Pho Lan Beef Noodle Soup - Richmond

Place is great! Should try number 19 with extra quail eggs and size of the bowl is worth the price. Service is okay and big amounts of noodles and side orders. I recommend this place!

Came to Pho Lan for dinner with P and J, in the quest for large amounts of Vietnamese food. Pho is one of my favourite foods. This place was pretty dark and dingy, so I couldn’t really tell how clean everything was, but the pho was great. Not too salty, came with lots of toppings, and a large pile of noodles. I finished the XL bowl by myself! Achievement unlocked. I didn’t care too much for the spring rolls here, tasted like it was refried, but maybe if I weren’t so full from the noodles I would’ve liked it more.

We have heard and read many great things about Pho Lan’s spring rolls, so we ventured out to Richmond and gave it a try. We were quickly seated even though it was super busy, we ordered the spring rolls and two bowls of noodles with your classic cuts of meat. As many have said already, spring rolls are delicious, super crunchy and full of flavour. As good as they were, we enjoyed the broth just as much. The broth is delicious, it's very clear compared to most Pho joints, and does not taste like it's full of MSG. The meat and noodles were pretty standard, but it's the broth that makes the pho here amazing.<br/ <br/ If you haven't been already, order a bowl of noodles and the spring rolls, you won't regret it. Prices are fair and service is fine. We would recommend!

Grunginess can be attracting sometimes. It 's a fairly old and low class restaurant, yet it somehow reminds me of authentic Vietnam. Thus, I enjoy meals here at Pho Lan not because of their 'ambience, ' but primarily their good food and quick service. Food consistently becomes comfort food here and the effort always becomes appreciable here.

Pictures taken with my iPhone 5.  Pho Lan is a little dim inside, so the quality of the pictures are pretty bad.  I love pho! Cho hates it.  Love the raw beef slice with beef flank slice noodle!  It's always my favorite combination!  I ordered a small.  There's one that's X-large, but then I know I can't finish it.  If only Cho is here, then I would order the X-large. Love eating huge food...even though I can never finish it.  My friend used to order the X-large noodle and the bowl is like a little sink....crazy.