I am a Vietnamese noodle soup lover and nothing is more better than a bowl of piping hot bowl of Pho beef noodles on a cold rainy day in Vancouver. (And there have been many of them this Summer!) What makes a perfect bowl of Vietnamese Beef Noodles is the soup. It’s all about the broth and how it is prepared using the freshest ingredients, herbs, and basil to give it the zest that goes right to the taste buds.
My choice for the ultimate bowl of Vietnamese Beef Noodles goes to Hai Yen Vietnamese Restaurant located at 646 Kingsway (just off Fraser St.) operated by Hai and Yen, a husband and wife couple. The star soup maker and cook is Hai’s mother Nhung, who is a petite woman that cooks up a storm in one of the cleanest kitchens I have seen. (That’s the place where I check out first before trying any new establishment).
Why I like the place is because I can easily park in the back of the restaurant, come by the Kitchen, say Hello to Nhung who always smiles back politely. I usually have a small no. 19. the Pho Tai, Sliced Rare Beef for $5.95. The soup is always piping hot, fresh, and prepared with hand picked beef bones, flank, salt, pepper, burnt onions, star anise, and sugar to taste. There is also a chicken broth for the non beef eaters.
Try a Vietnamese Hot Black Coffee either iced or hot to compliment! Oh, by the way, another hot item on the menu are the deep fired spring rolls. Crispy and very tasty…
There you have it…my favourite bowl of Vietnamese Pho Noodles in Vancouver!
Cheers!
Barry
