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| - I miss Koob (and its fantastic koobideh!) a lot but I have to say that Foo Food is a trade up. First, they've done a huge reno that's given us proper seating (and lots for such a small space), washrooms, and a much more inviting space in general.
Foo is "Asian fusion" and it's fast service, order at the counter and your meal is delivered to you, very fast service done efficiently at very good prices given portion size and quality, and it's all very nicely plated... I love this style of dining, not intimidating table service if you're dining alone (which I usually am) but it's all done with real porcelain, real metal utensils. It's not fast food per se but it's fast... very reminiscent of, say, the outstanding Watercress Vietnamese to the west on 17th.
Anyway, the food is delicious, all sauces and condiments made in-house and the flavours are complex and interesting. What I had for lunch today really impressed, fantastic from start to finish: pork dumplings with a peanut sauce condiment that was just off the chain delicious... could have had two orders of that... and then fried rice with beef and kimchi. This wasn't what I expected, which was strong Korean flavours with a lot of gochujang; it was actually more Thai flavoured, with thai basil in there, but the rice was toothsome and of perfect texture and everything worked beautifully. Could have been a tad spicier but I'll attend to that next time. This was $22 all in (water to drink) and was absolutely worth it. Thrilled to see this Victoria success story open in Calgary.
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