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Xelua Vietnamese Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
180 Steeles Ave WVaughan, ON L4J 2L1
(905) 882-2122
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
8 reviews for Xelua Vietnamese Restaurant
8 reviews in English
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Review from Janet S.
Toronto, ON
8/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
What do you really ever want from a Pho place? Order on a form, no need to communicate with the servers. The venue is large (as are most suburban places) and full.
Serving sizes are HUGE. They have Small, Large, XL. I ordered a large, and it was like a basin that I could wash my face in.
Couple of things to note:
You have to request thin noodles, or you get those thick udon-y ones.
You can request to have the bo tai served on the side.
Pay at the counter. They will split the bill for you if you go with a giant group. -
Review from Rochelle L.
Toronto, ON
4/19/2012
Sometimes even meat eaters need some veggies in their life. I say this because veggie pho is one of my all time top comfort foods. I don't care that the soup broth isn't veggie, it's the chunks of veggies that I crave. Unfortunately for me I'm out of luck when visiting either locations of Xeula (also known as Train). Xeula is one of many pho restaurants in the city. This location being the sister to one right in the heart of downtown Chinatown. It's constantly getting rave reviews from friends who are pho phans (hah get what I did there), but honestly it's really not the best in the city.
The broth is underwhelming and lacks flavour, and there isn't enough meat in the beef and beef ball soup. Even the service is questionable at best. So you're probably asking yourself why I would go there if there are better places that have more options? Well let's just say I'm a really good friend and went along with it.
Nevertheless, you're doing yourself a huge favour by finding another pho place to go to if you want really delicious pho. -
Review from Edwin A.
the food is good. but the service probably one of the worst.
one time, we came late about half hour before closing.
got a rude server, just waiting at the table starring, asking if we knew what we wanted. well we had just sat down. i didn't even have a chance to look at the menu.
at restaurant close all the servers were at the front of the restaurant leaving. they don't want to be there. seems like if they aren't getting paid for being there they want to get the heck out.
oh and dream on trying to flag a server down.. it's as if they have their eyes glued to the floor. they are intentionally avoiding you. if you're done, it's probably best to go up to the front to pay.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/23/2011
Looking for something light for lunch we decided to check out the Xe Lua in Thornhill for some… Read more »
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Review from Bob A.
Toronto, ON
3/30/2012
Went for the first time on a Friday night, as this place came recommended by a Vietnamese friend who billed it as well priced and good quality.
We got there and the prices were cheap, like most of these places.
We ordered:
cold shrimp roll
curry beef brisket with rice noodle in soup
sate beef with egg noodle in soup
whole pan-fried fish
pineapple beef fried rice (for the kids)
After ordering, I visited the restroom...Now I don't have high expectations of a cheap joint's facilities but let's just say it was obvious that I was looking at days of neglect to the point of needing to hold my breath.
At that point I decided that irrespective of the food to come, this would be my first and only visit based solely on facility cleanliness. I find it hard to imagine that the lack of standards wouldn't extend to other areas of the operation.
And then the food came...
I have never had to fight with brisket before. I literally would have needed a knife and fork to eat the beef. The beef in the fried rice was so tough it couldn't be eaten (seriously).
The sate beef soup was yummy, same for the pan-fried fish.
Service is so poor it was actually comical.
We left after 15 minutes with about 50% eaten. At only 34.50 before tax and tip I see it as a cheap lesson. -
Review from Toronto L.
Toronto, ON
7/26/2011
The Toronto Lover system:
5 stars = Must visit!
4 stars = Really good. I take my friends here.
3 stars = Somewhat worth it... if you have nowhere better to go.
2 stars = Below average. Attend only when necessary.
1 star = Do not visit!
There is a late night Xe Lua Vietnamese Restaurant on Spadina, south of Dundas, but the two have very little in common. They serve the same dishes, they have the same logo and menus, and the same name, but this one on Steeles (tucked behind the Swiss Chalet plaza near Hilda) is actually a great, affordable family restaurant, whereas the other is a student-filled, after-club dive.
Try the duck leg soup for $7. Try a curry rice dish for about the same price. There is usually decent service and friendly patrons.
Is it a hidden gem? No. The food is not spectacular, and you will not write home about it. But in this area, there's a lot to be said for a good, affordable pho place. They also serve very tasty fruit drinks that are something like bubble tea.
3 stars -
Review from Steve P.
Updated - 3/15/2010
An update after they have had their doors closed for 5 weeks for a remodel and, wow. Talk about a total transformation. I feel upset that I didnt take pictures of the before and after in this place, but it looks much nicer now. Very open, much more of a cleaner look to things. Wooden table tops, nice silver stands, the servers still look the same, but their surroundings are very much improved. Taking this new opportunity with the new look my girl and I decided to be adventurous and order things we never have before. I decided on the Pineapple Beef Fried Rice, and she did the curried chicken with vermicelli noodle soup.
Wow, were we glad we strayed off course for this one, the best fried rice I have ever eaten, nice cooked pieces of marinated beef with sugar snap peas, carrots, egg, onion, and pineapple. It was all fantastic, added a little soy sauce and it was perfect. I normally don't like fried rice, but this certainly made me forget that thought. The Curry dish as my fiancee pointed out had huge chunks of chicken that were just falling off the bones they were attached to. A thick yellow broth coated everything and made it look like she was basically eating mustard, it smelled and tasted very good, although I can't handle much curry, she can like a champ, although I hear she is paying for it now. This place is still her favorite Vietnamese place to eat at, and now it looks even better.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/6/2009 First to Review
My Fiancees' favorite Vietnamese restaurant to eat at. The Pho and Spring Rolls are very tasty. The… Read more »
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Review from Garett N.
9/3/2011
Came here with a very large group, and we had wonderful and fast service. Great pho too!
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Review from Gretchen Michelle H.
Toronto, ON
6/1/2010
Love the soups here, and the rolls. Unbelievably inexpensive for their soups that eat like a meal. Absolutely delish! TRY #210: BEEF SATAY SOUP!!!! It's around $5.00
