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Restaurant Pho Tay Ho
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
6414 Rue Saint-DenisMontreal, QC H2S 2R7
(514) 273-5627
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Caters:
- No
10 reviews for Restaurant Pho Tay Ho
9 reviews in English
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Review from T J.
Montréal, QC
5/7/2012 1 photo
fantastic perfect pho and other viet favourites.
fast efficient smart service
definitely try te tay ho salad
also try the phos with vegetables- the vegetables are grilled and give a wonderful flavour the to already great broth. -
Review from Ellie L.
Montréal, QC
4/22/2012
pho ga is best here. I've tried pho almost everywhere in montreal & this place would have to be the best. The spring rolls weren't so great but if your hungry for some good vietnamese pho, this is the place to be. The broth & chicken meat is good. The restaurant is always busy & full of vietnamese people so thats also a good sign.
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Review from Tara F.
Montréal, QC
8/18/2011
I'm almost ashamed to admit that I recently sampled Pho for the first time. In my defense, the first Asian restaurant in the city I grew up in opened when I was eight, just shortly after the first McDonalds. Needless to say, my encounters with any Asian cuisine were limited until later in life. But living in Montreal for almost a decade, and doing my fair share of eating, you'd think that Pho and I would have met.
When we arrived at Pho Tay Ho, there was a short but fast-moving line up at the door, and we were seated within minutes. The casual was bustling, but not too crowded.
The menu is Vietnamese, primarily pho, and noodle and rice dishes. After briefly considering the beef tendon pho, which my good friend had been brave enough to try on her last visit, we settled on a beef pho with rare beef and beef flank. I was a was a little relieved that tendon had been avoided.
The massive bowl was full of herbs, shallots, onion, broth, the two types of beef, and a ton of noodles. A tiny plate of additional bean sprouts and lemon was served on the side. The flank was sliced thicker than the rare beef, which was uncooked when the soup arrived but slowly browned in the hot broth. The verdict on pho: very positive.
The second dish we ordered was the Bun Cha: A giant flat plate with separate heaps of food. A huge pile of mixed herbs dominated one side. On the other, a mass of vermicelli beside a bowl of grilled pork slices, ground pork, green onions, herbs, cucumber, and pickled carrots, all swimming in a brine-based liquid. Thankfully, my friend demonstrated how the noodles and leaves are to be introduced into the bowl itself, dampened, and then eaten along with the goods already in the bowl.
This dish was excellent. The freshness of the herbs gave crunch and contrast to the moist meat and noodles. The pieces of grilled pork were awesomely tasty, and the small oblong-shaped servings of ground pork were the highlight of my meal.
Pho Tay Ho is worth checking out. The portions are grandiose. Tea and almond cookies arrive at your table like little unexpected treats. Pho is my new friend. -
Review from Howard H.
11/18/2011
Well this was a pleasant surprise! After suffering through many truly awful versions of purportedly Vietnamese food in Toronto and (gasp!) Florida my expectations were pretty much subterranean.
The specialty of the house is the Chicken Pho (Pho Ga) and it actually is pretty darn special here. I had all but given up ordering the chicken variety in most places as I end up with bowls of bullion buffeted by blanched bleached bundles of chicken meat formerly known as dark. The broth here is, for lack of a more colorful descriptor - real. The Goi Ga is also not to be missed - a cool salad that is superb for a summer day. Or sometime in the endless winter when your just in denial.
Surprisingly, yet highly recommended.
DEAR MONTREAL YELP FRIENDS -
There IS excellent Vietnamese in Toronto - you just need to Yelp a few to avoid the many, many, many potential pitfalls. -
Review from Brandon L.
5/19/2011
Base on what other customers ordered while I was there, it seems that Tay Ho is specialized in Pho Ga` (chicken noodle soup) and it was pretty darn good. The broth was flavorful and the chicken meat was pretty good, almost tasted like free range chicken.
The good surprise for me was the Goi Ga` ( chicken salad). Unlike many places that mixed their Goi Ga with too much sugar and cabbage, Tay Ho mixed their Goi Ga just like the way people in VietNam normally do. A little onion, a little salt and peper, little sugar, a little lemon juice, peanut, and a decent amount of rau ram (which has a lemon and coriander-cilantro aroma). Their Goi Ga is something you gotta try if you visit this restaurant.
Highly recommend this place for Pho Ga and Goi Ga.
On the side note, this place does not have parking at all and it's a pain to find parking on the street. -
Review from Alice Y.
Scarborough, ON
5/25/2011
When we read the adverts in the vietnamese montreal newspapers to seek out pho in montreal, it was a foreboding sign when we saw that restaurants were using "chef from toronto" as a marketing strategy.... we already had low expections since the realization that we might not find pho worthy of our acclimatized toronto-pho tastebuds. We initially wanted to try some of the famous pho restaurants in the chinatown area but were referred to pho tay ho by a banh mi shop owner. it's a little pho shop out of downtown but it was well worth the drive.
The pho ga (chicken) broth is excellent. It rivals the best pho in toronto and albeit pricey compared to toronto pho, the bowl is steaming hot, generous portions of onions and cilantro, the meat is fresh, and the portions mighty. It leaves such a lasting impression that sometimes I think another bowl would be worth the 8-hour trek to montreal. -
Review from Wanugee N.
11/8/2008
Most people who like Vietnamese Pho noodles (sometimes referred to as Tonkinese in Montreal) like the Pho Bo noodles, which is Beef (Bo) noodles.
By far the beef is the most popular, and has a lot of variations. But if you like Chicken noodle soup (who doesn't, especially with a cold?) then Pho Tay Ho is known in Montreal for the best Pho Ga (chicken).
They don't use free range chicken like Pho Ga An Nam in San Jose, CA, but they make a good Pho Ga.Listed in: Wanugee! Pho Noodles, Wanugee! Quebec
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Review from Derrick V.
7/10/2010
Of course I had to have my requisite international bowl of Pho. I tried the Pho Dac Biet, with good quality cuts of beef. The broth is reminiscent of Turtle Tower's in SF, light and homey. Noodles are the thick fresh rice noodles.
Thai chilies are on each table, for a much needed kick.
I also tried the Nem Chua Cuon, which is the sour pork spring roll. Very tasty dipped into the nuoc cham. -
Review from Sammi C.
Montréal, QC
5/2/2011
Just went yesterday night. The portions are huge!! Service is fast and good . The veggies are so fresh and the sauce is delicious. I really don't have anything to complain about. I liked it, so did my family. I recommend it to vietnam food lovers .
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