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This is a small Vietnamese joint located on Granville, in Marpole. They serve up a basic menu consisting of the regular Vietnamese pho and other dishes. I had their Pork Patty Salad Rolls, Com Ga, and Vietnamese Coffee. The food is fairly decent; not the best that I've had, but still enjoyable. Prices are fairly reasonable while the service is minimal, but the staff still friendly. All in all, not a bad joint for some Vietnamese fare.
Pork Patty Salad Rolls, 2 pc ($7.25)
3.5/5
The salad rolls contained vermicelli and pieces of pork, and is served with a side of peanut sauce. The pork was tender and had a nice flavour. On their own, the rolls were a bit on the bland side, however they are quite tasty when dipped in the sauce.
Com Ga ($11.25):
3/5
This consisted of lemongrass chicken on rice. Unfortunately, I found the chicken here to be a tad of a letdown: it was a little underseasoned and bland, and missing the charred grilled flavour. It wasn't bad though, and I still enjoyed it.
Vietnamese Coffee ($4.25):
4/5
This was coffee served on a layer of condensed milk. Full disclosure: I'm definitely not a coffee expert and I can't tell the difference between good coffee and bad coffee. I can only say that I really enjoyed the drink here: the coffee paired incredibly well with the condensed milk, which lent a great creaminess and a nice sweetness.
Summary:
Food: 3.5/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5
Recommendations: Pork Patty Salad Rolls, Vietnamese Coffee
Wanted to try a new place and saw that it had some good reviews. Glad that I did end up trying it. Servers were friendly and we didn't have to wait long for our food. I had their large #2 House Special with medium rare beef slices, beef balls, beef tendon, and tripe. They also give you bean sprouts and Thai basil on the side. The thing they emphasize here is that there's no msg. They don't need the msg because their broth is full of flavour. It doesn't feel oily or too heavy. The pho was pretty filling and everything tasted good. I would definitely come back. They also have stamp cards too to get a free bowl of pho!
My go-to place for pho. The broth does not have MSG and still has a lot of flavours. The rare beef is quite rare which is nice because is doesnt dry out as quickly. They also offer a customer stamp card. The only thing I wish is they put more tripe and tendon in their soups.
Fast, high quality food and friendly service. Best of all they have free off street parking in front of the restaurant.
Small and clean interior. Servers were relatively pleasant and food was decent. Pretty quiet on a tuesday night which was nice, probably gets busy on weekends.
Excellent, no msg. loyalty card. free meal after 10 purchases. fresh pho with all the trimmings. staff are moderately friendly but it's not exactly fine dining
Ben drove to Granville St., with the intention to have lunch at one of the restaurants along the that street. We ended checking out Pho Mai Mai as it was rainy day and a bowl of noodle soup will be heart warming. The restaurant was pretty quiet when we arrived. Just simple seating arrangement, nothing fancy.
We are regulars to this little restaurant because it's the best pho in Vancouver. Made from bone broth, the depth and complexity of the flavours is top notch. They also have a homemade chilli sauce that I had sadly overlooked for 6 months before I gave it a try. It's yet another amazing flavour to add to the soup! Staff are friendly but not chatty, and the owner is a great, personable guy. Hopefully with all their success, they will eventually be able to update their humble decor and cold fluorescent lighting to make the place feel a bit more warm and inviting. And maybe they will bring back the subs too, they were tasty. Lastly, free tea service would be great, I know many other pho restaurants include this. But these aren't deal-breakers, just little things to improve the overall taste sensations you'll be enjoying when you dine here!
Since my first visit, I've been back maybe 7 times and I bring absolutely everyone I know to my now favourite pho restaurant. This is the #2 Small ($7.95) and it contains rare beef slices (which gets cooked in the hot broth), tendon, tripe, and beef balls. You'll notice the broth is a bit darker in colour than the traditional ones we're used to eating. It's darker because the owners need to use more beef meat and bones in their broth to make up for the lack of MSG. What you'll get is a richer, more flavourful, yet cleaner broth
What does McDonald’s, bubble tea, and pho joints have in common? That is, other than being places where I spent way too much time as a teen? They have stamp cards! Well, at least they do at Cafe Mai Mai which is where we went on the completely un-significant date of July 4th. Although we didn’t celebrate private healthcare and cultural melting pots, we did have special guests Pho-armacist and SleepyPho!
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