Generously portioned, reasonably priced, friendly staffed, freshly prepared, tasty pho, broken rice and other traditional vietnamese dishes.  The setting is plain, but attractive with back lit, color changing wall panels.  The lunches are an especially good deal, with most dishes under $8.\n\nSo with all that good, what's the bad?  The service can be a little slow and there's nothing terribly distinctive about the place.  Everything was good, but nothing about the service, dishes, or decor is particularly memorable either.  That said, Squirrel Hill was in need of a quality Vietnamese pho house, and now thanks to Tan Lac Vien, they have  a worthy purveyor of fine pho!