was deliious! The service was quick enough; we were seated in an intimate corner and offered a pot of tea, which was very much appreciated and welcome. I will definitely go back.