Pho 88 - Montréal

Yum! I'm always on the search for a good pho spot to fulfill by beefy noodle cravings. We passed by this place on a drive and decided to try it out. I placed an order online, and it was great because you can get 15% off. I ordered a x large all dressed beef pho, with tendon, flank, rare beef, tripe, and meatballs. My dining partner got and x large with rare beef and meatballs only. They were the same price, 12.50, which is very very reasonable. We ordered for pickup at 7pm and it was ready on time. I also requested extra garnishes, which were kindly provided. The extra hoisin and sriracha was nice too. The takeout packaging was well done, i appreciated having the large bowl provided so I didn't have to get my own bowls out. The noodles were good, not too soft. And there was a decent amount of beef. I could have used more tendon though. I am taking some stars off though because the bean sprouts did not seem that fresh and the lime wedges were too dry. The pho didn't have enough cilantro, green onion, and onion in my opinion, and the garnishes did not include extra cilantro, and thai basil, sadly. The broth was okay but a bit too oily and lacking some spice, I found. Overall it was by no means a bad meal but I think next time i will seek out my regular places, or try something else new. Give them a try though, they have lots of other things on the menu and the 15% off is a good deal.

Ordered through Skip The Dishes. I ordered the Chicken Vermicelli. The quantity vs quality as amazing! The grilled chicken was well charred and delicious. Plenty of noodles and the sauce was flavourful. The spring rolls were good too. I don't usually eat a lot of fried food but it was well made. I didn't touch much of the salad but it was alright. I would just prefer the noodles, chicken and sauce. :

The soup was okay, nothing amazing. I got the grilled chicken and veggies and I found the chicken to be slightly sweet. They portion size was fine. The best thing I had were the shrimp skewer appetizers. They were a little expensive for what you get but super yum

Our local friend suggested it and it was a perfect day for pho, as it's winter in Montréal. We sat in the front where we could watch traffic go by, btw the parking is in the back if you go or street parking. Staff was nice and gave us some product suggestions, like their fried ice cream for dessert or fried wontons for an appetizer, but we stuck to the staples. The spring rolls were really good, the cold rolls were fresh, but the sad chicken would have been sliced better, their peanut sauce was decent, but could have used some crushed but garnish or texture. Pho's arrived and the broth was nice, just a nice balanced clear broth with meats for the pho specials. For the price we paid, it was good bang for the dollar, would have lived some braised oxtail In it though, alas they didn't offer it. My friend always got the special spicy beef soup with braised beef, and it tasted like a tom yum paste with some curry/satay paste combined. Overall solid and quick pho, if you don't want to break the bank.

One of my favs place near me goodService and good foood you so try them out : specialy the bbq porc with rice ahmmm