Waiting Pho U

5 Stars! The crispy spring rolls were delicious & unique! Whatever is in them, the taste & texture was incredible. The pho was obviously delicious & came out piping hot! I found the rare beef to be of good quality as well & they were generous in the serving. I will say the restaurant was quite busy, and we did wait a while to be served after being seated, but it was clear to see that it was family run & they were doing the best they could. I will definitely be returning to support this location!

My family and I had left Wasaga Beach and found this Pho joint located in Barrie. Let me tell you, Pho tastes darn good after a vacation or a trip. I ordered a large Pho Dac Biet (variety of beef types) and I am please to say that it was good. One of the best Pho and broth I’ve tasted thus far. It had the right amount of saltiness, flavour, and with traditional ingredients topped with herbs and garnishment. The quantity of meats and noodles was just right per the size of the bowl. If you take notice of the broth, it has small fat bubbles which to me indicated, but it’s not exact, that the broth was simmered with beef bones mostly likely bone marrow. The fat bubbles are released from the cow bones and the result is a mostly naturally flavoured well made broth, as to using beef flavoured powder. As far as as the food goes my family enjoyed theirs, no one complained. What this joint will benefit from if an opportunity arises, is to expand and make the restaurant space larger. While seating with my party of 10+ some customers who arrived later, left due to the there being no space. If your in Barrie this is the place to go for Pho. But this is the only Pho place in Barrie 😂.

Ordered their Grilled Pork & Chicken on Steamed Jasmine Rice The pork chop, chicken steak was obviously (over)cooked earlier in the day. It was burnt and had a strange soy sauce with Teriyaki texture. The rice only added to the disaster : not authentic broken Vietnamese rice, but lumps of leftover rice at lukewarm temperature 👎👎

We had to wait a few minutes as it was busy during dinnertime. The pho was good but a little greasy to our liking. There was also not much meat given. The vermicelli was spicy, both the sauce and the overall dish. The spring roll was good though. Didn’t really take many photos but I drew a smiley face with hoisin sauce on my pho for fun haha.

In the past I have always been nervous about really fast take out. But when my belly was looking for something different to fill it I found this amazing take out restaurant at the north end of Barrie. (Waiting Pho U) is perfect! They have a great extended menu. They are fast and always busy! Small little sit down area to eat and the service comes with big smiles! Best part, Their food makes your belly happy on all fronts! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 You won’t be disappointed!