The piquant, smoky barbecue sauce served with the meat is rich with tomato and has a deep, spicy flavor. Don't expect fancy surroundings, this place used to be a fish and chips restaurant, and has retained the counter and stools, with a few tables filling the other spaces. This one, like the rest, is a large English pub-style place, divided into smaller rooms. They manage to make it look like a cozy little pub. Food includes traditional English fare such as bangers and mash, but they add to the menu with steak sandwiches and other North American pub dishes.
Beer is a strong suit, with a good selections of draft brews, in mugs or jugs.
Trong Khanh , located at 1115 Centre Street North, is a fine little Vietnamese noodle restaurant, not much to look at with vinyl clad dinette furniture, but the food more than makes up for the basic ambience. This place has no pretensions, and serves food just as good as, but at a cheaper price than, the ritzier East Asian restaurants in Calgary. Look for the lemon grass chicken, and wonderful soups. Boogies Burgers , at 908 Edmonton Trail NE, is an original burger stand, revered locally, with tasty grilled burgers, crisp, fresh french fries, with espresso and cappuccino to add a little sophistication. Be prepared for loquacious restaurant staff, fine old-fashioned milk shakes, and memories of better fast food days.