AUTHENTIC VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN FOOD!
We serve traditional Vietnamese noodle soups and rice dishes surprisingly fast in a comfortable environment. Guests come from all over the area — and the world — to sample our delicious food.
Our Brand Story
Learn more about our authentic family-oriented pho franchise model.
Passing on our good fortune to franchise owners seeking to build their own American Dream of being your own boss, financial independence and legacy.
Meet Our Founding Family!
Dr. Andrew Cai’s father, Sau Cai, a Vietnamese refugee, founded Pho Pasteur® to support his family after being laid off from his engineering job. Along with his wife, Lan, they opened their first restaurant in 1991 in Boston, Massachusetts, and expanded with a second location in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2017. When young Dr. Cai was helping his father lay bricks for the outer wall of their restaurant, Sau held a brick in his hand and said “Son, one day this brick will feed our family.”
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For 30 years, the Cai family built their restaurant, “brick-by-brick”, from an eight table hole in the wall restaurant in the “Combat Zone” of Boston to a thirty-six table restaurant Boston staple. Dr. Cai and his brothers worked in the restaurant since childhood as Sau was raising them to understand that you need to learn to earn everything yourself. Their mission was to treat their employees and guests like family while serving a variety of traditional noodle soups, rice plates, and other authentic dishes.
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They always believed in serving the freshest cuts of meats and vegetables and took great pride in offering a great selection of vegetarian and gluten-free dishes. Along with a reputation for its delicious food and big portions, Pho Pasteur® is also known for fast-paced service and lively ambiance. The food takes only a few minutes to be served and is enjoyed in a full-service dining setting.
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When Sau decided to retire after a health scare, Dr. Cai and his wife, Clara, a Korean-American immigrant, author, hospitality major and established top business management consultant for multiple Fortune 50 companies, recognized that his father had achieved the American Dream of starting as a refugee and becoming a successful businessman. They also viewed the restaurant not only as a major part of the Boston community but also as a symbol of the American Dream for their family and others. Indeed, the success of the restaurant supported all the brothers to become doctors and gave Dr. Cai’s parents' a comfortable retirement with passive income. With their foundation and passion to help others, Dr. Cai and Clara decided to pivot their careers and franchise Pho Pasteur to give other Americans the dream their family received.
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Dr. Cai and Clara focused their attention on retaining the traditional feel and the proprietary recipes of Pho Pasteur®, based on over three decades of experience and building a loyal customer base who love Pho Pasteur®’s authentic flavors, while modernizing and optimizing the business model with a world-class team of professionals in the various facets of their business, including top experts in franchising. Their mission is to offer franchises to help more people attain their own dreams and share their delicious food with the world, along with the business benefits they have enjoyed over the years.
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This is your opportunity to be your own boss, support your family, and create future income potential. Join Pho Pasteur® to begin building your own pho franchise.
Our Ideal Candidate
Are you who we are seeking?
We are looking for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and other franchisees who want to invest in a family-oriented local business. We seek mature individuals who can follow instructions, are coachable, and have good management and problem-solving skills. Restaurant experience is helpful, but it’s not required. We can teach you everything you need to know.
Growth-minded people with integrity are ideal franchisees for Pho Pasteur®. We prefer franchisees who want to be an owner/operator, at least initially. We are offering single unit franchises at this time.
Are you who we are seeking?
We are looking for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and other franchisees who want to invest in a family-oriented local business. We seek mature individuals who can follow instructions, are coachable, and have good management and problem-solving skills. Restaurant experience is helpful, but it’s not required. We can teach you everything you need to know.
Growth-minded people with integrity are ideal franchisees for Pho Pasteur®. We prefer franchisees who want to be an owner/operator, at least initially. We are offering single unit franchises at this time.
What does your future look like?
Pho Pasteur® restaurants thrive in diverse neighborhoods and do exceptionally well in a wide variety of locations. The restaurant will occupy 1,900 to 2,200 square feet and accommodate 40-60 guests. Outdoor seating is optional. Don’t worry about the details yet; we will guide you through the process of selecting your location and getting up and running. We’ll also provide overall updated interior design specs so you can capture a more modern, comfortable ambiance, while harnessing the original essence of Pho Pasteur® with your own pho franchise.
Our brand is backed by more than 30 years in the restaurant industry and we worked with top franchise consultants to assure we are prepared to best support franchisees; our guests travel from all over the globe to visit us and sample our meals. We believe in high-quality ingredients and guest satisfaction. Our proprietary, consumer-tested menu items and recipes have given us an excellent reputation in Boston … and beyond. When you join our family, you benefit from our vast experience.
What Guests Love About Pho Pasteur®
