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vietdood

05-03-2005, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by Idratherbsidewayz
For mainstream pho, Bagolac > Saigon. First pot of tea is free... :D

bagolac is crap but alot of white people like it (no offense to whtie people). tea is always free weather it's the first, second, or third pot.

GQBalla

05-03-2005, 11:35 PM

hrmm i like saigon y2k because it so close up in the NW probably the best in the NW i think because the ones by churchill lick but its ok not that bad

Idratherbsidewayz

05-03-2005, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by vietdood

bagolac is crap but alot of white people like it (no offense to whtie people). tea is always free weather it's the first, second, or third pot.

Its not free at Saigon. And thats what I was comparing it to. Taste wise, they are pretty much identical.

I have yet to try the seedier pho places. From what I hear, the dirtier the place the better the food... :dunno:

SikAssR1

05-03-2005, 11:39 PM

I think most places right in the heart of Viet Lawn are the best, like Pho Dau Bao. Any of the fancy soup houses like oriental phoniex, or Bagolac are crap.

TurboMedic

05-03-2005, 11:49 PM

Oriental phoenix is ok, I wan't blown away by it though......Codo is on 17ave by 14st in the sw

RX-7_TWINTURBO

05-04-2005, 01:34 AM

My fav is Pho Pasteur Saigon right in china town
Pho dau bao is good too..but its so bloody damn far away from me

k_dawg

05-04-2005, 01:55 AM

pho dau bao is good. Its in the SE but I come from springbank up there to eat.

Das_Amaretto

05-04-2005, 04:37 AM

The place across from chinook by sleep country is okay, but best has to be good ol CODO!!! mmmmm....

and 24a is an awesome noodle dish wit everythang on it¡¡¡!!!

cityhunter2501

05-04-2005, 08:30 AM

Pho So is great, I always order extra tendon on mine whenever I order there, so chewy :drool:

BokCh0y

05-04-2005, 08:33 AM

rang dong in forestlawn by forest lawn high is the best. :thumbsup:

AsianCaucasian

05-04-2005, 08:41 AM

My favorite is Pho Kim.

ronaldo

05-04-2005, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by lsc2g
what the fuck is pho??

pho bitch nga? lol thats the only thing i can think of with that word

haha there is a restaurant in van city with that name!
i have a pic of the restaurant ill see if i can find it

lol Pho Bich Nga:rofl:

BokCh0y

05-04-2005, 08:56 AM

^^^^^yeah i've seen it too in van. it's on the corner of kingsway and knight st. i think. got pics here somewhere.....let me look for them.

sputnik

05-04-2005, 08:58 AM

CoDo on 17th Ave SW
Saigon Y2K on Center St (between 3rd and 4th Ave SW)

cityhunter2501

05-04-2005, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by BokCh0y
^^^^^yeah i've seen it too in van. it's on the corner of kingsway and knight st. i think. got pics here somewhere.....let me look for them.

lol so that place is in Vancouver. I've seen picture of that sign roaming the net for a while, but never noticed it in Vanc. have to check one of these days :rofl:

abyss

05-04-2005, 09:05 AM

Minh always drags me to Pho Xuan the one right next to Tiger Billiards on 36th st. They have really good Pho, and the dandelion looking garden weed that Minh loves to eat.

legendboy

05-04-2005, 09:08 AM

Pho Thahn

Pho Dau Bo

ronaldo

05-04-2005, 09:20 AM

anybody find that pic yet??

oh yeah and if u like subs Kim Anh across from Western has awsome veitnamese subs

zhulander

05-04-2005, 12:02 PM

pho hoang on mcknight & 52nd by the shoppers drug mart

saigon y2k :barf:

B20EF

05-04-2005, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by BokCh0y
rang dong in forestlawn by forest lawn high is the best. :thumbsup:

And Mekong in The Lawn too.

Saigon y2k is bullshit, that place sucks

Street_Soldier

05-04-2005, 02:36 PM

Definately pho so 1.

eb0i

05-04-2005, 03:18 PM

I'm spoiled by SoCal Pho/food so when I'm there my favourite place is Pho 79 in Westminster.

As for Pho in Calgary its just not the same so I settle for Pho Dau Bo. But I used to like the Pho place East of Pho Binh Minh, but that place closed down. I was so sad when it closed, I forget the name though.

BokCh0y

05-04-2005, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by abyss
Minh always drags me to Pho Xuan the one right next to Tiger Billiards on 36th st. They have really good Pho, and the dandelion looking garden weed that Minh loves to eat.

yeah that joint is pretty good too. only thing is they're CASH only

Originally posted by B20EF

And Mekong in The Lawn too.

Saigon y2k is bullshit, that place sucks

never tried mekong but yeah saigon y2k sucks

Originally posted by ronaldo
anybody find that pic yet??

oh yeah and if u like subs Kim Anh across from Western has awsome veitnamese subs

no way dude, that sub joint is :barf:

best sub joint is the one in the hood by the rang dong restaurant and forest lawn high

paulsaddress5

05-04-2005, 03:41 PM

whats in pho

abyss

05-04-2005, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by paulsaddress5
whats in pho

Depends on what you order. Pho Tai is plain beef noodle soup, noodles, onion, cilantro, beef. You add bean sprouts and tree leaf of choice (usually basil and mint), LOL Minh likes the garden weed in his. You can order it with Beef Balls or tripe or flank etc....or a variety of those.

max_boost

05-04-2005, 03:54 PM

Bagolac and Pho Dau Bo!!!:thumbsup:

saiyajin

05-04-2005, 04:03 PM

the general term for Pho is "beef noodle soup"
good places that i like are
Dau Bo
Binh Minh
Xuan
Rang Dong (not as good as they use to be tho)
noodle world by dau bo is not too bad either

kiwi

05-04-2005, 04:35 PM

Haven't been to Pho So 1 in years! Is it still owned by the original people that started it?
I went to high school with one of the guys.

Despair*

05-04-2005, 05:17 PM

I haven't had Pho is so long. Its probably been at least 6 or more months and this thread has given me a huge craving :(

Originally posted by kiwi
Anyone ever tried Oriental Pheonix? My viet friend suggested it, but haven't had a chance to try it yet... not even sure where it is! :rofl:

Oriental Phonix is pretty decent when I've been there, but there are alot of better places IMO. Some of the places some of the guys mentioned here must be pretty good. Going to definately have to give some of them a try soon. There was also a place I used to go to quite a bit 3 or so years ago. It was in a little strip mall behind where the old Grand Isle used to be. I forget the name of the place but their Pho was my very favorite. Maybe someone else here knows the place I am talking about. I haven't been there in a long time, but I'm sure its still there.

A2VR6

05-04-2005, 06:13 PM

I like Vietnamese Village it's by deerfoot mall i think... it;s pretty decent.

wildrice

05-04-2005, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by cityhunter2501

lol so that place is in Vancouver. I've seen picture of that sign roaming the net for a while, but never noticed it in Vanc. have to check one of these days :rofl:

I Believe that picture of the sign might have even been roaming on beyond

BAM!
http://forums.beyond.ca/attachment.php?s=&postid=753239

lam-boy

05-04-2005, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by JordanEG6
pho on mcknight village off 52nd st....GREAT SUBS and springrolls :thumbsup:

I love that place.

like people mentioned before..

Pho Rang Dong (loved that place when I went to school, and BoK the subplace is Saigon Sub or some shit, ate there when i had little pocket money)

rang dong, pho kim or thanh (forgot what its called) on 52nd and mcknight as jordan mentioned and 64th ave and a little bit off of deerfoot, i forgot what its called but that place is good too.

Oriental Phoenix..HAHAHA WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT JOINT. 10 bucks for a bowl of broth some meat and noodles.
fucking christ, they use the same broth for every soup haha.
thats right, even the VEGETARIAN SOUPS use the same broth. :thumbsup:

cityhunter2501

05-04-2005, 06:29 PM

http://www.arthurhungry.com/pictures/jan04/phobichnga2.jpg
http://www.arthurhungry.com/pictures/jan04/phobichnga1.jpg

BokCh0y

05-04-2005, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by wildrice

I Believe that picture of the sign might have even been roaming on beyond

BAM!
http://forums.beyond.ca/attachment.php?s=&postid=753239

hahaha nice find man. yeah that's in vancouver on kingsway. :thumbsup:

Originally posted by lam-boy

I love that place.

like people mentioned before..

Pho Rang Dong (loved that place when I went to school, and BoK the subplace is Saigon Sub or some shit, ate there when i had little pocket money)

rang dong, pho kim or thanh (forgot what its called) on 52nd and mcknight as jordan mentioned and 64th ave and a little bit off of deerfoot, i forgot what its called but that place is good too.

Oriental Phoenix..HAHAHA WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT JOINT. 10 bucks for a bowl of broth some meat and noodles.
fucking christ, they use the same broth for every soup haha.
thats right, even the VEGETARIAN SOUPS use the same broth. :thumbsup:

right on the nail dude :thumbsup:
yeah i couldn't remember the name of that sub joint but damn are they good

as for oriental phoenix...hahahahahaha your right 10 bucks for a bowl of pho.....not bad eats but damn pricey.

vcteggy

05-04-2005, 07:51 PM

yeah, Pho So 1 is like 6 bucks for XL and free tea....

gonna have to try other places, I didn't think saigon y2k was that bad...

XylathaneGTR

05-04-2005, 08:01 PM

I havn't had pho in a long time, but i alllways used to goto PhoSo1, first place i ever went to also...
I've been to pho kim a few times too, and everytime i've been there they've fucked something up. Always. Some part of the order has always been off.
I don't really like Y2K much either, but, it will do if i don't feel like going far from home.

shandi

05-04-2005, 08:19 PM

Best Place For Pho Is Pho Hoai :thumbsup:

A2VR6

05-04-2005, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by lam-boy
[B]

64th ave and a little bit off of deerfoot, i forgot what its called but that place is good too.

[B]

Thats Vietnamese Village I think. The building is like yellow right?

BlueGoblin

05-04-2005, 10:25 PM

Yep - That's Viet Village. I love that place - the Pho is good, perhaps not outstanding, but consistently good and with good service. What cracks me up though is that they retained all the old Italian restaurant decorations and murals. They painted a few Vietnamese scenes over top of the Murals of the Sicilian landscape too. Its quite funny.

A2VR6

05-04-2005, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by BlueGoblin
Yep - That's Viet Village. I love that place - the Pho is good, perhaps not outstanding, but consistently good and with good service. What cracks me up though is that they retained all the old Italian restaurant decorations and murals. They painted a few Vietnamese scenes over top of the Murals of the Sicilian landscape too. Its quite funny.

:werd: the prices are reasonable as well!

Crasian

05-04-2005, 10:49 PM

Pho place on 17th and ... 5 street. dont know what its called... But the best and the ONLY place i go

Maxt

05-05-2005, 05:58 AM

Pho Kim and Pho Q 2.....

SiG Baby

05-05-2005, 07:44 AM

Taste of Saigon

BokCh0y

05-05-2005, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by smartcar
So? Pho costs $6, tops. I like the Vietnam on 12th and MacLeod, cheap and really convenient, but seems to me pho tastes pretty much the same everywhere.

So? most people i know carry debit or credit. sorry i don't dig through my ashtray like you looking for 6 bucks in dimes.

autoBITCH

05-05-2005, 09:10 AM

Pho Binh Minh ..... ghetto 17th avenue, by pizza hut...

ronaldo

05-05-2005, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by cityhunter2501
http://www.arthurhungry.com/pictures/jan04/phobichnga2.jpg
http://www.arthurhungry.com/pictures/jan04/phobichnga1.jpg

:rofl: :rofl: haha thats awsome:D

infected

05-05-2005, 10:01 AM

:rofl:

I dont have a favorite, they all taste the same to me :dunno:

lam-boy

05-05-2005, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by A2VR6

Thats Vietnamese Village I think. The building is like yellow right?

no i know where vietnamese village is.
its West of deerfoot in that little strip mall, not east off of deerfoot, sorry should have clarified.

Despair*

05-05-2005, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by shandi
Best Place For Pho Is Pho Hoai :thumbsup:

Where bouts is this place? Seems familiar to me but I'm not totally sure.

DarkDream

05-05-2005, 08:12 PM

Oh man touch of ginger..... near sunridge mall... there satay pho is awesome:drool: :drool:

broken_sword

05-05-2005, 08:15 PM

pho xuan or pho dau bo :thumbsup:

Despair*

05-05-2005, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by DarkDream
Oh man touch of ginger..... near sunridge mall... there satay pho is awesome:drool: :drool:

:thumbsup: Satay Pho is the absolute best. I'm going to have to hit a Pho place sometime this weekend now.

Ben

05-05-2005, 08:32 PM

Originally posted by Despair*

Where bouts is this place? Seems familiar to me but I'm not totally sure.

It's in Dragon City Mall, 3rd ave and 1st st. It's awesome, one of my favorite places, probably spent over a grand at that place alone, worked right beside it for 3 years, hahaha.

Pho Dau Bo on 17th is good too, guy I work with is a part owner. Just found this out a couple days ago, even though I've been going there for years. :dunno:

bigbadboss101

05-05-2005, 08:53 PM

Baglac has the best Satay soup. Great selection and I am not even caucasian. We go to Pho So a lot too. Good price, good noodles, nice lady, etc.

vcteggy

05-05-2005, 09:02 PM

yeah, I'm going tommorow for some satay pho

:thumbsup:

LUDELVR

05-05-2005, 09:12 PM

Man, am I ever missing decent pho!!! Korea seriously sucks some serious ass!! haha, The pho here is ass. I mean really, it's comparable to Pho ass on 17th ave in forest lawn! haha, and that's sucking some serious ass...mind you that it's the only palce where you can get pho at 3 in the morning after the bars! :rofl:
Oh yah, and to get a decent bowl, you're looking to pay around 10 bux...and even then it's still ass!

I love Pho Kim, man, I'm craving that shit hard core! It's great there, especially when you find prizes in your soup!! Ask spyderman, he found an extra spoon in his bowl!!:rofl:

vcteggy

05-05-2005, 09:17 PM

i thought Kim Chi racing gave you free pho :rofl:

GucciBoy

05-05-2005, 10:32 PM

Pho da chi chi and Pho billa bong are good places.

LUDELVR

05-05-2005, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by vcteggy
i thought Kim Chi racing gave you free pho :rofl:

all the kimchi I want but pho...they don't actually specialize in vietnamese cooking! ;) haha :rofl: Lamyon (Instant noodles) on the other hand is practically on tap!!:thumbsup: :rofl:

vcteggy

05-05-2005, 10:37 PM

damn I thought Koreans were good viet chefs...

wildrice

05-05-2005, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Idratherbsidewayz
For mainstream pho, Bagolac > Saigon. First pot of tea is free... :D

Tea is almost free everywhere.
The pots after the first pot are most definetely gonna be free cuz all they do is add hot water to it.

vcteggy

05-05-2005, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by wildrice

Tea is almost free everywhere.
The pots after the first pot are most definetely gonna be free cuz all they do is add hot water to it.

hahaha that would be weak if they made you pay for the tea

RSeXy

05-05-2005, 11:55 PM

Pho Dau Bo!! They have the BEST pho sate there! YUM!

I used to go to Sunny's a lot...but its nowhere as tasty as Pho Dau Bo....except Pho Dau Bo is $$$...the menu prices never seem to add up...its liek they include a small fee for "renting the table" or something b/c I tip them after as well!!

jus_sum_guy

05-06-2005, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by Ben

It's in Dragon City Mall, 3rd ave and 1st st. It's awesome, one of my favorite places, probably spent over a grand at that place alone, worked right beside it for 3 years, hahaha.

Pho Dau Bo on 17th is good too, guy I work with is a part owner. Just found this out a couple days ago, even though I've been going there for years. :dunno:

Dragon City Mall??

U mean Far East Shopping Centre :tongue:

lam-boy

05-06-2005, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by wildrice

Tea is almost free everywhere.
The pots after the first pot are most definetely gonna be free cuz all they do is add hot water to it.

haha oriental phoenix charges for tea..
thats hurt like honestly..

they don't charge by pot..they charge PER tea cup.

damnit..i want some pho right now..

kiwi

05-07-2005, 01:00 AM

Most places I go to charges for tea on a per cup basis :nut:

vcteggy

05-07-2005, 12:19 PM

I just went to saigon y2k and the satay pho was average, not spicy enough :thumbsdow

Despair*

05-07-2005, 12:37 PM

^ Thats too bad. I usually find that most places satayed phos aren't spicy enough either so I end up adding a quater of a bottle of that delicious hot sauce that they usually have.

vcteggy

05-07-2005, 12:41 PM

yeah, that red hot sauce is pretty spicy, i goes good with satay pho

Despair*

05-07-2005, 12:43 PM

Yeah I definately agree. Thats hot sauce is my absolute favorite. Its sooo delicious that I always keep a few bottles of it at home :thumbsup:

cujo_cjc

05-07-2005, 12:55 PM

I like Sunny's :clap:
Its across from Dessert House I believe

nmack

05-08-2005, 10:17 PM

Sunny's is good, i love thier hot sauce(chili oil stuff)

Pho Kim in between new asia and sun chiu kee is good too.

Ben

05-09-2005, 06:02 AM

Originally posted by jus_sum_guy

Dragon City Mall??

U mean Far East Shopping Centre :tongue:

DOH!

Honest white boy mistake, I swear!

haha

Despair*

05-09-2005, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by jus_sum_guy

Dragon City Mall??

U mean Far East Shopping Centre :tongue:

Can you tell me where the Far East Shopping Center is located?

jus_sum_guy

05-09-2005, 04:10 PM

132 3rd Ave S.E.

Across from the Harry Hays Building, right beneath the Treasures of China

shandi

05-09-2005, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by Despair*

Where bouts is this place? Seems familiar to me but I'm not totally sure.

It's in the far east shopping mall in china town soooo yummy:drool:

thich

05-09-2005, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by shandi
Best Place For Pho Is Pho Hoai :thumbsup:

i hope you're joking.

--

Pho So 1 is pretty bad for Pho too. dunno why most u guys like it.

best places:

Pho Dau Bo (by far the best soup imho)
Pho Xuan
Pho Kim
Pho Pasteur

TomTom

05-09-2005, 10:54 PM

La Da in forrestlawn off 17th, or siagon palace in richmond

wildrice

05-09-2005, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by thich

best places:

Pho Dau Bo (by far the best soup imho)
Pho Xuan
Pho Kim
Pho Pasteur

I agree with the first 3 that'd you've got.

Never been to Pho Pasteur though.

thich

05-09-2005, 11:08 PM

I only go to Pasteur if I'm craving Pho and I'm in Chinatown.
normally i stick to the Pho in Forest Lawn

DowntownCowboy

05-10-2005, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by shandi
Best Place For Pho Is Pho Hoai :thumbsup:

I second that. I go to the one in Chinatown, and they have a sign "Best Pho in Calgary" or something like that, so it better be good to have a sign like that! And the ghetto "patio" in the mall just adds to the experience.

The best spring rolls are that place on Centre St by the Mazda next to the Greek place... can never remember the name (cuz I'm not Viet). They're the double-fried stuff like back home in Richmond at Pho Lan...mmmmmmmm.

I'm always lookin for better tho! What cracks me up is all the caucasians I work with who say Saigon Y2K is the nuts...hahahha... they have no idea.

hampstor

05-31-2005, 10:20 PM

best place imo is pho xuan. The only downside is that it's usually packed and they are cash only..

the pho at binh minh is good too. When i'm there, i usually end up getting the bun bo hue tho. :hitit:

babiedoll

06-02-2005, 12:11 PM

my personal fav is pho xuan:thumbsup: ...but I frequent Viet Hai however it's kind of a hit or miss with this one...

Weapon_R

06-02-2005, 01:20 PM

Pho Xuan - what's that sauce that they have at the tables (its brown and sweet)

89coupe

06-02-2005, 01:30 PM

Saigon Palace is our usual spot and Saigon Y2K during the lunch hours. What I really like is the peanut sauce at Y2K. The PHO is ok but Saigon Palace has the best of any of the places I have tried so far.

babiedoll

06-02-2005, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by Weapon_R
Pho Xuan - what's that sauce that they have at the tables (its brown and sweet)

Watered down hoison...:drool:

clem24

06-06-2005, 04:15 PM

Pho 88 on 17th SE!!! The best spring rolls by far and their satay is actually spicy. :drool: After that, I'd say the Pho place in Huntington by the Crappy Tire. Pho Rang Dong used to be good, but I think they changed owners or something... Haven't gone in a while.

clem..

aaronck

06-06-2005, 04:39 PM

I gotta know, as a dumb white guy, what's wrong with Oriental Pheonix? It's pretty much my favorite place to eat, yet everyone here bashes it. I've tried a few others, including Bagolac(close except for the Noc cham) Pho Hoi in southland crossing, Vietnamese Village and none are as good. Is it just price? I don't mind paying a little extra for good food.

Please, fill me in!

hampstor

06-06-2005, 09:25 PM

oriental phoenix was once upon a time a good vietnamese restaurant (when they were one location in little saigon mall). The food was good at a reasonable price.

Now the portions are small, the price is higher and it seems like you're paying more for atmosphere then good food (which isn't very good anymore).

I find the food is now very bland w/o much flavor. Instead of the guys wife cooking, they probably have someone who has never been to Vietnam cooking vietnamese food :thumbsdow