Whew.....you eat enough pho and eventually you find one that fits. Came here late at night, it's open 24hrs, and the place still had a few patrons but seemed pretty quiet. It's just a few yards off Spadina and tucked around the corner from pho88. Perhaps this dark and dank section of Dundas scares off the usual passerby and the store front isn't the most inviting but nothing gained if nothing ventured. Rock solid pho place which does it the right way, quality sliced beef raw, gooey beef tendon and a slick broth just glistening with the rendered fat from the beef. Humongous springs rolls which were decidedly not typical. Filled with taro root (wu tau) and spicy. Surprisingly delicious. Different but in a very good way. The 'fixin's' here top any other pho place in the downtown, better than the turtle or pho tien or xe lua. The noodles were decent, a bit shredded and the broth is rich and flavorful. Mama, If that's movin' up then I'm movin' in. read more

After a beer-filled event, we headed over to Pho Pasteur for some eats. It was pretty tasty, I had pho with beef, tripe and brisket. Not soapy tasting at all. And they had fortune cookies and sweets. I ordered some take out for the BF, some vermicelli noodles with grilled chicken. He seemed to enjoy it. I was happy with the quality and flavour of pho. I'll be back. read more

Pho Pasteur, which is turns out has no relation to the American chain I know from Boston, is a high quality Pho restaurant off Dundas. The FOOD: Now, with Vietnamese pho places, you are not there for fancy tablecloths or flowers on the table or waitstaff that write your order down...you're there for that Vietnamese breakfast stable (which we always eat at night in N. America), pho. This place does a mean pho with a nice hearty broth that's appropriately clear in color but thoroughly rich. They've spent some time making this before serving it out. It also comes loaded down with a hearty does of meat and noodles. Much less skimpy than Pho Hung. We also had a tasty chicken noodle dish. These dishes are served in a pretty basic way...as in Vietnam, if's your own job to spice the dish up to taste with an assortment of table side hot sauces, sriracha, lime, mint leaves, etc. Portions are generous at the very least. The SERVICE: We had a friendly, slightly shy, server taking care of us. She was actually quite sweet and insisted I take a fortune cookie after my meal. Again, compared to the super-popular Pho Hung, I got the distinct sense that this restaurant appreciated my business. The AMBIANCE: Well, it's a simple cheap ethnic restaurant....you're here for the cheap and tasty food. In fact, you should be happy the tables and chairs are cheap, because that means they don't have to skimp on the food to make money. OVERALL, this is definitely one of the top three Pho places I've been to in Toronto. I'll definitely be back. The price for dinner for two with no drinks ran to $26 with tax and tip...it's a little high for a pho place, but you're paying for a higher quality than many of its neighbors. read more

I had high hopes for this place as when I walked it most of the people where Vietnamese, but I found the food to be mediocre at best. I ordered the vermicelli as that is one of my go to's at pho places, but the noodles tasted like they were instant noodles and the spring roll tasted like it was fake meat. For a location that is in the heart of china town it needs to much better and serve better food. This place is open 24 hours so that is a bonus, but unless you go her after a night of partying I would say stay away. read more

Food was ok, nothing special. The smell was horrible though. There was a garbage smell coming from the kitchen! Not even from the bathroom. The bathroom surprisingly smelled fine. But the restaurant smelled horrible instead of smelling like food or broth. read more

It was 2am... Me and a friend walked in and saw the menu... $10 for spring roll!? get outta here! we decided to go down the street to Train restaurant instead read more

Consistently good place for pho and other Vietnamese -Thai dishes. Their menu is very extensive, although they could benefit from adding more vegetarian options. The place is not fancy, but they do a great job of accomodating large groups of 10-15. This place also only takes cash. I would recommend, especially for large groups. The food is great and it is pretty affordable. read more

Still decent broth, but the prices have definitely gone up. Over $7.00 for an order of spring rolls is insane. Just a tip: they're pretty greasy, anyway. The pho remains large with lots if accompanying sprouts and basil, but there were only a few small bits of tendon in my soup. There used to be a lot more. read more

Just landed in Toronto and friend recommended we eat here (since I'm Asian I guess?). The place was packed which is always a good sign. The downside was that it took forever for the food to get out since, as the server kept mentioning, they only had one cook in the back while the place was packed. We had to wait quite a bit for our food to come out but it wasn't really that big of an issue. Ordered their Durian shake which was awesome. I can tell it wasn't that powdered one that they mix with water or whatever. This tasted like it was made fresh from the actual fruit. Their eggrolls weren't anything to write home about. Not a big fan of it to be honest. Ordered their number 69 which was some kind of mixed meat rice plate. Had baked shrimp, some sort of egg monstrosity and a porkchop. Overall it wasn't that bad but as with all the other stuff I go (besides the shake), it was average. read more

Are you kidding me?! This place sucks ass! We came here for a late night bite. I tried the pho #3 and shrimp rolls. Obviously the people who give this place good reviews doesn't know shit about pho. The pho was salty and the noodles were soggy. The service sucked too. The lady behind the counter was rude. Make sure she doesn't try to short change you because that's what she did to us. If this was the last pho place on Earth, I still wouldn't come. Bye bye. read more

I like this place because it's open 24 hours. Came here after a concert to get a quick bite. Ordered the bun bo hue. Didn't like it very much. It was really greasy. But service was quick and friendly servers. Didn't get to try anything else but I might come back one night if everywhere else is close. read more

Wandered around Chinatown in TO and found this 24 hr. pho place. Steady traffic of people. All happy with their food. My brother loved their rare beef pho and the spring rolls. I love vermicelli. Especially pork because usually it is flavored pretty well. In the 2 days in a row we went during our 4 day vacation, we had the same things and they were consistently good. I loved the vermicelli. The noodles could have been a little less sticky, but the pork is so good. Plus the egg roll was delicious. The server was sort of neutral to us the first time (we might have been a little obnoxious), but the second night he was super friendly. There seemed to be a lot of regular customers, too. That's always a plus. Prices were reasonable for just entrees. Service was fast. Next time i make it to Toronto, I'll probably be here for a night or two. read more

I feel very conflicted about only giving this place three stars for a number of reasons. First, it is always there for me. As this is the only 24 hour pho joint in the city (as far as I can tell), I know it will always be there for me at 3 AM when I need it most. You cannot say that about most restaurants outside of Chinatown. Second, they make a beautiful takeout package. Pho is something that is not easy to transport given the hot liquid and the need to keep the ingredients separate so that you can put it all together in your house. This place always manages to keep all the separate containers intact and makes sure that anything that can be spilled is wrapped tightly in a plastic bag. Third, this place is fast. I know pho is pretty much just broth and meat but this restaurant can have your meal ready faster than anywhere else in the city. So why only three stars? The quality of the beef has really gone downhill. When I first started coming here about three years ago, the cuts of beef were always decent and I would typically eat every last piece in the bowl. In recent years, they have started mixing the strips of beef with so much fat and gristle that I end up taking about half of it out and putting it in a separate bowl that is not pleasant to look at and far less pleasant to eat. This problem could so easily be solved if they would stop being so cheap and return to their roots but I have started to lose hope after three or four bad experiences. Pho Pasteur - get your act together! read more

Great cheap convenient and various sizes of pho-- you can get a small medium OR large--- small is enough! Generous with sprouts, basil, fixings etc Fast and hits the spot every time Was good 10 years ago and still is Delicious! read more

OMG. This could be one of the hidden pho gems in the city. I want to be clear though, there was zero customer service in this place, it was really hard to get our waiter's attention when there were all of three tables occupied (ours included) but holy moles when our food came it hit the mark. I got the beef brisket well done and it was delicious, the broth was so hearty. Don't expect too much in terms of ambience. Again, zero points here. But if you want a good pho fix I do not hesitate to recommend this place amongst the mish mash of hit and miss restaurants in the Dundas Spadina area. read more

I'd heard so many reviews about Pho Pasteur being the best in the city, both from friends and online reviews I had read, so I had to check it out. I had other Pho restaurants among my favourites before but I am always scouring for the city's best Pho, so definitely wanted to give this place a fair try. From the outside this restaurant is complete no frills, and though 99% of the Pho restaurants out there aren't anything fancy, somehow the ambiance of this place made me a bit hesitant at the outset. Something about this venue struck me as being a bit more "unclean" from other Pho venues; maybe it's the "open 24 hour" factor or the location, either way, something about it just turned me off a bit but I went into it with an open mind. A bit more pricey than other local Pho venues, and the portions are not larger by any means. I ordered the chicken pho and an avocado shake, my significant other the rare beef. Although yes, I do have to say that there is a lot more meat in the pho, I was very disappointed with the quality of the chicken in my dish. My bowl was filled with skin and cartilage, so even though by looking at the portion it seems like they are giving you more meat with your pho, it's a bit misleading to say the least. The rare beef was good as was the avocado shake, but the standard chicken pho was quite disappointing. I gave Pho Pasteur a second try when my significant other brought takeout home for the both of us, both chicken pho this time. We were both disappointed with the dish, again the same complaint - lots of chicken skin/cartilage. People have raved about the broth and this being the best in the city, as well as the best bowl of Pho you will ever have. I would beg to differ; I've had much better broth at other fares, and better qualtiy of meat as well. On the plus side, it's 24 hours, so if you do need to fix that hankering for Pho at 4am, this is the place to go. No frills and open around the clock. Would I go back? If late night and my other picks were closed, then yes (but I would avoid the chicken pho). During normal hours, I would definitely choose another venue over this one. Not the best pho in the city in my opinion. read more

Pho and vermicilli are very good. Spring rolls are very fresh. Open 24 hours, it's even busy after club hours (we've had to wait for a table at 3am). It's a tiny bit pricier than the other Viet joints in Chinatown (Xelua/Pho Hung) but they put more meat in their pho. Don't order the drinks, not worth it compared to what you get from Xelua (they have the best), since they are smaller. This place is in my regular list of places to eat out. read more

The service was nice with fast service and lots of candy when the bill came. Their springrolls were good but I did not enjoy the pho very much. I'm sure there are better places in the city. It's nice that they're always open though for late night outs! read more

Remains a good value place for a constantly good pho, rapidly served and with fresh ingredients and nice staff. Only disappointment is the brisket beef, often too fatty, chewy or thick and hard to chew. read more

I was just really hungry, didn't care how it looked and I just wanted bun bo hue. A large it was. Plenty of noodles (asked for pho noodles) and there was pig blood, whoo hoo! The beef was tough but I was too hungry to complain and there was only one worker, my complaint would mean nothing. As I neared the end, msg overload snuck up on me hard and I stopped immediately. I just couldn't finish it. I usually don't eat that much and even though I loved the pig blood inside.... It's not enough for me to come back. read more

The place itself isn't the greatest setting, but the food is GREAT! Big generous portions, and amazing taste! Very seasoned, the food has excellent flavor! I've been once, and dream of it since, I def plan to go back when weather gets warmer though Came back a second time and it wasn't as great as the first time, was just OK. read more

Gotta love the pho and spring roll combo at 3AM. This place is 24 hours so you can go anytime....and they keep the quality pretty consistent whatever time of day you go. I do think they have one of the better pho soup broths in Toronto! read more

I used to frequent here when I lived in Chinatown. Their price point seems to be higher for a Vietnamese restaurant but the portion is quite generous, both in quantity of meat and bean sprout. I like their pho more than other spots in Chinatown but the broth tends to be on salty side. Bun bo hue taste good as well and the spicy level is hot enough, but the broth isn't as flavourful as Pho Linh. They also serve large selection of menu, and their spring roll is HUGE but quite delicious. One of my favourite item is their curry goat with bun, so yummy and tasty. Service wise is similar to other Vietnamese restaurant. Overall a good place to grab Vietnamese bite. Not the best in term of pho or bun bo hue but good enough to worth visit in Chinatown. 3.5/5 read more

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Everyone makes excuses for the service and cleanliness because it's an Asian restaurant, right. Well stop it! We shouldn't have to settle for nothing but an acceptable level of service and hygiene from any asian restaurant. This is Canada and not some back water country in Asia. Diners have a right to be served in a clean healthy environment. No more excuses that this is how it is in asian restaurants. If they can't maintain an acceptable service level consistent with N. American practices and adhere to safe food handling guidelines then they shouldn't be operating at all, despite how good the food is PERIOD! And WTF is up with the greasy dishes & utensils. read more

- relatively high prices compared to nearby competitors - food is average. Doesn't justify price - open 24/7 though read more

Not the best pho place in Toronto but it opens 24 hours which is amazing Their Pho is standard MSG filled broth. Their Bun rieu is pretty decent. The spring rolls here are huge. The menu is also huge here, you can get all kinds of dishes. Their Avocado milk shake is very good too read more

Pretty typical Vietnamese place. The beef noodle soup is tasty but it isn't all that hard to mess it up. It's a good post bar/club location especially on your way back to the Annex. Cheap and cheerful. read more

Pretty good pho and stew. Not always the cleanest and the service can be a little slow sometimes but overall the food is pretty darn tasty. Lots of options, try the stews! read more

Pho Pasteur - Beef and rice noodle stew - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Need 24-hour pho? Have 24 hr pho. That's all that needs to be said. If you need more of a review, there are plenty here, but this place has average food at an average price with outstanding hours. read more

Order the brisket and rare pho. Broth was fat and fairly oily, that's my biggest complaint about this place (see pic). The meat wasn't very tender. The service was good and the give you a good selection of bean sprouts, coriander, basil etc. That's better than other pho places. Prices are on the higher side read more

Pho Pasteur - Oily broth, i had to skim the far. Large amount of sprouts and cilantro and coriander given - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

After driving 10 hours from USA to Canada, this was the first place we went for food. I was super hungry and was impressed with the Bun Rieu. It looked and tasted good. Thumb up. Some of my friends ordered Pho and they said it was okay. Edible but not top on their list. 2 of my friends order Bun Bo Hue and only had 1 bite. too unappetizing. The bathroom was clean just in case anyone wonders. I would suggest dipping your chopsticks and spoons into the tea to make sure that they are clean. They also put a sign in front for reminder --- "CASH ONLY". read more

This is my favourite pho joint in Toronto. When I moved here from Boston in 2005, I immediately noticed a dearth of quality pho places. The broth was often full of fat, and / or had no flavour, or was just infused with copious amounts of sodium in order to make up for the lacking flavour. That's not mentioning the mystery chewy meat that would accompany the pho and all too often with a few miserable soggy beansprouts and wilted Thai basil on the side that even a starving mountain goat would refuse. Enter Pho Pasteur! Interestingly the same name as a chain in Boston, but different. Apparently it is a place / restaurant in Vietnam. I've tried upwards of 15 pho places in Toronto and there are some where I like the broth as much as Pho Pasteur, but there is always something else lacking. Let's be clear, if you are expecting a haute dining experience then this is not the place for you. The interior is clean, albeit has not changed much since the 1980's. However, the service is fast, the servers (except for the weird guy at night) are amazing, the spiced broth with various flavours including cinnamon is delicious, the meat top quality and in copious amounts as well as loads of fresh beansprouts, Thai basil and chilis on the side. Did I mention the broth is almost always consistent?! I know some of my breathmint conscious compadres do not like onions, but I love the copious amounts of green and regular white onions served with the pho and while the prices are a bit higher than other places, it is 24 hours and the pho comes chock full of meat, unlike other stingier places. The sate pho is not bad here, but I've had better at other places, however the quality of the regular pho is hard to beat. There is also a great selection of other Vietnamese dishes, I liked the hot pot fish, the goat Curry and the tomato beef. As the place is run by Vietnamese, they will never give you the bill until you ask for it, unlike some other joints in Chinatown. In summary, good pho, good side veggies, great selection of other Vietnamese dishes, clean, consistent and always open! read more

Hands down the best Pho in Toronto! Since its a 24/7 place many people don't think its a top restaurant but once you try it you quickly change your mind. The ambience isn't great but the food is amazing. Take a look at Pho Tien Thanh, I'm pretty sure it high on people's list only because it's on Ossington and Hipsters like to Yelp. read more

This 24 hours restaurant is one of the best pho i found in downtown for late night. I mostly get beef pho and although not amazing, it is good enough for post-drinking food. Their service is pretty decent considering how understaffed they are. Although servers are a bit too slow, but they are always nice If you haven't tried yet, I would also recommend their spring rolls. These are not the typical skinny spring rolls you find in many restaurants. Instead, they are very thick and have lots of ingredients. Like many places in Chinatown, this restaurant do not accept cards, so make sure you bring enough cash. read more

My friend and I were in the area and are huge pho fanatics. We heard good things about Pho Pasteur so we were excited to give it a try. Perhaps our expectations were too high or they were just having an off night but the entire overall experience wasn't a good one. The staff was really rude/ indifferent to us. The food took a very long time to be served and I can honestly say it was the least impressive pho I've ever had. Very bland and overdone. We ordered a side of spring rolls and they too were very unappetizing. The food was overpriced for pho in general but also for the quality and there were flies in the establishment. They didn't accept credit or debit so we had to go down the street to an atm machine. The only perk for this place is that it's 24 hours, but even that won't persuade me in returning here. read more

Certainly in the Top 3 Pho restaurants in the city, at least in terms of what I've tried. The broth is beautifully aromatic and has a lot of flavour; it doesn't just taste like salt water, like many cheap pho broths often do. This is certainly a broth made with LOVE. The noodles are never overcooked, they use nice cuts of beef, and the sprouts and herbs are always fresh. What more could you ask for in a bowl of pho? Also, the food is consistent and the service is friendly. The eccentric man small older gentleman who works the late night shifts with a slightly high-pitched throaty voice (I don't recall his name; call him "Mr. Pasteur") is quite the character and it's always a pleasure to be served by him. read more

Maybe it's that I was having it at 6am, and delirious from overnight Greyhound induced sleep deprivation, but I think this is my favorite bowl of Pho in the city. I had the brisket and tripe, and it was perfection. I will most definitely be back, at any time during the 24 hour period in which this gem finds itself open. read more

food was very good, portions are very generous. inside is a bit bleak but menu is extensive and prices are really reasonable

Food is poor, service is slow and waitress/owner (I guess?) is only interested in serving Caucasian clients (it's obvious based on her behavior). I will not be returning. Done deal here. I recommend you look else where read more

Cockroach in my pho. Kitchen is horrendous- should have known. Owner blamed cockroach on "the holidays". I don't know what that means. Never again. read more