Pho Tan Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup and Bubble Tea Restaurant
2076 W. 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6M 1Y8
604.606.0688
Open 7 Days 10:30am - 9:30pm
**2Stars (our of a possible 4)

Is Pho Tan Kerrisdale a new contender in the ongoing Pho battle? How does it stack up?

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The World’s First Double-Down

Target 2.4: Au Petit Café
Address: 4851 Main Street
Phone: (604) 873-3328
Menu: Page 1; Page 2;

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The last time I posted Knightafter’s phodown my brother called me to ask how it felt to see someone do a better phodown. I tried to explain to him that you really can’t say one is better than the other; they’re just different. That makes sense. Right?
Well, I may have to change [...]

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A little while ago Eat Vancouver reader and local food enthusiast, Knightafter, emailed me with the results of a phodown he has been conducting over the past several months. I was incredibly impressed by the thoroughness of his report, as well the sheer number of pho joints he has visited. It is also [...]

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Target 2.3: Saigon Venture
Address: 1310 Burrard Street (map)
Phone: (604) 605-8908
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Price: $4.25-$5.95 small; $5.25-$6.95 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: March 13th, 2008
Visit time: 1 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#3 rare beef) -
Broth: 6.5/10
Beef: 7.5/10
Noodle: 8.5/10
Condiments: 6.5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7.5/10
Jason’s total: 7.3/10
Des’ ratings (#1 house special combination) -
Broth: 6.5/10
Beef: 7/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 7/10
Other [...]

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As you have likely noticed we redesigned Eat Vancouver a bit this weekend. We’re now sporting a flashy new banner and a three-column format. I’d like to send out a huge thank you to Michael Chin for designing the banners and Travis Schneider for helping with the back-end stuff.
If you have any comments [...]

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Target 2.2: Pho Kim Penh Xe Lua
Address: 500 West Broadway (map)
Phone: 604-877-1120
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4
Price: $5.49 small; $6.49 large; $7.49 extra large
Condiments Photo
Fishtank Photo
Hours
Visit date: February 19th, 2008
Visit time: 7:45 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#11 rare beef & tendon) -
Broth: 7.5/10
Beef: 7.5/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 7/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7/10
Jason’s total: 7.2/10
Des’ [...]

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Target 2.1: Vong Gac - Now Closed
Address: 663 East 15th Ave. (map)
Phone: 604-872-6650
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4
Price: $5.25 small; $5.75 large
Condiments Photo
Fishtank Photo
Visit date: January 24th, 2008
Visit time: 7:20 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#16 rare beef, flank & tendon except they were out of flank and added meatballs) -
Broth: 7/10
Beef: 5.5/10
Noodle: 8.5/10
Condiments: [...]

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Phodown 2.0
a nail in the coffin
Monday January 28th, 2008
By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver Writer
After awaking to find a frosted over car for the past few days, I couldn’t help but get a very clear message: Winter is here, and she’s not catching her return flight anytime soon. While there’s no way to put and [...]

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Home for the Holidays
a holiday special series
No Country for Old Phở
Wednesday January 9th, 2008
By Michael Chin
Eat Vancouver writer
I’ll be honest. I had trouble finding an angle for this piece. It seemed odd because there certainly isn’t a shortage of angles on Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup (case in point: The Phởdown). I guess [...]

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