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1. Vietnam Noodle Star
It's worth the drive to the 'Bro. Simply put, this is the best place in the GTA for pho. They use fresh noodles (not dry) and their broth is more flavorful and fresh compared with many others -- it has that certain touch of sweetness to it (maybe…More »
2. Hanoi 3 Seasons
This is perhaps Toronto's only northern Vietnamese cuisine restaurant (with another location in Leslieville opening later this summer). The food is different than other run-oft-the-mill Vietnamese restaurants in Toronto, which predominately serve…More »
3. Banh Mi & Che Cali
Toronto, ON M5T 2E7
(416) 599-8948
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
Banh mi? Who needs banh mi when you have such a ridiculous amount of options at this Vietnamese 'all-in-one' shop! I'm a recent convert to this place, opting for this over it's yellow neighbor Ms. Nguyen something or other.
++Pros++
1. Super cheap.…More »
4. Saigon Palace Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5T 2G8
(416) 968-1623
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
Pho Pasteur has competition in Chinatown for title of "Best Pho-cking Pho"!
Saigon Palace is a complete dive. It is dirty (don't even venture into the bathrooms...you've been warned), unapologetically Vietnamese, and dirt cheap. It's everything I've…More »
5. Pho Pasteur
Toronto, ON M5T 1H4
(416) 351-7188
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Kensington Market
I made my way to my regular spot, Pho Pasteur, after Susan C. claimed that the broth was back on track. Good news, broth is back on track! I didn't find it to be off side in the first place.
My update is similar to my original review, though for…More »
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9/28/2009
Oh yes, the mighty 24-hour giant of a pho joint...Pho Pasteur! I like it here, I like it a lot.… Read more »
6. Pho Canh Buom
Toronto, ON M6H 1B6
(416) 538-4287
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Brockton Village
The pho gets a healthy 3.5, but this place is 4 stars all the way! Random notes, you say?
1. Hilarious diner style booths and chairs...with a nautical theme. Amazing.
2. Pho is good. The broth isn't as bland as the Ossington joints BUT the tendon…More »
7. Pho Linh
Toronto, ON M6H 1B6
(416) 516-3891
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Brockton Village
I didn't have the pho here. However, with items like banh cuon and banh beo on the menu, who needs that same same crap that you can get everywhere else?
The lowdown:
1. The banh cuon is fantastic. I recommend the one that includes banh cong tom, a…More »
8. Pho Tien Thanh
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y9
(416) 588-6997
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village
To officially kick off Pho-bruary, we visited the much talked about Pho Tien Thanh on Ossington. Yelp Elites Dale M. and Bijan V. were joined by Yelp newbie Jan A., whose dedication to the craft of pho is noteworthy (she just visited this place a…More »
9. Kim Po Vietnamese Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5T 1H3
(416) 596-8589
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Kensington Market
This place has been around since the early 80's and is operated by a Chinese/Vietnamese family, much like my own. Our family used to come here back in the day, but stopped after someone was shot to death back in the mid to late 80's. My notes:
1.…More »
10. Kim Vietnamese Restaurant
To call this place a restaurant would be incorrect. It's more like eating in some Vietnamese family's living room. From the household grade appliances to the group of homeless-looking Vietnamese men drinking beer and watching the Olympics in Chinese,…More »
11. Hanoi 3 Seasons
I'm a big fan of Northern Vietnamese cuisine. It isn't your typical pho joint that's for sure. This cute, dare I say 'classy' Leslieville location serves a much different clientele than the Gerrard and Broadview location. This is more of a dinner…More »
12. Nguyen Huong Food
Toronto, ON M5T 2G2
(416) 599-4625
Categories:
Bakeries,
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
Oh Banh Mi Yellow Sign. I love your banh mi, but you need to step up the variety and quality on your other goods. Ima-breaka-breaka down!
+++PROS+++
1. Top quality banh mi, really consistent, likely the best in Toronto!
2. Bread keeps better than it's…More »
13. Anh Dao Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5T 2G6
(416) 598-4514
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Downtown Core
Per Susan C's review, I do in fact give this my "White People Don't Eat Here" seal of approval!
You definitely come here for the Nem Nuong, which is a Vietnamese pork sausage with some serious DIY veg and other random stuff I've never seen before.…More »
14. Pho Saigon Restaurant
Scarborough, ON M1L 2L6
(416) 759-5999
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
Went here again and the pho was still excellent, however, the service was terrible. I swear it was everyone's first day.
Ingredients the pho I ordered:
1. noodles
2. raw beef
3. tendon
Pho Saigon attempt #1:
1. noodles
2. flank
3. tendon
Pho Saigon attempt…More »
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8/18/2009
$8 for a large bowl of pho in Scarborough? This must be some sort of perverted joke, right? 'Tis… Read more »
15. Xe Lua Restaurant
Clearly no one has love for Chinatown East (sorry, not "Old Chinatown" as previously stated). The Choo Choo train strikes again! This place was a staple of mine nearly every week during my volleyball season. It's the perfect place to get super…More »
16. Pho Ngon
Toronto, ON M6G 1L1
(416) 901-9988
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Chinese
Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Seaton Village
I am giving this place 3.5 stars, but am rounding it up to 4 because it's one of those places that has potential to be a lot better. Anyone who goes here needs to know that it will have growing pains. Here's the rundown:
1. Pho noodles are thick…More »
17. Phoga Banh Cuon
I don't understand why restaurants specializing in banh cuon choose to reheat dishes that have already been made! What's up with this disease that's running rampant at banh cuon restaurants all over town? I don't get it.
Anyway, here's the lowdown:
…More »
18. Golden Elephant
Toronto, ON M1V 5N3
(416) 293-3880
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Thai
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
Same owners as Vietnam Noodle Star (VNS), same bowls, plates, cups, menus, everything. It has all of the necessary tools to be a five star pho joint...but why does it fall short?
1) Broth served luke warm
2) Broth lacks the depth, sweetness, and…More »
19. Pho House
Well, my experience at the Pho House was right on the money; 3-stars and "A-OK". Not "Yay! I'm a fan." or "Woohoo! As good as it gets!".
The verdict:
+++GOOD+++
1. Beautiful clear broth (wow!)
2. Nice tender pieces of tendon
3. Lots of fresh bean sprouts…More »
20. Rua Vang Golden Turtle
Toronto, ON M6J 2Z2
(416) 531-1601
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village
At last! I've finally found pho that tastes like something you would find on the means streets of Saigon. Unfortunately for the Golden Turtle, I never really was a fan of the 'authentic' pho that they serve in Vietnam.
+++PROS+++
1. Portion sizes are…More »
21. Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
(416) 504-2188
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core
This is the best *overall* Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown. The pho is average but the menu contains more options than others. The rice and vermicelli dishes are all very good, as are the not-so-often-ordered (i.e. snail broth noodle soup, beef…More »
22. Pho Mi Thuan Loi
Toronto, ON M6K 1L5
(416) 531-5645
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Parkdale
First to review suckas! A group of us went to this pho joint after a Yelp Elite event. It was a decent experience, pretty average for a Vietnamese place I guess.
I found our server's lack of English language comprehension to be charming, cute even.…More »
23. Xe Lua Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
(416) 703-8330
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core
Ok...update time...
The pho here has gone noticeably downhill (so have the noodles) my last several visits. My previous review stuck up for them, but I can't do it anymore. The broth has gone from a nice authentic flavor to a watered down mess. Even…More »
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7/14/2009
Wow, I am really going to have to disagree with a lot of the previous reviewers.
1) They use fresh… Read more »
24. Que Ling Restaurant
Toronto, ON M4M 2K1
(416) 778-4038
Categories:
Ethnic Food,
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Riverdale
I really really wanted to like this place. I love sketchy holes-in-the-wall that serve authentic grub...but this place....meh....
1. Known for the banh cuon (rice flour rolls with pork and mushroom) this place doesn't deliver the goods. We saw them…More »
25. Pho 88
Toronto, ON M5T 2E5
(416) 971-8899
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core
Give me a dirty Vietnamese joint over this classy version any day!
Pluses:
1) The white girl knows more Vietnamese than the Asian guy
2) They have the option of fresh noodles
3) If you need to drop a deuce, the bathrooms are clean
4) This is one of…More »
26. Pho Hung
Toronto, ON M5T 2G4
(416) 593-4274
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
This is similar to the review I gave for the Annex location....
Firstly, I lived in Vietnam in 2003-2004 and am familiar with all types of Vietnamese cuisine (I make my own and go out to eat Viet at least 1-2 times a week). This is perhaps the most…More »
27. Pho Hung Restaurant
Toronto, ON M5S 1T8
(416) 963-5080
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: The Annex, Downtown Core
Firstly, I lived in Vietnam in 2003-2004 and am familiar with all types of Vietnamese cuisine (I make my own and go out to eat Viet at least 1-2 times a week). This is perhaps the most overrated Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto. The portions are…More »
28. Pho Ai My
Toronto, ON M5T 2E2
(416) 849-3631
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core
++NOTE TO OWNERS++
- do not allow your idiot teen-aged kids to serve people, especially when they clearly don't know how to conduct themselves in front of paying customers.
- first impressions matter, because I've blacklisted you based on one…More »
29. Vic Hong Restaurant
Perhaps the 'Chinese-y-est' Vietnamese restaurant I have ever been to. I use the terms 'Vietnamese' and 'restaurant' very loosely. I can see how a place like this would do well in Richmond Hill because the Chinese like to support their own, even if…More »
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Toronto, ON
Yelping SinceAugust 2008
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