Pho Chan Vietnamese Restaurant

My boyfriend and I stopped by on a Friday night after being recommended by 2 friends who live down the street and pleased to say we we're not disappointed! My boyfriend ordered the BBQ Lemongrass Chicken & Springrolls on rice & I got the Spicy Sour Soup with Prawns and Vermicelli. It was delicious!! We will definitely be back // Also the washrooms we're clean which is always a good sign.

Our lunch at Pho Chan was a fun and much-enjoyed, recent first-time dining experience.  We were in Sapperton, New Westminster for an early-morning medical appointment, the restaurant was not far away, and its opening time of 10 am really appealed to us.  When we got there, shortly before 10 am, lights were on inside, open sign had not been turned on, but the door was unlocked — we were inside, seated,  reading the menu, and enjoying our first mugs of hot tea (brought to us directly from the kitchen) before our server arrived!  No problem for all concerned, and for us, it was perfect, and provided a little extra time to relax, enjoy some delicious tea, and decide on what to order.         

Impressions of the restaurant — clean (including washrooms), neat, and tidy.  One tv ‘on’, sound low, no music that I can recall.  Nice spacing of the tables - arranged around the perimeter, and down the middle of the premises.  Wall decorations simple and colourful.  For us, a nice ‘feel’ to the place. 

Service was great.  Our server was very friendly and pleasant, and took good care of us throughout our stay.  

What was ordered and shared (w/menu numbers) — Appetizers - #1 - springs rolls (one order - two rolls, w/dipping sauce), #2 - salad rolls (one order - two rolls, w/peanut dipping sauce), and #4 - deep-fried chicken wings (w/dry, spicy mixture) — Pho - #22 - seafood w/egg noodles soup (large size, w/prawns, squid, and fish balls, plus, fresh garnish of bean sprouts, mint, and lemon slice) — Vermicelli - #30 - grilled lemongrass chicken and spring roll on vermicelli noodles (w/fresh salad - sliced cucumber, carrot, lettuce).

These offerings really hit-the-spot for “our kind of” late-breakfast/early-lunch.  Presentations were appealing to the senses, and all dishes very well-prepared - the dishes provided a nice range of distinctive textures, tastes, and flavours.  Crisp outside, moist inside, tasty chicken wings.  Rolls were very special - salad rolls, so crispy-fresh and plump, spring rolls prepared differently from any I had ever been served before, non of that greasy, flaky batter, just a thin, light ‘pastry-like skin’, and each stuffed to the brim with flavourful ingredients, and a very tasty peanut sauce for dipping.  The seafood pho was another big hit - broth light, and flavourful, and all ingredients so well-prepared, and with the extra fresh garnishes, such a tasty treat.  Much of the vermicelli dish had to come home with us (I had done my usual thing, and ordered too much), but some noodles, most of the chicken, and some salad was eaten at the restaurant - the chicken was very tasty and tender, salad cool, crisp, and fresh, and vermicelli noodles perfectly prepared (my lady and I enjoyed leftovers as a snack dinner at home that eve).

We sure enjoyed our visit to Pho Chan — the restaurant’s “our kind of place” ambiance, friendly and accommodating staff and service, and the well-prepared food, that “tickled our senses”, and offered such flavourful taste treats.  Thanks guys!!

The beef bone broth is well prepared which one can tell it's different from those that's solely MSG additive. The noodle is decent and the ingredient is fresh.  Not surprisingly amazed, but certainly it's one of the best Vietnamese restaurant for Pho in New Westminster.

Thanks to Skip the Dishes we ordered Pho chan for the first time, delivered. The spring rolls were so good! Loved that they deep fried them in rice paper. Lots of stuffing, lots of minced veggies and mea@t. Pho broth had lots of flavour. Hefty amount of beef brisket. Chicken wings were super crisp and not seasoned. It came with their own seasoning to dip. Chicken bahn mi was tasty. The bread was soft not too chewy.

Hehehe, I'm SO stoked a pho place opened up in my neighbourhood!! New Westminster needs more Vietnamese restaurants...or more restaurants in general :D.   @Anonymous commented on another one of my posts: The words "pho" and "chan" don't go well together, sounds like a fake pho joint. Be cautious with this one.

  So I decided to test his theory. When I went in to pick up my order, I observed the staff: they were all speaking Vietnamese and well...they looked Vietnamese haha! So my guess is that Pho Chan is a legit pho joint!

  I'm planning on going back to try their lemongrass chicken/pork, cause you guys know...I'm ALL about that lemongrass chicken!! And, I really want to try their bahn mis! I also want to reorder their pho to see if there's a difference between the takeout version and the dine in version!

  I don't even think this place is listed on Zomato yet! So I posted a menu (below) for you guys to reference!

Pretty darn good I must say. The food was hot and well presented .Appart from getting up to get my own menu,the service was ok. They're doing all of the covid protocols btw so don't be surprised. Watch out for the parking.Some spots are 15 min only and you will be ticketed( sign on the door ).

The pho here was amazing , the broth was so hot and fresh. Their customer service was amazing the moment I stepped in. I highly recommend this place to anyone that wants authentic vietnamese food.

This is my favourite Pho place ever. I love # 60, the Spicy Huế Beef Noodle Soup. Its always so good every time , same with the crispy spring rolls and salad rolls. So delicious I crave it all year round. Very reasonable prices and great service. thank you!