Hoai Huong Restaurant in Etobicoke

716 The Queensway, Etobicoke, ON M8Y 1L3, Canada

★★★★☆
(192 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Vietnamese restaurant

About

Vietnamese eatery serving pho, spring rolls & other classic fare in utilitarian surrounds.

Website
hoai-huong.com
Address
716 The Queensway, Etobicoke, ON M8Y 1L3, Canada
Plus Code
JFGX+QH Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
12–9 PM
Tuesday
12–9 PM
Wednesday
12–9 PM
Thursday
12–9 PM
Friday
12–9 PM
Saturday
12–9 PM
Sunday
12–9 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Healthy options
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids

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Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
192 reviews

Most Mentioned

pho (46) price (15) broth (14) spring rolls (10) vermicelli (9) to go (8) pork (6) area (6) quantity (6) seafood dishes (2)
5 stars
96
4 stars
36
3 stars
18
2 stars
9
1 stars
33
★★★★★
October 19, 2024

I loved their pho—rich broth and tender beef made it unforgettable. The stir-fried chicken rice was just as tasty, with perfectly seasoned chicken and fluffy rice. Truly a delicious experience!

★★★★★
February 2, 2024

Dined here for the first time and was pleasantly surprised! Both ordered chicken and bamboo shoot with vermicelli in soup, and loved it! Full of flavour and very filling. Prices are fair as well.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The proprietor is the hardest working I’ve ever seen. She seems to do it all as a one person operation for the most part. The Pho is without fail one of my best in the entire city. Good wholesome, hearty and healthy meals all the way through!

★★★★
December 18, 2022

This is the only Pho place in the area. The food is fine, there are some beers in the fridge. Portions are of good size. Service was good too. There is some room for improvement, the dining room can be a bit cozier. Overall if you wanted Pho on a cold day - you will get what you want.

October 31, 2022

It kills me to write this review but it also means that some small businesses need to do better and shouldn’t take support for granted. Picked up an order of deep fried spring rolls and pho tai. Paid $25 (tipped $2.50) only to come home to burnt spring rolls, the smallest portion of pho I have ever had (5-6 thinly beef), NO Thai basil, no chopsticks. The 1 star was cuz the broth was flavourful. I called back to let the person at front know why they would serve me such burnt spring rolls and he said oh it was just the oil? I asked why NO Thai basil which is a pho staple and he said, they ran out. Honestly, after a long rainy day of exhaustion, spending $25 on such food is not fair and they need to do better. I depend on reviews for good food and I needed to share this even though I feel bad for doing it.

March 13, 2022

If I could give them zero stars I would. The amount of food they give is ridiculous and they are shamelessly ripping off their customers. I ordered chicken vermicelli and it came with 2 thin, small and dry skewers of chicken. The pho did not taste anything like pho is supposed to. It came with 2 pieces of thin beef. I spoke to them about the quantity of food, how I’ve ordered vermicelli from many other Vietnamese restaurants and the portions are never this tiny, even a child would not be full or satisfied by this portion and their response was “that’s how we do it, other restaurants do it differently”. Needlessly to say I was ripped off and over payed for tiny portions and VERY mediocre food. I will never give this place my business again.

★★★★
October 12, 2019

First time here. Very little vietnamese restaurant in the middle of no where almost but great tasting food! My broth was very delicious and had lots of beef flavour. Also the meats in my pho were very tender, more tender than other places making me pleasantly surprised. My friend said her noodles tasted very good as well. Ambiance is a bit dated and the place is a bit smaller but the young kid working is very polite I would definitely return next time I'm in the area and craving some good pho and I do also recommend to those who like to eat pho as well.

★★★★★
June 2, 2018

Beautiful authentic flavours. Their fresh rolls and fried spring rolls are fantastic. This bun was delicious along with their pho. The pho was so flavorful. It is a simple no frills eatery. The prices are very reasonable. We will definitely go back often.

★★★
September 23, 2024

Food good, not the cleaning, you should see the washroom, they keep it like a storage, many flies, bugs, discousting. All the place needs to be supervised. Food

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Amazing authentic Vietnamese food. P.S. The spring roles are delicious.

Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Worse place to buy food, portion was so small and overprices, firts and last time i ever go there. Place looked dark and dirty..

June 23, 2024

This is 3dr time for me It says open from outside i paid parking ticket but the door is closed

Local Guide
June 23, 2024

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE PLACE BY FAR, AND I MEAN THE WORSE FOR PORTION SIZE, TASTE WAS NOT SO GOOD EITHER, NOODLES WERE COLD, CHICKEN KIND OF STALE.. FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU PAY HERE, YOU WILL GET DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CHICKEN AND NOODLES AT A RESTAURANT BY QUEENSWAY AND 427 CALLED, Pho Ngoc Yen.. the only reason i went to this Hoai Huong Restaurant is because the other one was closed, the other restaurant is about 10 times bigger and when open it is always full... but worth the wait...NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL I RETURN TO THIS Hoai Houng.. NEVER,,

Local Guide
June 23, 2024

The most disgusting rice noodles I ve eaten the pork still have hair on it some of the meat tast like soap. Even Nations Supermarket s rice noodles taste better

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

I really loved the pho here. Very flavourful broth. Also had the durian smoothie and it was really good. I originally ordered avocado smoothie but they were out so the owner offered me other fruit option but she said she has fresh durian so I tried it. Smoothie is nice and frosty I love it !!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

My wife and was lucky to find this cozy place on our way. The food is tasty and service is fast and polite. The prices are also reasonable. Highly recommend this place if you just want to eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Delicious, authentic Vietnamese food. You cant go wrong

★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Soup is great.

★★★
February 23, 2024

Minimum service. Food is average, not bad, but not surprisingly good.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The amount of food for the cost isnt worth it. Got the beef fried rice, was nice but the quantity was pitiful. Food

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Portions are a bit small but the food is ok. I ordered a rare beef with beef balls and it only had maybe 6 small slices of beef. Everything about this place is just ok - the service, food, atmosphere. Not bad if youre craving some Vietnamese food and are in the area, otherwise I would stick to going east to the spots on Ossington or Pho Linh on College

December 23, 2023

Probably the worst pho I ve ever had. No service. Had to beg for napkins and water. Only 4 slice of thin beef in my pho. Wouldn t recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Asked a Vietnamese where to go for good viet food. They recommended this place around South Etobicoke. A family run business Old and not very tidy, but clean. Not the best I had tried, but was good. Technically, I would give this 3.5 stars.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Amazing best service very tasty dishes

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great pho place in the neighborhood! The broth is delicious. I find it a lot smoother than many Toronto chain, ie. less salt and MSG! The restaurant is fairly quiet on a Friday night and the service is very fast. The only downside is the beef tendons are a little too fatty. Spring rolls are quite authentic as well. We will definitely come back.

December 23, 2023

I dont like to leave bad reviews. But it was a disappointment. Watery soup. No taste with 4/5 pieces of meat in it. I have had many pho at different places.. all different but this one was not worth the price at all.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good service, the food was delicious.

December 23, 2023

So me and my family ordered food from here my dad ordered seafood i m not sure what s it called but the seafood was rotten and not fresh they also gave us un cooked noodles with the food, we had to wait a long time for the food too i also ordered a grilled chicken plate with rice and the chicken was mid but the rice had pig fat on it i never heard of that in my life, then we asked for shrimp spring rolls and they gave us really small rolls and the shrimp tasted weird, then we ordered ware beef noodle soup (pho ) they gave us barely meat in it but the broth was okay, over all i would never come here and i don t recommend you to come here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Im really not understanding why the low overall review because this place is highly underrated. Do not let the quietness deceive you. The pho broth? The best, most delicious, and very authentic flavor. Quality is consistent every time and Ive been visiting this restaurant for years. Anytime I catch a cold I get a soup and it fixes me right up! Prices are low and very fair for the nice large portions, I can never finish the pho or fried rice dishes! Ive tried other dishes too theyre all delicious honestly you cant go wrong with anything. My ultimate favorite dishes are the beef and tendon pho and the shrimp fried rice. And now I got my cousins hooked since its our new go-to. Maybe people gave it a low rating because they want it to remain their best kept secret? :) Family owned business, the owners are very polite and always smiling. I hope this place stays open forever and is very abundant with customers once the condo being built across the street is done. If you dont see anyone when you arrive just ring the bell at the desk, and just pay the bill at the cash when youre done and ready to go :) enjoy!

December 23, 2023

This place was awful. Dark and not very clean. The food is forgettable. Half the room was set for delivery and tables for customers fit into it. never going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great Pho ! If you want to be sit at a royal saloon this is not the place. If you want good viet food this is it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Ordered from this restaurant for pick-up. Service was great and the food good but not exceptional. Place can be a little more tidy.

December 23, 2022

We ordered rare beef pho - it came with 2 very small pieces of thin beef. The broth tasted horrible. It didn t even resemble pho broth. The pork in vermicelli bowl was inedible. We will never order from here again. Safe your time and money and go elsewhere.

December 23, 2022

Worst place to visit. Don t waste your time and money here. Try something else

December 23, 2022

I got discriminated by this restaurant years ago and never went back. Note: if you look different, they will have the nerve to tell you never to come back. Yes I ate and almost enjoyed my food but the lady said I am no longer welcome to dine in. I guess she thinks that I scare away their customers. I have eaten in many places and it is the only place I got a really rude commentby the owner and server. I have lamellar ichthyosis and it is not a communicable condition. This people should be educated and learn their right customer service. Learn to respect others as we respect you.

December 23, 2022

They are very overpriced for the amount of food they give you

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

The best Vietnamese restaurant around The best pho and all the food came out very quick

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great authentic southern Vietnamese food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Can recommend the food and the menu. This is not fine dining this is quality food. I dont usually finish large portions of lunch but I couldnt stop eating it was so tasty. The young guy serving was polite and helpful. Well be going again for the quality of the food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Food was great and came out pretty quickly. We got pho, stir fried beef and veggies and a beef appetizer.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I come here with my wife and get the grilled pork chop with fried egg and steamed rice. Easily the best vietnamese grilled pork chop in toronto!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Definitely one of the best places to get grilled platters! Our go to spot

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Take out. It was really good pho. Quick service of you can ahead for your order.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Pork Vermicelli with spring roll was delicious

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

STOP RIGHT HERE DONT WASTE UR TIME ORDERING FROM THIS PLACE ITS SUCH BAD FOOD WASTE OF MONEY WASTE OF UR TIME U WILL REGRET AND U WILL GET SICK... IVE THROWN EVERYTHING IN

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Love Love Love this restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Best Vietnamese food in the city. Bang for your buck. Friendly service AAAA+

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Very good Vietnamese family restaurant, basic minimum no fancy decor however staple foods such as Phö, Spring rolls....are delicious.

December 23, 2021

Food has no flavour so instead they just add a whole bunch of pepper making it quite spicy. Table was dirty and the washrooms had neither toilet paper nor paper towels. Pretty bad for a restaurant in that area. Never again!

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Dirty place and bad service

December 23, 2020

too expensive fool people taste bad

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Ok pho and bun. Plain restaurant so great for lunch. Not sure if I would go for dinner.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

The best shrimp fried rice 720, terrific rolls and good pho. I try to visit whenever Im in the area. Sometimes I pretend I need to go around here so we can stop by this place...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Friendly service and the food is good but not great, seem to skimp a bit on seafood in their seafood dishes, and on meat in their rare beef pho.

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Broth had no flavor. Like none. The servers phone kept going off over and over. It was annoying. The spring roll wrappers broke so everything tasted like old oil. We were the only people in restaurant. Not surprised. Wont be back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Honest little Pho spot , no false pretenses , not overly fancy great food, great service at a fair price

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Weve been coming here for years and never disappointed! Tried many Pho places in the area and nothing compares!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Really great Ice Coffee and very nice and friendly customer service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

One of the best adorable pho in the neighborhood

December 23, 2020

Ordered today at 630pm - someone really unprofessional answered the phone, food was pretty bad too - looked and tasted like frozen food - crispy noodles toppings were 3 pcs cauliflower a little bokchoy and 4 small pcs of chicken, very shy - vermicelli were tasteless - we disposed most of it away, big disappointment, wont be going back.

December 23, 2020

Ordered a Hue Style Noodle Soup tonight - order arrived in a bag that looked like a grocery store bag. The soup smelled very fishy (like fish paste was used) and upon opening the take-away container of noodles, there was a hair in it. Needless to say we threw it out. Not impressed. Will not be ordering from here again.

December 23, 2020

Ordered beef fried rice, very disappointed almost no beef, little rice and lots of large pieces of onions why?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Best vermicelli

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

The food here is so good! Its my go to place when I want authentic Vietnamese. The spring rolls, grilled chicken/pork are a must try!

December 23, 2019

Came in a 9:08pm just now and the owner gave me the dirtiest look. I asked her if they were still open and she just shook her head and said something assertively but I couldn t make out what it was. The relief she showed when I said Oh it s ok then, no worries. was the exclamation point to my 10 second experience here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great food! Highly recommend!

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good Vietnamese food restaurant.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Ive been going for a few years now. Its quite most times. Service is quite but the meals come fast. Take out is packet well. If you like pho you cant go wrong here.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The broths are amazing. One of the best pho places I ve been to in Toronto. Definitely recommend!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Very nice staff, the food is amazing for the price.. super affordable! I love the chicken pho. I come here all the time.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Pho came out fast, was pretty fresh tasting and good portion size and price

December 23, 2019

They have poor quality customer service. I found hair in my soup and they scooped it out with a spoon and gave me the same soup back. Then when we place an order to go they made a mistake from rice to noodles, which I couldnt understand why. We were very nice to the people and i was trying to be understanding. I hope everyone sees this msg and dont ever go there.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Hidden gem, great value, come here all the time!

December 23, 2019

Over priced rice dishes and misrepresents their menu. We ordered the $18 rice dishes with the huge shrimps with chicken and pork chops as per their menus but, when we got our food it was just regular small shrimps. When we asked the manager, her defense was that they havent had these shrimps in for years and this is all thats available. This was not told to us when we ordered and she wouldnt offer a discount even though this dish is cheaper on the menu. We left and would not recommend it to anyone who wants honest service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Best grilled chicken and grilled pork vermicelli ever. I ate it so fast I didn t have a chance to take a photo.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Tiny food.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Highly underrated - definitely recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

First time there. Polite service, based on seeing other peoples orders, large portions! We had the seafood soup, 404 I think. Amazing and great value for $10.50!! I finished mine, but my friend couldnt.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Mom and pop feel great food and service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Loved the freshness of food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Amazing Food!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

The pho is always delicious, good portions, takeout is organized well in the containers, staff are always friendly and polite.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

hu tieu my tho is my favorite food here. it comes with pork liver and blood pudding. it really is the same as original in my country.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Really liked this restaurant, the food was good. I really enjoyed the crunchy noodles with seafood dish. Would definitely come back again!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great food, pho broth tastes very good very rare to find. Pork chop was also done very well, great flavours. Nice people, good service. Will be back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

So glad I found this little gem. Quiet little place with authentic Vietnamese food. The care and quality they put into their dishes is unmatched.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Mediocre at best. Meat for pho special is small given the price. Wont recommend, wont come again.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

This is my go to pho spot. I always get the veggie pho with curry. Its a beautiful thing. The viet coffee too is amazing.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Came in here just looking for pho, and the place was empty which lowered expectations right away. Once the food came, we were absolutely wrong, and it was spectacular!! Got the rare beef, tendon, and beef ball pho which had great flavour. My partner got a bowl of vermicelli, and absolutely loved it. The bowl tasted very fresh, and delicious!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Really good food love it

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Ive been to a lot of pho places before, and i find it hard to find ones with good traditional pho broth. It was amazing!!!!! Not a typical pho taste but i loved it.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

I often bought there. It is great Vietnanese food cultures.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Cheap and tasty pho

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

This restaurant is the best restaurant in the world. Mrs. Thuy made the best Bun thit nuong in the world. She is kind and serving well. Loveeeeeee!!!!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Always fantastic food! Ive been coming here for 10 years and have still never had better pho - anywhere.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

They are average. Maybe a slow night ... Quantity is not there , 3/5 on quality of food nothing special but not gross

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Comfortable dining experience. The Pho was not the best Ive had but was ok.

★★
December 23, 2017

I am giving it two stars only because one is a freebie.I ordered it through SkipTheDishes.Although I understand delivery is different from dine-in,but the dish was ridiculous.Broth tasted bland and salty,no taste in it. The amount of meat was ridiculous,it literally had a little bit.The Pho contained noodles and broth with tiny bits of beef. Nice,will not recommend.For this price there is something better.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Simple and authentic Vietnamese food. Everything weve tried here have been tasty and food service is fast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai restaurant. Grate soups and pads

★★★★
December 23, 2017

Good to price. Atmosphere can be improved, but overall good food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Really great chilli, even better service. I had the seafood Pho with rice noodle.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

The food is very good and nice,they serve polite..love their foods

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

The food was only so so. Wouldnt go back

December 23, 2017

Food here is cold and terrible, washrooms are dirty and cooks dont seem to keep the place sanitary

★★★
December 23, 2017

Food was good, if youre getting pho the broth is tasty. Service is great however.

★★★★
December 23, 2017

The pho soup was decent, not enough meet but the soup was still really tasteful, my girlfriend loved the vegetable spring rolls.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Love the food and the quantity..best for take out or lunch.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Take it from a Vietnamese! The food is made with love. Dont just try the Pho. Try the spring rolls, crispy noodles or grilled chicken and rice (ask for shrimps too because the sauce is amazing). Prices are reasonable. You may have to wait once in a blue moon so be patient. Its just the owner there sometimes who is the waitress and cook. The food is worth the wait!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

As a Vietnamese person, I truly find comfort at this restaurant. Etobicoke doesnt have many options for Viet food but this place is great! Theres definitely love and authenticity in this menu. The pho, rice and vermicelli dishes have all satisfied my palate.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Nice customer service. I usually go for chicken noodle soup and the taste has been consistant and tasty

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

The noodles i got in my pho were too short it was difficult to eat without a fork. It was alphabet soup short.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2016

The wait is kind of getting ridiculous I smell more food then seeing and eating it......but one person cant do anything they by them self they need to hire more staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2016

Very homely. Amazing food!

December 23, 2016

Probably the worse Vietnamese Pho that ive tasted in a long time. When I 1st showed up, theres no1 in the restaurant at all, normally when I see that I wouldnt go in and eat, but I figured giving it a try. I ordered a Large Special Combination Pho with everything in it. When it came out, theres not even enough noodles, they substituted with bean sprout in it. The meats arent bad, however its not even enough to call it a large bowl. After eating that LARGE bowl of PHO, I had to go to Harvey to get a quick burger. Sadly to say I will never ever go back to that overpriced and crappy PHO again. I rather go to Pho TienThanh in Ossington, although its abit further down or some other places. NEVER EVER GO THERE... just saying.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2015

Winter rolls are great!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2015

Best vietnamese food I have ever had!!! Tastes homemade!