The broth here is excellent--I was craving vegetarian pho and my boyfriend got the beef trio. I thought my soup was very flavorful despite being vegetable based, and enjoyed the fried tofu. I tried a sip of my boyfriend's broth too and thought the beef brought a whole new depth of flavor and would've loved it, too, if I was in the mood for meat. I recommend throwing in some of their homemade (?) chili if you're craving some spice! While I really liked the broth, I was pretty disappointed by the amount of noodles. I couldn't tell if they were running low since we were there so late (9 PM), or what, but I'd say you could probably get like five good mouthfuls of noodles total (weird unit of measurement, but hopefully the point comes across??). All in all, this place is still worth checking out! read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Vegetarian pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Do NOT eat here if you are vegetarian/vegan. The menu items marked "vegetarian" aren't actually necessarily vegetarian. My tofu salad rolls had bonito (fish flakes) inside them, which I only found out about by biting into one. The restaurant was also not understanding of this and swore that bonito is vegetarian. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. read more

On another take out run and ordered their five spice pork belly combo with 1 meat spring roll and a lemon grass chicken banh mi. My order was ready when I arrived and she asked what I ordered to verify it was me. Good control system! Too bad there wasn't any coffee on their online menu and it takes 10 mins when I asked if I could order one on the spot. I didn't want to wait 10 mins but next time when I'm not in such a rush I'll order one. The spring roll was one of the best I've had. I absolutely love their fish sauce. It went well with the noodle dish and it went well with my spring roll. The pork belly was very fragrant and tasted good. It was a bit on the dry side but that's ok. The one disappointment in this dish was that the description was papaya salad and it was just a regular salad with no dressing. Also tried the lemon grass chicken which was listed as their most popular and I like spicy so I got it with spicy mayo and jalapenos. They mean business when you ask for spicy! Again, not a 5 star dish just because the bread was too crunchy with absolutely no fluffiness to it. Overall the meal was tasty and certainly one dish is enough for one person.There is no need to have a combo and a sandwich. read more

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Pretty good! Small little place on Denman, homely vibe to it. Young guy at the counter was welcoming and friendly, and it looks like he was running the shop and making the sandwiches. Sub was good but a bit over toasted. Fillings were not bad, but lots of pickled veg. Salad rolls were definitely fresh. Didn't have to wait too long to get the food. Parking is a pain though, as to be expected at that part of Denman. Overall it's good, I'll be back to try the soups as they get some great reviews. read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tried this place with my first order of Door Dash! I'm rarely in this part of town, but delivery was quick and my pho was still hot on arrival. I got the basic rare beef pho, and there was only 1 size option. The quality was good. Broth was clear, and the thin cuts of steak were tender. The beef portion was great but I thought they were a bit stingy on the noodle portion. I almost thought they forgot them completely because the container was so empty! Most places are usually the other way around - heavy on the noodles, weak on the meat! I wish there were an option to add extra noodles and veggies. read more

We stumbled in here after a long walk in English Bay not knowing what to expect. We were getting hangry [hungry to the point of anger], and impulsively walked in. Appearances were pretty average. We ordered the "most popular" lemongrass chicken bowl ($8.99) and the prawn salad rolls ($5.89). I had no real expectations when my food arrived. I took the first bite and BAM! flavour mania. The bowl was so well balanced that I couldn't help but get excited! The chicken looked like plain white meat strips, but was seasoned to perfection and had a great bite due to the crispy onion garnish. The carrot and cucumber salad had a mysterious minty flavour, a welcome twist on a classic. I was even impressed with the vermicelli- I find most Vietnamese spots don't toss it in oil so it clumps and sticks, but these noodles were perfect. Overall, a kick-ass lunch! Will be back pho sure ;) read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - The vegetarian pho with lemongrass tofu - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ordered the $6.49 salad rolls for take out. I was given the option to have one roll avocado and the other tofu lemongrass. It was late Sat afternoon and 2 people were eating at the restaurant. Food arrived around 5 minutes later in a take out plastic bag. A plastic clamshell container kept the rolls protected. Basic napkins, a mango candy, and larger single size container of peanut sauce was included. The rolls were uncut and above average size. Lettuce was the dominant ingredient and at times overpowering. Large cuts of cucumber lacked polish. The tofu lemongrass roll provided more flavour than the avocado roll because of the smoky marinade and saltiness. Peanut sauce consisted of sweet and slightly acidic flavors. Below average in taste and lacking peanut flavour and balance. Overall you get above average sized portions with lackluster flavours. Peanut sauce formulation was bland and could use more savory peanut flavors. Rice noodles were not included in the roll. Would recommend 3 out of 5 stars Unofficial Ingredients rice wrapper paper, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, seasoned tofu, avocado, peanut sauce. Rolls 330g read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - $6.49 Mango / Tofu salad rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Excellent vegetarian options. The broth in the soup is terrific and everything is always fresh. The staff are really accommodating to special requests. The decor is down market. It's all about the food at this place! read more

Waay overrated. Not enough meat in the pho. Cha gio without lettuce or fresh herbs?? Greasy spring rolls. Flavorless lemongrass chicken. Find something else. read more

The main thing going for this place is the food is consistent. Well, at least the pho, rice combos and spring rolls are anyways. Yeah, the "customer service" can be frantic and sometimes they don't pick up the damn phone (!?) when you wanna place an order.... But this place has gotten me through many a night when I was too lazy to make anything. And I always know what to expect when I get my food. read more

New noodle place by the corner in the spot of what used to be the House of Empanadas. Sad it's gone! But I also like noodles so I thought I'll still support something local. They currently have a 10 dollar special until dec 15 for a banh mi, rolls, pho and something else but that's way too much food. I ordered the house special seafood spring rolls and special pho. The spring rolls were delicious!!! They came super fast unlike other places since they are in a warm box but were perfectly crispy. Came w a very small side radish salad. Eventhough it was seafood it could've passed for meat. The pho was decent. Best part was the broth it just exploded w flavour. I don't know if my buds are going crazy because of flavour or perhaps salt. The noodles weren't typical pho noodles and the meat was nothing to write home about. Fairly good proportion wise but not portion-wise ordered a large and it felt like a medium but it definitely fills you up! In any case I would definitely come for a visit but I'll still frequent the other viet place down the street as well. Broth! read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Food is ok, nothing special. Terrible service and ambiance! Not that you go here for the ambiance, but you do still expect some semblance of civility. You will hear the cashier and kitchen YELLING at one another in Vietnamese at the top of their lungs constantly- it is extremely annoying and unpleasant to try to have a meal this way. Additionally, they are quite cheap, as I was shortchanged on my takeout orders more than once. read more

Literally best pho I have ever had. I ordered delivery so I did not go to the actual place but it did not matter! the broth was probably the richest pho broth I have ever had (I only had for reference a couple other spots in LA though, but still!) I ordered I believe the chicken pho- SO. DAMN. GOOD. read more

Vegetarians, you have options here! Their tofu and lemongrass pho is heavenly. If you crave for a good bowl of wholesome pho, this is it. There's lots of greens, carrots and tofu in yummy broth. Love it! read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Service was horrible! The two ladies were RUDE. walked in about 8:15pm and was told we could only get to go. I had my 2 year old with me and the lady clean the tables asked me to move my child so he won't be in her way very rudely.. ( rolling her eyes when she asked) when I asked for hot sauce to go they ignored me and rolled their eyes and I had to ask a couple of time before they actually give me some hot sauce. Horrible! horrible! read more

The food here is surprisingly really really good! Their new house special salad roll is amazing! It tastes really good with the sweet fish sauce with the crunch of he spring roll inside, it's a MUST try! The pho and soup noodles are also yummy. The broth has sooo much flavor it just burst in your mouth. A very good Viet restaurant, don't let the looks shy you away. read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Food is affordable, fresh and delicious here. I love the tofu banh mi sandwich and salad rolls. Staff are also friendly & accommodating. This place gets very busy and now I know why. read more

Very good Lemongrass chicken Very good Spring Roll Noodles and rice that come with it are rather tasteless. I don't recommend their curry either. read more

Middle of the road pho at best. The restaurant is dirty and sad looking. The service is unbelievably bad! The two girls don't give a fuck about serving you. read more

I used to be a regular here because it's close to my place. The food is mediocre and the service is HORRIBLE! People there are so rude that I rather be inconvenienced then going there! I rather pay extra delivery fee then dealing with their lack of human decency to be kind to a customer that orders food from them on a weekly basis! Hope they will be closed soon and replaced by a much better place!!! read more

Clearly one of the best wonton soup I have ever had. Very close to the Wonton I had during my Hongkong trip last year. The soup broth is Msg-free ( I'm allergic and very sensitive to MSG). The veggie is crunchy and the wonton are super chubby. We are new to the shop and did not sure what to order at 1st. The waitres at the counter walked us through the menu with very detailed advice and we finally got our eyes on the wonton soup and chicken banh mi. Wish to have more but the portions were too generous that we might have to come back tmr to try other stuffs. read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Wonton soup w 2 big shrimps - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Very dear family owned, professionally run small 'diner' featuring excellent, simple Vietnamese cuisine; salad rolls, curries, even green papaya salad (when in season)! Well-priced for portions too. read more

I walked far to check out this place and it was worth it. It's not much to look at when you walk in, but boy do they make it up in their food. The lemongrass chicken sub was so good. It was so yummy I didn't care that there was no pate which I normally expect in an authentic Vietnamese sub. The ingredients were fresh and the chicken was tasty. The tofu roll had large pieces of tofu and they itself were fairy big rolls. I like that they added carrots and cucumber rather than fill it with noodles like a lot of places do. The peanut sauce was a bit oily, but other than that I can't wait to go back! read more

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Dropped by just before close to get a mango passionfruit smoothie. I really like the variety of smoothies here, not usually found elsewhere such as avocado, honey lychee and pineapple guava. Also loved the great service so close to closing time. A lot of restaurants take it easy but the service is consistent no matter what time of day. The owner Nick is awesome! read more

This is my kind of place. Clean, quick, and delicious. I find the people very pleasant, and I like to sit by the window and people watch while I eat a nice bowl of pho soup. The only thing that would be better is if the location was larger, but real estate is expensive in Vancouver so... you know... I think I'm going to try take out tonight. Never done that before, but I bet it's going to be just as awesome as eating in. I can't believe I live so close to such an awesome pho place!! Makes me feel like I'm part of some great master plan! read more

As my friend and I walked down Denman Street, the wonderful scent drifting through the open door at Ong Ba drew us in. I don't know how long it's been open, but I do know they serve up delicious bahn mi (sandwiches) for only $6. That's for a whole one, not half, which is what I'm usually served at Vietnamese sandwich shops. I ordered lemongrass chicken and my friend had the five spice pork belly, and both were declared delicious. All ingredients fresh on a crisp baguette, just the way they should be. I wasn't crazy about the large slice of cucumber down the middle, but that was easily removed. Lovely sauce, cilantro... no complaints from either of us. Ong Ba also serves up delicious-smelling Pho in various incarnations and rice and vermicelli plates, which we will try on future visits. A very friendly (and attractive) young lady served us at the counter. There are a few tables and counters with stools for eat-in. Several take-out customers came and went as we sat and enjoyed our sandwiches. Lots of cold drinks in the serve-yourself fridge. read more

Very nice, quiet and reliable pho experience. The location is good for those in the area, though not super close to me I still like to venture this way for two reasons: Five spice pork belly sub and a clean pho soup noodle. Service is good and they are friendly. Highly recommended for a visit. read more

78 reviews and 4/5 stars??? People must be desperate or really foolish to go to this place! It said "OPEN" and the sandwich board was outside. I entered and asked if their sandwich chicken was deep fried and she told me "no of course not, its chicken!" in a condescending manner. I paid $6.83 with tax (mind you these sandwiches ought to be not more than $3.50 - $4.50 because of little to cheap ingredients). As soon as I paid she says "can you take the this to go?" and I asked "are you closed?" she says yes! I told her I would be done by the time her table of three would be finished eating. She said "ok then you have 20 minutes" - I nearly asked for my money back but explained that I went to a few other places and they were closed and I am coming from a long distance and hungry. I didn't realize I was to beg to get food when they still had an open sign out and door WIDE OPEN. A man came and got his TO GO meal. Another came in and ordered my chicken but with rice. Really? Suddenly he didn't have to take it to go? Aren't they closed? My sandwich had very little chicken meat, a lot of spicy mayo, iceberg, 1 strand of cilantro, carrots and cuke. That was it. No jalapeno or really enough chicken. i could get a nice deli sandwich, gourmet italian sandwich or anything for $9 (2 dollars more). Bread was warm and crunchy (good) and the sandwich was tasty but chicken was mainly fatty. I was starving still... Bad manners. Bad food and now I'm HAngry! read more

Wow, just wow! After a long trek around Stanley Park, our large group stormed into the place like a swarm of locusts, ready to consume anything in our path. We tried all the banh mi from #1 through #5, and each of them was distinctly different yet delicious. The bread was nice and soft and the filling was more than generous. It was hard to decide which one was our favorite, but the pork belly ended up edging out the traditional ham. Service was attentive and accommodating! I'll be sure to come back for my banh mi fix whenever I'm in the area! read more

Tried to eat here on Saturday at 8:40pm, and were told they can only do take out not eat in. They should update their website hours. We drove to eat here specially and paid for Parking as well. Sadly they couldn't let us eat here. We even said we will eat fast and be finished at 9pm. Pretty bad way to treat customers like this. Or please go update your hours so it's not misleading. read more

Workers are caring for their customers. I came here several times and I'm a bit embarrassed for myself that the workers remember me. :) The food taste on the healthy side, which is better for my health than other msg-filled food from other pho restaurants! read more

Loved the chicken pho here, great authentic taste and clear broth! read more

Cafe Phin and Pho - Their chicken pho is not oily at all and has a ton of flavour. Don't let the clear broth fool you! - Vietnamese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

They were in my work neighbourhood, and that was great. Then they closed, and I was sad. Then they found a new location on Denman. Love this little unassuming gem. A good ol' fashioned family business. I drive across town for their meatball sub. While my better half always has the chicken pho. Best of luck to the friendly owners of this joint. read more