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Sprout
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
15 St. Clair AveToronto, ON M4V 1K6
Neighbourhoods: Yonge and St. Clair, Deer Park
(416) 929-2541
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 6 pm
Fri 11 am - 5 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
8 reviews for Sprout
8 reviews in English
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Review from JulieJuli A.
7/16/2010
Julie
Dropped by for lunch and thought the BBQ chicken over rice noodles was quite tasty. most of the menu items looked great and pics offer the newbie to Viet food a visual of what to order. I really wanted the pork chops but apparently they run out of entrees towards the later part of the lunch time rush.
Only problem is that they take cash only... Other than that.. Great or really it was just super quick service.... -
Review from Sunny N.
Toronto, ON
3/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
I live in, but work outside this area, so I was really curious to try this restaurant on my day off since they open only during office hours (11am to 6pm weekdays only). (Un)fortunately, I realized I haven't been missing much.
The menu is very limited (none of the good offal goodness available at your typical pho restaurant), the portions are small, overpriced, and they take cash-only. It is like the worst of the two worlds of fusion restaurants and authentic ethnic restaurants. That being said, the food isn't terrible. Just nothing special
The only positive point is that the soup-base they use in the noodles are actually not fatty, but still contains a lot of flavour. I suppose if you're short on time, stuck in the area, and craving for pho, it'd be an option. Otherwise, either go west to Arlington for Pho St Clair, or head Chinatown for some authentic pho. -
Review from Tony F.
8/27/2010
Review on the Run:
I'd give my left arm for an authentic Pho place to be around here. Unfortunately Sprout is a very dumbed down version of the real stuff. The food isn't aweful, but the Pho consists of a few pieces of sliced beef flank or a choice of a few sliced pieces of chicken breast. *ugh*
Conclusion: Eat here? No.Listed in: Ridonckulousness! (Oh no you…, Pho-U
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Review from Andrew G.
Toronto, ON
7/7/2010
I love everything about Sprout.
I love how it's near my office.
I love the pleasing design. The original names for dishes that are tasty twists on the usual Vietnamese fare, like "OMG Soup". The fact that everything's a notch better than it needs to be.
I like how quiet it is, despite regular clientele. How interesting the clientele are, despite it being a "work" area. And most of all the friendly, personal service.
Did I mention I love Sprout?
P.S. - Cash only.Listed in: True Blue
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Review from Erin H.
Toronto, ON
9/17/2008
In one of my stints at pretending I was friendly enough and skinny enough to be a receptionist, I found there were no healthy and good places to eat around me unless I wanted to step down to the main floor cafeteria to grab a bowl of curried hair and brown lice.
On one miraculous afternoon I stumbled upon Sprout, a Vietnamese restaurant barely big enough to squeeze in twenty Suits. Despite the crowdedness of the joint I used my feminine prowess to slip through the line-up and ordered myself a big bowl of Hot and Sour soup. The soup, in my opinion, is their specialty, packed with mushrooms, protein of your choice, and of course, sprouts. There are also a variety of Vietnamese specialties -- salted shrimp, salad rolls etc -- all good quality, and all cheap. -
Review from Brian S.
Toronto, ON
7/23/2009
Yonge and St. Clair only exists for lunch. There's lots of places here for work lunch, but I still get somewhat bored of the options. That's why Sprout is good. It's a bit different. I can only review one product here, which is the rare beef pho, which I've probably had around 20 times, but when I want Vietnamese, that's what I get.
When there's no one in the place the service is really, really fast. However, if there's a bit of a line, it can take 15 or 20 minutes to get the Pho. I like the way they serve it for take-out also. 2 containers, rare beef in one, and the broth in the other. Take 'em back, mix 'em up, and they're good. -
Review from Dallas H.
12/9/2009
Narrow little spot just west of Yonge with a limited selection of Vietnamese standards. I picked up some charbroiled chicken vermicelli for lunch and it was reasonably tasty, though it could've benefited from some basil or mint leaves.
Kind of a watered-down, no-frills style of Viet aimed at white people, but given the location, what would you expect? -
Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
10/20/2009
Soooo disappointed by today's lunch from Sprout! I used to come here often when I lived in the neighborhood, and now that I work up here, i was happy to visit Sprout. My all time fave was the rare beef pho, which I ordered today for take-out. Upon my return to my desk I was very disappointed.
Why? Well, they used to give you separate containers for the broth, and for the rare beef, and basil leaves separate again. Today? Nope. Just one big giant container. Hmm.. I think. The rare beef won't be so rare but that's ok. Little did I realize... Wha??? Where's the rare beef? why is there... TURKEY?? in my rare beef pho??? It might be chicken, but it looks and tastes a LOT more like turkey.
One of the worst things about take-out is when you get back to your desk, all unpacked, and you realize what you got is something other than what you ordered. I don't even think turkey is on their menu? It's Pho, for Christsakes, have you heard of turkey pho??
to give them credit, there is some (a small amount) of non-rare beef, but they completely F-ed up my order and I am irritated. Turkey pho?
The broth is still good, but this is the weirdest lunch I've had in a while.
Not cheap either. Almost $9 when near my house I share phos with 2-3 people for less.
Oh well. Chalk one up to high expectations, low delivery. Here I sit at my desk eating turkey mixed with small amounts of well-done beef pho. I guess Thanksgiving was pretty recent.
