Saigon Y2K Vietnamese Restaurant

Food is okay, I like the soup but vermicelli dish should be more tasty in my opinion
Service is excellent:)

Totally standard Phở and rice bowls that won’t disappoint or wow. A fairly large place that has accommodated our office meals handily. Notable menu item that distinguishes this from other Vietnamese places are the gargantuan and tasty sweet & sour soups (chicken or shrimp) that come with a bucket of rice. A pretty good deal as you will have half of it for lunch the next day.

This used to be my go-​to place for phở in the NW. It’s close to the university, transit is right there, lots of parking… After 3 years out of Calgary, and returning to my old stomping grounds, I put too much faith in things not changing around here. THIS PLACE CHANGED. Chairs? Tables? nononono.
First of all, okay economy’s rough I get it, but the prices have gone up on all their menu items by a couple dollars. Secondly, no cilantro — dafuq!!! Third, the soup just… tastes different. Maybe less MSG, who knows. It’s not different for the better. This $ ranking is a little deceptive, because let’s be honest, who doesn’t order spring rolls when they’re out for phở, it adds up.
Probably will avoid this place from now on. which is quite sad because location-​wise. it really is convenient.

Lemon grass beef, chicken & shrimp were dry, seemed over cooked. Honestly wasn’t able to eat anything except noodles & spring rolls. I’m not a picky eater so I was surprised. I ignored the reviews and tried for myself. Spring rolls & noodles were fine.

Ordered War Won Ton Soup, steamed rice, and curry chicken. All dishes were very good. Service is friendly and attentive. Décor is clean and tidy.

So my friend and I were looking for a phở place in the NW and we stumbled upon here. Safe to say, it was absolutely awful. We started off with spring rolls, which tasted frozen and then both ordered beef satay phở. This phở tasted like It was made from goat meat and a mix of feet. The good things about this restauraunt were the guava mints.

An Asian friend told me they have the best phở, so I went there, tried it out and I was pretty happy! It is rich, tasty, warming and a lot! Didn’t try anything else yet, but the phở is certainly worth going there!
The price is good! The restaurant is spacious, comfortable enough to sit down and eat but not a cosy place you hang out for hours.

We visited this restaurant because it was recommended by our hotel front desk worker and its proximity to our hotel (we just walked out the back door of our hotel and we were there.) Usually I don’t really like Vietnamese food, and Saigon Y2K did not change my mind.
Everything we ordered was just a bit too salty. The curry chicken would have been great if it weren’t so salty, and the same applies to the satay beef soup. Besides that, there is nothing that is too remarkable about this restaurant – our server was pretty good; he even memorized all of our orders. We didn’t get any water refills, though. Overall, it was a very average experience.

I had a seafood soup, which was ok, at least it was hot.
My date had beef phở, very salty, she felt a bit sick after a few spoonfuls.
The place looks really worn out, bathroom, seats, floor, walls are all in need of repair and upgrading. Please have pride about your location, it looks like no one cares. (Saw many holes in the Men’s bathroom)
Will not be coming back, unless there are major changes. There are many other places in Calgary which are much cleaner and seem to actually care.

It’s a «reliable» choice I’ve known for years, and while it’s not the ultimate Vietnamese place, what I’ve tried here has been pretty decent, e.g. satay chicken soup, grilled prawns on rice vermicelli, etc. Perfectly fine for groups, but depending on the server you might get a bit of pushback on accommodating separate bills.

I haven’t been here for a while (it’s been a little more than a year ago). Hmmm, now I think I can remember why. Hubby and I met up with some friends for lunch here today at noon. It wasn’t very busy at all because it was a long weekend. Even then, it was difficult to catch the attention of a server (there were 3 of them) so we could place our orders.
I ordered the fried quail as an appy and the rice noodles with barbecued pork, shrimp balls, fake crab, squid and shrimp (with a 250 ml bowl of broth on the side). The quail was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. However, I thought it needed a little more salt and the lime-​black pepper dipping sauce was a bit too heavy on the pepper. My rice noodle bowl with the side bowl of broth/​soup came to the table lukewarm. The shrimp balls and pork were flavourful, but the squid was overcooked (a bit rubbery) and the shrimp was cold and undercooked (translucent in the middle).
One server (who looked like the co-​owner) offered to pack up the remainder of the quail and other leftovers. Actions are louder than words; she never returned to our table again… (and the restaurant was only one-​thirds full). We asked another server (daughter?) for styrofoam containers. She was not very good at multi-​tasking; the table next to us also asked her for an extra spoon – she walked to the kitchen to get the spoon but completely forgot about us and the containers, as well! I had to walk up to the kitchen to get the containers myself.
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the NW is still Bowness Vietnamese. Sorry, Saigon Y2K.

I LOVE vietnamese food. I could eat it way too often, and I probably do.
I’m definitely not picky about where I eat, that being said I’ve had some great viet and some, let’s not go there again viet.
We were at a friends for a later afternoon video game sesh and it was viet night for him and his girl. So we decided to tag along, as I said I hear viet and I’ll go.
I’m slowly getting my hubs into viet, he’s never been a big fan. But we’re making progress.
Now I’m the boring eater and get the same thing everytime (I’m also a celiac so I know what I can and can’t have).
I got the charboiled chicken rice vermeicilla with salad rolls. It was perfect. Chicken was tasty, the noodles were cooked nicely and perfect amount of fish sauce.
In regards to service we never had to wait, we got a table right away, they did their usual rounds, got our water, then drinks, then food. It was a perfect quick yummy meal. And best of all, there was 3 of us, we all had a drink, meal and shared an appy and our bill was $ 40.

When we lived in the neighborhood, we must have visited the restaurant thirty times. The food is good, the service is attentive (never friendly), and we never had to wait long for a table. Recommended.

I’ve previously commented that Vietnamese restaurants basically can do no wrong, but I’ve found one that epic failed.
My lunch partner was running late, so upon being seated I was brought water and was not once asked if I wanted anything else while I waited, which turned out to be a half hour. During this time, I became highly irritated by the blasting music and actually asked them to lower the volume. They did and immediately I could tell that other patrons weren’t talking so loudly anymore.
Once my friend arrived we had to flag a server to take our order because we certainly received no attention. Our food arrived quickly, but everything about my noodle bowl was completely flavorless. I had asked for the lemongrass chicken and the chicken was naked. I was stunned at how bad my meal was because I’ve never experienced this in a Vietnamese restaurant before.
Our visit turned into two hours and the remainder of our food sat on the table with us for that long as well. We were ignored until we again flagged a server to remove the food, as we were ready to leave. The man who assisted me with paying my bill was not friendly. It took all I had to leave a tip and I’ll never go back if I can help it.

After a long day traveling we were craving a dinner that was fast, but not fast food. We thought we hit the jackpot when we spotted Saigon Y2K but it proved more of a bust.
I ordered the Phở Ga and my husband ordered the Hu Tieu Saigon Nuoc. We also split an order of vegetarian spring rolls. One of the very few positives of the evening was that the Tiger beer is inexpensive.
The spring rolls arrived piping hot which was good, but good only until they were cool enough to taste. I assumed that the spring rolls I ordered were vegetable spring rolls containing just vegetables but I guess I ordered vegetarian spring rolls which include the addition a pasty, gritty mystery substance to a few spartan vegetables. The were, well, nasty.
My Phở Ga was a disaster. A flavorless broth with a pitiful amount of noodles, a few slices of chicken and a chopped scallion floating on top. My accompanying plate of goodies consisted of bean sprouts and a wedge of lime — no basil or cilantro to amp up the flavor volume. My husband’s dish appeared to have far more substance to it and was quite loaded down with prawns and «crab» but no so much of the other proteins.
I have never expected much in the way of décor at Vietnamese restaurants but this place really cracked me up. The upholstered seat-​backs on the chairs had pictures of St. Peter’s basilica, the Spanish steps and the Colosseum on them. Makes perfect sense to me.
Maybe this place is called Y2K because that was the last year they served palatable food?

After circling around the UofC for 15 minutes and enhancing my carbon footprint while looking for a place for lunch (it was after all Sunday), I stumbled upon Saigon Y2K next to McMahon Stadium. The place was dead around 11:30 am on a Sunday so if you’re ever in dire need of Vietnamese food around this time you should have no trouble finding a table here. I ordered the, number 26, Rare Beef Phở and a pair of Salad Rolls. Service was quick, but given that there was nobody inside that is to be expected. The phở was ok, nothing to write home about, but satisfying. Enjoyed the Vietnamese love songs playing in the background, high-​pitched at times but romantic.
It’s actually a pretty big place and I wondered if it actually got busy, how would one find parking? The lot is small and meant to be shared among other shops within the complex. It was an ok lunch.

Ugh. This place. SUPER RUDE staff, an owner that hovers over you and has a completely indignant attitude about his menu, and a solitary veg option that is boring as all get out. Walked out and went to the nearby Green Chili Indian restaurant instead.

I have been to Y2K numerous times. Not having been for a while though, my Husband and I thought we would grab lunch here. This place is always busy, which is a good sign. I have even seen local celebrities here before. We were seated right away, I found the place seemed a bit dirty, our chairs were covered in crumbs, there was some garbage on the floor. The girl brought us some water and took our order. Our pops came out quickly, though mine wasn’t even filled all the way. Our food came out in like 5 minutes! It was not warm at all. It was like the ingredients were all sitting in the fridge just waiting to be mixed together and go out. So obviously things aren’t made fresh throughout the day. Nonetheless it was still tasty. The chicken here is always good.
Since I have tried other Vietnamese places around the city, I find that Y2K’s quality of restaurant has gone down to me. I always feel rushed when I come here, like they want to get you fed and gone so someone else can take your place. There are other places I would rather go these days.

I can probably sum up the experience at Saigon Y2K in three words: friendly, fast and tasty.
Let’s start with friendly. The people at this location are always extremely personable and very eager to please. I received the wrong dish on one occasion and they were not reluctant to take it back and correct the error. It seems that everyone in this restaurant, cooks and hostess included, just really enjoy what they do and it really comes across in their service. Great job people of Saigon!
Next we move onto fast. This is by no means a fast food restaurant, but you won’t be waiting for 25 minutes for your food to arrive. It all comes to you pretty quickly, no matter what you order. This isn’t to say that the food isn’t fresh. Everything is prepared exactly to order but in record time. I love how Saigon combines the experience of a dine-​in restaurant with the hastiness of fast food.
And finally we reach tasty. My goodness do these guys know how to make a wicked special fried rice. It’s by far my favourite and always on my list when ordering from this place. I usually like to try other things as well as the rice, but it’s always top choice. The prices of the food aren’t unreasonable either. For the amount of food you get I actually think the prices are pretty damn good.
Saigon Y2K seems to meet the three standards required of a restaurant. Good service, great timing and unbelievable food makes Saigon Y2K 3 for 3… yippy!

This Saigon Y2K is in a convenient location, near the Stadium and the University. Parking is free and right in front of the restaurant.
For appetizers, try their Imperial roll — it’s so good — it’s shrimp and taro and looks like a spring roll. Eat with that sweet chili sauce.
The food is pretty good. I usually have no. 40 — the tossed egg noodles with pork, seafood and cilantro in a hoisin sauce with soup on the side.
For dessert — try the green bean, red bean Vietnamese dessert on ice! Cools you right off on a hot day like today!
The service is pretty good and the food comes out fast.