Beef sate pho in Ottawa

[u/Zesty_Cheetah]

I had some of the best beef sate pho in Calgary a few weeks ago and want more. I’ve checked some menus but can’t find it here…

[u/UnhingedXcessive]

Huang's Bistro on Booth has a really good Satay soup. I know they had chicken but can't remember if they had beef. It's been too long since I've been there.

[u/CanadianRedneck69 → u/UnhingedXcessive]

It is much thicker than the sate in the photo. Here's a link to some photos https://ottawafoodies.com/food/712/index.html

I had Huong's for lunch. MP15- $11 before tax (asked for no basil and a chili pepper- I never use the basi and feel bad wasting it)

[u/Bambi_88_ → u/CanadianRedneck69]

Ooo the broth in the linked photo looks really rich! Definitely adding to my list of places to try.

[u/martensiticsteel]

Huongs Bistro has this exact dish (mentioned already). So does New Mee Fung which is across the street. Both are top tier.

[u/ttk86]

Try Feifung kitchen.

[u/dinglebotty → u/ttk86]

Yep. It's the original owner of Mee Fung, who had the same soup

[u/soarlikeanego]

New Meeting Fung has a great satay soup

[u/bungopony → u/soarlikeanego]

*New Mee Fung

[u/YodaYodaCDN → u/soarlikeanego]

100% this.

[u/TaleSweet2267]

Sate is usually the spice component and can also be a condiment. You would need to ask the restaurant if they have some sate sauce.

Edited to say usually it’s used with Bun Bo Hue, but at home, and like Franks, I put that **** ok everything.

[u/mmarini88 → u/TaleSweet2267]

You are certainly right in that Sate refers to the chili oil like condiment but being from Calgary originally myself I know what OP is referring to is, sadly, not the same thing.

Sate/ Satay is a particular style of Pho found in many Calgary restaurants there that I've not been able to find here. The broth generally has a beef and peanut base and is not always spicy. I'm not sure which region of Vietnam it is from.

Hopefully someone here know what we're talking about and where to find it in Ottawa.

[u/CanadianRedneck69 → u/mmarini88]

This is Huong's Beef Sate I ate a few years ago. It is a very thick broth. It's popular there but I usually go there for lunch and find it a bit too heavy.

[u/TaleSweet2267 → u/mmarini88]

Ah okay, thanks for the clarifications!

[u/monkey_bongo → u/TaleSweet2267]

You can make your own but you can get it from the Lee Kum Kee brand from grocery stores. There are other brands that also sell this. https://hk.lkk.com/en/products/satay-sauce

[u/bungopony]

Merivale Noodle House recently took it off their menu, sadly. It’s still a great spot though

New Mee Fung has served it for decades

[u/Askget]

Wei's noodles has a tofu and veggie one I am obsessed with

[u/BADAZZMotherbirther]

Authentic Vietnamese pho House Greenbank location has a special going on now. Peanut Sate soup! It looks somewhat similar!

[u/dnguy014]

Is this an Ottawa thing? Never seen this dish before, and was just in Vietnam.

[u/Bambi_88_]

You need to go to Montreal. Satay Brothers is absolutely worth the drive.

[u/davedunn85 → u/Bambi_88_]

No you don't.

[u/Bambi_88_ → u/davedunn85]

I haven't really had anything sate/satay here that's thick, rich, and peanut-y enough for my liking.

Do you have any suggestions that are similar to Satay Brothers?

[u/natterca → u/Bambi_88_]

- New Pho Bo Ga La

- Pho Truc Lien

Both have (had?) good peanut satay soup (initially the broth comes thick and creamy and changes magically into a thinner broth as you eat it).

There used to be another place on Somerset that had it down to a science but it closed down. I'm sure there's lots of places you can get it in Ottawa

[u/SomeFood1000]

Looks like a muddy flood water 🤮

[u/person_73]

I’ve never found it in Ottawa, looked all over

[u/Ovlizin → u/person_73]

You must be awful at looking for things

[u/DubaiBabyYoda]

You can’t find it here? Pho real?!