This is probably the cleanest Vietnamese place I’ve ever been to, so that’s a plus. Food: Ordered a large special phở and chicken rice noodle rolls. The phở was good, it tasted light but flavorful without the obvious hints of MSG. I loveddddd the chicken rolls, the dipping sauce was absolutely delicious. Service: Fast and quick, better than most Vietnamese places! Atmosphere: Very clean, even their sauces were in nice little bowls. Their name is funny and prompted us to go and try it, it is pretty fabulous and I recommend it if you’re in the area :)
Jason L.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
I’ve only ever ordered take out, so can’t really comment on the restaurant experience. But the food was always fast and very well done. And the prices are great. I have been dying for a good Phở soup place to open up in my hood and this place did not disappoint. Love it.
Heather V.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
My boyfriend and I tried this place out before going to the movies. It’s probably the cleanest restaurant I’ve ever been to when it comes to Viet food. Which makes me feel at ease thinking of how they prepare the food… anyways, once the food came(I had grilled chicken with rice, bf had trad phở) we were surprised at the portions! It was way more than what we would normally eat but because it was soo good we had to try and finish everything. Next time we’re going to come here for some cheap drinks(beer and wine) and dinner before the comedy club.
Rebecca W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 East York, Toronto, Canada
Love phở, and this place was great! Service was good. My husband had P2(rare beef) and I had P7(minced beef and ginger), we both ordered large size. Both were good, delicious broth, lots of noodles and meats:)
Christian B.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
Ordered the P2 and found the broth very bland and noodles overcooked. No bowls for sauces anywhere in sight. OK in a pinch
Rose s.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
Dropped in Saturday afternoon and had the best veggie cold wraps I ever had. My husband had the vegetarian soup phở and shared my canteloupe froster. Will definitely be back. Welcome to the neighbourhood!
Nicole L.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
Food– 4 Service-3.5 This place is great. It’s got good food for a really good price. The savings aren’t as bug as other Viet places in the area but the quality is definitely there. I’ve ordered phở and various vermicelli and rice dishes and have been very happy. The phở is very flavourful and the meat is good too except for the flank, I found it to be tough and fatty, I usually stick to rare beef and beef balls. The vermicelli dishes are served with a fried spring roll which is good when done right, I’ve eaten it on off days but thankfully it only happened once, you can also substitute for a fresh roll which I highly recommend getting the grilled chicken fresh roll because its delicious and its served with this mouth water peanut sauce! The service is good but nothing special, they’re polite and quick but make sure to double check your order before your waiter leaves as I have had an occasional where they got my substitution wrong but it wasn’t a big deal. Overall it’s my go-to phở spot in the yonge and eg area, great on late nights or really cold days!
Andy A.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Richmond Hill, Canada
Was a tiny tad disappointed in this restaurant. Their phở comes with medium or large size and I went with the medium one(for around 9 dollars). The bowl was a lot smaller than I thought and hence came with very little meat as well. Their soup base felt a tad watered down as well. My friend was also not happy with his phở as well, he got rare beef but the beef was not rare at all.
Kevin M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
Had the pleasure of being invited to the Friday grand opening, but was able to fit my first visit in on a rainy Sunday afternoon. The Viet Phở features a clean, flavourful broth with strong notes of rich beef and little salt. The spring rolls and rice paper rolls are quite fresh and delicious as well. The food is excellent, marking that late May 2015 opening weekend with the best Phở I’ve had in years. I would highly recommend this place for the quality, portion sizes, authentic Viet style, cleanliness, customer service, and price! It just so happens that I live only a few minutes away, making this Viet restaurant my go-to for Phở and Bun.
Jonas B.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
This restaurant has nothing going for it beyond the funny name. The phở broth is really bland. The chicken was served undercooked(read: raw). Low quality ingredients. Go for phở somewhere Phở King else!
Darryl C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
Food: Ordered some delicious viet coffee with condense milk. First time I’ve had it served with the drip normally how I’ve had it is premade and brought to the table. The coffee was good but wasn’t as strong as I would have liked it. Ordered a P1 large which was delicious, the portion was huge. Only disappointing part was the beef wasn’t that great. Décor: Well decorated and modern. The sriracha and hoison sauces came in these little ceramic containers which although was a nice way to present it, lacked enough content volume, we demolished the containers. I’d return here if I’m in the area and craving phở.
Michael D.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
Perhaps it would more accurately be named Phở King Mediocre. The beef broth was OK, but nothing special. The chicken broth was bland at best. The screwed up an order for someone with an allergy, and the service, in general, was unimpressive. It’s OK, but there are much, much better Phở places nearby.
David N.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Toronto, Canada
I live right in the area, so I’ve been meaning to check this place out for a while. We arrived at lunch on a Saturday and the place was pretty empty. After choosing a table near the window, a waiter came over with menus and glasses for water. My water glass had a very obvious lipstick stain on it. Yuck! Anyway, we somehow managed to not leave after that. I’m a big fan of Bun, so I ordered their Grilled Beef variation — which comes with«grilled lemon grass beef, spring roll, and vegetables served on rice vermicelli.» This was definitely one of the better versions I’ve had of this as of late. Usually, the meat is questionable at best, so I was very happy to note that the beef here was quite edible and non-gross. The biggest problem was a general lack of flavour. The dish seemed, for lack of a better word, generic. Perhaps more fish sauce would’ve helped?
Sassan V.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Koreatown, Toronto, Canada
Another poor Vietnamese option in the area. The Phở broth tastes like water, Luke warm, ingredients are not enough, sauces are very limited, wait staff are slow and indifferent to the customer and menu. One of those places on the area that won’t last very long :-(all the above can easily be addressed, if the owner decides to serve authentic Vietnamese Phở :-)
Leah K.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Toronto, Canada
This place has a big struggle with the concept of vegetarian, aka no meat. I ate there once before and that was an okay experience. My friend told me that they now finally have phở on veggie stock. So I decided to give that a try. I came in, sit down, place an order — of phở on veggie stock. Ok? Ok. Ten minutes later, a server comes and says: We do not have veggie stock now. We are going to make it either on chicken or beef, ok? Me: NO. The server appeared a little shocked. I took another look at the menu, but did not find anything else there and left. I do not understand why they had to wait for 10 minutes to inform me about veggie stock fiasco. Were they looking for veggies for that long in the kitchen? :)
James W.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
This place was recommended to me by a friend with very discerning tastes we had a decent time. The place is well planned and brightly lit with very friendly staff. I noticed that the menu was slimmed down compared to other Vietnamese places I’ve frequented. I got the wrong order but I didnt really say anything because it looked and tasted so good. Vegetables and rolls were very fresh and tasty, unlike other places with wet/slimy sprouts. Would come again
Victoria D.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto, Canada
Good phở super close to home — can’t go wrong with that! I have to admit that I’ve had better phở in China town, but for a quick fix, this is perfect! Very quick service and friendly waitstaff too!
Chris J.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Toronto, Canada
Tried their phở, P2. While I did like the broth, I didn’t like the rice noodles, which tasted too well cooked as if they had been«swimming» in the soup for awhile. On my second visit, I got their shrimp vermicelli dish that came with spring rolls and some sauce, and it was much better but I’ve had a better tasting vermicelli dish elsewhere. I’d get their vermicelli dishes if I’m here again. Service was friendly and fast. Seems like the restaurant is new and it is clean.
Monica L.
Rating des Ortes: 4 East York, Canada
I’m a bit of a tough critic because I just came from Hanoi, Vietnam nearly 2 months before eating at Phở King Fabulous(hilarious name btw) while doing a Southeast Asia tour for 5 months — and Vietnam takes the cake for the best food I’ve ingested out of 10 countries I’ve visited. Naturally, I’ve had the best phở in Hanoi, so I had high expectations coming back that I knew wouldn’t be surpassed in Toronto. I ordered the Traditional Phở in a size Medium; though I wish there was a small size option because I can’t eat too much in one sitting especially if I order appetizers to share with the table. Prices are reasonable; thought it would be more expensive but they have to compete with the cheaper places outside of the midtown area. The broth of the phở wasn’t thick but rich with beef flavour and not oily. The Vietnamese owner and his chef(s?) know what they are doing because the broth should be the star of the meal — and it was. More complex flavours than the typical watery broth that you get for maybe $ 5 – 6 elsewhere; not quite as flavourful as what I had in Hanoi but comparable. Overall I was impressed and it’s the best phở I’ve had in Toronto. Also, really like the option of building your own phở which is a neat idea(unfortunate that I refuse to eat tripe & tendon, it’s a texture thing.). I came with my family and we shared the Fried Spring Rolls and Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls — both are 2 pcs cut into 4 slices, perfect for sharing. The fried spring rolls(made with pork) I wasn’t too thrilled with because it tasted different than what I’m used to but still flavourful nonetheless, worth a try. I love fresh spring rolls, don’t really like shrimp but these rolls were large and tasty especially with the dipping sauces provided for all rolls. We also ordered the Vietnamese Chicken Salad which was very fresh, perfectly lightly dressed and a good portion to split among 4 people. We also ordered a rice dish of Grilled Chicken and Egg, which was deliciously marinated and tender but not dry with lovely plate presentation. To wash everything down, I had their hot Vietnamese coffee which was phenomenal — perfect blend of bold rich taste with sweet condensed milk. Left Phở King Fabulous very full & satisfied(albeit pretty sleepy hehe), prices were great for the portions and quality of food you are getting; especially with the phở. The service was nice and prompt, service with a genuinely kind smile :) I recommend!
Ellen K.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
This place just opened and we gave it a try. First of all, hilarious name! Very clever. The place was busy inside which is a good sign for a newly opened place. It’s a family owned place and everyone was very nice. We ordered the vegetarian fresh rolls. It came with a hoisin peanut sauce. Pretty standard and delicious. We also ordered the beef phở. All the fixins were fresh and the broth was hot and not super salty. Overall a welcome addition to the area. I’d go back for my phở fix in a pinch.