10531 107 Ave
Before today, if you asked me where you can get pho and pizza from the same establishment, I'd be drawing a blank. But now, I have an answer for that! Pho Huong and Mama Pizza is where you can go!
I've driven by this place a couple of times and thought it was intriguing that both pizza and Vietnamese food were served by the same restaurant, but was too afraid to go based on the sketchy location. Earlier this week, Daniel suggested going to this place. Seeing that it had a rating of 98% on Urbanspoon, we figured, why not? Our goal for this visit was that we had to order both Vietnamese food AND pizza. I ordered #24: a Vermicelli Bowl with Grilled Pork and Spring Roll ($8.95).
The guys had large bowls of #15: House Special Beef Noodle Soup (pho dac biet) - $8.00.
We then shared the Mama's Special Pizza ($24) in the LARGE (14") of all sizes.
I was pretty impressed with the food. The grilled pork and the spring roll in my vermicelli bowl were tasty, and I liked how I got the equivalent of 1.5 spring rolls with my noodles (compared to one roll elsewhere). I also liked how in addition to lettuce and bean sprouts at the bottom of my bowl, there were strips of julienned cucumbers. The sampling of the pho I had was also very enjoyable and the broth was quite nice. The special pizza had a huge variety of toppings: bacon and pineapple (both of which got me sold on this flavour), pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, and olives. This pizza had a wonderful and crispy crust and the toppings were delicious together. One thing I got to do here was drizzle Sriracha sauce onto my pizza - who needs chili flakes and parmesean cheese when you can add the magical Sriracha sauce??
Surprisingly enough, the three of us polished off everything. We were stuffed and felt lethargic for the next few hours, but it was all worth it.
Being in a rough looking neighbourhood, it is surprisingly clean and modern looking inside with both table and booth seating.
The restaurant was over half-filled on a Saturday at lunch, so it seems like it's doing alright. I did find that the speed of the service and time it took for us to get our food was slower than the average Vietnamese restaurant. However, I'd still be happy to return again in the future. This place has almost ruined me though. Next time I go somewhere else for pho, I'll be expecting to have a slice of pizza on the side too!
4/5
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