Best Pho Places?

[phreezee]

Being Vietnamese I can be a little picky on this one. So far I've tried Pho Pasteur, and Golden Bell.
Pho Pastuer was good for taste but their Pho Dac Biet didn't even have meat-balls in it, didn't seem very deluxe to me.

Golden Bell gets a solid 2 thumbs down from me. :thumbsdow :thumbsdow Their broth was obviously old, and super sweet either from too much sugar or MSG. Plus the sign at the front said they where raising their prices this month.

On the Viet subject, I tried Thi Thi subs the other day... great stuff:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[2000_SI]

For subs, I say Khim Ahn on 17th, and for Pho or Bun, Mina's in Avenida...

[dennisaur]

have you been to pho rang dong near lucky supermarket? good stuff :thumbsup:

oh yeah and thi this subs are the shit!:D

[wildrice]

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86256&highlight=pho

[toyboy88]

pho so 1 on 16th and centre street north is pretty good! :)

[hampstor]

Pho Xuan! :drool:

[Despair*]

Pho Hoai has always been my fav. Be sure to give them a try one of these days ;)

[dooman24]

pho dau bo on 17th ave S.E.
gooooooooooooooood

[kevie88]

Pho Anh Hyuen on Center Street is my favorite, They pwnded me for the last 5 years..

[Dj_Stylz]

Originally posted by toyboy88
pho so 1 on 16th and centre street north is pretty good! :)

:werd: Just went there a few days ago and was good.

[szw]

Originally posted by kevie88
Pho Anh Hyuen on Center Street is my favorite, They pwnded me for the last 5 years..

THis is my fav cuz of their curry noodle soup...really good.

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by hampstor
Pho Xuan! :drool: :werd: :werd: :werd:

I also like going to Bagolac for their Sate soup.

[Pihsiak]

what's that on in 17th ave in forest lawn by the pizza hut?


Doesn't get any better than that for pho

[motoki88]

That would be Pho Binh Minh and yes I agree with you on that one.

[Weapon_R]

Pho Xuan is good but i've seen barnyards that are cleaner than those owners.

It's the only one in the east side I can think of thats half decent though. :(

[jaysas_63]

have you tried phoung Vi, formerly know as pho kim, on 17th ave right next to western.....i love that place, whenever i think of their spicy beef satay, my mouth waters....

[l8braker]

what about the spot across from chinook station in the sw??? real good last time i was there.

[phreezee]

Tried Pho Dau Boa today and thought it was pretty good. Had to drive 20 mintues to get there, but it was worth the trip. I had the pho bo sate BTW. The one complaint would be the tuong ot (hot sauce) on the table had been watered down with vinegar, that's pretty ghetto IMO. Or maybe it's just some other brand, either way it was gross.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by l8braker
what about the spot across from chinook station in the sw??? real good last time i was there.

That's probably Bagolac Saigon you are referring to. Clean place but the food is pretty bland IMO

[philipoo]

Originally posted by motoki88
That would be Pho Binh Minh and yes I agree with you on that one.

+ pho xuan

[GTS Jeff]

Huong Que in Edmonton has good pho. Pretty ghetto place, but the pho is good.

[jaysas_63]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
Huong Que in Edmonton has good pho. Pretty ghetto place, but the pho is good.

where is it?...close to the uni by any chance?

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by jaysas_63


where is it?...close to the uni by any chance? Hahaha no. It's in Chinatown, across from Lucky 97.

[teknical]

I went to the Pho place in deerfoot meadows, wasnt very good at all :( well maybe it was just what I got. Also with Viet subs, Im very picky with where I go also. I've tried a number of places, and so far the best was the place right across from SAIT.

If anyone can recommend a Pho place, or a good Viet sub place, I'm sold!

I see most of you recommended Thi Thi subs, so I'll check it out, but any good Pho places would be appreciated. Also is Oriental Pheonix a good place?? I hear they make good food, but havent tested it out yet.

[SOAB]

Oriental Pheonix is good if you're white and like paying high prices for small portions of food :D

[PinkKitty]

The one near Northland ain't too bad, it's better than the ones in China TOwn actually...

[SoSlowDx]

Originally posted by dennisaur
have you been to pho rang dong near lucky supermarket? good stuff :thumbsup:

oh yeah and thi this subs are the shit!:D

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[stevieo]

Originally posted by SoSlowDx


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I knew you were gonna say something like that haha

[HTN SWCHS]

Originally posted by philipoo


+ pho xuan

+2

[SoSlowDx]

Originally posted by stevieo


I knew you were gonna say something like that haha

LOL Damn Right!

Pho Xuan -1:barf:

[RotaryDrifter]

1st- Pho Dau Bo
2nd- Pho kim
3rd- Minh Chau


:thumbsup:

[hampstor]

enough pho threads, need one for bun bo hue :D

[eb0i]

Pho Hoa on 17th Ave S.E. (where Vietnamese Village used to be) is pretty good. Its a franchise and is all over the States and one in Edmonton as well. Highly Recommended!

The new Pho place down by the IKEA in Deerfoot Meadows is uber gross. The broth had no flavour(it was very similar to boiled water with coloring) and the portion was small. There is more meat in a hotdog and more noodle in a instant bowl of noodles (i ordered the regular).

[Ben]

I enjoy:

Pho Hoai (Far East Shopping Center on 3rd)
Phoung Vi On 17th and 5th
Bagolac (if I dont feel like driving downtown)


Those are the only ones I frequent regularly.

I have been to the one in Deerfoot Meadows, and I ordered the massive bowl, and it was filling. Way better than that garbage joint out at 130th McKenzie Doulasdale. Especially when they wanna charge you 2 bucks for jasmine tea, when pretty much every other pho joint around has it free right when you sit down. Out in the burbs, they are more expensive, smaller size, and they just arn't as good.

17th ave, Downtown, and Centre Street are the best spots.

[Pihsiak]

Originally posted by SOAB
Oriental Pheonix is good if you're white and like paying high prices for small portions of food :D

It doesn't get any whiter at Oriental Pheonix, their beef pho is the last one on their list of phos and i had to ask them if it was raw beef because it was not labled

how white is it there? on the way to my table i noticed a kid had an order of fries. Fries in a viet Restaurant???

I was impress by how they were able to take 8 ppl's order without writing it down....

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by RotaryDrifter

2nd- Pho kim

:thumbsup:

:rofl: do a search regarding Pho Kim here

[phreezee]

Went to Pho Que Huong at T&T and overall it gets a :thumbsup: :thumbsup: for cleanliness, service, portions and pricing. Nothing to complain about tastewise either.

[Ted Willis]

k im not sure what this place is called but its just off 17th and 5th street, right next to papa johns and 7-11,.. i found the food to be incredible, i had an XL spicy beef satay, and i can honestly say i was very impressed, large portion, and they even brought me another bottle of hot sauce upon noticing the gross ammount i add :).. check it out, i think i paid 8 bucks or something with tip too.. legit

[Ben]

Originally posted by Ted Willis
k im not sure what this place is called but its just off 17th and 5th street, right next to papa johns and 7-11,.. i found the food to be incredible, i had an XL spicy beef satay, and i can honestly say i was very impressed, large portion, and they even brought me another bottle of hot sauce upon noticing the gross ammount i add :).. check it out, i think i paid 8 bucks or something with tip too.. legit

Thats Phoung Vi.

I like that joint also.

The lady who runs the place knows me too well, haha, no need to order, it just comes.

[gonefishing]

Originally posted by hampstor
enough pho threads, need one for bun bo hue :D

^^ I agree i usaully order this now eveytime i go to a vietnamese restaurant but not all restaurants carry this dish :thumbsup:

[GTS Jeff]

What about cum dia?

[stevieo]

Originally posted by gonefishing


^^ I agree i usaully order this now eveytime i go to a vietnamese restaurant but not all restaurants carry this dish :thumbsup:

best place for bun bo hue is straight from vietnam or at home :D

[hampstor]

Originally posted by stevieo


best place for bun bo hue is straight from vietnam or at home :D

yeah.. i like making it at home and it was good in vietnam (when I got over all the bugs around the "kitchen"). Pho Binh Minh has good bun bo hue. There's also that place in little saigon on 17th called Bun Bo Hue (i haven't been there yet) :hijack:

[gonefishing]

Originally posted by hampstor


Pho Binh Minh has good bun bo hue. There's also that place in little saigon on 17th called Bun Bo Hue (i haven't been there yet) :hijack:

IF ITS THE PLACE RIGHT BESIDE THE OLD VIETNAMESE VILLAGE ON 17TH AVE YOUR TALKING ABOUT. I WOULD HIGHLY NOT RECOMMEND IT. THEIR FOOD IS DISGUSTING.

BUT THE PLACE BESIDE LE DA CAFE WHERE YOU BUY IT BY THE POT OR THE BOWL IS AWESOME IF YOU LIKE REALLY AUTHENTIC TASTING BUN BO HUE

[stevieo]

Originally posted by gonefishing


IF ITS THE PLACE RIGHT BESIDE THE OLD VIETNAMESE VILLAGE ON 17TH AVE YOUR TALKING ABOUT. I WOULD HIGHLY NOT RECOMMEND IT. THEIR FOOD IS DISGUSTING.

BUT THE PLACE BESIDE LE DA CAFE WHERE YOU BUY IT BY THE POT OR THE BOWL IS AWESOME IF YOU LIKE REALLY AUTHENTIC TASTING BUN BO HUE

ya, can;t go wrong with 20 dollars per pot, i think thats the place.

[RiCE-DaDDy]

that place on 12 ave (between mcload and 1st in dt) and u gotta go upstairs? forgot the name but its a solid choice

[Sprinter]

Mai Van by SAIT... tastey

[spyce]

Originally posted by hampstor
Pho Xuan! :drool:

gross man
i went there before and I didnt like it at all. It tasted funny..and the sate is weird. Its all yellow and brown. I had to ask for extra because it really didnt add any flavor

Best pho place goes to Pho So on centre street :thumbsup:

[DepTrotter]

Originally posted by Sprinter
Mai Van by SAIT... tastey

this is the forth food thread ive seen you bump from the past today

hungry much?

[Sprinter]

Originally posted by DepTrotter


this is the forth food thread ive seen you bump from the past today

hungry much?

It's funny how a guy named Dep TROTTER comes in and comments on every single thread I posted on, someone needs to get busy on his job and stop screwing around. I know you know like every moderator on Beyond and that makes you soo cool cause you'll never be band even with a name like that and a sig that promotes deep throating as a way of life...:dunno:

[DepTrotter]

i dont know what you are talking about you must be delusional, whats your problem with my lifestyle?, i don't appreciate being bashed because the way i live, afterall you boast about driving a minivan, and judging from your food whoring threads i can tell you'll never have kids in that van...

[l8braker]

LOL, 2 n00b's battling it out. Great way to kill of the rest of the afternoon at work here.

:rofl:

[jav_]

Pho Vietman

[HybridTheory]

Originally posted by dooman24
pho dau bo on 17th ave S.E.
gooooooooooooooood

:werd: Mmmmmm craving it now

[AzN'SKillZ]

best pho place is across form t&t supermarket right next to tiger billiard.

thi thi :thumbsdow , there subs are not bad but its just not worth waiting in line for 30 mins. and the quality is only average there are way better places in calgary!

[SoSlowDx]

Pho- Rang Dong besides Lucky Supermarket
Rice/vermicelli- Dishes - Pho Minh Chau (Inglewood)
Subs- Thi Thi


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[jcrules99]

xuan and binh minh

[Slashin_]

xuan is gross
pho dau bo
pho binh mihn
r the best ive has it all,pho so,pho kim n 10 othjer places
they the best cause they consistant,few minor change time to time but xuan was frickin awesome at first not they suck balls havent been there for an year

[GQBalla]

i remember when pho xuan first opened - sooo good now i went back about 6 months ago and it was horrible....

anyone been to "le da"????

[jcrules99]

^^^ le da is good too, i only been there couple times, the subs arent bad either

[aaronck]

Originally posted by Pihsiak


It doesn't get any whiter at Oriental Pheonix, their beef pho is the last one on their list of phos and i had to ask them if it was raw beef because it was not labled

how white is it there? on the way to my table i noticed a kid had an order of fries. Fries in a viet Restaurant???

I was impress by how they were able to take 8 ppl's order without writing it down....

I love this place, and have been there a million times and have never seen fries on the menu or on anyone's table. Their fish sauce is the best I've had in the city, and while a little expensive, it's consistent, clean, and courteous for dumb white guys like me

[bebejc]

Pho So 1 for the win!

[ashee]

Pho So or Pho Xuan, yum.

[hampstor]

i just went to a new place, Pho Hao - turns out they're new owners who bought out the Le's Pho place in the NE right beside where the ikea used to be. They have very tastey Pho and Bun Bo Hue :hitit:

They must've just bought it because everything say Le's Pho except the menus

[bigbadboss101]

I like Pho So. Baglac Saigon is nice too.

I am in Fort Mac and having Pho cravings.

[dennisaur]

Originally posted by jcrules99
^^^ le da is good too, i only been there couple times, the subs arent bad either

:werd: :werd: i agree the subs there are pretty good as well

[lexIS300]

stop saying pho so, its pho so 1. doesnt make sense if you just say pho so

[stevieo]

haha i can't believe you guys like pho xuan, its so gross there.

[DowntownCowboy]

If you avoid the lunch rush, there is never a lineup at the Thi Thi on 8th. The one in Chinatown gets a bit busier around dinner.

Care to educate us on the better sub places in Calgary? (downtown preferably) My only complaint about Thi Thi is that they use a bit too much butter, and once we were at the bottom of the bucket of sate chicken and the spice was almost unbearable. Consistency is all I ask!



Originally posted by AzN'SKillZ
best pho place is across form t&t supermarket right next to tiger billiard.

thi thi :thumbsdow , there subs are not bad but its just not worth waiting in line for 30 mins. and the quality is only average there are way better places in calgary!

[ProjectR]

i've said it before...the best pho is in forest lawn. :thumbsup:

[tony7077]

pho tahn on 64th ave:nut:

[INITIALD]

pho rang dong
mei kong
pho so 1

[clem24]

+1 for Pho Thanh!! They are so far the only pho place I know of that serves those tasty green weed-like things in addition to the regular basil. What are they? I know you can buy them at that Asian Supermarket on 17th SE across from the Co-op.

-10 for Pho So 1... Last TWO times I've been there it was EXTREMELY salty. I had to down about 3 Cokes and 5 waters when I got home and I was still thirsty.

Haven't been to Pho Rang Dong in a long time. I always loved that place back when I worked in the NE, but I think they've changed owners now and aren't as good.

I also like Pho 88 on 17th SE. They have the BEST spring rolls EVER and the spiciest satay.

[legendboy]

don't forget about pho thanh on 64th ave!

[Manifesto55]

I'm a fan of Pho Kim just off 16th ave and center street, but it's close to work so maybe I'm biased.

[legendboy]

Originally posted by Manifesto55
I'm a fan of Pho Kim just off 16th ave and center street, but it's close to work so maybe I'm biased.

ludelvr, spiderman and myself had a bad experience at pho kim one time, not a big fan since http://www.telusplanet.net/public/legend88/Smiles/barf.gif

[Street_Soldier]

pho so 1, pho hoa. That is all.

[1RaZoR1]

On the corner of 2ave and mecleod acroos from the harry building right next to the viet sub place up the stairs best pho place in calgary hands down!!!!!

[KRyn]

Anyone got any information on Pho Daddy which is going to be on 4th? Looks trendy, but that doesn't matter if the food isn't tasty.

[95EG6P]

Noodle world

[LongCity]

Pho Daddy sounds stupid as fuck hahah.

[lee88]

Song Huong:drool: best bun bo hue hands down. Been to all of the others mentioned. Spring rolls are the best in Calgary:thumbsup: also raw beef dish is super delicious I forget the name of the dish though :drool: truly a hidden gem :) Lots of different dishes that most vietnamese restaurants/noodle house don't have.

[mt12]

pho so 1!

pho anh huyen has some pretty good curry pho

[bowlofrice]

ive tried quite a few pho places in calgary and i gotta say Pho 26 is by far the best ive had.. me and the boys from work hit up that place at least 2-3 times a week

[bowlofrice]

oh and forgot to add prices are
6.50 small
7.00 large
7.95 xl

...or something along those lines, super cheap and super ridiculously delicious

[rob the knob]

what is proper way to say PHO? what does it rhyme with

[403ep3]

fa

[toyboy88]

Originally posted by mt12
pho so 1!


This. :werd:

[alien]

Pho Chu The (sp?) on Macleod. The place in Ranchlands in the NW is decent on some weeks, depending on their batch of broth. I think Bolsa is decent as well.

[mt12]

Who here has tried Bobby Chao's Pho? Thoughts?

[supe]

Originally posted by rob the knob
what is proper way to say PHO? what does it rhyme with

If you want to say it the western way just rhyme it with low.

The correct way, the only slang word I can think of is the word duh, mind is drawing a blank.

[lilmira]

Originally posted by mt12
Who here has tried Bobby Chao's Pho? Thoughts?

Wrong kind of asian.

The one in Ranchland is decent for that part of town, the place is small and always busy though.

[masoncgy]

Pho Dau Bo
Pho Thanh
Pho Kim

In that order... yummm.

[bcukkk]

Absolutely 100% best sate is Pho Basil on 32nd Ave. Nice clean place, great food.

[alien]

Originally posted by mt12
Who here has tried Bobby Chao's Pho? Thoughts?

I had it once and thought it was horrible.

For far NW i'd agree that the ranchlands place is the best (least $h1tty?), the place in dalbrent center (essence of saigon i think it's called) is not so crappy either.

[woodywoodford]

I'm not even sure if it's a pho place (pretty sure it is) but my go-to is TOA (T&A?) on 7th ave/6th st sw. Crazy busy at lunch time, but soooo good :drool: :drool: :drool:

[jdmXSI]

Originally posted by mt12
Who here has tried Bobby Chao's Pho? Thoughts?

We use to go there until my girlfriend ordered a bowl of Pho and it came with a lovely surprise, a hairy pigs foot...:barf:

Right now, rice for kings chicken curry soup is quite tasty!

[cloud7]

Not pho related, but I thought someone here would know the answer to my question... which vietnamese restaurants in the city still have 5- or 7-course beef on their menus?

[mt12]

Originally posted by jdmXSI


We use to go there until my girlfriend ordered a bowl of Pho and it came with a lovely surprise, a hairy pigs foot...:barf:

Right now, rice for kings chicken curry soup is quite tasty!

Hahaha that's dirty...

[Dehvee]

Pho Anh Huyen for their curry pho!!