Crazy Pho You

Noticed their interesting play on words sign for a while ….. staff is Vietnamese and friendly. They went out of their way to decorate the place for lunar new year ……. Festive!!!
Interior does not have many seats. Truly a small place; yet they pay a lot of attention to keep the place tidy and up to date.
However, I do find their pho bowls very small …… the small $14 is a VERY small soup bowl…. Smallest I had ever eaten in any Vietnamese place to date…….. and the broth is also very yellowing brown ….. not clear.
The taste was ok …… did not help that they seems to be missing everything ….. no basil leaves..,…, no chop suey ……. No lime ……. Nothing!!!! Just spinach leaves !!!!!!
Never did I had a bowl of Pho served this way……. I can only say this is a cute place to impress Canadians but I was totally not impressed in any way!!!!
Felt kinda gotten ripped off for a tiny bowl of noddle soup …….not worth the money.
Will not return unless they can be more authentic in their food preparation and presentation …..

Had an amazing lunch with the family. Very welcoming and more importantly delicious. Tasty, fresh food with good portions and great value. The beef bahn mi was also halal. Overall amazing experience.

This place has some good pho. We ordered a rare beef pho and a veggie/tofu pho. Both tasted good. What really stood out to us was the broth in the beef pho, it has a distinct taste which is unmatched to other pho places around the area. I always get vegetarian pho, but next time will get the beef broth with the vegetarian toppings because it was just that good. Also we both got a small and found it very filling. I would only recommend the large if your really hungry or want to share. In addition, the man at the front- who I believe is the owner- is very nice and easy going. Overall a good experience, thank you crazy pho you.

I am a native Vietnamese visiting Ottawa with my wife and three boys (13,10,5) from Minneapolis and came across Crazy Pho You based on the good Google reviews. What a phenomenal Vietnamese restaurant you Ottowans have. I have never written this on a Google review, but the rare beef and brisket pho I had was the best pho I have ever eaten in a restaurant! For determining the quality of pho, it’s all about the broth. The broth here had complex depth of flavor- subtly sweet, herbal notes from the herbs and spices, big beefy flavor from the meats, and the perfect amount of salt. Wow! I asked the owner Khanh what he does to his broth and he says he cooks it for two days. That’s how he gets his complex flavors.

Another first for me is the brisket. Traditional pho with brisket contains chewy (sometimes shoe leather) brisket. I never eat the fat from the brisket. However, at Crazy Pho You, the brisket texture is melt in your mouth tender- meat and fat. I actually ate the fat! I make my own Pho and I smoke/bbq my brisket for 12-15 hours and cut slices to put into my pho. Crazy for You pho is just as good as my homemade pho.

My kids ordered the Lemongrass chicken with rice. That dish was excellent! The chicken was tender and had great lemongrass flavor. We also ordered the cha gio (egg rolls) for appetizers. Definitely worth getting as an appetizer. Super tasty.

Crazy Pho You is a must visit if you want to have fantastic Vietnamese food!

What a great place.
We had the Lemon grass chicken vermicelli- pork spring rolls - rare beef pho.
The flavours were great.
Quick service.
Highly recommend