Calgary Foodie Adventure Diary

A week of delicious discoveries in Cowtown 1⃣️ Hanbo Korean Noodle 🇰🇷 Expecting bland? That chicken broth hit me with a flavor EXPLOSION! Signature knife-cut noodles: Rich, velvety chicken broth (my favorite) vs. hearty beef version (my partner's pick) Kimchi dumplings: Spicy, thin-skinned, JUICY bombs! Unlimited banchan: Best onion-cucumber kimchi ever! The Korean staff kept refilling our sides with smiles 😊 📍 Hidden gem for soul-warming noodles 2⃣️ Asian Palace 🥢 Old-school Hong Kong cart dim sum with celebrity walls! Must-trys: Sticky rice in lotus leaf, beef tripe, shrimp dumplings, phoenix claws (chicken feet), BBQ pork buns Pro tip: Ask servers for off-menu items - they'll fetch fresh batches from the kitchen! Left for next time: Eggplant stuffed with shrimp, taro puff pastries, pineapple buns with butter 🍵 P.S. The vintage trolleys and Andy Lau photos scream 90s HK vibes 3⃣️ Jollibee 🍗 Filipino fried chicken debut at CrossIron Mills location! Winner: Spicy chicken - crispier & less salty than Popeyes Surprise MVP: Garlicky palabok (noodles with crushed pork rinds!) Nostalgia dessert: Peach-mango pie = dead ringer for McDonald's old-school apple pies ✈️ Perfect airport-adjacent comfort food 4⃣️ Banana Leaf Tropical Cuisine 🌴 Laksa rookie review: Beef brisket laksa: Heavy coconut cream base (Singapore instant noodles do it better) Hainanese chicken: Decent but Cantonese restaurants nail it more Vietnamese drip coffee: STELLAR - stayed fragrant even after ice dilution ☕ Coffee > food here 5⃣️ Banh Mi Thi-Thi 🥖 Year-later revisit = same SATISFYING crunch! Super Combo: Satay beef + chicken in crusty baguette with pickled daikon/carrot Still the OG: No other banh mi compares in Calgary 6⃣️ Guilin Noodles 🍜 Revisited after 1 year... the magic faded 😢 (Cash-only spot, same as Banana Leaf) Final Bites: Biggest surprise: Hanbo's life-changing broth Most nostalgic: Jollibee's fruit pies Needs improvement: Banana Leaf's laksa #YYCFood #CalgaryEats #HiddenGems #NoodleLover #DimSumTime