Kim Dinh

Lmao so this place is was my child hood so I decided to give it another go.
Like I said before the phở is hit or miss. This time I went they were on point. Noodle portion was good and the beef looked like it had been sitting on the counter for a few hours rather than a few days. If u have a phở craving it’s not the worst choice… definitely better the phở Quinn
If ordering anything other than phở the best choices are the Indonesian fried chicken and the chicken curry with roti. Roti is blessed as it’s always soft and chewy. They leave the skin on the chicken curry which while it flavourful makes it look like BP had another accident. It does tend to have that prepackaged powdery taste… but maybe that’s part of the nostalgia. The fried chicken reminded me why I prefer it to Popeyes (but thats personal preference)
Anyways it was good to come back.

This place was once the better viet restaurants in Markham, but after my experience today, they do NOT deserve that title and deserve a 1 star rating since zero isn’t possible.
I ordered a curry chicken with roti and grilled pork chop on rice for takeout. I waited 20 mins for my food, okay fine, nothing to complain about — but when I received my food they gave me the smallest, tiniest amount of fish sauce for the rice. I asked if I could get another one since it wasn’t going to be enough, they insisted that it was enough and refused to give me another claiming it was going to be too much sauce and telling me that another sauce would cost an extra $ 2.50 (that’s freakin expensive for fish sauce!!! Gtfo seriously!!). As someone who goes there quite often (since it’s close by) and normally getting extra sauce hasn’t been this hard, the conversation kept going back and forth, until I had enough and just walked off with a bitter taste in my mouth. Normally, I would speak Chinese and would receive amazing service but today I spoke pure English and received the worst service ever. Don’t come here if you don’t speak their language, because they won’t give two shits about you.
Their attitude was impossible to deal with, their reasoning was complete bullshit, and they were far beyond cheap about everything. Their distasteful attitude really affected my mood, because their food tasted like complete garbage even though I was starving and I could literally eat garbage and feel satisfied.
TL;DR
I don’t normally feel this strongly against a restaurant, but if your service is going to be so shit then you better have some bomb food. Kim dinh has terrible service and food, so don’t even bother.

This is a nice neighbourhood place, with tasty food, reasonable portions and prices. Nothing fancy, but reliable and friendly. Cuisine is Vietnamese with some Thai, Singapore and Malaysian dishes. My favourite is the vermicelli with grilled pork, fried spring roll. My son likes the phở. My other son loves curry brisket beef with roti.

Ordered 2 bowls of phở on a Sunday afternoon for a table of 3. All the servers seemed to be very annoyed and constantly talked among themselves. The food itself was great — rich soup base and the beef cooked perfectly. The price is typical of a phở place ($ 6 – 7 for a bowl). They do have rice and other small appetizers, but we didn’t try those out, since we just wanted a little bit of food.
Would not return, purely because of their terrible service.

I came here because I was desperate for phở and I’ve already gotten tired of Phở Quinn and too scared to try 88 LOL
I’m a little glad I came tonight though. This is your typical Vietnamese restaurant that is ran by Chinese people. I got here around 5PM and it was fairly quiet with one or 2 tables being taken. We were seated, ordered (your average menu), and got served my food within 10 minutes.
I ordered the satay beef and my boyfriend got the large befe tendon phở.
The satay beef is very average … it was nothing to be dreaming about but it did it’s job. I was super, super, super hungry and it was satisfying to the point of where it wasn’t bland but the taste didn’t really hit me like I expected. It was like a soupy, bland version of the original flavour. PLUS there was NOT enough beef for a large soup. I have 6 pieces of beef and a BIG handful of noodles??? My boyfriend’s phở was actually pretty legit for a Chinese ran restaurant. It wasn’t crazy good but at least the flavour was somewhat authentic.
Overall the place seems clean enough, the food here is good enough, but the price here is a dollar or $ 2 more than the usual.
PS. They do take visa and debit over $ 15.

Smack-​dab in the suburbs of Markham, Kim Dinh is a decent place to go to for Vietnamese cuisine. I’ve been here a couple of times and the speedy service never disappoints.
We ordered two large ($ 8.00 vs $ 7.00 for small) House Special Noodle Soup — rare beef, brisket, tendon, beef balls, and tripe. The soup was satisfying — although not the best I have ever tasted, it’s a good substitute for those looking for a good bowl of phở. The meat was good and came in good amounts — not too much and definitely not too little. And, as usual, they came with a side of kint leaves, lime, and bean sprouts. One large bowl is enough to feed one very hungry person or two smaller appetites.
We also ordered Tsz Soo Basil Mussels ($ 11.75) — this was a dish I hadn’t tried before and I was surprised at how good the flavours came together — salty (in a good amount) with a bit of a spice to it. I would definitely recommend this dish.
Overall, Kim Dinh is a good place to go to for phở and it’s one of the good phở places in the area — and there aren’t many within a short driving distance. The service is great — fast and polite, the cleanliness of the place is good, and the flavours are there.

Kim Dinh is a Vietnamese restaurant that has a large menu. My girlfriend and I have gone to this place at least five times now and they’re consistently up to par.
I’m pretty boring and get vermicelli with chicken every time and it’s always really good. It’s constantly of the same quality every time and I really do like it. I’m not entirely sure what they cook their chicken it has an amazing flavour to it. My girlfriend usually gets something different and she’s been pleased with almost everything. She did get chicken skewers once and, while the chicken was the same excellent quality, the other sauce they put on it wasn’t a good combination to go with it at all.
The service is alright for the most part. Service is extremely quick so it’s perfect if you’re going there while on your lunch break during work hours. This place usually have two or three waitresses wandering around at any given time and they’re pretty nice. My only complaint is that they try to speak to me in Cantonese after I tell them I don’t speak it, multiple times on the same visit. The place itself is very clean and well kept. There aren’t places for large groups so if there’s more than four of you, you may want to go elsewhere — especially if they’re as unaccommodating as other Unilocalers have been saying. As for parking, you may have to park on the other side of the island outside the door (a little closer to Fresh Co.) since there are several businesses in that plaza and not a ton of parking for each place. It’s not much of a walk anyway.
Kim Dinh’s a good place to go for lunch or dinner with a small group for a quick bite to eat. Their service is really fast and the quality of their food is pretty good. I could recommend this place, at least for one visit.
Edit: I’m not sure why, but their food quality has dropped off a little since I started coming here about a year ago. Their chicken doesn’t taste nearly as good as it used to and my girlfriend’s curry-​flavoured noodle-​soup hasn’t been impressive either. Service is still solid and they’re still quick though so it’s still a good place to go for if you’re working in the area and you want a quick lunch. Probably closer to a 3.5÷5 but I’ll leave it at ⁴⁄₅ Stars.

Poor service and not accommodating. We came in with a group of 8 people at 9:00pm. The restaurant was not all that busy but they did not allow us to move the tables together even when there is space available. They are very unaccommodating for larger groups. It is not even a fancy place and even normal places would accommodate larger groups. The two servers there acted like they do not care and did not offer us any help or suggestions other then saying no. Very poor service. Would not go there again. If I can rate them zero, I would.

Very unaccommodating. We came in a semi large group and very unaccommodating seating us together. They would not let us move 2 tables together. This isn’t some fancy restaurant where they have some elitist image to keep. It’s your run of the mill, a dime a dozen cheap phở hole in the wall.
I’d give them a zero star rating if the app would let me.

I simply love this cozy and convenient place ! It is so easy to order and the waitresses are always friendly. The one tiny down is that it’s really small (providing the coziness) and if it’s a holiday like on Canada day, you have a little bit of line to wait depending on when you arrive

When in need for some phở in your life kim dins an ok place to go. Small shack that looks clean. Servers are pleasant food comes out quick.
Phở is ok, spring rolls too. They offer other stuff too but i just stick with these two items.
And the occasional lemongrass proteins
I just remember kim din slightly better tasting that what it is now.

My family and I like this place because it’s nearby. Their pad thai is probably my favourite dish. I love the firm tofu in it and it’s the perfect amount of sweet and savoury. The pad thai comes with both chicken and shrimp for one price ($ 9.99) and a lot of other places make you choose one or the other or pay more to have both included. Their phở, vermicelli, curries, and pork chop dishes are good too. Their green curry is so yummy and has just the right amount of coconut flavour in it. There’s also a generous amount of chicken (or whatever protein you decide to get, I suppose). Service is meh, but I never expect much from places like these. Sometimes you get a server that will crack a smile at you and other times, you’ll get a server that looks like she would rather be doing anything else but working there. Totally random side note, but their take out boxes are pretty nice. Lol. Whenever we get take out, we keep the boxes so we can give leftovers to friends and relatives without losing our Tupperware.

I have been here many times. They rush you to order and they keep walking near your table to see if you are done, so that they can take your plates and rush you out.
This is NOT a place to hang out with your friends if you plan on talking for more than 1 hour.
FOOD: Average.
VERDICT: It’s for a quick eat and go. They expect you to eat quick and leave.

Got my usual rare beef and tripe phở ($ 7.75). I got the large size which did come in a big bowl but sadly it was more like a small to me. The beef was already fully cooked when served so it wasn’t really rare. Very little meat :(
The deep fried spring rolls wasn’t any better ($ 4.75 I think). They had a burnt flavour to them and had a really hard outer shell like it was deep fried too long. They were stuffed with alot of noodles and very little meat.
Service was very fast and I was actually really surprised how fast the food arrived. It took about 2 minutes for the phở to arrive.

I’ve been coming here for a while ever since high school! And this place serves awesome phở! For pretty decent prices $ 8.00 for large and its actually huge!
I ordered a few dishes before and they are all really delicous but a little bit on the oily side.
Overall good place to grab phở if you are around !! And service is not bad either !

When I lived in the area, I would always come by during the cold evenings of winter. I came not only because it was close, but their consistency in quality really hit home. I make phở once in a while at home and I have to say it taste like how I like it to be. It’s not perfect. I have tasted better soup base else where (hwy 27/​finch area), but I feel like home when I have the noodles here. Can’t exactly explain what I feel when I eat here. Yes, the service isn’t inspiring but food quality has not changed since they first opened 5 – 6 years back. Come to think about it, this place has been around for quite a while. And for it to continue business throughout these years clearly shows why.
I always get their beef brisket phở. Closest thing to heaven I have ever tasted. It’s always tender and juicy (probably bc of the soup lol). The only change I would recommend is the noodles — it’s always too soft. It is probably because I don’t ask for «dry noodles» (say that in chinese). So make sure you ask for dry noodles — it’s the thin noodles :)
–1 star because of service

Kim Dinh is properly one of the better viet restaurants in Markham. Their beef noodle soup is always consistent because of their soup base and tender beef (I usually go with cooked beef) Spring rolls are also well fried with lots of ingredients wrapped inside! Curry and Roti here is also one of their signature items on the menu! Only downfall for this restaurant is the horrendous customer service, but with the quality of food and the relatively cheap price they charge, I didn’t care about the bad customer service much.
If you want a cheap viet meal in Markham, I highly recommend trying Kim Dinh.

The phở it’s self isn’t bad at all, very little msg, decent meat/​home made meat balls.
The problem with this place is the service, there is noooo service ! I would only come back if I was super desperate for phở. it’s nice to have your drink topped off or be spoke to with respect. It could have been worse, but it could have been MUCH better!
For what ever reason the spring roll was a little off as well almost a slight taste of curry, and a few things I don’t normally find In my spring roll, I didn’t like it and my friend found it odd too.
SERVICE IS KEY!!!

There’s not a lot of Phở places around this area… This is the only one my family goes to (the other one in Pine Tree plaza was closed, then reopened, but it’s not good)
My brother loves this place!
I enjoy the phở restaurants (except Phở 88) in Mississauga so much more. At Kim Dinh (my coworker’s name is Kimsa Dinh tehe), the phở is not very flavourful and the soup is not super hot. The spring rolls are meh.
We had roti and curry one day, and it was surprisingly pretty good!

Like the service as it is fast and somewhat friendly. It is not authentic Vietnamese cuisine; the servers spoke Cantonese. The food is a mixture of Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Chinese cuisine. We got a big bowl of noodle soup between two people, two curry dishes, and another noodle soup. Again, fast and tasty. Liked the mango slushy.