The Bun Rieu Oc (crab rice noodles soup) was flavorful and accompanied by a nice ginger fish sauce to dip your escargot in. For those adventurer who wants a more robust savory flavor, you can ask for the extra shrimp paste (mam ruoc), which will add more umami to the already flavorful soup. The only thing lacking was the side veggies, which were missing some herbs such as spearmint and perilla leaves. The service staff was very friendly and attentive. The place opens up into the street and you can sit facing outward to watch walkers going by. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised that the taste is quite good and almost comparable as typical restaurants in the OC, heartland of viet expats... read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Bún Riêu Ốc - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Clean Vietnamese restaurant, with an extensive menu. They have a pretty good variety of dishes from banh xeo to bun rieu and more! We just went with broken rice with pork, chicken pho, and the pork and spring roll vermicelli. Yummy! Servers are pretty friendly and quick to serve us read more

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Served less than lukewarm tea. Initial impression was that the decor was tired and frumpy. Food was acceptable, but not exceptional. Service was missing, except for the anxious hovering for an initial order. Overcharged by more than 20% upon leaving. read more

We came on a weekday evening and the restaurant was essentially empty. There was one other customer who came a bit after us and he asked for a small adjustment to his order (to add on a side of extra noodles) and the waitstaff had kind of a poor understanding of what he was asking and was a bit rude. Overall the food was alright. The bun rieu was sweeter than I'd prefer and the tofu puff wasn't very fluffy. The portion sizes were fair for the price. They take both cash and card. With how many great Vietnamese restaurants there are in the area, I won't be eager to come back. However, the food wasn't terrible especially for the price. read more

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If you like your broth to be on the sweeter than the savoury side, then come here. Not for me though, I like my Pho soup savoury and full of flavour. Ordered the rare beef/tripe and beef tendon noodle soup and it was a letdown in both the quality of ingredients and taste. Noodles were soggy and broth was lacking the aromatic flavour you normally find in other Pho. The Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls tasted off and not fresh. Even though food was not that good, service was great and friendly that's why I didn't give a lower rating. read more

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Make sure to check your bill for "miscalculations". The bills here are handwritten and not processed through a machine so "mistakes" can happen. The service was okay, you just have to get their attention if you need anything. The owner was busy watching a show on her phone but they had a server that would attend to the tables. Spring rolls are good but the Bun Bo Hue was disappointing and wasn't as flavourful compared to other places in Chinatown or in Toronto I've had it (and it's my go-to order). read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Bun Bo Hue - looks okay but completely lacked flavour compared to other restaurants I've had it at. - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We had the vermicelli with grilled chicken and spring roll and the rare beef pho. We liked both and would order it again. I ordered the medium but would order the large in the future. The service was also good! read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Rare beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Great find in Chinatown. This Vietnamese restaurant offers all your classics: Pho, dry vermicelli, grilled meats with rice. They also offer what looks like more specialty dishes, which I would like to try next time. The staff were friendly and never rushed us. Overall, within this area, this restaurant felt more spacious and they had a good selection of food. read more

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This has to be my favorite place for some authentic pho. The owners are so generous everytime I come. The broth flavor is so delicious and the environment is very clean and welcoming. My go to order is the rare beef pho it is so yummy! read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This restaurant is a solid option for some quick, quality Vietnamese food. The server seated us at a table and dropped off menus with a pen and paper without saying a word. We were waiting for the server to come back to take our orders, but it turns out we were supposed to write it down ourselves. My sister ordered the rice plate with pork chop and fried shrimp cake. I ordered the rice plate with pork chop, steamed egg, and shredded pork skin. The rice plates came with some broth on the side which was a pleasant surprise; however, the broth was quite salty. The portion sizes were decent and we were full after. Nothing remarkable, but a solid restaurant if you're craving Vietnamese food. read more

Bun Saigon touts itself as the original Pho joint in Toronto which is very cool! I've had the pho here a few times and it always hits the spot. I usually get the rare beef and did try the seafood soup as well and they were good! Nothing unusual just a solid bowl of pho. I do like that they give you a generous amount of toppings for the soup with nice fresh sprouts. It's always a good thing to have a handful of crunchy fresh white bean sprouts to put on your pho, and I live having enough to do that twice, once at the beginning and again at the half way point. The place is clean and pleasant to eat in and the condiments at the tables are well thought out and complete. Once interesting touch is that they gave me tiny scissors along with the chilli pepper to cut little circles of the red hot peppers to garnish with, that that's a great option rather than trying to chew off a bit of the pepper without overwhelming myself with spice! read more

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Not great place for Vietnamese, very sparse in the pho. The rolls are not great. I was also charged too much for what I ordered.

Went here for dinner on a Tuesday night. The place is well lit and clean. It's different from most pho restaurants downtown is that it has tv's. I had a durian milkshake and grilled porkchops on rice for dinner. The drink was bigger thna I'm used to and the durian flavour was strong/flavourful. The main was big and came with a bowl of broth. I didn't care much for the broth hut it tasted okay, had a scent of sweetness to it. The porkchops were juicy, tender and tasty. They had grilled marks and tasted like it was made to order - plus there wasn't a lot of fat. I would probably go here now for rice instead of pho train read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - durian milkshake - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The food is great and decently priced, but they don't itemize the bill and sneakily add an extra $0.50 to the total. We didn't bring it up the first time but it happened again the next day, and our server first acted confused, then got upset when we pointed it out... I also agree with others that the staff can be quite noisy at times and their attitude could be improved read more

The catfish in claypot, mixed vegetables, and rice with tofu & vegetables are pretty good. Sour soup with shrimps is decent too. read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Vermicelli Soup with Crab Tofu & Snails, Banh Xeo, Rice Noodles with Seafood & Vegs - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Pho is way too salty, my noodles was not cooked all the way so it was like semi hard and soft. The spring roll was chewy so probably pre-made, flash fried, frozen and fried again. The fish sauce is not sweet very salty, added more lime and sugar to even the taste out. We didn't even get a chance to walk in the door yet and the server was hurrying us asking how many people! Repeatedly. They say they take card but when I went to go pay. The rude owner says CASH ONLY, meanwhile the guy in front of me paid with his card. She told me to go back to my seat and wait 10 minutes... the restaurant was not full probably 3 tables at most. Viet people that work like this, (dishonest, and rude) gives the rest of their people a bad reputation. If there is a minimum that customer's need to spend to use your card machine. say so before they order or put up a sign. You don't make up some bs excuse just so you can get cash. Not to mention, you can't even enjoy yourself, having to sit there and listen to the owners friends yap on in Vietnamese about money and how they spend it while travelling and then full on have a conversation with their kids across the restaurant. Like no one is in there to hear. read more

So I've lived around Chinatown for two years now and I'm not sure why I haven't been here since I literally live 2 min away. I always went to Pho Hung or Pho Train but quite honestly. - this place is much better. I ordered the pho beef and chicken. The noodles are tender and soft but still chewy enough - much better than the other pho places. In terms of the meat, I think they give it out more sparingly but that's totally fine because what I really care about is the SOUP. I'm not sure why people leave the soup after eating everything else but the soup is what they make with tender love and care. Hours and hours boiling to create a sweet and savoury soup - a bit more oily than I want but definitely a burst of flavour. All in all, I've been eating pho since I was a kid and this place is great to me. The amount of regular Vietnamese customers they have supports their authentic flavour. read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Beef and chicken noodle soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Ordered rare beef & beef brisket pho (#103) and stewed fish pot (#622). I like the pho broth and the medium size is more than enough for me as lunch. The stewed fish pot on the other hand is disappointing. I find it too salty and greasy. read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - stewed fish pot (#622) - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Good pho and service. Ordered the traditional pho ga with famous Vietnamese springrolls. The food was very fresh. They are quite stingy on the chicken in the chicken pho. There was barely any chicken visible. The springrolls was superb fresh and crispy. Just the way I like it. The service was great. Came in an early afternoon and this place was busy and packed. The Decor was great as well. Overall, great experience. Can't wait to come back again soon! read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Questionable chicken dishes. I've been here a few times, and the last couple of times I've been here, they gave a small portion (I can count the number of pieces) with a large bowl of noodles. I would order a side dish of more chicken, and of course, I get charged more. Had they given a balance portion, I wouldn't have to order more. read more

No toned down flavours here! We had the bun oc and bun rieu oc, and we were surprised how bold the flavours were, and how authentic everything tasted. Usually when we order bun rieu, we're disappointed by how bland the soup is, and how lacking the bowl feels overall, but here it was seasoned just right, and had a good amount of rieu, tofu, and cha. Very happy with our visit! read more

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This was the first time me and my family have been to Bun Saigon. We've eaten downtown plenty of times but for some reason never dropped by this place before. If our family friends didn't invite us to this restaurant then we probably wouldn't know about it. The restaurant has a modern decor look to it...they probably renovated before. The restaurant is kinda small and there were 9 of us in total. The table was a bit small for all of us and there was water dripping from the ceiling where me and my sister were sitting. So when the food came I decided to eat at a separate table where there wasn't water dripping from the ceiling. I had the banh cuon (summer roll) and bun bo hue (mild). The banh cuon was yummy and we all finished it before the main course arrived. The main course took a while but we didn't mind because we were all chatting away. The bun bo hue tasted delicious however it was still spicy because my nose was running like crazy and I finished an entire glass of water. That didn't keep me from finishing off my dinner though =P. While everyone had received their food, my mom was still waiting on her banh canh. So if you want to feel left out while everyone is slurping away, I wouldn't suggest ordering banh canh...unless you want to wait a while. Overall, Bun Saigon is good for their bun bo hue and banh cuon (can't really judge anything else because that's what I only ate). However, the slightly slow service, drippy ceiling, and expensive (for a Viet place), turned me off. read more

We originally wanted to go to Xe Lua next door, but it was closed for renovations until the 17th. On a whim, we went here instead. I got the grilled chicken with rice. Unlike other Viet places, the dish didn't come with any fried egg, steamed egg, or shredded pork, which would have added a lot of variety and flavour to the dish. Upon taking a bite of the chicken, I immediately noticed something was off. It had a really weird texture, sort of like meat that haven't been cooked properly all the way through. Overall, the chicken was super flavourless, as was the accompanying fish sauce. The rice was on the mushy side and could have been cooked for a bit more as well. I honestly couldn't eat more than 5 or 6 bites. We also got a vermicelli bowl (#216) and that wasn't great either. The fried spring rolls had a weird sour tang while the sausage had an almost pungent aftertaste that tasted stale and out of date. But hey, at least the tea was good? Both of us felt a bit nauseous after leaving the restaurant. Definitely not a place I'd recommend for Vietnamese food. read more

3.5/5, +.5 for service Quite surprised by this place. It's definitely one of the better Vietnamese places in Chinatown, and there's a lot more variety here compared to other competitors in the area. Design of the restaurant is quite standard, with not much decorations. They do have a TV at the front though. When I arrived on a Friday, the place wasn't too full, but it did fill up as the lunch hour continued. I ordered the beef stew with rice stick noodle soup (hu tieu bo kho), as the photo image in the menu looked like the tomato broth was quite strong and filling. Sure enough, the broth was actually one of the better tomato soup bases I've had (and I've tried several). The noodle was of the pho kind, and it was decent for the price I paid. Service is good for an Asian restaurant. They will greet you, politely ask you if you want tea, and generally show good courtesy. In my opinion, this is probably one of the better Vietnamese restaurants in the area, and I would highly recommend it if you're in Chinatown looking for good, cheap food. read more

Went on a hunt to find a restaurant that serves bun bo hue, and I must say that I was very disappointed. Bun bo hue visually looked fine, but upon tasting it, the soup was VERY sour. Not knowing too much about my Vietnamese culture, I thought that it was perhaps a different style of the dish that I've never tried before. I've only had BBH from two places; my mom's house and a street vendor in my mother's hometown near Saigon. Both had a balanced taste of spicy, salty, and sour which I understood to be the norm. I asked my mother about it when I got home and she told me that the BBH that I was served today possibly went bad and that's why it tastes so sour. I felt completely let down and insulted that they would serve an old dish like that. Never going back. read more

Open late night, reasonable prices, classic garish Chinese decorations, quiet ambiance, tea on-demand. If you are looking for quick, then this is your spot. I got the veggie dish (639) and shrimp cold rolls (616) the veggie dish was a bit small, but I feel this is a common experience in all Chinese restaurants. I wish they would be less liberal on the sauce and more on the Chinese Bok Choy. The spring rolls... again, decent for the cost but they skimped on the actual shrimp which was sad. The Pho was again lacking in the protein department.... so the more I think of it, the more I realize that this spot may only be good because of its late hours and price.... not much else. However, I'd be happy to hear otherwise!!!! read more

The pho here is average. The noodles here are on the thinner size instead of the huge flat noodles that resemble ho-fun. They can improve on the amount of meat provided. There's a slight price to product mismatch and there are only 2 sizes for their pho: medium & XL. The medium is like a small (in comparison to Scarborough joints) and the XL seemed like an in-between of a medium and a large. The soup is a little bland but can be corrected with the hot sauce and black pepper provided on the side. But the virgin soup isn't exactly bursting with flavour. The service here is efficient but not very friendly. I'll try the rest of the pho restaurants on Spadina before I return. (However, this is the only one that I've seen so far that takes VISA). read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - The medium special pho. (I flipped it around so the noodles are on the top and the meat's on the bottom) - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The problem with Bun Saigon isn't really with their food, but rather that there are multiple equally good or better Vietnamese places within a 2 minute walk. Everything I've had here I would describe as entirely fine. I'm not sure how I feel about the thicker noodles they use in their bún. Some of their less traditional dishes are almost good. The atmosphere is decent and the staff are nice. In terms of food, though, I'd rather walk up the street to Pho Hung (unless you're particularly bothered by uncaring to downright bad service and waitstaff). If all I want is pho, I might hop across the street to Pho Ai My instead -- their broth is great. If I want the best Vietnamese nearby, I'm walking a bit further up the street to Anh Dao. Bottom line: you won't regret eating here, but you can probably do better. read more

Been here a couple of times. Sometimes I really crave for pho but I'm not around College West or Ossington area, so I have to settle for less decent pho. The pho itself is average, and they use thin vermicelli type of noodle instead of flat one, which is not good. The broth has sweetness which I am sure it's due to MSG. They really need to improve on the amount of meat portion, which I find it to be insufficient, and offering only two size options is not very customer friendly. I also had their rice dish before which I think it's ok, better than their pho. Service is efficient but definitely not friendly, after all it's in Chinatown so... Overall since Chinatown doesn't really have decent pho joint so there's really not much different of visiting this joint or other joint in the area. read more

Bun Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant - Pho tai nam - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Hands down the best bun rieu in the city. If you don't know what bun rieu is, it is a soupy vermicelli dish with tomatoes, ground beef, seafood, and in this particular case, snails. It is much more flavourful and a little more salty than pho. Make sure to put plenty of fresh crunchy vegetables in to make the best of the dish. Also tried their DIY fresh rolls and they are good. It doesn't seem like this place opens as late as Pho Xe Lua (train pho next door). read more

Was recommended by a family member and our dinner experience was just ok. Typical variety on menu as expected of a Vietnamese restaurant. Order Pho and egg noodle soups. Portions and pricing are fair, given the location; taste was satisfying. Only minor annoyance is that the menu seems to be a bit dated as our bill prices did not perfectly match. In hindsight, can only guess that the vague scratching out of various menu prices meant prices increases were being indicated. Felt kinda ripped off... read more

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I was once in Paris when I last saw a lady bring in her dog (one of those ratty small ones), and had it sit on the table while she fed the fur ball. That actually cheesed me off about most places in Paris that they allowed that. The food and menu here are good, great selection of Viet dishes with some great shakes to boot. The shakes and juices are great especially if you had a heavy night and need to re-hydrate. Word of warning do not get the frozen shakes in winter, they taste great but the brain freeze will be painful. So again on Spadina just as we are half way through our food a lady, obviously known to the staff and owners, trots in with her handbag dog who runs around the place sniffing the f*k out of everyone's legs. Would not go to a restaurant that allows pets in, I know most rat dog owners wont mind that kind of place but if I wanted to eat with animals I would build an ark and call myself Noah. read more

I enjoyed my first couple lunches here last year, but I have been here a couple times this past few months and I have been highly disappointed. I used to like their Special Spicy Pho Soup (I forgot what it was called exactly), which had a rich and hearty spicy red broth and assorted meat. My recent experiences with this same dish has been pretty bad. The broth was completely different, it seems like they didn't even bother to make it and took their regular pho and added a ton more fish sauce and extra chili. The fish sauce overpowered the meal and there wasn't that rich red soup appearance, and it wasn't even spicy. I had to add a lot more chili and Siracha sauce to give it some flavor and to mask the overwhelming fishy funk. Another thing about this place which annoys me is that the restaurant owners look after their young kids in the restaurant on the weekends who takes over the large table in the back. They are often loud and they play children's television shows on all the TVs in the restaurant with the volume on pretty high even though their kids barely pay attention to it. This creates a very irritating environment in the restaurant. I have nothing against kids, but this is a restaurant and it's not fair to the kids to be couped up in a restaurant all day long and having the customers put up with them. My last visit here a few weeks ago there was a very unusual smell in the restaurant which I found a little off-putting. There was a strong wicker/rattan/dried flower smell that was unpleasant and I couldn't figure out where it came from or what it was caused from. Also the cleanliness has also gone downhill, as the tables and chairs felt a little sticky and I found large hair balls that gathered around the chair legs (see photo). I love Vietnamese coffee, and unfortunately here the characteristic stainless steel coffee filters they have were heavily clogged and not cleaned well so I didn't enjoy my coffee the way that it should. The only good thing I could say about Bun Saigon was that the food came out very fast, but that is pretty common for most Vietnamese restaurants. With all of these problems this restaurant has I will definitely will not return. read more

Location: Convenient, underground parking close by 5* Authentic: 4* Service: average 2.5* Cleanliness: below average 2* Price: average 2.5*; portion is quite small for the price Not recommended to visit read more

I feel bad for anyone who thinks that this place serves good pho. The 'rare' beef was basically cooked, circular slices of almost-lunch-meat-grade beef and the stock was almost flavourless aside from the MSG. The beef balls were so puny... I've never actually seen balls that small (ha) so I guess this place was worth it just for the novelty of experiencing tiny, shrunken beef balls. Please do yourself a favour and skip this place. There's lots of other good pho joints to enjoy in and around this area. read more

Unfortunately, not a great dining experience. Unfriendly, unresponsive staff who became quite impatient when we asked questions about the menu. The table also wasn't clean, which wasn't great. The food was not good. The broth didn't taste very good and the noodles weren't fully cooked. Some of the veggies were overcooked, and some were almost raw. The mint and sprouts that came with it were not fresh and seemed close to being off. It also ended up being quite expensive, which we were not expecting. read more

I've been eating Vietnamese noodles for a long time. My ex wife cooked and all their friend cooked them. Once I put the doup in my mouth I can tell you what ingredient they missed and out in. Msg is definitely a factor. Too much oil and not enough bones. The bowl I order was XL and yes the bowl is large and the food is little. The spring roll is ok. I would come back again especially the wife of the owner doesn't look and talk friendly. Bad business. read more

So, maybe Bun Saigon doesn't have the best pho in town. It makes up for it with its huge and awesome menu, full of dishes that my Vietnamese friends tell me you rarely see anywhere else around here. But my Authentic Vietnamese Experience dinner was some time ago, so today I'm going to review today's lunch. Ordered the Bun (noodle dish) with shrimp on sugar cane and spicy pork. Noodles a bit dry, but a good dose of nuoc cham dipping sauce takes care of that. The pork is mildly spicy, nicely grilled, and delicious. But the real star is the shrimp: a big dose of shrimp paste served on a piece of juicy sugar cane. This is not a stingy portion - dried out sugar cane barely dipped into shrimp paste. It's big, fresh, and damn near addictive. Gotta go back for more soon. But perhaps next time I'll bring a Vietnamese friend or an encyclopedia of Viet food to help me get through the menu. read more

I came here a few weeks ago with a friend. I didn't have their pho as I couldn't find any vegetarian options (they had pho with vegetables but wasn't in their vegetarian section so I assume it was probably made with meat broth). I ordered the Chinese vegetables with stick noodles. It tasted okay, but I found there was too much gravy and the noodles weren't dried out properly so it was really wet and the noodles were very soft. What I did like about this place was that it was one of the cleaner and better decorated pho places I've seen. Verdict: The food is average, but decor is good and ambiance is nice. read more

This is the best *overall* Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown. The pho is average but the menu contains more options than others. The rice and vermicelli dishes are all very good, as are the not-so-often-ordered (i.e. snail broth noodle soup, beef stew, banh xeo [coconut crepe], banh guon [steamed rice noodle], etc. If you are looking for a bowl of pho, this might not be the best spot for you. If you want to venture off the beaten path a little bit, then go here, turn to a random page and point to a dish! Try the dinner for two with the spicy and sour soup and clay pot catfish, its fantastic. read more