Pho King Edmonton

Quick service and a good meal for a reasonable price. I like that people in this restaurant from other tables talk to each other and ask questions about what you’ve chosen or what you’re drinking. Has a real community feel to it.

You can tell that the broth is made from scratch. Apparently took 12 hours! Love the side plate with fresh peppermint, bean spouts, lime and hot peppers. Healthy food, delicious flavour. Restaurant is clean and service was courteous and prompt.

Oh delicious Phở. This is one of the best places in the city for Phở. They have renovated the place fairly recently and it looks quite nice inside. Nothing fancy but it’s clean and comfortable.
Their Phở broth has to be some of the tastiest I have ever had. If you order the king size your likely only going to be able to finish half of it as the bowls are massive.
Definitely a place to check out if your having a craving for phở.

Delicious and a good price. Can’t go wrong.

This is my home away from home. The owner aims to please every day! If you have kids they get a big freezie if they finnish their dinners! Recently they had some renovations done. And it looks amazing!
I really love how convenient it is for me and the price is reasonable. The food is constantly fantastic!
My favorite is P5

Food is good. The only complaint is the that the space is too small. Good for a quick lunch.

This is by far one of our favorites for phở in the city. We’ve been here many times and they are quite accommodating to my family. And on the offbeat chance the kids are not up for phở, they do appreciate the western menu.

They have renovated!!!
It is beautiful!
The food as usual is wonderful, chairs are now comfy, even have booths for larger groups.
Truly a mom and pop place that has grown up a wee bit.
I do believe that the presentation is also improving.
Lol I did not use the washroom but I hope they did something there.
And AC please!!!

Phở King. Such a cleverly named restaurant. Have you seen their brand/​logo design? Amaze balls (buy a t-​shirt!). I’ve hit up Phở King a few times by now (good spot when you want something quick and easy before hitting up Rexall Place) but this was the first time I’ve been to their newly renovated digs. Everything is much cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. The right hand side of the resto now consists of a counter instead of seating area.
A and I stopped in for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon. The place was reasonably busy with several tables full along with a few people popping in to pick up takeout orders. The menu is extensive with your typical Vietnamese offerings but they hilariously have a full page dedicated to Western foods/​breakfast meals. Random but it must cater to the clientele in the area???
I’ll never understand why so many other Viet/​Asian places in town do this. Take a page from Phở Tau Bay’s playbook and focus on one thing and do it well. Bonus, they’re open everyday of the week (Sunday’s now!).
— Bun bo hue (P18) ($ 10.95 king) — I went with their bun bo hue because I’ve never had it here before. The broth was fragrant with a good depth and flavour profile. I found it to be a bit on the lighter/​cleaner side if that makes any sense. The meat balls were delicious! A little bit of green onions and sliced onions gives their bowls an extra zip of flavour. Good stuff.
— Grilled lemongrass chicken with kimchi (R23) ($ 13.95) — A was having some trouble deciding but eventually went with the grilled lemongrass chicken skewers over rice with a side of kimchi and vegetables. The lemongrass chicken had an odd texture to it that I can’t even put in writing. It was cooked fine but it must have been the cut of meat that they were using. She only ate one skewer and I ended up taking the rest as leftovers. As for the kimchi, it wasn’t very good — kind of flavourless and a chore to eat. Blah. This is why I rarely, if ever, veer from ordering phở at Vietnamese spots.
On a previous trip, I went with a buddy before an Oilers game where we each ordered phở:
— Seafood noodle soup (P17) ($ 10.95 regular) — a couple shrimps, kabuki, and shrimp balls. The broth was great — flavourful and clean tasting! Sort of sate style but with just a bit of spiciness to it. Definitely would get this again.
— Rare steak and meatball beef noodle soup (P8) ($ 8.95 regular) — my buddy went to town on his bowl. There was nothing left after we finished devouring both of our bowls.
Solid spot to grab a bowl of phở. Prices are reasonable and service is fast. Slightly ghetto area of town but that’s part of it’s charm. Don’t let that hold you back from trying out Phở King.

They need to get a better solution to there phone service or upgrade they’re system online for online ordering. Trying to get through can be a maddening/​frustrating experience that’s also the reason for the low rating. Turns out that they are temporarily closed for renovations.

Living only a few blocks away, I have eaten at Phở King many many times. The food is always very good and consistent. Service is quick and friendly, and it always seems to be full of regulars. I have tried many of the vermicelli dishes, phở, spring rolls, green onion cakes, and everything is excellent. This is my go-​to place for Vietnamese.

With a name like this, it is unsurprising that Phở King has T-​shirts and ballcaps for sale. The food was certainly worth it! I enjoyed some fried tofu and a curried chicken on noodles dish on my latest visit and the food was really quite good (that fried tofu was delicious!). I also enjoyed my tea.
The bathroom was clean if a bit bizarre looking aesthetically. A popular place to visit in this area, I am pretty happy with the food quality and would certainly return.

Is this the best Phở place in the city?
I’m not sure but it’s darn tasty.
I really enjoyed their soup and noodle. Good price as well.
Great green onion cakes (tip dip it in the broth)
The salad rolls we got (beef and shrimp) were only so so.
My favorite part is the name… heh phở king. heh.

Phở King is king! I am a phở junkie and I like to try different places but there is no beating Phở King for phở in the city of Edmonton.
I have never ordered anything but phở and salad rolls but I see others eating a variety of other dishes so I imagine everything is delicious.
The phở comes out hot and quick. The broth is tasty and not too salty. It’s a little heavier than most and I like that. I either get the well done beef or the brisket. Both meats are delicious and nice cuts. I’m picky with meats and there’s nothing about the beef in this phở that grosses me out. The kicker in phở king phở is not only scallions but it’s garnished with some raw white onion which makes a world or difference. Served with a big heap of sprouts, lime, a chili and the usual condiments on the table. The noodles are dense and delicious. The pork, shrimp abs tofu salad rolls are all amazing. Not too sticky, there’s cucumber in them and the peanut sauce is excellent.
It’s dingy but clean and unintimidating. The young guy who’s always serving is a real pleasure.

Walked in on a typical weekday afternoon, the place is reasonably clean with 4 customers already in it. Ordered the special phở, what I always order when I first go to a new phở place. The price was very reasonable, sub $ 10 for a large bowl of phở.
The condiment choices were good, nice amount of basil, sprouts and chilli. Sate and other sauces were all present. The complimentary tea has a very unique flavour to it, I am not sure what it is but I did not enjoy it.
The phở came fast, hot and fresh, a good thing. The toppings look good, the portion was generous but the broth was very dark. On first taste, the taste of soya sauce in the broth was overwhelming. During the whole meal, I just couldnt get over how overpowering the taste of soya sauce and how salty the broth was.
I went there on the strength of the reviews here, it may be just a bad day for the chef but based on the bowl of phở I had, it only deserved a «Meh» rating.

Some of the best value and delicious Asian food I have found in Edmonton. Great service, delicious Phở and authentic (I feel like I can say this because a Vietnamese friend said so). If you have some time on 118ave it’s worth it to go here for lunch or dinner!

I love this restaurant. It’s inexpensive and the service is friendly and fast. The food isn’t fancy but it’s good. Overall, it’s perfect for Sunday mornings when you’re getting a late start and can’t remember how your waffle maker works. Also, there’s all-​day breakfast: one of the best things mankind has invented.
Some of my vegetarian friends joined me here and found a decent selection.

I have been driving by this place for the past couple weeks to find the blinds down each and every time, so i was so excited when it was open today!
Place is clean and has an old diner feel. Unusual that the menu also offers some western food options. I didnt even bother venturing into those lol.
I got p1, their phở special, size small at 7.95. Service was fast and the basil+beansprouts were super fresh! I loved the broth — clean tasting and very flavourful. I liked the broth as much if not better than the broth at tau bay (which seems to be edmonton’s golden standard for phở). There was also a good portion of meat, lovely long thick strips of tripe, and tons of ooey gooey tendon!. Unfortunately the rare steak was a bit more done than i wouldve liked, but i was all about the noodles!!! Omg perfectly chewy! Heaven! And the owner even came to check on me. Omg that is unheard of in an asian restaurant!
So. 4 stars for great broth, good proportion of meat to noodle, and fresh garnish, as well as good service. Will be back, and often :)

It was almost a year since I moved to Edmonton before I discovered this place but I am glad that I did.
Located on 118^th ave, this is your typical Vietnamese family restaurant. Nothing glitzy or glamorous, your typical asian diner type establishment. But they offer solid food at reasonable prices. I have tried a variety of items here on 3 visits and all have been good or great.
The phở is good, comes in different sizes with all the usual accompaniments and is very filling. I just need to remember to ask for my beef on the side as I prefer to have it rare vs cooked by the broth.
Their vermicelli bowls are satisfying, large portions and again they have the usual accompaniments like shredded carrots, cucumber and lettuce Salad rolls are good and they also have green onion cakes. Yes, I realize that’s not a Vietnamese thing but I like them and am happy to see that they are ubiquitous in Edmonton compared to other Canadian cities I’ve lived in.
Overall, a solid choice for Vietnamese food on the north side. Give it a try for a bowl of warm phở on a cold day and you won’t be disappointed.

Phở King opened up in the neighbourhood about a year or two ago. Since then we’ve ordered in/​picked up a couple of times but had never eaten in the restaurant. Whenever we ordered out, me, my dad and husband would get one of their vermicelli noodle bowls that come with spring rolls. I was always impressed with the taste of the food, as certain Asian restaurants have been really hit and miss for me.
We finally decided to go into the restaurant this past weekend to try out their namesake, phở! I went with my husband and a girlfriend. We shared green onion cakes ($ 2.25) and six dumplings ($ 4.95) to start. I really love dumplings, and quite enjoyed these pork and veggie filled ones. I had the P3 — brisket and flank phở — regular size. very reasonably priced at $ 6.45. The bowl was a little bit smaller than others I’ve seen, but still huge and I still didn’t finish it! Nothing to complain about with the flavour — I enjoyed it!
Service was quite fast when we first got to the restaurant. The waiter took our order and our food came out quickly. Once we had our food, though, we didn’t really see him again. Maybe once. The restaurant is small and he was never far, so if we did need him for something we could have gotten his attention easily. This might bother some people, but it was kind of nice that we were left to just linger and chat for two hours on a Friday night.