Kyle H is wrong - I have eaten here for 10+ years, it used to be located in a strip mall on 146 ave and was takeout/delivery only. It has NEVER been near a red rooster. It is still 90% of their business I think, hence why the sit down restaurant is rarely busy.
The service is ok, its just a family owned place... go relax and smile they will be happy to help you. In my years eating here I have seen so many people act like grade A douchebags I'm not surprised the servers are a bit gun shy. I have never had a reason to act like many people do.
Personally I don't understand the complaint about the menu not being extensive/large... they have 2 full pages of Chinese food - probably 90+ items and 2.5 pages of Vietnamese food with at least as many options.
That said. There is 1 thing that I believe is completely unique about this restaurant - it's Ginger Beef it is different and in my opinion better, than any ginger beef I have had at the many many places I have tried in Calgary. (ginger chicken is made the same way as well).
My favorite dish is 4D - the dumplings. Oddly they are the only Place I know that does not serve the hot chili oil by default with dumplings but you can ask for it. They know me now and bring it automatically.
Other dishes I like/love:
- The vermicelli (V54)
- The spicy soup - pictured on the back page of menu (can't believe I forget the #)
- Chicken in Black bean sauce
There's more ... its all quite good. the dumplings and ginger beef/chicken bring me back here instead of going to one of the other 1000 Chinese/Vietnamese restaurants in town.