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I ordered the Pho House Special and Spring Rolls and I was filled up with stuff to take home too. The price is also cheap, and who doesn't like decent food at a decent price? :-) The service was kind of slow, but I find that they're often serving a mid to full house, so I don't expect too much in terms of speed. The ambiance is pretty okay. They keep the place clean. The restaurant feels really homey, especially with the (reasonably) close setting and chatty environment. The staff are always friendly and it's just a best-cost experience at Bao Chau.
Stopped by here for Lunch on a Sunday. It wasn't too busy at all. Seated pretty quickly. A Renovation of the interior had been done pretty recently, it all looks a lot better. The place had Air Con, which is good for such a hot day. Parking is plenty up front and in the back.
I had the Combo A. It came with a chicken skewer, some white rice, 2 Fried Spring Rolls, and a Shrimp Salad Roll. The Rice was pretty gross, they put too much water. The Spring rolls were great. The Shrimp salad roll wasn't too good, the Shrimp was a little fishy. I asked my friend about hers, she said the same, but, it didn't bother her. Pretty good deal too, was under 10 bucks.
The Pho Noodle she had looked alright, a pretty decent size.
I'd come back to this place. No Frills good eats and great deals as like most Vietnamese Restaurants. I'd go back to this place, I wouldn't give it Rave Reviews, but, I think it's decent fair.
Bao Chau keeps me coming back to sate my msg/sodium jones. My usual- well-done flank pho(small order is plenty big) isnt generally too fatty and the condiment side dish of sprouts, lime wedge and basil leaves are always fresh. A key point here is the generous amount of basil they give you. Of course, with any pho joint, its the broth that the discerning soup lover key on. At Bao Chao I always find the broth to be clear, moderately beefy, slightly tangy and nicely balanced between sweet and salty.If I have one...um, beef... its that the broth could be a little hotter. However, its a consistently decent bowl of soup that satisfies on a cold, damp winter day. If I'm starved, I order a single spring roll in addition to the soup. They too are generally good. Bao Chao is also clean and the service quick, efficient and friendly enough. Even during a typically busy lunch rush, your pho will arrive in no more than 6 or 7 minutes. A Hastings-Sunrise stand-by.
Bau Chau is my most favorite Vietnamese restaurant! The food is consitent from pho to their rice dishes and don't forget about their spring rolls! Item lucky #13 pho well done beef, tripe and tendons with an add on of beef balls yummy! Btw great job on the renos and brand new dinning tables and chairs! Easily one of the cleaniest Vietnamese restaurants in town!
I followed K-Dawg's advice and tried Bun Bo Hue - supposedly a dish which has changed his culinary life... Sorry K-Dawg, as far as I'm concerned you should stay in the pound... I don't know if all Bun Bo Hue is supposed to have a greasy taste to it, but I'll stick to my tried and true pho from now on... Bao Chau does look like a decent vietnamese restaurant though. It was about 70% full on a saturday afternoon and seemed to have a lot of regulars. Service was so-so, as you'd expect. I'm looking forward to returning for the the Pho.
Outside it also says "Spring Roll House" special or something. Inside, for a spring roll specialty place, they sure don't have any choice really. (Large? Or Small?). They were okay, but not amazing.
Pho was okay, but nothing great. Can't remember about the bun bo hue too much here. That stuff IS good, but was not great at this place, certainly not memorable. (Not bad, just not great).
Overall, I'd say if you're in the neighbourhood and have to have pho, it's okay, but not a destination. Of course, there are many other places up and down Hastings as well....
I tried this place a couple of days ago and it was good. They have a big selection of pho and lots of other Vietnamese treats. I had the hot and spicy pho which had a nice soup base, tender beef and decent noodles. I got a side spring roll which was excellent. My wife had the combo plate with vermicelli, bbq pork, spring roll and a big deep fried ball of some kind of meat (?). We shared a Vietnamese iced coffee which was average good.
The service was reasonably fast considering the place was packed, but the ambience wasn't great, mostly because of the fact that the place could be cleaner.
Overall, it was a tasty meal at a cheap price. What more could you ask?
One of my favorites and it hasn't disaapointed me yet!
Nice people man that works there. Very polite.
The advertise to have the best sping rolls in town. They are definately not exaggerating. I usually have rare beef with noodle soup of beef balls with noodle soup. It's great. The broth is wonderful.
The cost is veeeery economical. Love it!
I don't think there's you can have great Pho but this is one of the few places that does it pretty good consistently.
I usually order the assorted meats with a spring roll and it always hits the spot. The broth is fragrant and I've yet to confirm if there's any MSG in it (quite a few places leave me thirsty, however this one doesn't). The spring rolls are one of the best I've had at a Pho restaurant. The crispy outside skin is my favourite part.
Their dishes are like any other place but theirs tastes just a little better than most around town.
Servers are quite friendly (the owner especially!) and it's fairly clean. Cash only please.
Went to Bao Chau yesterday after a co-worker had mentioned that this is the best place in town to have Bun Bo Hue (which is a spicy beef/pork round noodle soup dish), named after the famous City of Hue in the former North Vietnam. This same co-worker got me on the dish about 3 months ago and I have been on a mission to every vietnamese restaurant that I go to, to try their version.
Unfortunately, I would not say that this is the best bowl of bun bo hue in the city. It's good, but not the best. There was plenty of meat, both sliced brisket and vietnamese ham (the pork portion) of the dish and even a pork foot/knuckle (which some places have and some others don't...I would rather leave it than take it). The broth was okay, but not spicy enough and it was not hot enough "heat" wise. Out of 10, i would give it a 6.5. The reason why the restaurant got a 4- outstanding for food is because I also got two spring rolls...excellent!!! As I had stated in a previous post, these are the best spring rolls outside of my aunt angie's kitchen.
This is my favorite Pho place in the lower mainland. The Pho soup here is clear and not cloudy like other Pho places. Don't come here expecting the best service but the food is specatacular for Pho and I always go bad. The Spring rolls are very yummy and bigger than other Pho places, as well as cheaper.
Definetely recommend this place to true Pho lovers.
But the food is really freakin' good. I am going to investigate into the Coastal Health thing, but I tend to get plain soup and veggie stuff, so hopefully won't be prone to some of the nastier meat bacteria?? The fact that I will still eat here despite the fact that its atmosphere literally stinks has to tell you something about the food. That, and the fact that it is always busy and they run out of chicken subs most days....and yes, do try the spring roll....
This restaurant has good pho and I've enjoyed the meals here. However, I frequented this place less recently in light of the Vancouver Coastal authority reviews of this place.
I guess what I did previously was eat and try not to think about the kitchen as the cleanliness is something I would think but try not to think about.
On the other hand, I think it's important to support restaurants like Bao Chau as oppposed to McPho's - Pho Hoa.
This place has THE best springrolls in town, beautifully blistered and crunchy, yet chewy at the same time, savoury and delicious. Their lemongrass chicken is the perfect blend of spices and their huge bowls of pho are yummy and salty.
The owner is friendly though the service isn't always brilliant perhaps because they're always so busy, but they are well worth the wait.
My bf and I love to frequent Bao Chau simply for the reason that they have good and cheap eats. I usually order pho bo hue and my bf a large bowl of beef flank pho just great comfort food and perfect for the day after partying way too hard! Spring rolls are to die for! We have tried the rice dishes and they are hearty, meaty, and filling! Service is solid nothing to complain about and ambience is lacking but the food is really what keeps us coming back.
Hello there,
Whenever I'm in the area from some good and cheap Vietnamese...I usually go here for take out lunch. My order...one or two salad rolls with two spring rolls. The salad rolls are filled with bean sprouts and rice vermielli...with sliced Vietnamese ham and cooked shrimp. Also comes with a peanut/hoisin dipping sauce. Pretty good standard stuff. The spring rolls are hot off the deepfryer...the filling is more grinded up than I want but still pretty tasty. Its served with a slightly stronger fish sauce/rice vinegar dipping solution....cuts through the grease!!
We usually drop by for pho at least once a month.. the people that run the place are friendly and service is fairly prompt. However in the last couple of visits, we've noticed the spring rolls are smaller with less filling and the large sized pho is just a tad larger than the regular pho.. and it was upsetting when they stopped serving mi bahn.. but overall, the food is pretty good and worth a visit.
We've been going to this restaurant for over 10 years, probably an average of 20 or more times a year, and have found the food to be consistently good - the measure of a good Vietnamese restaurant is how many Vietnamese people eat there and it is always packed lunchtime and early evening with Vietnamese people, mainly young couples and families in the evenings and workers at lunchtime, getting their home cooking fix. The rice dishes are outstanding, great and authentic flavours and marinades and perfectly cooked rice: I have to disagree with the previous reviewer as we have tried and enjoyed all the grilled meats and never had a bad experience - my wife is Vietnamese and we've eaten in just about every Vietnamese restaurant in the Greater Vancouver area and we always go back the Bau Chau for comfort food and judge new restaurants by the Bao Chau yardstick. The pho dishes are good though they do use msg which is a minus for me. Desserts, especially the Che Bau Mau, are great. Service is fast, friendly and efficient and the owner and his wife always take the time to check that you have enjoyed your meal. Spotless after a recent facelift, this is one of our favourite family restaurants and our kids now bring their friends here for good value, authentic Vietnamese food.
My husband and I have been dining here for over 13yrs now. We have never had bad food, never gotten sick and never experienced any off smells. I have also spent time checking out the coastal healths review of this restaurant. I don't think it's ever been closed.
My family and i have always been well attended to and we will continue to go there over many other restaurants.
i come here quite often, because im in the neighborhood and its good food for a decent price, i always get a side of spring rolls with my order because there that good, if youve never had them before you got to try them.
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