In search of a spot to have lunch, we ended up at Minh's Vietnamese in Scarborough. They have…read moreseveral locations in cottage country so they're obviously doing something right. The restaurant is quite spacious, a lot more than its facade suggests. There are very large plants and neon signage incorporated into their tasteful decor. There's even a scooter with a teddy bear, and a large "chef" welcoming you. Nice. My friend had their Chicken Pho and I had their Vermicelli with BBQ Pork. The service was quick and both dishes had generous portions. The pho was served steaming hot, loaded with ingredients, and accompanied by the usual bean sprouts, basil, and lime. My friend, however, was a little disappointed that they didn't have fresh chillies. She likes it spicy! My vermicelli dish was good - portion size, flavour, and presentation. My only (very minor) critique is a wee bit too much peanuts for my preference. Overall, it was a decent meal, although not 100% perfect. BTW, they serve Halal food. Check them out. 3.5/5.0

Nothing special with the vermicelli-it's average…read more The pork rice was disappointing $16 for a small and thin piece of pork with lots of fat. It did taste decent but the price and value equation did not jive. The service was good and ambiance was good but $40 for this "meal" was not good value

Stumbled across this place when looking for late night eats. They close at 4am! We were seated…read morepretty quickly for a table of 10 people (probably cause it was late) we had to split up due to the restaurant being extremely small with 4 tables of 4 and a patio. Food was amazing in price, value and taste. Everything we had was authentic tasting and flavourful. All the meats were juicy and not dry, soups were delicious. We really recommend the sharing tower and the vermicelli! The staff were also very nice and attentive to our needs and orders. Drinks were the only disappointment that night, avocado shake was too icy and had no taste and the coffee tasted like Tim Hortons coffee bland and not strong enough. The restaurant also didn't have AC so it for very hot in there. What our table of 5 got: Bun Rieu 4/5 stars (comes with soft shell crab) Thu The Met (sharing tower) 5/5 stars Banh Cuon 4/5 stars Vermicelli 5/5 stars Vietnamese Coffee 1/5 stars Avocado Smoothie 1/5 stars

Pho Ngon Dat Viet makes the pho experience feel more special with the nice decor and a more premium…read moremenu. You'll find a whole lobster pho, bone-in ribs with pho and more. We ordered a couple of basic pho along with a rib pho, deconstructed pho, bun rieu and banh cuon set. I say if you're coming here, definitely try the unique items that you don't normally find in other pho joints. Love that the bun rieu comes with a whole soft shell crab in it! I haven't seen it done anywhere else before. It also lists pork blood as an ingredient which I'm not usually a fan of but thankfully it's not an overwhelming amount, just a couple cubes which is just the right amount. I really enjoyed the dish. Someone else ordered the bone-rib pho, which comes in a piping hot stone bowl which they enjoyed but they weren't too much of a fan of the deconstructed pho element as the rice noodles kind of stuck to the paper and it makes it a bit cumbersome to enjoy. Banh cuon was also great though not the best I've had in the city but certainly good.

Excellent Vietnamese restaurant that differentiates itself from the many other Vietnamese options…read morein the area. This restaurant specializes in northern Vietnamese dishes and has a large menu of unique dishes that are not found at other restaurants. Their dishes are also more communal to be shared. The portion sizes are very big, fresh ingredients, great flavour and friendly service. Highly recommend to try something new.

A 4.8-star rating with over 500 reviews on Google Maps is what got me. We were a party of two on a…read moreThursday evening and it wasn't busy at all. Less than half of the tables were occupied and there were two staff members working. Their menu is quite extensive, and on the high average end for pricing. You can expect to spend about $20-30 after taxes and tips per person, depending on what you get. I got the banh da cua hai phong, which is Hai Phong-style noodles, including a variety of toppings like crab paste, shrimp, and pork betel leaves. My friend got the com rang dua bo, which is fried rice with stir-fried mustard greens and beef. The noodles were a bit oilier than I anticipated but taste overall was good. It's not something I'd choose over pho though. The fried rice by itself was very delicious - I'd get this by itself, but my friend said the combination of greens & beef with the fried rice was weird ("not balanced" he said). The portions are huge. I ate only 1/3 of the noodles and my friend ate 1/2. We had lots of leftovers. In total we spent $27pp each. The service was very good. They came around often to refill our tea and was pretty attentive. Overall if I come back, I'd try out their pho or the crab sticky rice (if we had a larger party) like people recommended!

I like that you get Vietnamese and Thai dish options all in 1 place. I have no complaints about the…read morefood we ate. The place also got quite busy during the Sunday evening when we dined there. What I disliked was the poor quality of overall service we received. Right at the start, the waiter mentioned that the tap machine might not be working later during payment. It is working fine as of the moment, but there might be a possibility for it to act up maybe later. Another issue was that one of our orders did not come out. We ordered Pho, a red curry meal, fried wanton, and fresh rolls. The fried wanton was first to be served as expected, being an appetizer, then out came the Pho and red curry. We gave it some more time to see if the fresh roll just takes longer to prepare, but nothing came out within the acceptable amount of service time. I let them know about it and asked to just have it canceled from our order. Later on when I was paying the bill, I asked to confirm if the fresh rolls were indeed canceled from our bill. The person handling the counter cashier snapped back at me rudely and pointed to the just printed invoice listing all the ordered items. Something else that did not sit quite well with me is that they run out of the capacity to serve service water - water in glasses. I know they do serve water because I saw them in the other tables. When I asked the waiter, he mentioned that they no longer have glasses available. He asked us instead if we were OK to order bottled water instead. I find it unacceptable that customers have to be directed to a paid option instead of a commodity that should have been free. Whatever the case may be, they should have more than enough clean dishes to serve water in. There were just too many bad things to happen for me to leave a good recommendation.

Prompt, friendly yet professional service, with good food at a very affordable price…read more The atmosphere was almost like being in Asia - the heat, humidity level, the lighting - which was awesome for me since I can't afford a vacation... But be warned, you will have to navigate through a "Walking Dead" episode area of Toronto to get to the restaurant, this area has become dystopian like.

This is one of the 3 go to spots for its family. Great flavors at a good value. And there is a 10%…read morediscount for take out. I think we've been going there for over 10yrs. They have lots of good dishes. See my other reviews. There is one dish I miss. There's used to have this lemon chicken that was stringy deep fried chicken with lemon sauce on it. But they change their recipe years ago it is like everyone else's now... no longer special. Large long spears of chicken white meat with a lemon sauce. Boring. So we don't order it anymore. They have lots of other good stuff still. And the dining room has been updated.

Heard so many good things about this place, and since this restaurant has been around for over 10…read moreyears, we decided to give it a try on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is small but quite clean inside. It looks like they recently renovated. The service wasn't as good as some of the other reviews suggested, but it was pretty much what you would expect from a typical Hong Kong café--very casual. We ordered the chicken with vegetables. There was a good variety of vegetables, and the portions were quite large. However, the plate was so small that it was difficult to get to the food underneath if it wasn't on top. I don't understand why they couldn't simply use a bigger plate, which seems like the easiest solution after a renovation. The prices weren't as good as we had anticipated. Maybe we just didn't order the right dishes. They also offer dish combos, but instead of letting you choose the dishes, they have set combinations to choose from, very limited choices.

Looks very new and therefore also very clean, organized and taken care of. Loved all the…read moredecorations in the ceiling and just the general look of the place. The food was great, we got the all day AYCE and the delivery through the app was really fast and you get good portions in each tray, especially if you get veggies. All in all, awesome experience and feels like a next level grill house compared to the now closed Queen location. I'll be visiting again next time I'm in Toronto!

February 10, 2026 and March 3, 2026 - I heard Korean Grill House had a $9 lunch special, so I…read moredecided to check it out. The options were chicken and pork. They come with rice and a side of bean sprouts and Kimchi. The only part that was a bit disappointing was takeout doesn't come with a miso soup. Both were really good. They were grilled really well and you could taste the grilled smokey flavour. My preference is the chicken as I felt like it was a bit more flavourful and not as dry.

This review is for my second visit on 2025-06-28. Four of us came for dinner that day. My first…read morevisit was on 2025-06-12 for lunch by myself (see below). We ordered the following: 1. Spring Roll ($14). 2. Bezel Leaf Wrapped Beef with Jasmin Rice ($12). 3. Beef Pho ($22). 4. Shaking Beef ($32). 5. Grilled Chicken Noodle Bowl ($21). The customer service was good. The Spring Roll was good. We also love Bezel Leaf Wrapped Beef whenever we can order it. We were no disappointed. The Beef Pho was good. They gave extra pho broth upon request, which was nice because it was nice and hot. The broth itself tasted good. The Shaking Beef was quite good. I had it in my previous visit on 2025-06-12 and thought it was good enough to order it again! The Grilled Chicken was tender. We were impressed with the interior design! There is free WiFi. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible, but there is no door-open button. There are separate male/female washrooms and a separate wheelchair accessible washroom. There is paid neighbourhood street parking. Review 2026-130

Lovely central location, near to City Hall. Cozy ambiance, very modern and clean interior design…read more For late lunch, I opted for a Grilled Chicken Noodle Bowl and was very pleased with what arrived to the table. The vermicelli was perfectly cooked, the chicken was flavorful and very tender, vegetables fresh, and just enough sauce to make the dish explode with flavor. The accompanying spring rolls were delightful and though I was full, I couldn't help myself from finishing them in their entirety. Our food was delivered in no time at all! That may have been because there was almost no one in the restaurant while my dining companion and I were there. This made for a very relaxing, almost exclusive, experience but made it a bit more challenging to flag someone down when we were ready for the check or needed anything in general. I would have preferred a bit more connection but overall we had a pleasant meal. Overall, I recommend this location.

One of many Vietnamese restaurants down St. Clair…read more Came for vegetarian pho (#56) and bo kho (#52). Vegetarian pho came with lemongrass broth. Soup was piping hot from start to finish. Veggies were slightly over cooked. Generous bean sprouts and basil. Bo kho was thick and flavourful. Just the right amount of fat on the beef chunks. They also have the original sriracha. Would return!

When the place that used to be in this location closed, I thought I would never have Pho that…read morereminded me of Christmas ever again. Most Pho has "Christmas spices" in it, but there is something about the brother in this location that takes me back. I appreciated the jug of water that cooled me down on a hot day, and I was amazed by the portion size. Now, this is the one sticking issue that might keep other people away: Many pho restaurants have three sizes, or at least two sizes. This place has only one size. When I ordered it, I expected to be paying "today's prices" for "yesterday's small". But that was not the case. It was large. And it was at the price a large Pho used to cost. As someone who has never ordered anything aside from the large, I found it a real treat, and was pleased with the flavour, the value, and the location. I was elated to discover that there was still Christmas-Pho in a location that is close to me. What makes it Christmas? I don't know... maybe it's nutmeg... if I knew, I'd make it myself! Except I don't need to, because this place? It's superb!