Mekong Restaurant

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2885 17 Ave SE
Calgary, AB AB T2A

Phone: (403) 248-1488

Neighborhood: Calgary-Central

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• Special Fried Rice A$18.90
• With Chinese sausage, chicken, shrimp, snow peas, bean sprouts and eggs.
• Traditional Spring Rolls (3 Pieces) A$9.90
• Pork. Served with lettuce to wrap and dipping sauce.
• Lemongrass Chilli Lime Chicken Salad A$25.90
• Gluten free. Grilled breast fillet with baby spinach, crispy sweet potato, Asian shallot and chilli lime dressing.
• Special Pho A$18.90
• Chicken Spring Rolls (3 Pieces) A$9.90
• Deep fried spring rolls with finely diced chicken breast, cabbage, glass noodles and curry served with sweet chilli dipping sauce.

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  4.7 stars - Based on 23 reviews

#396 out of 1084 restaurants in Calgary-Central

#30 of 50 Vietnamese in Calgary-Central

5 star				16 reviews	70%
4 star				6 reviews	26%
3 star				1 review	4%
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07/27/2024 - Casey K.
Tried the special house pho and the beef wrapped in leaf vermicelli bun bowl. Unbeatable prices here, wow!! $12.50 for a bowl of pho in 2023! The vermicelli bowl was $14. Portion size is consistent with other veitnamese restaurants charging a lot more. Service was very fast and hospital. Wide variety of items that include banh xeo, shrimp paste on sugar cane, quail, stir fried noodles, HOT POT, DIY TABLE BBQ, whole fish, and drinks. Can't wait to go back for more. Our favorite authentic Viet restaurant in Calgary. Everyone that I've recommended to visit this place loves it. It's just a small hole in the wall but it's great and for very reasonable prices. There is a lot of regulars there, which speaks volume. Try it, you may be one. Great bowl of beef Pho... Tasty bun thit Nuong.. This is the place I go for Pho whenever I am in calgary.. It is Near the highway and the service is very good Simply the best Vietnamese restaurant in Calgary. It's not often I'm in the NE but it's worth the drive to eat here. Really good flavours and satisfying sizes. Most other Vietnamese restaurants are really bland but here, you'll find fresh ingredients, nice seasoning, tender meat and an assortment of sauces to use. Would recommend either their Pho or vermicelli bowl. Definitely will come back for more! Small friendly place to grab some great PHO. Before you blink it is on the table. I do take away and eat in. Both work and are a decent price like when I was in viet nan. Well not quite but still great. A dish I'm always compelled to try if it's on the menu is Beef Satay. I still hold number 52 at Bagolacs the best I've ever had, but Mekong's spicy beef number 19 gives it a run for its money. Very nice flavour and really affordable at around $7 for a large. The restaurant is relatively simple and service is OK, but the prices and food quality make Mekong a great spot for a good meal if your in the area. Mekong is a good place to stop for Vietnamese food. I tried the vermicelli noodles (bun) with beef and special beef cubes on rice. Both of which were pretty tasty. I have not tried their pho yet, but I will be back to try it! It has definitely made it into my list of Vietnamese restaurants. Mekong is my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in calgary. Service is warm and kind. Food is even better. I go here about once a week. And they know my order by heart. Mekong is one of my favorite vietnamese noodle place near my work. When I come here, I usually have their #27 (Vietnamese Beef Stew with a choice of vermicelli, egg, clear, or rice noodles). I usually order it with either rice noodles or egg noodles. The reason I order this is that not every pho place have this on their menu and Mekong makes a pretty good beef stew. Just to echo other reviews, this place doesn't cheap out on just giving you the bare minimum amount of meat that other restaurants do. I have been coming to this place for years and will do so for many years to come. If you look up unassuming in the dictionary you might find a photo of Mekong. Like many Vietnamese restaurants the interior is austere and utilitarian, but it's clean and homey. The first time I had lunch there I wasn't expecting much, I kind of had "the usual" the vermicelli with spring rolls and bbq pork. To my surprise it was really, really good and really, really fresh. The appetizer was what really floored me though, the spicy beef on lalot leaves. I don't know exactly what a lalot tree is, but take it from me those who like this appetizer, like it "lalot." Since then I've become a regular, any time I'm in the neighbourhood. I feel almost guilty eating here because the food is so ridiculously cheap and good. They should charge more. I should also mention that the service is also excellent and very friendly. Try this place and thank me! Stopped in today for a quick take-out lunch and was pretty pleased. Deep fried spring rolls were long and quite thin, but had a great texture and nice seasoning. Fried wontons on the other hand seemed more bland, with no real ginger or scallion kick to the filling and a wrapper that had been fried to the point of almost crumbling to dust. Curried chicken Bun is what pushed this review to above average though. Meaty chicken breast meat (a + or a - depending on your preference...I'm a thigh man myself) was coated in yellow curry and studded with flecks of dried red chili. The chicken had a resulting heat kick that was offset by the cool noodles and cucumber, and nicely balanced with the shredded basil that came alongside the rest of the veg. The basil, while common with a bowl of Pho, isn't something I've really ever seen on Bun anywhere else, but is a nice touch. Ambiance is pretty classic 17th ave noodle house, though there appeared to be a woman (accountant? insurance agent?) working in an entirely separate glassed off office space taking up most of the window along the front. Would be supper easy get a tasty noodle lunch delivered, though could be a little awkward those days you just feel like ordering a pizza. I love the number 40, vermicelli noodles with spring rolls and a scewer of chicken. Best in town because they add a lot of toppings like cucumber, carrot, peanuts, lettuce, sprouts and basil. Most other vietnamese restaurants are not as generous. I've only ever done take-out as I work close by.

04/27/2021 - April C
I've been eating at this amazing restaurant for years it has a mom and pop atmosphere its very quaint, very clean, and that personal touch of serves always with a smile and treats everyone like their very special and your Bill won't break the bank especially the amount of food you get can feed a hungry family on a working mans budget I've tried endless different similar menu restaurants, but always come back to Mekong why I've found the portions are Hugh and all their menu items are so cheap compared to others but it doesn't mean they skip on taste or quality or portion it's way above the rest in my opinion This restraint will truly be a must dine at or a pick up it's a 10/10 and I'm a seriously picky eater and can't get enough of their amazing assortment of dish's

08/15/2016 - Elizabeth Bastedo
The entire menu is worth trying -- absolutely the best Vietnamese restaurant in Calgary!