Reviews Pho North Vancouver

Loved this pho place! Who knew there was great pho in north van?! Not I! I got the vegetarian pho with rice noodles and was pleasantly surprised with how hardy and filling it was. The staff was warm and the atmosphere welcoming. It seemed like a family run operation which I always appreciate. My teacup was never empty and all the fixin's only added to my delicious soup. Would return in a heartbeat!

Rotten salad. Hi Marionette2158. I used to buy the VietNamese food and sometimes I found that salad or rare beef was cooked by another food such as hot rice or some grill meat or hot noodle. Moreover, salad is pretty cheap and its not worth much to exchange their reputation. So i think they wont do that.

Finally! Another option in North Van!. For the longest time, I've always said that there isn't any decent pho on the North Shore. The only other option was one that I didn't enjoy. So, I was ecstatic to find Pho Saigon. Of course, I was wary, but was then pleasantly surprised. Service was warm and friendly (although limited with only one server, sometimes whom didn't speak English). The food was good. The broth for the pho wasn't overly salty; although, I did find that the beef could probably use a bit more seasoning. Also, I'm finding the beef to noodle ratio was a little on the thin side (for the beef). Overall, it's a good option when needing something hot, warm and comforting without breaking the bank.

Phenomenal!!! The food is delicious and the service is exceptional. It's family run by the sweetest family who are extremely generous. They are just getting started and are doing things very right! Spring rolls, salad rolls and pho were are delicious. Will be going back on a weekly basis.

Just getting started. After an evening of grocery shopping, I happened upon Pho Saigon. Now, I;m not sure if it used to be, still sorts is, or in the process of no longer becoming Maggie's Deli and Café. The owner told me they had been open just about five weeks. The place was small and cozy and only one other table was being occupied when I sat down. As I looked around it appeared that it was very much a mom and pop shop. Pop in the kitchen and mom out front.

I was starving so I went with my stand by Pho Tai and salad rolls. My host brought me a glass of hot tea. Serving hot beverages in glass is usually not well advised. It was near impossible to even hold the glass until it had cooled down considerably. As I waited on my food I was noticing food trickling out to the other table. It appeared food was coming out a bit randomly. There were four people at the table and after an appetizer, two mains showed up then after a wait another main, the last main then after a few minutes the other appetizer. True to form, my main came out first. I was about 3/4 of the way through my bowl of pho when my salad rolls turned up. So, a knock against right away but let's get to the food.

The soup was quite nice. One of my most common gripes with bad pho is a broth that's too salty to compensate for the noodles that are generally flavourless or a broth that's too bland and needs lots of additional hoi sin and chilli sauce to get it right. This soup was quite nice. Good flavour, the noodles had good bite and the sprouts were fresh. I HAAAAAATE getting old, wilty sprouts. These sprouts were really fresh and it was nice having the crunch in my soup. For those of you that prefer steamed sprouts, I imagine that won't be a problem. The salad rolls were qhite big and consisted of noodles, lettuce and shrimp. Maybe a little heavy on the lettuce and could use one or two other addition to the guts of the roll but very serviceable and the sauce was flavourful and robust.

All in all this is very much a mom and pop shop that seems to be trying to get its legs under them. They've only been open a short time so I think they're still going to be adjusting. I think once they find their groove they should be fine. I think getting the appetizers out before the mains is important and I get the impression these are first time restauranteurs. The food is good, however, and I'd be happy to make a return trip. Hopefully, they're able to get through their growing pains.