Good spot for your fix of cheap and tasty pho. The service is not the most attentive - the staff will sometimes forget about requests for water, etc - but IMHO the fast speed of the service makes up for this oversight.
Pho Kim gets a 4.0 because at cheap and quick restaurants like this, I'm only here for the food. And the food is great. The service, however, is absolutely horrendous. I asked the young waitress (who wore death on her face) if she could please bring me a small bowl for my child and she responded with an eye roll and walked away. The bowl never came. Come to Pho Kim for a quick delicious bite but don't expect service (of any sort, really)
I have been here many times over the past 12 years and always a decent meal. However, my last visit was just last week (and I hadn’t been for about almost 2 years) but the lady who served us was obscenely rude and disrespectful. I was showing the place to a friend for their first time and because of this women it made the whole experience highly uncomfortable to the point where we had our things packaged up and left to eat at home. On the lighter note, there was a very sweet and wonderful man working that made up for the poor service on her behalf. Will take some time before coming here again sadly.
Portions are very generous, price is fair. Their pho has much more beef than most other restaurants. Service is quick and owner is very courteous. They open late too ! Overall better experience than most Vietnamese restaurants I've been to.
My boyfriend’s friend invited my boyfriend and me to have Vietnamese food for lunch when we came back from Toronto during the weekend. I am not a Vietnamese food fan. But, the one we had, was very great. We went to Pho Kim’s Vietnamese Noodle House for lunch. It located on Centre B St NW, Calgary, AB T2M 2R5. It is a very big restaurant, has two floors. We arrived the restaurant around 12 pm right on the lunchtime. The restaurant was very full already. We were very lucky to find a table Upstairs. We all had the Noodle Soup with beef ball, rare beef, flank, tripe & tendon with different sizes. I had a small size, my boyfriend had large, and his friend had x large. All the noodle soup was in the large portion. They were all very well cooked and fresh. Even though I don’t really like the Vietnamese Noodle Soup, I really enjoy having noodles at Pho Kim’s. Very great experience.
Quick and friendly service, Pho comes in large proportions (generous amount of meat), cheap and the broth is hot! Great place for a quick lunch.
The provide fresh, raw beansprouts with basil, lime slices and chili peppers (a lot of other places don't provide chili peppers).
Pho here is not bad for close ton downtown. I had breakfast here the rice cake and viet ham is quite tasty. Bun bo hue is probably better than the Pho. Try those 2 items if you aren't there for the pho!
Decent place for Pho. Its quite a big place so the wait is not bad for lunch and they are quick.
Wish the sizes were a bit bigger compared to other restaurants
Very good broth, I like how they open a little bit later than other pho restaurants, good place to go for a late night munch. Service is friendly, portion is very good and filling.
Nice little pho place just off centre street. The sate beef pho is really good and has a nice flavor. The noodles are perfect and the chili oil goes nicely on pretty much everything. The service is insanely fast and overall fairly pleasant
The Pho is amazing! Best I've had in Calgary. Can't seem to find any better. I've had it spicy (#15) and it's delicious!!! And I've also had it rare (#2) and added my own spice to increase the heat to exactly where I want it! I highly recommend the place. Good food at a good price. And the staff is super friendly.
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pho kim is one of my go-to spots for pho. what sets pho kim apart is their broth, full of rich flavour which has undoubtedly been slowly brewing since the wee hours of the morning. some pho restaurants are guilty of using packaged seasoning. how can you tell?
the measuring bar for me, when rating the quality of a bowl of pho is how thirsty i feel after the meal. if you feel the need to drink an excessive amount of water after your meal, you probably ate a bowl using packaged seasonings for the soup broth. you'd be surprised how many places do this.
i don't find this to be the case with pho kim. my usual is a mixture of the rare beef, beef tendon, tripe and meatballs - a wonderland of deliciousness with various delightful textures. when it's a hot day during the summer, i often also go for the Bun Thit Nuong - grilled pork, spring roll and vermicelli, which is fresh, light and tasty.
service is always prompt and attentive, when you need them to be. reasonably priced (for today - i remember when pho used to be $5 for an XL bowl back in the day) and conveniently located by 16th ave and center street. 4 stars from me, since i'm a regular.
Nice and clean Vietnamese restaurant with friendly service. I found their soup base for beef noodle soup very tasty and among the very best. Pay a dollar more and get the extra size, you won't regret it. When you want to take the left over soup home, they will separate the soup and the beef noodle into 2 separate containers so they don't get soggy, this is very thoughtful and caring. Highly recommended.
One of the friendliest Vietnamese restaurants in the city and a solid choice for great food. Super yummy soup broth! This is also a very large restaurant so there usually isn't a worry about getting a table right away.
I like that they have parking spots for their customers. Service is fast. The pho sate has the light kick of spice but I feel like it's a bit too oily. They don't do beef on the side so the beef is well done. Beef stew is quite spicy according to my friend. But it looks delicious!
Very good!. We went here a few weeks ago, and the service was excellent. It's a nice place, as well. I had the taro bubble tea, which was delicious and pork and spring roll bun. Everything was very, very good and we will be coming back in the future! Definitely try it out.
The restaurant is clean and modern, the staff is friendly, the service is speedy, and most importantly - the pho is awesome! Great spring rolls and salad rolls, too. Will definitely return. Excellent!
Good but pricey. I live in the area and get takeout once a week. I enjoy the nights I go to Pho Kim because the have the best salad rolls I have ever found and the peanut sauce they give you is awesome.
I will say that the prices here are noticeably more expensive for food that tastes relatively the same from other Vietnamese restaurants in the area (the salad rolls being the exception).
The Best..... I travel a lot for work, and I order Pho virtually everywhere I go.
I've probably ordered Pho at 3 dozen different establishments across North America in 2013 alone, and I can honestly say without a doubt the Satay Beef Pho at Pho Kim is the best!
Great. Haven't been here for a long time. Came on a Friday afternoon and I was very surprised how great the interior looked compared to the exterior. The place has been renovated and it is very clean and open. Lots of space and it was very bright. The waitresses were fast and nice. Had a Pho Sate and Pho Dac Biet which both were great. Also had an Avocado smoothie which was well made as well. I can never understand how Pho place's always pull off this smoothie so well. Will be coming back in the future.
Honestly best Vietnamese restaurant in town!! Only complaint is that within the last 6 months or maybe a bit more their noodle bowls have gotten way smaller and are still the same price as before , other than that everything else is great!
Love the pho sate here. It's a bit different than other pho sates in that it's devoid of peanuts but it's still good. Kids are a big fan of the pho tai.
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Rediscovery of an old favourite. I used to frequent Pho Kim often to satiate my pho cravings, however since moving away from the area I stopped going.
Had a chance to retry Pho Kim again, and since I've been there last (years ago) it is under new management now and their prices has (understandably) gone up. I ordered the rice, pork chop, shredded pork, and egg pie meal, around $10.
Since we went on a weekday shortly before 11 am, the place wasn't too overly busy. We were greeted and shown to our table quickly, and our tea arrived immediately after. We all placed our orders in, and the food came out relatively fast.
First thing I did notice was the portion sizes, my meal, for around $10, was quite small, adorned with slices of cucumber.
One good thing was the items that were supposed to be hot were hot. The shredded pork was fresh tasting, with the 'gelatin' strands exhibiting an al dente texture. The egg pie was good, but the real star of the dish had to be the pork chop. It was sliced thin for ease of cooking, but it was absolutely moist. The marinade they used (fish sauce ?) was absolutely amazing, had abit of sweetness to it yet salty enough to make it savoury. This has got to be one of the best vietnamese grilled pork chop I've had.
Despite the chintzy amount of food, it was overall quite good, and I was pleased with the level of service. One downside was during the meal a whole pile of screaming kids came in for drinks, and that took away from the overall dining experience.
Pho!. The service is quick and friendly (enough). I ordered a medium pho with beef flank. The broth was very clean - and I didn`t get the MSG after effect that occurs at some places. The noodles were cooked perfectly - nice amount of noodles and meat. The salad rolls were fresh - good peanut sauce. The spring rolls aren`t as good as Golden Bell or Song Han, a bit doughy.
A good place to go for Vietnamese food in Calgary
I liked sate, fresh roll was great with juicy beef inside, Taro slush is my favorite here
Consistently Awesome! Get the 17a or the 15!!! Also, the salad rolls with satat beef is great. cheap, awesome food
Delicious!. I love Pho Kim! I've dined in or ordered takeout from there at least once a week for the last two years and never had a bad experience. They have one of the best satay beef soup in the city!
I love this place! The best pho place in Calgary. I prefer their soups and wraps and spring rolls over any of their other dishes though.
Love it. If I want Pho I usually go to Pho Thanh but other than that I often go to Pho Kim to get Viet food. I love how they have a pretty good menu with so many choices. Most of the dishes are pretty good with a decent amount of food,the price are avarage,or even cheaper compare to lot of Viet restaurants this size.
The restaurant is clean, the service is extremely quick ( I heard it is b/c they got a new chef) The servers are quite nice and friendly.
Highly recommend you try :
#17 The beef Stew ( mix salt+pepper+ lime juice-->great sauce to eat the beef with ;) )
#29 Spicy jumbo noddle Bun bo hue,
the veggie springrolls ,
and
the egg noodle soup with a deep fried chicken drumstick on the side
Just ok. Good and inexpensive. nothing special. I am sure everything is pre-made as it took them literally 2 minutes to bring our order
It was really good. Service was friendly and fast food was great. Nice looking place. Only bad thing is that the mens washroom does not lock
Yummy broth. The broth is really flavorful and their service is super quick. The pho satay is really good.
Pho Kim's menu offers the standard Vietnamese fare: spring rolls, salad rolls, grilled meat on rice/rice vermicelli and variations of rare beef, brisket, tripe and beef balls in noodle soup.
I’ve been coming to this place for the last couple years, and it’s still as good as the first time i had it. Everything about this restaurant is amazing. The staff, the atmosphere, the service, the food, it’s all so good. And it’s very inexpensive. I always leave this place full and happy. The pho is my favourite, a large number 1 is my go to. The food comes out remarkably fast, so it’s really great when you’re starving and don’t want to wait for slow service!! 10/10, would recommend :))
Haven't been to this place for almost 8 years due to not working in downtown any more. The flavor didn't change much. I found the noodle is little soft compared to what I had before. The broth is almost as flavourful as what it was before. Will come back if I ever happen to visit that area.
We love this place, both for dine in or takeaway. Their Satay Pho is amazing [#15], also the Satay Shrimp on Vermicelli [#33] is outstanding.
When you dine in, they offer you complimentary tea. The service is efficient. Located in the Far East Shopping Center, the location can’t be beat.
Had the extra large Pho Sate - excellent as usual. Awesome broth, great noodles and beef... just overall excellence! I'm pleased every time I come here
A nice Vietnamese restaurant in an Asian shopping center in Chinatown. Don’t be fooled by the sketchy appearance of the shopping centre, the food is worth it.
The menu features lots of different affordable dishes. The pho is tasty and the portion is HUGE. Like most places in the area, service isn’t very friendly for western standards but it’s indeed very quick, and complimentary tea is served.
The pho broth was really aromatic but a little on the sweet side (personal opinion and taste), but the side vegetables were super fresh.
I would recommend this place to any pho lover that is willing to be lenient towards the staff’s attitude.
Very delicious pho!! I'm visiting from Toronto and I thought Pho Hoai was really good. The service was so nice. I ordered the Pho Sate and they offered to give me more sate on the side. It was the perfect amount of heat. I loved it. Tasty beef!! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone craving for pho!
Great pho with great tasting broth. Service is amazing. Would definitely recommend visiting them. XL bowl is size comparison to my hand which is large.
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