Pho Moonlight
Submitted by rayto on Sat, 2007-04-14 10:24
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442 Hazeldean Rd
613-836-6658
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A busy little Vietnamese restaurant in the south end of Kanata located within one of the many strip malls along Hazeldean Rd. Their menu contains a variety of dishes which include pho, rice dishes, and vermicelli. The decor was simple, and the tables and chairs unassumingly basic. The atmosphere was bustling as patrons were standing by the door waiting for tables to open up.
The Pho soups come in S,M,L, but the specialty soups only come in M.
Hours are from 11am to 10pm daily. There is some parking within the strip mall.
Comments
I still like the soup
The soup is still very good, but I don't like the price. I've been going here for many years but not so much anymore.
I've been doing without meat lately, and I ask for pho without meat and with tofu and veggies. Yes, I know pho is made with beef broth, but I tell myself that's OK. And I believe myself.
For a large bowl like that, they charge about $12.50. That's including tax but not including a tip. They obviously add for extras but don't subtract for omissions.
That's too bad.
Not as expensive this time
I was there again today and they charged $11.50 for the bowl, including taxes but not including a tip. Either my memory is bad or prices have relaxed slightly.
Still expensive, but I want to correct the record.
An update for this
An update for this restaurant. I've found that over the past year, the quality of the Pho has improved substantially. It's now easily become my favourite Pho place in Kanata, and I now return for regular visits.
Update rating: 8
Ray
Wow, there are actually a
Wow, there are actually a number of pho places in Kanata - that's great, closer to work than downtown. Was really busy, but despite that service was really slow. Had to continually ask for tea, especially as they gave us only 1 teapot for a table of 8 people.
The shrimp and pork wraps were actually quite good. I ordered a small with rare beef and brisket. The beef was well done and there was no brisket. I can only assume that they were assembling soups quickly under pressure and so made mistakes. Also, the broth was, if not bad, quite ordinary. I got the impression they were using extra spicyness to hide the blandness. Still, it wasn't horrible though. I'll try again sometime.
rating: 6.5
JJ
This place is clean. But the
This place is clean. But the pho is just okay. In the summer, I would prefer to drive to downtown for Pho instead of Kanata. In the winter time, this place provides the convenience.
Mei
Well, it's another Pho
Well, it's another Pho restaurant in Kanata to try out. Our rather large group took up a big portion of the busy little restaurant and so people were waiting by the door all during the lunch hour to get a table.
I had my regular fare of egg noodle soup with seafood sate. The spicy sate was abundant in the soup and overpowering over the otherwise bland broth. The seafood contained a mussel in its shell which I was thrilled about, but I was disappointed when it was old and chewy.
The rice wraps with peanut dipping sauce was good as they were moist and cool. Others at the table, however, did not enjoy the spring rolls they ordered which were mushy.
Rating: 6.5