Peach Garden Express / Com Tam Dao Vien

Great place — consistently tasty options; we’ve eaten here a few times and continue to get take-​out if we can’t dine in.

Reliable Vietnamese. Managment and menu have changed — it used to be called Peach Garden. The goat in goat curry soup was tough but the soup was delish. Great grilled beef short ribs and pork chops. The phở is a bowlful of beefy goodness. Service is excruciatingly variable. Cash or debit.

I frequent this place usually after a long day of volleyball at the beach. This place hits all the right spots; fast, cheap, tasty and convenient. We are very fortunate to be in a city where there’s an abundance of decent Phở places. I can’t say this is the best Phở but it’s quite good and consistent. Most of their items are very well made and quite tasty.
You get good value for your money (as with most Phở places) and the service is lackluster; which is typical of this type of joint. If you’re in the area and craving Phở, just do it. You can’t really go wrong or you can head further west on the same street, there are a few more options in the nearby China town.

If I could describe this place in one word: it would be CONSISTENT. The PHO is always good and it always helps me when I’m cold or come down with a cold. Its also great because it is in my hood!
I love the fact that I can stumble on over to this place when I need some warm goodness! Its a legit spot.

1. Don’t come here for the service. 2. Or a rice dish, It’s Viet style/​broken rice, which can be a good dish, but not here having tried it over the years. The chicken leg dish? they deep fry them forever until chicken jerky like. Having said that, I’ve been coming here for years. It most recently went through another ownership change about 4 years ago, the protein portions became immediately smaller! I’ve been able to look past all of that, as I still eat here. This is why: The food is fast and tasty, fresh noodles (only) great texture and chew, adequate portions and for $ 7 – 11 per head, who could possibly make noise? So if you don’t mind a large MSG dose and need a phở fix, come here if you are in the east. But just the phở with fresh noodles* everything else is kinda like… you know.

The food is okay. The rice was soggy but the meat is good. The service is horrible n I’m used to okay service from my people. Got our food 35 mins later. pretty horrible for a phở place. The spring rolls fell apart on us. N it took 40 minutes to get some water… not very good service or food.

It hit the spot, not amazing, but I sure did enjoy. Been a few times and they are consistently tasty & its close, so I tend to go back. I always get the veg broth veg phở.

For me this is one of the best phở downtown… consistent, option with fresh noodles. other items are OK… service is fast… I don’t get why there are so many bad-​average review, compared to Phở Thien Tan or Phở Hung…

An above average Vietnamese joint. But many Vietnamese joints are holes in the wall so that’s not saying a whole lot.
I’ve been here several times now and it’s pretty consistant: extensive menu, fast service, friendly staff, decent food, and tea in plastic cups.
For various reasons, tea shouldn’t be served in plastic cups.
But here, it is. I feel SO NAUGHTY. *sips tea* SOMEONE SPANK ME.

Food here is good. ⁷⁄₁₀. If you are driving to this location, parking is free but can be limited.
Service here is not the best.
Prices are reasonable. Not any cheaper than china town. My gf and i had a huge delish meal for $ 40 inc. Tip.

Food was pretty good, service was not so hot.
A friend and I stumbled on this place while trying to get to the Danforth and finding many obstacles in our way. Stopping at an intersection outside this place, my friend pointed and said «we could always go for Phở!»
The signage outside was very intricate making the building very inviting. We arrived towards the end of the dinner hour and were led to one of the few open tables. The menu was extensive with many Phở, stir-​fried and congee options (just to name a few of their categories). Both my friend and I decided on Phở. I can’t recall exactly what my friend ordered but she liked it.
I ordered the chicken with rice noodles. Initially, I felt the dish was missing something and began to peruse the condiments sitting on the table. Decided garlic would probably do the trick and it did. The medium size was just enough for one person who was relatively hungry. My friend and I shared an order of their deep fried vegetarian spring rolls which were also very good.
Service was really poor. After we hadn’t taken a bite of our food for about 30 – 60 minutes our server came over and asked if he could take our plates because he «didn’t like the smell of old soup» adding that it was likely the result of working there for so long. A little TMI but we took it in stride. After an additional hour, there was no sign of our server, we headed up to the counter to pay and the server who was standing there, asked if we were there to order take-​out.
Overall, the food was pretty good but the poor service makes you forget about the food. Hopefully, if you have the opportunity to go you’ll get better service and a better experience.

Eaten here numerous times but I think the quality has went south over the last little while. Ordered chicken soup and very little chicken meat, it was 80% chicken fat, like the skin. Totally disgusting. I think we’ll stay clear of this place for awhile.

I have been to this place twice with my friend Stanley. Both times I felt the same., it was good but something was missing. I love Phở and have eaten it all over the world including Vietnam. This place is good and I will go back but I think my favourite is Ginger, they seem to have the best and at a good price. Im open to new phở places if anyone has any suggestions. Please let me know.

i come here often as it is close to where i live.
not bad… standard vietnamese food… taste is quite good… but can someone say MSG OVERLOAD…
when you go to the washroom you might see giant sacks of flour in brown huge bags… but upon closer inspection. you will find that this is actually MSG.
i will take a picture next time. prepare to die of thirst after.

If you get take out, check your order before you leave. I’ve gotten the wrong thing twice.

To be exact… 2.8!
The best thing about this place was the size of the meal for the cheap price, but that is only if mega portions are important to you. For me, I would prefer less of something if the quality is better. Because of food allergies, I always get Bun, usually with grilled chicken and a spring roll. This was not an option here that I could find on the menu, so I went with pork. The spring roll was cooked decently but didn’t have the lemongrass flavour I am more fond of. The pork was pretty dry and also relatively flavourless though fairly fat and gristle free. The sauce was stanky! There’s fish sauce and then there’s completely stank fish sauce. Honestly and perhaps not surprisingly, this meal upset my tummy about an hour after.
The worst thing about this place was the service. Our server wasn’t surly at all, but it was damn slow to get our meal.
I wouldn’t go back.

I come here often on bike rides with my BFF. We both love Vietnamese food and this place is cheap and good (I won’t say cheerful, because the service is freaking awful!). I love the rice papers with grilled pork and vermicelli. You can’t find this dish at every Vietnamese restaurant and when I order it, they always ask me if I know what it is because a lot of white people don’t know how to wrap up the rice papers.
Once, I came here craving these. The server informed me that the chef was not in and they could not make them. WTF? Nothing is cooked except for the pork, which is available on many of their other dishes. Give me a plate of vermicelli, shredded cucumber and pickled carrots (which I’m sure they have on hand) and I’ll be fine. The server stomped off and after some time she returned to say that the cook would make it for me. Geez… THANK YOU! I shouldn’t have to BEG for my dinner!
Why did I come back after this? Not really sure. The food is usually consistent and good value. For some reason the attitude is secondary to me.

You know this place isn’t bad. The phở is fresh, tasty and what you would expect for the prices you pay. It’s cheap and the value is high as a result. Now it’s not close to a homemade authentic phở experience, but i you compare it to phở 88 or phở xelua, then this place does phở justice.
The service is terrible and you are only ever allowed one napkin per person. So use your napkins sparingly and make sure only to dab on them every now and then. for big messes, use your sock instead.

DO NOT EAT HERE!
I had the most horrible experience. Went for lunch with four friends. I ordered the curry goat with rice. A piece of meat still had fur and hair on it! I almost vomited!!! I told the waitress, who took the meal away and still charged me for it!
Horrible service and horrible food. I called the city health inspector on the place.

Terrible and awful. This is a review based on my visit there from months ago. I ordered the special phở only to be brought out their broth concentrate and noodles! Omfg the salt. I don’t know how a Vietnam resto works but it appears as if there is a stock that is concentrated, and it is diluted to make the soup. Based on the saltiness of what I got it would have to be one spoon if concentrate to five spoons of water to make the normal broth.
I complained, it was sent back, I wasn’t charged but no apologies either. Not going back ever again.