Thanh Long Noodle House

Fantastic service, fantastic food. It has a dated feel on entry, but it’s a factor made completely irrelevant once you taste the food and speak with your servers. For a very affordable price you get great vietnamese cuisine, from employees that are always smiling and making you feel they’re actually happy to see you every time you walk in the door. Always worth a visit!

One of the best neighborhood Asian restaurants in the beltline, if not Calgary. Bev is a sweetheart and the food rarely disappoints. Nothing fancy but It doesn’t try to be. Just good solid value at a clean and friendly place on the trendy and expensive 17 Ave strip. My partner is an Asian chef at a major hotel in the city. This is our favorite neighborhood resto. To go or to stay, all good.

I got a stir fry dish to go. It was prepared quickly, the serving was generous, and they even asked if all veggies were okay on it. I would return.

There are several phở places by my apt on 17^th but this is the only one that keeps me coming back. Great service. Friendly staff that remembers me and my orders. Amazing veggie phở with beef broth. I highly recommend this establishment.

Stopped in because the location was convenient while running some errands and picked up a bowl of Satay Beef Soup to go. The restaurant was very clean and had a retro feeling to the décor, complete with old-​timey metal diner style napkin dispensers. My order was taken quickly and they took the time to offer me a few options so that it would be just right. (For their regular presentation the beef in this dish is offered raw, however they provide the option to have it cooked a little if that is your preference).
When I got home, I was so pleased to find generous portions of fresh, delicious food. The taste was great, the veggies, limes and herbs fresh and crisp, the beef was tender and flavourful and just melted in my mouth. The other thing I liked about their takeout was the dish they provided. It is a dish that would be easy to use if one ordered it for an office lunch/​dinner or if dishes were not an option, and was not the standard takeout offering other places provide. A nice touch! The prices are really reasonable. It is definitely my new favourite place on 17^th Avenue for Vietnamese!

Dinner time. Check Unilocal.Phone dead. UH OH!
Time to gamble… I put my one coin into the slot and pulled the lever. TOTAL JACKPOT!
Tanh Long has got that 90’s hotel crossed with kind of a seniors home feel on the inside. I found out in a few moments that it didn’t matter at all — it’s a warm, clean place to eat delicious vietnamese food from the nicest people!
I got a pork and vermicelli bowl and just wolfed it down. I tried to make excuses that it was because we were in a rush (which we were) and had a show to be at (which we did) but really, I think it was still just an excuse for me to stuff my face with fresh tasting food faster than humanly possible
Throughout my meal I went from uncertain, if not a little skeptical, to raving about how lovely the people working here are! Please go. It’s one of those small local businesses that you feel so good for supporting and you can really tell how much they appreciate it.

Best vietnamese in calgary.
the fish saice is fishy, wontons are real, spring rolls are good, phở to go is best, gave me the meat so I can cook it rare how I like it for dinner tomorow

I was in Calgary this past weekend and stayed at the nearby Hotel Élan (awesome too). I walked over here Friday night and had #29 — it was amazing! So much food for the price — better then expected. It was so good, I returned the following night for the same dish. Super friendly staff.
Highly recommend #29

Skip it. This is one of the worst places to have phở. The broth is flavorless… if you’re a PHOnadic then you’ll know what I mean. To add insult to injury, there’s hardly any meat. This is the caliber I’d expect from a Chinese/​Vietnamese or Vietnamese/​fusion place but not a full blown Vietnamese restaurant!

Sadly, the phở was pretty bad, very disappointing, it was such a nice place, hostess was great! The soup base was just, blah, tasted like canned soup, ahhh, I am sad that their quality is so low.

I’ve only got take out from this place once and I ordered the chicken sate noodle soup and it didn’t taste anything like a sate. Really bland broth with no flavour. There may be other dishes here that redeem the place though!

I actually can’t say enough about this place.
Located a few blocks from my home, this has become my go-​to «I don’t want to cook» spot. The staff is so lovely and friendly, you feel like you’re walking into your mother’s kitchen… if your mother was the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant and knew that you like all your dishes spicy with extra vegetables.
I always have either Spicy Vegetable Soup or the Stir Fried Tofu. Delicious. Inexpensive.
Go. There. Now.

People need to stop adding stars for service. I don’t care how good it is, the food here is rubbish. Skip this one, you can do better.

Great service with average food.
Went here today because of the outstanding reviews. The food was pretty average to be honest but the service was great. Super friendly and attentive.
Great option if you’re in the neighborhood and looking for something quick.

I’ve been here twice so far and plan on coming back again. Really liked the sate beef noodle soup.

A 5 for service, but only a 3 for food. I had the beef satay noodle bowl. Nothing special about it, in fact the beef wasn’t all that great. Nonetheless the owner was extremely nice and very attentive — she made us feel very welcome.

It was OK.
Service is good though, they are friendly and it seems as though they get a lot of regulars.
I like that there’s parking right in front which is what brought me here in the first place.

This has become my favorite place for Phở! Its not just the food!
The food is excellent! Which is a big reason we keep coming back. I always have a vermicelli bowl and my wife has been having the spring rolls. They are always excellent!
When we’re out eating at a different Phở restaurant we always compare it to the food here. This IMHO is the gold standard of Phở!
Then it comes down to staff. Once you come in a couple times they come by the table to chat. They get to know your names. They even (if you’re like me and you find something you really like and order it a couple times in a row) they even remember what you order and ask if you are going to have the same thing.
I always feel welcome like I’m coming into eat with friends. They call out to you and say Hi! Its like being Norm from Cheers (maybe that is dating me a bit but i hope you get the point).
Take the time enjoy this location. Its well worth it!

I can’t believe I’ve come here so often and have yet to write a review.
At the time when I first found this place, it was when I didn’t frequent that part of town much and I was actually looking for Don’s Photo to window shop or price-​compare a piece of photography equipment I had my eye on.
At first, I thought my memory deceived me, but as I walked around back and saw the Don’s Photo sign, I realized that I was in the right area and that Don’s Photo no longer existed here in Calgary.
I noticed that Thanh Long was (relatively) new to the strip (at least to me), and being hungry (and slightly disappointed after coming all that way) decided to grab a bite there.
As many people have already indicated, service is the number one reason why this place rocks. They really care about their customers, and as I’ve sat and watched, are on a first name basis with some of the regulars.
Each phở place makes their broth differently, and the broth here suits my taste well. I’ve tried their combo rice plate, and it too was scrumptious.
My only wish is that this place were open later, but you can’t complain too much when it comes to the independent, family-​run places.
With reasonable prices (especially when considering other food establishments on 17^th Ave) and fantastic service, I hope this business sticks around for a long time to come.

Alright, my server alone gets 5 stars. She was adorable! Always attentive, and just a wee bit quirky making jokes and the like. Like with one of the other tables in the restaurant, a lady and her friend had settled in at a table near the window and then decided they wanted to move to the back of the restaurant. «Sorry to complicate things!» the lady said. «Oh, don’t worry about it. Life is already complicated!» our server joked in return.
As for my food, I got my usual grilled pork on vermicelli with spring rolls, here it’s #27. The spring rolls were hot, crispy and fresh! And it all came out of the kitchen pretty quickly. As per usual, there were way more noodles than I could finish, but I ate up every last piece of pork, spring roll and tried to get as many sprouts out of there as I could. Gotta get my veggies in after all!
Only downfall I can see here? They’re closed on Sundays.