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Pho Hung
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
350 Spadina AveToronto, ON M5T 2G4
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
(416) 593-4274
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 10 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
78 reviews for Pho Hung
Review Highlights
"The fresh spring rolls were my favorite item tried."
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"The chicken vermicelli was also pretty tasty, and the..."
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76 reviews in English
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Review from Josephine C.
Markham, ON
2/1/2012
Came here the other day for pho after my doctors appointment next door. Just wanted to say the pho was very yummy ... definitely comparable to Pho 88 and other good pho places around the city!
As with most establishments in downtown area, parking is not free unfortunately (green P parking on street, also at the back of the building with entrance nearby). -
Review from Lynn C.
Updated - 1/15/2012
I'm upgrading this place to 3 stars for a couple of reasons.
I came back again and tried their pho, it was good.
I tried their deep fried spring rolls, it was good.
Price is reasonable, especially compared to Pho Pasteur down the street.
Still pretty dirty, but I guess that's chinatown for you.
Just remember that if you are ordering rice, the portions will be small.Listed in: Toronto's Chinatown
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/2/2011
$8.50 for my curry chicken and lemongrass porkchop with rice.
The service was non-existent.
The… Read more »
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Review from Qing H.
North York, ON
12/28/2011
I'm actually a little stuck between a 3-star and a 4-star :/
The prices, like others have said, has steadily crept up over the years. The bean sprouts aren't as fresh as before, and the service...well, the service has always been bad, so not much of a change there, lol.
Their broth was pretty great, and I love all the condiments I can put into my pho there. the portions are pretty decent, and it's usually my go-to restaurant for Pho when I'm in Chinatown (which is why it's getting a 4-star). However, i might be inclined to try other restaurants, especially because nowadays, the broth doesn't seem to taste as great as before? ._. I especially dislike the fact that you can't pack the rest of your pho to go if you can't finish it. The waiters are pretty slow getting your change back. In fact, I think once they forgot to get us our change completely and my dad had to go up to them to ask them for it :/. -
Review from good t.
Toronto, ON
2/10/2012
Going with 3.5 stars. Yelp should allow for .5 increments.
Came here with friends, who were raving about the place. Definitely didn't disappoint, either in the food or the service department.
We went during prime dinner time on a Sunday, but were quickly seated; it's a pretty large restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised by the noticeable lack of grime and actually liked the hustle bustle of the place.
I had the curry chicken pho,since I have never had this type of pho. It tasted great but was very heavy. It had a creamy base, almost something you'd find in a thai or a Malaysian curry. It tasted great with adequate amounts of lime, basil and sprout. Very good, but tres filling. My friends had the kebabs wrapped in mint leaves and grilled beef. I tasted some of their food and the grilled beef was particularly great: just the right amount of tender. The kebabs were good, especially with the touch of mint but it felt a bit dry and the mint flavor wasn't too obvious: perhaps they overcooked their kebabs?
We were all satisfied with our orders and our time at the restaurant. It's darn good value for money.
Going to Pho Hung made me nostalgic about the time I spent in another Chinatown as a university student. I am going back to Pho Hung pho sho! -
Review from Myrem D.
Mississauga, ON
11/26/2011
It's late at night
and my tummy grumbles
I ask it 'what shal you have'
it beckons for Pho
Pho?
Yes, Pho.
Hmm.
It's 9pm. Help Yelp.
Yelp pops up. Pho Hung.
*drive*
*park*
'this is it , huh?'
ordering chicken rice noodle pho
squeezing the lime
I taste the broth
delicious.
I taste the chicken pieces.
questionable.
My tummy pouts ( I am aware that a tummy does no such thing. I'm trying something new. Just go with it)
I am not fond of this Pho
'word' I reply.
I squeeze more lime
Still, only favoring the broth
Maybe it was the hasty way I was rushed to order
Maybe I am accustomed to picky taste
Maybe it was the confusing menu (shishkebobs vermicilli?)
Maybe it was the horrible descriptions (lychee? on it's own or frozen, or as a drink?)
I took my green tea shots like a man
and took some more like shots
and paid my bill of $19.75 (for 2 small chkn rice noodle + spring rolls (again, no descriptio of what kind)
and walked away into the night
like poison ivy
I prepared a funeral
and air kissed this place 'buhbye'
xoxo
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Review from Aleigh P.
St Catharines, ON
1/25/2012
Best Pho in T.O. Tried a spring roll once that had Spam in it. Yeah, that was bad. I stick to the Pho now.
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Review from Marnie B.
11/19/2011
The food was fantastic--I can never find pho this good in NYC. It's also fairly cheap. There is almost no service--you write the order down yourself on the pad that's already on the table, and they just take it to the kitchen. Then you pay the bill at the front on your way out.
I am taking off two stars because they failed to bring us one of the items we ordered--even though we asked them to, TWICE. So, good food, but no service to speak of. -
Review from Peter L.
Toronto, ON
12/7/2011
Excellent, authentic Pho and delicious Vietnamese dishes. The food here does not hold back on flavor and spice and does not cater to Canadian tastes. They proudly offer multiple varieties of Pho, of them I've only tried about five, but they've all been phenomenal. This place tends to get packed very early so if you are able to get in for dinner, consider yourself lucky.
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Review from Cynthia F.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 8/15/2011 1 photo
Pho Hung used to be my go-to Vietnamese restaurant. Not any more, thanks to their steadily increasing prices, and the appalling treatment I received on a recent visit.
Although I'd been willing to put up with their increasing prices, I think their quality has gone steadily downhill. Garnishes are really skimped on now, with an overabundance of iceberg lettuce, very little (if any) mint in their bun, and stingy portions of thai basil. No sawtooth leaves ever graced these plates, but I was willing to turn a blind eye because their prices were reasonable, and honestly, because most Vietnamese restaurants in Toronto don't provide the essential garnish.
My latest visit was a complete let down and an insult, however. My husband and I invited two of my work colleagues to their first visit to Pho Hung, telling them they would greatly enjoy it. Everything was going smoothly until the end of our meal. My colleague was enjoying his after-meal coffee (which I insisted he order), until we were rudely asked to hurry up and leave.
The restaurant gets busy -- I get it -- but 1.5 hours for 4 people is not a huge request; and for $20 a head, I would have expected a more polite request. We were rudely and abruptly told to leave -- no "would you mind" or any kind of overture to hospitality: simply an aggressively delivered "please finish up and leave."
The worst part is that as we left, I saw that there was only one batch of approximately 4 people waiting to be seated. It was hardly a situation that called for such an inhospitable and rude response.
I had an impulse to search for another Vietnamese place before this experience, thanks to Pho Hung's increasing prices; now I will most definitely never return. Shame, after so many years of visiting a place that once made me happy.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/22/2009
I've been coming to Pho Hung for several years now, and am still very happy with the restaurant.… Read more »
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Review from Yi Qing S.
Toronto, ON
10/14/2011
The service here is shitty as hell but I keep coming back, and why? Because I love their curry lemongrass beef rice. I can't find any place that makes it that delicious, that cheaply, and dishes it out at that speed. And everybody who has been here and had the pho has raved about it (I'm not a big fan of pho, but pretty much everyone else I know is. That's correct, all of you are weird, not me.)
Jokes aside, it's not even remotely funny how awful the service is. The last time I came here with a friend, we sat there for a full 20 to 25 minutes with our order written out in front of us before we decided to flag down a server and get them to take our order. If we hadn't, we probably would have sat there and been ignored for the rest of the night. You'd think that they want to get our orders in and us out ASAP, but I guess they're content letting us drink up their tea all night. Which is just as well, since they have more than enough seating.
And the time before that? It was equally difficult getting a hold of a server (despite the fact that we were a largish group of 5-6 people) and at the end, because we had so much difficulty getting someone to come and take our payment, one of us had to go up to the cashier with all of our money. He came back ten minutes later with a sour look on his face, and when asked, said that the person working the cashier was a "total bitch". Which is rather impressive, really, considering how difficult it is to come across as a "total bitch" while ringing up someone who almost never EVER says anything bad about anyone. Congrats, Pho Hung, you have turned the last nice guy on earth into a restaurant cynic.
This place gets three stars, and all three stars go towards the food. Unsurprisingly. -
Review from Justine H.
Toronto, ON
9/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Restaurant: Pho Hung
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Location: Chinatown
Address: 350 Spadina Ave
Price Range: ~$10
1: Poor
2: OK
3: Good
4: Very Good
5: Excellent
Food:3
Service:3
Ambiance:2
Overall: 3
Extra information:
*Lots of seating
*Specialize in Vietnamese noodles
*Cheap eats
*Dine in/Take out
Pho Hung is located on Spadina Ave near Dundas, just like every other Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant. I am assuming they joined 2 stores to create this odd looking random window-wall in between situation. But to be honest I don't really care how the store is laid out as long as I get my bowl of good pho noodle.
The restaurant has lots of windows and big seating area, bring all your friend and family! They have this small bowl filled with tiny red peppers...I wonder if you actually use them? They didn't look very fresh. Make sure not to touch these with your bare hands and rub your eyes after....if you do? don't blame me.
Ordered: Summer Roll ($4.00) 2/5
*I wasn't very hungry so I decided to order a Summer Roll.
*Summer rolls are these vermicelli + shrimp + lettuce all wrapped up in rice paper which you dip in peanut sauce.
*Very small in size and could be thicker with more vermicelli.
*Has basil leaf inside the roll and it might be a turn off for those who don't enjoy that specific herb
*Peanut sauce was very runny and I ususally like mine a little thicker with strong peanut taste. The sauce could have been stronger.
Ordered: Pho with Rare Beef #4 ($6.00) 3/5
*Personally I find Pho Noodle soups are the best on rainy days and night after drinking. I always like to add some hot sauce to the soup for that extra kick!
*Their small size is like regular size at other Pho places, so unless you eat a lot- just order a small and it will be enough for you.
*There are lots of meat (varying in whatever you ordered) and soup is flavorful (a little too oily) Lots of vermicelli and cooked perfectly, and you can add bean sprouts and basil to your likings
Ordered: Vermicelli Bowl #16 ($8.00) 4/5
*If you are feeling a little more adventurous or want something without a soup. They always have the Vermicelli Bowl option at Pho places. Note that this is usually $2-3 more expensive than the Pho noodles though.
*This is $8.00 but it is a huge dish for a size small
*There is a lot of meat on top as well as a big spring roll. Notice that the spring rolls are the authentic kinds, not the westernized version served at Food courts.
*Lemon Grass Chicken and Vietnamese sausage patties on top of the noodle
*Add fish sauce or hot sauce to your likings (fish sauce adds tangy vinegar taste)
*Lots of vegetables on top such as lettuce, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish, peanuts and bean sprouts
*Be Aware for those with Peanut Allergies!!
Bill came to $27.12 for 4 people.
Summary: Another popular Pho joint tried out to find my ultimate pho place....Pho Hung did live up to the hype somewhat. So far it's the best one but why does it have to be so far from my house? I will def be back, maybe after a night of drinking or on a rainy day next time :) -
Review from Huntting B.
8/9/2011
Ahah. This place! Yes! Pretty decent.
There were really three things that stood out for this place...maybe 4.
First: You get LOTS of meat, very red meat, tasty meat, yum yum Pho Tai meat on the side. No need to boycott due to lack of giving me meat on the side.
The Rolls...YICK. Totally sub par on the rolls. Don't do it, eat your rolls anywhere else.
The Pho itself was very good. The broth was super tasty!
The thing that stands out the most for me here was the fresh red peppers that they had at the table. I've never seen this at a pho restaurant and if you look at my review lists you'll see one with shy over 50 different pho joints. They were AWESOME! I think I used all the peppers on my table...must have been 8 full peppers, and I attacked two in a single spoonful o' soup. Maybe that was a mistake, my stomach wanted to become three mile island, but DAMN was it tasty =)Listed in: Vietnamese Pho-shore
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Review from julie g.
Toronto, ON
9/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Overview - if you like fatty weirdo meat and the taste of canned consommé - you'll love the pho here!
Service - kinda stinks
Nostalgia- forget about it
Atmosphere - more Caucasians than Asians= not authentic Vietnamese pho -
Review from Tracy W.
Toronto, ON
8/12/2011 4 Check-ins Here
My Dearest Pho Hung,
Goodness, here I am again, to continue my ongoing love affair with the large #2. A giant bowl of piping hot broth, thinly sliced beef, an assortment of green onion, and in general, worldly goodness. Each and every time, outstanding. The spouts are always fresh (no one likes a limp bean sprout), and the basil adds to the enjoyment of the dish. All of this for a measly $7.25? I'm in. I love this joint.
As a finishing note, I noticed a fairly large gentleman across the room, standing up upon finishing his meal. He was casually smoothing his hands over his rotund soup belly, smiling with satisfaction. I nodded - yes, friend, I too, feel the same way. -
Review from neesa r.
7/28/2011
Ok. I do really like this place for its food and prices.
but the waitresses most of the time are just so non friendly and even rude. that I just don't get it.
however, visited it just few days ago and one of the waiters serving us actually smiled and was super nice and even joked around. that almost shocked me. but then also made me happy. finally they have some cool people working there so I don't have to be always afraid of my service experience when I'm enjoying my place of stirred fried veggies and yummy fried tofu=) -
Review from Real B.
Toronto, ON
7/9/2011
Overated! YET it is always, I mean ALWAYS slammed!
Kim Vietnamese restaurant hidden just around the corner is 100 times better. -
Review from Kiwi M.
Toronto, ON
9/8/2011
My favourite Pho place in Toronto.
It is hard to find a place with a good broth and no msg.
This place has the best most consistent broth I've ever been to.
Price has creeped up in the past 10 yrs,
A small #1 will cost you $7.02 with taxes
but the portion is good.
Other good dish here is the wonton soup,
Rice combo dishes are decent as well.
Do not expect any smiles or services, it's just not their culture.
Wish they had cleaner spoons & chopsticks.
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Review from Zoe R.
5/20/2011 1 photo
Tasty. Quick enough. Cheap (under $8. for a b*i*g serving).
Service was ok, but I came here for the quick enough bite, and for tasty food.
I couldn't tell if there was MSG, but I was thirsty afterwards (isn't that a sign?)
As a vegetarian, I was sad to read that even their vegetarian "Buns"/Phos had meat (see the pic that I uploaded).
My colleague and I shared a veg pho $6.50 (small);
and a fried veg dish with rice noodles $7.50 (small). Oily, but I liked the taste. The kind of dish I can enjoy from time to time, but not weekly.Listed in: Colour me Multi-Ethnic…, My Old Stompin' Grounds:…
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Review from Darren B.
5/30/2011
If I was rating the Pho itself, I would give this restaurant a five...their broth is very clean and delicious. However, if the waitress was my daughter, she would be grounded and sent to her room for two weeks.
Regardless, its hard to beat this Chinatown/Kensington area Vietnamese Pho hotspot. Portion sizes typical and yummy though there is a big print on the menu that says you can NOT take home leftover Pho!!! Luckily, I ate my fill and had no refrigeration options. -
Review from Erin H.
10/14/2011
I was so excited to be in Toronto with an abundance of Vietnamese food choices we picked this place because it had decent reviews and was well situated. After reading the reviews on Vietnamese places in town there wasn't a single one that didn't include "my fave pho in town" and "I don't know why anyone likes this place" - so a crapshoot really. We came during a busy lunchtime and the servers seemed to think that everyone there knew the score - since they didn't say "fill this out" when they left a blank check and pen at our table. Also the water could have been filled a little more regularly. At any rate the food was okay and certainly filled my craving so we were satisfied. The Kensington neighborhood is great fun and we had an awesome walk after our meal.
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Review from Alan W.
Toronto, ON
6/27/2011
Eventhough I was running errands around the Yorkville area, I went to the Pho Hung in Chinatown rather than on Bloor Street after reading the slightly better reviews.
Service was not bad, but not good either. I came specifically for Pho, and they had a large menu of Pho which is what I was expecting. The food came quickly and the portion wasn't as large as other Vietnamese restaurants which was fine by me as I am not a big eater. Their Pho comes in 3 portion sizes: small, large and extra large -- I don't know why they just have small, medium and large. The large was pretty much the equivilant to a small at other restaurants.
The Pho was very good, with plenty pieces of meat. The plate of Thai basil and sprouts on the side was measley and I was surprised that I didn't get any fresh jalapeno or chili peppers. The Siracha sauce at the table seemed watered down and I didn't see any other kind of chili sauce to go with my Pho. The soup was very tasty after the addition of Siracha. I could've had the entire bowl of soup, but I knew they use MSG which I did experience a slight headache after my meal and felt really thirsty.
I wasn't really impressed and still looking for a good Pho place downtown. It seems like the Asian restaurants in Chinatown is going downhill, as much better quality modern Asian restaurants are plentiful up in Markham and at the same price or cheaper. -
Review from Cheri d.
Mmmm. Was just here the other day and it was a non-meal time of day so didn't have to wait for a table or anything. That's a plus.
My friends got the raw beef pho and i tried it. It was great!
But i wasn't in the mood for pho, so i got the stir fried beef with onions and vermicelli. The beef was so tasty and flavourful! I'd definitely recommend it. Yum. Started off with hot and fresh veggie spring rolls. Really crispy and good. Although i like my spring roll sauce a bit sweeter than the sauce the have here.
If ever i'm in the neighbourhood again (not too often though) then i'll be back :) -
Review from Eric L.
10/25/2011
The spring rolls were greasy and heavy. The crepe was so greasy it was inedible. The pho was good and plentiful. Of the many Vietnamese restaurants I have eaten at all over the US and Europe, this was by far the worst!do yourself a favor and go elsewhere.
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Review from jaspal s.
Toronto, ON
1/17/2011
Its not like the pho served here is any different from gazillion other places which serve pho in china town. Yet its super busy all the time esp Friday afternoons for lunch.
Had a large pho with tendons and brisket and it was yum. Sadly for my friend there was a long and agonizing wait of 10 mins after everyone received their meals as the server forgot to pass her order to the kitchen.
However when it arrived it was worth the wait. -
Review from Kavi G.
Toronto, ON
5/10/2011
I think the sketchiness of the restaurant adds to the experience, especially when it comes to Pho.
Went here for my second Pho experience, and I have to say I really loved it. I'm not sure if they do or don't put MSG in the meals, but it didn't really matter to me. Slurped it up in no time.
Ordered the house Pho with spring rolls. Waiters seemed to forget that we had ordered pop and the spring rolls, so the dish didn't come to us until after the Pho. No biggie, still recommend the place. -
Review from steve t.
6/22/2011
My friend recommended this place to me so our party of 4 decided to try this place out for lunch. We had a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon and upon walking in, we were surprised that the restaurant was still crowded.
I ordered:
the shrimp spring roll appetizer (not very tasty, the peanut sauce was below par)
The vermicelli with bbq pork sausage with egg rolls (this dish was really good)
I like how this restaurant has a small/large portion option for alot of their entrees because many typical Vietnamese joints only offer small/large portions for their pho items.
**One thing that bugged me was that they gave me a sriracha bottle filled with fish sauce to pour into my bowl of vermincelli. You have to be careful with that bottle because if you apply too much pressure, the fish sauce will spill all over. They should've just gave me a small bowl of the fish sauce dipping sauce. My clothes smelled like sh*t afterwards -
Review from Giuliana B.
SCARBOROUGH, ON
11/7/2010
We came here yesterday looking for some hot and delicious Pho to warm us up and satisfy our ravenous hunger. I am by no means an expert on Pho, but damn this was good! Because my eyes are notoriously 10,0000 bigger than my stomach and I was famished, not only did I order the small rare beef Pho, but to my fb's horror and amusement, I also went ahead and ordered a Soursop shake and a small chicken vermicelli, which by the way comes with a springroll. The bf only got a small rare and well done bowl of Pho. The wimp.
The Pho was delicious. The broth was addicting and not oily, and the amount of noodles in my bowl was just right. Also, for a person like me who really doesn't like beef all that much, I fund the beef in my bowl to be tender and pretty good. The chicken vermicelli was also pretty tasty, and the chicken was tender and not dry at all, with just the right amount of seasonings. My shake was delicious! I absolutely adore Soursop, and so for me this really hit the spot. Unfortunately, the shake was the only thing I could finish. Thankfully my bf also works as a vacuum cleaner of sorts and finished up the rest of my food for me.
The service here is super quick and while it isn't friendly or outstanding, it is certainly efficient. -
Review from Steeven L.
Etobicoke, ON
2/4/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I discovered Pho Hung about 10 years ago as a poor starving student. Where else can you get a huge delicious bowl of steaming soup with mounds of tender meat for about the price of a coffee at Starbucks?!
As the name implies, Pho Hung specializes in Vietnamese Pho soup. This delicious soup that can take up to 6 hours to make is all about the broth. I've had Pho in a lot of other places in Toronto and across Canada and the US and Pho Hung definitely makes the best broth.
My top favourites at Pho Hung, especially on a cold winter day, are a large bowl of the raw beef Pho soup with a side of crispy Vietnamese spring rolls. These rolls are lightly deep fried and served with an AMAZING sweet chili sauce.
As with most Vietnamese restaurants, they serve you tea as you sit down. Hot in winter and iced in summer.
The staff is always extremly quick and friendly; even though Pho Hung is always packed, you never have to wait more than a few minutes to get a table.
The owner is an avid fisherman and proudly displays photos of his catches, as well as a few mounted trophies, in the restaurant.
If I had a last meal on earth it would probably be an extra large raw beef Pho Soup from Pho Hung.
Note: Bring some cold hard cash. No plastic here.Listed in: A five star tour...
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Review from David D.
12/9/2010
My usual go-to place for Vietnamese food for years.
Prices are reasonable and the service is quite good/efficient.
Regarding the pho, the broth is tasty, despite knowing that there is MSG in it. The beef is quite chewy and hard to eat, even when cooked from rare.
I do enjoy the other options (rice, vermicelli) whenever I'm craving.
The dishes are huge and I'm usually bloated whenever I leave.Listed in: The Pho Scale
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Review from vic z.
Toronto, ON
12/9/2011
Opens earlier than all the other options. If you're looking for a meal before 11:30 am, this is the place to go. The serving's very generous and the price very cheap. The service is A-OK but not great. It tends to get exceptionally busy around lunch time so be prepared to wait!
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Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
8/18/2011
I LOVE pho and love to try different restaurants but I tried the pho at Pho Hung and it wasn't great. It was very disappointing as the portions were small for such an expensive price. I honestly don't see why people like this place. The pho is bland and I feel like the broth lacks depth and flavour. I guess when you've had the best, no other places compare. There are definetly better restaurants to get pho.
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Review from Isabella L.
Toronto, ON
10/10/2010 2 photos
P r i c e s are UNDER $10 including tax and tips
P o r t i o n s are reasonable (idk about you guys, but whenever I eat anything soupy, it only fills me for a while before i get hungry again so be warned)
F o o d is comforting, light and delicious! Pho soup base is savoury and drinkable, not too oily. The noodles and beef are great too! The grilled chicken was nicely marinated and plentiful (Had the pho + grilled chicken vermicelli, but i'd prefer the pho)
A t m o s p h e r e is typical china town place and service is quick
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Review from Tina D.
10/24/2010
Being a Southern California native and Vietnamese, I was very excited to visit this place. Being the number 2 pho place according to Blog TO, I wanted a hearty bowl of noodle soup especially since it was raining. I was quite disappointed in this place.
The broth was pretty tasty although it definitely has MSG. I always figured I can adjust the taste a bit with the Hoisin Sauce, Sriracha, and lemon.
The noodles were overcooked.
The meats were a little tough. Even the rare beef felt tough and chewy. How is that even possible?
I probably won't go to this place again, at least not for pho. And, I definitley not recommend this place to my parents. On with the search for pho... -
Review from Antonia W.
Toronto, ON
7/27/2011
I've been here 3 times now and have ordered the same dish every single time. I love BANH XEO!!! And they do it pretty well here.. nice crispy exterior pancake and lots of bean sprouts and meat inside. The last time I dropped by, they could have put more shrimp in it and I think they made the portion size smaller (one pancake instead of two) but it's still $8 for a large pancake big enough to fill my tummy.
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Review from David L.
Mississauga, ON
4/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Finally got to eat here today.
Ordered the #1 which is the house Pho, and the curry chicken with rice and spring rolls.
The pho soup stock is delicious! Probably one of the better ones I have had in the GTA.
My wife and kids enjoyed the curry chicken rice.
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Review from jocelyn l.
3/26/2011
Ummm...their logo looks suspiciously like The Laughing Cow's (spreadable cheese). Trademark issues, anyone? I almost did not step into this place because it looked shady
However, I'd have to say that this is one of the better pho places i've been to (and i've been a lot of them...).
I got a Large Pho with beef balls since they did not have my 'usual' Crab Bun Rieu (Crab meat with egg in tomato soup)
The portion was huge...i wish there was a 'medium' size, but it literally went from S to L to XL.
Soup was tasty; not the usual pho soup i've tasted which frankly, puts me off pho.
Total came to $8 including tax but not tip
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Review from Keidi K.
10/22/2010 3 Check-ins Here
When I walk into this place it looks exactly like the Chinese food places featured in Hollywood movies, you know the drill, badly decorated or mostly decorated with Christmas lights no matter the time of year but they pride themselves in their food. And they're always busy, which this place is throughout the day.
I love it but not as much as my local pho hung, if it was closer to me I'd probably visit more.
I wish they accepted visa/debit I don't usually carry cash and its a pain to have to look for an ATM and get charged the $3 dollar fee. -
Review from Chuck B.
9/13/2011
Very good dac biet pho and fried spring rolls. Summer rolls were a bit chewy for my liking. The pho broth is a highlight!
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Review from Susan C.
Toronto, ON
2/19/2011
AMAZING NOODLES.
Go a little earlier (before lunch or dinner time) to get seats. There are always loooooonnnnnggggg line ups!
EDIT:
Someone asked me to share what I ordered. Every time I go, I usually just get Pho. I don't exactly remember the name (Sorry!), but it should be the first one on the Pho page! I'll check again next time I'm there! -
Review from Tong J.
We walked passed Pho Hung so many times in the past and noticed that it was always busy. Finally ... last winter, after a excruciating final exam, a bowl of hot, tasty of Pho with thin slices of beef was the only thing I could think about.
We love:
- Pho The broth is quite tasty. I haven't found a bowl of Pho from other restaurants as good as this one (well, except my aunt's restaurant in Thailand). Love the proportion of broth, noodles and beef (in some restaurants, they give you way too much noodles and very little beef). I generally order a Large, I don't know if I would ever be brave enough to try a bowl of XL Pho. They might have to wheel me out of there.
- Vermicelli (Bun) with grilled pork. Grilled pork is juicy and full of flavor, the large serving is quite satisfying.
This is one of our favorite places in town. Good food, quick service and inexpensive. Close to Green P parking.Listed in: Asia On My Mind
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