Spoonful Chinese & Thai Cuisine

I am hung over. This place I came by randomly. I think it just saved my soul. I must look rough because the hostess does not seem keen on making small talk.
The food is pretty decent and quick. The thing i love most is how clean it is. The bathroom is clean and huge.
Place is great for groups!

Twas a random Sunday night, my stomach was down for an adventure. Coming to this new place allowed my taste buds to experience a level of ecstasy that has never been reached. The waitress at this place replicates the food that is offered. A young, unique beautifully rich, Chinese, Thai infused goddess. I now understand why this place is called spoonful, because if you eat here your spoon will be full and your stomach to follow. In one explanation of my experience, it was like sucking on God’s teet and finding yourself with the sinful pleasure of holy foods.

I’m a neighbourhood regular at Spoonful. The food is consistently fresh and tasty and the spattering of Thai dishes keeps me from getting bored. The owner herself is often serving and the food is always hot and quick. Lucky to have such a great restaurant in Bowness.

Love this place. It is on our list of favourite «go to» spots to eat. The lady who serves remembers us and the kids as well. The diced chicken was perfect and so far, we have never had a bad dish.

We had take-​out: the egg rolls, Tom Kha Gai soup (spicy) and the veggies with lemon pepper coconut sauce and it was sooo delicious! Will definitely order again. It was hot and fresh tasting.

I’ve been going to this place for the last 2 years and the food is always amazing but the service is lacking. The lady who took our order this last time started arguing with us over the phone number we were calling from being different than the address she thought it was. She conceded that she might be mistaken and took our order. 45 minutes after our order was placed, she called us and said that they lost our order and wanted to confirm what we had ordered. After retaking our order she just hung up! Didn’t even tell us how long to for expect delivery. Almost 2 hours after we placed our order, we finally received it.
I love the food here but I really am starting to question if it’s worth the hassle of dealing with their service. This review would easily be a 4 or a 5 star review if they would improve their service.

We came to Calgary not knowing here to go for dinner. We were going to The Olympic park, so I searched for restaurants near there. I am so glad we decided on Spoonfuls. It was delicious! All the food was delicious. The lady that worked there was so friendly. It’s a nice place. I would recommend it to anyone

Tom Yum King soup like no-​where else. Carefully prepared, richly spiced and no two dishes tasted the same. I look forward to trying every dish on the menu.

Summary — good service, decent food, but be careful what you order.
The staff was overwhelmed when we popped in, with a table of 12 hogging up all of the solo cook in the kitchen’s time. The server thoughtfully told us how long we should expect to wait while he cleared the backlog, which is great service in my book (instead of misleading you in order to retain business).
We tried the dry garlic ribs, which were yummy, but a bit salty.
We also had the lemon pepper chicken in coconut sauce, which was okay, but we wouldn’t order it again.
The 3^rd dish was the bbq pork in egg noodle. It was really salty, quite spicy (which I liked), but the pork was a bit scarce. Too noodle heavy, but I guess that’s what you can expect in most restaurants of this type. As of result of the spice (?), our stomachs were doing grumbly back flips into the early hours of the morning.

I went in there wanting to have some Thai food. They are HKers trying to make Thai food, and are, IMO, generally unsuccessful at it. However…
Their Korean Beef stir fry was one of the best I’ve ever had! You order one or two $ 2 bowl of coconut rice to go with it and you have at least 2 or 3 meals of pure bliss! It’s not Bulgogi but it is delicious.
In short, I think if you stick to the Chinese dishes, they can probably make something spectacular, hence their awesome reviews there. I think I’d like to go back and try their other Chinese menu items. The portions there are a bit larger than average too.

I love Spoonful, and go as often as I can, though I live on the other side of town. The combination of tasty food, friendly server, in a clean and modern space, can’t be beat. My favourite dish is the scallops and asparagus in coconut sauce, but it’s not on the menu so you have to ask The chicken and spinach in lemon pepper coconut sauce and veg and tofu in Malaysian curry sauce are great too. I’ve liked everything that I’ve eaten here, but not everything is as mind blowing as the scallops.

Love the fresh no MSG menu and the Chinese/​Thai mix. The pad thai is amazing… but a little warning when ordering if you love heat the medium is probably enough! Thankfully the server warned me and stopped me from ordering the hot as the medium almost blew my top. Everything we have ordered has been fantastic including our staple ginger beef. Great size portions for the price. We normally get take out or delivery.

Delicious chicken satay soup for $ 7.95 and the $ 10 Thai combo is pretty good value for the taste and generous portion size.

These guys seriously have THE BEST deep fried won tons. My hubby and I always ge them as well as their ginger beef. Almost everything we have had here has been fantastic. Deffinitely a good little place!!!

Incredible! My family and I are picky when it comes to fresh ingredients. It’s tough to find a good Asian restaurant, even in the United States. I didn’t realize how much Asian culture was to be found in Canada. However, on a military move taking us from San Antonio, Texas to Fairbanks, Alaska, we stopped in Calgary on our long drive north. I had seen all the advertisements for fancy restaurants but we were craving Chinese. Spoonful’s reviews on another website were top notch and we gave it a shot. It wasn’t far from our hotel and parking was a breeze. It was empty inside, but very clean and tidy. The woman (owner?) came right over and sat us. They offered no combination plates, but did not need to; the prices were fantastic. We ordered the beef chop suey, rainbow noodles, lemon pepper coconut milk chicken, steamed rice and spring rolls. Everything was fresh and flavorful. The dish that blew me away was the lemon pepper coconut milk chicken. Crazy good. The server/​owner woman greeted my two boys and gave them a puzzle to play while we waited. She went above and beyond. If I lived Calgary (a BEAUTIFUL city) I would no doubt come back again and again. As it stands, that lemon pepper coconut chicken will be made over and over again in my own kitchen and I will probably never be able to replicate that melt-​in-​your-​mouth freshness.

Fantastic coconut soup and wonton soup. Superb service. I think we just found a new favorite.

The rice is ok. I like the skewers they have. Ill eat there if i don’t feel like leaving the hood. but right now its last resort for me… Sorry

I discovered this restaurant recently and since I live within a few blocks, have ordered food (takeout) several times. The hostess /​waitress is very helpful and friendly, and goes out of her way to ensure you have a great eating experience. We have tried about 12 different dishes including some of their curried and spicy dishes of chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, and vegetables. Excellent sauces and fresh ingredients. No MSG. I disagree with the previous comment that it is not spicy enough. The hostess asks how spicy you want it (low, medium, high) and our household is accustomed to very spicy Latino and Asian food. They have a varied menu and the prices are usual for this kind of restaurant. The restaurant is very clean and comfortable. Highly recommended.

This place is pretty new; spare and modern inside, with kind of cramped seating. The music was too loud & not suited to the atmosphere at all.
I ordered the vegetables with peanut sauce. On the menu it’s listed as spicy, but it wasn’t spicy at all. The veggies were cooked really well but the peanut sauce didn’t taste very good. I’m a vegetarian so my options were limited, but I’m definitely going to give this place a second chance and order a different dish. This restaurant isn’t very veggie-​friendly but I bet if you ate meat you’d find a dish to enjoy.