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| - The Toronto Lover system:
5 stars = Must visit!
4 stars = Really good. I take my friends here.
3 stars = Somewhat worth it... if you have nowhere better to go.
2 stars = Below average. Attend only when necessary.
1 star = Do not visit!
There is a late night Xe Lua Vietnamese Restaurant on Spadina, south of Dundas, but the two have very little in common. They serve the same dishes, they have the same logo and menus, and the same name, but this one on Steeles (tucked behind the Swiss Chalet plaza near Hilda) is actually a great, affordable family restaurant, whereas the other is a student-filled, after-club dive.
Try the duck leg soup for $7. Try a curry rice dish for about the same price. There is usually decent service and friendly patrons.
Is it a hidden gem? No. The food is not spectacular, and you will not write home about it. But in this area, there's a lot to be said for a good, affordable pho place. They also serve very tasty fruit drinks that are something like bubble tea.
3 stars
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