Pho 51 Vietnamese Restaurant in Port Coquitlam

One of my favorite broths around here and always a really good amount of meat in the pho.

Lovely staff and the stir fry beef vermicelli and salad rolls are delicious!

Top tier Pho in PoCo. Parking: Walmart parking lot. You could park a tour bus. Food : 5/5 |

Great satisfaction! Noodle is a perfect texture. Great portion. Quick dine in and move on.

Its absolutely worth going back. Delicious!

I find that this place is priced higher than usual and the soup quality was mediocre.

Everyone is going to eat the lemongrass beef short ribs, it s so delicious

The person in the boss cap provided poor customer service. Did not even say thank you and never showed gratitude. Constantly sour. He might be having a rough day, I dont know. He only shot us a huh expression when we asked for a single condiment.

Delicious ~ very refreshing taste

Very large servings and delicious food Happy customers Food

Always drove by and finally went in. Very clean and nice staff . Food was really good, staff was very nice. We tried our first Vietnamese coffee blown away . We will definitely be coming back here

TERRRIBLE food and owners are awful.

They use canned chicken. So gross. Dont support this business

Amazing people that cook and run an amazing restaurant. The food is absolutely delicious and made with so much love. This is the one place I consistently go to and get the same thing because it just gets better and better each time. Couldn t ask for a better restaurant in my area :)

My favorite place to get Pho. Whenever I visit BC I make sure to go! The broth is amazingly delicious!

Good Pho, in a good way.

Inattentive staff and cheapskates. Overpriced.

This was our spot. We have been coming here for 5+ years. We came here on the day my wife went into labour with our second child. Since then, it has been our staple spot once or twice a month with our two kids. Sadly they have now installed two GIANT TVs making it impossible to put our kids in any position to prevent them from being glued to the TV. We came here and did not mind paying the extra cost that some people complain about because the staff have always been phenomenal and kind. Tonight they turned one of the TVs onto cartoons due to multiple families with young kids which just made it worse. Sadly, we won t be coming back because of this - we will find another Pho place without TVs. Kid-friendliness: Not kid friendly due to giant TVs. Kids will be too distracted to eat and there s not a spot in the entire restaurant where you can t see one of them.

Great pho, friendly staff and amazing service! The pho is a little pricey in comparison to other restaurants but the portion size is good! Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options available

Literally $20+ for ONE DISH. (this doesn t include drink or tip) noooooooope. i mean if you re loaded it should be fine.

1 word...overpriced. The food is good, the atmosphere is suutable, but there are other, cheaper options in the area for pho...

Pho 51 is my go to Vietnamese Restaurant mostly because I live nearby. I have ordered food, both for dine-in and for take-out, numerous amounts of times. That being said, I will be giving a review of my restaurant experience as a whole. Generally, the restaurant gives big portions and when done right, I can say that Pho 51 is my preferred Vietnamese Restaurant in all of the Tri-Cities. Of the many things I ve tried there, my go to choices are an iced Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk, spring rolls, and either the rare beef and tendon pho or the grilled lemongrass chicken. First of all, you can t go wrong with Vietnamese coffee. Vietnamese coffee has the perfect balance of strong, sweet, and creamy. In addition, the spring rolls have always been crispy and delicious along with the fish sauce for dipping. The one downside to Pho 51 in my opinion is their consistency. The pho broth is usually hearty, flavorful, beefy, and clear. However, there were multiple times where the pho broth was extremely watery and bland. My guess would be that the kitchen staff probably refilled the broth on a rolling boil with water and then served it to us without letting the broth simmer and the flavor develop for a sufficient duration of time. On the other hand, the seasoning of the lemongrass chicken can sometimes be spot on, but other times, it too can be bland. Overall, Pho 51 is a great restaurant, but I guess when revisiting a restaurant many times, you are bound to see inconsistencies in quality.

Awesome local pho restaurant! Great service and staff. Food always great quality and tasty. Our go to for pho!

I had to order at the front and pay (+tip) before I was even seated. The food also came with a hair.

This is a great little spot. Consistently good food, and service.

Almost 20 dollars for a large pho that everywhere else would be a small, mediocre broth, service was terrible and the server was very grumpy and rude. Would not come here again

Tried this pho place out of the blue, ended up liking it more than our usual pho restaurant :)

OVERPRICED compared to all local pho restaurants & nothing to justify the price hike. Service is mom and pop - so can t blame them on that Will not be coming again.

I went there, the food was ok at best, but way over priced! Being a generous person I tipped well but obviously had to pay before we sat down. When my daughter couldn t finish her meal we asked for a take out container. I was told they charge for that! I don t care about the money but I find it very odd that you can except a tip, tell me that western restaurant put the container in the price of the food and asian restaurants charge. This is all about principle. 3 regular size bowls and 3 veggie spring rolls cost $89 and they charge for a container. I was very surprised. No service or anything. Just brought our food out and that s it. Not impressed at all considering I ve been to multiple Asian restaurants regularly and never saw anything like that.

Service was fast

They advertise on their website that they close at 8, but Ive been there since 7:35, and when I stated, Hey you know, I always come here and theres no issue with it, they finally let me in while still acting really rudely. I just discovered a long hair in my foot, so I asked them to change the food. After they did, it took them 15 minutes to bring my food back. When I tried to eat it, it was too hot, so I had to wait until it had cooled down. They came and stood in front of my table as soon as I started to eat and stated, We have to close the store. they also prevented me from finishing my meal. I recorded and took pictures of my food when it was all gone because they wouldnt let me finish it, and I had to leave without enjoying the meal I had paid for.

They serving a small bowl thats why they dont put much soup in the bowl. Some customers they like soup but their bowl is too small. So you dont have much soup. We spend almost $70 for 4 person just for that. I never come back this place anymore.

Portions are small and meat was dry (in both the pho and the rice dish). Price is quite high compared to that in the tri-cities area for pho. I feel like its a better value to eat at a pho place in Vancouver with bigger portions because its 17$ for large bowl of pho but large size seems like its a regular size bowl. Table beside us ordered small bowl and it was a very small bowl but around 1$ less. Definitely not be returning ! 20$ for rice dish and meat was dry and tasteless. 25$ for a spring roll to be included in the rice dish (I feel this is more expensive than Vancouver).

This is definitely, without a doubt the best pho restaurant in the tri-cities. The broth of the pho is super flavorful, and the noodles are the perfect texture. Not only that, the chicken, spring rolls and practically everything on the menu is delicious. Calling it delicious would even be an understatement. The staff are the nicest people ever. They remember your order, and really treat you like a regular even if you arent. The service is super quick. All the staff are hard working and get you your food in minutes. I highly recommend to any Asian cuisine enjoyers.

The pho here is great. The problem is the prices have gone up. For a large soup with a tip it s now over $17 dollars. That is just to expensive for a bowl of pho Edit 3 years later. Same bowl of soup is now 21 dollars with tip. Crazy

Where to begin.... Extremely overpriced terrible bland Pho with noodles so over cooked they crumbled into mush and literally 1 small peice of Brocolli and a sliver of carrot. They were extremely put out when i asked for bean sprouts. They also charge money for you to take your leftovers home! I didnt have any change and didnt want to use debit so had to leave it... no loss really but regardless Ive never been charged anywhere for that! Worse than the food was the service. UNBELIEVABLY RUDE. Actually Ive never had ruder service to be honest. I Will NEVER go back. So many pho restaurants in this area Id rather support.

is very pricy now , 22$ for a bowl, extremely expensive

Ok food, very expensive. Way overpriced.

I like supporting local businesses, but I m hoping to see improvement on phone orders for pick up. They always get orders wrong. I tried ordering by the numbers on their menu and they still get them wrong. Most of the time it s a language issue. Not meant to be derogatory, English is not my first language too. Maybe we can order online instead? That way there are clear selections (with pictures) to choose from that will also translate clearly to the restaurant.

Pho 51 has been my favorite restaurant for Pho since they opened, Ive been coming here for years getting the D5 and have always been happy. The reason for the 1 star is the price. a large bowl of Pho is now $19.25 before tax and tip. Sorry but I can no longer support this restaurant with outrages prices like this for a bowl of soup...

Way too exspensive for pho

Not the same ... It is just okay.

I typically love Vietnamese subs; but this was subpar 4 me to say the least. On the website it said $7.45, which would have been a more reasonable price for this 7 sub. I was charged almost $12 for pick up for a grilled chicken sub with carrots, cilantro, and onions (there wasnt any cucumbers, which I thought was a staple or sauces). Given that I can get a 12 grilled chicken at subway next door and load it with veggies, I didnt feel the value was present.

I usually prefer rice menus, but pho is aways best when I have hangover

Pretty good food, the severing size was massive it came out really fast

Bring the bill before they bring the food ridiculous.

This place was terrible. They made us pay before they even let us sit down. The workers are slow and unwelcoming, their beef tastes rotten and slimy, it was not even edible, the smell of it made me gag.

Overall bad experience. Prices are high compared to other local pho restaurants. Asked for veggie spring roll and after eating it they notified me it wasnt a veggie. Poorly run

We were told to go up to the counter to order when we were there to dine in while guests after us were seated first before ordering which I thought was odd already. I got the pho and for 2 small bowls and one spring roll came to $45! Soup was very bland but it did have lots of meat. The environment just did not make you want to sit down and eat. Will not be back.

Has anyone ever experienced the situation that you need to pay first before eating when dine in?

Good food. Service wasnt good at all. 3 of us ordered food. My food came out 5 minutes before the other 2 peoples food. We were given the Bill before our food came out and we were asked if we needed the machine. They also charge for take out boxes.

Sad, this used to be our favorite pho place, but not anymore. It will take a lot for us to go back. Their portion is super tiny and they raised their price $17.25 for small and $18.25 for large. I understand theres an inflation, but too much imo. Service was ok, was offered water refill. I had a small and it was a bit bigger then a pop can and the large wasnt much bigger. The kids bowl was even smaller, my son 8 wasnt full and had to eat out of my bowl. Positive is there were some meats.

Food is delicious! The Chicken Noodle Pho, Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli, Salad Roll & Spring Springs were all so fresh, flavourful, and so very satisfying. Well definitely be back to eat here again.

Come here often for Pho, banh mi subs, lemongrass chicken on vermicelli, the black milk tea is the best - easy parking, great friendly service

The food was overpriced for what it is. Running at 20 dollars a dish which is about 20% higher than other places (even with the price that s gone up after Covid), we expected at least good food. Ordered rice dish and the meat was so plain and no grilled flavours at all. Had so many Vietnamese places that s better than this I don t understand why this has such high reviews

Pay up front + tip upfront regardless of service. And no customer washrooms???? I wont go back.

Loved the lemongrass chickens and chopped pork. It was surprisingly tasty and flavourful. I was genuinely delighted and impressed.

Food is good and service is fast. Theyre pricier than most places I go for pho. The quality is good though.

They served wonton without shrimp when its advertised wirh shrimp, very disappointing meal

Very tasty Pho. All Covid protocols were in place. Staff were nice. Would go there again

Very good noodle soup !

Pretty decent Pho place but prices are higher then others. 1 large bowl 1 reg and 1 kid meal was about $48 before tips.

Drive out from Maple Ridge for take out...the tastiest broth and high quality meats!

Great food and good service

Where do I begin. First entered the restaurant with my friend to sit down and eat , when we were told we had to order b4 we sat down and also pay b4 we sat down. I had only $ 5 cash on me so I paid $20 by debit for my meal when it asked me for a tip? Well I tip according to the food and the service how am I to tip when I havent even sat down yet. I tip between 20% - 50 % depending on service. However I tipped $5 cash as that all the cash I had. Come To find out at the end of the meal when I asked for take out container as I ate only half my chicken vermicelli, that I needed to now pay .30 for a take out container ??? I had no cash as I gave all my cash for the tip in advance lol lol ...so uhmm yah if my friend didnt have .30 cents on her what would have happened would I have not been allowed to take the rest of my food home ?? Or maybe he should have just taken it out of my tip then As no one is going to put .30 on a debit or credit card . Maybe Pho 51 when u tell your customers they have to pre pay especially when we use debit or credit let us know we cant take home our left over meal unless we pay. 30 .... I will never go back there this pre system is retarded and frustrating to say the least. It is a sit down restaurant or use to be . For anyone who loves Vietnamese the place on prairie and coast meridian is delicious way cheaper and u get free take out containers imagine that being able to take home left over food without paying lmao ..

Great service and well decorated. My pho broth wasnt as flavorful as other locations Ive been to and could have been a tad bit warmer. Its Pho that does the job, taste yummy but not one of the best that Ive had. Bonus points though for a great kids menu

Good soup, large portions. Definitely recommend.

Experienced Ph eater here. Dropped into Ph 51 on way back from camping at Golden Ears. Their broth is so tasty and super clear. Too many Ph restaurants have bland broth. Ph 51 s broth is one of the best in metro Vancouver. Great amount of noodles and meat. Their Vietnamese coffee was perfect. Too often, it is either too bitter or they use too much condensed milk. Perfect ratio. Hit me like a ton of bricks, in a great way. Reminded me of my trip to Saigon. Their lemon soda was spot on as well. Super refreshing and not too sweet. Again, too many restaurants use too much sugar for this drink and it will hide the lemony taste. Perfection. Will be back!

My family favorite place. My in-law came from California where alots of Vietnamese community live but whenever they comes to visit they always ask to come to have Pho in this place. Big bowl of Pho with a lots of meat. Clean.

2022-05-31 afternoon around 1:30pm. Not busy. We ordered one house special and one pork sub. If you like meats, you will like their pho which is full of meats! But I am more impressed by their sub. So delicious! I did not even want to waste a second to take a photo so I did not take one, sorry Grilled pork sub is a must-order! Server lady is very friendly. Great customer service too. Strongly recommend Pho 51!

My FAVOURITE Vietnamese place. Food is always amazing and staff are always great. It s clean and service is quick :)

The veggie spring rolls are amazing!!! Best spring rolls I ve ever had

Haven t had good pho for awhile and this place I would def go back.

it was tasty in 2020, somehow it getting worse now, an I won t go back anymore

Love this place. Great owners and amazing food. Highly recommended.

Went there for the first time on Aug 13, 2022 for a late lunch. What a gem! Friendly owner, great food (their pork spring rolls was the best I had in a long time), and my friend and I both rated their cold Vietnamese coffee very highly. Will visit again for sure !

Meats are pre-cooked as they arrived luke warm. Why would a restaurant precook their proteins when the place is not even busy. Seriously, talk about lazy

food is good. Friendliness is not that good and they charge you for chili oil for your soup and they literally give you a teaspoon full. Every other pho I ve been too it s on the table in a jar for you to use. I like my soup spicy so a teaspoon or less isn t ideal. Parking: Easy parking

Excellent high quality Vietnamese food with great service, the ordering and paying before you sit makes it super fast and easy to quickly enjoy great food and simply leave when youre done.

Food was reasonable but extremely costly. Not worth to return. Service is average.

Came for dinner on a weekend. Wasnt too busy. First time here, was caught off guard when you had to order and pay before you sit down. Food was good. Staff was friendly and willing to help. Service was good as well. They came often to see if we needed to refill water and tea. Portion size was good. Had a good experience

Best food ever!

Tasty, big portion that goes reasonably with the price imo . They have a prepaid policy like those inside the malls food court so it is a bit different from other Pho places for people who are not used to this. I personally find it convenient since I can finish my meal and leave whenever after. Staffs are super friendly and willing to help. Good experience overall!

It s our favourite Vietnamese restaurant in Poco!

The pho soup was good, BUT the worst customer service. They get payment before eating food. Whenever you go into the restaurant there is a big board instead of menu, after you choose the food what you want to order they bring the machine in front of you to pay in-advance..

Food was okay. I didn t enjoy ordering over the phone. The lady that answered was not friendly and was not understanding what I am saying. She kept referring to the pho as chicken noodle soup and it had me confused . I kept saying chicken pho large . Then she got irritated a little and said yes chicken noodle means chicken pho . I mean ok sure I guess? If I m at Tim Hortons or white spot I ask for chicken noodle and to me that is a completely different thing than pho. Please refer to your manu items as they are! Pho was good. I had the chicken pho. I also asked for a veggie spring roll. They gave me a pork one. I even repeated veggie spring roll twice but the lady seemed in a hurry. Anyway I ate a few bites of the spring roll before realizing it was pork. I am a Muslim . Pork is prohibited for us. Needless to say I was upset. Even the receipt confirms it was pork. Why would you do this? Especially since I specified veggie. Listen more calmly and patiently to your customers. Not happy at all. Even though the actual pho was good, this experience leaves a bad taste and I will not return. Although the younger boy that gave me my food was very nice. I left a tip just on takeout because he was patient and good customer service.

Lovely place to have pho ..

Portions are small compare to price in comparison to other pho restaurants. They ask you to order by walking up to the counter as soon as you walk in. Didnt think pho restaurant had changed to fast food style. Once u order and pay for it then they seat you. Makes it harder to have the feel of restaurant experience. Overall would never go back. My kid didnt finish her soup, wanted to take the rest home. Asked for to go bowl and they wanted to charge me $ for to go bowl. Imagine u have already paid when u entered now u gotta pay 50 cents with ur credit card for a to go bowl which is included in every place u go to. Overall the worst experience at a pho restaurant

Perfect food for cold weathers! The services are great and the food are very tasty. Fresh ingredients and reasonable pricings. Highly recommended for lunch and dinner! Parking: Lots of parking available.

Friendly staff, excellent food at a good price, I have been back to 51 again and again, consistently good quality reasonably priced pho. No need to go any further

Loved their taste! Little awkward of pre-pay system, but overall the service and food was very satisfied. Would like to visit again for sure!

Food was good and reasonably priced. Lots of variety.

Best pho in town

Best Pho in the Tri-Cities!!

1st time try Pho 51. It was delicious . The service was awesome. I will definitely come back. Thanks

Clean, neat.

Its just that the amount is small...

Favourite place for pho!

Just avoid it

Good pho place

The taste is very good and I have been there many times. Recommend pork chop rice and satay beef noodle

Had a wonderful dinner this evening. The food was delicious as always. The staff was very warm and welcoming to my family and myself. Thank you so much, we will be back.

Very good lemon chicken

Im a pho-fanista...its a thing I swear, maybe...ish either way this is the best pho outside of Richmond hands down.

Awesome food and service

Best PHO around .... great menu ... delicious food ... Friendly staff ... Highly recommended.

Great service, and DELICIOUS!!!

Excellent service; excellent quality of food - definitely recommended.

Authentic flavour notes for Vietnamese cuisine. The value is worth for the quality and quantity. Nice service and clean atmosphere here.

Awesome foods

Good food and service. So far the best Pho Ive found in PoCo.

Seafood soup came with hairs and we asked to replace it. The second dish was with hairs again. Do not recommend.

Great service and good selection of well crafted Pho

Price goes up

good spot super fast service and lots of parking. I try the spring roll its big enough to share!

Delicious bowl of Pho, Remember to support your favorite local restaurants as these are trying times for all establishments at the moment.

One of the best places for Pho and Vietnamese food in my opinion. They always have great music playing, friendly staff and their food is just delicious. I have been going for a couple years now and I haven t gone since covid but I am definitely missing it right now. The tables are always clean, and they re consistent with it. If you re looking for a place to try, try this place. I promise you, it will not disappoint.

Always fresh and delicious meals!! Highly recommended!

Got take out order from there today, my son got an egg sandwich and it was delicious. I got a pho myself. They gave me so much beef broth is not super salty. Definitely will return for more noodles

One of the better pho spots! Love their hot and sour soups

To the gentleman who was complaining about customer service as well as the uncooked meat, I feel as if I ought to apologize for his behalf to the staff. I cannot have gluten, and the girl who served me and cooks were very considerate of this and let me know all the gluten free options, going out of their way to provide me with additional choices and making sure I knew exactly what was in my food. He was being very rude to the poor girl who was new, and spoke to her very condescendingly as well as belittling. I believe her English was staggered, as when she served me I could hear a bit of an accent. I don t like to assume, but I do feel as if it was racially motivated as the whole staff struggled with perfect English and he took advantage of this. He ordered a RARE steak pho, and complained that the meat was uncooked. I find this very humorous and more proof that his review was out of spite, not truthful to the reality. Thank you to Pho 51 staff for your hard work and do not let an angry, self-serving man insult your business. We will be dining here again.

Did not love the order process...or the whole ambience, however the Pho was surprisingly DELICIOUS, and very generous with meat. I was pleasantly surprised...and won over.

Great service

Fast service and covid safe. However the broth could be hotter. It was only warm and not warm enough to cook my beef slices.

Excellent! Good place for Pho.

We were really surprised by the price bump. One pho noodle soup for almost $16 ? Vermicelli for 16.50? Thats like $18 a bowl with tax. I like the taste here. But I just cannot justify the price for the bowl of pho.

The portions here are honestly so massive for the price really enjoy it

They were delicious and friendly, but because they were so busy, they left out a lot of things, so I had to keep asking for more.

My family and I love this place. We eat there any time we want pho. There are a lot of options for pho chicken noodle soup, and we have tried most in the area and this place is by far the best one. The chicken is high quality. The staff are always attentive, quick and very nice. Id recommend this place to everyone.

Great Pho. Try it!

Great service. Generous portions of tender meat in all 3 bowls of our pho. Other son had kids menu lemongrass pork on rice w/spring roll. Huge portion. Could almost split one kids meal between two smaller kids. Good work!

Introduced my son to pho soup today. Great food (pho soup with rare steak & lemongrass chicken on vermicelli with spring roll) & service. This is one of my favorite comfort food restaurants.

I love Pho, and this is the best place to go with family. Hot soup , great customer service .

Delicious Really great food

If you cant eat cilantro, dont eat here.

Best pho around

If you want PHO this place is the best in tricities. Hands down! I cannot wait for them to reopen.

Amazing restaurant Linh the owner is very kind and generous the food here is amazing whether you get pho or a sub highly recommend this restaurant

First pho takeout since covid started and it was just so-so. Ordering via phone is tough because there is no menu so you have to have an idea of what you want. That being said, the person on the phone was helpful and patient as I explained what I wanted and the order came out to what I expected. When picking up the food I saw the most staff were wearing masks but not the cashier - I guess it was so he could talk. The food itself was ok. Not pretty like you would get during an eat in but Ive had a lot of take out pho and this was underwhelming. The spring rolls were good but overly oily. The meat quantity was good and the texture was tender. I felt the amount of noodles was small and the overall flavor was what one would expect for fast food. Id give this a 3.5 star as it was good but although it wasnt the worst pho Ive had, it was far from the best especially at that price and dont feel its worth rounding to a 4 star.

Hmmmm...two different sized bowls when hubby and I ordered the exact same meal. Flavor was awesome though!

Excellent

The taste is good and the quantity is good^^ The spring rolls are really delicious^^

Fantastic as always. Great portions.

One of my go tos for delicious, fairly priced pho. Owners and staff are always very friendly, fast and respectful of your time. Havent explored the menu much beyond the tripe pho, but thats probably a good sign because I love it so much!

Yummy food but getting pricy now.

Good pho away from downtown Vancouver

Delicious! Had the rare steak soup and the flavours were sooo good!

Delicious food will most certainly return again in the future for more pho.

Pho is very tasty and service is great. They are always cleaning the tables.

Good food and good service. Very accomodating and friendly.

It was extremely got lots of meat and very top quality everything. Very friendly fast service too. Perfect as we where in a hurry.

Great Pho great price.

Quick service

Greeted and walked through their ordering procedure very friendly and helpfully even during this covid nightmare. Helped us choose excellent food options and I m leaving here stuffed haha. I read a lot of comments in terms of price being a bit high. I can see that but would also caution that it s because their ingredients seem insanely fresh. Have to pay good money for quality ingredients. Had the noodles and tried the rice even opted for a won ton soup as well. All was worth my money and I ll be back with my wife on another cold day.

Best pho Best pork spring roll Best service around I d give it a 6 if I could

Compared to all other pho restaurants, this one is very expensive!!

Beef really Hits the spot. Came back from Van West for this. Happy to support my fav pho during the pandemic.

Very efficient service here, the ordering was all done before we sat down and the food was good overall. Everything seemed well spaced for covid. Give this place a try, nothing like Pho on a cold rainy day!

Good food but very pricey! $16.50 for pork vermicelli bowl. Un pho get a bowl on shaughnessy is better. Better food, better prices. But they are closed Tuesdays so i went here. But still good food!

The food is awesome and the service is excellent

Super fantastic! Love these people and food.