Angus Pho House

best Hainanese chicken rice in the 6ix hands down. love the broth and pickled veggies!

I love the goat curry at Angus. I highly recommend. It's absolutely delicious because of the flavours and the tender meat. It also comes with a gigantic deep fried bread. It's a bit expensive ($17), but it's a nice to have once in a while!

Really enjoy eating here. Quite clean place with very tasty food. The roti and pho soup are my favourites but all their dishes are very good.

Last weekend was chilly, even for Toronto standards- though it may only feel that way because it’s been comparatively warm all winter (why couldn’t it have been cold during winter break instead of after?). That was why my mom and I found ourselves making our way to the nearby Angus Pho House rather than suffering the cold any longer in search of newer restaurants.

It’s pretty small but easily recognizable by its friendly cow-cartoon character offering you a bowl of delicious pho. I ordered a small portion of the most highly recommended item on the menu. So delicious and so filling!

Atmosphere: We were the first diners that day and had our choice of seating. Square black tables and monochromatic leather chairs were well spaced through the dining area. The walls were decorated with lovely hand painted scenes of each season. The use of black and white gives the restaurant a very clean feel.

Service: There was only one server at the time and she was pretty adorable. Both The Fiance and I were a little taken aback at first because she was dressed in a blue maid costume and had cat ears. The service however was way above par. Our server was soft spoken but very friendly and enthusiastic. Once we placed our order, dishes arrived quickly but my milk tea was delayed. She came by to inform us that she was still in training and was learning how to make the milk tea. To apologize for the delay, she brought us a glass of soy milk on the house and gave us a 10% discount, it was a great gesture and completely unnecessary. We just tipped back what she took off the bill. I felt Angus Pho House is working hard to establish themselves in the neighbourhood and I appreciate the dedication to their customers.

Food: Angus Pho House offers a Lunch Special menu with 6 entree choices for $7.95 each. Each entree comes with a drink (choice of soy milk and hot or cold milk tea) and a side dish. Taking advantage of the specials, I ordered a House Special Beef Rice Noodle Soup, which came with a free order of Curry Fish Balls and The Fiance had the BBQ Pork and Spring Roll Vermicelli bowl with a side order of chicken soup.

My special pho had all the usual toppings of beef balls, tripe, tendon and sliced beef. The portions of each topping was generous. I liked the flavour of the broth, it wasn’t too salty and had a rich taste. The noodles were also a good consistency. Overall, it was a satisfying bowl of pho. The side order of curry fish balls were also on point with a good consistency for the curry sauce. Between our two dishes, it was The Fiance’s bowl that wowed. Pretty much every aspect of the vermicelli was great. The BBQ pork was juicy, fatty and delicious. I loved the crispy spring roll, the use of thicker vermicelli noodles and the heavy handed topping of crushed peanuts. The bowl of chicken soup tasted very similar to pho broth and didn’t really add much to the meal.