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susan "My hat is not filled with marzipan" c.'s Profile

My Time in 'Nam

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My Time in 'Nam

A tour of duty in Toronto by a Vietnamese-food vet

1. Pho House

610 Gerrard Street
Toronto, ON M4M 1Y3
Canada
(416) 778-7888

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Riverdale

2/7/2010 First to Review

This place in East Chinatown is formerly known as Pho 88. I came here with sarah l. during our series of non-sexual dates[1] and I am declaring Pho House my front-runner for Pho-bruary in Toronto.[2]

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Pho Tai Gan (rare beef and beef…More »

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2. Pho My Duyen

1208 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M4W 1A7
Canada
(416) 850-4993

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Brockton Village, Bloordale Village, Wallace Emerson

2/4/2010

Pho-bruary continues! I had pho here tonight and I felt like someone beat me up--this time, I mean this in a bad way. I went up against a large bowl of the noodle soup and I could not finish it. I felt defeated.

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3. Pho Pasteur

525 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M5T 1H4
Canada
(416) 351-7188

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Kensington Market

2/3/2010

I had pho here tonight and I felt like someone beat me up--I mean this in a good way. I could barely move from all the broth sloshing around in my belly, I had a mad case of soup sweats, and I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep.

This is my usual…More »

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4. Anh Dao Restaurant

383 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2G6
Canada
(416) 598-4514

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Downtown Core

1/10/2010

When your Vietnamese dry cleaner tells you that Anh Dao is the best Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown, you go ASAP. I went there for lunch with Neil "Vietnamese Food Nazi" T. and he gave it his "White People Don't Eat Here" seal of approval.

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5. Vietnam Noodle Star

4188 Finch Ave E
Toronto, ON M1S 4T6
Canada
(416) 609-9796

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Scarborough

10/25/2009

Vietnam Noodle Star, WTF?

Why do you have to be so good and make all the other pho joints in Toronto seem like donkey dick*?

As if you need to have your massive ego inflated even more, lemme tell you why your pho is getting five stars:
- Your broth is…More »

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6. Pho Ai My

221 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2E2
Canada
(416) 849-3631

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core

8/4/2009

I was actually on my way to another Vietnamese restaurant but when we passed Pho Ai My, I was all "Ooh, lookee! So shiny and pretty!" And against my better judgment we parked ourselves on the sleek white chairs at Pho Ai My. (This is similar to the…More »

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7. Banh Mi Ba Le

538 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M5T 1H3
Canada
(416) 977-2168

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Kensington Market

7/25/2009

Forget Subway's $5 footlong. The Vietnamese sandwiches here are twice as delicious and they're only $2.25. No, that's not a typo. Each banh mi costs a twoonie and a quarter. No other food offers that much deliciousness for so little coin.

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8. Xe Lua Restaurant

254 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
Canada
(416) 703-8330

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core

6/8/2009

The super-shiny decor and barely legal servers should have alerted me that there's "TROUBLE AHEAD!" but I was fooled by the packed tables and the rumble in my tummy. The S.O. and I ordered spring rolls, pho tai for him, and bun with grilled shrimp…More »

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9. Pho Linh

1156 College Street
Toronto, ON M6H 1B6
Canada
(416) 516-3891

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Brockton Village

2/12/2010

Pho-bruary continues! This time, on a block of Vietnamese businesses in a neighborhood I never go to. Where the hell was I?

The Pho-ndamentals
Pho Tai Gan (rare beef and beef tendon); large = $6.50
Broth: More light and refreshing than hearty and rich;…More »

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10. Pho Tien Thanh

57 Ossington Ave
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y9
Canada
(416) 588-6997

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village

3/2/2010

Warning: This place is not good for groups.
The service seems to crumble like 3-day-old cow patties when you foist 14 rowdy diners on them all at once.

The pho broth was A-OK for me but heavy on the MSG as evidenced by my massive dehydration the…More »

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