Pho Tasting Team Meet #1

[FLIPDADY]

Inspired by Johnny aka PHO-EVER. Let's put together a Pho tasting team b/c sometimes you get sick of wings. Nothing like chowing down on a XL bowl of Pho on a cold winters night! We'll need a maximum of 8 people b/c seating in there is limited.

The first location which seems to be the most popular so far:

Pho 88 Vietnamese Restaurant
325 Bamburgh Circle
Scarborough, ON
M1W 3Y1
416-497-8899
Warden/Steeles

Map http://www.yellowpages.ca/business/ON/Scarborough/Pho+88/0%2C2/2464185.html?src%3Dypca&adid=&stype%3Dpr&#Map

Plenty of parking.

Let's start a list max. 8 people needed:
1. PHO-EVER
2. Blue_Dragon
3. FLIPSPEED
4. Pearl_Hatch
5. +--SM M3--+
6. Chuckie
7. Jobes
8. whodilly

http://www.phofever.com/images/wht-baby-t-what-the-pho.jpg

[Pimpin_29y]

I am in Pho-shure!!

[Chiburashka]

What's "Pho"? :S

[FLIPDADY]

What's "Pho"? :S
Pho [pronounced fuh, or fur] is vietnamese beef noodle soup that has existed over more than 90 years. People believed it may have originated from the french's feu [a type of soup] when they colonised Vietnam.
Pho is perfect for any time of the day, lunch or dinner. There are over 20 different pho's made with the best tasting beef broth ever, which goes well with any kind of meat, although beef is preffered. The Vietnamese pho houses I've been to around Australia recommend rare beef [it'll be cooked with the broth in your bowl], although well done beef can also be used if you want to make sure. Pho is made up of a combination of meat pieces [beef, chicken, etc.], meatballs, herbs, chilli [plain chilli or sauce], lemon/lime to give it the sweet and sour taste, hoison [a rich thick brown sauce], white rice noodle's, and a fantastic broth which takes hours to cook.
To make the soup, you will need some onions, ginger, beef bones, star anise, and some other ingredients.. they are the main ingredients I know, I'm no chef myself . If you ever come across an area where they sell pho, and you haven't tried it, I recommend you do try it. It tastes better than it looks.

[Chiburashka]

OH so that's why Pho is...I've had it before in those all you can eat sushi places..

[Kevin@nextmod]

I'm also in Pho this.
I have another suggestion pho us to try.

[Broli]

haha

don't forget to make a score sheet!
and grade the pho!

lol

[FLIPDADY]

Keep the rating system simple.

1.)Pho-king good

2.)Pho-king bad

[Jeff-TheBiz]

vietnamese beef noodle soup that has existed over more than 90 years.

Yikes, 90 year old soup??? No thanks.


Keep the rating system simple.

1.)Pho-king good

2.)Pho-king bad


Actually cant remember a Pho-king I didn't enjoy. :)

[+--SM M3--+]

Inspired by Johnny aka PHO-EVER. Let's put together a Pho tasting team b/c sometimes you get sick of wings. Nothing like chowing down on a XL bowl of Pho on a cold winters night! We'll need a maximum of 8 people b/c seating in there is limited.

The first location which seems to be the most popular so far:

Pho 88 Vietnamese Restaurant
325 Bamburgh Circle
Scarborough, ON
M1W 3Y1
416-497-8899
Warden/Steeles

Map http://www.yellowpages.ca/business/ON/Scarborough/Pho+88/0%2C2/2464185.html?src%3Dypca&adid=&stype%3Dpr&#Map

Plenty of parking.

Let's start a list max. 8 people needed:
1. PHO-EVER
2. Blue_Dragon
3. FLIPSPEED
4. Pearl_Hatch
5.+--SM M3--+
6.
7.
8.

http://www.phofever.com/images/wht-baby-t-what-the-pho.jpg

I'm SOOO in!! i looooveee PHO!!!

[PHO-EVER]

Hahahah, thanks Joe for taking the initiative to start this. For those of you who are not familiar with PHO, you can check this animation out and it will give you a brief idea of what PHO is hahah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Kjq4sGO44

"Do not say PHO, it is say FUH"

[wtom]

As much as I love Pho I'm gonna pass, but two places I recommend (I personally like them);

- VIP Restaurant in First Markham Place (in the "second" building outside of and detached from the Chinese-mall building)
- Pho Viet at the north-west corner of Warden and Steeles

[FLIPDADY]

Hahahah, thanks Joe for taking the initiative to start this. For those of you who are not familiar with PHO, you can check this animation out and it will give you a brief idea of what PHO is hahah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Kjq4sGO44

"Do not say PHO, it is say FUH"
No problem Johnny I was thinking about it last night at PHO 88.

So I can't say PHO-YOU?:D

[wtom]

Why is this in the AA Meet section? Moving into Mini Meets section.

[invisibleCK]

Depends on when you guys are going, I might be able to make it. I know a really good place very popular one down at Midland & Sheppard. It's call Bamboo something. South East corner. i will get back to you with the exact name.

[Nextmod]

When? weekday or weekend?

[PHO-EVER]

Below are the other Pho places that I usually go in the past besides Pho 88.


Pho Vietnam Family Restaurant
Cuisine: Family
1280 Kennedy Road
Scarborough, ON M1P 2L5
416-755-0909
(Kennedy/Lawrence)

Pho Saigon
1921 Eglinton Avenue East,
Toronto
(416) 759-5999
(Eglinton/Warden)

Green Bamboo Restaurant
4219 Sheppard Avenue East,
Toronto
(Midland/Sheppard)

[FLIPDADY]

Why is this in the AA Meet section? Moving into Mini Meets section.
Mainly b/c we grab PHO b4 we go to the AA meet. Just like the Tuesday wing thing.

[stas]

very tempted to join in. not a big fan of Pho, but a big fan of their meat dishes.

[iconicrocket]

If you guys do a downtown Pho meet, I would be so in. My recommendation for Pho in downtown T.O. would be Fire Engine Pho at Spadina&Dundas, and Mi Mi on Gerrard&Degrassi or Pho88 at Gerrard&Broadview.

2 things I look for in a good Pho:

1. Fresh noodles!, none of that dry stuff that they cook on the spot.
2. When you order the Dac Biet style, no restaurant ever makes the pork right. It always tastes like its over cooked and bland.

Otherwise enjoy, and have a Pho-King good time ppl.

[iconicrocket]

If you guys do a downtown Pho meet, I would be so in. My recommendation for Pho in downtown T.O. would be Fire Engine Pho at Spadina&Dundas, and Mi Mi on Gerrard&Degrassi or Pho88 at Gerrard&Broadview.

2 things I look for in a good Pho:

1. Fresh noodles!, none of that dry stuff that they cook on the spot.
2. When you order the Dac Biet style, no restaurant ever makes the pork right. It always tastes like its over cooked and bland.

Otherwise enjoy, and have a Pho-King good time ppl.

[Chuckie]

im in

[FLIPDADY]

So when do you guys wanna run this?

[SIM SIMMA]

tempting...

depends when you guys go...

[FLIPDADY]

tempting...

depends when you guys go...
Looking at Thursday the 8th. around 8 pm.

[Broli]

is the 8th set in stone?

let me know and i will add it to the calendar

[FLIPDADY]

is the 8th set in stone?

let me know and i will add it to the calendar
Let ya know Al.

[justin]

The Laughing Cow (350 Spadina Avenue) is awesome... 5 bucks gets you a pretty decent sized bowl of noodles. Best place for noodles, go there all the time.

[FLIPDADY]

Come on we need 1 more!

[Acradian9]

hey i wouldnt mind comin out and joining you guys....i LOVEEEE pho especially after clubbing =)

[saintjames7]

Never had Pho before. I'm kind curious about what I'm missing out on.

[whodilly]

just checked this out! I'm in pho sho!

ok ok... lI know the pho puns are getting tired :p

[mazda36]

me and Acradian9 may join!!! =P confirm @ Wed

[FLIPDADY]

So Thursday the 8th at 8 p.m. at Pho 88 mentioned in the first post.

So John you in too brotha?

[whodilly]

yeah i'll be there... mmm pho

[FLIPDADY]

Okay I have to crop the participants to 8. I'm pretty sure the biggest table I saw there seated 8 people.

First post updated. If anyone else wants to join in you will have to sit separetly.

So 8 people, at 8 p.m. on February the 8. Is 888 a lucky number?:)

[majic]

Okay I have to crop the participants to 8. I'm pretty sure the biggest table I saw there seated 8 people.

First post updated. If anyone else wants to join in you will have to sit separetly.

So 8 people, at 8 p.m. on February the 8. Is 888 a lucky number?:)

well it's like 444x2 and i hear 4 ain't that good in china ;) but we're not in china ;)

[fourtrack78]

never had Pho maybe next one

[KenYork]

Okay I have to crop the participants to 8. I'm pretty sure the biggest table I saw there seated 8 people.

First post updated. If anyone else wants to join in you will have to sit separetly.

So 8 people, at 8 p.m. on February the 8. Is 888 a lucky number?:)

Can't we take like half their dining room?

[Kevin@nextmod]

I'm so hungry

[FLIPDADY]

Good turnout guys. Haven't downed an XL Pho in a long time. As for scoring the food I think we should just leave it as a Pho meet and not a tasting team meet.

Stacie we saved you a seat but you took too long gettin' ur hair done.:D At least you made it down afterwards with your friend.

Next meet should be a all-you-can-eat meet where we should go restauraunt hopping.

[Pimpin_29y]

Good turnout guys. Haven't downed an XL Pho in a long time. As for scoring the food I think we should just leave it as a Pho meet and not a tasting team meet.

Stacie we saved you a seat but you took too long gettin' ur hair done.:D At least you made it down afterwards with your friend.

Next meet should be a all-you-can-eat meet where we should go restauraunt hopping.

Buffet meet?

[Kevin@nextmod]

Oh man...that was a fun night.

[FLIPDADY]

Oh man...that was a fun night.
Wonder if John and Johnny is okay?:D

[Kevin@nextmod]

Both of them. I bet they had a pretty "sh*tty" night.

[PHO-EVER]

Mmmm..food....

I slept like a baby last night. Everything tasted so good. Haven't had nuggets for a long time. Mmmmmm..can't wait for the next eating session.

[SIM SIMMA]

I'm okay but was surprisingly still a little hungry.

So I grabbed a donut on the way home :P

I would have been up for pizza but we didn;t go... haha..

Going for all you can eat Japanese for lunch in 10 minutes :)

[stas]

Going for all you can eat Japanese for lunch in 10 minutes :)

nothing beats Japanese all you can eat lunch. especially when you get kicked out of there lol.

if we do pho nights, i'll be up for them.

[+--SM M3--+]

sorry we were late! that salon's always mad busy...but u kno girls and their hair! lol

i still cant believe u guys went to mcdicks to grab food after XL bowls of pho...

Johnny ill bring u ur cd next time! sorry!