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434 Bank Street
613-233-9727

A fairly new place that has opened in the last year or two. This one features Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a place that's outside the core of downtown and away from Chinatown.

Their pho comes in three sizes, small for $6.99, medium for $7.99 and large for $8.99. Spring rolls are two for $3.95 and four for $4.95. Fresh salad rolls are $4.95.

They serve Thai dishes like Tom Yum and Pad Thai and Vietnamese dishes like rice and noodles. Soup in chicken and vegetarian versions are also plentiful. Iced coffee is $3.99.

312 Bank Street
613-567-9029

A relatively new place closer to downtown. It's on Bank just a little south of Somerset. They offer dine-in and takeout.

As the name suggests, they have Vietnamese and Thai dishes

Prices are typical for the area.

765 Somerset St.
Tel: 613-680-6108
Web: http://www.newphobogala.com/
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This is not a new place, but an expansion of the New Pho Bo Ga LA restaurant, which is next door. They share a kitchen.

The LA Lounge has two menus. One of them is the same as next door New Pho Bo Ga LA, and the other menu is more upscale and reflects the decor and appeal of a bar and lounge.

Prices on the upscale menu are slightly higher than the regular menu. Spring rolls are $5. Pho is $8 for a medium and $10 for a large.

This is the former location of the Thu Do restaurant.

781 Somerset Street W
613-235-7116

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Thu Do moved from their old location at 765 Somerset to this new place at 781 Somerset. There used to be another restaurant at this location calld Mee Xim, which no longer exists as far as I know. The move happened about the beginning of 2011. The reason is that the old building got a new landlord and the landlord didn't want to upgrade the kitchen, so they decided to move to a more modern place.

They now have an online menu on their website and you can see that it has expanded from before. Prices remain similar or slightly higher than before.

There are also comments and reviews from our thoughts on Pho Thu Do from years ago.

780 Somerset
613.567.6050
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A Vietnamese place that I'm not sure how to enter the accented characters to spell correctly.

It's a small place that serves pho, hu tieu, and Vietnamese submarines. That's a first for Ottawa, to my knowledge, to serve pho and submarines in the same place.

Pho and hu tieu is $7.00 and only comes in one size. Deep fried spring rolls are $3.25, and sub sandwiches are $2.25 each. Bun is also available.

Their hours are 10:30AM to 9PM except on Sunday when they close at 7PM. And they are CLOSED MONDAYS.

280 Elgin
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613-233-2888

This is an Asian place that includes pho on the menu, although they just call it "noodle soup". Their other dishes are sushi, bubble tea and other drinks, and appetisers including spring rolls.

Pho comes in two sizes. Regular sizes range from $7.50 to $9.00, and large sizes cost $1 more. Spring rolls are either $3 or $4 for two rolls. Bubble tea and other drinks range from $3.50 to $4.00.

778 Somerset St. West
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613.237.3002

A new entry in the Pho Bo Ga "chain" that's been open since last year.

Open daily 10AM to 1AM, and Friday and Saturday until 4AM.

The menu is similar to others in that they have pho, Bun, Hu Tieu, Com, appetisers and drinks.

Pho comes in 4 sizes. Smalls are $6, Mediums are $7, Larges are $8 and XLs are $9.

This is right in the heart of Chinatown so parking is very hit and miss.

1053 Somerset W.
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This restaurant is renamed from "Pho Bo", in the same location.

According to the lady there, this restaurant is still in the same family as before. The original owner has opened two more restaurants in Ottawa, and brought in family to help run them all.

Their menu is not large, and contains pho, hu tieu and bun. Pho is $6.95 for small and $7.95 for large. Hu tieu ranges from $7.25 to $8.50. Appetisers, stir frys and the usual selection of drinks are also available.

They do take out as well.

1671 Carling Avenue
613-729-6019
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This Japanese restaurant has a small lunch menu of Vietnamese Pho, although it specializes in teppanyaki style cooking and also has a small sushi bar. There is parking available on side streets.

300 Booth St
613-680-5230
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This place is just south of Somerset on the west side. They have the usual selections of soup with interesting daily specials. There is street parking only, with steep steps into the restaurant.

Hours:
Mon-Sun, 11am - 9pm