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| - I haven't been to Pho Pasteur in over 8 years as it was my first and last time (so I thought). Definitely not a place I would go if I wanted pho. I didn't have a good experience because I clearly remembered the soup was very salty and noodles didn't taste fresh, plus wilted vegetables were served. Guess that's the problem with a restaurant that opens 24 hours, one would question the freshness of their soups and quality of their food.
Since our go-to pho place was closed tonight due to water issue, a friend convinced us to try Pho Pasteur as it was his go-to pho place. We were hesitant, but because we were all hungry and fact he was treating we gave it a try.
Price wise it was a little more expensive than the usual pho restaurants: $8.75 for small, $9.75 for medium, and $10.75 for large.
I ordered the pho dac biet since that's the standard special pho with a bit of different meats (rare beef, flank beef, beef balls, tendons, and tripe). Good amounts of meats, but beef was a little overcooked as it was tough and chewy.
Service was friendly and efficient, plus lucky for us our friend spoke Vietnamese so that helped, but we also managed to speak Cantonese to the server as well which was a bonus.
Overall, I am surprised that the experience wasn't too bad, pho was decent as broth was flavourful and not too salty, then again when one is hungry we usually don't complain too much unless it's really horrible.
Will probably give it another try because of the convenient location and their 24 hours operating times. Cash only.
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