Second Bowl in St. Albert

Phone in order service was friendly, helpful and the food was ready when promised/expected. Food quality was excellent and packaged perfectly.

Love the Beef Satay soup .

Ordered SPICY beef pho confirmed multiple times spicy still received sweet satay pho, beef portions were small, was probably the most mid pho of my life.

You need to update your operating hours. I drove over to find out your closed Monday November 18 2024...

The food is very tasty. 5 Star for the food, Customer service is -0. The least friendliest restaurant in Canada, they all look Angry and miserable lol . True story...

love coming here for a quick lunch

This place used to be sooo good. The last time was awful. The pho was dull, colourless and flavorless. Green onion cake was a bit raw and the spring rolls were limp and sad looking.

Pho was gross

Great resturant! And food! Has the best pho ive ever tasted and has amazing bubble tea and the service is very good i must recommend this resturant

This is our go to Vietnamese restaurant in St Albert. The beef sauté soup is amazing. Full of flavor and a huge portion. The vermicelli bowls are also always fresh and very tasty.

Broth was almost as weak as water in tge pho. Vermicelli bowl was cold. Salad rolls literally fell apart as we were eating them. Food used to be good here. ??

Consistently good. This is the only Vietnamese restaurant I go to in St. Albert. Parking: Parking is free but this restaurant is also in a medical facilities area. So there is always a bit of a struggle to find a spot.

Great coffee

The food is delicious, but the costumer service is awful, the employees are very rude.

I come here at least twice a week for the beef satay and it never gets old :)

Food was amazing. If you want some alone time. Heres the place to go. Staff doesnt come as often to check on you. But friendly service.

That food is yummy well done

This was a take out order so I cannot comment on service or atmosphere. I ordered the beef satay soup which had a decent flavour however the beef was so tough that I couldn t even cut it with my knife. My dog enjoyed it. Food

First time at this restaurant. Was not sure what to expect but what a fabulous meal. Definitely going back.

Best food ever I love it so so so much

The regular place I used to go for Vietnamese classes so checked this place out. Food was good, portions were good, price was good. Will probably try them out again. Almost always get 5 colour or similar variation of a vermicelli bowl.

Wonderful soup full of flavour. Very nice staff, very clean and modern decor and a very comfortable ambience. We ordered the Beef Satay and the Second Bowl XL Special Beef Noodle Soup (only get this if you re super hungry) so much food great taste and happy it s close to home. We normally like to eat from Pho Hahn Pasteur or Co Do Hue so I m very impressed with this place, come visit if you re in St Albert !

We have been ordering from here for years and Im sad to say I had to change my review. The prices have gone up, portion sizes have decreased, customer service has been lacking. Sadly we will be finding a new favorite place

Absolutely loved the PHO! It s was delicious. The broth was seasoned so well, and the beef very tender. I will come back with more friends to share this wonderful experience. Great food. Food

Pretty standard noodle house, good food but nothing that blew me away. Definitely worth the visit for a low-key, low energy visit when you just want some broth and noodles

Food and Service was amazing, Clean restaurant and the server helped us as soon as we walked in, she offered recommendations and the food wait was very minimal although was hot when it arrived. Highly recommend and its very decent price. Thank you guys

The food was great. I like pho, but the service couldve been better. Wanted to try a new pho restaurant, so I came here. Staff werent the friendliest, didnt simile at all, went and paid, said thank you, and didnt even get a response back. Usually, I dont leave 3 star reviews, but I had to this time. Would come back for the food but not the service. Overall, it was alright. Not the worst experience I have had. Parking: Parked a bit far away.

I have been ordering from here probably once a week for a whole year, because the food is so darn exceptional. The prices are also reasonable for the quality of food you are receiving. The service however - Room for improvement.. Every time I order, I order the exact same thing, with no white onion due to an allergy. Only twice have they honored my request. I have had to go back in every time, despite the fact they have refused to repeat my order back to me because they state they are confident with the familiarity of my order. If their food flavor and quality was not as amazing as it is, Second Bowl would not be my first choice. Maybe my second choice :P

The place is not nearly as good as it used to be. Not a very friendly and serviceable bunch either. Their menu is not updated on line, it still has menu prices from 2/3 years ago, and their prices have gone way too high for my taste. There is other Vietnamese places in town that are better taste and way cheaper.

We were at Second Bowl for lunch yesterday. It was the second time I have been. It is a relaxed atmosphere and food is fresh. It s a great lunch spot!

The service was immediate, friendly, and knowledgeable. We were impressed with the portion sizes and the prices, my wonton soup was huge and we only paid $7, like, where else can you find that? Great place, Ill happily return & recommend it to friends.

Love this little place . Food is very tasty, portions are big, service is fast and the place is not loud. I usually have stomach problems after eating out, not here . We keep coming back. I recommend the onion cake and the satay.

Love it here! Food is so good & fresh! Also, it is a fairly clean restaurant, which I respect. Fast service and polite staff! Recommend for pho!

Deep fried wonton and #17 Pho, clean restaurant, received order quickly, great food and service, will visit again.

Its been really good food every time we go!!

They have the best chicken satay soup, which we ve had at the restaurant many times. But the beef chow mein on crispy noodles was so expensive for such a tasteless dish. And very few pieces of beef for 18$. Spring rolls were good. Don t waste your time with the fresh salad rolls. 90% noodles, 1% shrimp, 5% lettuce and 2 bean sprouts each roll.

The staff are always friendly and the food is always very good. Small location, fills up quickly for lunches. The worst part about this experience is the parking. The parking lot they have to service the amount of businesses that surround this one is way too small.

Delicious good but super hot in there dress light LOL

I dont think Ive left once without: 1. Being completely full 2. Leftovers for later. Parking: Limited, but available.

Dishes are not as tasty as they used to be.

Horrible 2 different Vermicelli Bowls with luke warm meats that tasted off, we ate less than 1/4 of the bowls steered clear of the meats! manager refused to discount at least a portion of our bill so $50 later we had a few Vermicelli noodles, shredded veg and onion cakes with watered down chili sauce. Steer clear there are many great Pho s in St Albert!

Very nice place to enjoy a good meal. Food comes out very fast.

This place is alright. Not much competition for this type of food. But its usually alright. We both tried something new and it was very salty. Probably wont order those items again. Bubble tea was delicious! Outdated surroundings. Generally just floating an average in my opinion.

Staff was really rude. Place was dirty. Food was gross. Don t waste your time here!!!

Friendly staff and amazing food! The coffee was perfect!

Well I thought it would give these clowns a second chance. I was in there a little while ago and it took them half an hour to get our salad rolls to me and my daughter this time I decided to go through skip and they absolutely poached it again wrong soup and the salad rolls honestly look like dog food Second Chance for second bowl was too much will never visit again

Love this place for apples and pho in St Albert. Plenty of parking and excellent Asian experience. Not sure if after a large that anyone could eat a second bowl in one sitting though lol.

My 14yr old would sell a kidney to eat the #29 Shes eating it now. We as a family all enjoy this place for Pho. I like a big #18. Clean, fast, professional

Great dining experience!!!

Kid-friendliness: Great bubble tea Recommended dishes

It was great

Great food, easy location to get to. Had a little difficulty ordering with the waitress due to language barriers but nothing major.

One of the best places in town, I just wish i had enough room to eat a second bowl. Great bang for your buck, and the whole menu is delicious.

My go-to place for pho in St Albert. Fast friendly service. Extremely clean restaurant and restrooms!

Authentic great tasting Vietnamese food. Would recommend the trip

Great food, fast service and extremely clean facilities. I would definitely recommend.

Excellent family run business Service and food is amazing ! Food

Nice spot for a healthy dinner. Try a green onion cake - so good. And Vermicelli bowls are hot and fresh. Hard working staff as place is quite busy, but they are well organized and put in a great effort for everyone.

Like alot of people say. The service is terrible. They just assume you want nothing to drink with your meal. The food is either hit or miss. There is so much better in St Albert. And if not, theres so many good Vietnamese restaurants in Edmonton its worth the drive. And on top of all that, they always try to overcharge us. Check your bill because they are sneaky.

Good food clean retaurant

I got invited by a friend to go for lunch at this place for the first time and was Very impressed with the food and service that I got. Highly recommended to everyone who wants to try something different.

The service was very bad. Also when we went to pay for our meal they added a 13.00 + appitizer we had not ordered. We explained we had not ordered it but they would not take it off our bill even though it was not even on the original order printout. We will not be returning. Very dissatisfied.

The best pho in St Albert! Staff are friendly! Highly recommend

The attitude and lack of attention to the actual order makes it unlike there will be a second bowl .

Beef stew just like rubber. Cant chew and swallow. Coffee put too much water. Tasteless!!!

Food was good. Echo previous comments regarding customer sevice and lacking of any smile. You know when someone smiles even with a mask on.

Plastic found in my wifes Pho and it is utter disgusting. Worst part is the staffs couldnt care less and merely asked me to go talk to the manager owner to resolve this ugly incident

The best vietnamese grilled pork & wonton soup EVER. We have tried countless things from the menu and are always supremely satisfied. Our favourite splurge!

Does gluten free well and makes an incredibly satisfying bowl of pho!!

First time visiting Second Bowl & I m so happy! Walked in to order take out (Pho), was asked to sit while I waited & in less than 5 minutes my order was ready. Very polite staff. I absolutely loved the pho; great flavour, lots of beef & toppings, all separated. The portion was huge, so I saved half for tomorrow. Will definitely order again!

Im not sorry about this but we eat a lot of pho and we had the the worst Yeah service and probably the worst foe imaginable no flavor there was no flavor the The broth was Luke warm couldnt even cook the meat The noodles were in a clump and one come apart and stuck to the Is bowl and a small portion of bean sprouts Is the Staff Work very abrupt frustrated And to be honest I had better tasting broth out of a Box from a storeI would not recommend eating here 0/10

First off - I see a lot of reviews here talking about the service. If youre looking to be waited on hand and foot, go to Joey/BP/Earls. If youre expecting to get exceptional food minus the fuss of being asked how your food is every 10 mins, then go here. The food is incredible and very well-priced ($15 for a generous bowl of soup and $4 for salad/spring rolls). I had the Central Vietnamese soup (highly recommend) and it was delicious - just the right amount of spice heat (for me) and a good size for what I was hungry for. It honestly was perfect for a -20C night like tonight. Wife had the brisket pho and she was very satisfied. 10/10 would definitely come back.

Tasty food, fair prices, courteous staff.

I love Pho with meatballs and this was one I will go back for time and again. The broth was flavourful and the portion size were pretty good. Friendly and clean restaurant. Sadly they were sold out of bubble tea when we went which was a bit of a let down as it was a fairly early lunch.

GROSS!. We went here since we love beef satay soup and its our first time that we went here.I will not recommend this place. First the service is very slow like few of the customers said they were waiting and ordered for 1 hr already for take out. The waitress deliver our food and saw her finger dipping on my soup when she was about to put it on the table,I told my partner about it in front of the waitress and the waitress just ignored me and my concern. Its my first time not to finish this soup and Im totally grossed out about it. Will never go back in this place ever again. If there is 0 star I will give this a 0 star! . Under staff on the main floor,customers are waiting longer and unfriendly environment!!!!!!!!

Ignore the bad reviews... I would say this is easily the best pho in and around Edmonton. All food is unreal here

Food tasted authentic, was fresh.

Great food and service. Pho soup and salad rolls were great. Will be back.

I found 2 hairs in my meal and the manger would not listen to me! Refused to do anything for me. So here I am letting everyone know about him. He told me ALL his staff wear hairnets yet I saw nobody in the kitchen with one on including him . I was told its lemongrass. Ive eaten here for many years never had a problem. Great food. But when you dont take responsibility then I have an issue. Photo would not upload.

Generous portions and always tasty.

Best pho in the city.

This is my comfort food. The chicken satay soup is out of this world , so much flavour I crave it everyday.

Very unfriendly service. I wont go back. But the food is good and the price is reasonable.

The soup and spring roll are great but they re service sucks maybe they are under staff i can see the owner and the husband are working during peak hours

The best Pho we have found in St. Albert and Edmonton area.

Not recommended this restaurant for anyone who love Pho. The price is so high but the customer service is so so terrible.

One of my favorite places for beef vermicelli. Fast and friendly service

Best lunch place in St. Albert. Quick and amazing!

#1 Favorite restaurant, recommend the #38, such great food

Amazing! My go-to order is the chicken satay soup and it s the best I ve found. Wonderful service, delicious food, nice atmosphere.

Wor Winton Soup had only. Couple of pieces of broccoli and no other vegetables. Very disappointing. The salad rolls had grisly meat! Yuck. Won t go back!

My favorite spot when I come into St Albert :)

I LOVE SECOND BOWL! If you are looking for spicy, delicious pho, order number 37. You will not regret it! I come here every week for a bowl of this stuff... you could say Im addicted. My favorite St. Albert restaurant HANDS DOWN!

The only thing worse than the food here is the boss lady s terrible attitude towards customers. How is this place even in business.

Really good pho but we got it to go so the noodles were in a separate container. Not such a bad idea but they were really hard to integrate into the broth. Otherwise great portion size and flavor.

Ive eaten here several times both dine-in and take-out. The food is always delicious and they are aware of which dishes are gluten-free. They always offer an alternative for me if something isnt gluten-free. Dietary restrictions: Gluten aware - They offer alternatives and modifications to all their dishes. Parking: Strip mall parking

Went to pick up take out. The food is generally good here but the service was terrible. We waited over 45 minutes for our order of soup while all other tables that came in after us received their food prior to us. Even the skip orders sat for a long while before they acknowledged the drivers there so the food just sat. It wasnt a busy evening and each time we asked if our food would be ready we were told we were next.

Absolutely AWFUL service, would rate 0 stars if it were an option. I decided to give this place a second chance because I love Pho but after the way I was treated there I will never go again. We waited for 20 minutes before they came to take our order. Would have been understanding if it was busy but there was only 1 other table seated and they were finishing up their meal. When they finally came to take our order, she was rude as could be. Wouldnt even acknowledge us by looking at us but rather just listend then walked away without a word. Fine everyone has bad days, I get it but be self aware and put on a professional face and deal with your business at hand. It was also assumed that I needed a fork instead of chopsticks and actually had to ask for chopsticks, at which point the waitress slightly snickered and rolled her eyes. Returned and pretty much dropped the chopsticks on the table. As rude as she was I still said please and thank you even though I really didnt feel like the respect was deserved, but thats me trying to show my kid to do better. As a couple tables rolled in behind me I watched them get chopsticks instead of forks with their meal, so how come I was given a fork and was made to ask for chopsticks? Stereotyping because Im not of Asian decent? Possibly. Absolutely mind blown with the lack of respect in this establishment. It was so bad that even a 9 year old noticed we werent being treated well. I will take my business elsewhere where it is appreciated. 0 out of 10. Run away from this establishment!

Have gone here multiple times mostly out of desperation for viet food. Pho is ok, vermicelli is alright. Proteins can be fairly chewy and theyve given us the wrong order before.

Waitress was pretty abrasive

Great place for Pho in St Albert

Grandchildren love the chicken noodle soup for kids

Best soup I ve ever had. Great service too.

Love second bowl! Decent prices, great food and always very accommodating!

I absolutely love this place! Skipped class to go here once. Any time Ive gone, the servers are friendly, and their pho is very good! Id cut the steak into smaller pieces, but thats just my weird personal preference. I usually cut everything smaller. Otherwise, they put a good amount of meat in, in my opinion! They give the perfect amount of hoisin sauce in their takeout soups, too. I didnt get a spicy sauce (not sure what its called) with my takeout, but then again I didnt ask... so thats my own error!

March 4, 2021...wanted to update this review from a few years ago. Still a fabulous place to go to eat. Been supporting the restaurant as much as possible through covid. Up to this past December we wen every other week. In January we started going back to it every weekend for lunch. Fabulous food and service and a very hard working ownership and staff. Support your own local restaurants. Weve kind of adopted Second Bowl as our own. So find a hard working local restaurant of your own and adopt it. Adopt a restaurant Excellent food, portion side and prices. We go once a week.

Always amazing, fresh and delicious. Their salad rolls are by far the best ones Ive ever had as well.

My Favorite, SB1

Best Beef Satay in St. Albert!

Good food to enjoy with good company. A lovely little hole in the wall with a good staff and fast, efficient service.

Very good vermicelli bowl. The green onion cakes were delicious as well.

This place is the worst I have ever had . The soup always cold the meat is the cheapest quality ever amd service is horrible . They brought out a cold soup I didnt eat it they didnt even both to ask me if something wrong they just charged me said sorry . Way better places to go then this

Everything very good except rvery piece of seafood. The shrimp in my vermicelli bowl was mushy. The shrimp in the salad roll along with the shrimp and squid in my seafood noodle soup was so rubbery it was near impossible to chew. Ended up taking it all out of the soup. The broth was really good though.

This is very annoying. Please correct your hours on google please. This is the 3rd time. 1st I drove to your location as you have your monday hours listed as open until 8pm. 2nd time I called and a man answered and said they have alternate hours due to covid and I said then to please update google. I check again, open until 8pm and its 6:42pm on monday and no answer. So ai mill through links on the internet. Brings me to Facebook that says your only open until 5pm. PLEASE CORRECT YOUR HOURS.

One of my favorite pho places, the large carrot beef stew has been my goto for 5 years.

Nothing to write hime about. Ordered a boba drink and they added it to the bill but never brought it. Not a bad place, just nothing special.

Best place in St Albert for Vietnamese food. Good proportions and decent pricing. Nothing worse than getting a bowl of soup with barely anything in it. Lol...

If I could give them zero stars I would. I just picked up a pho bowl and the noodles were a solid ball. I called to ask for a new one and he told me he would give me raw noodles to cook at home myself. Poor food and poorer costumer service! Lost our business forever!

Best green onion cake Ive had locally.

New fave restaurant. So flavourful and staff are very pleasant! Definitely recommend

Always good! Hot, tasty and quick. Great pho and love the salad rolls too.

Food was good and hot, and ready when I arrived to pick up but was surprised there was no knife in my takeout package, only a fork. Made for messy eating.

Good for the price, service can take a bit sometimes but other than that no complaints

Bern there few times yrs ago bit recently went again. The food was amazing grandkids loved it..price was decent to

Best Pho soup in St Albert. Its full of flavor, delicious and fresh. The beef satay is to die for.

Meh. Typical franchise pho. Fills the hole, but nothing to write home about.

Vermicelli bowl meat and noodles were cold, large onions in the pork spring rolls, staff did not care.

Starting to go downhill, service is not what it used to be at all, food is still ok

Use to be a really good place to come! Now service has gone way down hill and the flavor is gone to say the least. Given it 3 different chances and each time is worse then the last. I use to love this place, now its not even in my top 10. Poor service an mediocre food. Unfortunately I dont recommend.

First time there today! Delicious. Had a Vermicelli bowl.....very good! Also had to try the pork spring rolls....delicious as well. Good job!

Great food and service!

Good food

I love the food, it s fresh and the place is clean.We keep coming back.

I didnt get my first bowl, I gave a second chance for my second bowl and they aint getting my third bowl!! I was hopeful for a better experience this time. My daughter and I waited 10 minutes to order and no service. We left, walking by an old women working there who could not cared less that we were leaving!

Awesome food and very friendly staff

I dont deviate much from simple pho, but its as good as any other place I can easily drop in to. Always busy, always lots of happy eaters. Cant go wrong.

Good Vietnamese food. just expect the portion to be smaller the price do reflex the smaller portion.

Food is ok, we ordered beef satay and pork and spring roll vermicelli. Bathroom is pretty clean, but sink is kinda clogged. Service could be better, maybe smile once a while.

Food was good.

Good service and good food. Glad they are open again

Very good Vietnam 420/69

Super yummy

Love the beef/chicken satay soup

We ve been going to this place for years as it s the best pho in St.Albert. My 4 stars is for the food cause it never lets you down. Everything tastes fresh and it s always the best option when you need your soup fix. The service is average and under, they don t check on you often, you ll find yourself asking for water or waiting forever to be noticed if you need anything extra. At times they seem to rushed and busy to notice or come off a tad rude. Other than that aside from the service the food will keep you coming back regardless.

Great noodles

Excellent food and portion sizes - we like the pho, and the vermicelli combos. Spring rolls are perfect! Takeout experience was good but took a long time, and they had trouble finding my order when I returned. Felt a little uncomfortable with the level of crowding for the payment area and takeout pick up.

Been coming here for years and I have been all around Alberta for pho and salad rolls. This place is the best consistent Vietnamese restaurant in Alberta that I have seen. Always very clean inside and the food is always fresh.

We have been to Second Bowl several times and we have never been disappointed in the food or the service. I would highly recommended the Second Bowl for lunch or dinner

The food quality has degraded over the last year. They used to have excellent texture vermicelli and Pho offerings, but now the cuisine tastes like it is old and gritty. Maybe they are swapping for cheaper quality meat and noodles. Or maybe they just dont care as much as they used to.

Our favourite Vietnamese in town

Excellent food and good service!

Had the satay and although personally could have been spicier it didnt mask any of the other flavours

Great food every time!

Food was tasty and prices are fair. An overall enjoyable, quiet experience.

I love this place for a bite on my lunch break

Amazing soups

Best Vietnamese place in St Albert

Food tastes great and good portions Never been disappointed

Very tasty. Prompt service. 10/10 will come back.

Great food

Great and fast food...yummy

The spring rolls were on point and the service was quick and friendly.

We visit here fairly regularly. Great place for a quick and delicious meal. Always order 38 (beef sate) always tastes delicious.

Amazing Pho. Great service. Would eat there agaim

We love the pho here!

Always great soup!

I crave the pho every day

Good pho and salad rolls