I travel for work, a lot and unfortunately have to eat out. So I get to try different food and restaurants.I say skip this restaurant for many reasons.1) aroma of the restaurant was off-putting and smelt like a Vancouver back alley full of transients without a bathroom (stale urine)2) The Phó was basic lacking any taste and quality ingredients3) I have seen more ambiance in a prison cafeteria.4) The server was leering over you and clearly had the social fortitude of a creeper5) The papaya salad was missing a key ingredient for which the salad was named for.Just pass on this restaurant and spend your $$$ on some wet cardboard and a tree branch.If you think I am harsh, then ignore me and then respond later saying,'You told me so!'Parking: That's the only thing that was nice. Parking lot was empty of customers so plenty of parking. 3 stalls occupied by staff.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Sergii T
Food was not tasty. Place is not very clean.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Briany Tai
We were working nearby and thought that Vietnamese food is the budget option in the expensive neighbourhood. With a miner surprise. Everything is more expensive than most of Viet restaurants. Other than beef noodle soup $16.5; everything is around 20$ or up.Their beef noodle soup use higher quality of beef, which enhances the experience, the soup tastes sweet. The spring is $6 per roll and yes it is larger roll than most, but I found it too blend in the mouth feel as the stuffing lack flavors .All and all, they are above average in terms of flavours, pricey but can be justified by its location,Parking: Located at the rate of its restaurant, enter from Marine Drive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Noodle Soup
Michelle Havvagoodey
They do have parking and large space inside. I don’t usually do negative reviews and I usually try to find something positive to hone on but honestly this is just food court quality. Small portion, flavour for pho was like water with some powder and msg or something. The chicken wings.. we were told 4 full wings for $15… which is very expensive. After talking, not sure if they decided to change it after we wanted to clarify 4 wings for $15? That they gave us 6… it tasted like the ones you would get at superstore and bake. The water glasses were not the cleanest and scratched.I haven’t been so disappointed with pho in a while. Maybe even if the service was good then I can still say at least the atmosphere created was nice..Parking: Around like 6 spots
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Beef Noodles
Lee Chern
The broth is MSG based and not a real broth. The portion of noodles is small but the meat was of good quality. The portion of spring rolls was generous but the fried shell was very tough and hard to chew. I works not come back to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Zachary Bender
Got pho, was mediocre and not the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
J Lo
Worst Vietnamese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Water glasses were dirty, table was dirty… the food is tasteless, portions are small. We ordered the spicy noodles, the beef noodles, and the hot and sour soup. If you order the hot and sour soup expect very little vermicelli and tons of tasteless soup with 1 mushroom sliced in four pieces and 5 overcooked shrimps… server was extremely rude, we asked if they had chili oil, he looked at us and left… leaving us wondering if he heard us… he did come back with some but… answering would’ve been nice… we ask for something else and same behavior… we were hungry and didn’t know the area so we mistakenly chose this place… we didn’t think we couldn’t go wrong with a Vietnamese restaurant but this experience was so disappointing !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
B Mak
At this price, the quality and portion of food are very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kelly Davidson
Hidden gem in West
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll
Lloyd Cheung
One of the original vietnamese restaurants in the lower mainland of Vancouver.Very nice service, food is consistent.Original taste.Wheelchair accessibility: Ground floorLarge accessible washroom
The food was delicious and the service was great. Ordered pho, spring rolls, chicken lemongrass and beef skewers.
Andy Nguyen
As a Vietnamese person, it was a disappointment of food experience. Steamed crepes (banh cuon) were served with hoison sauce instead of fish sauce?! They don't even have basil for pho and other soups. In Vietnam you would be fined and jailed for this crime. Spicy beef noodle soup (bun bo Hue) was literally the same pho dish with a dollop of hot sauce. No Vietnamese ham (gio). Pho was mediocre, but bun bo Hue was all wrong.2 stars because the banh cuon was good and the restaurant is clean.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Esther Nguyen
I ordered bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup) but it was served with pho instead of bun (round, slippery noodles). No Vietnamese ham, no brisket. Soup was just regular pho soup with maybe half a teaspoon of spicy sauce/oil. The biggest crime of all: NO BASIL even when asked. Vietnamese resto with no basil tells you it's not legit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Menteri Besar
Fried rice was soggy with hardly any chicken in it. Just small tiny bits. Threw away half of itParking: It was off peak plenty of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Chris
What a wonderful spot. The food was delicious, and I would definitely go back.Parking: Parking around the back of the building, but not much.
I travel for work, a lot and unfortunately have to eat out. So I get to try different food and restaurants.I say skip this restaurant for many reasons.1) aroma of the restaurant was off-putting and smelt like a Vancouver back alley full of transients without a bathroom (stale urine)2) The Phó was basic lacking any taste and quality ingredients3) I have seen more ambiance in a prison cafeteria.4) The server was leering over you and clearly had the social fortitude of a creeper5) The papaya salad was missing a key ingredient for which the salad was named for.Just pass on this restaurant and spend your $$$ on some wet cardboard and a tree branch.If you think I am harsh, then ignore me and then respond later saying,'You told me so!'Parking: That's the only thing that was nice. Parking lot was empty of customers so plenty of parking. 3 stalls occupied by staff.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Food was not tasty. Place is not very clean.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
We were working nearby and thought that Vietnamese food is the budget option in the expensive neighbourhood. With a miner surprise. Everything is more expensive than most of Viet restaurants. Other than beef noodle soup $16.5; everything is around 20$ or up.Their beef noodle soup use higher quality of beef, which enhances the experience, the soup tastes sweet. The spring is $6 per roll and yes it is larger roll than most, but I found it too blend in the mouth feel as the stuffing lack flavors .All and all, they are above average in terms of flavours, pricey but can be justified by its location,Parking: Located at the rate of its restaurant, enter from Marine Drive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Noodle Soup
They do have parking and large space inside. I don’t usually do negative reviews and I usually try to find something positive to hone on but honestly this is just food court quality. Small portion, flavour for pho was like water with some powder and msg or something. The chicken wings.. we were told 4 full wings for $15… which is very expensive. After talking, not sure if they decided to change it after we wanted to clarify 4 wings for $15? That they gave us 6… it tasted like the ones you would get at superstore and bake. The water glasses were not the cleanest and scratched.I haven’t been so disappointed with pho in a while. Maybe even if the service was good then I can still say at least the atmosphere created was nice..Parking: Around like 6 spots
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Beef Noodles
The broth is MSG based and not a real broth. The portion of noodles is small but the meat was of good quality. The portion of spring rolls was generous but the fried shell was very tough and hard to chew. I works not come back to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Got pho, was mediocre and not the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Worst Vietnamese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Water glasses were dirty, table was dirty… the food is tasteless, portions are small. We ordered the spicy noodles, the beef noodles, and the hot and sour soup. If you order the hot and sour soup expect very little vermicelli and tons of tasteless soup with 1 mushroom sliced in four pieces and 5 overcooked shrimps… server was extremely rude, we asked if they had chili oil, he looked at us and left… leaving us wondering if he heard us… he did come back with some but… answering would’ve been nice… we ask for something else and same behavior… we were hungry and didn’t know the area so we mistakenly chose this place… we didn’t think we couldn’t go wrong with a Vietnamese restaurant but this experience was so disappointing !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
At this price, the quality and portion of food are very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hidden gem in West
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll
One of the original vietnamese restaurants in the lower mainland of Vancouver.Very nice service, food is consistent.Original taste.Wheelchair accessibility: Ground floorLarge accessible washroom
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Noodle Soup
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was delicious and the service was great. Ordered pho, spring rolls, chicken lemongrass and beef skewers.
As a Vietnamese person, it was a disappointment of food experience. Steamed crepes (banh cuon) were served with hoison sauce instead of fish sauce?! They don't even have basil for pho and other soups. In Vietnam you would be fined and jailed for this crime. Spicy beef noodle soup (bun bo Hue) was literally the same pho dish with a dollop of hot sauce. No Vietnamese ham (gio). Pho was mediocre, but bun bo Hue was all wrong.2 stars because the banh cuon was good and the restaurant is clean.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
I ordered bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup) but it was served with pho instead of bun (round, slippery noodles). No Vietnamese ham, no brisket. Soup was just regular pho soup with maybe half a teaspoon of spicy sauce/oil. The biggest crime of all: NO BASIL even when asked. Vietnamese resto with no basil tells you it's not legit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Fried rice was soggy with hardly any chicken in it. Just small tiny bits. Threw away half of itParking: It was off peak plenty of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
What a wonderful spot. The food was delicious, and I would definitely go back.Parking: Parking around the back of the building, but not much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll