Qieu Café

I went to Qieu because I got into Vancouver pretty late, it was close by, I was craving something warm, etc. In summary, it did the trick. It was alright.
I appreciated having a spicy veggie soup — 3 stars for that. The noodles were fine, the veggies were so-​so. I felt like maybe they came out of one of those big bags of frozen veggies you get at Costco. Cash only was annoying. Not much service really.
I’ve had so many better bowls of phở… but I’ve also had worse. So, there ya go.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, same on me; fool me three times, I’m done.
I have tried this place three times, each time has been when the other neighbourhood phở place «Hai Phong» has been closed (Sunday’s & holidays). Each time I have ordered the rare beef phở. The broth lacks flavour and the minimal amount of beef included is laughable. Today I made it explicitly clear that I did not want cilantro in my phở, but when I took it home guess what I found ?! Cilantro ! I will never return to this establishment.

The name up front it Hella funny. Phở Qieu (get it? The eff word). Regardless the food is really good and the staff is really nice. :)

I normally eat at the other vietnamese restaurant in this area but decided to give this one a try today and boy was I greatly disappointed. I did not expect to suffer here with my wife. I ordered the rare beef phở ($ 8.25) and she ordered the lemongrass chicken on rice (~$ 9). The rare beef phở consists of literally three pieces of beef, bit of soup, bit of noodles, bit of beansprouts and one lime. A kid size phở would’ve been bigger than this. The lemongrass chicken was very average but definetly not worth ~$ 9 due to the portion size. I created a Unilocal account just to give my 2 cents so take it for what it’s worth. 101% not coming back here.

Wow! The amount of beef I received for $ 8+ was pathetic. One mouth full, that’s it. Not to mention the broth wasn’t even hot enough to cook the beef.
The girl at who took my money couldn’t even make eye contact. The guy who brought my «food» to me couldn’t make eye contact either, nor could I even get a «thank you» out of them.
I’m looking forward to my diarrhea later.

Decided to drop in here for a quick bite. Ordered rare beef phở. When it arrived I had to ask where the noodles were as there was barely any for $ 8.50. There was nothing to eat lots of soup very little noodles and a few slices of beef. What a joke I’ve been to hundreds of phở noodle places and this is by far the worst one in terms of portion size

We were there for dinner last night (our second visit) and I don’t think we’ll be back. The menu selection is limited compared to other Vietnamese restaurants and the service isn’t that great. I understand that it is a family run business but the kids that are working there were playing around, threw our food down without a word, and the one kid had his earphones in when he was taking our order. That said, the food was decent and nicely presented.

Awesome Vietnamese coffee and skewered chicken. Very juicy and thoroughly marinated. Owner, uncle Yung was very pleasant to talk with. I came after lunch rush so invited him to sit with me for my coffee
. Pretty cool! Will definitely bring my colleagues here for lunch in the future.

When we first walked in the person working there wasn’t the most friendly and welcoming. I got a bowl of noodle soup and we sat down either way. The Phở is pretty tasty but the portion size was disappointing. The amount of noodles in the Phở was pretty minimal. Needless to say i left hungry.

I wasn’t a fan when this place first opened up but decided to give it another go since they’ve changed ownership/​management earlier this year (or late last year?). This review is for the bahn mi only. I’ve tried their meatball bahn mi and meatball special (meatball, viet ham and pork) bahn mi. Their meatballs don’t hold their ball shape, instead think mushy/​ground meat. I’m cool with that as long as its tasty and it’s pretty tasty. About $ 7 after tax for a bahn mi, a little on the expensive side for a sandwich but this place is really close to where I live so I don’t mind paying for the convenience.

For me, great bahn mi starts with a great baguette and this one hits all the right notes. I’ve been disappointed by the baguettes at some of the trendier places nearby, but Quie has a great outer crunch to soft and fresh inside ratio. I’ve tried the beef and chicken subs and thought they were both flavourful. Pickled veg was great — although it’s a hard thing to mess up. I’ll ask for extra cilantro next time. Never enough cilantro.
The space itself is blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tiny but has a clean, sophisticated décor. Take out and dine in options area available. A selection of soft drinks are available. If they have liquor, I didn’t notice.
Be warned: they only accept cash or debit (as of this review)!
Wedged between pizza parlours and nail salons, Quie is a quick, convenient Vietnamese option. I’ll be back for sure!

The phở at Qieu café is pretty decent and I honestly can’t think of any other good phở place in downtown close to my Gastown office.
There are several other phở places in Richmond and Vancouver which are better (and cheaper), but there aren’t many options in the downtown core/​waterfront/​gastown area so I would say that this is a pretty good choice if you’re craving phở! The prices are a bit high ($ 8.25 for my rare beef medium phở — one size only) and they don’t have fancy combinations like [#1– steak, brisket, flank], but their soup is tasty and the noodles are awesome, so it really hits the spot.
Today was freezing so we just wanted a hot bowl of noodles so this fitted the bill perfectly and the service was actually great! I would give Qieu 3.5 stars but I rounded it up because the lady running the shop was doing everything herself (except cook since there was a guy running the kitchen) and was extremely friendly. Even though it’s a bit cramped, you may just call it… quaint.

Seems like the new owner has done a better job with the marketing and also the layout; when they first opened 18 months ago, he didn’t have any sit-​down tables, just more like a takeout, casual place. He did have the window action seats with bar stools, kinda hard to hold a hot bowl of phở ;)
Now there are 3 tables, albeit a bit tight as it’s a small place to begin with, no more than 10 seating.
It’s more modern than a typical hole in the wall. Menu nicely chalked up above the cashier, so better order quick.
Ordered the vermicelli bowl with pork patty, and this was good; came w/​the fried shallots and chopped nuts, though not as plentiful as Phoever Fresh but definitely worth ordering again. Fresh and moist pieces.
Credit cards ok.
A good quick place to go before any event at Rogers Arena.
Casual date worthy, though not for dinner. Much better spot now than before, and another great option before the hockey game, too many sushi places here aha!

Overpriced & not very tasty. 2 subs (lemongrass chicken & BA special) with spring rolls (3) totaled $ 17! Buns had a soft chewy crust, not the crispy flaky type you want with a banh mi & the filling was bland. Not authentic at all & definitely expensive for what you get.
Would not recommend. Will never go back.

Food was excellent! Love my Vietnamese sub with siu Mai was very different but very delicious. Also had the special mein the broth was full of flavor and the mein was cook to perfection. Would highly recommended anybody that hasn’t gone there to try it out. Service was excellent even tho they had a big take out order.
Will go back soon to try the rest of the food.

Came in to grab to grab a quick bit on a late afternoon and I was the only one in the café. I ordered a special mixed beef phở. It was ok. Nothing special. The flavour was bit lacking and the portion was a bit small. They didn’t give me any basil and when I asked they brought me one leaf of it. I wouldn’t go out of my way to dine here, but if I’m in the neighbourhood next time, maybe I’ll try something different on their menu.

I’ve been on a banh mi run lately… so… decided to have a lunch here, and check them out… I tried the special meatball banh mi. It was pretty decent (not the best, not the worst I’ve had). Price was ok for what I got… I was going to leave a tip from the change I got back… but I was shorted on the change… so… not really much tip (it’s right there in the cash register for you).
Go back? Hmm… maybe… it is close to work. Wouldn’t go out of my way though…