I usually like to avoid the long lineups and chaos at Pho Hung and head over to Pho Pasteur for my pho cravings.
Somewhat more pricey than the other pho joints on the spadina-chinatown strip but I find it's worth it because the 1) the place is open 24 hours 2) they tend to be a little more generous with the beef 3) they include sawtooth herb or vietnamese coriander in their herb plate (i find this is not used as much in toronto pho places as it is in ottawa). And I find the broth is more complex and less salty than Xe Lua or Pho Hung. It's a very heady, boiled down to the bones broth which I appreciate. The meat is also decent here, provided you don't order any of the brisket or tripe cuts that is when you're liable to get the stringy or fatty bits.
This place is not as bustlin as pho hung or xu lua but for my pho fix in chinatown I find that it does me just right. Plus it's open 24 hours-how many other pho joints operate under those conditions?