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The only places I ever eat Vietnamese outside of my residence...

 1. Pho Binh Minh Restaurant

4710 17 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2A 0V1
(403) 235-2521

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  5/16/2011 ROTD 5/21/2011

I usually have my Pho fix at home cause nothing will ever compare to mama's cooking. However, when I do eat pho out at restaurants I have to say my favorite place to goto is Pho Binh Minh which is located on 17th Ave SE the avenue of Pho restaurants…More »

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 2. Pho Pasteur Saigon Restaurant

207 1 St SE
Calgary, AB T2G 2G3
(403) 233-0477

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  5/1/2012

One of my casual Pho joints when I'm working and feel the need to get some hot soup in my belly. As usual with my restaurant downtown I usually come here around 11:30am to ensure there is plenty of seating for my co-workers and I to gobble on that…More »

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 3. Pho 26

4019A 17th Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2A 0S8
(403) 457-2636

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  1/4/2012

I dedicate this review to my mama...cause she told me to come eat here with her.

This restaurant was formally made over by another owner I forget the name of the previous restaurant but like I always tell people; there is a difference in Pho. People…More »

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 4. Pho Chu The

4633 Macleod Trl SW
Calgary, AB T2G 5C1
(403) 457-3455

Category: Chinese

4.0 star rating
  12/3/2011 First to Review

From April to July of 2011 I worked just off of Blackfoot Trail and was searching for a Pho restaurant to satisfy my cravings during the work week. I've been to a few places around the area but this restaurant with their yellow retail sign and green…More »

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 5. Pho Tai Vietnamese Noodle House

3168 Sunridge Blvd NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 7G6
(403) 769-9401

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  12/3/2011 First to Review

If you're in the NE and you're going to watch a movie at the Sunridge Spectrum movie theater but wanted to grab a bite to eat before the show and don't want to chow down on greasy fast food definitely run across the street to Pho Tai. You walk in to…More »

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 6. Noodle World Restaurant Ltd

4909 17 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2A 0V5
(403) 248-5778

Category: Restaurants

4.0 star rating
  7/20/2011 ROTD 8/3/2011 First to Review

The Gioi aka Noodle World Vietnamese Restaurant. This is the place I hit it up when I *DON'T* want to eat pho. Sometimes it's more than Pho, it's all about the Vietnamese cuisine.

When I'm in the mood to eat rice dishes or vermicelli dishes this is…More »

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 7. Song Huong

4-1704 61 St SE
Calgary, AB T2A 4V5
(403) 313-9509

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  7/15/2011 First to Review

How many people out there are fully acquainted with Vietnamese food? If you answered yes, how many of you know what Bun Bo Hue is?

From Wikipedia:
"Bun Bo Hue (literally: Hue style beef rice vermicelli) or more specifically, bun bo gio heo (literally:…More »

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 8. Pho Hoai Vietnamese Noodle House

132 3 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0B6
(403) 264-8174

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  2/2/2012

Today was a bit chilly when it almost hit lunch time so my co-workers and I decided we needed a big bowl of hot soup that can warm our souls. What better way to satisfy that quench for heat then a big bowl of Pho!

We made our way over to Pho Hoai and…More »

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 9. Saigon Red Sky

176 Bedford Dr NE
Calgary, AB T3K 2M9
(403) 265-8668

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  9/2/2011

My friend and I were quickly greeted by the owner of the restaurant in a very friendly and accommodating manner, we were able to sit ourselves anywhere we wanted in the restaurant (well it was empty besides one table finishing up their meal).

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 10. Basil Ultimate Pho and Fine Vietnamese Cuisine

2770 32 Ave NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 5S5
(403) 457-0808

Category: Vietnamese

3.0 star rating
  7/21/2011

Well.. you know this place is going to be good eats, afterall, I do believe these are the old owners of Pho Dau Bo down on International Avenue aka 17th Avenue SE aka Pho Avenue.

From friends to reviewers I know everyone loves this place, don't get me…More »

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 11. Pho Thanh Vietnamese Noodle House & Restaurant

6630 4 St NE
Calgary, AB T2K 6H1
(403) 295-0563

Categories: Chinese, Vietnamese

3.0 star rating
  7/20/2011

Let me start this off by saying everyone who went to this restaurant used to call this restauarant Pho Thumb-In-Your-Soup -- countless times servers have brought bowls to their customers without using a tray or finding a better way to hold the bowls…More »

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 12. Pho 99

62-2991 Lougheed Hwy
Coquitlam, BC V3B 6J6
(604) 472-1299

Category: Vietnamese

4.0 star rating
  5/25/2011

Had a chance to check out this Pho establishment in Coquitlam while I was there on the weekend. I was pretty hesitatnt, as I've said before I rather enjoy my home-made Pho but when you're not home you have to find somewhere else to eat at!

They had a…More »

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 13. Thai Son Restaurant

4653 Garden City Rd
Richmond, BC V6X 4B8
(604) 278-6436

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Golden Village

4.0 star rating
  7/28/2011

I'm going to try not to be biased about this restaurant, it is after my family who owns it.

However, I've been visiting and eating here for many years and I have to recommend it to everyone in the area. The portions are above par with anything that…More »

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 14. Choices Oriental Noodle Eatery

255 5 Ave SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3G6
(403) 237-5477

Category: Vietnamese

3.0 star rating
  1/4/2012

I am always in Bow Valley looking for something to eat with my friend and we decided today that we felt like having some noodle soup of course! So we marched our way over to Choices because I really wanted to try out their Pho and see how it compared…More »

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 15. Banh Cuon Phu Lam

17 Ave SE
Calgary, AB
(403) 248-8886

Category: French

3.0 star rating
  11/27/2011 First to Review

An excerpt from Wikipedia about 'Banh Cuon'
Bánh cun (literally "rolled cake") is a dish from northern Vietnam. It is a roll made from a thin, wide sheet of steamed rice batter filled with seasoned ground pork, minced wood ear mushroom, and minced…More »

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