Review Series: Best Vermicelli On The West Side
Ossington has exploded in the last year: posh new restaurants and bars open weekly, and half the places you wander into are so fresh that your cocktail comes with a side of drywall dust. Gentrification is in the air, but so far Pho Tien Thanh still looks like the restaurant that time forgot. The lighting is fluorescent, an A/C unit takes pride of place above the door, the bathroom layouts are… unconventional. Luckily, you are here for the food, not the décor. And, as the busy lunchtime crowd attests, the food more than makes up for the lack of ambience. Local business people and office workers drop in for take out, families enjoy lunch together, hipsters take a welcome break from cruising the trendy shops and galleries.

Street view of Tien Thanh on Ossington


Jennifer: What a great list!
Steve: Best pho I have ever had is here, I prefer the one that is pho ye yong or something. It is a special cut of...
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Asha: This place is so tasty, and such great value. The avocado shake is really good but very filling.