I tried this place years ago and I didn't like it at all (chicken vermicelli with spring rolls, salad rolls) . Last night I ordered via Skip what John M recommends - lemongrass beef banh mi. The bread was crispy, filled with still hot, saucy beef and cold, crunchy marinated vegetables. I could taste the pate intermingled with the cheese and sauce. Flavour bomb! I find that when I normally order from Skip, the portions are smaller than pickup. This was not the case at Kim Anh. I'd order here again. I hear the Korean pork sub is delicious as well. read more

Terrible food poisoning after eating a sub. Both my husband and I ordered the beef satay sub and within 8 hours we were both very sick. Have eaten here before with no issues but am now avoiding after this experience. read more

Very good and closely authentic food (except the use of jalapeño instead of chilli peppers). Earning: no bathrooms here!

Not a good bang for your buck, there's tastier Vietnamese for a way better price. The meat is microwaved too, yech

We order a lot from Kim An! Always Subs and sometimes spring rolls. We decided to add salad rolls this time to our order and we were extremely disappointed!! The sub and spring rolls were great as always but I couldn't believe the salad rolls. They were 'chicken' salad rolls and inside them they had two small thin pieces of dry chicken and lettuce that's it! I honestly couldn't eat it dry and zero flavour. I love there subs still but very disappointed tonight in the quality of salad rolls. read more

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Will give them 5 stars. Bang for buck was good and my charboiled pork vermicelli was pretty tasty! Would recommend for take-out for sure: food was prepared quickly and was delivered warm. read more

Kim Anh is favorite place on 17th ave for Vietnamese subs. I probably prefer the bowls at Thai Tai a little more than here but when it comes to the subs there is absolutely no competition. On my last order I had the Special Kim Anh sub, the Lemongrass and Chilli Chicken entree, and the Chicken Satay entree. The Sub and Chilli Chicken were both fantastic but the Chicken Satay was a tad bland comparatively. I've had a lot of other things on the menu and the majority of it is just average so it's obvious that what this place does well is submarines.....which is not a surprise considering it's in the name of the restaurant. This place will always be a go-to for my banh mi cravings. read more

This was a four-star visit, until the bellyache kicked in. But, I was glad they were here with their Tofu Delight, when Clive was depressingly out of vegan burgers. Could've used more seasoning, but the bread was delicious. The sweet Filipino lady making my sandwich was more than happy to point out all the vegan options available to me, such as their fresh fruit bubble teas. Oof. The grumbly tummy on the way home though! I hope it was just my stomach getting accustomed to all the food shoved in to it in a big hurry after getting denied vegan options in two different downtown establishments (Borgo and Clive)... and not a cleanliness issue with Kimanh. read more

Kim Anh Vietnamese Submarines - Tofu Delight sub and Lychee bubble tea :). - Vietnamese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Ordered the Lemongrass BBQ Chicken Sub and it was delicious. The location is very clean and the staff are friendly. The service is very quick. Did not have to wait and needed this for a snack. Pretty good meal for just over $11. I have ordered from here in the past and I have never been disappointed. Looking forward to eating here again. read more

*Food Safety* Ordered from Doordash and and decent hopes since reviews in both places were good, however, my soup had many tiny little bugs and even a dead tick at the bottom. I will be making a AHS complaint as this is a blatant violation of food safety. read more

Once upon a time, Kim Anh had excellent Vietnamese chicken curry, and they stopped carrying that years ago, and I'm still sad about it. BUT the subs are fantastic, so there's that. I always get the beef with lemongrass and chili, and please say "yes" when the nice lady behind the counter asks if you want cheese. I find customer after customer turns down the cheese. It's not...cheese like you would find on a burger. It's more a strip of richness that wakes the whole sandwich up, like the mayo that is an absolute must on a banh mi. Also, for the love of God, say "yes" to jalapeños. The bubble tea here is really good- it's not the glory that is Presotea but it's not just a bubble tea place, but I get the green tea with passionfruit syrup and it's refreshing, not overly sweet and just really really good. read more

My husband and I really like bahn mi. So we recently ordered the lemongrass chili chicken and pork bbq sandwiches. We like it because it came with very fresh veggies and a crunchy bread. However, we do prefer savory sandwiches, not sweet ones. Maybe next time we will try their deli meat sandwich instead. But for those that like slightly sweet meats this is good overall. read more

I'll admit it, usually I just go across the street to Thai Tai. It's my favourite place, so it's hard for me to deviate from it, but as a true Yelper, I urged myself to try a new place this time! Kimanh subs is just fine! They have delicious subs for cheap, all the fixin's, and bubble tea as well! This place is quite tiny however, so I appreciate that they set up benches outside for people who don't want to eat elbow to elbow with others. The ambiance isn't the greatest I've ever seen, but it's decent, and the food is good. Overall, an absolutely fine place to stop for lunch! read more

Kim Anh Vietnamese Submarines - the front of a restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I have been ordering subs from Kim Anh for years, close to 10 now. By far my favourite place! Great options, great people. The tofu sub is a great choice for all the vegetarian/vegan eaters in 17th. read more

It was a Saturday night just before midnight and I was in around the 17th avenue area. I was actually headed home when I figured I should get something to eat - in all honesty, I was craving fried chicken but when I drove by Kimanh, I thought it would be a 'healthier' choice ;) I know someone who raves about Kimanh and said that they have the best Vietnamese subs so I went in for a late night bite. It was pretty quiet at that hour and I ordered some spring rolls (sooo healthy haha) and a satay beef sub. The lady asked if I wanted any cheese and without hesitation I said yes (was being extra healthy that night). It didn't take long for them to prepare my order and I took it to-go. An order of spring rolls has four and it came with a side of fish sauce for dipping. I love spring rolls with plum so I asked for a couple. I couldn't wait , so on my drive home I snacked on the spring rolls and they were delicious! Super crispy with a generous meat filling, even better with plum sauce on top! The satay beef sub was good - toasted bread, sautéed beef, cilantro, onions, carrots, cucumber and cheese. I found that there was too much of a bread to meat ratio and that the meat was chewier than other beef satay subs I've had. Flavor was good but just some misses with the rest of the sub. Overall, I'd say Kimanh is a place to hit up when its late at night and you're hungry. Spring rolls are dope! Though, I definitely have had better satay beef subs - if you're looking for a reeeeeeeally amazing satay beef sub, The Bake Chef Co. in the University of Calgary is the place to go!!!!!!!! read more

Hey Jeans! Just glassin the menu. Keeping em high and tight as usual. No neuropathy issues. read more

Kim Anh is your best choice for Vietnamese subs on 17th Av. People often make the mistake of going across the street to Tai Tai for the same fare, but those people are missing out. All of the items on the menu appear to be made by hand in-store (I've been there while they're hand-rolling spring rolls and boiling tapioca pearls.) and their Bubble tea selection is a good mix of sugary delights and fresh fruit/herbal mixtures. The price is right and the service is quick - how can you go wrong? The only reason I am docking them a star is due to no real place to sit and eat, you must take your food to go. In the summer they often put out some patio chairs out front for some nice people-watching, but that's about it! read more

I had lunch here with my friend last week as it's close to her place and one of her faves. We had planned to take our lunch to a park but the windy and chilly temperature led us to eat inside, which had me a little apprehensive when I saw how filthy and dirty the table was. It was a little awkward ordering when a bunch of high school kids from across the street came in, there was really no order or system to get people in and out quickly. We weren't in a rush though, so I didn't mind. We decided to order a couple of subs and share some spring rolls. I also had a bubble tea and my girlfriend had an iced black tea. My sub itself was SUPER good, although a little spicy! They completely messed up my friends sub, but remade it for her right away. The spring rolls were tasty, although dark and crunchier than other spring rolls I've had, which led me to believe they were double fried. My bubble tea was perfect, my friends iced tea was HOT when she got it, but cooled down once it had some time to mix with the ice cubes. Our meals were reasonably priced, instead of hitting up Thai Tai I will come back here next time. Perhaps when they aren't busy, they should spend some time wiping the tables and cleaning up. read more

Came across this place like a blessing in disguise. It was a very hot day, and even the evening proved to rest in a hot and humid state. The idea of cooking was the last thing on my mind, and I really didn't want to order pizza, sigh. So we went for a little walk on 17th ave. Just around the corner from our street was Kimanh, the doors propped open, and a few guys sitting outside. Now I took this as a good sign that a Little Vietnamese sub wouldn't hurt and could do no harm. Ordering was a tricky, but not due to confusion, but for the sake of having to decide on a particular option. We decided to keep it simple as it was getting late, and share a beef satay sub, and an order of yam fries. Then with another snap decision the wonton soup. It's a neat environment, you can watch how they're preparing and cooking your order, and there's a movie playing on a TV if watching people chef it out isn't your thing. Lastly the food was really tasty, we really enjoyed the sub, it had that creamy beefy texture with that tinge of sweetness that really makes a Vietnamese sub. As for the wonton soup, my boyfriend went so far as to lick that bowel clean. We will definitely be going back for more. read more

Ahhhh, two places offer Vietnamese subs and they are literally across the street from each other. Which one to choose? The answer is obvious - Kimanh. Great menu of FRESH options but I hit them up for their subs. For $6 I almost always get a lovely BBQ pork sub on a toasted bun, my choice of toppings, and a fantastic sauce. I should probably only eat about half the sub, but it's so damn delicious that I usually eat the entire thing. Service is fast and efficient and always very pleasant (not always the case across the street). Bottom line - if you need a quick, fresh, good meal on 17th, hit up Kimanh! read more

When you think about it, Vietnamese food really is the best post-bar snack... Fried spring rolls or wontons satiate the crispy craving that seems to increase with the amount of alcohol consumerd. Carbs in the form of noodles in the Bun or in a salad roll, or your Bahn Mi baguette help to absorb excess whiskey in your stomach. Sate, peppers and chili paste provide a nice heat kick that is sorely lacking in pretty much any other fast food. And, carrots, cucumber and cilantro are vegetables! When was the last time your post-pub scarf included vegetables? (and no, tomato sauce on pizza or pickles on your cheeseburger don't count). So, it goes without saying that Kimanh on the 17th ave strip should be a beacon to the hungry drunk. The food if fine, if somewhat unremarkable. My sate sub was loaded with beef, sauce and veggie; though the carrots could have been a bit more pickled and the promised jalapenos didn't really bring any heat to speak of. Spring rolls where nice and densely packed, fried crisp to order. The fried wontons even better with a bit more ginger kick to the filling (though in hindsight I'm not sure why they would make separate fillings for spring rolls and wontons...the ginger thing could have all been in my head)... My soda was warm; however the array of bubble teas that were prepared and served to the group before me looked very cold, tasty and wet, so I probably should have just otdered one of those. Overall I'd give the food a 3/5. Fine, tasty, quick and pretty good value (especially thinking about how much they could be charging drunks for their late-nite snacks, and during stampede no less! They really should get a star for being generally friendly and not gouging their poor inebreated customers!) So, final rating 4/5. It's the location, hours and context that turn Kimanh from a run-of-the-mill Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall to a certifiable civic treasure. Shine on you crazy diamond. I need to get some sleep... read more

Extreme food poisoning after consuming this. Eat at your own risk.. Won't be eating here again read more

Love these subs. They put crushed peanuts on them if you like and it's a nice addition. I also really like the sauce they put on their subs. I've gone here late at night and also for lunch on several occasions. Staff is friendly and clearly are proud of their business. A 17th ave institution. read more

Nice staff, super fast, great tofu sub :) tried a few tofu subs downtown and so far this place is my favorite

I went back and tried the chicken satay sub but the chicken is flavourful and not spicy. The bread is fresh and crispy, veggies are a great additional to the chicken. It was a filling and delicious lunch for $6.75. read more

Stumbled in here while walking around 17th Ave and in need of a snack. I opted for some fresh pork and shrimp spring rolls, and what I really appreciated (given I just walked in and didn't have any information about the place) is that everything was fresh and handmade upon order. No one wants spring rolls that have been sitting around for half the day, so I was really happy with both the quality and the freshness. There are a range of Vietnamese subs and other options, including some north american picks like yam fries. Bubble tea, too. read more

My friends who went to Western High School rave about this place. I love having the option of having a viet sub during a late night out on the weekend on 17th Ave. Kimanh gave me that opportunity. I love viet subs, and this one held up it's part of the bargain. Skip out on Clive Burger and UNA, and change it up with Kimanh's delicious viet subs. read more

The lady did not take off the gloves she was wearing to make my salad rolls when I was paying at the cashier. I will not go back. and the sauce the place made for the rolls did not taste good and weird texture. read more

Had the ginger beef with vermicelli and a chicken satay sub. The beef entrée was underwhelming; pretty bland and wouldn't get again. But the sub was some of the best chicken satay I've ever had. I'd recommend this place for its subs and bubble tea, but the entrées aren't very good. Still, worth it for the subs! read more

What a delicious sub! The veggies where nice and fresh and the chicken staty was great. At a reasonable price, this is a quick lunch, or a nice snack after work. The atmosphere of the restaurant is good but seating is limited. I think it is more of a grab n go type place perfect f you are in a hurry. School is out right now so it's quiet for the most part! Would recommend stopping in if you get the chance. read more

Great subs. They use some kind of butter or sauce on the bread that makes them uniquely good. Quality is consistent every time I visit. Haven't tried anything but their subs. read more

This place a hidden gem, the banh mi subs are tasty, turn around time for the sandwich is also very quick. They also have a good assortment of drinks in the fridge and their bubble teas and Fresh fruit juices are terrific.They have a bit of counter space to eat your sandwich and there are 4 chairs outside for you to munch away on a nice day. I've been to kim anh at lot of times as I work right next door, small places like this are gems, cheap,,tasty,,and fast!! read more

Oh my god, my stomach is killing me right now... had a sub from this place for the first time tonight, and for the first time in my life, had a tummy ache from eating out. I think they might have a food safety issue, because I ate nothing out of the ordinary all day, and just been having this tummy ache an hour after eating the sub..., so consume at your own risk... read more

Why haven't I reviewed Kimanh yet?! I adore this little place. I would have to agree with Juliet B in that I don't understand why anyone would choose to go across the street when Kim Anh is right here. Whenever I am craving a Vietnamese Sub, Kimanh is my first choice. The prices are very reasonable- I'm talking $4 for a veggie sub, loaded with my third favourite herb for eats-cilantro, on a delightfully crispy bun. Everytime I go, I double check to make sure the sauce is vegetarian, and they are very patient with my vegan paranoia. I would love to try some of their other offerings sometime if they are vegetarian friendly, but for now I am very happy with my regular order. They also offer up bubble tea, which I should probably try soon. :) They don't have anywhere to sit inside, so I'd recommend taking your subs to go. My friends and I usually manage to grab a spot on the little wooden bench right outside if the weather allows. But don't sit there. It's our spot. read more

Quick and Tasty are 2 words to decribe this place. Ohh...and 3rd word is affordable. I usually have the assorted cold cuts and it is one of the best in town. I have ordered both the chicken and beef subs for friends and they also said it was one of the best they have had. This is also aone of the few places to offer green apple green bubble teas. This combo is among one of my favorite lunches. Even when this place is packed, you rarley wait for more than 5 minutes to get your order. read more

I love eating here. The food is hot fast and so tasty. The staff is so nice and welcoming. I love that it seems like a family business. See you guys soon. Mmm they Evan have chocolate milk :) read more

This little place serves up a decent sub for a decent price. Popular with the high school kids across the street.

The best Vietnamese subs and bubble teas in this city. I've been coming here for years and it's consistantly good. The sanswiches are made with a fresh baguette, delicious spicey marinated chicken or beef, pickled carrots, hot peppers and cilantro. They make a great bubble tea made with either green or black tea. Then you choose your flavor out of a dozen choices. They also make a good blended bubble tea with a choice of pearls or flavored jellies. I am never disappointed! read more

I LOVE their subs and crave them quite often. They are super inexpensive for what you get ($6.75). Blows subway waaaaay out of the water. Careful with the chili subs as they are pretty spicy. It's a shame they don't have seating. We normally park an eat ours in the car because we can't wait until we get home! Haha read more

2nd time I've been here and it does really hit the spot. I bought the beef sate sub, it tasted fresh and had lots of flavour. Then the lady suggested to try the avocado bubble tea and it's the best one I've ever had. Plus you can't beat the price! Go here and be satisfied! read more