I went to Song Huong last week on the recommendation of Sherman. Boy was he right! Although I’ve lived in Surrey my whole life, I’ve never noticed this strip of complexes on 108th Ave. It’s just down the street from Pho Tau Bay. The parking was a bit difficult at 6PM on a weekday. If there’s no parking and you drive in, you have to back out onto 108 Ave as it’s a direct street off of Highway 1. Not easy.
After looking at the menu, there were a few items that I wanted to try, but I was actually in a bit of a rush. I ordered the Grilled Pork and Rice with egg. My friend ordered a pho with just steak and beef balls. It actually took quite a while for the food to come out. It was getting us nervous because we had to be in and out of there pretty quickly. Strangely, my rice dish came out before my friends Pho. Weird. But, it was worth the wait.
My pork came with a sunny side up egg, rice, some cabbage and carrot salad, and some fish sauce. The pork was grilled perfectly. It was tender, and it was still lined with the perfect amount of fat to add more flavour. I loved it. The only part I didn’t like about the pork was that the bone was still in, so you had to do a bit of cutting to get around it. The egg was also good, and the yolk was runny. The cabbage and carrot salad also was a good side dish with the fish sauce.
Now, my friend said that this is his new favorite pho! His favorite used to be Pho Tam, but he said the broth at Song Huong is the best. I’ll have to take his word on it for now until I get to try it.
The prices were pretty standard, and the rice dishes were a little bit cheaper than other places. In the end, the bill was just under $14 for our food. The service was a bit slow on this day, and I’m not sure why. So, I’m not too sure if this is my favorite place yet, as I didn’t try the pho. I’ll have to try next time to decide, but I know I will definitely be coming back to try what Sherman and Kim had.
Song Huong
14667 108 Ave
Surrey, BC
(604) 581-4710
2 Comments on "Song Huong, potential new favorite Vietnamese in Surrey"
Oh you give me too much credit! Anyways, it is indeed not a very visible restaurant, kinda small. But yes, it’s the same as the one in Vancouver. Solid Vietnamese food!
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