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| - Let's me start by saying that we should listen to one of the viewers from VietFun who concluded that there was not a decent Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto. By the 3rd day of our stay in Toronto (in the Greater Toronto Area or GTA), we pretty much gave up on the idea of eating viet food.
We found Pho Metro from tripadvisor with over 4-star rating. The place was bustling with activities and customers (mostly Asian-Canadian) which is usually a good sign. My "pho ga" came out wih the only choice of bbq chicken on the menu. What's up with that--pho ga with bbq chicken? My side disk of veggie which would always accompany Pho orders, was a small portion of bean sprouts and exactly 1 small branch of basil leave. Wife ordered "Banh hoi Chao tom thit nuong" but she ended up leaving most of the shrimp and meat behind. My "Sinh to Mang cau" was more like buba tea mang cau. "Nuoc dua" or Coconut drink was from the cans and not from fresh coconut which was readily available in Toronto.
Perhaps, this is the standard of Viet Canadian restaurants here in Toronto, but we have been to many places including Vietnam, Paris, London, Little Saigon of California, Houston of Texas, Eden center of Virginia, etc...and they all measured up to the same standard of Viet food.
It's hard to believe that this place gets 4 stars overall from viewers. Vietnamese food here is NOT authentic nor good.
Toronto, CA does have great chinese food (HongKong style) and it can easily measure up to any other cities. We even found one opened 24/7 serving great Dim Sum and chinese food. So, stick with Chinese food (Hongkong cooking) while you're in Toronto.
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