The Lunch Lady of Saigon

Lunch Lady - Review - Ossington - Toronto - The Infatuation

"The Lunch Lady on Ossington is a tribute to the renowned Vietnamese street vendor of the same name, and just like her noodle soups pulled in loyal fans in Ho Chi Minh City, the Toronto outpost lures crowds with upscale Vietnamese food. You can get her famous soups at lunch, but dinner is where things get exciting: shaking beef comes as grilled ribeye with a punchy peppercorn sauce and burnt scallion butter, while the bò tái chanh trumps any other beef carpaccio in town with its flavor bomb of crispy shallots, fresh herbs, and lime vinaigrette. And the signature pho bo goes all-out with wagyu short rib and a whole split bone marrow, among other cuts, paired well with the earthy phở-spiced old fashioned that also acts as a digestif when you’ve inevitably over-ordered." - Renée Suen