Top Asian restaurants in Burnaby, Canada

The noodles and soups are very good and the place is nice and table is clean. The price is reasonable and with big quantities. Only problem is the service, they don’t even bring me the napkin, ask me go grab in the front desk by myself.

Basic food with old school diner furniture. When we entered the place it was practically empty as you can see in the photos. It was peak dinner service time around 7:30pm and it was just us and one more table. We kinda saw it coming seeing how empty the restaurant was. Broth wasn't flavourful at all. Don't go by the photos, the food looks better than how it tastes. We had to amp it up with a lot of chilli oil even after asking for the spicy pho.

Decent pho. Broth is pretty standard. The noodles are thinner style with a starchy flavour if you like that. I got #3 (rare beef and tendon). Tendon is nice and soft! Average portion of meats.
Vietnamese spring rolls are excellent and crispy.
Bill came to around $45 for two large pho and an order of spring rolls.
Menu is very large, so would come back to try grilled meat dishes.

this place is a rip off. ordered a chicken pad thai and the box it came in was so tiny. it was unbelievable. the reviews are correct. this place sucks.
bland noodles. small portion and over priced. never again.

I have never eaten number 4 as poorly made as them chicken was not cooked. Got the fried rice it was like they are just of the name and nothing else rice were like as it is. Veggies were not cooked as well. And the chicken i ate was the worse chicken i have ever tried. My stomach is upset since i ate that food they barely took 2 min cook it i mean we can say not cooking just giving as it is. I would never go to this location if you don’t wanna waste your money your time your health

Quality has gone downhill over the years and prices have gone up. Portions are still decent but the pad Thai chicken I got today had undercooked noodles that were hard, and sauce was lukewarm. Probably was not fried long enough on the wok. I asked for medium spicy and I didn't see any chili flakes, it was mild at best.

It’s a food court restaurant, be realistic with your expectations and the overall quality of service. For the times I have visited, it is decent quality food for the money, no more no less.

Good service by Pina . She is so polite and smiling, food is good special Tofu w mushrooms, yummy 🤤!

good quality Vietnamese fare.
we had a soup (great broth, generous amount of tender lean meat cuts, noodles not overcooked), and a grilled pork on rice with egg.
attentive service, free parking in front, plus this bonus: they have the hottest chili oil in town!! 😄 (yeah we've checked dozens of others, this chili 🌶️ oil is the best).
washroom was well stocked and clean, though it was dimly lit.

I ordered the "beef" tom yum. The meat was horrible. Very chewy that I couldn't even break it down to swallow. The taste of the meat was off. I am expecting diarrhea soon. The noodles were fine...the tom yum broth was bearable...it had more bean sprouts than noodles. I didn't finish the so called meat..just yuck. What a rip off

Tastes very different, and not in a good way. Don't know what happened to this franchise but across the board, it is no longer reliable. The sauces tastes completely wrong and there is no 'wok hey' flavour imparted from the wok. Sad...

Ordered the beef rib pho and prawn salad rolls. Beef rib pho came with two big ribs one if them was good but the other was really dry. The salad rolls were good (hard to mess up). Mediocre service but we got everything we needed in a timely manner.

I don't know why this place has a low rating. I was there for the second time today. Ordered the fried rice with shrimp. It was amazing again🤤.

Come across the dark Chinese lady with black glasses who takes the order — with rudeness and incredibly dismissing with pure intent to be disrespectful so you can “hurry your order”. We were standing there to make sure the stuff we will get has no allergens and she was so dismissive even said “it’s fried rice of course there’s egg what do you think”. You are disgraceful and a disgusting miserable human being and do not deserve to leave your home to ‘serve’. This woman should either not be running the business or should be fired. Food is old as well. Gross ugly service and humans there. Good luck eating the rats as well.

I am pleased to give Pho Century a five-star rating. The quality of their soup, spring rolls, and especially the lemon grass chicken and prawn skewers on sugar cane is exceptional. I highly recommend Pho Century.

Prices are reasonable. Food came out fast. The restaurant is clean and spacious. Roti Canal is a must try. Bread is flavourful and tasty. We also had laksa, hainanese chicken, gado gado, char kuey teow, and sambal egg, but we feel like they are missing flavors and don't fit our taste bud.

Food was tasty and place was quite busy. Service was good but limited. It’s more like a fast food joint where you order and pay first. Then they call your number and you go up and grab your tray of food.

This review is based on takeout. Portion of the 9. House Special Beef in Noodle Soup was good. The sub was flavour but I wish there were more meat. The Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk portion was smaller than expected and I found it too sweet. 21. Vietnamese Spring Rolls was long and full of stuffings inside but one of them appears to be on the more brown side. I wish it was just golden rather than brown. Noodle Soup was good. The sub was flavour but I wish there were more meat. The Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk portion was smaller than expected and I found it too sweet. 21. Vietnamese Spring Rolls was long and full of stuffings inside but one of them appears to be on the more brown side. I wish it was just golden rather than brown.

My husband went there Wednesday and got food poisoning after having the sweet and sour pork and ginger chicken. He’s had the worst few days and almost ended up in the hospital. Never again.

Cafeteria quality food for restaurant pricing. You order at the front, you get a ticket with a number on it. Once your number is alerted, you will have to go and pick up from the side counter. Customer service was fine. The beef was super dry. I would not recommend this dish. Reading previous reviews, this seems to be a reoccurring theme with the beef. The roti was good and well done. The noods are ok, but I’ve had better at green and oak. I will come back to try the chicken rice, but I would not go out of my way to do so.

Today was the first time I tried Singapore Hawker and it was amazing! I saw that there were 2 locations but I decided to go to the one in Burnaby as it was closer. The reviews weren’t the greatest which made me a little bit skeptical but to my surprise this has to be one of the best restaurants I’ve visited in a long time. I decided to order takeout on the phone as it was busy at the time. The person on the phone was really professional while taking my order and when I arrived the staff were welcoming and nice. Even though I didn’t dine in, as soon as I stepped inside the restaurant I could feel the atmosphere as like I was back in Singapore which really brought back many memories.

The food was amazing as well. The takeout order was packed really nicely which made my commute home so much more easier. Everything tasted really high quality and reminded me of real Singaporean food. I would recommend visiting this place if you are around the area and I am definitely coming back for dine in.

They are very nice and food is delicious very cute location good wifi too

I ordered the tofu pad see ew. The portion was very generous but the taste was disappointing . Very salty, but the gross part is the bunch of burnt ingredients I got. Burned eggs, some of the tofu was burnt. It is my first visit here, so maybe it’s just my bad luck ☹️

Everything was good except the price. I have ordered Thai food all over the lower mainland and have never been charged $3.50 for rice when I order an entree. $17.50 for a yellow curry chicken entree was expensive enough only to get an additional $3.50 added for rice. Won’t be back

I would give it 3.5 stars. It was good all in all, nothing interesting but a huge dish. Compare to other food court options I would say worth it to buy.

WORST Manchu location of them all!! This place is absolute trash. We got extremely sick after eating there. Also they stop making food hours before closing so like 3 hours before they close there’s barely anything left. The Metrotown location is SO much better.

Had the vegetarian Pad Thai ($14) today. The taste was okay but the whole platter had literally two pieces of tofu in it. Could've given 3 stars if the price had been $8. Not worth it.

I ordered thai fried rice with battered beef terrible beef I was told it's crispy so in my mind it's like chicken strips but when served it's so hard if you have false teeth it will surely be broken. Don't ever order battered beef or chicken surely it will ruined your appetite. And it's expensive $15.00 .

Contrary to the negative reviews, I decided to give this place a try and was pleasantly surprised. They've created a food court-style setting to keep prices reasonable, and the dishes are delicious. The curry was especially noteworthy for its thick texture and generous portions of meat. The staff were friendly and attentive, which made for a great dining experience. It seems that the management has taken steps to improve their operations based on past feedback. In my opinion, this restaurant offers an authentic Southeast Asian taste at an affordable price with welcoming service.

Disappointing food.
Rice was dry and beef in curry was dry and chewy almost like beef jerky!
Roti were soaked with oil not crispy. The rest of the food were mediocre at their best.
In comparison, their Coquitlam location is much better.

I don’t know why people say the lady was rude, but when i visit she was very nice to me! Food was great! Ask spicy sauce.

I was excited about the new location since it’s a bit closer to me.

It was nice that I was able to call and reserve a table because the walk in wait is about 45 min during dinner time.

I think I need to try again in a few months when the cooks get used to cooking because I feel like everything tasted sweeter than usual? but still tasty!

The wings were my favourite

I replied on your form same day and no one has replied to me yet. As a restaurant owner myself this was rather disappointing.
There was hardly any veggies, the sauce tasted terrible and wasn't hot/spicy. The rice was cold and stuck together you'd need a knife to cut it. The meat was precooked, dry and tough. Zero care giving during the prep.

Fast and efficient service! It's run like a fast-food restaurant. You first register at the cashier counter and wait to be seated. When a table is ready, you order and pay at the cashier counter, get seated, and wait to be called to get your food. Staff members are friendly and speak fluent English.

Food was tasty. Portions are generous. Good Malaysian curry at medium spiciness. Skewers are grilled well, juicy and tender. Authentic laksa noodles. Worth the wait and will visit again!

I don't know if all Manchu Wok is like this, but this particular one serves one of the worst sweet and sour pork I have out of all the Chinese food courts I've been to. The flavour is not there, and the texture tastes like chicken nuggets that are 10% meat and 90% breads. The portion is also not as generous as the others for the same price.

Ordered pad see ew for my lunch, and I was so disappointed by what I got. The beef has a smell on it, and it is not thoroughly cooked. Was not able to finish everything, even though i tried to, so as to not waste my money. But I just cant. Please fix thissssss 😣😣😣😣

I’ve ordered from Thai Chef before and been happy and tonight I was mostly happy but slightly disappointed. I do tend to order the same thing so I can’t speak to how good every item on the menu is. I ordered through skip the dishes tonight- I ordered the yellow chicken curry and paid extra for additional veggies. $4.50 is a lot extra but it was worth it. I also ordered a side of coconut rice and 2 spring rolls. I asked for my curry to be mild spice which was perfect- it still had a tiny bit of kick to it. However, aside from the spice the flavours were quite bland. The coconut rice isn’t very coconut-y so I’ll order regular rice next time (it’s cheaper). I ordered a small size of rice and it was quite a lot- I easily had enough food for 2 meals. Spring rolls were also good and still crispy by the time I got my order, but a little bit more sauce would have been good.

The worst Thai Tom Yum Noddle Soup I have ever ordered. The amount of soup is significantly less, not even half a bowl fulfilling the noodle. Definitely out of my list from now on.

Ordered the 3G, Red curry with breaded chicken.
With a drink, came to around $18 after tax.
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Gigantic portion! But so tasteless and really awful textures. I expect mall food to be a shadow of the cuisine it's trying to be but this was beyond expectation and not in a good way.
The curry had next to no flavour; needed some kind of salt or acid badly. The texture of the curry sauce was also super thick and starchy. Veggies were cooked well but the chicken was unrecognizable.
What I got was a pile of hard crunchy pellets mixed into the curry. If there was chicken in them it wasn't recognizable; I picked most of them out, they were so gross. Do not recommend.

beef smells bad!! and it ruined the entire pat thai. No green onion or bean sprout(maybe very little, but hardly noticed). Just use 3-4 pieces of good quality beef slices, please. Beef needs to be seasoned. This is the worst Pad Thai I have ever had...I would not care about the quantity. only good thing was the young guy at the front was friendly...sad for the new place. Not even 1 star food for me.

I asked for thai fried rice without tomatoes but I got with tomatoes.
And ordered 2 Tom Yom soups with x spicy, I did received without soup and not what I've ordered. Full of noodles, no salt, no soup at all. Worst service, worse management. Waste of money.

It’s not a typical Thai express you would expect. Tasteless and super oily. The food there is quite expensive for the portion. I should check the review before I ordered it. General Thai beef that I couldn’t finish. I usually not like give bad review, but this location I would not recommend at all. I saw the owner was replying everyone’s review. However, I think a good restaurant should care their food first then reply people by word. Action is more important than letter.

I had a great experience here at Thai Chef. The food was great! I had the pad Thai lunch special. The flavors and textures of the noodles were amazing! They were cut into short pieces so that it is easier for the diners to eat. And the little salad and crunchy hot spring roll made it even better. Mark, the owner was friendly and he made my waiting time enjoyable. I am glad that I found this place today and will definitely come back.

Their grilled meats are super tasty!
The smoky flavour makes it more flavourful.
The portion of rice dish and Pho Bowl are huge, good to share. I can’t finish by myself.
Number 3 - BBQ lemongrass chicken & pork chop is my most favourite here. The meats are very juicy. The taste is right on point. I don’t even need the fish sauce.
If you order togo, you will get 10% off.

This place used to be good, but not anymore. I ordered the basil fried rice and it tasted like soup with all the oil in it. Tilting the plate creates a puddle of grease at the bottom. God knows how much oil I've eaten. Felt disgusted after eating. Picture included.

first time coming here and the server was eager to help. she recommended the traditional thai noodles so i went with it. on top of that, they gave me a complementary side dish which was greatly appreciated. tasty food and friendly environment.

Thai Chef Casual Cuisine is one of the few Thai restaurants along the North Road corridor between Burnaby and Coquitlam. That probably partly explains why this place was so busy when I visited for lunch on a weekday.

The other reason is probably the value of their lunch specials. I have a fondness for green curry so I stuck with an order of Green Curry Chicken ($10 for the lunch special) which comes with rice, green salad, and a spring roll. The spring roll was fried up with a nice crispness to the wrapper and had a hot, tightly wrapped filling inside.

The curry was actually pretty good with a nice creaminess from the coconut milk and a moderate heat from the green curry paste that gradually builds over time. In addition to the chicken, the curry had slices of eggplant, yellow and red peppers, and basil. This stuff goes perfect with a bowl of rice to sop it up with.

Like the crisp spring roll, the seating here is fairly tightly packed and service seemed rushed (but that’s to be expected with how busy they were). I returned a couple of weeks later and found that it wasn’t as busy (but service was just as curt). This time, I picked the Red Curry Beef ($10 lunch special). Since it wasn’t as busy, the food came out rather quick and it was both pleasing and filling. The red curry was creamy but not overly spicy and there was a plentiful amount of bamboo shoots that accompanied the strips of beef, bell peppers, and basil.

On a subsequent visit, I tried their Pad Thai with Chicken. Again, another solid offering… the noodles have a nice, subtle tang and were pleasantly toothsome. The dish was a good portion size for lunch and came with bean sprouts, firm tofu, egg, and green onions.

If you’re looking for something a bit different than your usual curry item, you might try their Spicy Basil Beef ($11). Like all of their other lunch specials, this comes out really quick. There’s a nice amount of heat from the chili peppers in this dish.

I’m not usually a big fan of yellow curry… guess I’m too used to the typical Chinese yellow curry which tends to be on the flavourless side. I figured I might as well try it here since it was on the lunch menu. The Yellow Curry Chicken ($11) here had a pleasantly moderate level of spiciness in the curry sauce. It’s a fairly simple take on yellow curry with just onions, large chunks of potatoes, and topped with fried shallots. As with their other curry dishes, you’ll find yourself sopping up all of that curry sauce with your rice.

After a number of visits here, the thing to know about this place is that there’s not many surprises… each visit was pretty much exactly like the previous visit – very utilitarian (which can put some people off if they’re looking for more service). Overall, the food’s pretty good for the value.

This is probably the best thai place around burquitlam! Every time we come here we never get disappointed (except the wait time and the service attitude)

Their food is fast and delicious. The lunch menu is why this place is so popular. Any entree plus a salad and thai spring roll for only $10!!

You also have to take in mind that there is only one waitress and one cook as well as one dish washer. It's amazing, how she remembers all the info. She has great memory.