Terrible! Ordered a chicken Pad Thai and the chicken was so stinking and it was so sour the sauce. After to bite ended up in garbage. I called and the old "lady" was yelling to bring it back bring it back. Definitely not coming back and not recommending this place. read more

Order a beef vermicelli with spring roll as a take out. Personally I found the food overly sweet, the beef and fish sauce was definitely on the sweeter side. Not really what I was expecting as most viet food are usually sweet and savoury. The portion was pretty generous. read more

Pho Challenge - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

If you're looking for authentic Vietnamese that hits the spot - this is the place to go. Don't expect over the top aesthetics or customer service - and you shouldn't. The food here speaks for itself and is fairly priced. The atmosphere is perfect if you're looking for a quiet night in, and also perfect for people like me who like to have an intimate meal. You won't be bothered by any loud/obnoxious customers or music. I will say wholeheartedly that this place is not for snobby diners who expect a 5-star fine dining experience, but is perfect for those looking for hot, tasty, and homey Vietnamese food. read more

Pho Challenge - Beef Chow Mein - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We tried the spicy rare beef pho. The taste was good but broth was missing the kick to it but it was fresh/tasty. Beef was little under seasoned but over it was still a good pho. Restaurant was very clean. Service was fast as expected. read more

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Interesting take on their meats. My wife and I got chicken with vermicelli and spring rolls, and beef with vermicelli and spring rolls. Everything tasted pretty standard good except for the chicken and beef in both meals. For some reason, Pho Challenge did the chicken/beef almost like a BBQ style, which was on the sweeter side. I loved it, but I have a huge sweet tooth, so not sure if most will appreciate it that way. Portion sizes were huge for the prices, and service was efficient. Also pretty unique offering in the area so bonus points for that. read more

Pho Challenge - Chicken with vermicelli and spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Was in the area and craving some hot pho to fight the cold weather. I was thoroughly impressed for my first time here! I ordered their house special pho and it was absolutely delicious. The broth was incredibly flavourful and very clean, with a perfect balance of seasoning and ingredients. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating, making me feel welcomed and comfortable throughout my visit. I arrived just after the lunch rush, so it was relatively quiet and peaceful. Overall, I had an excellent experience at Pho Challenge and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for delicious pho in the East York area. The quality of the food, combined with the friendly staff, made it a five-star experience for me. I will definitely be back! read more

Pho Challenge - House special pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I haven't tried the pho at this location, but they do make a mean grilled chicken over rice. The meat is cooked to perfection, tender and moist with a slightly sweet and smoky sauce. I've had this one dish many times and it has always been consistently good. The eggplant dish left a little to be desired, as did the spring rolls, because of lack of seasoning. The eggplant was cooked well and had no bitterness, while the spring rolls while crunchy and fresh didn't taste of much. read more

Me and my girlfriend went out for Pho, overall the food was good until I found a bug inside my soup. I politely told the waitress and we went to pay and leave. I paid for my girlfriends soup+drink along with 50% of the cost of my Pho. I understand they're running a business but I had about 2 mouthfuls of noodles before I saw the bug and returned the food. I appreciate the discount but I don't think a health code violation=50% off. I think that should be that item is free for feeding me a bug. read more

Pho Challenge - Bug found in Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good bowl of pho. Beef balls were not great, but the rare beef and broth were good. 15$ ish for a bowl of pho, generous portions. Would go back! I'm read more

Pho Challenge - Beef ball and rare beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Incredibly delicious! Maybe one of the best spring rolls that I've had in a very long time. And the pork vermicelli was perfection! Will definitely eat here again. read more

Excellent fast service , very clean, friendly staff and the Pho was fresh and amazing

Decided to order the Special Chicken Noodle Soup and the Fresh Shrimp Rolls. Happily surprised how good the Special Chicken Noodle Soup was, and quite tasty. The Fresh Shrimp Rolls were good and filling, so much so that I was not able to finish the soup. When I go to a Pho joint, I am usually ordering the special with a bit of everything or bun bo hue. On this day, decided to go against that and go for something a little different. read more

I was expecting to eat good quality pho but for the price it wasn't worth it. On top of everything staff allow their children to run around and scream disturbing all the customers. If your looking for a quite place to enjoy Pho this is not the place. read more

Oh, pho challenge, why do you challenge me so? Where do I even start...? First off, any viet resto's that skimp you on quantity truly deserves to be called out like trump. First of all, the Lack of selection in meats for phos, no size options, AND below par service with the 'asian' standard (believe me, my expectation / the bar is quite low and I am Asian) I'm giving my generous 2x stars. Aside from these critical sub par standards regarding food, the taste is quite good but here is where they royally screwed up... 1. When asked for more lime, we were handed a bunch of lime wedges in a server's hand.. yes, he brought them in his hand and dropped them on our bean sprout plate... yes.. I said in his "hand". When's the last time asking for some extra things (that is food) and the server brought them in their bare hands.. not chopsticks, cups, hot sauce bottle but something like damn lime wedges. What if I asked for extra bean sprouts? He prolly would've brought them by hands too.. complete lack of common sense here. On top of this, His thumbnails were about half a centimetre long and extra yukkity yuk yuk there. Now, To top this... 2. He brings 2x veggie pho's with his 2 hands for the table next to us and as he is carrying these bowls, his thumbs are completely submerged in the soup of these bowls. I wondered do they not have trays?? Then I saw another female server using a tray.. (scratching my head*) After dropping the bowls off at the next table and as he is walking away while walking by our table, he gracefully sucks both of this thumbs and heads right into the kitchen... UNREAL! Sadly though, this was our 2nd attempt at this place. We (my wife and I) really wanted to give it a chance. First time when we came here, the child who seems to be one of the owner's kids just went on wailing. While this is going on, no staff in the resto seemed to care not even a bit for near 5-10 min. and we decided to just leave cuz I was just about half a centimetre away from having a seizure.. I normally apply 3 strike rule in my life but this miserable failure at our 2nd attempt at Pho Challenge has put the half a centimetre 'nail' in the coffin for us to never ever return here again NOR to the little coxwell. Oh yeah, we had whole another prob at the little coxwell but after seeing that they are related somehow made all the sense in the world to me tonight as I lay down on my couch writing this review. There are 2 of my favourite pho joints in the city.. Hung Long by Wilson and Keele and Bong Luna on Birchmount north of Sheppard. Yes go Dau Bo on finch west of Weston is also excellent and Pho day bo on Dundas just west of Dixie is another great choice. They are cheaper, portion is big if not, HUGE and delicious as hell! read more

Pho Challenge is a gem in the area. Very good Viet food for decent price. Was only able to get take out so can't comment on the service nor the complaints from other about the kids. Overall our food was well seasoned and not over cooked. Portion was very generous and everything was seasoned right. The curry here is surprisingly very good. Will be back for sure read more

Great Vietnamese food. Good prices. Best not to eat indoors. The kids are noisy and always playing there. read more

the food is amazing. I had been a customer for at least 1 year before this bad experience and I will not return now. I was sick so I ordered delivery from Pho Challenge this time. I live really close so I usually just pick it up. I didn't want to anewer the door in person, because I was very sick, but the delivery man would not stop slamming on my door and ringing the doorbell. I did not know why he could not leave it at the door as I yelled out that I was sick and didn't want to make him sick. he was yelling about a tip. I realized he wanted a tip and did not care if he would not be safe to get it. I already tipped on the app, so I didn't u set stand why he was so aggressive about a further tip. I gave him another too he bc it's all I had in my wallet. he told me never to order again and stormed off very angry. my understanding about a tip is that it is voluntary. I already tipped the delivery and paid extra for delivery (even tho I live around the corner). I thought it was extremely rude and unprofessional, especially to a customer who was dining there at least once per week. they have lost my business now for this reason and it makes me sad because their food is wonderful. read more

Convenient location. Wish they had pho dac biet, but maybe not enough demand given its location. The vegetarian lemongrass pho is surprisingly good. read more

The food is OK, the price is OK, the restaurant is nice and clean. The only issue was the service. I asked to add chicken to my soup and they forgot when I inquired about it the answer is, ok I'll not charge for the chicken, which for me was obvious already as the extra was never included. There was no "I'm sorry, [insert here something to make the customer feel apreciated]". read more

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This restaurant offers a good selection of pho, deep fried shrimp roll and rice wrapper shrimp. They all taste really amazing. The decor is warm and inviting. The special pho here has a clean tasting broth without any sense of MSG. It maybe a little challenge to find parking, but it is definitely worth visiting. read more

Pho Challenge - Special pho noodle - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I order from this place often and every time I order the special chicken pho and have tried other food and it is very decent. Compared to the pho challenge in Vaughan, I like this better read more

I don't why this place is called Pho Challenge when they have such a small pho menu, they have very few pho meat selections (no tendon, no brisket, no tripe, no 'house' special like all other places), and there is only 1 size. As for the pho itself, the broth was bland and watery. The noodles were ok and the rare beef was standard. The restaurant is newly renovated. Not very clean, not very dirty. We were not offered tea or water. read more

I'm a little confused about the other reviews here, because my and my husband's experience here tonight was terrible. First for the positives. The place was very modern and nice looking, if a little too bright. Very clean. The waitress was nice; not great at her job, but smiling and friendly. And that's it for the positives. Walking in, we were greeted by the sound of a child making ear-piercing noises. He appeared to be the son of one of the family that owned the place, and his mother walked around holding a baby that intermittently cried throughout our meal. For the actual meal, the complimentary "salad" was a plate of raw bean sprouts and (I think) cilantro. It was very prettily presented, but after a couple of bites neither of us could see a reason to continue eating it. We then ordered the chicken pad thai, and beef ball rice noodle soup, which we intended to share. The pad thai was by far the more edible of the two, but tasted exactly like a frozen tv dinner. It was rather bland and unremarkable, it's main flavor just being a light sweetness. My husband rather enjoyed it once he'd added a ton of chili sauce from the table, but it certainly wasn't worth its 11ish dollar price tag. The beef ball soup was atrocious, however. Every single meatball, sliced in half, was a uniform grey colour with approximately 10 gristles protruding out from it. The texture was inedible. We each tried to eat one and immediately had to spit it out. The broth itself seemed primarily flavoured by cilantro. Otherwise, there was no hint of a "broth" taste to it. After a few bites, we put it to the side, along with the salad, where it was never bussed. Under normal circumstances, someone couldn't pay us nine dollars to eat this, let alone charging that much. Dessert (which we'd ordered alongside our main course) was a jackfruit milkshake. This was fine, but had very little flavour. It needed more sugar, perhaps, because it tasted mostly of milk and not much of fruit. Again, not worth the five dollar price tag. We know this is a family-run restaurant, and we feel very sorry to have to give it such a bad review. We really wanted the place to be good. But given the inexplicably good reviews listed here, we couldn't not mention how bad our experience was. Save your money. read more

This is a local pho that just opened. They mostly offer non pho dishes, the pho selection is quite small actually compared to the pho places moe downtown. The beef balls pho was good but the broth was very light and didn't have the flavor of the more established pho places around king and ossington. The ingredients were fresh though and overall not bad just not as good. Lots of pho competition in Toronto. read more

Pho Challenge - Rare beef and beef ball Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Tried to cancel my Uber Eats misorder within 90-120 sec. and made corrected reorder 2 min later. Informed too late to cancel first order as it was already being prepared. How possible? Billed for 1st order as penalty. Food from 1st order did not also accompany the additional 2nd order. read more

The beef pho was great! The flavours, taste and quantity were perfect, but 3 stars because the salt was too high. Will go back to try the vegetarian soup. read more

The service is terrible and the special chicken #20 theirs nothing special about it... people need to stop exaggerating about this place.

Great pho. Family owned. One of the better more authentic vietnamese foods in city. Reasonable priced too

Nice little family run pho joint that hangs more on the side of thai cooking. Green curry is excellent, tons of different veggies. I don't think I've ever been disappointed by anything on this menu that I've ordered. Crispy noodle also very enjoyable. I could go on, but you should just go here. read more

Having moved to the aea over a year ago, we having walking past this place often thinking, "how good can it be, being located in Greektown"? We finally decided to give it a try and boy, did we kick ourselves for not doing sooner. Hands down some of the best Vietnamese and Thai food I have ever eaten. Do yourself a favour and order the green curry chicken. It's to die for. read more

Best Ph in the neighborhood. I'm so happy to have this location open. Best broth and fast super friendly service.

Great food! Tried the pork vermicelli which is mouth watering grilled pork with a spring roll, also chicken pho, and grilled chicken on rice. Drool. Haven't yet tried the beef pho. read more

I was looking forward to the recent opening of this place and I am happy to report that it is definitely a place to be excited about! I had their tofu fresh spring rolls and tofu lemon grass pho, it was absolutely delicious and so much food. Definitely worth the visit and authentic as it gets! read more

Great place! I got the pork vermicelli bowl and my boyfriend got the rare beef pho. My bowl was amazing, the pork was so tender and full of flavour. My boyfriends soup was great as well the broth was on point. Great environment very clean , okay service bot bad. Would have given a full 5 stars however I prefer the spring rolls at other Vietnamese restaurants they have a different wrapper here I think and much smaller . Overall yummy though! read more

I love the place. We had the bass with mango salad, and the chicken and the beef vermicelli. The dishes were attractively presented, delicious and reasonably priced. Best of all, however, are the people who run it. They were welcoming and pleasant and--big bonus--funny. Our server had us chuckling all the way home. read more

We order from here all the time and are never disappointed. The rare beef pho soup is as good as any I have had downtown/near Chinatown; the broth is flavourful and delicious and the ingredients are always fresh. The guy who regularly delivers our food is friendly and courteous. I highly recommend. read more

Newly renovated, super clean and most importantly run by a nice family. Decent pho and OK prices.

Some of the best chicken pho I've ever had. Came with all the usual accoutrements (fresh basil, sprouts, etc.). Big portion for $9.75. Not the nicest in terms of ambiance if you're eating in (no music, just family shouting at each other in Vietnamese), but delicious food for take out or delivery. read more

Had the cashew nut chicken about seven times now. It is delicious. Clean and nice looking place. Pho Challenge is kind of a odd name, but I love it. read more

Very clean, bright, recently renovated restaurant with gorgeous washrooms! Fast, friendly service. Found the 3 dishes we ordered were made with fresh, not frozen veggies! Being vegetarian we had the green curry with tofu and veggies which was outstanding!! What flavour. Next we tried their Pad Thai - famous noodle dish with tofu and then their Thai basil eggplant dish. Both were terrific, flavourful and fresh. It was also nice to get Chinese 'loose' tea rather than bags brought to the table when we arrived. Next time I would like to try a tofu appetizer and their curry or jasmine rice. Will definitely return. read more