Pho Pham University District

The pho was light and flavourful (my new favourite in the city!), the atmosphere was beautiful, bathrooms clean, service was great. I absolutely recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent Vietnamese restaurant in the University District. We had lunch on a recent Saturday and the food was very good. We had the pork spring rolls, beef pho, chicken pho and grilled pork chops and the food was top notch. 2 thumbs up. Service was friendly and efficient. There’s free street parking but it does get busy. Just an fyi, my photos are of the take-out menu. If you’re dining-in you can also get the soups in a small size. They have nice all gender washrooms, one even has natural daylight.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this spot. My aunt and uncle showed me this place and we’ve been back multiple times since. The food is ALWAYS fantastic and even when they are super busy the service is always really kind. They do fill up so if you have your heart set on coming in make sure to get in early

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The peanut sate here is spectacular

Peanut sate was unreal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was really good and the food was tasty.
It’s a quaint spot that hidden near University District.
When you sit down at a restaurant and you can physically hear the rest of the customers enjoying their food you know you’ve come across a hidden gem.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We dine here or order in at least once a month. Has never disappointed. Food always fresh, and served hot. Staff attentive and accommodating. Cheerful decor. The peanut beef sate pho has just the right amount of heat for our liking. Love that it is a family owned business.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I've never had a bad meal here. The rice noodles, whether with or without soup, and even the fried rice are all delicious.

Could you tell me the name of the tea served before the meal?
I asked the staff last time and they said it was Manda tea, but I can't find it no matter how hard I try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the best value meals in the NW!

Recommend you work your way through the appetizers as every one we’ve tried has been exceptional.

This place is so consistently good they don’t need my recommendation. In fact, it’s so busy it’s hard to get a table during the supper hour any day we’ve come.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their pho is sooo good, and they really have a good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is always top notch

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The three of us came for dinner tonight. We arrived around 6 p.m., and there were still one or two empty tables. But by the time we started ordering, people were already waiting for seats—this place is clearly very popular.

I ordered the House Special Pho, along with chicken wings and onion cakes to share. The Pho was excellent—light but flavorful broth, bouncy noodles, tender beef, and generous portions.

The onion cakes were also outstanding: soft and chewy on the inside, fragrant with green onion, and crisp on the outside. In Vietnamese cuisine, people traditionally dip fried dough sticks into soup, and this onion cake gives a similar kind of satisfaction.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came here yesterday, had a reservation of 5 to celebrate thanksgiving. The place is clean, spacious enough to not feel cramped together. The food was decent, there’s a lot more similarities of Pho restaurants now in Calgary. They’re consistently good. My issue though, everything that we’ve ordered came to our table except my papaya bubble tea. I’m halfway done with my food so I nicely came up to the young male server, reminding him about my bubble tea. He said that they’re already making it, that it was on the way. I’ve finished my food already and decided to calmly tell the young male server that I would just cancel the drink as we’re about to go, and he AGREED and NODDED. 5 mins after, another server comes to our table and hands me a papaya bubble tea. I’m not a fan of wasting food and I won’t make a fuss about a drink. I got my drink, still TIPPED but deeply disappointed about the service here they’re weren’t very swamped with customers, yet alone with the drinks to justify the lack of awareness. Dude just wants the day to end and clock out off shift it feels like.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Got a small steak pho and it was great. Huge portion size - well worth the price!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4