WonderPho

On the pricier side of phở places and they no longer take credit card but the Phở Sate is pure crack. I can’t get enough!

The phở here is edible but not the greatest tasting. It is also relatively expensive for phở (probably because of location). The upside is the servers were nice and its relatively close to where I live.

Got their shrimp spring rolls. $ 6 for 3 pieces. The 3 pieces were the two bite brownie equivalent of spring rolls. Not cool. They tasted fine, but for that price, I’m expecting a whole lot more shrimp and a much larger portion.
One star for their regular phở that is more sized like a large phở. Didn’t taste it. Can’t comment on that.
Close by, so I might come if I’m desperate for phở, but never again for spring rolls.

I rated this 5 so that this comment be posted. Yesterday, my boyfriend and I tried this place for lunch. I ordered avocado smoothie and the waitress brought mango smoothie… I ordered pork spring rolls and they brought vegetable spring rolls. The soup was right but there were no small bowls for us to use from the big bowl of soup. when I asked for extra bowl and fork the waitress was irritated and sarcastically asked if theres anything else… Not a good experience… Never come back… Ive had way better experience in other locations…

This is the best Phở I have on my Phở list of restaurants! I love this phở because they allow me to customize my Phở in all the ways I want, from the broth type, to noodle and content. They also have white chicken breast, good quality vegetable (including mushroom that taste like a piece of meat). Also, they have a kid’s meal (only Phở restaurant that I have found so far with that option) that has the perfect soup size for my 8 year old son!

I love the variety of soup base!
1. Choose soup base
2. Choose meat
3. Choose noodles
It’s nice not to have this extra thick complicated menu of variations when you can make your own combination.
I also tried the pork meatball Bah Mi sandwich. Tasty, but I think I’ve had better. What would make it better is to GRILL the pork meatballs. Deep fried pork ball texture doesn’t go with the rest of the sandwich.
The thai iced tea was tasty, but most will likely want more syrup in it.
I’ll be coming back for more Phở!
I also noticed a Buy-​one-​get-​one free phở noodle special between 3 pm-​5 pm. Linner anyone?
This place is not like traditional Phở places… so don’t expect conventional Vietnamese restaurant staples.

Update: I’ve stopped going to Wonder Phở back in March after a sudden change of politics in the kitchen. For that I also remove 2.5 stars. Since then I’ve been falling in love with another Vietnamese restaurant, for which I will write a review soon.

The depth of flavor in the soup for the Phở is deep. Layered and distinct.
Had the basic beef broth and noticed that it is layered in flavors and asked waitress for sample of all their soup base.
Yummy! It’s a gem of a place for Phở.
Tried the fried chicken started. Not impressed.
Also the Proj lettuce wrap had only 3 small pieces and also not too impressed with the flavor and texture.
Will come for the Phở. Definitely a find.

I go here often. Great Phở at a cheap price, especially with the 2 for 1 deal. Atmosphere is nice and service is always good.

Food was great. Service was top notch. Overall a good experience at wonderPho. Would definitely recommend!

Luckily we stumbled in here just before 3pm. The server informed us of the BOGO free phở from 3 – 5 pm. Sweet deal! Phở broth was flavorful and tasted just like homemade and the free phở was even better ;)!
Also tried their mango smoothie… it was absolutely delicious. Nothing but fresh mangoes puréed to a fine smooth consistency, served in a mason jar, which was a nice touch. It was so good that I came back the next day and ordered a to go smoothie. Yum!

Went: 5:30 pm Fri May 15 2015
Ordered: phở
Cost: incl. tax and tip $ 20
I liked that you can customize your choice of Phở here, being able to select your type of noodles, meat and soup base. We selected glass noodle, with Sa Te soup base, plus beef as protein. However, the phở here was nothing out of the ordinary. The portion size was decent.
It’s a quiet place and the service was very attentive.
I’ve been to a lot of phở places. Even the best phở doesn’t really inspire me to me give 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. Good phở is 3.5 and that is what this place was.
Bottom line: I can get phở in a lot of places so I would not come back for this phở. This is 3.5 stars.

Had a craving for Phone and was in the area, went in and was seated immediately. The décor is very nice, has a nice big screen at the back of the restaurant showing news and a good mix of music. The menu is very simple to read from and ordered the Phở Bo, as much as I was starving, the Phở challenge was definitely not on the map (1.5 lbs of noodle, 1 lb of meat and lots of soup — 3+ liters). I wimped out and settled with the large. I had trouble finishing that! The rare beef was good, the brisket was thick cut and oh so yummy. The tendon was perfectly cooked and the beef balls were the highlight! The soup was nice and hit the spot. I would definitely come back as the food is great and service was top notch!

I would have to say that WonderPho is pretty WonderPho… haha get it? *lame*
So this place is located in a very unexpected location… Don Mills and York Mills. Away from all the competition. The plaza where it is located consist of Menchies, Fox in the Fiddle, Galleria and Dragon Pearl Buffet. So coming on the wrong day can render you into a traffic jam in the parking lot.
When I first walk in to WonderPho I found the atmosphere very modern and cool. It’s definitely not your typical viet/​phở restaurant in the west end of Toronto. They definitely target the more middle to upper class group, especially since there are a lot of office buildings around its location.
The placemat is the menu and the selections are simple and concise, unlike the pages of items other places have. Upon being seated you get served water, a basket of taro chips and a cute waitress to go along with it. The staff are very nice, young and hip making the experience more related to my type of feel.
The food is very good here. Not traditional but they definitely carry their own style. The phở portions are big. The broth is just right (in my opinion) and they provide lots of toppings to go with it. They definitely don’t chince you out on the amount of beef in your phở. They provide options to add extra items for a few bucks more. Price-​wise, it is very pricey. A bowl of phở regular size is around $ 9. Add $ 2 and you have yourself a large size, in otherwords a meal for 2. The ice vietnamese coffee (Ca Phe Sua Da), is $ 3 and they doing it the traditional way with the dripping filter. I hate places that serve it through an espresso machine.
Would I recommend this place? If you have a few extra dollars to spare and don’t feel like going out of the North York area then i would definitely come back.
I dare someone to do the Phở Challenge at WonderPho. I asked about it and they told me 15 attempts and only 1 completed it. Here are more details about it —

Had a craving for phở and was starving. This was the closest one to my home. Not bad, not fantastic. Our server was very nice. The only disappointment I had was the price. I found it to be overly expensive for just phở. But I’m originallly from downtown so I guess you can only get great phở with cheap prices in Chinatown or Markham?
Overall a good experience and the phở was not salty. I think previous reviews state they don’t use MSG, which I like.
We also had the pork spring rolls which were decent and I would order them again. I also liked that they have tendons in their phở. Yum!
They have BOGO during the week 3−5pm. Definitely will take advantage of it.

First snow of the winter season and WonderPho came to the rescue. I ordered the Phở Bo with Shaved Ribeye, Veal Brisket, and Beef Ball noodle soup. The meat was tender and the broth flavourful. Friendly staff and attentive service. It was overall a great experience and I particularly enjoyed the garnished deep fried onions. Must try Unilocalers!

Amazing delicious food! I loved the portions.
I had a regular phở the first time I came and a curry phở the secone time. Both are very delicious!
The interior is great too! It’s quite nice

Had a business lunch here a while back.
Nice, friendly, eye candy typed waitress greeted us at the door. Let’s hope the food is as good as she looks.
30 minutes later, nope — one out of two.
Phở was a bit on the pricier side for what it was. Broth was too salty, and heavy on the MSG side. The slices of beef soaked up the broth so it too was salty. I remember not feeling well several hours after. Did I mention the broth was overly oily and greasy too? At least they used the correct phở noodles, not the thick kind you sometimes find at other places. Friend ordered deep fried spring rolls as an app which was very soggy with oil when it came to our table. Over a span of 10 minutes, a small pool of oil had collected at the bottom of the basket the spring rolls were served on. Very gross and disheartening. We didn’t eat all of it and left the entire roll as is.
The décor was nice, wooden panelled accent were used on the booths, clean tiled floors. It had a lounge, modern deco feel. I really wanted to like this place, but too bad the food didn’t stand up well.
Ah well, at least they had nice looking waitresses?

I really wanted to love this place because I support my fellow Viets… but it was meh.
The menu looked very promising but when we got everything it all lacked taste.
I so want to like you but there was one thing I did find that I liked…
a picture that said «Keep Calm and PHO get about it» classic!!!

I’m not typically a picky eater when it comes to vietnamese food, but I’m going to come right out and say that this wasn’t my favourite phở spot.
The noodles were slightly under cooked, and the soup base was overly salty.
However, I will commend the restaurant on its clean décor, and appetizers. The spicy basil calamari and grilled skewers (specifically the beef and chicken) were delicious, and the complimentary taro chips that you get after ordering are a perfect snack to munch on while waiting for your food to arrive.
WonderPho is a bit short of being wonderful in my books, but it’ll do for a quick fix in the area.