I went to this place for lunch on a Saturday. This place is typical Asian restaurant with no decors (family kitchen restaurant). On that day, I ordered No. 26 (Beef Brisket Stew with rice noodle). Overall, the dish tasted great. The soup was well-seasoned and flavorful. The dish was well-portion and definitely worth up to its price. This place will be my Togo place for Vietnamese cuisine in Richmond. read more

This place does not disappoint. I haven't had Vietnamese grilled food in a while and this totally hit the spot. I forgot how flavourful their marinade is. The short rib platter comes with an array of herbs, lettuce and sheets of vermicelli noodles and a dipping sauce. The Grill Beef Short Ribs plate and an iced coffee with tip and tax is $29. Cash only. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Beef Short Rib plate and Viet Coffee (tip and tax) $29 - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Not much for ambiance but if you are looking for good value, big servings, delicious food and good service. Then you've come to the right place! No frills, just good food at an affordable price. read more

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE Good food at a reasonable price makes Thai Son a good choice when in the area for Vietnamese food; just be sure to bring cash because that's all they'll accept! === 2. FOOD House Special Combination Beef with Rice Noodles in Soup: It's a beef buffet with rare beef slices, tripe, tendon, and brisket with noodles, sprouts, mint, and lime. As other Yelpers have mentioned the soup tastes like it's MSG-based so don't drink too much of it :) Shredded Pork and Deep-Fried Spring Rolls on Vermicelli with Assorted Vegetables: Meant to get BBQ pork, but this was still a good option; the spring rolls nice and crispy, the noodles fine, and the vegetables - well, are really a salad. Vietnamese Salad Rolls (with shrimp): great appetizer or even a meal on its own. Nice that it includes plump shrimp and Vietnamese ham in the same roll. The peanut sauce was warm, which is a nice touch. === 3. SERVICE Takeout service worked well in English and Vietnamese. The food was ready as quickly as promised. Only cash is accepted - no debit, electronic, or credit payments are possible. === 4. ENVIRONMENT While I did not dine in, it appears to have a fair number of tables (only some of which could be used during COVID) in a bright environment. Wheelchairs and baby strollers should be able to get through the makeshift plexiglass wall at the front (presumably erected for the COVID period). Parking is as plentiful as it gets in the shopping complex lot outside. read more

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Honestly, the only thing this place has going for it is the food, and even that is mediocre at best. The service is both slow and rushed, and instead of bringing the bill to your table, you're expected to pay at the counter. Despite this minimal level of service, they still expect a 15% tip and seemed upset when I left 8%. All they did was take our order, no checkins, no follow-up. Overall, a disappointing experience. read more

One of the newer locations for this chain. Guessing they moved over from the other side of Garden City. Old location is now Shine Valley. Parking is plentiful in the strip mall lot. The inside is very new, like the entire strip mall. I always find it hilarious that a pho place has chandeliers. Guess they're keeping it classy. Staff are decent. Looks like they're stretched a bit. But no biggie. I tried their pork chop, pork hash, and meat pie on rice. Decent quality, just like the other locations. Can't really go wrong with their rice dishes. Their spring rolls however are just okay. Personally I'd rather eat the ones at other establishments such as Bao Chau. One last tip - the MSG soup can be refilled. Not sure if there's a limit but it worked once for my friends and me. Overall a decent option in this part of the city. Wouldn't mind coming back, though there are some other tasty looking options along the same stretch of businesses. read more

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The place is your typical Vietnamese restaurant. The prices weren't bad. It's located in the Wal-Mart plaza. Good luck finding parking on ground level. I usually park in the parking lot on top of Marshall's. The Vietnamese beef stew was decent but a little disappointing. Its competitor across the street had a much better version, albeit more expensive. Thai Son's version was flavorful and the portion was good; however, the beef was so hard and chewy! I had to spit out most of my meat as I couldn't swallow them. I felt like a cow chewing endlessly on her grass - bad comparison, I know. I've cooked beef stews at home many times so I know that beef stew takes A LONG TIME to cook before the meat is tender. I think this was their problem. Otherwise, I would have given them a 4. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - lemongrass chicken & pork rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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I've been to the same restaurant a few times when it was in a different location. Since it's relocated I haven't had a chance to visit until now. The place now is located in a new plaza by WallMart in Richmond, parking is a little difficult because it's always busy. But if you don't mind walking, you can always find parking spots further and walk over. The restaurant is very clean and well maintained. There are many tables for large groups, which is very spacious. The lighting is also nice and bright, unlike the old place. The staff are the same, not as friendly, but it comes with any Asian restaurants. I ordered their no.11 and No.46 for takeout, hence there's no pictures. The broth for the noodle was clear and flavorful, and noodles were well cooked. The No.46 is one of their famous dishes with broken rice and bbq pork, beef and chicken. It's designed for meat and carb lovers! I would say the portion for both are still quite big, however, I still recommend to dine in, because after it's being transferred to the containers, the authentic flavor can be lost in transition. I already plan to go back again, hope you get a chance to try it out! read more

Thai Son Restaurant - My favorite Vietnam drop coffee with condense milk at the bottom - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Tuesday special at 10% off is a deal here. Better yet, the pho tasted good with a bowl of hot soup​, reasonable amount of beef with a large and bright set up. Servers were few but then we went late after 9pm. My friend had a lemon grass chicken on rice, and it looked almost good enough for two people. Yes, of course, they used the good old method of flattening the chicken thigh and pork chop to make them look bigger. Nonetheless, it was still good portion, and most importantly, tasted just fine. Too bad we didn't have room for any of the appys but next time! The only thing about that location is parking. That mall is becoming more and more popular with new shops continuing to open up. We'll be back! read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Tarzan! Aaahaahhh - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Food is ok, not great but ok and at affordable prices. Got the pho, #30 spicy special with pork hock, pork chop rice, and a few other dishes. We won't be back though because the service is terrible and the food mediocre. We don't expect a lit from Vietnamese restaurants but the staff did the bare minimum .. no smiles, and it was like pulling teeth to get an extra bowl. We accidentally spilled a cup of tea on the table, and it was dripping into the floor. One lady saw this, and turned around and ignored us. We asked a waiter to help and he gave us 3 napkins. We asked for a cloth and he just said he will clean it later and just threw some newspapers on it. read more

Came on Christmas Day. It was pretty busy for lunch as there was a short wait time to get a table. Friendly staff...waitress spoke limited English but she was pretty friendly when taking our orders. Place is cleaner than a lot of other similar places I've been to. Used tables were cleaned up very quickly and they were spotless. The dining area has modern decor with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, white glossy tables, some plants and grey marble-like flooring. The classic restaurant chairs kinda feel uncomfortable after you sit on it for awhile though. Cook times for the dishes were fair at about 15 minutes for 4 dishes. They serve complimentary bean sprouts and your typical Chinese tea while you wait. On this visit, I decided to try out their menu item titled #50 Grilled lemongrass chicken, shredded pork and fried egg on steamed broken rice. $11.50 was a not bad of a price for it. For the most part, their grilled lemongrass chicken was not bad at all. It was cooked well. Not overly greasy, not overly salty either. It was marinated OK. Just by itself it tasted a little bland but if you dipped it with the provided bowl of their dipping sauce it's got a more of a pleasantly sweet flavor. It's certainly not the best tasting lemongrass chicken I've ever had that's for sure. Other than the chicken, to balance it off, the inclusion of the small salad on the side makes for a refreshing veggie side dish. The shredded pork was OK and it was noticeably salty. Wish they added a little more of it. Egg was cooked well. Not sure how an addition of a fried unseasoned egg adds flavor to the dish but it did make the whole dish seem fuller. The rice underneath it all was also cooked well. It tasted, well, like rice. The inclusion of a mini bowl of clear broth soup to help wash down the oils was nice. Overall, not a bad choice for a casual Vietnamese restaurant. You really can't go wrong with coming here for a light lunch...just don't expect to be completely blown away by the taste of the lemongrass chicken. 3.5/5 rounded up to 4. read more

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In the same complex as the Wal-mart on the Northeast corner of Alderbridge Way and Garden City Rd. Went there for weekday lunch, and the place was pretty busy. Had to park at the Wal-mart as parking at the plaza was full. Seems reasonably clean and bright inside. Had tried to go to this place for a holiday dinner and there was a long wait, so didn't go in on that occasion. The place serves pho and Vietnamese fare. Had their large signature pho, and it was pretty decent. The portion for the large pho is pretty big, and I was full when I finished it. The broth was good, and they gave plenty of meat, but the noodles were merely okay. Also had the grilled chicken, which tasted good. Food was out quickly. No real complaints. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - large signature beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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We came here on Monday afternoon and the restaurant is quite empty. Thai son is one of the reliable Vietnamese restaurants. The food isn't fancy but they also serve decent quality and portion of food. We love their Vietnamese salad roll which is so refreshing and well wrapped. The beef noodle soup and shredded pork and grilled chicken vermicelli bowl came with a very big bowl. The taste is good but the only downside is you can taste the MSG in the soup, which we always feel thirsty after drinking it. It's a nice place to get our craving fixed for a bowl of hot Pho. read more

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Thai Son is definitely improved and more established compared to back to when they had their past location in Richmond. There are a lot of other choices around them now, so you know it's good when seats still get filled up. It's not too different but at least slightly less no-frills compared to before. For example, they have dedicated oyster sauce squirting bottles now, instead of just the using sriracha ones. The glow up is real. I have a good memories of growing up and my parents bringing me to eat their pho in Richmond, typically after tiring tennis practice. I'm glad to see that their portions of large bowls of pho hasn't changed. Apparently they have (as of writing) 5 different location in the Vancouver area now? Cool! Cash only btw. read more

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This is my regular go to place for pho. Love the staff. Food is always good and at good prices. Even it's busy, they turnover tables quickly so the wait is under 10 min so it's okay that they don't take reservations. I usually get the typical pho with rare beef and beef balls. But I have tried #30 spicy beef with pork hock vermicelli noodles and it was really good. Loved the noodles. They are like the Asian fish soup rice noodles but thicker. Also tried their pancake which was also good. The inside had bean sprouts, and some pork, shrimp and squid. Wrap the lettuce around it and dip it in the sweet fish sauce mixture. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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This is my first time at Thai Son. This location is in the plaza at McClelland in Richmond. Nice modern feel to restaurant. The entrance is confusing, the main entrance is on one side of the restaurant near the subway and the other entrance goes into the kitchen and tells you to walk to the other side although you wouldn't be able to tell until you get to the door. Very busy location and quick turnover with fast friendly service. Didn't try the pho here. The lemongrass pork, chicken rice platter good size and authentic. Spring rolls a little on the small size but had a good crisp and crunch. The menu has the usual Vietnamese dishes and selection standard. A good place for typical Vietnamese dishes. Not much variety on the menu or different entrees. Washrooms clean. Overall authentic pho restaurant in the area good for a quick bite. read more

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September, 8, 2019 I ordered a piece of lemongrass chicken on side , their lemongrass chicken... cannot taste any lemongrass favorite, just full of honey favorite. So disappointed. #12 - small Beef brisket , tendon and beef strips noodles in soup... hot and tasty soup base, but not much beef tendon inside. #1 large house special noodles in soup Lemongrass chicken on noodles in soup Salty lemon soda... less salty lemon as before.. soda was so flat , no more gas Ice coffee with condensed milk... the filter was leaking .. coffee all over the places, without replace another one for us.. I need to ask 4 times for napkins to clean our table read more

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First time here and must say it was really busy here. We came here at 1:45 and still had to wait 15 mins are so. The server that put our name on the waiting list was friendly and remembered everyone that was in line. Although it was really busy the space did not feel cramped. The new location is much nicer than the old. I ordered the house special and I must say it was really good. The Broth was not too salty and lots of beef flavor. It surprised me how much meat it had. It was super filling. My bf ordered lemon grass chicken and it was also really good. The portion was also really big. The chicken was nicely crispy on the outside and went nicely with the sauce. Overall this place is great for price, portion and atmosphere. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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New location is much better than the old. More seats, comfier and better parking. I've always liked the food at Thai son. Their broth is very good and the pricing for their food is very reasonable for PHO. I usually get their #13 - beef ball, rare beef and beef brisket. The small is a good size if I want to go get dessert after in one of the many Richmond restaurants. In previous visits, I've also had the chicken or porkchop on rice. This huge dish comes with rice, veggies and 2 large juicy pieces of chicken or pork. There's always enough to pack away for leftovers. read more

Decent pho for a franchise. Its goood for the price. With that being said, i rather go across the street pay a bit more and get high quality fresh pho from the small shop. Service is 2/10. Had to ask for napkins 4 times, as well as the bill twice. Didnt get seated for about 10 mins with no line. Had a #35 good portion, and great skewers. Upon mixing my bowl, i did however find a worm on my cilatrantro! (see attached picture) read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Do you see what i see? - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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My friend took me here for pho and I liked it. The pho was tasty and there was no MSG effect after drinking most of the soup. The place got busy after 1230 pm when the lunch crowd streamed in. Service was decent and they topped up the tea frequently. read more

My first time here and I'll definitely be back for more. The food is tasty good. I ordered #35 because I can't pass up a bowl of vermicelli noodles. This one came with grilled skewered pork, shredded pork, a deep fried spring roll and pickled veggies (aka carrots and cucumbers) with shredded lettuce, all of this in a big bowl for $11.25. And this bowl was filled. I really need to remember to take photos but instead I devoured it! It of course comes with the chili and fish sauce which I poured all over the bowl. The service was fast and good. There were 10 of us and we were seated quickly and our orders were taken promptly as well. They didn't split the bill for us but they graciously allowed us to pay separately. No automatic gratuity on our total bill either. But FYI, bring cash as this restaurant is cash-only. All in all, we enjoyed our experience and will gladly be back for more! read more

They moved from across the street to Central at Garden City. They're located on the same side as RBC. New place is cleaner and brighter with the same staff and good ol'pho Noodles and Spring Rolls but with lots more parking. Good food, good value, friendly and fast service. This is still one of our favourite Pho place. read more

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This place gets busy during dinner time. I was lucky to have arrived around 5:30ish and got seated right away. I've had Thai Son at their previous location and it was take out. Didn't impress but since they moved closer to me I might as well give them a second chance. So glad I did. I'm not a huge rice person so I got the Bun Bo Hue as usual 'cause I like some spice. The noodle soup was filled with goodies and packed full of flavour (4/5). It took quite long for my soup to come though. I've been staring at my friends going at their dishes about 10 minutes ago. I tried their lemongrass chicken and it was bomb (5/5). I'd skip the noodle soup and go straight for this the next time I've visiting. Can't remember what my other friend ordered but it had pork skewers of some sort and that tasted good too. Contemplating if I can order this for dinner right now. read more

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Maybe I have a bias... but imo this is my favourite pho place in greater Vancouver area. Been going to Thai son for pho for almost 10 years now. Servers are quick and efficient, don't really talk much to you unless you are a regular. I have never had a visit where food was off, they are consistent with quality and portion sizes. Good portion sizes, cheap and best of all they have tuesdays deal where everything is 10% off. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

This is my to-go-to THAI Son restaurant and even though I live closer to the other ones, I feel this is the cleanest and the most efficient one of this restaurant chain. I go just about every week and my usual order is #13 large which is a huge bowl of beef balls, beef brisket, rare beef over a bed of rice noodles/Vermicelli in a rich, flavourful soup. Served with a small mountain of bean sprouts and other garnishes this is a real man-sized meal. They also have other Vietnamese dishes which others raves about but that #13 is just too addicting for me - never a bad meal there, never fails! Highly recommend for a great, well-priced (cheap!!) filling meal. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - #13 - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Nice addition here at this new big outdoor open concept mall. A real pho compared to the banh mi only across the street. Salad rolls are quite bulky, though the pho broth just ok. Extra star for cleanliness as it's the nicest one. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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I usually come here when I eat with a certain client. She's goes there every week and now every staff member knows her. I like their new location. The atmosphere is way nicer, but parking is limited during lunch or dinner rush as its now in a complex with many other restaraunts. This place only accepts cash. Whenever we come here, we always order the same thing so we are never disappointed. Food quality is always the same. We usually get the spring roll to start, then the child gets the lemongrass chicken on rice with egg, and we get the beef short rib with special steamed vermecelli and veggies. This is my favorite here. My client doesn't wrap it as its messy, she eats it like a salad, but I eat it like a wrap. Super yummy! I'll get some again today, been craving it for the past two days! read more

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Just came home with take-out from them. This dish tasted great even at home. Usually the texture plus the appearance can't compare to restaurant presentation but the Banh Xeo (Savory Vietnamese Crepes) was fantastic. Great service when I had to wrap my order for takeout after my date cancelled & I decided to take order home. Wait staff is very accommodating. I felt bad afterwards that I didn't tip them 'cause I was so pissed off at my date. Guaranteed great tip for them when I go back with a reliable date. Thanks Thai Son Richmond. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Banh Xeo - Savory Vietnamese Crepes - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

New location for Thai Son inside the plaza across from Walmart. There's a good amount of seating and an updated look with their white quartz tabletops and bright interior lighting. The food tastes the same to me - not too salty and good food to satisfy that pho craving. The menu is more or the less the same too - soup noodles, dry noodles, rice with lemongrass meat choices and spring rolls and salad rolls. The service is quick and speedy as usual and Cash Only of course. Free parking available in the lot. Overall, nice upgrade for Thai Son. read more

A place I always go to and always have great service with yummy food. I love the noodle soup broth. I got #1 large rice noodle soup, house special combination beef read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

atmosphere: clean inside with enough seating. customer service: friendly price: average food: the pho was good and the noodles were tender and lots of meat. read more

decent service good food/ although i think it's gone down they moved to the new location by the new Walmart complex/ alot of parking space family friendly if i had to choose 1 dish: special dry noodle (mi kho thai son) would I go back? Yes read more

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Location seems cleaner and way more busier but the quality is still very good. For the price I think everything is quite reasonable, we will always come back to here. Always get their number one how special noodles which is reasonable at nine dollars as well as the lemongrass pork chop which I love. Never had a food issue here, you get what you pay. There was a table beside us complaining about the food quality and how late everything arrived and had a huge argument with the servers and it was just very inappropriate and I felt bad for the servers because the customers started to complain about how late 30 mons their food arrived and how dry their meat was... well to be fair their food was almost 90 percent consumed at the very end of their meal, which was not the right time to bring this up now.... Not sure what kind of service they expect for a lower and small Vietnamese restaurant on a busy rainy Sunday but it was just really disturbing as the restaurant was almost full too . At the end , the customers left, agitated and threatened to leave negative reviews to drive their friends away.... it's quite a show. read more

Probably the worst experience for Mother's Day. My sister ordered the bun bo hue and halfway through her luncheon, she fished out a thick strand of human hair that was floating right in the middle of her bowl of soup. We sent it back and they gave us a new bowl as an apology. Lo and behold, there was yet another strand of hair floating in her bowl of soup! How hard is it to wear a hairnet especially when you're handling liquids? I'm sure those who ordered the bun bo hue that day ingested his hair! The thought of multiple strands of human hair and possible dandruff being stewed as a broth and then served to paying customers sent shivers down our spine. Absolutely gag worthy. I'm surprised my family didn't vomit on the spot. What a let down! Will not be coming back to this location. read more

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Thought it was Thai Restaurant at first but then tried their Pho and it was amazing. It's my new go to place. Just remember it's cash only.

It's gets busy around dinner time, but I've never had to wait longer than 10 minutes. The staff are friendly and very efficient and can speak at least three languages: English, Cantonese, and Vietnamese. Food is tasty, good portions, affordable... my favourite is the Vietnamese beef stew with rice noodles: the beef is tender and flavourful, but not everyone likes the tendon, which is also tender and not chewy like some other places. This is my second visit but first review here. I'll definitely be a returning customer. read more

Thai Son Restaurant - Large Vietnamese beef stew with rice noodles... - Vietnamese Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

The waitresses was extremely rude. Their sprouts refill are precious to them. So rude, so I was with a friend and we got one plate, I asked for one more. So the waitress death stare at me after serving the plate, so I showed her I was eating it. The latest time cause it took 5 minutes as usual or more to get them to my table and some tea. Ordered immediately and asked them for some extra sprouts. They gave me minimum sprouts, so I asked for second plate and wanted to leave my table and attempt to take my sprouts away. Being a big dude I needed some more because they gave me so little. They gave me a bill when I needed tea and more sprouts. They said I couldn't have anymore and I said Vietnamese tradition and policy doesn't say I can't have more but ignored me. The waitress took my bowl and plates away. read more

Consistent quality. Good pho, bun (vermicelli) and rice dishes. Clean restaurant with quick service. It's been quite busy the few times I've been to this location, but we were able to order and have the food brought to us quickly. It's my go-to pho joint in the area! read more

I'm pescatarian and there's literally one dish I can have and I'm getting sick of it but my family loves going. Otherwise it's really delicious read more