Pho Bac No1 - Montreal, Quebec

They use msg… why??? Who still use msg in their food these days? So disappointed! To reply to the owner: there are people who gets adverse reactions to Msg like myself and my mother. Definitely not a good experience after eating your food! Honestly if your food is good enough you ... don’t need msg to enhance it. Read more

Yeah, couple years ago I went with a friend. Ordered couple meals and … while we waited we saw 2 eats running by the kitchen. Staff is somewhat nonexistent. Services beside filling up your water up even if you haven't taken a sip in your glass. Portions served are cheap and small. Food ... taste was borderline Bland. Unless they renew their restaurant with less rats and feces around. With better food and hygienic conditions. I would not recommend this restaurant for anyone unless you are willing to have Food Hazards in your tummy. Hope this helps anyone making a decision to go eat there. It’s not Safe for consumption. You have been warned! Read more

Had the combo set, which include the nouilles croustillantes (fried noodles) that came with a fried spring roll and a little pho. The soup was rich and the sauce for the fried noodles tasty. Friendly people too.

Nice BYOW Vietnamese restaurant with delicious pho and reasonable prices. Ambiance in the restaurant is a bit old school, but the service was friendly. They have different pho options (with chicken, vegetables, shrimp, etc.) but I always like to stick to the original beef. For beef pho you can either get ... it simply with thinly sliced steak or the “all dressed” for extra 1.25$. The all dressed features meatballs, tripes, tendons, rare beef and fatty braised pieces of beef, and it’s hearty and delicious! I personally enjoy all the fatty and gelatinous parts in pho and they served lots of that in the “all dressed” pho. The broth is very aromatic and comforting. Only minor downside is that they serve the pho with a side of cilantro and bean sprouts without basil. They have two pho sizes: L and XL, which are rather comparable to medium and large of other pho restaurants in Montreal. Prices are very affordable and dishes are filling. Overall, it was a nice experience and I definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves pho. Read more

Terrible quality and worse service. Overall - this was an EXPERIENCE. DO NOT eat here. I've never actually ranted about how terrible a restaurant could be but there is a first time for everything. My housemate had ordered a chicken & shrimp dish with vermicelli noodles. Aside from the portion of chicken ... being pretty much unnoticeable, the dish was off. It smelled wrong and it was just not right. We politely asked if they could take it back or switch it out for the soup, which seemed okay (aside from the fact that the lid wasn't properly put back on the hoisin sauce so that and a pool of sauce exploded into my soup). The waitress 'went to speak with the manager' about my roommates dish. She came back and rudely said its too bad, we had to pay for it, "people like it". Honestly, the chicken looked more like a dead rat, and provided approximately the same amount of meat. They refused to comp or replace the dish which we had now asked multiple times and tried to find some type of solution. This restaurant did not want to make this situation right. It was inedible and we decided the best thing to do was to pay and leave. My girlfriend and I paid for our soups and rolls. My roommate on principal said he would pay for the roll, and not the abomination that was his dish. THIS proceeded to a phone call with the 'manager' that held us up for literally 15 minutes at the cash (I stayed because I could not believe what was going on), and they went so far as to threaten him with the police. From the cash you can also see into the kitchen. The part that made my stomach churn was seeing the bin of meat sitting open on the counter for the entirety of our payment experience. There is no remote chance that this kitchen follows food safety standards. None of us had ever 'walked out' at a restaurant before, and I'm not sure I agree with that etiquette, but all I can say is DO NOT GO HERE. I hope this helps someone else from making the same mistake. Will NEVER return. Read more