Pho isn't new to me, we spent 6wks in Vietnam travelling from the South to the North eating a lot of bowls along the way. We've also eaten in most Calgary pho restaurants. Pho soup stock has many variations, lots of 'family secret ingredients' and you never know what you are going to get in a first visit - in most Calgary bowls the stock is lackluster and greasy - so it's exciting to get a great bowl in a new place. I gotta say... Saigon Royal is my new favourite bowl. I ordered a #15 for my boys to share and a #26 for myself. Rather than describe it I'll leave it to you to go order it yourself. Sooooooo good. On top of the great food the family run shop is super friendly as an added bonus. Service aside, a bowl has to be able to stand on it's own merits, and all I can say is long live the #26! read more