As usual, I walked around this area trying to find a place for lunch ( I work in this area) and bumped into Star King. It was on a hot, sunny day but I decided to give it a try.
Pho was decent. The broth was actually good and flavourful compare to some other Vietnamese restaurant I've been to. However, the amount of beef and tripe were so little! And they only gave me one piece of tendon! I guess that's all I could get for a small size.
I also tried many other dishes. The vermicelli wasn't right. They used the noodle which us Vietnamese mostly put in soup like Bun Bo Hue (Spicy Beef Noodle Soup - Hue Style) . For vermicelli dishes, they should use the skinny rice noodle.
Their bbq chicken is good but their pork chop is meh. I ordered pork chop and it was super dry. I also tried the yellow curry before and the broth was too sweet for me. The chicken satay and pork satay I had today were both dry. But their peanut sauce was the bomb. I love the sauce.
The decoration is pretty much random. It's like a mixed of Vietnamese and Thai in such a small restaurant. Their dim lights give me a dizzy and it's a bit suffocated. However, the restaurant is very clean.
The staffs are friendly and fast. But the food takes forever to come even when the restaurant isn't that busy.
Good thing, they just renew their menu and the pricing is reasonable now for some items. Thai Iced Tea with Condense Milk is $3 now, instead of $3.5 and they also reduce the price for milkshake.
I will always come here when I want Pho while working in this area. Not the best authentic Pho but the best Yonge & Eglinton can offer.