Location: 8750 Jane Street Unit 5-6 Concord
Price: $$
Service: Good
Pho Anise was not a disappointment- especially being Vietnamese I am more critical. Of course it was a must to have pho at a Vietnamese restaurant. One of the most important flavour in pho is the aroma of anise within the soup, which a lot of pho restaurantds lack in their soup and this restaurant had that locked down. My mom who is extremely picky with her pho, even stated that soup base was decent. We also ordered com tam suon tau hu ki (rice with pork and fried bean cure) and it came with a pop and a spring roll. I really like the way they had marinated the pork. Usually the bean cured is wrapped around fried/battered shrimp so out side of it is cripsy and inside it is soft and chewy.
The service was decent and they were really friendly. How the restaurant is design is really nice and very modern. They had the front door and back door open- which was really cool and the restaurant itself was bright with a lot of sunlight. We were talking to the owner and she stated that the restaurant isn't open late since its' main customers usually comes around lunch time.
Verdict: Drop by lunch time