Pho Dau Bo Restaurant

Excellent phở, best I’ve had in a while. Customer service is wonderful. If you like phở you must stop by, I’m sure we will be.

The Phở Dau Bo restaurant I went to is located in a small plaza near Weston and Finch. There are 4 other Phở Dau Bo restaurants in the GTA and 3 other ones outside the GTA in the Kitchener-​Waterloo area.
The restaurant was what I expected of a Phở restaurant, small, with about 15 or so tables that either seat 2 or 4, condiments and utensils ready at every table, till at the front.
I normally order the Phở dac biet and spring rolls because I enjoy being basic at times… but hey, you can’t go wrong with the Special, and without the spring rolls the meal just doesn’t seem complete.
Service was quick and to the point. It probably took 5 mins for the food to arrive, then again, we didn’t order anything superfluous.
Overall, the restaurant is exactly what you would expect of a Vietnamese phở restaurant chain (such as 88 or phở xe lua), quick to the point service and decent food!
It’s a great place if you’re looking for a quick bite to eat and in the mood for phở.

This place is a lot better than any phở place downtown. The phở is delicious, flavourful, and affordable. We always get salad rolls and avocado shakes as well. The only problem is it’s a bit far to get there :(

This is by far my favourite phở restaurant to ever go to. The food, atmosphere, pricing are all amazing! My fiancé and I go here sometimes on a weekly basis for lunch, we are always craving it. Their spring rolls is so delicious. I always get the chicken phở I’m not a red meat type of person, but the chicken phở is amazing and it isn’t salty. After having a baby I really had to cut down on unhealthy food and I chose phở to stick with it’s not to bad than other fast foods out there. I’ve been to a lot of phở restaurants and most of them are either too salty, the atmosphere is not the cleanliest, long waits, etc. So this one is my favourite and I highly recommend. :)

Hands down, the best phở in Toronto. I’ve been coming here since I was a little kid and they’ve been super consistent. The service is really quick and the quality is amazing. Sure it doesn’t look like the fanciest restaurant, but it doesn’t need to. The more homey, the better the food is. They do other Vietnamese dishes well too and I’m usually someone who likes to switch up my order, but every time I come here I just have to order phở dac biet. It doesn’t get any better. :)

Typical hole in the wall restaurant, nothing fancy. Bathroom passably clean, lots of fake flowers for décor.
Condiments are more varied than most phở restaurants, with chili peppers and pickled peppers in addition to the usual hoisin and Sriracha.
I had the seafood soup with glass noodles and shrimp cracker. It was fast, hot and good.
I’ll be sure to stop here again when in the area, with a taste for phở.

My nephew and I were starving after a visit from Canada’s Wonderland and he suggested this place for Phở. This place is located in a strip mall. The dining area was clean and spacious and it was pretty busy for it not even being lunch time.
I had the rare beef and brisket phở and my nephew had the rare beef and meatballs phở. I am from Seattle and there are a lot of Phở restaurants so I know what good Phở tastes like. This place does it well. The broth was very flavorful and not salty. I wasn’t thirsty afterwards so there was either very little or no msg used. We also ordered the cha gio which were also good, seasoned just right with a good amount of filling.
Portion is huge, price is on point and the service was fast and friendly. My nephew is a regular here so the next time I am in town I will ask him to bring me here again.

I rarely give any restaurants a perfect score. But this ladies and gentlemen is something else, phở like never before.
Ordered the chicken phở with the pork spring rolls.
The phở is a never ending bowl, they give you enough phở to feed Albion mall. I didn’t even have the biggest size. The flavour of the phở is so tasteful and vibrant because of all the mint leaves and the broth. This phở broth has got to be the best in all of Toronto. I have yet to try a phở as good as this. The crispy pork rolls are delicious with the phở. They compliment the phở and are also light and have a good amount of meat.
The price is on point the food is on point, just make sure when you come here wear a bullet proof vest cause it’s near Jane and finch and sometimes there’s shady people walking around.

This location is not just the best Phở Dau Bo location, it’s the best phở restaurant in Toronto. I guess with all the phở restaurants that popped up everywhere years ago, I got used to eating at whichever place was the best in my neighbourhood, and tricked myself into thinking that that was good phở. But now I have realized that THIS is what good phở actually is. It’s pretty much the same price as all other phở restaurants, give or take a dollar maybe, but they put way more meat in the phở and it just tastes so much better. My favourite bowl of noodles, which I have been searching for a good rendition of for a long time, is the hu tieu my tho. It’s the clear noodles with seafood, a battered deep fried shrimp, and a quail egg. It’s a must try! The friends I dined with ordered phở, vermicelli, and shredded pork rolls for appetizers, and were equally happy with their dishes. Portion sizes are big to begin with but this is one of the places where you can order an XL phở and it actually lives up to its name!

I’m wondering why this place is rated so high. Tea was good. Everything else was average. Oh ya. And there was a long white hair in my bean sprouts. Yum? That’ll ruin any meal.

This is a small local chain of Vietnamese Restaurants that are very basic. If u didn’t know this place existed you’d drive right past it. The lunch is a great combo… good & cheap. I had special 474. It was noodles + salad + pork + Pork roll. All in all is was solid & a great place. Give it a try.

*Edited to 3 stars from 4, because their unsanitary work ethics.
The server was bringing out phos with her finger in soup. ugghh
I am not a big fan of Phở but I go here with family because they love this place.
When I go, I usually get grilled chicken and rice. It is so delicious and inexpensive.
Their fresh shrimp spring rolls are very good, but I am kind of sick of it now. :)
Sometimes it is little smelly though.
The restaurant atmosphere reflects price of its menu. It if very affordable so, I don’t expect luxurious interior. But I wish they clean their cleaning rags more often. They stink once in a while when they wipe the table.

This place is a very close 2^nd to my very favourite phở ‘Hung long’. Yes, ‘Hung Long’ is the name of a restaurant. Anyway, Phở Dau Bo is an awesome place. Cheap, very very fast eventhough it’s pack during lunch hours. Phở is very good, vermicelli’s excellent, rice dishes are very good as well. I love this place and will always hit it up whenever i’m in the area. A group of us at work drive 15 – 20 min. one way to during lunch to go here and we can still make it back to work in an hr total. much praise, long live Phở Dau Bo (this particular location only…)

Best Phở restaurant in the GTA! A little out of my area but my bf and are I willing to drive here because its just that good! We’ve been to the other chain restaurants but this location serves to be the best and the longest standing most successful one.
Service: quick and they always take my «special» order without any issue
Ambience: the restaurant is always busy with many tables but the turnaround time is quick, you usually dont have to wait more than 5 minutes to be seated
Food: we always order the shrimp fresh rolls and PHO, everytime it’s fresh but the soup broth is the reason why we come here… its light, not oily (like some of the other locations) and TASTY! The herbs are always fresh with a decent amount.
This restaurant is owned and runned by a family so they put a lot of pride and heart in what they serve! Go here and you won’t be disappointed.

Best Phở Dau Bo in the Toronto! I have eaten at the Brampton, Sauga, and St. Catherines locations and this location in North York is by far the most consistent and authentic! They give you full bean sprouts, mint leaves, limes, and red chilli peppers (not those imitation green peppers some places try to give you) with every bowl of Phở!
The Phở is delicious and consistent every single time I come here. The broth is made to perfection and you spend about 2 minutes waiting after you order. They have small to extra large bowls of Phở. Props goes out to all those people who can finish an extra large bowl of Phở and still function after… that much Phở in one sitting would make me go to sleep instantly!
Phở is the best comfort and hangover food. Needless to say they are pretty busy on Saturday and Sunday afternoons but they turn around the tables quickly so feel free to wait.
The Fresh Rolls are yummy too and a great appetizer to help get you started on your cure to your hangover.
Service is quick and on point. Another great plus is there is plenty of parking around too!

This used to be the best phở place in Toronto. Now it is just disappointing. The phở broth is separated. The cuts of meat are low quality. The phở ga is just bad cuts of chicken in beef broth.

If you read my last review, you’ll know that I love this restaurant. It’s the best authentic Vietnamese in Toronto.
We always order 2 — 3 dishes when dining in and 4 more for take-​out. They give us the right herbs for our phở (which others rarely do), the rice combos are extensive and their appetizers are all delicious.
My go to dishes are:
— Banh beo bi
— Banh cuon (with/​without sausage)
— Com thap cam (grilled pork, grilled chicken, shredded pork, steamed egg, fried egg)
— and of course PHO!
The restaurant is family friendly and service is quick. Food is always fresh and everyone working there speaks Vietnamese.

Authentic Vietnamese phở is hard to find these days. There are only a few places I truly truly enjoy in north york and this one of them.
PRO TIP:
My best tip for how to spot the good phở places? Walk in, you must hear Vietnamese music, the furniture should be simple and perhaps dated, and the staff should be speaking a lot of loud Vietnamese to each other. Guaranteed good phở!!! If the place is modern/​chic and trendy then chances are the phở won’t be good. My personal experience.
I typically order the phở tai bo vien, the soup is perfect authentic, or rice with grilled chicken and shredded pork skin and a fried egg. Vermicelli is great too. Cannot go wrong! Spring rolls are a must, done right the Vietnamese way. Mango milkshake or viet coffee to close.
I never stray in the menu so I have never tried out anything else in all the 15 years I’ve eaten here. Cannot comment on other items.

My first trip to Toronto I ate here, and second trip I ate on Dundas. This one seems to have better broth and service is also better. Their bun and Phở here are both really really top notch. The Phở broth is very tasty, so tasty that I am inclined to just chug it down. The portions are big and well priced.
The service here is pretty good. They are always smiling and friendly. Phở is definely better in Toronto during winter. Brrrrzzzzzz

I don’t get a chance to frequent this place as much as I would like to since the phở is pretty good and the fact that I live in the east end of the city. Quite a few people in the Vietnamese community feel they have the best phở in Toronto behind Phở Tien Thanh on Ossington Ave. Yes Phở Dau Bo is a chain but this particular location is run and owned by a Vietnamese family and not Chinese owners which usually makes a significant difference in the authenticity and quality of food.
I normally get a large Phở Dac Biet (special) for $ 6.50 and an avocado shake for $ 3.00.
The broth is excellent, the noodles are not bad, pretty consistent, never undercooked or overcooked. The quality of meat is good, thinly sliced and slightly rare and not covered in fat. The tendon quality is also nice. You also get a fair quantity of meat and noodles. The accompanying vegetable plate always has fresh bean sprouts, mints, lime and sawtooth herb.
Service: The service is decent, nothing bad or exceptional which is pretty common for most Vietnamese restaurants and the food comes out pretty quickly depending on what your ordering.
Décor: Minimal décor, washrooms are clean and ample seating.
Pricing: It’s pretty cheap compared to many other Vietnamese restaurants in Toronto especially for the quality and quantity you are receiving. I don’t think they have raised their prices in years which is great for customers.