Pho Linh

It’s a Wednesday afternoon, & the place was peaceful with more than 5 tables which consist of 2 people each. I ordered the week day special «Bun Rieu» with real crab meat (not the cheap, fake powder crab sticks most places sell), flavourful crab cake & ham hock. The soup was a bit plain, make sure to ask them for the SHRIMP PASTE if your table doesn’t have it ready. It’s a must-​have when eating this dish, along with shredded banana blossom. I squeeze in some lime juice to enhance the soup.
Forget the service. Came here for food, food is great & great food deserves 5*. I’d recommend this place to anyone who loves authentic Vietnamese food. Try the Banh Cuon (rice crepes), Bun Bo Hue (weeknd only) & explore the Vietnamese cuisine & don’t just order Phở every-​time.

I came here for a late Sunday dinner date and I remember coming here a long time ago but clearly I had memory loss because I didn’t remember it being so good! The servers greeted us right away and were kind to tell us to watch out with our coats and the furnace.
Atmosphere: typical Vietnamese restaurant. Typical environment. It was very clean, comfortable. It was pretty busy for an extremely cold Sunday night. Perfect for phở!
Food: I heard their bun bo hue was delicious so I went with that. Usually it’s spicy so I asked for less spicy and it was perfect! The broth was delicious. I wish they had the pigs blood with it but it was good nonetheless. My friend ordered phở and we shared an order of banh coun — pretty decent. $ 6.50 for a good amount to share with some sausage.
Service: pretty good. Fast paced environment. Can’t complain!
Overall I would definitely come back. I don’t live that close but I am willing to trek to this location to have another bowl of bun bo hue

Pretty good banh cuon. Phở ga was tasty. Also tried the banh beo. All served promptly and delicious.

I’m a serious Phở Lover, so when I heard about this place from the locals and saw the reviews, checking it out was a must. Ginger Gent and I ordered chicken and beef Phở… to go in order to have date night by the fire. It such a wonderful surprise to get home and find the soup separated from the meat and noodles, which is ideal since you don’t want your noodles super soggy. Needless to say the Phở was great and the smell is completely intoxicating.

1/​I come here for comfort food from home. This place is used to be known for their Steamed rice rolls a long time ago but recently I find they don’t use the traditional way to make the rice wrap anymore. Therefore, the Rice roll is tasted different but still ok. Other food, such as Phở or Bun Bo Hue, is still number one on our list. My husband loves the avocado shake of this particular location. They make it better than most places.
2/​It is time for this location to upgrade their interior décor since I notice the seat cushion on their bends is dated and torn. The washroom needs to be fixed and brighten it up. It is always out of hand soap or tissue.
3/​Customer service is no where friendly but not rude either; no acknowledgement if they notice you’re their regulars.
4/​Cleanliness: on average side. They should learn how to clean the table better after the customers leave.
Overall: still return for the food whenever we are in downtown big TO but looking elsewhere for alternative.

I m quite disappointed with my crabmeat udon. It was quite bland. The tapioca noodle had several different texture to them. Some were done nicely while others were under so they were a bit chewy.
My friend’s Banh Cuon was über delicious.
I was really looking forward to eating here.
I will be back to have their Banh Cuon and maybe try their phở but the udon was definitely a bust.
Service was efficient.

I love Vietnamese food and this place is pretty decent. we ordered bun bo hue xl, phở tai xl, and pork chop and egg on rice. a server came by shortly after we ordered with a plastic bowl, plastic spoon and scissors for our 3 year old. these guys are on point, I didn’t even have to ask! the food was good, not too salty and not like your average msg laden phở houses all around town. the food could have arrived hotter and in larger portions, but all in all a good experience without breaking the bank. we’ll be back.

Phở Linh is a family owned restaurant and a staple Vietnamese restaurant in the neighbourhood which my boyfriend grew up eating. We came here for breakfast (so Asian of us, I know but you can never go wrong with a bowl of phở no matter what time of the day it is). We both got a bowl of phở and their infamous bahn cuon to share. Even though they just opened, everything was top notch. The food came out quickly and was piping hot. Love the soup here, and they don’t skimp on the meats! The bahn cuon was so fresh and delicious; perfectly rolled. Owners are so friendly. Despite the bland exterior of the restaurant, this gem is worth visiting again and again.

If you want to eat a nice bowl of Vietnamese Phở around downtown area, this is a place to go. They are pretty pricey compared to the other Vietnamese phở restaurants (their size XL bowl of Phở is only as big as size M or L at other restaurants), but the taste is better than those places in downtown Toronto.

My favourite place for phở, I usually get the rare beef with beef balls. The bun and spring rolls are really great too.

Drove in from NY just for some Bun Bo Hue. The last place that tasted the best for me was in DC. This isn’t the same but came close– definitely better than NYC in Chinatown. Great variety in the bowl.
And staff was really nice! Maybe I’ll come back!
Overall, it was worth the few hours and traffic!
–charismatic Cherie

Around the world reviewing Phở.
Mmmmm basic phở.
This is one of the better reviewed and favorite spots in the city. It doesn’t even compare to the best phở I’ve tried worldwide Tien Tanh, but their broth does have a unique, worth trying quality to it.
Their specialty I would say is things other than their phở, like special soups of the day and other things you won’t see on most menus.

First time coming to phở linh and it was awesome. They had this minced pork rice roll dish with Vietnamese sausages that most phở places don’t have. Super addicted to it! Their phở was also good biggest test is the thirst test and they passed. I didn’t feel the urge to drink 5 glasses of water the next morning. The restaurant is family style and it seats a comfortable number of people.

Best. Vietnamese. Food. That I’ve ever tried, anyway.
Special phở.
Phở Bo Kho.
Fried spring rolls.
Avocado smoothie.

There is a reason it has a very busy lunch and weekend crowd– it’s a reliably good, hearty, reasonably priced restaurant with no frills and good tasting.
Cash only can be a bit inconvenient at times, but it is clearly posted when you enter so there is no surprise.
The phở is huge and the rice dishes are also good when flavoured to one’s raste with the gambit of spices and sauces provided.

My phở go to place. On weekends they have bun Bo hue which is my favourite. The servers are super friendly and I love their soup base. The place gets packed on weekends but the wait is fairly fast.

I can’t speak to the quality of the food here because I left immediately after sitting down. It smelled FUNKY in here. Not appetizing at all. The service was slow to arrive and the server was less than friendly. The fatal flaw: CASH ONLY.
I came here based on the Unilocal ratings which seem unusually inaccurate. I won’t be coming back — there is too much Phở to explore elsewhere.

Don’t be deceived by the appearance of this place. Its one of the best Phở places I’ve tried in Toronto. Definitely worthwhile to try their weekday and weekends special. They also have a wide variety Hue style vietnamese food.
Although I find that the beef that they used were quite fatty, the speed of things that came after ordering was pretty fast. Bonus points for an impatient person like me! The weekday special beef stew is a must try as the broth is flavourful, deep and rich. Almost reminds me of an Ox Tail base soup.
The Hue style rice cakes are also a must not miss dish. Its not often every Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto has this dish and does it well. This place is so affordable, fast and food is good. On weekends, the place gets fairly packed. A great place for its delicious, cheap and amazing Vienamese food.

3.5÷5, +.5 for service
I decided to try Phở Linh after seeing the photos on Unilocal and wanting to try the Banh Canh Cua… but it’s only available Monday to Thursday! Since I went on a Friday I was a little taken aback… but decided to order the small house special noodle soup, and vow to myself I will return for a second visit regardless of this visit.
The food came quite fast; about 4 minutes after I ordered. I liked the broth and the beef ingredients, but the noodles were a little overcooked and broke apart quite easily. They also use the slightly wider type of noodles, instead of the more narrow kinds you’re used to in other Phở restaurants.
Service was excellent for a Vietnamese restaurant, and they actually said hello, thank you, and explained the fact they only had my original requested order from Mondays to Thursdays, and joked around with me saying I should come back on Monday.
Heh. I’ll keep this place in mind for sure.

This was probably my favourite phở place in Toronto as they use fresh noodle and ingredients. The place seems like it had been undergone renovation recently so it looks more comfy dining in. Their weekend special is bun bo hue which is always my favour. But during my last visit I feel some components are missing such as coagulated pig blood and bun bo hue itself still tastes delicious but more of satay flavour. I didn’t taste much of shrimp paste in the soup as well. The phở itself is still my favour in Toronto, the broth is light and perhaps not as flavourful as phở at Thinh Thanh, but they use flat rice noodle unlike many other places in Toronto that use dry vermicelli type. Another item worth mentioning is phở bo kho, very very flavourful and yummy. But they only serve that btw Mon-​Thu.
The price is reasonable and may have to wait in the line up during weekend lunch rush, but thankfully the wait time is always short due to quick turnaround time. Overall a solid ⁴⁄₅

College and Dufferin c’est le 2e quartier viet à Toronto après College et Spadina.
La restauration ici est très bonne et le service rapide comme tout resto viet qui se respecte.
Le classique phô est tjs aussi bon.
Un bémol? A 21h en semaine il remballe déjà, pas l’endroit idéal pour manger son phô après 21h donc…
/​/​College and Dufferin is the second vietnamese district in TO after College and Spadina.
The food here is very good and service is very quick as any vietnamese restaurant.
Go for the classic phô.
One bad thing? At 9pm they already cleaning the place so this is not the good spot to have a late night phô.