Pho Hung

I always ORDER the same thing every time i come here. this they gave me something else instead of the item i ordered, everything was cold, I was hungry so i didn’t say anything.
I think the cook/​owner changed. I will never visit this place again.

Came by on a rainy evening, perfect phở weather and this place was pretty good! I loved that they had many size choices since I really didn’t want to waste food so mom and I ordered two small, one phở with everything and one bun with spring roll and pork. The phở soup was light, flavourful and not too salty while there was plenty of meat and only the amount of noodles was «small». The bun on the other hand was a little of the opposite filled with vermicelli and raw veggies with a small portion of grilled pork and one spring roll. Bro got a large lean beef phở and there was definitely more noodles but maybe not too much more meat? He liked it though since he was feeling a little sick. Overall though, the food tasted really good. I love bun and although it looked sparse, the flavour was all there with a little but of fish sauce. The phở was great and a perfect size!

Very clean, spotless, you don’t see just Asians in this place, food comes out fast, extremely well done phở, we ordered the house special which has everything in it. Will be back for sure!

This was the first time at Phở Hung and Chinatown in Toronto. My wife and I went in and asked to look at the menu. We were met with disinterest by the waitstaff, gave us the menu and walked away. I was wavering on what I wanted to eat but my wife was set on noodle soup. We tracked down the waitress as she pointed to a table, dropped off 2 menus, an order form and walked away. So far no words were spoken to us by anyone at the restaurant. We perused through the menu, made our choices and waited… and waited. Finally, we got the attention of young man who pointed to the order form. Now we were getting somewhere. We wrote down our orders which were promptly picked up and taken to the kitchen. Soon we received our dishes and were not disappointed. Excellent food. I saw why the restaurant was busy — for the food — not the service. My wife had the noodle soup with beef, beef tendon and tripe — tender meat with just the right balance of noodles and broth. I had the vermicelli with beef and spicy beef plus a beef spring roll. Both excellent choices. By the way, the menu is expansive so there are a lot of choices here. If the management work with their employees to be more friendly, this would be a top notch place to go in Chinatown. There was no welcome or help with the menu as well as getting someone to other tables. That is why I only gave them 3 stars.

Had a crazy random craving for phở this evening and considering I live in the downtown core and definitely not down for Ginger, I decided to venture to Phở Hung since it’s one of the better phở places in Chinatown — or so I thought.
I’ve always liked Phở Hung over the other places I’ve tried. It’s been generally good. I arrived solo today and already knew I wanted the Phở Dac Biet. The food came quick as it always does because phở is quite simple. It came with the bean sprouts as well. So here is where it goes downhill. I reached for a lime wedge and to my horror the lime looked semi used :(and underneath it the lime looks like it had touched someone else’s hoisin sauce and washed and placed on the plate. Is it wishful thinking to think I got a fresh plate of bean sprouts? I was in a hurry so I didn’t complain, just ate my phở and didn’t touch the mint or plate of sprouts.
My small phở (which is very very very small at phở hung) which I also ate in under 10 minutes, came up to $ 8.50 with tax. I just left them a $ 10 and went on my way.
Will I come back? Maybe if I’m dying for phở and want it over the other 5 places around Chinatown. But I’m going to have to find a better phở place for my cravings. Maybe on the east side next time. Or home to my mom who makes kick ass phở (like every other Asian mom).

Everytime I come here, I try to give them a chance, but even with already low expectations for service since it’s an Asian restaurant, they never cease to amaze me with how bad they are. It takes them a good 10 minutes to finally take our order form away when it’s pretty apparent that we’re ready. We had to signal them numerous times, and even then servers would just walk on by and not even look in our direction. 3 servers stood at the cash chatting and 2 more at an empty table chatting. Then, not once but twice, servers brought food that wasn’t ours to us and even though we said that we didn’t order this, the servers insisted rudely that we did until the lady at the cash told them it wasn’t. They took the food away and didn’t apologize or say anything after their rude little show. The food is Meh but it’s unfortunately one of the better places in Chinatown.
If people have a chance, go to Phở Dau Bo in North York instead. Much better service, better tasting food, and most Vietnamese people I know say it’s the closest you can get to true Vietnam taste.

About as simple as Vietnamese dining gets. You sit down, there’s a piece of paper, you flip through the menu and decide what you want, you write that number on the piece of paper, boom. The waiter/​waitress won’t even come over until you have menu closed. Tea is served complimentary and the food is brought to you quickly. I had the chicken curry and a jackfruit shake. SO GOOD. This place is awesome, just keep in mind they only take cash. I definitely recommend this place.

Last time the experience was above average so I decided to come back to try other dishes:
#Hu Tieu Nam Vang: the seafood rice noodle was disappointing in many ways. They didn’t have the vinegar/​bell pepper sauce, which any authentic Viet restaurants would have or at least I was told by the server that this place doesn’t have it. The shrimps carried less flavor than frozen Costco shrimps, which says a lot. My fish balls tasted like it was going stale. Even though everything was there, they weren’t well put together.
#Fried Breaded Fish: for ½ a small fish it costs $ 12. Over-​priced oveeer price for size & quality. It was pretty fresh & flavorful, except for the breading. Don’t you wish it was Cali & you could order a whole deep fried cat-​fish for about the same size & price but tastier? I do.
#Rare Beef & Beef Ball Phở: beef balls were like, small. The soup tasted nothing special, but very homely. Still, nothing special comparing to other places.
It does not matter what this place sells or how they cook their dishes, fact remains the location alone brings in $$$$$ & also cash only? Oooo. For now only Phở Linh for authentic Viet foods. Bye.

Cash Only = Minus 1 star
We we’re there on a Wednesday, early part of the night and the place was still brimmed with patrons.
The original phở is colloquially good with expected convenance of sweet basils, lime wedges and bean sprouts being served ahead. The broth is the heart of the meal as anything else, noodles, meat and garnishes are secondary appendages. It’s in need of a bit more salt, I think?
Bah! What do I know. Its a good eat anyway.

Yeah the food is fresh and good, reasonable with a crazy assortment of dishes BUT…
RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE
Manager & servers have that cold, reptilian East Asian attitude and treat customers like they are an annoyance that have to be undured and rushed out the door. Dont expect any smiles or fun here. My family was reprimanded when my 5 year old spilled her water. Crowded, uncomfortable seating, graffiti covered restrooms, kinda seedy, druggy neighborhood off Spandia.
Tip added to bill for party of FOUR, CASH ONLY. Lousy money grubbers. There are a million other asian establishments close by. Go someplace where you wont be treated with contempt.

A busy spot in Chinatown/​Kensington Market area. Phở Hung is one of better Vietnamese joint in this area. I used to frequent it a while back, and the only thing worth mentioning is their phở. It serves sufficient portion with good cut of meat. The broth is satisfactory, temperature not very hot. It’s not the best, but it does the job. The appetizers are dispensable, had tried their spring roll, banh cuon and rice dish in the past, but none of those is impressive. I’ll only visit here if they are not too busy, coz if they are busy they always arrange me to sit with stranger. They hire so many waiters so service is efficient and turnover is fast. Price is average.

Me and my family went on Saturday for lunch. The place was packed and we had to wait in the hall way by the door. We were very excited to try this phở place, but the way the staff and owner treated us was rude and disrespectful.
We were three, and due to some dietary restriction only ordered one big bowl to share and a lot of appetizers. The owner claimed that because we were three customers we HAD to order minimum 3 bowls of soups or we could leave! We tried to be accommodating and bought 2 small bowls and kept the appetizer but it still wasn’t enough. My little cousin doesn’t eat much and I don’t see why a restaurant could dictate what I should order or even the amount!
If you claim to have a minimum to order, you are responsible to write it on your menu to advise your customers right off the bat and not tell them to leave if you don’t want to order minimum of 3 bowls.
We end up walking out as the owner has suggested and went to eat ramen down the street! What an eventful Saturday.

To be honest, I am no expert on Phở and would never have tried this place if my friend hadn’t introduced it to me and ordered (thankfully) for me. It can be pretty confusing since you order by the number of the item on the menu and the specific size. I always get the number 1 Large and I have still not been able to finish it all even on days when I go there starving. The Phở is fresh, the meat is tender and seasoned well, the service is fast and it’s budget friendly too. A Large Phở cost me $ 10 the last time I was there.
The only thing I have to complain about is the size of the restaurant, it is as cramped as the TTC during rush hours. Sometimes you have to wait to get a seat but the service is so fast you never have to wait long.
Not exactly the most elegant place if you’re looking for a nice dinner venue but good for a quick, cheap, filling and tasty meal!

Went to Phở Hung today with some friends hoping to enjoy an authentic Vietnamese meal. Was not disappointed. After finishing most of my XL bowl of Phở, I noticed a small black speck floating in my soup. IT WAS SOME KIND OF INSECT (see picture). I’ve heard that in Vietnam, food standards differ greatly from ours over here, and that there can be insects and flies and all sorts of crazy stuff crawling on the meat that they sell at outdoor markets. I’m sure sometimes they accidentally wind up in the food as well. So if you are looking for that kind of authentic experience, look no further!
Zero stars for the food /​cleanliness /​hygeine
1 star for having decently clean bathrooms

A large restaurant with crowded seating. Extremely quick service. The phở itself is good but not the greatest; it is slightly bland. Meat is pretty good quality. A small is about $ 7.50 with xl being $ 10. I think the xl can be larger :)
Go for: quick and quality food and service
Don’t go for: the best phở

The crowd really builds up here, which makes sense! Phở Hung is a quick, reasonably-​priced and tasty joint (if you forget about the vast amounts of MSG floating around in your phở, of course). The restaurant itself is very big and you can sit anywhere you like. You write down your own orders and hand it to the servers, who bring back well-​portioned bowls onto your table.
You get a canister of tea immediately, which is great because the food itself can be rather dry or salty. The small size contains a lot of ingredients already, but if you have a voracious appetite you may want to go up a size. The phở is really flavourful (re: salty) but matches well with the otherwise bland rice noodles. You can also order vermicelli without broth, and it comes loaded with ingredients such as fried spring rolls!
Two bowls added up to ~$ 20, and service was efficient and courteous. I would definitely come back again if I was in the neighbourhood, but this is not an everyday meal as it’s pretty unhealthy.

My husband and I, along with another couple decided to get some phở. When we walked in we were seated right away although the place was packed. We ordered the rare beef, tendon and tripe with rice noodle. It was spicy just the way we had requested. No complaints on the food. Also the restaurant is surrounded by windows which adds a nice touch.
Cons:
I would rate the cleanliness as ²⁄₅.
The water cups were very dirty, so we had to order a can of pop.
The washroom did not have hand soap, instead it had a bottle of shampoo!
Only one of the taps were working in the washroom, which caused a line up.
The staff were very stingy with the napkins. They literally counted each napkin and gave only one per person every time we requested for a napkin.

Came here for dinner on a Friday night with no wait to get a seat. Only received half service (we had to write what we wanted to order) Did not have to wait too long for the food.
The food itself tasted only okay, nothing special. I got the typical Phở, the soup base did not contain too much MSG but it was weird, the temperature of the soup did not even cooked my beef. The spring rolls did not come with lettuce (not sure if it’s Toronto and NY is different. The good thing about Phở Hung is it’s located in Chinatown and it’s quick!

Best phở I have found in Toronto so far!
I ordered the beef balls phở and as you can see in the photo, they were very generous with the toppings and meat. The bean sprouts and thai basil were both fresh. There were lots of people in the restaurant when I went and the food still came out at a good pace. Not amazing customer service but what can you except when you are paying less than 10 dollars for a bowl of phở? For the soup base, it was the lightest and cleanest that I have eaten. It would be the perfect bowl to cure a hangover! I would love to eat a large bowl of phở from Phở Hung when I’m tired. Please come uptown, Phở Hung!

As always, this place is flocked with people in the heart of China town. This place has been here since I was just a kid and the phở is certainly authentic. The restaurant is opened by pure Vietnamese people and my family comes by this area for phở when we happen to be around China town.
We ordered the phở dac biet (special) and Vietnamese iced coffee.
The phở tastes authentic. A small portion was enough to fill me up! They put in a ton of sliced beef, beef balls, tendon… The ratio of meat to rice noodle was higher than average. The soup tasted good (though I’m sure there’s msg so I avoided finishing it all: P).
Overall a decent Viet meal for a great price (13 – 15 bucks ish.

Excellent restaurant, excellent rapport qualité prix et une diversité culinaire qui mérite le détour. La cuisine vietnamienne est monnaie courante à Toronto mais Phở Hung est dans le peloton de tête !

Attente de 10 minutes à l’arrivée, mais pour un WE ca va, et ca prouve que les gens aiment ce restaurant!
La carte est complète, juste un manqué dans le choix des nems, et c’est dommage, surtout pour un viet! Le service était parfait, rapide, serveurs toujours présents quand on en a besoin!
De plus les prix sont très raisonnables!
A essayer: les rouleaux de printemps à faire soi même, c’est super sympa!

Institution viet à toronto, le Phở Hung est surtout connu pour son logo emprunté à la vache qui rit mais qui a du être modifié pour une histoire de copyright.
Le restaurant est grand et les serveurs courent partout.
Temps d’attente quasi nul, on est pas déçus.
A essayer absolument si vous êtes de passage à Toronto.