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    Bubble Waffle Cafe

    4.1 (14 reviews)

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    Justin C.

    I was re-exploring Calgary's Chinatown today and strolled in to Bubble Waffle. The combos seem to be a nice deal on paper, and while the HK lemon tea and bubble waffle were refreshing and sweet, unfortunately the beef noodles were the worst I've ever had. Beef quality was a zero, and seemed to disintegrate into little particles after a bite, egg noodles had zero flavor and I had to ask for more hot chili sauce and soy sauce to taste anything - I just ended up not finishing it and went on to explore elsewhere. Street parking $4.50/hr, I won't recommend the savory food here but the waffle was really good.

    laksa noodle soup, HK style milk tea, rice rolls
    Joanne D.

    They have a noodle soup combo - you can choose your soups/noodles/toppings (+$1.50 for additional toppings) and one of their 4 HK style drinks. We got laksa and booooy we LOVED IT! So worth the price, broth was suuuuper rich and creamy, slight kick of spice, although the temp was too hot and we've burned our mouths multiple times trying to eat it LOL. Would highly recommend this soup base. ⁣ Their HK style milk tea was good! Strong tea flavor. Nothing special but not the worst we've tried. We got pearls (+$0.50) but would've been better without tbh. ⁣ ⁣ Rice cakes unfortunately we're disappointing & not worth $8.95. Yes it was a big portion, but the rice cakes weren't very soft, could've been steamed for longer. Not the biggest fan of the fish siu mai Great place to go if you're looking for a quick place to eat!

    Build Your Own Noodle Combo
    Annie C.

    Being from Vancouver, Bubble Waffle Cafe is a familiar restaurant for cheap, good quality bubble waffle, build your own noodle soup, and other HK cafe items. Located next to Gong Cha in Chinatown, its the perfect spot to stop for some HK comfort food! For $12ish you can get a noodle soup with 2 toppings and a drink (my favourite is the HK style milk tea). For an extra dollar you can get bubble waffle (the best!!!). They have other items as well such as Hainanese chicken and rice, rice rolls, etc. Im very happy they opened in Calgary!

    Daria C.

    I really like this place! Its such a good option especially for lunch and their food is so reasonably priced. You can get a noodle soup or rice combo with A drink for $11.99. PLUS you can add an original bubble waffle for $1. ITS SO CHEAP! And you get a good quantity of food. I tried the laksa and szechuan spicy noodle soup and they were both good and flavorful! The lemon tea was also really refreshing and reminds me of the the boxed lemon tea drinks! The bubble waffle was also really good, soft, light but crunchy! I would totally come again and cant wait to try out their other stuff!!

    Laksa soup
    Natalie J.

    As mentioned by some other reviewers, the noodle combo here is great. For 11.95 you get a customized bowl of noodles (2 toppings free, additional at 1.50 each) and a drink (pearls and jelly extra). I got the laska soup base + rice noodles with fish balls and lamb slices and everything was delicious. Also tried the salty chicken appetizer and the chicken rice, both were great although the chicken rice could have used a bit more flavour. I was disappointed in the milk tea, it was a bit watery. Their bubble waffle was the best thing I tried - so fluffy and perfectly sweet, if you're visiting this is the one thing you have to try. Everything else is pretty average. For bubble tea you're better off going to Gong Cha or the Alley next door!

    Foodlover L.

    So happy that we have something like this in Calgary - build your own noodle soup by choosing soup base, type of noodle and 2 toppings. You get a free drink and bubble waffle for a $1 with the combo. For $13, that's not bad. The bubble waffle is one of the better ones in Calgary as it is light and not dense. I had the pepper fish and sour vegetable soup base... very tasty. Salty chicken nuggets also worth trying. Definitely worth coming back. Hopefully speed of service will improve as they become more efficient.

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    So happy that we have something like this in Calgary - build your own noodle soup by choosing soup base, type of noodle and 2 toppings.

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    Wakado Ramen

    4.1
    (40 reviews)
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    My sister said she wanted ramen. So I gave her the ok to pick a restaurant and she told me about…read moreWakado Ramen. Wakado happened to be near where I lived so it was definitely a go. We ordered the chicken karaange to share $6.50. I got the Miso Ramen $15.95 My sister got the Tonkotsu Shio Ramen $14.95 Sister said the prices are comparable to Vancouver. The prices are definitely at the higher end. She also claims that the bowls are bigger than ramen in Vancouver. I was like ok. So I really liked the miso soup. It was very flavorful.

    During our stay in Calgary, we've been trying to find a different type of food each day, and of…read morecourse I couldn't skip ramen. Wakado Ramen was within walking distance from us, so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant is located on the first floor of a commercial complex with very little foot traffic, and to be honest, I was a little skeptical at first. Surprisingly, the ramen here was actually pretty good! We ordered the recommended two-person set and chose the Chili Goma Ramen, Tonkotsu Shio Ramen, and a plate of gyoza. I had the Chili Goma Ramen, and I was very satisfied with it. The strong, rich aroma of Sichuan peppercorn immediately reminded me of Sichuan Tan Tan Men, but it was blended with goma-style sesame sauce, which softened and balanced the flavor nicely. I thought that was a clever and enjoyable way to present the ramen. The broth was thick and rich, with a slightly bubbly texture on top and plenty of chopped scallions -- visually, always a good sign for the style of ramen I personally enjoy. The flavor was very good as well. The bamboo shoots were nicely marinated: soft, but still with a bit of crunch, turning into little bites of flavorful vegetables after a few chews. The soft-boiled egg was also well executed; I devoured it in one bite and was rewarded with a rich, flavorful mouthful. My only food-related complaint would probably be the noodle texture. The noodles were on the softer, looser side, closer to the texture of instant noodles that require boiling, rather than the firmer, chewier texture I usually prefer at ramen shops. I know some people may actually enjoy that softer noodle style, so I wouldn't say it was objectively bad, but for me, it was the one imperfection in an otherwise enjoyable bowl. The gyoza looked similar to frozen Ajinomoto-style gyoza, so I honestly didn't feel too excited to try it. Since gyoza isn't too difficult to make fresh, that left a bit of a question mark for me. My main complaint was the service. The restaurant only had two occupied tables at the time, but after we were given the menu, we still waited around 18 minutes without anyone checking back or explaining the meal sets. I eventually walked toward the server and finally caught their attention while the server was chatting with coworkers. The service also felt minimal throughout the meal, with items placed on the table without much communication. I understand most items were obvious, but even a simple "Here is your ****" would have felt much more welcoming than placing items on the table without saying anything. A little more attentiveness would have made the overall experience much better. Overall, the ramen itself was better than I expected, especially the Chili Goma Ramen, which I genuinely enjoyed. But the service experience and the gyoza made the visit feel less polished than it could have been.

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    its rare to find a dim sum restaurant still pushing carts on a weekday, so this was such a fun and…read morenostalgic experience! theres plenty of variety rolling around the dining room with freshly steamed and fried dishes and you can also place an order if theres something specific youre looking for the shumai and har gow were fresh, juicy, and PLUMP!! we also really enjoyed the stuffed peppers with shrimp. the service was also amazing. everyone was incredibly kind and accommodating. we were on a bit of a time crunch and placed one last order before leaving, and they had it ready for us in under five minutes :)

    Came around 11:30 on friday, some tables taken but plenty of empty seats. They do the traditional…read morepushing carts which is rare to find. They have some basic dimsum, suimai, hargow, lomaigai, lobatgoh, some fried stuff, in addition to a small menu to order other dishes. I didnt rly see much baked baos, like baked chasui bao or bolobao, also didnt see much steamed baos. We asked for the runny egg yolk bao bc thats my fav, took a while to come out and wasnt that runny. We ordered some soup noodle dish but they messed up and gave it to us dry so they gave us a bowl or broth. Overall everything was mid, nothing was super yummy, idr anything was bad tho. Pricing is a bit pricier. Service is decent, they speak chinese and english and theyre pretty friendly. Forgot to take pics of food lol

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    Food is mediocre. Service is ok. Lots of yelling can be…read moreheard from the kitchen. Tables are always sticky.

    Between working in the Nexen building, and now the Husky tower, I've grabbed lunch from Apple…read morelikely a hundred times or more. It's easy to not even know it's there, if you are traversing the Plus 15's between the two buildings -- you need to sidestep through the doors of "First Alberta Place," and it will be sitting in the back corner: one wall a soup and sandwich counter, and one wall a Chinese buffet. There's nothing here to "wow" you: hand written information on the wall. A pretty limited selection of sandwich toppings. Not a lot of variety of soups day to day. Scowls. And most importantly, they take cash only (I've been burned by this at the register once or twice when I forgot). But you can get a pretty damn cheap lunch here. Seriously -- for the longest time, the large soup was two bucks (or maybe it was even less)? On days where I forgot my wallet and thought I'd starve to death, Apple bailed me out with their two dollar soup (that much change inevitably kicking around my desk and amongst my pocket lint). And you serve the soup yourself, so you can make it as "hearty" as you wish (to hell with the stragglers showing up late -- they can have broth). I was there a moment ago, and soup has gone up to $2.65. It was around $2.00 in 2006 when I started going. Not a bad increase, and still plenty cheap. BLT's were $3.95 today You get the idea: cheaper lunch than what you can brown bag.

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