I love going here when I'm in this shopping mall. I always get seated quickly and the ambiance is calm despite it being open only during lunch time. There hasn't been any food here that I dislike. I usually go for the pork vermicelli, spring rolls and rice wrappers. Everything tastes so fresh and the staff is always kind of read more

Vo Kitchen & Bar - Vietnamese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I had the chicken sate, and there was no warning with how spicy it was going to be. They do not have a spice chart or ask you how hot you want it. It was basically super super spicy water. read more

I like the fact that its close to work. Inside the plus 15, so you don't really have to go outside on cold days. Came here and got the shredded pork, with BBQ and spring roll vermicelli bowl. It was ok. Decent. Nothing like spectacular. Prices are reasonable. Staff are friendly. Best part is that they serve cucumber water. My colleague left her phone and the staff safe kept it for her until my colleague returned for her phone. Very honest people and very thankful. I do like this place for its convenience. It can get quite busy during lunch time. So you have to come before noon. Also, the food comes out pretty quick. Décor is nice. Trendy and clean. read more

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This place is not great. If you're looking for a quick soup fix and have lots of money to burn, this place might be up your alley. Their location is prime for the lunch-rush crowds but their menu is very very lack lustre. A majority of the menu is catered towards westerners.. vermicelli bowls and rice bowls... there are 4 soup variations.... they don't even have pho. What kind of Vietnamese restaurant doesn't have pho?! That's nuts!! I ordered the "Beef Sate"... it's just beef and noodles... the kicker is that it costs $14. The broth was lack lustre and the noodles very well done.. there's nothing special here. With all of the selection of downtown Calgary, I'd pick elsewhere. 2/5 read more

Vo Kitchen & Bar - Beef Sate - Vietnamese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Not my choice of Vietnamese food, but my coworkers wanted to go, so I went along. I saw that they have Bo Kho (Vietnamese beef stew rice noodle soup) so I wanted to try that, plus one piece of spring roll. The spring roll was standard but good. The noodle soup was so bland... no flavor whatsoever although the brisket was nicely tender. Portion is small though. $14.50 and there's barely anything... I get the one at Pho Mai Thy on Centre Street for $10 and it's way more filling (plus tastier!). I understand it's downtown and geared towards office clientele, but my lunch was near $20 including tip and there wasn't much to show for. My coworker's vermicelli and stir fry looked way more filling, but they all said their meats were on the tough side. If I ever come back I may try the stir fry, but I don't see that happening any time soon. read more

Vo Kitchen & Bar - Bo Kho - Vietnamese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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This place is the most overpriced Vietnamese restaurant I've been to for what you get and rests on its laurels of being located downtown in a busy indoor environment with little to no competition in the way of Vietnamese cuisine besides having to walk to China Town. The buns are overpriced and lacklustre - little in the way of vegetables besides bean sprouts (so not even colourful visual appeal with cucumber, carrot and cilantro like most places). The sate soup is average at best and so are the stir fry dishes on rice. A big disappointment for such a highly anticipated opening which took months longer than planned. Take out customer service is friendly. read more

This place finally opened around the start of the new year, having seemingly been in construction limbo for the past year in the location of the old Choices restaurant. The place looks a lot nicer, but like a lot of ex-Choices customers, I came for the take-out. Danger sign: a Vietnamese place without takeout that didn't mention the word "Pho" anywhere. I had to (correctly) assume that the Saté was indeed referring to the Pho (okay, it did say noodle soup as well somewhere...). After factoring in the cost of the soup ($13.50), an order of 2 spring rolls ($3.50) and a 15% tip (because that pops up right away on the debit machine, and I thought I'd be encouraging a good experience with a tip) I was looking at $19 and change. Pretty expensive for a lunch! So, the pho was... meh. The serving size seemed a bit smaller than other places (although that might have been my imagination). There was a cellophane baggie with bean sprouts and a tiny lime wedge. No basil, which is practically required to enjoy pho! And the broth was... meh. Spicy, but more like spicy chicken soup than Pho, lacking complexities and subtle flavours found in better pho. The spring rolls were good, though. So overall, more expensive than the competition, possibly smaller serving sizes, and mediocre broth. Not a pho experience I feel like repeating, and a disappointment as I was hoping for something better than the former Choices delivered. read more

Tasteless SATÉ {Satay Soup with Rice Noodles (Beef, Chicken or Veggies)}. Favourite dish = BÚN BÌ THT NNG CH GIÒ {Shredded Pork, BBQ Pork and Spring Rolls on Rice Vermicelli}. Menus is expensive in the realm of Vietnamese restaurants. However I have always experienced outstanding service in the restaurant. read more

The house-made vegetarian spring rolls are out of this world. The dish comes with two crispy rolls that are perfectly loaded with chopped up celery and carrots. The vermicelli dishes are my favourite as they are loaded with protein and vegetables (I highly recommend #20 or #21 on the menu). The servers are very attentive and efficient and never hesitate to refill the waters - which by the way, have a perfect hint of sweet cucumber notes. Very refreshing! read more

Great new Asian lunch place for the downtown core. Appropriate price point and portions. Great service and selection of import beers at a reasonable price! read more

Enjoying a steaming bowl of Beef Sate! Absolutely perfectly seasoned and generous serving of beef. So good. With the wedge of lime provided and bean sprouts you put on top yourself - just kicks it up to another level. Divine and highly recommend! read more

Meh, very pricey, white-washed, Vietnamese food catering to the lunch business crowds. If they haven't gouged you for the cheaply made vermicelli already, they'll certainly charge you extra for wanting more fish sauce. It's like no other Vietnamese restaurant ever charges you more for extra fish sauce! Oh, the spring rolls - used to be more fresh. Now, they come out darker because the people that run the place don't change the deep fryer's oil - frickin too cheap! There are way better and more reasonably priced authentic Vietnamese restaurants in Calgary. Yup, another white-washed over-priced restaurant to avoid. read more

I really enjoyed this place. The attention to detail like putting a jalapeño into the fish sauce was a pleasant surprise and it really enhanced the flavour and took it to a nice spice level. Typically I am adding hot sauce but not this time. I am looking forward to going back and I was told the afternoon menu has some different items. I will go and try it out one day, especially the chicken wings. It was loud due to how busy it was with the lunch crowd. read more

Thought I would try this place as it's close to the office. Ordered at the takeout window, took over 25 mins to get my order. When I finally got my order it was the wrong order. Unfortunately it wasn't until I got back to the office before I realized they had mixed up my order. Went back to return the food and they had realized at that point they had made a mistake. Finally got my food, it was cold (of course) and it was very bland not to mention pricy. Won't be going back to this place anytime soon. read more

Was craving some pho soup so decided to come here for a hearty bowl of pho! I was extremely disappointed - the broth had 0 flavour. Not sure why they refer to themselves as a Vietnamese cuisine because their food tastes nothing like it. Portions are tiny - they literally give you 10 bean sprouts (you can count them..that's how little they give you!). Lastly, their prices are outrageous. $13 for a bowl of soup, which isn't even a bowl of pho soup. I DO NOT recommend!!! read more