Just Pho-nomenal

Whenever it rains, I feel like phở. It was a rainy day, and once again, I have returned to this punny-​named restaurant for yummy Vietnamese food.
There is a lot of construction happening along Davis Drive for a while, due to enhancing the Viva line. Construction is finally clear in front of this plaza.
Staff at the restaurant are always friendly. I simply know to find a booth. It’s trying to figure out what I want to each that is a challenge.
I have had the coconut slushie in the past. You get real coconuts and milk in it. I loved it so much. It was refreshing. I have also had the house vermicelli with a spring roll. It was yummy!
I had rare beef and beef ball phở, with grilled chicken rolls as appetizers. The latter was flavourful in the sweet dipping sauce. I was asked whether I wanted bean sprouts in my phở. Yes, please! I do recommend trying the squeeze of lime in your phở broth. It is wonderful.
So far, I have not had a bad meal. I don’t think that I will at this rate.

Wonderful phở– the best we have ever had by far. Highly recommend! Added bonus for those who need gluten free– you can eat without worry. Will definitely be back.

I went with my family to what used to be Golden Malay. Curiosity brought me here, to see that this restaurant didn’t change any of its former furniture. As for the service and wait staff of one, it was efficiently run. They were kind enough to bring us hot water to heat up the baby bottle. They brought us more utensils when needed. The main thing… Our order of phở large bowl plus rice/​grill meat dish were nothing special.
The soup base was okay? I don’t think it was cooked for hours, but done with beef stock and such. The meat portion was actually more than adequate. We had leftover pieces.
The grilled meat was not what I’m used to for the rice dish. It was just stirred fried and placed on top of the rice… hmm, not authentic to the dish.
I would not come back if I’m craving for phở, I’m sorry to say. They were nice and all, just my appetite was not as satisfied as I had hoped. Maybe I will give it another try. The people were nice, so I will come back. That’s good business practice.

Outstanding Phở in The Newmarket Plaza on Davis Drive!
Incredible quality and price!
Outstanding service and very warm atmosphere!
Just try it! You’ll always come back!
The one, the only, The Boss of Broth, Just PHO-​NOMENAL!

I made it in for the Phở, and it stood up to the competition. I had the Seafood and Pork Phở, with a couple shrimp, scallops, a stick of crab, and several slices of calamari and grilled pork and a couple of deep fried wontons. Overall the seafood was cooked just right, and the broth was subtle but flavourful.
Service is not as fast as other places, so make sure you leave enough time.

Gone twice now… its good to find a place where I can count on getting a nice bowl of broth/​noodle/​meat… dosn’t necessarily HAVE to be Phở, in fact I not a big fan of Phở, so I tried the other offerings this place had like the chicken soup with noodle, an the spicy beef soup (very good). Also I grabbed a couple of pork spring rolls and the wrap had this nice little snappy crunch to it with a delishous filling. Mmmmmm good stuff.

We came here expecting to see Golden Malay (a Malaysian restaurant which apparently closed down) but instead saw Just Phở-​nomenal. This is a newly opened joint serving Vietnamese food. The ambiance was good and the restaurant looked very clean. Although, it was a bit weird that the waiter/​owner were sitting in a booth and watching TV. There was just one other person in the restaurant.
We ordered take out food and enjoyed watching «Who wants to be a Millionaire» while our food was being prepared :).
Took them about 10 – 15 mins to get the food ready, which was good. We tried fresh shrimp salad rolls, basil chicken which came with steamed rice and the extreme vermicelli bowl. The food had wonderful flavours and the spice level was just right. You can also ask them to make your food spicy if you prefer it that way.
Will definitely come back for more… especially their lunch specials (which run Mon-​Fri for $ 7.50+tax). I need to try the calamari appetizer as well which sounds really good on the menu and of course, the phở to see how «phenomenal» it is!