Hue’s Kitchen

Stopped by for lunch and ordered the Bun Bo Hue since I figured it should be their specialty. The soup wasn’t spicy enough and was bland, probably because they’re trying to cater to Westerners. Also, the «large» size wasn’t very big.
There was a table of two young Chinese guys beside me and they both ordered the green tea bubble tea. Both took one sip of their drinks and didn’t finish the rest. I’m assuming the drinks didn’t taste very good.
The thing that bothered me most was that the older lady (who I assume is/​was the manager) was berating her workers in front of the customers. She was giving out orders on what to do and how to do it. It’s fine if you have to instruct your workers but don’t do it in the front dining area where all the guests can see. All of the wait staff at Hue Kitchen were visibly frazzled and stressed. They weren’t communicating with each other and orders were missed or filled multiple times.
All in all it was not a pleasant dining experience. Look for an another place if you’re craving Vietnamese food.

The flyer was left in my mailbox, so I decided to give it a try. Considering that there is a GOOD Phở place (Phở Asia 24) four doors down from Hue’s, one would think that they would try a little bit harder to compete. Phở is supposed to come with sprouts and sauces — Hue’s didn’t. The Phở was bland, and not very good at all. The vegetable rolls were ok… but were dripping in oil. I understand that they are supposed to be oily, but this was over the top. They also sell a confusing mix of Indian food, which if they want to be a Vietnamese restaurant, the Phở should be priority #1
The exterior to the restaurant is beautiful, and it really cleans up this area of King St. W, but if you are looking for Phở, I would suggest eating elsewhere.

Hue’s Kitchen is a new vietnamese place that’s opened in Parkdale. Their food can be good, but seems to be inconstent (one day extremely good, the next very disappointing). They also have issues with ordering, delivery and completeness of orders. Food seems to go through the kitchen sequentially, hence large groups need to either wait (while their food gets cold) for the last dish to come out, or they eat and watch those served 10 minutes later finish.
I hope that Hue’s can sort out their issues because when they’re good, they’re very good.