Taurus Vietnamese Restaurant

Not much for looks, but the food and the service are great!!!

The staff at this restaurant are extremely rude. I explained that due to an allergy, I was not able to have a particular ingredient and asked if they would be able to check their chicken and beef for it. There was a bit of a language barrier, so after a few seconds, I asked if their meat was bought fresh or processed. She was still not understanding, so I asked where it was bought from. She rudely responded «why you asking?». She became so snarky and rude and I continue to try to explain. A cook from the back came up front; he was equally unhelpful and rude. They continued to talk in their language (so I couldn’t understand), making me have that uncomfortable feeling where I could tell they were talking about me. It’s not unreasonable to expect a restaurant to check for an ingredient. Needless to say, customer service was horrible; they obviously aren’t looking for customers! And sadly I left without the sub I wanted and ended up going to another restaurant.

I have eaten a lot of sate beef soup in Calgary. This one didn’t cut it. Although the staff was very nice, and the salad rolls were decent (and huge), I came for the phở and wasn’t impressed.

I came here as I had a wicked viet craving and was going to see a movie in the area. I was already pretty ill that day, so hard to say how this went, as I was drastically sicker after.
It was decent viet, I always go rice vermicelli with chicken, as it’s generally gluten free and safe. I had mango bubble tea, which was way too sweet.
It was OK, it’s viet. There really isn’t any bad viet.

i honestly think this was the worst vietnamese resturant. I live pretty close the area and i promise you i wont be returning here. The phở broth is so watered down it tasted like hot water. it wasnt disgusting, just mostly disappointing. im a hudge vietnamese fan and this one was by far my most unfavorate resturant yet. the peanut sauce was watered down too. :S seemed like.

Up a star! Ahhhh Phở Taurus, you have improved! I like you, and you like me!
Today I had a ton of shopping to do in the area and I ran in, craving vermicelli.
#37… yum! I still have a trunk load of stuff still in the garage as I rushed in to eat my take out food! Vermicelli noodles with 6 shrimp (tasty!, shredded carrot, extra hot sauce and 3 cut up spring rolls. (average rolls) Service was friendly, quick, portions good this time around (maybe take out is key? and I really liked my dish.
The place is dead mid-​day.
$ 12 for my meal. Not bad.

Quite possibly. Actually no, it *IS* the worst Vietnamese restaurant I’ve ever eaten at and I’ve been to lots. I stopped going here 7 years ago. The only reason I went a few times was by the invites of others. The few times I’ve been the hot sauce was watered down, rice dishes had beef burned and was too charred. The rice noodles in the phở were too soft and they served their fish sauce in mugs?!? Unfortunately the worst Vietnamese restaurant in Calgary is also the closest to where I live. Go figure.
I just hope they’ve turned themselves around in the past 7 years as they are still there.

We used to live in this area and came to Taurus quite often. The staff is excellent and the food is delicious! Reasonable prices and huge bowls of soup/​noodles! Both of my kids love going there as well.

Love the food here, but felt like it was just a bit overpriced. Definitely recommended. The staff is great and always welcoming.

We love going to Taurus. The staff is so friendly and they’ve really come to know us over the past six years. I just love the way they do spring rolls… not too greasy, not too nutty. My husband loves their grilled chicken.
Their menu is very reasonably priced and hasn’t changed much over the years. The main items on the menu are appetizers, vermicelli bowls and phở. You can get Vietnamese desserts and drinks as well; I seem to recall that bubble tea was a fairly recent addition.
This restaurant is not big on atmosphere, but it’s definitely big on taste. We enjoy having dinner there before hitting Sobey’s next door.