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Lac Vien Express Restaurant

Restaurant Asian restaurant Thai restaurant Vietnamese restaurant Pho restaurant

Pho, vermicelli bowls & other Vietnamese favourites served in an informal restaurant. People often mention good, restaurant, time, drive, staff, Vietnamese, great, service, chicken, rice,


Address

2270 Markham Rd, Scarborough, ON M1B 2W4, Canada

Website

lacvienexpress.com

Contact

+1 416-754-8188

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (683 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Monday: (Family Day Canada), 11 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (15) restaurant (12) time (10) drive (10) staff (9) Vietnamese (9) great (9) service (9) chicken (9) rice (8)
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  • 5/5 Elle 2 years ago on Google • 29 reviews
    ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Okay. We were looking for a place to eat pho. We are usually picky with the presentation and how it taste. But this place deserves a five star. It’s wasn’t busy at all when we arrived there. The staff is very accommodating AND they understand their priorities (what every customer is looking for). During our time, they always kept a tab on us making sure that we have everything we need. I love that one of the staff (I believe she’s new) spoke to us in a manner that is so welcoming and friendly (very down to earth). Staff like “her” brings a vibrant atmosphere to the restaurant. In terms of time management, they are actually very quick to serve maybe because it wasn’t so busy. They didn’t lose track on serving us (common problem in restaurants). Overall, the food quality is tasty but the one I had which was the beef option—it was a little bit difficult to chew. The pricing IS REASONABLE. I recommend you to try this place. If you are trying out pho for the first time without having to deal with rude services this place will serve you just right.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ata S. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the best Vietnamese restaurants out there. I have been going here for many years periodically. Their food is always great and customer service is excellent too. My wife usually eats special Pho bowl while I usually like to eat grilled chicken on rice. This time I tried Beef Stew Noodles. The broth taste was very good. I believe satay beef noodle probably a better option, I will try it next time. Even though Beef Stew Noodles were good but I felt that noodles were a bit less in my bowl. The beef was as big chunks of cooked meat which I loved as I prefer to eat well cooked meat. Last time I had grilled chicken on rice. The chicken was very well made. Portion was good for the price. The staff is very friendly and they truly looked after customers. They checked up on us few times to make sure everything was ok. All the sauces are on the table so you don't have to ask. The place is very clean and well maintained. The washroom are very clean and roomy which is very hard to find these days. I strongly suggest this place for some good Vietnamese food in Scarborough. They even have a take out window in case you want it take out.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carrie C. 2 years ago on Google
    Outdoor patio is opened (if weather permits) and they do take reservations. Love their food, but there are not too many selections on the menu. Nice friendly customer service.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kerry-Ann S. 2 years ago on Google
    I love this little gem! Usually use their drive thru but this time around I brought my husband with me and he isn't familiar with the menu so decide to order inside, we were offered a table so decided to dine-in. Dine-in experience was lovely (this being our first time dining out since the pandemic) we were offered tea or water, which was refilled throughout our dining, the dishes were plated nicely and the servers ( we had about 3 of them) were all nice and welcoming. Even though their menu isn't extensive I find it be to a great restaurant!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 jiji a. 5 months ago on Google • 273 reviews
    Had Egg Noodle with Chicken, the chicken and veggies were crisp and delightfully seasoned. The noodles felt a tad blend, though. Special Pho ( Beef, Brisket, Beefball) had a really nice broth, flavourful beef and the dish was very balanced overall. Portion size is on the generous side, so order accordingly. The rice noodles, again, felt bland-ish.

  • 3/5 J A C. 9 months ago on Google • 269 reviews
    A nice little place for Vietnamese cuisine, I ordered Pho Tai, but the meat was fully cooked, too well done for my taste. The noodle and the broth were excellent. I may try other dishes if I visit again.

  • 3/5 Rozelle L. 1 year ago on Google
    I always buy lunch here because it’s convenient, they have the drive thru and it’s usually fast. Yesterday, we decided to eat at the restaurant. The waitress was nice and helpful. My regular order is usually grilled chicken and rice with fried egg but this time I changed it to General Tao Chicken, boy was I wrong for this. An hour after, I started to feel something wrong with my belly. I ended up with food poisoning. Fast forward next day, I’m still puking and staying in the washroom 80% of the time. This is really bad. Never had an issue with their food before. Maybe yesterday’s meat was spoil.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrick A. 6 months ago on Google • 61 reviews
    Went here for a nice casual vietnamese dinner in Scarborough. Many room for seating here, we went at 8pm on a saturday and it was not too busy here! Fairly quick reliable service over here, we didn’t wait too long for our food! They also have a drive thru that’s surprisingly really quick when ordering some pho to go! A3 - Shrimp Fresh Roll Very yummy and tasty as you’d expect from a fresh roll 8.5/10 A1 - Crispy Spring Roll w Pork and Mixed Vegetables - tasty but not for everyone, without the fish sauce it wouldn’t be so good honestly S1 - Mango Salad w/ choice of shrimp 7/10 Very delicious and refreshing but the mangoes were a bit too ripe. If mangoes were better, then it would’ve been more like an 8.5/10. Also they used cashews for this dish, i would’ve preferred peanuts here. Both the special pho and rare beef pho are as expected. I normally get a Large as I’m a big guy but got a small because we got other side orders. I’d recommend getting a large if you’re just solely coming here for having pho.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kristen Erica Dela C. 3 years ago on Google
    Great service. Good food 👌
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amal S. 3 years ago on Google
    Love this place! I order from here 2-3 times per week and they follow instructions to the bone! Price efficient, great value and very timely delivery!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Allan L. 2 years ago on Google
    I like it. I went here on a Friday evening for dinner. The restaurant is clean, the staff are attentive and polite. They were enforcing all the COVID protocols. I really liked the hot tea. I ordered the rice mean with Thai chicken curry with fried rice, shrimp tempura, and fried vegetable spring rolls. The food is good. They also offer drive thru. I recommend this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Anne 1 year ago on Google
    I haven't been here since the pandemic started and thankfully, it hasn't changed. The staff is attentive and food comes out quickly. My party of 2 had fresh shrimp spring rolls and we both had Vermicelli, with grilled chicken. This also comes with a deep fried spring roll, so probably could have done without the fresh, but they're just SO good. All ingredients were very fresh and we were thankful for the friendly staff filling our glasses with water and tea constantly. We will undoubtedly return.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 RT. 1 year ago on Google
    Had lunch from the high reviews however was shocked at the price for rice and grilled chicken for $16.95. Typical vietnamese restaurants will have grilled porkchop chicken and egg for that price Ended up with XL Pho however didn't find the broth traditional vietnamese pho tasting and was definitely not XL😕 Great atmosphere small selection and quite $$$ for what you get
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maryke B. 1 year ago on Google • 43 reviews
    A quiet unassuming place. Friendly and polite staff. Quick service and a bright and uncrowded space. Food is delicious. Fresh Spring rolls are great. Fairly certain Chicken Pho can cure the commmon cold or at least make winter a little less miserable. Drive thru is quick and a great value. Drive thru menu is smaller than in restaurant but allows drive thru dishes to be delivered quickly at the window. Definitely recommend 👌

  • 3/5 Tuyen Lieu Thi M. 1 year ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Tried to find any Vietnamese restaurant near by me and the google suggested to visit this restaurant. The first impression is they have drive thru service…but it is not familiar with any Vietnamese restaurant as I knew. Service and staff s are good. But I only voted pho in this menu. Grilled beef with vermicelli and pad Thai are just ok. 3.5/5

  • 3/5 Kanchan K. 11 months ago on Google • 22 reviews
    Their fresh roll with tofu is good. Stir fried egg noodles with Chicken comes with a LOT of veggies and i mean A LOT. Food was fresh. And quantity is generous. Service was quick. Vietnamese iced coffee had a beautiful kick in it. Might go again just for the coffee.

  • 3/5 Hem L. 11 months ago on Google
    I am not a meat eater so I don’t get many options anywhere. So in here I tried “fresh roll with tofu” and it was good. For the main course I ordered - “Stir thick fried noodles with green onion and tofu”. Well the taste was bland, tofu was deep fried and was cut in big chunks, which I hated. And for non- meat eaters there are only 2-3 options available. On the contrary their cold coffee was a delight. Service was good and place was hygenic.

  • 5/5 Miranda L. 1 year ago on Google
    I stopped by because I had a craving for Pho and decided to give this place a try! I usually am picky when it comes to restaurants that serve Pho but this is such a nice hidden find! The broth was delicious and flavourful, and the vegetarian spring roll is a bit pricey for just one but pretty good! Great customer service and the staff is very nice! Would recommend!

  • 1/5 nadira m. 4 months ago on Google • 20 reviews
    Honestly I am disgusted how my order was handled, I ordered food pho tonight from Uber eats and my order came like it’s was garbage just thrown into a bag, broth leaking everywhere noodles container open it was inedible to eat and Uber refuse to even give a refund. This is the pics of how I received my dinner. Very very disappointed. This is what my hard earn money bought me. Will never ever buy here again.

  • 1/5 Arian Z. 10 months ago on Google
    I’ve been eating at this restaurant for years but seems it is under new management lately. Very poor customer service experience there today; I was at the drive thru and ordered plain pho (noodle only) and asked for extra sauce. The lady at the window was very argumentative about providing extra sauce. As you can see in the picture that amount of sauce is nowhere near enough for a whole bowl of Pho. Once my order was served I noticed the amount of sauce provided was still very little so I kindly asked for more. They lady argued with me and in a very passive aggressive manner handed me extra sauce and promptly closed the window on me without any sort of apology or explanation. Will definitely NOT be coming back!

  • 3/5 Kevin L. 1 year ago on Google
    I'm a frequent customer to this establishment. Not once have they got my order correct at the drive thru. However, I don't think it's the employees fault as the speaker box is in a noisy area. Your better off driving straight up to the window and ordering if no one is in line, or walk in. Excellent potions, but a little pricey.

  • 5/5 Brian T. 2 years ago on Google
    Great experience. The restaurant was clean, service was nice and quick, and as someone who grew up eating Vietnamese food, you'll be hard pressed to find a better pho restaurant in Toronto. I'm so glad the place stayed open during the pandemic.

  • 4/5 Suzy Q. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was ready in 5-8 minutes. I had C12. Looked great. Chicken was a great portion but lacked flavour, beef was extremely thin and pretty chewy at times.

  • 3/5 Jessica Y. 7 years ago on Google
    Portions are huge and certainly value for money. The pho and rice dishes are good. But I've been here a few times, it doesn't seem to be as consistent. The appetizers can be improved. Nothing to interesting. Clean restaurant and washroom.

  • 4/5 Bosco T. 3 years ago on Google
    Loving the drive-thru ability, never had a pho place where I can drive through and they said it was available in 5 mins?! Portion is decent, fish sauce for vermicelli could have been more/stronger, and wished the pho noodles were a bit thinner too. Still decent quick Vietnamese.

  • 5/5 Lily C. 2 years ago on Google
    Large patio space, good Viet/Chinese food. There's a drive through for take out. I enjoyed it!

  • 4/5 Eat W. 2 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed eating here! The food was great and full of flavour. Would definitely go again. Staff were great at explaining what the dishes were as I wasn’t too familiar with Vietnamese food and it was a good experience.


Call +1 416-754-8188 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Drive-through
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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