Those familiar with Vietnamese restaurants know what to expect from here (Xelua restaurants have been around Toronto for ages). The quality of the food is just average, but they've stayed in business where others have come and gone - so our family still comes here for our Pho fix.
Service is pretty basic and you'll need to flag down waiters quickly when they scan the room. Prices are cheap ..however, prices have gone up by about $0.50-1.00 in the past months. Regular Phos are $6, Larges are $7 and X-Larges are $9.
Xelua gets a rating between a three and a four depending on how much I'm craving Pho. And yes the tea cups occasionally smell like cleaner/detergent.