By far the best pho EVER! We LOVE this place! Eat in or pick up, this family penned and operated genuine Pho experience is simply amazing. They offer a variety of broths from vegan to chicken to beef based. They have great options and their food tastes magnificent- great portion sizes too! Definitely great bang for your buck here! read more

Most Vietnamese food lovers would be found within a two block radius of each other on Somerset and it's delicious reputation for Pho. Definitely worth the drive to St. Joseph Blvd, is Pho Truc Lien. Tucked away in a bungalow across from Place D'Orleans Shopping Center, this restaurant has ample seating with friendly staff. We arrived around 5pm on a Thursday night and were able to pick wherever we wanted to sit. The tables are large, which is key since you receive quite the spread as you would other Pho places. We started with Vegetarian Spring Rolls, and Vietnamese Iced Coffee, along with the standard tea served at most Pho restaurants. The rolls were piping hot, and came with a tart dipping sauce...sorry, I didn't catch the name!. Once they cooled down enough to eat, they were nice and crispy on the outside, without being greasy. On it's own, the dipping sauce is funky tasting, but I can see how it compliments the rolls when eaten together. I have spring rolls every chance I get, and these were by far the freshest tasting. The iced coffee was made with sweetened condensed milk, which is a nice change from cream and sugar. There was no sugary kick, but instead, balanced out the bitter taste coffee can leave. If you are a Pho lover, you know attempting the medium and large sizes is a crazy idea. My date (6'2 and 220Lbs) forgot how much you get, and ordered a medium....needless to say, there were left overs! His contained rare beef, brisket, chicken, and meatballs...yeah, you wont leave hungry!. I opted for a small rare beef regular. No funky tastes, very tasty broth. Came with the usual mountain of crispy bean sprouts/lime/mint plate. I drowned my soup with bean sprouts and a dash of hot sauce, and attempted the chop sticks. YUM!! While finishing up, a couple sat down across from us, and I overheard the guy mention that it was a well kept secret...he was right!. The service was quick and like I said before, very friendly with a smile and warm goodbye. The bill came to $25 for the drinks, appetizer, and main meal for two people. Worth the try, especially if you want a quieter Pho experience...no neon lights!! haha read more

Pho Truc Lien - a bowl of noodles and chopsticks - Vietnamese Near Me - Orleans, Ontario

I had a chance to come here after our trek to Turkish village failed again. They're either closed or just packed! Back to Pho Truc Lien though. Seriously, GPS this place or you might miss it! It's a house that is on the side of the road and when it's dark out it's not obvious unless you're really paying attention and see the sign on the side of the house. The parking is a little cramped but you should be able to get in. The menu is pretty solid here with a variety of foods from pho to bun to rice dishes. They have a decent appetizer list and most importantly Vietnamese ice coffee. We had the sampler platter and I enjoyed the wraps (non fried ones) and the shrimp was OK. I didn't try to spring roll as I was trying to avoid fried foods that day. I ordered a pho with what I thought had everything in it. I ended up getting something that was similar to browned ground beef in broth which is not what I was expecting. From my tone you'll probably realize I didn't like it though the noodles and broth were alright. I would try a regular pho the next time I'm here though. The ice coffee...heavenly. I mean what's better than a chilled coffee over ice and loaded with condensed sweetened milk? The service was pretty slow on the day we arrived but they staff are extremely friendly and worth visiting again. read more

I went here for lunch on a weekend recently with my parents. I really wanted to love this place because the servers (who I think are also the owners) were so sweet and nice but the food really fell short on taste. I had the "grilled beef all day lunch special" ($11.75). It came with wonton soup, 2 spring rolls, a small salad and your choice of steamed rice or vermicelli (I chose the vermicelli). My mom had the meat balls on vermicelli ($10.75) and my dad had the pho with rare beef, beef brisket and beef balls (medium size for $9.95). The wonton soup was ok. The broth was a little too salty for my liking. However, the wontons were good. They had adequate filling (ground pork) and weren't overly doughy. The spring rolls are really slim, like literally not much thicker than my finger. They were filled with ground pork, carrots, onions and mushrooms but the filling was so minimal, it was mostly just the spring roll wrapper. And the spring roll wrapper is of the Chinese type (wheat based), not the Vietnamese rice paper type (which gets all blistery when it's deep fried, and is so delicious) . The grilled beef was razor thin. I'm actually amazed at how thin they were able to slice the meat. The taste was good, but there was not much of it. The salad was shredded iceberg lettuce, 1 slice of tomato, 4 slices of cucumber and some slivers of carrots. The vermicelli was nicely done. Not too mushy, but not too dry. Overall, my meal was ok, but nothing to rave about, and I've personally had much better elsewhere. I had a meatball from my mom's meal and it was slightly sweet but mostly savoury. It was very good. The Vietnamese name for the "meatballs" is "nem nuong" - most places make them into long logs, but this place makes them into meatballs. Her meal also came with 2 spring rolls and some shredded lettuce. I didn't taste any of the pho, but my parents both said it was not that flavourful and it was lacking in the meat department. My parents think that this place is no competition for the pho places in Toronto, but even in Ottawa, they said they've had better pho in Ottawa's Chinatown. The restaurant is super cute though; it's in a converted house. There's free parking next to the restaurant. It's pretty clean. And like I mentioned earlier, the staff are so nice. They need to make their spring rolls bigger (and I'm totally partial to the Vietnamese style wrappers, so if they switched to those, that would be even better), provide more meat with the meat dishes, and make their pho broth more flavourful. If they did all this, I think their restaurant would be so awesome. read more

Have you ever seen The Office? You know how on The Office one time Ryan was like, "Pam's a 6 in New York, but a 7 in Scranton?" Pho Truc Lien is a 5-star in Orleans, but a 4-star in the city. This is a good go-to for Pho in Orleans. It's been around forever, apparently. We recently visited this spot to get some supper on a week night. It's in a converted house, so the dining room has an interesting layout. It's a no-nonsense kind of place, which is what I expect when I'm going out for pho. The menu was pretty large, but we both stuck with classics. I got beef pho, and my husband got chicken vermicelli. The husband-wife team are the owners, servers, and perhaps also the cooks? They're sweet and friendly. I saw them being extra sweet to some little kids, which was just heartwarming. The food was great, I have no complaints. Nothing out of the ordinary there. It's maybe a bit overpriced for pho, and maybe a bit overpriced for Orleans, but it's the most reliable pho place we've got. read more

Love having this cute place in the east end! Being in Orléans, Chinatown isn't always the easiest to swing to for a quick fix of pho! Nice and friendly service too. read more

Pho Truc Lien - a bowl of soup with chopsticks - Vietnamese Near Me - Orleans, Ontario

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My go to pho restaurant in Ottawa; Used to go here about once every couple months with my family. Still haven't tried anything other than the Pho, but the Pho is so delicious it's worth sticking to. The portions are bigger than the other Pho places in the neighbourhood and the broth is a little stronger. It's prefect for my taste and they give a generous portion of meat as well. One of the restaurant's greatest assets is the owner and service. The owner is really friendly and treats her customers like her friends. She really tries to interact and get to know her repeat customers, which I find really great for a restaurant owner. It really puts this restaurant over the top. Definitely recommend this place if you live in Orleans or are near Place D'Orleans. read more

Love coming to this place! I always feel so welcome every time I walk in. They always remember who I am and show everyone the same type of customer service. You can tell that they genuinely love their clientele. I usually get my food to go but whether I stay in or take out my food is always on point! read more

Pho Truc Lien - S05. This one doesn't have noodles but is packed with a bunch of veggies and chicken. The fried onions bits also make it a bonus - Vietnamese Near Me - Orleans, Ontario

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Oh my! First time in and it was amazing. The spring rolls and the rice paper rolls are awesome. I could of eaten them all night long. The service was quick and delightful. My wife has eaten there quite a few times and I think it will be my favorite too. read more

This is my favourite pho restaurant in Ottawa, hands down. The food is delicious and prompt, and the service is always great. The owners are more often than not the ones taking orders and always remember their patrons - they always are very kind to my toddler son and ask how he is if I come without him. Definitely would recommend! read more

Great service, food is awesome, they are so nice! My favorite pho in Ottawa. Big fan of the Pad Thai and Spring Rolls. Have only been for lunches, so not sure what the dinner rush is like, but there's always people there for lunch but always seating available. read more

The service was excellent, but unfortunately, the food was not. I saw good reviews of this place online, and my husband and I love pho, so we had to try it. The pho was so bland and it hardly had any meat in it. We were so disappointed. It's too bad, because the people there were so nice. read more

I love this place so much. The food is always good and the staff is super friendly. I've been going for years. Any other pho I've tried I don't like as much. read more

Oh my god, they make good pho!! I had the spicy chicken one 4 days ago, and have been craving more since. Spring rolls are standard, summer rice cakes are good (although I would have preferred if the shrimp in it was peeled first) read more

Best vietnamese restaurant in Orleans. Excellent value also.

Super flavourless. The spring rolls were thick and chewy and no taste. The pho had no flavour no aroma. Not many toppings or meat. The worst pho I have had. The service was good. read more

Amazing pho. Truly a real Hidden gem. Love the staff here. They make me feel like family everytime. Food is special kinda Feel good fuzzy warm. I was telling the owner I wanted to open up my own pho place. I would name it perfectly Pho (pho as in full) or good pho you (pho as in for) ! She laughed, I laughed paid my bill and went home. read more

I blame myself. I was craving significant, spicy Asian food. My go-to is usually the awesome Chilli Thai which is almost right next door to this place, their prices and offerings are very similar according to the menus. I ordered A1 (Vietnamese spring rolls) and B5 vermicelli with beef comes with salad. It was ready very quickly (because they aren't busy, I now understand why) the bag had 2 styrofoam boxes, it felt light for $22. I get home and open it and laughed out loud. The entree had maybe 1 cup of white vermicelli and 5 small pieces of beef spread on top - no sauce, no seasoning. ???? The salad had a few pieces of lettuce and a comically giant serving of mung beans. When I ordered, I asked for it to be spicy, so the lady added a small container of sriracha and charged me $0.50 extra for it which I only noticed when I got home. I paid $22 for this. I was still hungry after I ate everything. The rolls were from frozen and were very small, didn't taste like much. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. When I order from Chilli Thai, I get a heavy, large serving of spicy, tasty food that can be shared AND still have a bit of leftover. Lesson learned - if you want good value and flavour, go to Chilli Thai - they have a smart business plan of serving tasty, good portions and encouraging repeat business. I felt insulted paying $22 for the garbage from Pho Truc Leon. read more

Superb food. Excellent value. We particularly like the fact that they offer a kid's menu. Definitely a break from the usual "family" restaurant choices. read more

It was pretty good actually, fall in love with the rice paper rolls, BEST EVERRRR

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE! Best chicken pho in town! Spring rolls are also so good. Decent prices and great place for a quick delicious meal. read more

Been coming here consistently for a few years now and never disappointed, the owners especially are just the nicest people, they always make sure to say hello and chat when they can. The food is tasty and the prices decent. The all day lunch specials, soups and pad thai are recommended. read more