Really enjoyed the noodles here! The restaurant is located at a convenient location in Chinatown and is not overly crowded. I've tried both the original crossing bridge noodles and pork bone braised noodles and like them both very much. We also tried a few appetizers and those were good as well. read more

Dagu Rice Noodle - a person sitting at a table - Noodles Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Here is my summary... If you have toddlers or kids that like to run around, don't come here. Servers are constantly carrying out boiling pots of soup. Dagu is very busy, so there's always a steady stream of food coming out of the kitchen. If you have food restrictions or are picky, don't come here. You won't be accommodated or coddled due to the language barrier and culture. Come here if you like a good pork soup. The broth is heavenly. Don't get the spicy soup unless you LOVE spice. I do and my mouth and head was on fire the entire time. I've never eaten anything so spicy in my life and I have a high tolerance. I'd recommend the fish soup. Peppery and tart from the pickled vegetables. The fish is tender and comes in nice chunks. The noodles are soft and plentiful, because you can get a free refill. I won't get a refill again because that was too much food for me. My buddy returned and ordered the regular pork bone soup and he said that version was his favourite. read more

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Came here for lunch on a Tuesday. Places fills up around noon but still a few open seats. We both had the regular noodles but I had beef and my wife had pork. Both with bone in. The meat was really good. Everything else was meh. I didn't like the noodles though although my wife thought it was fine. The broth came out super hot - there i a sign on the table saying it is very hot about 150 degrees. It was bubbling. The broth didn't seem that flavourful. It also came with ham and sausage slices (weird), wood ear and bamboo shoots (not a fan) and a boiled quail egg (yum). We also ordered one mango yakult and a boiled soya egg (both yum). My wife thought it was fine but I don't think I will be back. It was good to try once though. read more

Great place to get rice noodles, just don't go there if you're already hangry or if you're just generally an impatient person looking for noodles. When I first tasted the broth, I thought I was impressed because it's a pork-based broth with a lot of flavor but after couple of sips, I personally felt like it started to taste a little bland. I got the beef braised rice noodles so it wasn't so bad but after seeing the toppings I understood why it wasn't my preferred taste. It had corn, dry herbs, ham and tofu with beef slices. There was more but I'm not too sure of the other unfamiliar garnishes, in fact; it almost seemed a little bit random. I think it would have been nice if there were other condiments available on the table, like sriracha, soy sauce, etc. since I felt like there was something lacking (despite all the random toppings). My girlfriend had the pork braised rice noodles and she made a comment about how the chopsticks that the restaurant provides don't seem to be that functional with the rice noodles in the soup--and this is coming from a woman who knows how to handle her chopsticks. She also mentioned that she spent more time prying the meat off the pork bone than actually eating any of it. This is why I don't recommend coming here if you're impatient. She also ordered the crispy chicken and absolutely loved it. The chicken was soft and tender, and the batter was sweet and crispy. Totally melted in your mouth and totally 10/10. Aside from all these critical points, I still decently enjoyed my meal. The food was overall good/average but nothing "jaw-dropping." All in all, I don't want to discourage you from eating here because there's definitely potential in these dishes. I suppose you could say that it's definitely an acquired taste. read more

Dagu Rice Noodle - Noodles Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I patiently waited for this place to finish renovating... and the wait paid off! Upon learning that this is a franchise with mixed reviews, I went in with no expectations except hoping for a tasty bowl of noodles, and I got exactly that! I've been there twice - first time I got the original broth crossing the bridge noodle and the second time was the beef rib bone. The broth is very flavorful and stays very hot due to the special bowl they use. If spice is your thing, they provide spicy oil for you as well. The only thing I don't quite get is, while I understand the origin of the "crossing the bridge" noodle soup (aka the add your own ingredient part), I think they could just give diners the choice of the kitchen adding everything for them (I think that's what most people do anyway) vs. bringing 10 little plates of one piece ingredient per. Or even put everything on a big plate? I say this because the non crossing the bridge choices have all the ingredients tossed in there already anyway. I don't know, just watching out for their dishwasher ;) Anyways, I'm happy to have them here! read more

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Pretty surprised how mediocre this soup was, considering that it is surrounded by awesome Asian restaurants. This is Chinatown, delicious is on every corner. I don't know, maybe I'm missing something. Tried the Pork Soup with Beef on the bone. I loved that the broth was hot (some noodle joints in Calgary could learn something here), but that's it. It didn't have a much flavor. The beef was on a giant bone and any flavor that was there had long since been boiled away. And it was tough and hard to eat. I got the extra meatballs. Very forgettable. The noodles were way too soft, or over cooked, couldn't stand up to the hot broth. They fell apart when I picked them up. This is a noodle shop... right? And the wilted lettuce leaves on top... I don't understand. Doesn't look good, doesn't taste good. So there it is. Something you'd expect in a Shopping Mall Food Fair. Except this was $17, so I expected more. I know what you are thinking - 'So CW, nothing good to report today?' In fact, there was one good thing: Chocolate Lab is just down the street, so Dad is getting a killer box of choco for father's day, and I got one piece for the road. Tasty silver lining... read more

Dagu Rice Noodle - Noodle soup with Bone-in Beef (with extra meatballs) - Noodles Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We've been watching these guys renovate the old Saigon Y2K restaurant waiting to see what would open (joking that lots of young people had no idea what Y2K was...) So happy to see a noodle restaurant open in Calgary that is not the same old Vietnamese or Ramen that covers the city. This is a whole new dining experience right in China Town with a large selection of meat choices and interesting broth flavours. My table ordered 4 different soups just to bench mark how spicy is spicy, what exactly is in the kimchi broth (spoiler alert, lots of kimchi!). The most balanced was the spicy and sour broth with beef. Or if you get a plain broth as for the off the menu soy or chili sauce and they will bring you some to the table. Highly recommend "across the bridge" style where you get to build your own ingredients or even better trade with your friends at the table (I gladly took my friends quail egg of his hands). Bright clean atmosphere. Excellent staff running around a packed restaurant. Lots of families with their kids so a great all round experience. read more

I enjoyed the broth of the Pickled Cabbage noodle soup with fish slices. The broth is not spicy, but it does have this kick to it that made my nose run a little. I'm not a big spicy eater so I guess that is why. The noodles were also pretty tasty. Overall I enjoyed coming here. read more

Dagu Rice Noodle - Pickled Cabbage rice noodle soup with fish slices and Spicy Flavored Crossing the Bridge rice noodle soup. Salty crispy chicken as appetizer - Noodles Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I love everything about this place. The soup broth is boiling hot as soups should be. The flavor is rich with a perfect umami taste - supposedly brewed with pork/beef bones and no MSG or sugar, like other soups. The noodle is perfectly cooked - not too soft and not too hard. Noodles come on the side and you get an extra bowl of noodles free of charge. Service can be a bit slow so make sure you are not in a rush. Food and drinks are reasonably priced and service is excellent, other then food takes a bit time to come out. The restaurant was opened last week, I have eaten there twice already. Highly recommended. read more

Cool idea! Enjoyed the hot soup. Taste pretty good although I wish there would be more preserved cabbage in bigger chunks. The pumpkin "mochi" appy is just soooo good!! Did not like the tomato flavor as much since it taste bland and artificial like diluted tomato paste. The pork bone was tasty but could definitely get more time to soften them. The mushroom soup base was fantastic! Will be back to try more! read more

Dagu Rice Noodle - Noodles Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Horrible service. This has to be one of the only restaurants that doesn't even give water to their guest and can't get the order right. is the only restaurant ever where I didn't give a tip read more

Too much soup and so little portion of actual meat and other ingredients. Big ripoff for the price. I do not recommend this place

If u like your soup hot then try this. Lots of seats and it's clean. Kind of a eat and run place.

Typically my go to when I'm feeling noodles. Hot Soup is always great for a cold winter day. However I was a bit disappointed when I ordered the mushroom soup and wanted to substitute the pork it came with it for beef instead. I was told that I would be charged $1.50 more if I wanted the beef instead of the pork. In my opinion it wasn't the $1.50 that was the issue, it was the fact of being charged to substitute the type of meat I was getting. Just bad business etiquette. When I asked why there would be a charge to substitute the meat, the server told me 'because it's the policy' which did not make sense to me. read more