Pho Van Noodle House

Its always nice coming in here. Family run business with some of the best bun bo hue in the NW. Every time I come in the owner always comes over and has a quick chat to make sure everything is tasting great.
The bun bo hue always has enough meat to satisfy any carnivore with ample spiciness to go along, or you can always order a little more sate if not enough.
It does get a little busy especially during peak times but turnover is pretty quick.

I live close. Good enough when I don’t want to go far for soup. Bun Bo hue is decent. Takes them 10 15 minutes to make it though. Otherwise phở comes out. fast and piping hot. Very mediocre Phở but they get extra points from me place is so close to my house

Best Bun Bo Hue ever, good level of spicy and the broth is very tasty!
Service is friendly and helpful!

Family run business. Nice dining area. Good foods, good service & friendly staff. Highly recommended to try it out if you are in the hood.

Overpriced Vietnamese food. Unsatisfying taste. Flavour is gross and is not authentic Vietnamese. Utensils are dirty and table is sticky. Stay away from here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Terrible services from the owners. I was ordered the black coffee on ice from the server, but I got the black coffee on ice with sugar in it. I made the complaints to the server, but they wouldn’t make a new one for me, instead the owner was trash talking behind my back while I was eating. I couldn’t believe this place has such bad service and manner.

This is my go to phở restaurant in my area. It’s not the best ph in town but it suffices. And the restaurant is clean. I hope they keep it that way. Service could be better but I don’t go there for the service. I’ll keep coming back if the restaurant stays clean and the food stays good!

Definitely love this place! It’s nice to have a great quality phở place by my house for once!
The owners are always there and they’ve got to be the sweetest people!
It’s usually pretty busy here but I understand why! They’re also very quick with getting everything out considering how busy it always is.
Overall, I’ve been here a bunch of times and never had anything but an amazing experience. :)

Amazing! Never disappointed. Always go to phở all around calgary and this is one of my favourites especially the beef satay soup !!!

My husband and I went in for Lunch and it was quite busy. We had Phở noodle soup (tip: you can order sate on the side), chicken vermicelli and spring rolls. The server was pretty helpful and the orders came in timely. Everything was great– wished the guy on the till was more friendly tho!

I went here for the first time in the last few days and I can honestly say the phở soup there was amazing!!! They had a clear delicious broth with the perfect amount of meat. I heard their bun bo hue was great too.
The restaurant was clean but not really roomy, i went on a Saturday and it was packed. Totally recommend it though.

This is our local fav for vietnamese. We always call in our order to go, and it’s ready in 10 minutes.
The rare beef soup is awesome. A must have when you’re sick or pregnant, or just needing some comfort food.
Bubble tea with jelly is great, made with real ingredients.
Service is always very friendly, even on the phone.
Vermicelli bowls unfortunately are just ok.

I have been here a few times since my break up with Nha Trang (see latest review).
Its just average, nothing to rave about. The owners are super nice, the phở and salad rolls were good and as far as the vermicelli bowls were concerned, they were just meh. I agree with another review on here that their salad roll dipping sauce is not peanut based so if you are into that, you won’t find it here. I didn’t have an issue with the absence of the peanut butter as it was still a decent palatable sauce, peanut butter would have made it much better though.
We went in today and ordered 2 salad roll servings (3 rolls per order, other places usually have 4 for the same price of $ 5.50) 3 vermicelli type offerings for me and the kids ($ 9.50 each for the kids, $ 10.50 for me) and hubs had a «special stir fry» on soft egg noodles ($ 10.95)…his dish was pretty awful. The «chicken» resembled and tasted like pork and was rubbery and just tasted off (we don’t eat piggies), the entire dish was bland and the dishes consistency resembled a thick gravy like goo — it was totally repugnant. In fact, most of the dish was a cauliflower and broccoli stir fry. We mentioned to the staff that it was underwhelming and the chicken was off and were basically told next time try the seafood stir fry. Um hows about NO?!
I would think that since like 4 bites were taken they would remove the nasty goo stir fry from the bill, nope! And to make matters worse she overcharged us about $ 5. Not that its a big deal but for a $ 60 meal that was probably one of the worst I’ve had at a phở place, I wasn’t impressed.
One star for the phở, one star for the nice staff… I think that’s generous. No kids menu, and their smoothies are priced higher than other phở places.
If you are coming here, stick with the phở or better yet drive up further into the plaza and go to Jerusalem Shawarma, excellent bang for your buck and its delicious for about the same price!

I LOVE THIS PLACE. i found thier food to be great.
The setting is some what modern. i mostly have take out to feel my 2 teenage step sons. a few times i would sit down with my husband. We have yet to go thier on thier peak hours. like anyplace that gets busy im sure it would be packed because the resturant isnt the biggest.
The owners are great and always friendly.
the food has alot of flavour to it. whenever our family has a craving for Phở or vermicilli, this is our #1 spot.

This is a good place for Vietnamese food. I’ve been all over Vietnamese restaurants in Calgary. The service is ALWAYS fast even when busy (not sure what Lisa P. is complaining about). The salad rolls are fine. The comment made by Lisa P. about being the only white person there makes me laugh. What also makes me laugh is she’s complaining about a few pieces of wilted lettuce. What do you expect when you pay under $ 10 for a full meal? Be realistic.

The place was really busy when I stopped in this past Saturday. I think I was the only white person in here. So I figured it must have good food. WRONG! All I ordered was some shrimp salad rolls. Pretty easy and I thought it would be quick. WRONG! I waited and waited. Saw an order that was placed after mine being brought out to a table. Finally, my order was ready.
I opened the styrofoam box and unwrapped the salad rolls. At first glance, they looked ok, but upon closer examination, I noticed that they had sliced the shrimp in half down the middle, flat. Interesting. They were filled mostly with vermicelli. There were a couple pieces of wilted lettuce. Nothing else. Ok, so I go to dip a roll in the sauce I was given only to find out it’s NOT peanut sauce but something resembling hoisin sauce with some shredded carrots and chili flakes. YUCK! Who in their right mind doesn’t serve shrimp salad rolls without peanut sauce? These goons, that’s who! I was so disappointed. This totally ruined the whole thing. If they can ruin salad rolls, I don’t trust them with the rest of the menu.

I’ve been coming here a lot lately especially when I have nothing to eat after work.
I recognize one of the guy that works there. I think he used to work at Phở Thanh.
Everything about this place reminds me of Phở Thanh. The menu, setting, soup etc. Did they copy them? Probably… I don’t really care, I just want good food and if they copied from Phở Thanh then I won’t have to drive all the way to Phở Thanh anymore.
The first bowl of Phở really hit the spot. Maybe I came at the right time because I personally thought everything about it was good. The sate was weak though but the soup was flavourful. You will definitely taste that msg.
I tried the vermicelli another time. I know I know. I often said that vermicelli tast the same everywhere but I guess these guys proved me wrong. The pork has a slight kick in it. And if you try their beef vermicelli, you’ll definitely taste that kick.
I’ve became a fan here simply because Saigon Perl down the street is a bit bland now that I came here. It’s like getting Phở Thanh food but in a newer and cleaner setting. But a few tips though… it’s a small restaurant so avoid peak hours. They are new and ironing out the kinks so don’t expect excellent service. The first time I had take out, they forgot my sauce. If it weren’t for their food, that mishap would of the been their last.
So come here for the food. Forget everything else. Order the vermicelli… yes the vermicelli. It’s that good.

They’re fairly new, so I thought I would give this place a shot. Tables were packed when I got there, so service suffered a bit.
Ordered the house special bowl of phở.
Food ²⁄₅ — Average as far as phở goes, with the broth on the sweet side. The noodles were mushy, meaning that they were overcooked and likely kept out too long. The beef was okay, but again, the texture was rough like the beef had been in the water a bit long.
Ambience ³⁄₅ — It was clean, tidy, and uninspiring. Nothing tacky, nothing attractive either. McDonalds has a better ambience.
Service ³⁄₅ — As good as typical Asian restaurants get. Service was slowed due to how busy it was, so that was understandable. Food came out fast, but that was largely due to how much prep work had been done.
Value ²⁄₅ — For a large bowl, it was small by phở restaurant standards. The pricing is on par with others in the area, but overall, the portions were on the small side.
Likely won’t be back — Phở Thanh is considerably better and only 5 minutes away.