Bach Yen

I ordered a large bowl phở ($ 6.25) and an order of vermicelli w/​grilled beef, pork and spring rolls ($ 6.50) take-​out today. I have read many good reviews about this place, but the phở turned out was not that good. They added too much herbs in phở broth with too little of meat and overwhelming noodles. The fish sauce that came with vermicelli was completely tasteless, I even had to put my home-​made fish sauce for some flavour. This place is cheap but I rather spend $ 1 or so more to get better food at phở Linh or phở Tien Thanh.
Furthermore, they did not follow my orders at all. I told them not to put veggies in phở, but they put it in anw. I spent like a good 10 minutes of my life to take them onions and what not out of my broth. Additionally, I order grill pork + beef on vermicelli, they only put grill pork, I could not even find any pieces of beef. They also OVERCHARGED me. I have calculated a lot of times, 6.25 + 6.50 + tax = $ 14.41. However, they made me pay almost $ 17. I’m like wtf was that like 20% of tax or something. They thought I never came here so did not know the pricing and overcharged me. I have been to many asian restaurants but never met this situation like this. Many people gave good reviews about this restaurant, which I don’t understand why. You could totally go to other better vietnamese restaurant in the west; I feel like the all restaurant in the east chinatown did not sell cheaper food compared to west chinatown due to the food quality and portion size.
p/​s: I have tried bun bo hue here last time, the soup was full of fats and spicy. I could not taste anything but spiciness. I felt like the main ingredients in their broth was lemon grass, beef fats and chilli, which was not healthy at all for bun bo hue.

Tasty and cheap.
I had the Bun with grilled chicken and veggie spring rolls. Everything was great.
Place is pretty basic but service is friendly and the food was good.
I’m giving this place a high rating because for the price and downtown location its a great deal.

It’s good for the price you pay, we tried the Bun Bo Hue and Phở and Banh Xeo. The Bun Bo Hue was the best tasting of the meal, but the meal was overshadowed by browning herbs and veg. It may have been a result of the time of day I came (8pm). I have been in search for a Banh Xeo as I had in Saigon and Hoi An and was disappointed when I tried it here after reading all of the reviews.

Darn good food but it does not compare to Phở house not even close but it is good. The service is good they try hard it’s just they don’t have the expertise to make something so simple

Bun Bo Hue is by far my favorite Vietnamese dish and my go-​to whenever I see it on the menu. Bach Yen was special in that they have different spicy levels, something I’ve never seen before. I asked the guy what level he recommended and he said people usually get «medium» although it’s still very spicy. Which I thought was weird that it would be a medium if it was considered very spicy. Long story short, he was right. It was delicious but probably the most spicy Bun Bo Hue I’ve ever had. Was so thankful I didn’t go above «medium.»

We had bun bo hue and their signature wraps with the beef — both were beyond delicious! The atmosphere is a bit plain but the food makes up for it!

Probably the best bun bo hue I’ve had in Toronto. Run by a family, places like this are the reason why I love Toronto. Make sure to get the spring roll as well. It’s filled with taro and meat and it’s amazing.

Honestly this is the best Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto! The best Phở we have ever had. And for the moderate price you get the best customer service! The owner now remembers my Phở preferences and customizes my soup every time. A must-​try!

Great little spot tucked away! I went in on a Thursday night at 8:30. We were the only table. Service was fast! Prices are also great!
I dont see many places that serve a small phở for under $ 6 anymore. I got the shrimp spring rolls and small order of phở. My friend had their vermicelli. The shrimp rolls were fresh and delicious with 3 – 4 medium sized pieces of shrimp in them each. It was served with a sweet sauce topped with peanuts. The small phở was a bit on the smaller side. If you’re hungry I would definitely order the next size up. The soup was delicious, which is always a good sign! It was sweet but not MSG kind of sweet. There wasn’t too much oil in the broth either. I was impressed with their broth! I could just drink it by itself! The meat was also good. I would definitely come back for their phở. Its a hidden place with cheap and delicious phở! Service was quick too!
The place did seem a bit small and run-​down but with that aside I would definitely recommend this place to people around the area.

As advertised. Place is plain, service was ok. The beef phở with tripe was amazing. I asked for extra tendon (not on menu?) not a problem. Delicious! I’ll be Bach. Can’t believe I just typed that.

This is probably the best Viet Phở place in Toronto.
The soup is amazing and all their dishes have something different compared to other phở places. I like the Bun phở a lot that comes with spring roll and it was $ 7 in a very big sized bowl. They added mint to the bowl which new considering other places don’t serve it like that. The spring rolls had Taro and Pork which was a nice touch. The Taro added amazing depth and flavour.
I have been here many times but the most interesting thing is that the owner recognizes me and caters to my needs. I usually go there with my girlfriend and she loves taking the straw of my Coke and drinking it from the glass. What the owner did the next time we visited was gave us two straws in the glass. Honesty, this is the best customer service I have seen. If I’m not won over by their food, it was definitely their service.

I come here once a week and always get Bun
Bo Hue. They have hands down the best one in the city. You can even ask for the vegetarian option. The owner is this lovey man who really cares for his customers.

My momma makes phở, and I think she would like bac yen. It’s legit.
I enjoyed the flavour of the phở, the cold rolls, and mango salad.
I would say its better than anything in downtown chinatown. Great service, nice clean environment, though I didn’t go to the washroom.
Overall, price and quality is great. If I lived around here I would go every week.

considering the slightly chilly weather today i decided to stop into Bach Yen for a quick Phở (bun bo hue) to warm me up. Was not disappointed. Food came out fast, service was polite and courteous and the soup was very good. I was particularly impressed by the flavor of the broth as well as the noodles, they were really good.
I will return and certainly recommend it.

Weirdest restaurant experience.
Was so excited to come here because the reviews have been so good! We were waiting for 50 minutes on food… me and my partners food came out 10 mins apart.
Then when we finally got our food, shortly after hearing screaming and arguing in the boh. Our server stormed out with her outwear and left… awks
Food was very average and not up to expectation.

Fantastic customer service. Super attentive to my partner’s dietary restrictions, even ripped her leftovers off with more broth! My food was delicious, phở was wonderfully seasoned and salted, and the portions inside the broth were generous.
The spring rolls were crispy and hot but not greasy, and it was a lovely relaxing dinner. Definitely our new go to phở place.

I had the bun bo hue at very spicy and it was fiyahh!!! I’d recommend to go for medium spicy if it’s your first time here. I can’t choose between here and Que Ling nearby as both are good to me except Que Ling is not as spicy.
I would pass on avacado shake as I had much better elsewhere.

We were on a calculated hunt to find some good Phở in the area and they did not let us down!
Great service delicious phở and even better prices you can’t go wrong. I requested a custom phở of veggies and tofu and they were more than happy to oblige.
My friend order the Pork chops with rice and she said it was delicious and even grabbed one for her husband to go! I highly recommend popping in here if you’re craving some good old Viet comfort food :)

I had to re-​visit this place 3 times just to get an understanding of the overwhelmingly positive reviews. Twice on my own by choice and a third because my friend raved about this place. After 3 visits I am still a very perplexed by the reviews.
Let’s get the important stuff over with so let’s get right into the Phở. The soup tasted great! You can tell this broth is as fresh as it gets. The portions are very good and the cuts of meat are pretty standard Vietnamese fare. Nothing really wows here but certainly does no disappoint.
The other soups such as the highly recommend soup with the duck leg in it was hard to describe. It was flavourful but really lacked depth and it was very salty. The flavour of the duck was very overpowering and the meat did not taste fresh. It tasted like leftover duck legs from last night’s stew thrown into a phở broth.
The springs rolls are negligible at best. With a sub-​par filling wrapped in a traditional Chinese spring roll wrapper (not the Vietnamese ones). The fresh hands rolls are just as uninspiring as well.
All in all, if you’re in the area and you are desperate for phở then this may just be the best you can get. If phở is not what you are craving then there are plenty of good cheap eats in this part of town.

Since moving downtown, we have been looking for our go-​to Phở place. This one may be it since Phở Dau Bo at Weston/​Finch is way too far now. We ordered our standard order: Vietnamese spring rolls, large phở and Grilled pork and Beef vermillici. The spring rolls left a lot to be desired, despite it tasting like it was freshly deep fried but little flavour to the inside at all. We ordered the combo phở which was a pleasant surprise. The broth was flavourful with an intense lemongrass flavour to it. Most phở places are oily and salty but this one had beef and lemongrass flavour without tasting overly salty or greasy. The vermillici was good as well. I prefer the long flat noodle but the short thin noodles suffice. The meat was cooked well and the proportions for the pickled veggies, fresh veggies to noodles to meat was spot on.
Also service was great. The owner was really nice and kept checking on us. I’d def regard this as my go-​to phở place downtown Toronto and recommend to others!