I travel to Montreal often on business and try to go to non trendy establishments to break the cycle of overpriced business dinners. After reading Yelp reviews I decided to try this place.
Being from DC, I have quite a pho palate and this place fails miserably. Let's start off with the good:
- the place has quick service. You are in an out within 30 minutes.
- the portions are large. A medium size bowl is a large in some other places.
Now onto the disappointment:
- cash only. It's expected in these types of restaurants but can be inconvenient for tourists.
- the pho broth was greasy, a huge pet peeve of mine. The cuts of meat were also extremely fatty. Some pieces were all fat. Gross.
- the broth was also very bland. I had to add a ton of hoisin and sriracha in order to get any type of flavor.
- the summer rolls are bean sprouts, shredded lettuce, and slices of thin shrimp. The dipping sauce was watery.
Overall I would not come back. Pho is all about broth and a greasy, fatty, unflavored broth is a big no no.