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Weekday breakfast downtown at 6 am
That's still a big area! I work Downtown and want to order Breaky quick for a takeaway! email me a bunch of locations and I would recommend what I can. FYI I bike to work from the westend and buy breaky a couple of time a week.
Pho on Spadina
Xe Lua North York Location ask if you want Fresh or Dried Pho Noodles. The Spadina location doesn't but I think it default to fresh noodles.
The Pho Special is XL is a True XLL a big bowl of Noodle with XL of fixings. They even gave us an extra small bowl of Broth to sub our XL bowl. The broth is OK - only cheap if your eating partner wants Pho too. If you have to drive to Downtown Toronto Chinatown - then I would opt for Pho 88 and get parking covered.
Ayurveda Cafe
No valve for what you pay for, I've had better in almost every East Indian Restaurant. Plus, I was not impress with the Hygiene of the place. The food is stored in a hot table on the way to the rest rooms. There is no sneeze/cough barrier with the food and the people going to the restrooms.
Pho Phuong - Vietnamese Fine Dining
Dohh spoke too soon!
I've been there 3 times in a week and 3rd time have XL pho and it was mostly soup and 3/4 of everything else. I'm hoping this is just a blimp and they are not falling into the same pattern like all the other Pho houses
Pho Phuong - Vietnamese Fine Dining
The XL Pho is a true Extra Large! I found that many Pho houses in Toronto after a time tend to either downsize their bowls or cut back on the Meat.
Vermicelli dishes are covered in fresh greens and well grilled meats ith the classic sauce
"Broken Rice" dishes are good staple for every day meals.
The Decor is modern and elegant! Seen many tables of groups of friends or just couples.
Red Violin
I had the exactly the same experience yesterday (months later) and with one beer (double the price than down the street!) and overcooked meats. The Beef Rib was good (the fat kept it moist) and the Lamb was OK if you got the unsalted portions underneath previous cuts.
Though the salad and seafood was nice and kept me going hungry during the meat dishes.
Sorry that I wasted all that overcooked meats, but I had one bite and left the rest on my plate.
