We got to this restaurant for lunch, because we wanted to have some noodles. So Vietnamese rice noodle is the perfect choice. We came into the restaurant and picked a table. The servers were nice to give us the menu. As always, I picked the regular Vietnamese noodles, my husband picked the satay Vietnamese noodles. A little bit spicy, but not too much, and it's tasty. The large one was sort of big, and I got the small one, that's enough for me. The price was a bit expensive, but we still like them and affordable. Let's come back and enjoy! read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Satay Vietnamese noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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A decent pho place that is a little bit pricier than some for slightly smaller portions (usually i am never able to finish and have leftovers but i did finish my bowl here). need more napkins on the table haha! soup was well-flavoured but noodles clumped and tightly packed. otherwise a solid choice! read more

Was out furniture shopping and this was recommended to us. Very nice size portions. I liked the grilled meats, particularly the pork chops. The spring rolls were good (again a large portion) though not what I had previously had in Vietnamese, more like a Chinese spring roll. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Grilled beef and pork chop - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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Very welcoming atmosphere, everyone working there is nice and attentive. I'd say that I've had better spring rolls, their broth could be a bit more flavourful. It was also very drafty and cool in the restaurant when we went in, even though it was full of people. (It was January, dinnertime) Not the worst, but not the best. read more

I struggle with giving a full 3/5 stars and decided to round down. As a 3/5, I may return. The Phô noodles would be a solid 8/10. The broth is also very good, a solid 8/10. Unfortunately, the rare beef is tougher than the soles of my shoes. I'd have to give the rare beef a 3/10. Its edible, but not enjoyable. Aside from the food, service is as expected and the place I pretty clean. Too bad they don't have tripe read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Broth... 8/10 - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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Not my favourite pho place in the city, however it was good. I liked how parking was easily accessible as well and free. The prices were a bit much for a simple bowl of pho, and while it was very tasty, nothing really stood out much to me. They definitely did not cheap out on the meat in the pho though, it was a good experience but there's better places for sure in Toronto. read more

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Love their broth at this location in the pho. Staff was incredibly friendly as well, always ensuring I was taken care of

Ordered the vermicelli bowl with grilled chicken and spring roll. Taste was pretty good, although spring roll was on the smaller side and there were not enough noodles. The portion wasn't super big, but filling enough if you're medium hungry. In terms of ambiance, there was a lot of seating, although we were sat directly under the speakers and it was very loud with the bass right in our ears. I has to ask twice for them to turn the volume down and they did. For payment they take credit card except for american express. They are also able to split your bill however you like. You pay at the counter rather than at the table. Parking was plentiful. read more

A great spot for pho in Scarborough. They offer your standard options for pho and you can't really go wrong with what you choose. I actually had a rice dish (the grilled chicken with rice) last time I visited and it was surprisingly filling and really delicious, so even if you're not feeling pho, I'd recommend this spot. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Driving by, we were attracted by the open patio space and the several patrons already tucking into their food. Due to the current state of the province, it was nice to find a spot to sit down for a meal even in it required full jackets, scarf and sunglasses. I immediately gravitated to a steaming hot bowl of pho to ward off the chill in the air, but they do have an extensive menu of items to choose from. As desired, my raw beef and beef tendon pho came steaming hot. The 'raw' beef was already fully cooked by the broth. I was surprised to see that the beef tendon was actually slices of tendon versus the gelatinous chunks that I am use to. Looking back, I wonder if I got beef brisket by accident . Regardless, still delicious with the fresh herbs and crunchy bean sprouts with a great broth. My partner chose the spring roll, chicken and vermicelli and really enjoyed his meal. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Raw beef and tendon pho - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

A very authentic Vietnamese cuisine with delicious food! All my friends and I love coming here for their variety of menu options and we never had any issues with our meals. I ordered their fresh shrimp rolls, bowl of pho with beef balls and brisket and Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk. The pho broth tasted very flavourful and the meat was nice and tender; a lovely bowl of soup that just warms the soul, especially during this winter season. The Vietnamese iced coffee was also flavourful and strong, just the way I like it! Although, it was a bit on the sweeter side compared to other Vietnamese restaurants I've been to. Service is generally very friendly and fast. However, during my last visit it was a bit slow and we had to remind them about our drink orders. It came out after our meals were almost finished. read more

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I order the pad Thai and it's great every time, although the female staff were talking about past guests, they were laughing and talked loudly while they made fun of how they ate??? I'm pretty sure they might have been talking about me and my boyfriend, but because we both enjoyed our food I won't hate too much, anyway Here's a picture of my dog. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Pad Thai - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Not sure why the reviews are lower for this restaurant. I would say I had my best experience here (for Vietnamese food). The pricing is average and the food was enjoyable. The staff was very quick and pho came out instantly. Although the noodles were prepped super fast, it did not compromise the flavour. The portions were perfect (only one size) for me, but I could see how it may not be enough for big eaters. They have a huge menu variety that I would be excited to return and try. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

The service was great and so was the food. Not the best viet food I had but definitely worth trying. Food was served pretty fast. Plenty of parking. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Spring roll - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

It's not bad. Nice decor better than your typical Asian resto. Lots of space and clean, bit of an '80s vibe, I'll wear my pastel coloured blazer next time I drop in. Food was Good but not great. My wife said the pho was ok but meat was sparse. I ordered vermicelli bowl with shrimp and pork with a spring roll. It was again just OK. Lots of noodles so I was quite full. read more

Worst pho ever. Couldn't finish eating the bowl. Meat was tough, broth was bland, noodles are stiff. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

The menu here is broad offering a variety of items including spring rolls, Thai beef salad, pho, egg noodle soup, vermicelli (rice noodles without broth), pad Thai, fried rice, rice dishes, deep fried food, hot pot, fish and bubble tea. Pho prices range from $8.50 - $11.50. The inside is spacious with both booth seating and table seating options. I went with H4 - Thai beef stew with rice noodles $10 and the broth was good. It was slightly spicy and has pieces of tender beef. There was plenty of noodles and they were nicely done. There was plenty of parking in the parking lot. The password for the free wifi was posted on the wall, but when I connected there was no service. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2018 read more

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I like the fact that they had one the most refreshing and punchy spicy pho in town! Beef fresh role is must, if not, feel free to suggest me better-! Service is also above standard :) Yeah I know, if you've noticed from other reviews of mine, I'm either love or hate :p read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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This Vietnamese food is like going back to Vietnam, I would definitely recommend this place read more

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Good bowl of chicken pho, although I believe technically only rare beef is 'real' pho... Anyhow, it's a good bowl of chicken noodle soup. The interior is the most challenging part, poorly laid out. The air conditioning either not working or off. read more

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This has become a go-to spot for lunch, due to its proximity to my office and their quick service, not to mention their good food. Portions are quite decent for the counter service items, so I sometimes have two meals out of a single order. I usually order off the menu unless I'm in a hurry, so I've only had the counter service a few times. The Pho is good, although the broth is not as flavourful as other places I've gone to. My favourite dish so far is the lemongrass chicken with rice, but I'm slowly working my way through the menu to try lots of different dishes. I had the chicken in red curry on my last visit and it was really good. read more

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Fabulous broth. Great pho. Quick service. Delicious rolls. Excellent all the way around. Can't say a negative thing. If I lived nearby I'd eat here often. Edit: Went back 3 weeks later and it was equally as good. Consistent!!! read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

satay chicken has delicious sauce but the chicken is the same chicken they use in everything, just different sauce.

This is my go-to Viet restaurant in the city. I have probably frequented this restaurant more than 100 times in the last 10 years. If you want a bang for your buck, this the place to go. I really enjoy their very comfortable atmosphere, the fast service and how nice the staff are. My go-to's are: tum yum with wonton soup, deep fried cream cheese wontons, grilled pork with shrimp wrapped on sugar cane on vermicelli, and their grilled beef steak and white rice. If you're in the North York area, it's definitely worth the visit. read more

Came here for a quick meal on Thursday, we ordered 2 pho dac biet, $14.50 each for a small bowl and it was extremely underwhelming. One bowl was missing tripe and tendon, while the other bowl was missing tripe, tendon and brisket. Not sure how they call this a dac biet if it's missing more than half the items. The tea served was very watered down, probably just kept pouring water over and over again into the kettle. This place is catered to non-asians, that is why their reviews are so high. Will never come back again. read more

I love this restaurant so much I've been coming here since I was little it's amazing and the workers are amazing as well

This was my go to Viet place... there was a cockroach in my meal. We would go here or get take out here almost once a week. It was always good and the last year the pho broth was hit or miss and the pieces of beef they would put in varied in quality. We went a couple weeks ago and decided on the hot pot for 2. We have had it a few times and is always good. There was a cockroach still twitching in the food after we ate 2/3 of the meal. We informed the waitress who said oh my god and then walked away with the bowl. No one came back. No one checked on us, offered the bill or came to say anything. So we get up to pay and the lady at the cash said oh Mother Nature problem or something and that it was from the vegetables. She offered us 20% off only if we would pay cash. Wash your vegetables if that is where it came from. We won't be returning and we would have been happy to if the service was better and they offered a better discount and not only if we paid cash. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Cockroach in the hot pot. Will not return! - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

I've been here several times and I used to like this place for their Pho, but tonight has given me doubts about coming back again. My go-to at any Vietnamese restaurant is the Pho Tai Nam and the quality of meat was what ruined it for me. The fatty meat, to me, is the best part (fat equals flavour) and biting into it here at Lac Vien felt like when a non-asian played the star role of Dragonball: Evolution -- a huge disappointment. It was crunchy... almost like the texture of cartilage... Not what you want in a bowl of Pho... Speaking of DBZ, the spring rolls are full of filler too. The soup was the only thing that was decent. Sure, you can argue that the soup is a good chunk of what makes a good Pho, but the soup can only do so much. There's a particular review here on Yelp that's sealed the deal on whether or not I come back again though... It's a floater. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Amazing restaurant. Doesn't look the nicest from the outside from don't let that fool you because the food here is super tasty and fairly priced too. Lac vien has a massive menu with lots of Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese and other Asian dishes. read more

Mediocre at best but the price is on the higher end. Tried a vermicelli dish with spring rolls (tastes like packaged) and Viet iced coffee and everything was just blah. Fish sauce is super watery, and but grilled pork had a good flavour though small in qty. read more

I've passed by this cafe/restaurant so many times on Caledonia and have always been too busy to stop in...until today Feb 13 2016.. the coldest day of the year. I was just coming off of a bad cold. So naturally the doctor's prescription is Pho. Lac Vien has an impressive menu and reminds me of a friendly bustling urban diner .. only it's in an industrial zone on the edge of urbanity in North York. But don't be fooled. You'll see people from every walk of life enjoying a meal here. For as little as $7 you can get a small Pho bowl to fill you up (unless you haven't eaten in days don't buy an XL Pho). My wife and I started off with some veggie spring rolls. Not too oily, crunchy and perfectly paired with their homemade Sriracha that's present at every table. My wife and shared the veggie and seafood Pho as well as the Chicken Satay Pho. The veggie seafood Pho came with fresh beansprouts and basil that smelled so delightful and tasted so fresh that I thought I was back in Hanoi where we first discovered authentic Pho. The Chicken Satay Pho had just the right amount of spice but the homemade Sriracha enhances the taste if you like spicy. Many Pho places I've been to brings their bowls out steaming hot and you are left waiting a long time before it's cool enough to eat. Not at Lac Vien. The temperature is just right. I've gotta stress again that prices where super reasonable. For coffee, tea, appetizers and copious amounts of high quality Pho for two, our bill came out to $25.99 Finally I had the hot coffee with condensed milk. It was the best way to end a meal before heading out into the cold again. My only complaint is that it gets a little drafty in that place. The windows look like they could use better insulation. Bravo Lac Vien Bravo! read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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fast service but food lacks taste. dishes served with lots of celery and onion. Little meat or green veggies

This place is close to home and so, has become one of my go to spots when in need of great food. Location: situated at the corner of Caledonia and Cartwright in the middle of little traffic. However, this place always seems to get customers from near and far. Service: even though their English sometimes isn't the best, their promptness on delivering the food in no time makes up for it. Staff is nice, usually smiley and keeping busy attending to customers. Food: delicious!! Really well made and you have a variety to choose from. The restaurant is Vietnamese however you do get Thai options in the menu to spice it up. For spicy lovers you will enjoy this. Portions are a good size. I usually get either the Pad Thai, or the Vermicelli with grilled beef and a spring roll. I could never finish the pad Thai it's a big portion for me, which is great for left overs. The rice with chicken, beef and an egg is also a great option. Seasoned really well and it comes with a small soup on the side. All in all this place is a great Vietnamese place, nice staff, great good, decent prices. I have introduced this place to numerous people and they love it to. Ps there is room for free parking as well. Bonus! Sorry no pictures yet as I usually go to this place when I'm really hungry after work so I always start eating before I remember to take pics read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Tea - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Stopped by for dinner recently and enjoyed my meal. We started with the fresh roll with shrimp, vermicelli and vegetables, it was ok, pretty standard offering. My my dinner, i had the grilled beef, spring roll and vermicelli. Meat was charcoal grilled, tender and flavourful and was a decent portion, the vermicelli were nice and chewy, the vegetables were fresh and abundant and the spring roll was good. My dining companion opted for pho and the aroma wafting from the bowl was enticing, they thoroughly enjoyed it. I would come back again, it was decent and prices reasonable. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Grilled beef, vermicelli and spring roll - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Yummy pad Thai, large portions. Clean & friendly staff. This place is very child friendly, 1 plate will serve 3-4 people easy. Worth the price. read more

My mom was raving about this place. She claims that this is the best place for pho compared to the others that we generally visit. After trying their House Special, I cannot agree that it is the best. The House Special comes with pretty much everything; beef balls, tripe, tendon and rare beef. The noodles were a bit thicker than traditional pho noodles however, very tender. What makes pho tasty is of course the broth. The flavour in the broth fell short... I had to take a couple of sips prior to making this verdict. The broth tasted like hot water with a tint of pork essence and soy sauce. It does not capture that meaty essence that you'd normally expect from eating a good bowl of pho. During the whole meal I had to add condiments (e.g. hoison /seafood sauce, hot sauce and chili sauce) to it in order to make it a bit more tasty. Servers were friendly and warm and service was prompt. However, be mindful of the item they call out when it arrives because two people who served us called out the wrong order. When I asked for clarification on whether it was the House Special she said yes but, it turned out to be the Beef Ball Rice Noodles. Another server brought over another bowl of noodles in which she claimed it to be the Beef Ball Rice Noddles however, it turneds out to be the House Special. Overall, I am not a fan of their pho. If they can capture that meaty essence in their broth then it would be one of the best phos out there. Moreover, I would like to go back and try out their vermicelli and rice dishes. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - House Special (tender, beef balls, tripe, beef). - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Came here one sat afternoon as we drove by. Place was pretty busy. Food quality is good but price a but higher than other Viet place but seeing where they are located I can see why. Overall my chicken and beef rice was very good. Beef was BBQ and you can taste the BBQ flavor. Very thin beef is the only concern but it was filling. Chicken was average nothing to complain about. The pho is smaller it seems but pretty tasty, had better elsewhere. read more

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My favourite vietnamese Restaurant. Tried others but i will still go back and order at this place! My go to food especially when im sick or hangover. read more

Pho and more pho. I know this is not fine dining in any capacity, but for a quick lunch it serves a great pho. One of the cleaner pho restaurants I have been to. They have a hot take out Asian food section which a lot of people come and grab food. They also do a chicken broth option. Typical 100+ item menu that you can go dizzy looking at it. If you work in the area I am sure you come here. I've been here twice now and I can say the food is consistently good. Very reasonable for a large bowl for under $10. Local gem, must try if you like or never even had pho. read more

Lac Vien Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - North York, Ontario

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I regret that for the past 8 years, I've been driving by this place everyday to and from work and not taken advantage of their delicious Pho soup! If you have a sinus cold, be sure to bring extra Kleenex! The Soup is sure to open your passages! Date & Time of visit: Monday, December 11, 2017 @ 11:20am-12pm Atmosphere: Spacious, Fast Paced - In & Out eatery. Cleanliness: Restaurant appeared to be clean. Cutlery, plates and glasses were clean. Constructive criticism: N/A Cuisine: Vietnamese Facilities: Did not visit the facilities. Food: I had a small appetite today, so I ordered just the Beef Satay PHO soup. It was nice and hot when brought to the table. Spicy to the taste, but very tolerable. The touch of lime, and Thai basil brought the flavors all together. Likeliness of returning or recommending to others: I will return! great location at the corner of Cartwright & Caledonia. Super convenient since my work is on Cartwright! Walking distance. This is an excellent meal on a cold winter day. Parking: conveniently located in front of the restaurant. With a capacity of 80 seats inside and 30 seats outside at patio (if weather is applicable). Portion Sizes: LARGE!!! I was in shock when the bowl arrived to the table. Great amount of beef slices! Price: Great price! for a Large soup and 1 can of ginger ale, it cost me under $12. PHO Pricing by the bowl: S $7.00, L $8.25, XL $9.50 Service: When I arrived, I was greeted by a waitress who sat me immediately. Server was friendly, quirky, and quick! Selection: Large. The menu offers over 100 items. What makes this restaurant stand out from the others: close to my work! - has Take out! Hours of Operation: Mon - Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm (Cartwright location only) Website: lacvien.com read more