Pho Tan's Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

Basil leaves, bean sprouts, serrano chili, lime

On a chilly day, all I want is something nice and warm in my tummy - fast. My friend and I settled for a bowl of pho in Kerrisdale. I fell in love with pho the first time I tried it. I find that the pho noodles are very unique, love the soup base, and love the beef as well. At Pho Tan's, all of their beef noodle soups (pho) come in a small or large for a reasonable price of $6 and $7, respectively. I ordered the phõ tái sách, which is sliced rare beef and beef tripes with rice noodle soup. (Don't worry, they have a nice and simple description of each one underneath their name).

They also serve each table with bean sprouts, basil leaves, serrano chili, and lime. I've never eaten bean sprouts raw, so when my bowl of noodles came, I put a bunch of bean sprouts deep into the bowl to "cook" it. As you can see as well, the beef is rare and I don't like it to be completely rare, so I'd usually push it down into the hot soup first. While they take your order at your table, I believe customers are expected to go up to them to pay.
This place is a very casual place for relatively cheaper priced, but just as delicious, pho.

phõ tái sách (sliced rare beef and
beef tripes with rice noodle soup)