Van Son Vietnamese Cuisine CALGARY LOCATION

I never have order Vietnamese from here. Tried something new….nope… plain not flavor there were no vegetables straight noodles and booth…. Better places around just google them!

Me encanta este lugar, la comida es muy rica, el servicio es muy agradable, las meseras son muy amables, todo siempre está muy limpio y organizado.

Very friendly.

Food: 3.5 Service :2 Atmosphere: 3 Portion :5 pretty big ( reg size) Our server was not friendly.

Our go to place for yummy pho! Peanut satay is always soo good. We moved 25 minutes away and still always drive here to get it!

We arrived on a Saturday at opening. There were 3 tables including us. The restaurant was spacious with lots of seating. The menu was elaborate and covered most items one would see from a Vietnamese restaurant. Pork spring rolls were good, no burnt spots. Salad with lemongrass chicken was tasty. Not too salty. However, the chicken was not sliced through, and no knife was provided. Making it difficult to eat. The sub and the ultimate vermicelli arrived at the same time. The sub slided onto the table completely when the waitress put down the plate. We asked for a replacement and she looked surprised. The new sub came shortly. The bread was fresh. Meat to veggie ratio is the smallest we have ever seen at Vietnamese restaurants around Calgary. It was loaded with carrots. It should have been called a carrot sub instead of a satay beef sub. Very little toping on the vermicelli as well. The taste was okay. Overall, there are other Vietnamese restaurants that offer better food at a better price.

Was super excited to try this pillar of Vietnamese cuisine in Calgary today. When I found out I had an online lunch meeting, I elected for delivery to my hotel. Placed a simple order for two items at 0630 this morning for delivery at 1200-1230. Got a notification that Van Son received the order shortly after nine, anticipating a 1200-1230 arrival, 60-90 minutes after they open. Excellent! However, the restaurant arbitrarily canceled my order at 1135 this morning, because “they couldn’t get to the order.” Yes, the same order that was likely one of the first in the queue when they arrived to do prep that morning, the same order they acknowledged shortly after 0900. I understand in house diners may take precedence over delivery orders, EXCEPT when that order has been sitting there for 5 hours before opening and that same order is acknowledged two hours before opening. Completely unsat and unprofessional.

The food was absolutely amazing, I had the 31.B peanut beef satay. Probably some of the best Pho I've ever eaten.