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Kim Bo Vietnamese & Thai Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Vietnamese Restaurants Thai Vietnamese, Thai [Edit]
5651 Steeles Ave EScarborough, ON M1V 5P6
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 292-3555
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Has TV:
- No
4 reviews for Kim Bo Vietnamese & Thai Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from ivy v.
Toronto, ON
11/29/2011
Wheni first walk in it was a good breathe of fresh air. New renovations, very clean very comftorable. Ive been to other kim bo/po or whatever and they've all been pretty good. It seems like they are going through a whole bunch of rennovations giving their places a cleaner feel. I order the same thing everytime i goto a Kim. The house special Fukein Noodles.
It came in about 5-8 minutes so it was fairly fast. The taste was spot on exactly how i like it. (Dont forget to add some hot peppers). I always liked it because they gave 2 types of noodles. Its always refreshing, never really get bored of eating just the one kind.
I managed to pay the bill around $11-12 including tips. I thing most kim po's are pretty good, but i like this one the most because its only 5 min drive from where i live lol -
Review from Yvonne T.
I am pretty spoiled when it comes to Vietnamese food since my mom was born and raised in Vietnam. So I get the good stuff at home. I don't get easily impressed with the stuff I get when I dine out.
I decided to opt for something other than Beef Pho this time and tried their House Special Noodles which is a duo of egg noodles and vermicelli, with a huge shrimp "cracker", thinly sliced pork and Vietnamese ham.
For $1 more, there's no reason you shouldn't go for the Large. The broth was very flavourful, but just as msg-laden as everywhere else. The shrimp cracker had one of the smallest shrimps I've seen embedded into it. Stingy! However, the shrimp cracker was full of flavour and added a nice crunch to the dish.
William T.'s "Three Colour Rice" was delicious. The pork chop had a nice fat to meat ratio and was charred nicely. The pork quiche was fresh and light, not hard and unsavory like most of the store-bought stuff that most Vietnamese restaurants slap onto your plate.
The Vietnamese coffee here is probably one of the better ones I've had. I bet the restaurant owner is a coffee connoisseur because it was not just a sugary cup of java they labeled as coffee. The coffee is rich and full-bodied.
Cash only. -
Review from jil s.
North York, ON
12/21/2011
I've tried a few of their noodle in soups and they were good or alright.
My favorite is the spicy satay pho soup with sliced beef and rice noodles.
I think that the ingredients or taste of the soup are red chili (red curry) plus coconut milk and peanuts
Also contains some pineapple chunks.
- if you don't want to eat beef
you can ask to change the beef for something else.
There are 2 sizes: small or large.
For $1 more, you get the large size which is a pretty good deal.
The small or regular size is the perfect size for women or people who don't want to eat too much food.
Usually you see male customers eating the large size.
Most women would probably consider the large size too much food.
Other noodle soups to try at Kim Bo Restaurant:
Bun bo Hue
Bun rieu
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The Vietnamese style spring rolls are good.
Other things to try:
vermicelli with beef in betel leaves
banh xeo= a crepe containing bean sprouts, sliced pork and shrimp.
They also give you a container of lettuce and herbs (Thai basil, mint, etc?????).
You are supposed to eat this crepe with the lettuce and herbs
and add the rice vinegar sauce.
The crepe is kind of bland so add the FRAGRANT HERBS
and the crepe will taste so much better.
Ask for peanut sauce or add some hot sauce / hoisin sauce to your food if the food tastes bland to you.
Drinks to order:
ice tea with lime
(they make their own ice tea or you can order Nestea in a can)
avocado, papaya, jackfruit or mango milkshake is usually worth trying
A Taste of Pho Vietnamese Cuisine restaurant makes it better:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz...
club soda with preserved lemon or plum -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Kim Bo restaurant just opened at the right next to T&T Middlefield replace Super 7 (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...).
The interior of the restaurant has been completely redecorated with new booths seats put in and the size of the main dinning room is only half the size from the old business.
House Noodle Large ($7.25) was a little small. I finished eating that and I was just half full... I can't imagine how small a small would be!! Taste wise I found the broth quite oily as there was this layer of oil floating on top. Taste wise was a little bland...
The services here was so friendly and fast! When I asked for some chili pepper, the older waiter just ran into the back and got for me with a huge smile on his face..
I might give their Pho a try... and hopefully the experience would be better!
