Kim Bo is a Vietnamese restaurant situated in that weird, dull intersection of Dundas West and Bathurst. Whenever anyone mentions these cross streets I instantly YAWN (you will too) and struggle to maintain consciousness. There is absolutely nothing there. Nothing that is... except beef.
I visited on one of Lauren M's (apparently many) seven-courses-of-beef (Bò 7 món) extravaganzas. It's a wide array of food, but not as beefy as you might think. The courses come out at a reasonable pace, and there is an assortment of bovine mini-adventures, from a hotpot course, to stubby sausages that resemble mini cigars, some crumbly but delicious beef and veg meatballs, soup, and salad.
Method for the un-initiated (like me): you are given a stack of dry rice paper and a bowl of warm water. You soak those bad boys for no more than 13 seconds and then place them flat on your plate. I found that the wet rice paper continued to soften even out of the water, so don't over do the soak. Then you cram them full of boomshakalaka. For wrapping tips se : http://i.imgur.com/dYvFIQd.jpg
T e food was amazing but I was not sated after this meal. And getting another serving would have put us over the edge. Strange dilemma. Maybe I've just got "the hunger"? At any rate, solid eats and service. Kim Bo finally gives Torontonians a reason to visit this Godforsaken intersection.
Obligatory Title Pun: KIMBO's a real SLICE. (Lauren M will get this one.)
Menu Readability: Very photographic and informative.
Need to mention: Prices are very reasonable.
What this place teaches me about myself: Seven courses of beef? Make it eight. Do I hear nine? Ten! Ten courses of beef, going once...