Pho Pasteur II — Restaurant in Carrollton

FOOD INSTAGRAM: @northtx.gemz •••• 🍒 WHAT THEY’RE KNOWN FOR: a popular location in Arlington too but I believe this is a different owner in Carrollton. I prefer this location because of cleanliness. 🍒 THE VIBE: clean and updated interior. I really like the tiles they used on the wall lol. Very casual place to grab food! 🍒 PRICE: ~$30 🍒 WOULD I COME BACK? Yes! Already did. •••• Overall Rating: 9/10 If you’re looking for a cheap place to grab good authentic Vietnamese food this is the place! They also cook SUPER fast it comes out in less than 10 minutes! I am a classic pho tai girlie (sometimes pho tai and bo vien (meatball). You can taste the quality and cleanliness of this place. I love hole in the wall restaurants but sometimes the food can reflect lack of quality but pho Pasteur doesn’t! I love spring rolls but these were a bit too small and the rice paper was a bit too hard for my liking. I recommend getting an order of their fried egg rolls which is what I got recently and they were delicious! Great service, great prices, and this location has tons of other food places...

When I walked through the door the restaurant was quite busy. There was no one to greet us as we found our own place to sit.

We were then given menus by a young lady but she did not ask what we wanted to drink. We finally decided what we wanted to order so we waited for a waiter. However, an older male, who I can only assume to be the owner based on his attire compared to the other employees, walked past us to get another table's orders even though they came in later than us. I had to wave him down for us to make our order. While he was getting our order, he only grunted every time I ordered an entree. He never smiled and he never apologized for skipping us (although I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he did not do it on purpose).

The food was good. It was fresh and there was much in quantity. The noodles were great. I ordered the fat brisket and flank, and while I enjoyed the fat brisket, the flank left much to be desired. It had more fat than the fat brisket and was stringy and slightly rubbery. The soup was good but a...

Nut allergy friendly for soups, I didn't even ask.

This place was packed on a Sunday! Thankfully, in a parking plaza with plenty of parking.

Service here may be slower, as there are only so many wait staff if it gets busy. It took us a while to even get menus. The Vietnamese Coffee came out about 15 minutes after ordering (already dripped though, which others were served as it was dripping) and the soups about 21 minutes after ordering.

Where the service is slow, the food is packing in flavor and size! I ordered extra large of the pho and the bun bo hue and it did not disappoint. The prices are extremely reasonable for what you get. The pho broth was oily but flavorful and rich. The bun bo hue was the perfect balance of spice and flavor. My only critique is that the eye of round steak in my pho tai was a bit tough, but they gave so much of it that I can't complain.

Would definitely visit again if I'm in Dallas. It stands up to some shops on...