There's a new Vietnamese restaurant in the Yonge and Finch neighbourhood. It's a small franchise with their more popular and well known location on Don Mills. This location has only been here for about 2-3 months and has been slowly making its name in the area.
Decided to check out their menu and tried them out for lunch. I went with the grilled chicken and spring roll vermicelli. They have a couple of lunch specials priced at 6.99, which would offer additional items such as a hot and sour soup or a spring roll on the side. Didn't feel like it and nothing on that lunch special menu stood out. The decor inside is nice and simple, but modern. And you can still feel the "newness" of the restaurant, which is something I enjoyed.
My take out order only took about 5 mins from when I ordered to when it was ready, which was quite quick. While I was eating I couldn't help but compare it to another viet restaurant in the area, Wonderpho. I mean the similarities were all there. A quick and efficient service, the take out containers were the same and the grilled chicken in taste was quite similar. I mean there are some small subtle differences but funny just how similar they were. The grilled chicken in my opinion could have spent a little more time on the grill which did hurt its overall taste. The seasoning is a little less bold than Wonderpho's but still not bad. If you want a little more flavour then you probably would prefer Wonderpho. If you prefer to be just a little healthier and want that "clean/simpler" taste then you'll go for Delight. Delight also does give you a little more vegs with your order as well as chicken in that regard.
Overall, I would have to say Pho Vietnamese Delight is alright. The decor is much nicer than Wonderpho and if the food is quite similar why not go to the better looking restaurant. As well their menu does have a couple of more items. If you're take out like me, not much difference at all in price or taste. So I guess the decision would fall simply what you feel for that day (extra seasoning or a simple/cleaner taste) and probably location. My feeling is we'll end up with only 1 vietnamese restaurant for yonge and finch, we'll see which ones wins. If I have to choose one, I think it'll be this one.