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| - I was ready to hate this place. A Vietnamese "cantine" opening down the street from my place with no pho number, nice-ish wooden furniture, and presumably middle-class white people prices. I've changed my tune. Over the weekend I developed a class-A chest cold- one which could ONLY be helped by pho. Down the street seemed like the most logical option, despite all of my reservations.
First of all, the prices are tax in, making the pho only a couple bucks more expensive than your standard mom and pop pho establishment. The banh mi's are definitely more costly than your typical vua fare but I can't speak to their quality (yet). The pho was on point- as others have described, for take out they give you a giant bowl of noodles and meat/veg, a great big container of tasty broth, and a baggy full of basil/limes/bean sprouts/sauces.
For $12 it hit the spot.
For the neighbourhood, I'm impressed by what TRAN has brought to the table. I'll still head to my old school pho resto when possible, but I'm happy to have these guys around.
The service is also lovely.
Another bonus: they've veganized the whole menu, with the exception of the pho.
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