These are the places I find myself frequenting when I am in the area (which is a lot of the time):
Happy Noodle near Yonge and Finch has very good pho with a clean-tasting broth. I especially like the spicy pickled garlic provided at the tables. The cold fruit drinks are nice as well, not too sweet and always made from real fruit.
I also like Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu next door for the portion size/value. I always get extra spicy (it is not really spicy).
Sushi One has decent quality sushi / bento at decent value, and has an added bonus of being at a very convenient location for me :P
As other posters have mentioned Mot Na Sun is also quite good, they have better flavour soups than most of the other Korean places. Their insane menu is worth checking out (you will know what I mean when you see it!).
I also like the pork bone soup at Owl of Minerva.
If you're willing to go a bit further north to Yonge/Steeles, the food court in Galleria is quite decent for more Korean food, I especially like the spicy ramen noodles in soup (forget what exactly it was, but it's from the double-stall serving both korean + japanese food near the washrooms). I do not find Song Cooks any better or worse than other places, though I agree their jajangmyun is nice.
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