Pho Con Bo

First time here. Definitely not the last. Great portions and great value for your money. Definitely recommend this place to other Unilocalers.

My absolute favorite joint for phở! I lived in Montréal for 11 years and the best phở in Montréal simply does not compare to this place! The broth is perfect. just perfect. I only go here for phở though, I strongly recommend ordering anything else like bun bo hue or something. Anyways, I like ordering the dac biet because it has everything it it from tripe, to beef balls, to tendon etc. And I also usually order the viet coffee too. Cannot go wrong with this place if you have a phở craving. I also heard this place has the best phở in the city, and I have to agree…

I have to admit this is one of those Vietnamese restaurants that aren’t up there for me. It’s nothing to rave about. I would give it a 3.5÷5. I used to come here all the time until I saw a roach and the waitress just killed it in front of me without addressing it or apologizing.
So two years after that incident I decided to give it a shot again. Seems everything and everyone is the same. Same ladies working. This is a very busy fast and efficient location. They seat you, take your order and go on their merry way. When you’re done they’ll quickly clear your table.
The food also is same old. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good and flavourful but because the broth is so good I have a feeling MSG or something is used.
I still prefer my local phở restaurant over this one but it has improved a little since my original visit.

They do their rice dishes really well. Whenever I order something else like phở or bun bo hue, I’m hugely disappointed and wonder why I never learn the first time. Only get the rice dishes! Their sinh to is a hit or miss. There are times when it’s good and also times when it just tastes like ice. Like many standard Vietnamese restaurants, no one is going to ask you how was your day. It may come off as rude to some people, but that’s just how phở restaurants are usually run. Service is quick and efficient. Write your order down, get your food, pay at the cash register.

I’ve been coming here for years, literally grew up with this place and it’s still the #1 phở restaurant in my books. And you know it’s authentic when it’s located in a sketchy plaza and the restaurant is blasting Vietnamese music.
I always order their bun with grilled pork and spring rolls. But today I felt like phở. I ordered their phở with well done beef and beef tendons. The broth was flavourful, and had a good amount of beef and tendons. Their small is a good size for lunch and only costs around $ 5.
Note* no customer service here. You write down your order and when you pay, you have to go up to the front.

Typical example of Do Not Judge a Book By Its Cover.
The outside looks kind of sketchy, but once you go inside you will not regret it
The service is fast and friendly. My table of 3 ordered large bowls of Phở and possibly the tastiest spring rolls I have ever tasted.
The phở was divine and plentiful, we simply could not finish it all. The server was quick to provide us with containers to take the leftovers home.
I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a good bowl of phở

One of my favourite phở places. I’ve been going here for many years. They have great authentic Viet food. Great prices. Service is ok though since you can’t expect good service from Asian restaurants.

My parents first took me here years ago after they were introduced to this joint by a Vietnamese client, claiming it the best place for phở in Toronto. I have been coming back here for phở ever since, even tho it’s a 30 minute drive from where I live. This place never seems to disappoint me.
I usually order the «Phở Dac Biet» (#42), hence the special, which is what I ordered today in medium. Everything is just very so fresh. I really appreciate the nice amount of meat. Also they give you lemongrass along with bean sprout and basil, not many places do. The soup is always to full of flavour, a little less MSG would be better but then it wouldn’t be phở joint.
I also ordered «Banh Cuon Dac Biet» (#14), which is a combination of steamed rice flour rolls, fried shrimp cake, sausage and ham. This is almost always ordered when I’m here with my parents as an appetizer even though it always gets brought out after the phở. I absolutely love the sour ham!!! Unfortunately they only have two pieces per order, so I have to fight with my parents for it sometimes. Which is why even if I’m here alone, I will still order it, and just take the leftovers home for a nice breakfast next morning. The deep fried shrimp cake that comes in the order will make you full, it’s made of a green bean flour, and also has a large unpeeled shrimp in the middle, good protein for breakfast. The steamed rice flour roll and sausage are also nice and fresh.
This place is definitely worth a try, just don’t have such high hopes for the service. The ladies who work here are almost always wearing a stone cold face mask. And when I asked for a take out box, she just walked away, leaving me wondering if she heard me or not, but two minutes later she brought me the box so I guess she did here me then. Another downside is the place is cash only.

The phở is phenomenal. I’ve eaten at my fair share of Vietnamese places in the city and this is top 3 for sure. The broth is well balanced, flavourful, and fresh. The noodles have excellent consistency, a good ratio to the broth and are perfectly cooked. No-​frills type of atmosphere but that’s reflected in the price. I’ve also tried some of the rice and meat dishes, equally good and present a great value. Definitely worth coming to try!

Large bowl of phở, which you can’t wrong with. I come here every now and then and its one of my preferred phở spots. Not much else to say, but if you’re in the north York area I would definitely go here. Classic hood spot.

One of my go to places for phở. I think it has one of the best broths in Toronto. Every time I don’t order phở, I have to constantly take some from my gf’s bowl. The place itself is fairly big. Their service is typical of all authentic Viet restaurants. They will get to you when they can and they will do it without a smile, because they know their food is the bomb and you will keep on coming back. This time I had the Bun with grilled pork and spring roll. The grilled pork has a tasty marinade. The spring roll is crispy without being drenched in oil. The portion is substantial, and they don’t cheap out on the veggies they add to the bun. Overall a tasty restaurant.

It’s cheap. I guess that’s what it had going for it. I had my usual phở with rare beef. It was decent. I don’t have much to say which is why I’m giving it 3 stars. I just didn’t have anything that makes this place memorable.

This is my favorite type of restaurant: nondescript neighborhood, ordinary looks*, unbelievable food.
Many people claim this is the best phở in Toronto — I’d have to go to a couple more phở places to issue a final verdict, but to be honest… I don’t want to eat phở anywhere else now, this place is SO GOOD.
A note of warning, though: don’t expect good service. In fact, expect a Seinfeld’s «soup nazi”-like atmosphere. But don’t be turned down by this fact, the food is worth it.
* — notice their logo is «borrowed» from the Laughing Cow brand :)

I cannot help but rave about this place. The food is so comforting, it’s a quiet place where people go who understand and truly appreciate what good phở is. Even after a hard week, put a bowl of steaming, warm, fragrant goodness in front of me and my world is bright. Fresh Thai basil … mmmm … fresh salad rolls with a nice hoisin dip … mmmm … café sua da mmm. My favourite is the flank beef and chicken or the beef tendon. The Hue spicy noodle soup with blood jello is great! I love this place. It’s low-​key, the food is good and the price is rea$onable.

Wow, this place is pretty damn good.
I got a large bowl of special beef noodles, and the broth was really tasty and the portions of meat were huge! Beef balls were really good, and the brisket too.
Also ordered an avocado shake with condensed milk and it was so yummy.
Décor and cleanliness was that of a typical phở restaurant.

So good! One of the best phở places I’ve been to and I go to a lot. Meat is generously proportioned. Service is fast too.

My new go-​to Phở place in the North York area! The area itself is a little «interesting» but the food is totally worth it. I’ve been looking for a Phở place that had fresh noodles as opposed to a clumped together brick of noodles that you get at most Phở places. Spring rolls are also extra meaty the smoothies are made with real fruit.
Parking is a little tricky to get into, you need to go through the back of the supermarket or you need to get in through the road south of the restaurant.
There is also a banh mi store close by if want to get some sandwiches to go.
Take out is super quick too if you call 10 mins in advance, they have everything boxed and bagged ready to go when you arrive.

Very limited parking in this dingy plaza… upon entering this place we were not greeted by anyone at all, the cashier didn’t even bother saying a single word, Infact the entire time at this place the only word that was spoken to us by the cashier and waitress combined is $ 15.50…there goes their tip and customer service, we decided to just seat ourselves where a table had menus on it, the waitress didn’t give us tea and ordering slip til 10mins later… typically phở place that’s very cheap like $ 7 a dish depending on what you order
The whole entire time I didn’t hear a single word from the waitress and she looked so pissed off, didn’t break a smile but oh well
Mediocre food, nothing special and honestly I’ve tasted better bun and com dishes elsewhere

My fiancé, friend and I felt like having phở after a rock climbing session at True North at around 9:30 but wasn’t sure if it was still open. Boy were we happy to find that it was! It’s open pretty late everyday. On the weekend, they open until midnight.
The food:
This is one of the best phở places I’ve been to in Toronto. The phở is very good. The broth is tasty and they give you a very good amount of noodles and beef. They don’t put cilantro on it so that was a yay for me but a nay for my boyfriend. The spring rolls were crunchy and the durian shake was delicious. Even my boyfriend who isn’t really partial to durian shakes found it so good that he ended up driving most of it.
The place:
The place is like any average Asian joint. Let’s just say the focus is on the food and not on anything else. lol
The service:
Service was prompt, and when I asked for extra limes and basil, the waitress wasn’t stingy on it.
The verdict:
Definitely a place we would go again and again if it weren’t kind of out of the way.

I went here with my parents for a late lunch recently. The place was pretty full for a weekday afternoon.
My parents had #42 Phở Dac Biet (Special Phở, which contained rare beef, well done beef flank, brisket, soft tendons, tripe and meat balls). My mom had the small ($ 5.50) and my dad had the large ($ 7). My parents think this place has the best phở in the GTA.
I am not a fan of phở, so I had the Beef Pad Thai ($ 7.50). I know, I know, it’s just asking for trouble to order Thai food at a Vietnamese restaurant, but it actually was pretty good. It did not have that authentic Thai flavour, but it was very tasty. The noodles were nicely done (not too mushy or too dry) and the flavour was tangy and sweet. There was a lot of tamarind in the sauce. It had a nice spicy kick to it. They were very generous with the meat. Lots of tender slices of beef. There was also 3 large fried tofu puffs in the dish, along with onions, and some red and yellow peppers. The dish usually comes with bean sprouts but I asked for none. There was a small pile of iceberg lettuce on the side with a sprig of Vietnamese basil.
Service is competent but not all that friendly. Do not expect any smiles here or any warm greetings. The phở bowls are really full to the brim. The waitress spilled some broth in my tea and promptly removed my cup and replaced it with another one. Service is speedy and they get the job done, but I would have liked it if they were a little nicer.
Décor is minimal. Washrooms are not that clean.
Lots of free parking. It’s across the street from Sheridan Mall. It’s in the same strip mall as Shopper’s Drug Mart, TD Bank and Scotia Bank.