Last weekend I woke up with my cranky pants on. I am not normally a morning person but some days are definitely worse than others. Usually J hides in his office while I lay on the couch watching the food network, drinking coffee until the caffeine boots my spirits, but last weekend I wasn’t having it. We got through breakfast and by lunch J couldn’t handle it anymore. He decided that he would take me out for lunch to cheer my up and I got to pick wherever I wanted to go, which seemed to be a very difficult task. The cranky pants were hindering my ability to make decisions. After browsing urbanspoon for about 20 minutes I finally decided on Pho Hue Xua. Pho would definitely do the trick.

Pho Hue Xua is located at 22334 Lougheed Highway, which is right downtown Maple Ridge. The location is really easy to get to and the restaurant itself is simple yet inviting. When we walked in there was several other tables with people which is always a promising sign and were greeted right away.

 

I ordered the rare beef Pho which came extremely fast, and before our other items, which didn’t bother me since I was starving. For 7.50 you get a giant bowl of pho packed with quite a bit of meat and noodles. The broth was delicious! I usually go for the hoison and rooster sauce, but not this time. This was amazingly satisfying and I would definitely come back for this again.

 

 

J ordered his usually noodle bowl with lemon grass pork and spring rolls. The meat was very flavourful and moist and his was also jam packed with yummy goodness. I kept reaching across the table to pick out bits off his plate as well as slurping down my soup.

 

 

We also got fresh spring rolls which were really good too.

 

During our visit the tables continued to fill up and for a place that hasn’t been open very long this was pretty impressive. I think by far this is the best Vietnamese place in Maple Ridge and I sure hope they’re here to stay.

**fyi-they also have free delivery!