This place really surprised me with the quality and quantity of their dishes. Their prices are fairly reasonable, and when you consider their dishes are all big enough for two meals it's really a great deal. I got the pork chop on rice and the Pho Dac Biet (house special pho). The pork chop on rice came with 3 pieces of pork chop. I've really never seen any other Vietnamese place with such generous portions of protein. Both the rice and the meat were well seasoned and delicious. For the Pho, the broth was pretty good and the serving of meat was similarly generous. Often pho restaurants really only give you a couple slices of beef but this restaurant really doesn't skimp out on the portions. They only have one size for their pho, but they have such a huge portion it was just as big as an XL from other places. I could only finish half and ate the other half for lunch the next day, and it was still delicious. Next time I have a craving for Vietnamese food I'll definitely look to come back! Amazing value for your money. read more

Pho East - a bowl of noodles with meat and vegetables - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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good portions especially for the price. Soup had a lot of flavour and wasn't greasy. Would def return to try out other items on the menu read more

Pho East - Seafood Noodle Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of my 2 go to pho restaurants in the area. Lunch special is a steal starting at $6.99 and best part, they take credit cards woohoo. Love the free wifi and options. My fav is the pork chop with fried egg on noodles (you can ask to replace the rice with noodles). I have this every week! Also good seating arrangement and not crowded like other Viet restaurant. read more

Pho East - Pork chop noodle $6.99 with fried egg $1 (lunch special) - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Well, I'm impressed with this new pho joint. Broth was a little salty, but other than that on point. Only one size, so bring your appetite or get a to go box. Our favorite place sold across the street, and im still under the weather, so we tried this place. We were not sorry, as this now under new owners. The old place lacked warmth, great job on the renos. On point pho and super fresh salad rolls, perfect lunch. read more

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I ordered delivery for the first time from Pho East last night. I decided to get their grilled chicken Bun, beef rolls, and shrimp rolls. In total the order cost $30 which once I saw the portions and quality, I believe was fair. The flavour of the chicken was great and they were very generous with the vermicelli. The veggies in the Bun were also really fresh. The only things missing to me were some peanuts in the dish and the sauce that comes with it could use a little more flavour. Having said that, I enjoyed it and was too full to eat the rolls, so I am happy to stretch this meal to include my lunch today. I will order from them again. read more

Do you love Salt and MSG? Come for all you can eat MSG. The soup quality is bad and they are cheap. I usually never write reviews but this is the worst restaurant I've ever been to that I have to spend 5 minutes to warm you guys. 1. I called them asking for extra sauce and they give me what other pho places usually give at the minimum, 2 mini containers of sauce. 2. The iced coffee has absolutely no sugar in it. Usually iced coffee in a Vietnamese restaurant has condensed milk in it. McDonald's iced coffee is a much better option. 3. The broth is full of msg. I was only able to sip a quarter of the given soup until my lips felt numb/uncomfortable. 4. I don't know why the noodles wouldn't break up. They were in chunks so I decided to heat it up on my stovetop and it still wouldn't break no matter how long I cooked them for. I ordered Ubereats from here and I highly warn you all not to come here. read more

Pho East - I ordered Ubereats. Their noodles wouldn't break up no matter how long you cook it on the stovetop. - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Friendly service, clean and spacious environment but the best part is their pho. I've eaten noodle soups almost my entire lifetime and I have to say that this is one of the best so far. Generous portions, quality beef, excellent broth that makes you want to finish it, unlike some other pho places that have oily, tasteless broth. I've already gone many times - by myself, with friends and ordered takeout. I am so glad that there is good pho in the east end, as it's way more convenient for me. This is my first Yelp review so it's a big deal that I came on Yelp, just to write one for Pho East. They deserve at least an overall rating of 4 stars. read more

Really delicious pho at this place. You get super great quality for a very solid price.

Awesome food, great price and portions were huge. Takes some time for food to come but it is worth the slightly longer waiting time.

Found this gem on yelp! Came here on a Sunday night and it was a bit quiet! Found out they just opened just about a month ago! We ordered the fresh rolls! Yummy yummy! Also got the beef balls pho! It's a huge bowl! Pretty good as well! The owner is super nice and welcoming! Would definitely go back! :) read more

Well, noodle and meat were ok, and a generous meat portion for sure! Staff is friendly. Place is very clean. My main problem was the broth.... too salty and homogenous, not flavoured otherwise enough, to the point that I wondered whether it came from a can and I doubted it was home-made... also, only one size (large) for the bowls of pho (or you can take the small kiddies one, which comes with a small cha gio with it on the side). total = 2.5/5. read more

The friendly staff is no more and the chef is gone also...there is a grim looking lady now who doesn't reply to greetings and generally acts like I do not exist which is all the cues I need to seek my lunch elsewhere...its a shame since when it first opened it was by far the best Vietnamese on the strip... When will business owners learn that without consistency and good service they have no business at all? read more

Service - Extremely attentive and kind. We made a few customizations and discussed allergies and they were very polite. Price and Quality - Great considering the price. The soup isn't salty and the meat amount is good. Tea - really good quality Jasmine tea for free and not waterdowned piss like other asian restaurants. read more

We live in the area & have always headed over to Spadina for Pho. Not any longer. Pho East is great. Clean, friendly atmosphere. Upon telling Zoey ( our Server ) it was our first time here. She gave us some very helpful suggestions. We both had Medium Rare Beef Pho. Very tasty broth didn't find it salty at all. Huge portion. When mentioning to Zoey we liked spicy she brought us the Homemade Chilli ( it's spicy ) mmmm Thank you for the great Pho and the friendly attentive service. Definitely our new spot for Pho. read more

Really slow service, creepy vibe from the male owner towards my gf. Honestly food is okay but hard to enjoy in such a bizarre atmosphere. Portions are small. Grilled chicken with rice is the same size as a kids meal at Swiss chalet honestly. read more

Was not impressed by their pho dac biet. It was very mediocre. Their menu is surprisingly small for a Vietnamese restaurant. The worst part is I left this restaurant super thirsty and I basically had to drink litres of water afterwards, there may be lots of msg in their soup. read more

pho east open in the location that use to be pho house. pho house moved across the street. From the outside and inside, its probably the best looking pho restaurant in east chinatown. that is where it all goes down south. Tea is not free, i was wondering why they didn't bring me tea when i first arrived. chopsticks, spoons, tissue was not readily available like the other restaurants where it is so convenient just to grab your own. pho noodles was only 1 size... me and the kids ate the same size... i wanted extra large, they wanted small, we both got large... how was the pho? nothing really special, especially not special enough to make me pay for tea... no beef balls in the beef noodle special. overall disappointed. Staff was friendly, but with so many pho places offering more, if they don't change, they will struggle because the locals will not come. read more

We decided to try Pho East because it was one of the only Vietnamese restaurants in the area that we had not tried. I got the Rare Beef and Beef Brisket Pho and my girlfriend had the Pork Vermicelli. Both dishes were very good, quality beef in the soup and included two different kinds of peppers! read more

Good portions, good flavor, and good service. We love the various pho, and have tried a few of the appetizers. They're good, but might be what's dragging down the reviews. The pho is flavorful and tasty. read more

Good service and good food. The pho comes in a big portion; nice for the price. This is my goto place since Train in this chinatown closed down. read more

I've only ordered from this place off of Uber Eats but wow....... am I in love. I get the beef ball pho with extra beef balls and is it ever yummy. SO good. I also order the pork rolls... once again- YUM. The first time I had them I was drooling. Last but not least I had the avocado smoothie, and oh my Lord is it ever perfect. Not too sweet, just the right amount of creamy. I've made it a habit to order at least 2 with every order. Not only am I obsessed and impressed with their food, but I am also impressed with their consistency! Everything I order always tastes as delicious as it did the last time and it just leaves me wanting more. I've ordered from this place well over 10x now, and I am never disappointed. read more

Really poorly done... we had pho and bun and both were less than mediocre. I don't know how they think it's ok when they are surrounded by other much better pho places. One size only, pricey, and overall the taste was inferior to competition. Both the kitchen and service seemed pretty inexperienced. read more

Extremely friendly , amazing food and great service !! The spring rolls are a must have and the spicy seafood pho is breathtaking.

Just ate lunch here. Ordered the house special...tastes great. Really like the broth. Fair price. Would come back.

We were sad to discover Pho House - the former restaurant at that location - was no longer there. We decided to give the new Pho East a try as we wanted to find good pho in the east of Toronto. Once we were seated and given menus, we were pretty much abandoned. We had to grab the waitresses' attention to take our order of our "regular" Pho Chin. Our verdict? Way, way, way too salty with an unpleasant aftertaste. Served warm, not hot, so the added bean sprouts stayed crispy. And there's only one size bowl served, so plan accordingly. To clarify, though, tea is free (other reviewers said it's extra and it is not). And guess what we found out when we left?.. Pho House (the previous restaurant) moved just across the street!!! I won't return to Pho East, but glad to know Pho House has reopened!!! read more

Was here a while ago, ordered the pho dac biet and took way to long to arrive,also tea IS NOT FREE, after waiting about 15 mins the pho broth was tasteless all I could taste was msg,msg,msg,MSG!!! It was basically water and salt this is definitely not authentic pho Also another thing I didn't like was that pho only comes in 1 size I know most people can't finish a large but that's the only size they have...you gotta have size options! There are other places to get good pho but this is not the place read more

I agree with Eric L. The worst PHO I've ever tasted. They must serve randomly the natural beef broth and beef stock cubes or powder. It tastes horribly. After a couple of days I still feel the sh... in my mouth. It must be MSG or so me other kind of chemical. I've got sick for 2 days and my stomach couldn't take anything else than water. I've tried the calamari.... The've over-fried them so hard that I couldn't eat them anymore. My advice... If you get the dish with the soup before you add anything to it just taste it as is. If it is salty just return and don't pay for that. A good Vietnamese soup should be never salty or served with MSG. The worst PHO I've ever tasted. read more

New in everything but the Pho is still traditional, made with care and of high quality ingredients. The soup base is piping hot and a lingering umami feeling in your mouth proves lot of substances are used in achieving this. I like the one size bowl pricing and the bowl portion size is very large and consists of perfectly cooked al dente rice noodles. And side plate of bean sprouts are not swimming in water. All said, the only thing needs improvement is that the soup is top up a bit too much making the ingredients appear drowning a bit. Lucky Easterners now need not venture out to Spadina or Ossington to have a Pho fix anymore! read more

Will not being going back. This is not a Vietnamese restaurant despite the name. Food was Chinese style and very mediocre. Prices are not a bargain either. Tried the grilled beef bun which comes with a fried roll. The filling in the spring roll was very paste like and mushy so it was hard to tell what was in it. It was not tasty at all. The beef was not sliced properly and was all different sizes with some that would need a knife to cut up. There was no fresh mint or coriander and the vegetables were mainly shredded iceberg lettuce. The accompanying sauce was missing the chili component and was vinegary. Some of the vermicelli was cut up into small pieces!. What!? I have never seen that before. Other dishes included shrimp and rice...shrimp was dry....where was the sauce? The kids liked the General Tso chicken and rice but why was this even on the menu? read more

There are a lot of options for pho on the Gerrard and this is one of the better ones IMO. The food didn't really stand out much from other pho places aside from the more salty than usual broth, but the decor and service were decent. Also it was the first time trying pho for my friend so it was a cool experience. read more

My all time favorite pho place in ALL of Toronto. We must order here at least once a week. It's a staple in the winter time and in our house! The spring rolls are also amazing. We've never had a bad experience there in all the months we've eaten there. read more

as a Vietnamese, i just dont think that this place serves the legit PH which I usually eat when i was in Vietnam. Even though, the servers are really nice, and kind. read more

I never write restaurant reviews but i feel obligated.. i got the vegetarian pho with tofu through ubereats tonight and it's the worst pho i've ever had. the noodles themselves were fine but the vegetables and tofu were very bland and tasted like they'd been in the freezer for too long. the broth was even worse. I ended up just throwing it out. read more