What to do for lunch...what to do for lunch...what to do for lunch?!?!?! Could drive you crazy if you are kinda foodie trapped in industrial lane in the outskirts of Calgary. The place is littered with fastfood and gastronomic suicide places.
I just wanted a simple lunch and can I get one on Barlow and Peigan? Nope! Culture would be an OPA! Next to a lube station.
Didn't want anything fancy...just something that said, Cowboys not welcomed or no cattle wrestling zone...I'm overtly exaggerating but it would be nice! :))
Decided on Pho. Fast, economical, and no nonsense food with some flavours and good old MSG!
How the heck was I supposed to know that the nearest one on the handy dandy app would have led me 20mins away from work. Oh well, the sacrifices one makes so we don't die from food boredom.
Pho Hoan is nothing special from the outside and guess what!?! Nothing special on the inside either. I was told by a Chinese server in a GTA restaurant...you eat food...not decor. With that in mind, rare beef pho and some spring rolls please!
The pho portion is adequate to make a meal and not leave you wanting - that was the small bowl too. The spring roll is the same as many places that I have had in Toronto.
All in all, the place was OK for Pho. The restaurant was quiet with the two servers keeping to themselves. Food came out at a good pace and the experience was pleasant. Though the locals really love this place, I am basically going by what I know from my travels across Canada. This place is A-OK and could stretch to a 3.5 star.
Cheers!