Pho Bang New York

Le repas était correct, sans plus.
Cependant, je dois avoir que le style du restaurant me déplaît. J’aimerais pouvoir manger tranquille à ma table et non avec des étrangers qui prennent les places vides.
Aussi, il s’agit d’un restaurant du type «avale et pars au plus vite». Tellement que les nouveaux occupants de notre table se sont pratiquement assis sur nous.
Bref, je né suis pas impressionnée.

I always look forward to the weekend for their special spicy broth noodle bun bo hue and their dessert drink with tapioca. Always busy but clean and well lit. The waiters are really friendly too!

This was one the best vietnamese restaurant I ever run into. It was a nice to find it during our Montréal trip. Real good value on the price, you can order a variety of beef phở and grill pork and egg rolls and you’re still within the budget. Taste better than most places you can find. The service was quick and fast and the waiter sure know his stuffs well. I certainly give it a 5 stars.

Phở is alright but not good enough to make me come back given the lack of service. I was seated and given tea but was never given the menu for ten minutes or so — I thought maybe I’m suppose to order at the front? Nope. The guy at the cashier just looked at me and gave me a pissed off look. This place also doesn’t provide a sauce plate.

One of the least memorable bowls of phở I’ve had, which is a shame because this was the only Vietnamese place I got to try while in Montréal. I had high hopes, but don’t remember much at all. I had a vegetarian option, maybe their meat phở is better.

Food: Phở at a very average quality, the broth is salty but lacks beef flavor, very bland… although the meat has been well cooked but it lacks flavor as well, and only few pieces of meat covering mountain of noodles…
Service: The staff are not very friendly for the few occasions I’ve been, I saw them chasing down customers for tips as they were walking out the door… (I thought tips were optional… O. o)
Price: A little expensive due to its location I guess
Ambiance: Bright, fairly big, mostly long tables that you have to share with other customers. Usually fairly crowded but still manage to look pretty clean~

Have had the phở and grilled vermicelli plates. The broth for the phở leaves one very thirsty which makes me believe that lots of msg is dumped in there. They give alot of meat and they’re all too thick. The ratios of meat with noodle is just off. All in all, not my favorite bowl of PHO. The grilled chicken plate, the chicken again is too much. The pieces are just super thick and I felt the need to make sure they were well cooked. Because they were so thick, they were also not very tasty. I wouldn’t go back. There’s definitely much better viet food elsewhere.

This place gives a good name to Vietnamese food. It’s clean and satisfying!!! I got the vermicelli bowl with beef&chicken. I am dying to come back here with my mom because I know she’s going to love it. It’s also a plus that they serve you a soothing tea

I got the number 1 (combo) extra large. Overall, the broth is a bit on the bland side with stronger hints of licorice and peppercorn. The noodles were a bit short of the ideal elastic texture. For a combo, the meat combo was lacking in that there was little tripe, no tendon and no meatball.
The place is cleaner than the average phở restaurant. If you prefer a lighter broth, this place might be for you. If you prefer a stronger, sweeter broth, try some of the other places down the street.

After eating greasy food for days, this was the most delicious, comforting food that we could find near our hotel. I didn’t know how crazy packed it was compared to other location after walking around Chinatown.
The restaurant is small so expect to be seated with other people in the same table! Vietnamese style. It’s hard to get to your servers once you order because they’re always busy running around so make sure to ask for anything while ordering as well!
STUFF I WOULD GET
|#1– Phở Dac Biec|
$ 8 for small
$ 9 for large
$ 10 for x-​large
Honestly, I’m not much of a phở person myself so even if it was bad, I wouldn’t have known. But the food taste delicious to me though. All phở taste the same actually. I guess I just don’t eat enough to differentiate or care about it.
|#13 — Rice with grilled pork| $ 13
OHHH YUMMYLICIOUS! After not eating rice for a few days, I was mad craving for this! I wish it was broken rice instead of just rice but it was good nonetheless! The grilled pork was so tasty and well marinaded! If you don’t want phở, this dish is the next best dish to get for sure.
|Bun Bo Hue| $ 9.50
They only have this on the weekend, since I guess tourists are not familiar with this dish? It only come in large or x-​large only so be prepare to have an appetite! I was a bit worried if I could finish that but luckily I shared so that helped a lot. The broth was very flavorful but not spicy like it should be. It reminds me from the one I had in VN a lot actually.

Excellente soupe. Attention le bouillon des tonkinoises est a base de bœuf et non pas de poulet. Essayer la soupe avec poulet grillé. Une des meilleures a Montréal. L’endroit est très propre et les serveurs sont très courtois. Les toilettes sont spécialement super propres et modernes. J’enlève une étoile parce que c’est particulièrement achalandé et pour la disposition des tables.

I’ve wanted to try the Phở Bang for quite some time. Vietnamese for me is inexpensive comfort food. It’s a great name also Phở Bang so I had to check out the noise to see what’s it all about! Phở Bang is as the name suggests is a busy restaurant. Maybe that’s where the New York portion of the name comes in. Entering the place I was lucky to get a table right at the front. The place was packed. Like Grand Central train station at 5pm packed. Tables close together and servers weaving around the place serving food in a very efficient and calculated fashion! If crowded spaces are busy restaurants are not your deal then this is not your restaurant. As in other hellacious busy Vietnamese restaurants it’s about efficient service and you don’t come here for a server asking «hello how are you doing honey»? It’s order your food, eat, pay, leave and come again. Don’t screw with the system here or come in with inflated expectations.
Perusing the menu they had wonderful pictogram images of their dishes. Most items under $ 10. I had selected a bun noodle (vermicelli) dish that was grilled chicken and beef. With this I shared a plate of pork based spring rolls with my brother who I ate with. Serving size was a bit smaller for the vermicelli (as mentioned by my bro) but overall quality and flavour was excellent and fresh for the noodle bowl. The spring rolls were crispy and filling inside was a mix of ground pork and veg. Overall a solid meal. Meal with tax and tip for the two of us was just shy of $ 29 which is awesome and one of the reasons I come for Vietnamese. This is a busy place the food is on the upper end of good and one of the copious Viet places in Chinatown.

Malheureusement, une pâle copie d’une bonne soupe.
Très bien situé, donc aide à sa popularité.
Tout est simplement OK… sans plus.
Ça peut dépanner…bien en bas de la liste.

Il né faut pas se fier à l’ambiance et au décors. Meilleure soupe vietnamienne à Montréal. Le bouillon est plein de saveurs, beaucoup de légumes et la viande + fruits de mer sont délicieux. Les rouleaux frits sont très bons et le service est super rapido ! C’est le meilleur endroit pour manger rapidement quelque chose de réconfortant et de bon pour la santé.

Est-​ce que quelqu’un peut me dire que viennent faire les mots «bang» et New-​York dans le nom de ce resto vietnamien, situé à Montréal de surcroit ?! Pouvez-​vous m’expliquer pourquoi on a flanqué des statues grecques dans ce décor assez kitch qui n’a rien d’Asiatique? Vous me direz que c’est plutôt secondaire quand on sert des plats aussi succulents à des prix plus qu’abordables. Et vous aurez bien raison. Phở Bang New-​York est LE «fast food» vietnamien le plus populaire à Montréal. Et pour cause, tout est toujours très très bon.

We were looking for a place to eat one night and were just going to randomly choose a place, and then we walked by here and saw that it was jam-​packed, line waiting to be seated and so we all looked at one another and walked in thinking: «Wow, the Phở must be amazing!!» and… it was ok, definitely not the worst Phở I’ve had but it wasn’t the best either. I guess I just don’ t get it because the Phở back home is so much more rich and flavorful, this just tasted like slightly flavored water to me.
The service was ok, and the seating is tight so be prepared to sit next to someone who you don’t know. I’m sorry to say that I wouldn’t be a in a hurry to return here.

Some days you just need the comfort of some amazing Phở and a spring roll to make everything alright. Phở Vang New York is my go to for Phở in the city only second to Phở Lien in my humble opinion. The broth is perfect and the service is great and fast. When you have that kind of week and need a warm hug come eat some Phở. The price is great too