Pho Mai — Restaurant in Montreal

Luck! Sometimes driving by a resto and craving pho in not a typical neighborhood for pho delivers a good dose of good luck...I took a chance and what great luck! Truly one of the best pho in Montréal. Real tender rare beef in a seriously homemade pho beef broth. The rare beef was so tender and just made this meal exquisite, a true delight! All of the accompanying bean sprouts, lime quarters and chilli pepper were fresh and vibrant including the uberfresh unblemished basil! This pho was benchmark. The goi coun fresh shrimp roll was not a big impressive one but a powerful small package of freshness and flavours where the underlying mint bursts through, showing that this is a roll that was made in the special way that many Montréal restos have forgotten to make properly. The service is personable and warm, family feeling and the glass of welcome cold tea is always appreciated on these hot days. Lots of easy free parking just off the métropolitain makes for an easy place to get to. Will be back to try other...

Ordered Bun Bo Hue & grilled beef spring roll and this place might be my new number 1 spot : For the price, the portion is generous and taste is great, not to mention the soup is fresh : it is not greasy or the overnight taste compare to some places.

The beef spring roll is almost perfect : they put a large piece of meat but they also put coriander in their spring rolls. I do eat coriander and I am not one of those who dislike coriander but, them inside a grill beef spring roll, not a great mix : the taste of coriander plus mint creates a weird taste that overpower everything else so, it tastes rather bitter and you cannot taste anything else inside the roll.

Other than the small quirt, this place is going to be one of my go-to Vietnamese restaurant. But again, take out the coriander from your spring rolls : really not a good idea to put them with...

First time there. We were welcomed by dirty doors and dirty, sticky tables. The lady (obviously the owner) looked so grumpy, she made us feel like she wanted to be anywhere but serving us. No smile, nothing, she almost threw the menus on the table.

The food was bland at best. The spring rolls had no taste whatsoever. The vermicelli, on my plate, were way overcooked. The mix of shrimp (only 5 little shrimps for 18$) and veggies had no taste at all.The crispy noodles with chicken were bland. What a disappointment!

From what I read, this place is known for their soups, but since it was so hot, today, we didn't feel like eating soup. So I can't comment on their pho, whether or not they're...