Paris Pho

This place is my joint!
Best Asian dining in VSL

You know it’s good as a in food when you see tons of Asians eating there!
There is a huge variety of different salads, soups, vermicelli and small dishes.
Price is very reasonable and portions are big. Food taste good… that’s the mist important!

Even though the service isnt the best, the food is amazing, never disappointed. Personally i find there meal ma chang or something like that (c9)on the menu the best, you can that there food is tradition. Also there soups are yummy

For me Vietnamese is one of the essential restaurants I have in my rotation as the food for me is nourishing, not too heavy and inexpensive. Finding amazing Vietnamese outside of the downtown core however is increasingly difficult. As many Viet places here in Montréal and Quebec advertise as Vietnamese but when their main dishes is General Tao Chicken, Nid au poulet or Boeuf Basilic they are light years away from Vietnamese for me!
So on this evening my number one choice was closed for a winter break, my number two choice was closed down for good so I was close to striking out until I came here.
Entering the restaurant I noticed it was fairly busy for a Wednesday night. Good sign number 1. People seemed to be enjoying big hot bowls of what appeared to be phở (or as Quebeckers call it soupe tonkonise) good sign #2. They fact that they had a diverse menu with some Chinese options was good sign # 3 for me.
I ended up ordering an order of fried spring rolls and a vermicelli (bun dish) with grilled chicken and spring roll. Then I ordered a Cantonese chow mein and a fresh spring roll (chicken and shrimp) to go. The vermicelli was really hearty, filling and good ⁴⁄₅. Especially for the price. The spring rolls were good but had a bit of a chalky texture to the filling. Not sure why. It wasn’t horrible but on a scale of 1 – 5 I’d give them a 2.75÷5. The chow mein the next day was spot on with some seafood, vegetables and great chow mein gravy sauce. The fresh spring rolls were surprisingly crispy 2 days after I bought them and tasted fresh and amazing. Peanut sauce was perfect in flavour and sweet and saltiness.
Décor of the restaurant isn’t your fine dining but I’m okay with it here. Service was friendly but I’m certain if it’s busy here service could be a bit neglected.
One word of caution it’s across the street from the big Bombardier plant so lunchtime I’m told is very busy!
Price is your very reasonable Vietnamese inexpensive. I love it! So for me all wrapped up it’s a solid 3.5 stars that I’ll bump up to 4 stars because they we cordialy friendly on my first visit.

I’m only rating 1 star so that it’ll show up on the ratings, if I could rate in the negatives, I would.
I’ve been to this restaurant before, and while the first couple times it was okay, it was never impressive. I always get Phở Ga (chicken noodle soup), which is okay but not out of this world, still it’s a quick fix for Phở when you don’t want to make it yourself.
My bf and I usually go to Asie Moderne which is right across the street from Paris Phở, but he’d never been to Paris Phở and we were in the mood for something different, so we decided to head there instead. Worst.mistake.ever!
I hadn’t gone to Paris Phở since they changed their sign, I remember the food being fresh in my previous visits. This was not the case this past Friday (May 2^nd 2014).
I ordered the Phở Ga as per usual and my bf ordered Som Tam (green papaya salad), so we could share, as well as the chicken shrimp pad thai and I ordered the strawberry smoothie.
The strawberry smoothie was thick, yet quite tasty, the Phở Ga was lacking flavour but at least the ingredients were fresh. This did not seem to be the case for our other orders. Both the som tam and pad thai were disgusting! They both reeked of rotten fish and tasted no better. The chicken and shrimp in the pad thai both tasted spoiled and even the noodles seems to be infiltrated with the smell of rotten fish. What was supposed to be green papaya tasted more like shredded fennel and the spoiled fish taste was over-​powering. It was our worst experience ever!
We’ve both had Som Tam/​Som Tum before, (never as good as the Tam Som his mom makes — which is the Laotian version of green papaya salad), but we’ve eaten tasty ones in restaurants before, this was not the case at Paris Phở.
We both ended up getting food poisoning. Awesome! –_–

Over the past year, my goal has been to discover new and exciting Vietnamese locations to eat and this endeavor has led me to create many Unilocal bookmarks. Finally, I’m happy I’ve had the chance to go eat at Paris Phở.
From the exterior it doesn’t look like much, nor does it impress when any when you walk in. The staff doesn’t necessary try to cater to your needs other than the hush rush type of efficient service to get you to your grub quickly. We walked in and got immediately seated without a word. Warm tea was served to us within the minute.
Looking around, I could tell that this place was pretty popular and a lot of action was going on during lunch. I assume the Bombardier employees love coming here as their building is 2 minutes walking distance. We got our menus along with pen and paper where the practice of «write your own order» is expected.
We went with the lunch special #46, which consisted of some chicken and beef along with a serving of a salad, spring roll and rice. We got our plates within 10 minutes. Talk about fast.
The chicken was tasty, the beef was better. The egg roll and sauce was just right. The rice and salad were in generous portions and all in all, this meal fit the bill. The warm tea washed it all down nicely.
The price tag is very reasonable, with the lunch costing me a mere $ 11.
I would have given Paris Phở 5 stars but the service could have been a little better and the tea pot’s snout was broken which caused tea to leak on the table whenever we tried poring it. No deal-​breakers but worth mentioning.
Would come again.

Best Viet place I’ve ever been to. Their selection is broader than most other Viet places in Montréal and the quality is irreproachable. Their bo kho and bun Bo hue are especially good. My favourite is a Thai influence dish they have with shrimp and lemongrass soup.

My family used to eat there all the time and order from there but we’ve finally stopped. Just so that everyone is aware: the servers do not get any tip; it all gets pocketed by the owners.
The last time we were there, we took our family from the states there and the service was substandard so we left a modest tip. The owner’s wife came out after us to demand more money because «tip is usually 15%».
Please think about it before you return to this ordinary at best restaurant.

The service was the worst I’ve experienced in a long time! First they got my appetizer wrong, then our food came after the whole restaurant had turned over and a new batch of customers had been got their food — even after we asked them twice where our food was. Then they got the main course wrong. It could’ve been worse– they could have spilled it on me.

Food is good, fresh, cheap!
Great phở and grilled meat.
Service is fast and friendly!
Go there at least twice a week!

Best asian restaurant in St-​Laurent ever!!!
I have been attending to this restaurant for years.
They always start with a nice glass of cold or hot tea which is always good!
MY favorite meal is the Pad Thai!
It’s so good you will not believe it! Believe me i have tried other pad thai in thai restaurant and it was often «too wet» or even the one at thai express is no where near phở paris pad thai!
For 9 $ it’s really a good deal and you guys must try it !! the pad thai has shirmp and chicken inside with a lot of basillic leaf which gives a nice flavor to it.
I have tried the phở and chicken and rice which were good but the pad thai is my all time favorite.
The service is probably one of the best. No error can be made since you are the one writing you own order on a paper and the kitchen is super fast! No matter what you order!
During lunch hour this restaurant is PACKED! with bombardier employee. This restaurant really looks like crap from outside but belive me when you try the food you will be amazed it’s a true GEM!
I hope this review has helped you and don’t forget to try the pad thai!
Cheers,
Eric Van Nguyen

Recently renovated, so it’s much nicer than the old green benches.
I usually like to get the rice with meat dishes here. The meat just seems to be fresher than some other Phở places. #29 is my favorite which is rice with chicken and beef. Chicken was tender, not over cooked and the beef was amazing.
There is nothing wrong with the Phở soup here, it’s just I don’t like the grilled meat at other places so I go for it here. Prices have gone up as tax is no longer «included» in the prices.
Parking is a bit tough, there are only a few spots in front of the restaurant, public transit is a 10 minute bus ride from Cote Vertu metro station. Good sized restaurants, even for larger groups. Service is decent, food came in a reasonable amount of time. The Friend bananas took an eon though, so order it earlier… but they sure were yummy.

Do you know, how to recognize a good asian restaurant ?
When you have plenty of asians people eating there… And that’s actually THE place to have a great Phở in Montréal ! I ordered a XXL for only 6.95 $.
I will come back for sure even if the place is far from downtown…

I truly enjoy the food at this place. I’ve been there many times in the last 5 years and it’s been consistent.
I am addicted to their fried won tons. Their tonkinese soups have a flavorful broth obviously not made from powder concentrate and they are very generous with the meat and veggies. Which is most often not the case in other phở restaurants.
They also have a good assortment of other typical Vietnamese fair like ginger chicken and the bean curd desserts.
The prices are very reasonable. The décor is simple, reminds one of a local diner a bit. The service is fast and friendly.
The place is usually very busy during weekday lunches (Bombardier crowd) and bit less busy at dinner time. They can accommodate about 50 or 60 people at once. They don’t take reservations.

I will definitely go back to the restaurant again. Reasonable prices and pretty standard Phở. I ordered a fried spring roll but they came out sort of cold, which is definitely a no no for me. Imagine a cold fried chicken. However, consider the price and food I think I will go back soon.