I Am Pho Coquitlam

Still my favorite in the city. Amazing food. Fast service. Friendly staff. Will always come back for more. Had P9 - brisket and beef balls. And the spring rolls. Simply incredible.

I eat here semi-frequently for lunch on the weekends and they have not disappointed yet. I usually get the #1 Special or Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (bun bo hue) and they never miss. The broth is delicious and does not leave you wanting to chug water afterwards. They have decent portions and toppings. The staff are nice and the tables are neat and orderly.

We’ve just move to Burnaby few months ago, first time visiting this lovely restaurant.
Our opinion of Greater Van pho so far are ‘it’s hard to find a decent bowl of pho’, and thus we’ve been trying multiple places throughout the months.

Taste 0.5/1*
Me and the wife both ordered pho (P7 for me & P15 for her)
Pregnant wife found the texture of the brisket to be too chewy, I thought it was acceptable
She liked the noodle texture, where as for me I found it too undercooked/hard
Overall taste was ok, definitely get that MSG overload feel after, will give 0.5 for the split decision on noodle and meat

Value 0/1*
Bubble tea slightly more expensive than other places at $6.85, but pearls included
Banh mi noticeably pricier at $11.xx including a pop

Service 1/1*
Had to wave a server down to get our order in after no one coming by 15min after sitting, but other than that nothing too bad

Cleanliness 0.5/1*
Good Reno and clean out front, but washroom was like a whole other world, dirty, messy and cleaning supplies on floor, makes one wonder what’s going on in the kitchen
Chipped Dinning wear also a cause for concern

Overall/Revisit 0/1*
As we have already found another spot that we enjoy more and closer to us, likely wouldn’t make the trip out here just for pho

Paying for ambience? YES
Above and beyond? 0/+1*

Very good Pho here dry dishes taste great. The service needs a bit of fine tuning but other than that worth come all the way here for their food.

Sooooo very close to a 4 star if only they you a few more pieces of meat! The hot sauce was one of the better ones and the soup had the cinnamon smell. You have to ask for the basil leaves tho. The salad roll is as good but the fried one is a bit on the smaller side. Would come back again. Fairly priced and clean.

The food is ok, but the service was not pleasant. As soon as we walked in, two servers just waved and pointed at the corner, signaling us to sit there. One of the servers brought over hot teas, but we want to cold water, so we ask politely if we can have cold water instead. The servers stopped and rolled her eyes before getting cold water for us.

Also, while we were eating, we noticed a staff was kicking and pushing with her feet a bucket of ingredients, looked like bean sprout, on the ground. The bucket was scratching on the ground and that was totally unacceptable. Although another staff later used a small wooden dolly to push a bucket of meat from the back to the kitchen, that event really made us doubt whether our food was treated properly.

No thought of going back again.

The menu was quite pricy compared to other Vietnamese places. Portions were small and the pork roll was very thin slices of meat. Although the restaurant is nice and clean, the value of the food we can find elsewhere.

My date and I were in the area and stopped in.

Date had the chicken. I had a bite and thought it was delicious. He gave his meal a 4. He said it was good, but wasn't quite a 5.

I had the Pho and it was delicious. The noodles were thick and the meat was generously portioned. Probably the best meat I've had in pho in a while.

I removed 1 star because they use MSG and I have a reaction. But it really was tasty. It's my bad that I didn't ask ahead if they used MSG.

Service friendly.

The tea delicious. Perfect.

The restroom is clean and spacious.

Nice restaurant. I can see why it's popular.

I would have given 4.5 star.