Xe Lua

What Reddit says

Chinatown Vietnamese spot, also called Train, seen as cheap and good, especially for the banh hoi platter and pho. Prices are said to have stayed reasonable. One person found it not worth visiting, and someone asked if it is still open.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 5.1
  Pho14 Redditors
  Worth trying

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Not going to say Xe Lua is the best, but it is one of the establishments of downtown Toronto.”

• “We ate at the Markham Kennedy Road location which was VERY good. But dt loc has watered down broth.”

• “Pho Xe Lua Vietnamese is cheap and good and a couple of blocks away from graffiti alley.”

• “Not pho xe lua I’ll tell ya that.”

• “Other top tier pho spots: Saigon Pai, Pho Anh Vu, Golden turtle, Oxtail Pho and Banh mi, Xe Lua (Spadina location)”

• “Train (Pho Xe Lua) downtown is still affordable and hasn't gone up that much”

• “100% ur going to the wrong places. Let me guess, Ginger, Beleaf, Xe Lua, etc...”

• “Pho xe lua would be what I'd recommend if you prefer quantity.”

• “Pho Xe Lua good for their platter (banh hoi) and pho”

• “I like their broth, rice combo and the spring rolls! My go to pho.”

• “Check out Pho Xe Lua in Chinatown as well, they're still pretty cheap.”

• “my favourite is xe Lua”