Pho Xe Lua

The food are generally good.
However, the noodle in pho is a thick rice noodle, and it all cut apart through my chopsticks. Felt like it was old.

Dropped by for a bowl of pho for lunch. Not too bad. A solid 7.5 out of 10 in taste. Same level as pho Hung on Spadina and better than the two pho places near it. The XL size was huge! Thanks goodness I didn’t order appetizers. Recommended

Last me and my partner were in Toronto we randomly stopped at this Vietnamese restaurant and it left us wanting more. We are back 5 years later an the food is still very delicious! We can’t wait to come back again on our next trip!

I ordered from door dash beef ball noodle soup. I open the meal and i only got SOUP WATER and noodles! If i wanted no meat I would’ve said no meat. I paid $16 to get flavoured water and noodles?

Noodles were over cooked and broth was a bit bland. You can find much better pho in the area for similar prices.

This place warms me on a rainy day. Whenever I crave pho late at night, this is the place to go. It gets pretty hectic though so don't expect anything fancy but that helps with the charm of the place. Their pho and vermicelli dishes are amazing. Their chicken wings too have something special in them, they're so addicting!

This place is decent for Pho. Not the best broth I’ve had. But it fills you up and they serve you tea. Quick service I did not have to wait to be seated.

Food was good but problems arose when it came to tipping. My friend who had a bad experience with the service chose not to tip when paying. For some reason, the cashier GOT MAD AT HIM for not tipping and caused a scene, forcing him to give up his bus fare that he needed to get home. When asked why he was forced to tip the lady couldn’t seem to understand that it was not mandatory (especially with our table size being only 3 people) and had to bring out the manager. This whole ordeal ended up ruining the dining experience.

One of the best in town! Food is always good and the staff is very attentive. Prices are inexpensive. No parking on site and the restaurant is located upstairs in the building so it may be difficult to find the first time.

We used to always go to another pho restaurant, but since we found this place, this is our go-to place for pho and other delicious food now.

Dope spot for pho, the original spot if you want fast, clean and no fuss service with a variety of different choices. Been going here for over a decade now still has the great vibes.

Good quality pho at downtown Chinatown. Entrance takes you upstairs where there are plenty of seats. Overall a good experience. Relatively clean and friendly staff. Ordered the 101 special. It's good. Quantity of meat was a bit more than average. Price was good - cheaper and more worth it to go to than some of the more modern vietnamese restaurants.

The place is similar to what you'd find in local restaurants in Hong Kong or most asian countries. I had gone with my friends who is not familiar with much asian food. She had gone with my order of Egg Noodle with Wonton. Since I'm asian, the meal is normal, but friend really liked it.

My new favourite Spadina viet spot, they make a mean pho, excellent pork chops, great shredded pork, spring rolls, satay, meatballs, vermicelli bowls and curry (complete with what seemed to be warm fresh baguette bread). Two criticisms: the place has a strong chemical/bleach cleaner smell when you go there for lunch that is super strong and a little unappetizing. My other criticism is the coffee - wayyyy too much condensed milk. I couldnt finish it (and I love viet coffee). Also stick to the vietnamese staples when ordering - I tried a traditionally thai tom yum soup and was a little let down.

Their extra large bowl is big enough for sumo wrestlers, it's a crazy amount of noodles. Large is a more realistic size (pictured). The broth was quite fatty but very flavourful.
As with all pho restaurants. I have no idea how they can keep the price under $10.
Bring a date here and finish the extra large if you want to impress them.

No gas, but I’ve been coming here since a fetus. I’ve literally tried almost every pho joint in the GTA but this is by far one of the best. Their Pho Dac Biet and Bun Bue Hue is the star of the show, but sometimes the broth is inconsistent. But for the price, the quantity and quality is worth it. The only bone I got to pick with their pho is the vermicelli they use. It’s very brittle and doesn’t have that bounce or chewiness to it. Although one time my parents almost started a 6ixbuzz worthy fight with one of their servers over bean sprouts. But aside from that, if you’re in the Spadina area and want to warm your soul up with a hot bowl of pho, reach.

Great food, great prices, open late!
Love their vermicelli (bún) bowls, and the fruit smoothies are fantastic.

Its the best place in chinatown to have pho! The employees were very nice its also cheap for 6 people we only paid 50 dollars! Would recomend for anyone who wants some pho in chinatown!

I went to the restaurant for lunch.
Almost all of staff is Chinese and they noticed I’m Japanese.
They didn’t take our order sheet on purpose I guess.
Because they took order sheet from other customers.

There was very dirty and smell like intestines (my American friend said about the smell)

The pho tasted ok.
I had similar experience at other Chinese restaurants in the area. I never come back to China town in Toronto.

Price on point for a bowl of pho soup. Really quick service. Fav. 101 or 419 with fried egg. Always get spring rolls and mango shake. Less than $30 for two people! Never disappoints

This is a place with a really good value of Pho
The noodles itself was good and the price is reasonable.

Attentive staff and a variety of delicious Asian food. Note: when ordering pho, the default is thick noodles but you can request thin noodles.

I've lost count of the amount of times that I've eaten here because the food is truly amazing. The pho here is the best in town as it's delicious, filling, and affordable. Personal favourite items are the deep fried wontons, pho number 110 and the beef noodle soup number 270. I would recommend this place to anyone that is a fan of Vietnamese cuisine or even trying it for the first time! Atmosphere is calm and relaxing and constantly moving. Staff is friendly and helpful. Eager to explain all the menu items and give suggestions on what's good. Go here!

Pho tasted amazing, ordered 101 and the portions were fairly huge for the cost of $8.75 and the dumplings were crispy and soft at the same time! It was great:)