Pho Son

I went with a friend this evening for dinner. The waiters had excellent customer service. The food was very good I got beef stir fry and fresh shrimp rolls. Will definitely be back

It was my first time here and the it wasn’t bad! I’ve heard so many good things about Phở Son, especially their Long Doi dish. And I have to admit, they have the best lòng di dish in GTA!!!
Phở Son is a small restaurant on St Clair near Runnymede. It’s very tiny but clean. The staffs are quick. The seats are limited so you may have to wait during their rush hours.
Besides lòng di, I ordered Bun Cha Ha Noi or Northern style grilled pork with vermicelli. The meat was a bit hard and dry, their vermicelli as well. But the fish sauce was just right that kinda help me to be able to almost finish the dish. It comes with herbs, pickled daikons and carrots, and lettuce. It was a good dish, but I won’t say it’s the best Bun Cha in GTA.
Some may not like it since they make the broth for Phở differently. Why? Because they made it the Northern style. The broth is clearer, but has stronger taste and more flavourful.
The food portion is pretty decent for the price you have to pay. I will definitely come back here to try out other items on their menu. And once I did, I will write an update.
Till the next check-in…:p

Decided to try a different phở restaurant after getting somewhat tired of the same old (Phở Hoang in The Junction). This is a tiny restaurant in a strip mall off St. Clair near Runnymede. I ordered delicious and crispy spring rolls (thumbs up), shrimp fresh rolls (mediocre), and a Phở Tai. Tasty soup and really soft and fresh rice noodles but the stingiest serving of rare beef I’ve ever had (2 small slices). Maybe their vermicelli or rice (cóm) dishes are better?

I went with my family a few days ago. There are a few phở restaurants in this mini plaza. My parents always prefer Phở Son for their phở over the other restaurants. I ordered the Bun Cha Hanoi and thought it was delicious. The fish sauce was just right and the pickled vegetables were done nicely. We ordered fried noodles with chicken as well as Phở Dac Biet and everything was delicious and flavorful. Seating is limited here but overall the restaurant was clean and the food was good. I will definitely be back as I thought everything I tried was good!

I had the Chicken Phở soup. it was the best chicken phở I remember having. it was very rich and filling, and they use real chicken soup base unlike some other restaurants…
this place is value for the money!

Bun mang vit is really good here! My friends had the bun cha Hanoi and said it’s the best one they had in Toronto so far! Will be back to try the other dishes soon

I need to start off by explaining my review might be a little biased as I know the owners. I used to get the food for free when I visited their house but it’s sooo good that I am totally willing to pay for the food. At least now, I can eat it whenever I want! I highly recommend trying this place. Even though Vietnam is a small country, food is very different from each province/​region. This restaurant offers the northern flavors from Hanoi unlike most of Toronto’s Vietnamese restaurants which offer southern flavors.
The MUST try = bun cha ha noi which translates to vermicelli with grilled pork. There’s a bowl of grilled pork and pork sausage (made in house) in a bowl of milder tasting traditional nuoc cham (mixed fish sauce) served with a side of herbs, pickled daikons and carrots, and lettuce with a pile of vermicelli. You are supposed to add the vermicelli to the bowl of meat and sauce and dig in.
Items that I swear by:
Pad thai with chicken
Bun mang vit (duck and bamboo noodle soup)
Mango salad
Spring rolls (both vegetarian and pork versions — yeah you read right… they serve Viet style vegetarian spring rolls)
Tiet canh vit (you need to order ahead of time and I will not bother translating this as you should not eat this if you don’t already know what it is :-P)
Chao long doi — best long doi in the GTA
The prices are $ 1 – 2 higher than other places. The home-​made cooking style and generous portions are worth more than the price difference to me. Try them out and see for yourself. It’s like mom or grandma’s cooking.