Helen's Place — Restaurant in Calgary

Great Find . Popular with the locals . I'm also a local but I never heard of it until today . ( Shows how observant I am ) lol . The owner really values her customer and her service is exceptional. I love how she greets her customers by name... Further proving her admiration for her support.

The menue offers Classic Breakfast items as well as 3 of their specialties. Eggs Benedict, A veggie Eggs Benedict as well as a lovely chorizo hash which is a bowl of crispy hash browns topped with sausage onion mushroom and covered in cheese and hollandaise sauce. They have nine different omelette options that include hash browns and toast. They also have a nice variety of salads and soups .

For lunch they offer a great variety of unique sandwiches as well as the classics.

The menu also offers Chinese foods stir fries and a nice variety of lunch and dinner favorites such as fish and chips pork chops and hamburger steak. And if I'm not mistaken I think they hand make their own dumplings , Spring rolls , And also wontons .which you can order bulk to go.. I also noticed on the menu they also do catering. For hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Saturdays they are open from 9:00 a.m. Till 3:00 p.m. but are closed on Sundays. Anyways let's eat this delicious...

Quick: friendly, clean, no fuss food. Wide variety of food. Go support small local mom and pop shop!

Long: Wow the staff are SO FRIENDLY. I got to witness their interactions with two sets of their regulars and it was such a genuine conversation between them. Clearly they work hard to keep positive interactions with their customers. The regulars seemed to like the place too. Upon settling my tab the (assume owner) lady chatted me up and she clocked that I wasn't a regular. Very friendly conversation, I enjoyed it.

I ordered a small wonton soup, and a BLT with fries. I liked the size of the soup, it wasn't too large and the flavour was good. I didn't ask for brown bread (forgot) but the BLT came out on white bread and wasn't fussy. It was straight up and good. You get a hefty portion of the fries as well, almost too much for me lol.

They have daily specials and the menu ranges from brunch to lunch items, both traditional western and world items.

Parking is tight/odd angle but I was able to find a spot. There is no accessible door so it isn't immediately wheelchair or mobility aid friendly.

Food was good, service was great, music was quiet. I would...

I came here because of a foodie group posting. And they were right about how friendly the owner was. She knew the other patrons by name so they clearly have a regular following.

I got the Triple Decker Clubhouse with Fries and the Grilled Dumplings.

The Triple Decker Clubhouse was made with homemade turkey meat (owner Helen told me). It was nice and simple. There's a slice of ham, and the cheese was basic American. Overall, I get a sweet undertone from the sandwich, which I suspect is from a spread. It was a nice, homey sandwich.

The fries were good. They have a special seasoning like the ones at CB Drive In. The exterior is very crispy with an interior that is still trnder, clearly revealing that they were made fresh to order.

The Grilled Dumplings were more doughy than other places. The filling was smaller, but overall, the doughy skin and the thin filling worked well. The meat was very flavorful and better than other dumpling places.

Helen's Place is a lovely little mom-and-pop place that is...