Pho Mi Asia

Nothing like than a cheap dinner on a Friday night. What I love about asian food is that it's always cheap. Julian and I headed to North York to meet up with friends to eat some tasty pho. Pho Mi Asia is a local favourite. My mom and I usually visit the restaurant for lunch before heading over to Yorkdale Mall.

Pho Mi Asia is located in a strip mall at Keele and Wilson. The interior of the restaurant is what you typically expect from a Vietnamese restaurant, a no frills eating area with some tacky decorations here and there. Do you notice the faux flowers on the walls? I think it adds that asian charm ;). The turnover is fast, no wait times (yay!). Everyone but one ordered #201, the House Noodles Special ($5 for a small). Awesome choice since it has everything: rare beef, tripe, beef balls, and tendon. Here's a tip: never order a XL bowl, it's the same portion as a large bowl, but with more soup. They're sneaky!

I ordered a little treat for myself, 3 Pudding Ice (Che Ba Mau, $3). It's pretty much a dessert in a drink. Also known as "rainbow drink", it has layers of red azuki beans, yellow curd, and green jello with creamy coconut milk and ice. Though it was good, I've had better. The shaved ice became rock hard ice, which took up a lot of room in this tiny plastic cup! :(

I don't go out for pho often since my mama makes, in my opinion, the best home-made pho ever (not-so-subtle-bragging). Scarborough also lacks good pho joints, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know of some! I have to agree with Tuan and Jenn, the quality of the restaurant has gone downhill recently. I don't know what it was, but I found the beef to be sort of gamey.

Pho Mi Asia still cheap in comparison to a lot of pho restaurants in Toronto. My friend mentioned there is a pho restaurant on College and Ossington that is the BEST in Toronto. Hmmm...

Pho Mi Asia
1008 Wilson St.
Toronto, ON
416-630-7567