Pho Viet Restaurant

To start with the service was good. I was seated right when I walked in. The food was fresh and came quickly so I didn’t have to wait. I ordered the beef soup which was not bad but decent at best but there was more noodles than beef. They gave complimentary green tea which was cold when we got there so i was pretty disappointed. I don’t think I’ll be going back anytime soon.

Phở Viet is probably my favourite phở place in Toronto/​GTA (because technically this is Markham). The quality is always consistent and the food is very authentic Vietnamese. The broth of the phở is never too oily or overwhelmingly salty like most — it’s lighter and has great flavour. The fresh rolls with chicken (wrapped in rice paper) are the best here. Definitely order that as an appetizer, it’s great with the peanut sauce.

I’ve been to this phở place before. At least the food is always consistent. I ordered a spring rolls and and a small phở. People are right about the smaller than average portions, but for me it was just right with the appy.
The spring rolls were super crispy and always awesome.
I love this place because I’m guaranteed my food without much of a wait. Love it.

Phở Viet is not a place I’ll be quickly returning to. The phở was basic and bland. You can choose from small, medium and large, my boyfriend and I both got large rare beef and meatball phở. I think we both got 4 meat balls each and 3 slices of rare beef… And 2 pounds of noodles… The large was a good size bowl but not enough meat at all. The broth was watered down and we had to add a lot of sauces to give it some taste. The service was pretty good, the waitress was attentive. If you like bland and really simple phở (in all fairness the prices were really really cheap, but that reflects the meat portions) with a ton of noodles and little meat then come here, if not this isn’t the place for you.

I loved this viet resto. Its not anything that unique but its solid and consistent. That’s all that matters really. Its not the busiest resto unless I came on an off night. That’s ok with me. I got the kitchen staff all for myself. The food was good. Ordered the grilled beef and rice. My fav. The women at the front is viet and was very friendly. I would go back just to support her. 4 stars ****

Phở Viet is a great little phở restaurant tucked in a Chinese plaza.
Pros:
Great tasting phở
Cons:
Portions are smaller than other places
We came here because one of my fav HK style cafes Fortune Stone was going to be a 20+ min wait. We were in a hurry so we decided to try this place.
We were greeted by a very nice lady as soon as we walked in and were seated promptly. This place is a simple no frills type of place that concentrates on the food and service which is completely fine by me.
We ordered two bowls of phở and a spring roll appetizer. The food comes out quick and hot. The noodles they use here are thinner than other places and I think I like them more honestly. They had great bite and the broth was pretty good too. The spring rolls weren’t as crunchy as other places but the filling was very good and that’s where it counts.
The portion size is my only gripe about this place. The small size is the smallest bowl I’ve ever seen at a phở restaurant. I would always at least order the medium unless you know you’re a very small eater. Their medium and large sizes are small and mediums at other places relatively. All in all, it’s $ 1 extra which is a not a crazy big deal.
Service here was very good and we had a great experience here. I would totally come back here but I know I will never get the small.

I’ve only had soup here, its good!
Broth is on the fresh side, not very seasoned
But I don’t mind that personally in a phở soup
Tasted good, fresh vegetables and washed
Clean place n tables
Extra serving of lean beef for $ 2 maybe 4 slices
Decent an will return
Good service

I wouldn’t recommend this place. its below average for Viet food. The meats (had chicken, beef and pork between 2 meals) and they were bland. The meat portions are smaller than you avg Viet place too. Only good thing was the fish sauce.
If they were authentic Viet, they would have buon cuong. But they don’t.

Maybe I came in on an off-​night. After reading the reviews, I was excited to come here. My family and I need a new phở place in Markham. However, after that night, I don’t think I’d ever go back.
We came in on a Tuesday night — it was empty except for two other tables. The atmosphere is nice and well-​lit. Casual but very neat. Service was nice and attentive.
We ordered:
Well done beef and flank phở ($ 8.75 for a large vs S — $ 6.50; M — $ 7.50):
The soup was all right. It was more soup than noodles and beef though. Decent noodles but the flavour wasn’t strong — it was a bit bland like the soup was diluted. I liked the beef though — flavourful enough that it sort of made up for the soup base — I just wish they put more beef and noodles.
Deep fried beef and pork rolls with lemon fish sauce (2 rolls for $ 4.00):
These unfortunately didn’t taste good. I was expecting something similar to other rolls that we’ve tried at other Viet restaurants — crispy, juicy, flavourful, and sweet. But these rolls didn’t hit the right flavours. They tasted a bit old, a bit burnt, and the sauce (that’s usually found at every Viet restaurant) was off too — too much lemon. These rolls are our usual go-​to app at a Viet restaurant but I can’t recommend the ones here.
Grilled chicken and shrimp with fried rice ($ 10.25):
It all tasted burnt — especially the rice. There was no bite that didn’t have a burnt tinge to it. The rice and chicken also lacked flavour. Although the shrimp was all right, it was a dish that we had a hard time finishing — we kept picking at it until we ate most of it.
I can’t recommend this place because, to be honest, there are better restaurants for delicious Viet food. I walked in expecting an experience similar to other reviews but I walked out disappointed. A good restaurant needs to be consistent — sadly, I guess they weren’t the night we dropped in.

Tried a large house special phở, at this family run resturant. It had a nice clean broth, made with a thinner type of rice noodle (usually a thicker variety at other phở places in the GTA). Just the right length for each strand of noodle and cooked to al-​dente; something so simple that many Vietnamese resturant screw up on. However, they were a bit stingy on the meat, but I forgive them because it was just delicious. Will come back to try other offerings for sure!

Staff are always friendly and remember you even though I’ve been away for a while. The broth tastes great even without adding any extra sauces.

Undoubtedly my favourite phở place in Markham — great quality of food, excellent customer service, clean restaurant and modest prices. The ONLY downside is that the portions are slightly smaller than desirable (specifically the amount of vermicelli and pad thai they give you).
With this said, Phở Viet is THE place to be at, especially when it’s cold outside. You won’t be disappointed with their house special phở or their sweet fish sauce!

Spring rolls $ 4 — nice and crispy with good flavours.
Grilled pork vermicelli $ 8.50 — decent amount of pork but sliced really thin. Too much fat left on the pork.
Grilled shrimp vermicelli $ 9 — shrimps were small and did not taste fresh.
Service was fast and friendly

Good clean viet phở restaurant. The food feels clean and the service is excellent compared to typical phở places. We tried the rare beef and tendon phở, sole of filet rice dish and the chicken pad thai — all of them were great tasting. They did run out of basil that day which was unfortunate.
Will go back again.

I didn’t get a chance to eat breakfast, so was starving when I arrived.
I don’t remember what I ordered, but it was a few things and I think they were surprised by all that I did order!
It was tasty and worth it.
They don’t take credit cards, only debit — i think — or cash.
Good thing I had a few American dollars on me that they accepted otherwise I would have been washing dishes!

Excellent phở broth and even better portion sizes. You definitely won’t be disappointed with a medium size — I eat alot, and I can’t even finish a medium.
In addition, you must try their shrimp paste on toast. Absolutely delicious with lots of shrimp included!

Really nice. Simple and home style Vietnamese food.
Highly recommended
Will come back again

Great place. Spacious restaurant with contemporary décor that is friendly and not very abstract. Friendly owners and staff delivered prompt service. My noodles came within minutes of ordering, and the kitchen was generous with tender beef tendons.
The broth had several layers of flavors on the palate that is so much better than the nondescript, salty broths elsewhere.
The tendons were just right, with taste infused through slow cooking in broth, and appropriately tender.
For an improvement, the servings could be larger. Aside from giving more tendons, the serving is smaller than other places in general.
This place is worth returning to.

I love this place! I’ve been coming to this place for 6 years!
The owners and servers are friendly. The place is very clean. It doesn’t get too busy, except obviously during dinner time (from 7−8PM).
Food is always consistent. I always get Phở in a small size bowl. I find it is a pretty good serving size for what you pay. The soup is not salty at all.
One more item on the menu that I absolutely love is the Deep Fried Pork and Shrimp rolls ($ 4.00), again always consistent and very tasty. The fish sauce that comes with it is very good too.
All the other items on the menu are all flavorful. I don’t have any complaints. The price is cheap, servers are friendly, food is ready pretty quickly, and they always play the same music over and over again. Lol!
This is my go-​to place for Phở since it is only 1 min drive away from my home. I don’t think I will go anywhere else!

Finally, I have been taking in Unilocal recommendations to try out new places and have been striking out miserably. This time however, I went with a work group and it was recommended by someone in the group. For once I was thoroughly satisfied.
I would suggest that you beat the lunch rush and arrive a little before noon. As place was packed– We did however have a reservation and the table’s were set based on our needs at point of arrival (group of 10).
I can honestly say the service was unusual– maybe not the most customer service based. However, very honest and straight to the point. I ordered the fried rice with chicken and shrimp and requested to have the chicken and shrimp in the lemongrass flavouring. The lady helping us said very convincingly, ‘It’s no good, flavour don’t match”. I took her word for it and just kept it the way it was served on menu. Was great!
Beautiful presentation, thin slicked chicken strips forming a circle above my fried rice with the shrimp in the middle. Everything was really tasty, and the portion was very nice. I was eyeing other items that people had ordered in my group; and they all looked of high quality; The PHO bowls were mammoth.
Really enjoyed my experience; and spent less then $ 15. I finally found a good place as the last week has been very disappointing in my culinary hunt adventures.
Might become a regular PHO viet!