Pho Bang New York

I'm from New York so I've been to the Pho Bang there. I visited Montreal over New Years weekend and lots of shops were closed on New Year's Day. However, you can always rely on Chinatown to be open. I was looking forward to some comfort food since I've had lots of pastries and poutine over the past few days anyway. It was packed inside but thankfully, we didn't have to wait for a table (however, there were multiple parties waiting when we left).

The menu is smaller than the ones in New York but still had the classic rice and noodle dishes. We ended up getting the pork summer rolls, grilled pork + crab patty + shredded pork rice plate, and the classic pho.
The pork summer rolls were disappointing. It had the same shredded pork as the rice plate but it was bland and had no flavor. The fish sauce was also pretty strong / smelly.
The rice plate was delicious, a classic. Their crab patty was one of the best things on the plate. It was warm and had imitation crab. The grilled pork was decent, a bit dry. The shredded pork, again, had very little flavor but we used the fish sauce to help.
The pho dac biet was very warming on a cold winter day. It had brisket, tripe, and raw meat added on top which was basically just brisket too. So basically, it was just brisket and tripe. I wished it had more ingredients like the ones in New York. It was also an XL but it really didn't seem like there was more noodles / ingredients. It was just a bigger bowl with more soup. The noodles were the perfect texture though!

If you're looking for a simple, affordable, comforting meal, this is it. If you're looking for impeccable service and high quality food, this probably isn't it. I enjoyed it but it's a lower tier than the one in New York.

The best pho in town. I recall coming here when I was a teenager with friends and it's always been good. Price is cheap and you get a very big portion of good pho soup.

Everything is served with fresh tea that I must one day ask for what tea it is cause I very like it (and I hate tea). Normally, tea doesn't taste anything for me but this one does.

As for the pho soup, there's multiple option but I always take the beef one. It's perfectly balanced between the broth, the beef and the noodle. I've tried once the spicy special during week end. Broth was good but I didn't like the cut of meet used for the beef in that one.

There's many other offering than soup but aside the Imperial rolls which are also very good, I never tried anything. I come here for the pho soup even if it's an hour drive.

The staff is very friendly, speak French and English (plus their native language) and the food is fast to be served.

The place is very small so seating is limited. If you come at lunch or diner, do expect a wait.

Very good food.
Price is very affordable for what you get.
Staff is helpful and they give you your space to eat.

Delicious pho broth. Soooo much meat in my soup. They have bun bo hue on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Line out the door for a reason.

This place is always busy and after eating here twice I understand why. Looking at everyone's dishes I wanted to try so many things because everything looked so good. I liked the soup. It was light and meaty with good seasoning. It was unique and not overpowering at all. Perfect amount of meat and noodle ratio. And I can honestly say I had meat with every bite until I finished my bowl.

The bun bo hue was delicious but I liked the classic pho dac biet. It was so delicious. And I am extremely picky with my vietnaemse soups bc my boyfriend is vietnamese.

A must in montreal chinatown. If you only eat in one place in chinatown in montreal. This is the place to go.

Rude staff, poor quality food, no credit cards accepted. Most importantly, the staff are super rude and unfriendly. Stay away from this.

This restaurant doesn't have good food or service. It is very busy so either people don't know what Vietnamese food should taste like or this is as good as it get in Montreal. I'm from Los Angeles so we have excellent Vietnamese food there.

Pho and the Bun Bo Hue were all devoid of the spices that make the dish.

Cash only restaurant...

Food was delish, best vegetarian imperial rolls I've ever had. Served me free tea. I got the grilled chicken. And vegetable pho. The carrots are whole baby carrots which is weird but the broth and chicken were awesome so I can't complain about that. I can however complain that when I asked for a 10 back they tried to just give me a 5 and they don't accept cards, simply cash with an atm in there that has a 3$ withdraw charge. The tables are quite close to one another which makes it a bit crowded and impeaches on private conversations but overall the food is yummy enough and priced well enough that I would go back

Can yelp admin update to allow zero stars?
Service and attitude absolutely uncalled for... owner and staff reach in your pockets and grab a clue. We made effort to visit on vacation and will take our business elsewhere in future.. consumer BEWARE...

Food is above average. Service is absolutely terrible. The young kid with L elbow/ forearm tattoo was extremely rude and unprofessional, took my order wrong and yet still argued he had it right. I specified to have my raw beef to be on the side for my pho. When my pho came, the raw beef were in my pho. I clarified with him that this was not what I ordered, he was not receptive and became very argumentative and states that "that is on the side" when clearly the raw beef were all in the broth in the pho and was the same as the other pho my friends had ordered.

We were asked to change table twice after sitting down. I ordered the simple pork chop rice. And they forgot my order. Everyone in my party finished the pho and I was still waiting. When I tried to get the waiter's attention, always "give me a second or hold on." I am happy that I don't have to tip in Montreal. The only positive comment is that the place looks relatively clean despite the chaotic operation. Will I go back again? No! I have had better Vietnamese food in the Boston area. And better service obviously.