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This is a cash-only Vietnamese restaurant with several locations in Vancouver. The one that I went to was on Victoria Drive, which was built in the location where a Church's Chicken used to be. They have quite a large menu of various noodle soups, as well as rice and vermicelli dishes. I had a small Vietnamese Beef Brisket Stew with Egg Noodles and Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops on Steamed Broken Rice. The food was quite tasty. Although I couldn't remember the exact prices, they were relatively inexpensive (plus they have an additional 10% off on Tuesdays). The only negative is that the service wasn't particularly friendly/helpful, but that is to be expected i most types of joints like these. I think it's definitely worth checking out.
Vietnamese Beef Brisket Stew with Egg Noodles, Small (around $9.50):
4/5
This contained beef brisket, egg noodles, and carrots. The noodles had a really nice bouncy texture. There was a pretty good amount of meat present, which while a bit on the chewy side, was still tasty. I particularly enjoyed the broth though, which was rich and quite flavourful, with just a slight bit of heat.
Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops on Steamed Broken Rice (around $9.50):
4/5
This came with a small side of soup, which was just broth. The pork chops themselves were quite tender and juicy, and did have a grilled flavourful and fragrance. The rice was also well-cooked, with a nice bouncy texture.
Summary:
Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 2.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5
Recommendations: Beef Brisket Stew, Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops
Victoria Drive is a bit of a hotbed for great Vietnamese restaurants, especially ones that have persevered for decades. Pho Thai Son, however, is a bit of a newer entrant to the area having replaced a former Church’s Chicken only a couple of years prior. That said, after visiting it’s sister restaurant on SW Marine Drive, I had high hopes and expectations!
Steaming hot bowl of goodness. I missed the grand opening special discount for this place on my first time here and it was so packed! ordered a bowl of assorted beef parts with pho. The broth was quite rich with flavour without being too rich tasting and it was loaded with bits and pieces of beef parts (tripe, sliced meat, beef ball and tendon). the portion was a good size and i chose the larger one at $7.55.
Nice Place. I went the day after new year's and it was pretty packed. The servers speak English, Vietnamese and Cantonese, and they are very friendly as you order, and they always warn you when there's hot soup coming through. The prices here are pretty standard for pho (around $7 small, $8 large and they have 15% until Feb 1st). I couldn't really taste much MSG in my soup which was a bonus for me, and and they put quite a bit of meat and noodles in my bowl (I got a small). Will visit again!
Thai Son recently opened up yet another restaurant on Victoria Drive, replacing a former Church's Chicken in the same plaza. As we were seated, I recognized a few familiar faces among the staff that I had previously seen at other locations. These days, I find myself ordering Bun Bo Hue over my previous go-to bowl of Pho Dac Biet. While this was a decent bowl of noodles, I do prefer the bun bo hue at Pho Quyen (review here ) more. The soup here consists of a predominate beef flavour and little else. A squeeze or two of lime adds a much needed kick to the noodles while the spiciness is quite mild. My boyfriend ordered the Com Tam Bi Ga Uop Trung , which was grilled lemon grass chicken and shredded pork with egg and broken rice. There isn't much to say about this, it is a decent dish that would satisfy anyone's appetite. Although it was just the two of us, my boyfriend opted to order another dish to complete the meal, the Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio . This bowl of vermicelli with skewered pork
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