Restaurant Dakao

Viande assez grasse et les Bun sont fait avec des pâtes italiennes, en soit c’est pas mauvais mais ça me rappel pas du tout le Vietnam

Très bon resto pour aller savourer une soupe tonkinoise! Bien cuisiné!
La seule chose (qui me tient toujours à coeur quand je vais manger à l’extérieur afin d’être un peu dépaysé), c’est la décoration qui en l’occurence est un peu simpliste. Elle né plonge malheureusement pas dans l’ambiance du pays. Je sais que le principal, c’est la nourriture, mais c’est toujours bien agréable d’être envoûté par la décoration d’une place de restauration.

I ordered a take-​out and it took me the time to sit down for them to give me my order all packed up (they were surprisingly fast). It doesn’t cost as much for their smallest portion, and everything was included in the package: viet basil, lime, sprouts, etc. They’re also one of the few phở soup which I can finish in its entirety without feeling completely sick. They still added some MSG, but not as much as others. For now, it’s an ok restaurant, not the worse, not the best.

It took me a while to place the craving I was having. Finally I traced it back to a couple weeks ago when a friend had picked up take out for us from this little basement joint on Jean Talon. I trundled over there and loaded up on the vermicelli with veggies, grilled beef and imperial roll. Back home all of this goes into the giant bowl, with a shot of sriricha and tadah! Rainy day conquered. Everything was as it should be, very fresh and light and full of flavour, not at all greasy. I will definitely be back to try the Phở.
Dakao is cash only, but there’s an ATM inside. Family run and very friendly and helpful. It’s clean but not fancy, half sunk below the street, and the few folks eating there were Vietnamese. I’ll be back frequently.

Just found another favorite Vietnamnese restaurant of all time. My love for Vietnamnese food is extensive and undiminishing and the bo kho here won my heart many times over.
We came here on a Saturday night at 6:30 pm, we were sitted right away. Boyfriend’s parents knew the owner, they were friendly and started bantering with us. (Too bad I can’t understand anything) Deciding to be adventurous, I ordered bo kho for the first time. they came over with small phở soup (compliments of the house) first, what deliciousness, the light and clear soup with beef balls, the soup flavor is perfect, every spice, seasoning, herb and the bo soup base is on the dot. Then my bo kho came (with rice). How come I never ordered this dish before?! The flavor is incredible, the meat taste heavenly, mixed with beef tendons, skins and fatty meat, giving the extra tenderness and texture. The stew itself is brewed to the perfect flavor, PERFECT, there is no saltiness, heaviness, just the perfect blend of flavors dominating all of my taste buds. From the first moment, my taste buds started slaving away for the delishness of the food and entered a foodie trance. We had che 3 mau for dessert, the gelatin sugar, green jelly and beans, along with coconut milk (lactose free!), so refreshing, so delicious, so good.
I’m in love with this place and with its bo kho. I’ll definitely be back to try their bun bo hue, the other love of my foodie life. Sorry phở lien, I’m cheating on you with dakao.

Phở ga without chicken broth, whaaaaaaaaat!!! «Phở ga is just beef broth with chicken. sorry, we dont have chicken broth.» Major disappointment. However…
If you want the regular phở (phở dac biet), this place tastes like phở in CA (that’s not Canada… I’m talking California.). Broth is so good and piping hot!
I’d love to try their chicken broth if they had it!

Une super place pour les soupes vietnamiennes!
Essayez la phở tai (au boeuf saignant) et les rouleaux impériaux!
Pas cher et assez authentique! Ça vaut le déplacement…

There is a lot of Phở places in Montréal, this is my favorite one. On weekend you should try the special spicy soup, one of my favorite!

the best phở we’ve had outside of hanoi. The soup is just right, rich, brothy, yet clear; not salty nor sweet. the basil leaves were fresh and unblemished. And best of all, they added a fresh red cilipadi (bird’s eye chilli) which I haven’t tasted in more than a year. The resulting blend was just right, with the rare, choice beef slices and smoothly textured rice noodles. Dang, it almost makes the 24 hours of getting to Montréal and back (by rail) worthwhile.