Alberta King of Subs

I LOVE this place, but bring your appetite or plan to share. The portions are MASSIVE. The hotdogs are small, normal schneiders size wieners. But everything else is really big.
They advertise donairs but the lady behind the counter didn’t know how to make a donair, so that was kind of disappointing but everything else is fantastic and they have MASSIVE kosher pickles which always makes me happy.

One of the best in the city for traditional smoked meat sandwiches and Quebec style poutine. If you your in the area stop by for a very filling lunch that is easy on the bank account

You can tell when the people who are making your food have a passion for making amazing food. Hands down the best pouting and subs Ivr EVER had. The gravy is everything you could hope for: colour, viscosity, flavour. The meat is perfectly seasoned and falls apart in your mouth. I’m in love

I discovered this place a couple of months ago, and although I live at the south end of town, I will go to this place any day to grab a sub, poutine or smoked meat sandwich. The service may be a bit slow due to them making everything fresh, and somebody else said, «a lot of love goes into the making of their items»…I say worth the wait. The place may seem pricey at first, but their portions are huge, and their fries are freshly cut, and fried at the time you order them. And I love the fresh smell of spruce, and so have a spruce beer every time — delicious. When I have been there, it has always been clean. Thank you for preparing such good wholesome food.

Having lived in Quebec till I was 8. I still remember to this day the taste of Quebec! This place is great for nostalgia sake if you miss home. However the price seems to be quite steep.

I love this place! The food is amazing! Make sure you bring an apatite.
The service can be a little slow when it is busy. But they put allot love into the sandwiches. I’ve tried allot of different kinds and I’ve never been disappointed.
The regular poutine is huuuuge! You can share a regular.

Amazing poutine, kinda of pricey but you get what you pay for, the steak sub is hands down the best sub ive ever had!

Simply the best smoked meat outside of Quebec. Worth the drive, don’t be fools by the underwhelming frontage. The food is second to none!!!

Really craved some subs and poutine
Their Montréal smoked meat poutine wasn’t anything to write home about. Gravy unflavoured. Cheese curds were at least melting so that’s a plus.
Their subs were okay at best. Soggy. Edible
I like the hole in the wall atmosphere but it could be a little cleaner
Expensive 50 bucks for two people.
2 subs
2 drinks
Large poutine

For $ 10.24 I got a six inch sub. That may sound expensive but it was a damn good sub. In fact, this place has the best subs in Calgary in my opinion.
Yes, I lived in Montréal for eight years. I still visit. I still think Montréal has the best food. Like really truly amazing delicious food. All over the place. So probably you could get that same kind of sub Montréal for six bucks?
But I think the plane tickets today to Montréal from yyc are like 500 bucks.
So I went with the king of subs. I usually eat the wild West which is steak and mushroom. Today I chose the princess, only 6 inches, which is steak and more steak.
I usually order a 12 inch but the six-​inch was damn good and filling.
What I like about this place is the first time I came here was 10 years ago and I still love it. I read a previous review that said maybe it wasn’t consistent but I think it is. So good.

Very good subs and steamed hot dogs!
The gentlemen working at front is also very friendly and write my son’s name every time on his hot dog.

The gravy leaves a lot to be desired. Just had lunch here today, ordered the small smoked meat poutine. The fries are good, cheese was plentiful and gooey, but the meat was fatty, and the gravy was lacking big time. Disappointing, as I read so many great reviews for the place. La Belle Patate in Canmore is still #1 by far, and I’d also recommend the skillet of poutine at the Toad n’ Turtle.

Best smoke meat and poutine in Calgary, there are other foods although who remembers that when they have the best smoke meat and poutine in Calgary? :)

Used to eat here loved the fact that it was like back home until my family got sick from the poutine a few years ago. Hopefully they’ve cleaned up or changed management by now. I am still not likely to go back though, don’t want to risk it.

Rightfully named for their delicious subs.
I stopped by Alberta King of Subs for a quick bite and didn’t even know what I was getting myself into. The sub I had was a lot of food. It was very well made with lots of meat and toppings freshly prepared. I will not hesitate to go back and order from the nice staff again. The sitting areas aren’t very comfortable though, so go for a quick lunch or maybe take-​away.
Lots of delicious meat = great sub.

best smoked meat in calgary, from north to south to east to west. prices are reasonable, and HEAFTY servings of freshly steamed smoked meat imported from montreal. If i just need a buttload of meat with a little mustard and some bread to hold it, this is it.

It’s not really a trip to Canada unless there’s poutine involved. Unassuming place, 70s-​esque décor. Smoked meat poutine had good flavor, though I would not call it profound. Good prices, good poutine. Not great, but sufficient.

Good poutine and smoked meat, but in my humble opinion not worthy of the many superlatives lavished on this place by other reviewers. Nice melty curds in hot gravy, with thickish unskinned soft fries, but lacking the full Québécois menu and atmosphere of a place like La Belle Patate in Canmore to push it up to five stars.

I’ve you were raised or spent any formative time in Montréal, you know that this place does their subs the way you’re used to.
The only thing they don’t get perfect, IMHO, is the bread, but everything else is deliciously perfect.
Do not think of this as a Subway-​esque sandwich. Think of it as a deep-​fried, wrapped in bacon, topped with melted cheese piece of Manna from heaven.
And have a poutine on the side. Don’t ask. Just do it. While delicious, for me it’s the subs that keep me coming back time after time.
Yes, it’s not in the best part of the city. Yes, what décor there is is dated and mostly tattered. Yes, the seats are uncomfortable. But oh my god does this place remind me of home.

Food: ³⁄₅
Service: ³⁄₅
Ambiance: 2.5÷5
Overall experience: ³⁄₅
(1– Terrible; 3– decent; 5– Fantastic)
Located in what most Calgarians consider to be the «ghetto» (i.e. Temple), Alberta King of Subs is a «hole in the wall» eatery that serves authentic Montréal Smoked Meat and homemade beef jerky. I didn’t give much thought to this place until someone on a forum mentioned they had one of the best poutines in Calgary. After that, my bf (who loves the dish) and I had to check it out.
Don’t expect anything too fancy once you walk in. It felt like a grundgy fast food joint with about ten food court dining tables and a front counter with simplistic display boards. The posters on the walls were faded, the tables weren’t cleaned off from lunch, and the workers looked a little ‘greasy’. Nonetheless, the place banged out some pretty decent food.
Their menu consists of a variety of hot subs ($ 7.95÷6 inch; $ 12.95÷12 inch); hamburgers/​hotdogs; Montréal Smoked Meat sandwiches ($ 7.75/Queen size; $ 10.50/Reg size) with your choice of regular or Dijon mustard; and poutines with your choice of meat toppings. A «small poutine» is about the size of the smallest metal rectangle takeout boxes you can find, and a «large poutine» is the size of those metal circular takeout boxes.
My bf and I ordered a Queen (small) ‘Montréal Smoked Meat Sandwich’ ($ 7.75) with a small ‘Traditional Poutine’ ($ 5.95). I haven’t eaten a lot of smoked meat sandwiches to know what is great or «authentic» enough compared to other eateries in Calgary. However, what I can tell you is that the sandwich came out hot and fresh with five… maybe six layers of «fall-​apart-​in-​your-​mouth» meat. Unfortunately, the sandwich fell apart with it because I was given regular Wonderbread instead of the traditional rye bread. The meat was light pink (similar to ham), and there wasn’t as much spice as I thought there would be… it was borderline bland. The giant pickle that came on the side was warm and limp.
On the plus side, the poutine was pretty good — a lot better than a majority of what other bars and restaurants serve. It’s our second favourite poutine next to the one at «Tudor Rose». The fries were handcut and deep fried to a crispy golden brown, sprinkled with giant cheese curds, and drenched in perfectly seasoned beef gravy. They packed the container with as much fries as they could so the portion is perfect to share or solely eat.
Overall, the sandwiches were ‘OK’ but the poutine was what I enjoyed the most. If you’re in the area and hankering for a hot sandwich or fries, then come here!