Snow Palace - Calgary

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Price: $$ 15-25 per person for both lunch and dinner  Would I go Back : YES

This is a place that my family go to quite often. It's located in Crowfoot in NW Calgary. When we don't feel like cooking or going to far from home this is a go to place for us. 

They serve a lunch dim sum, congee, noodle menu that they make on order so your dim sum is fresh. The selection isn't big for dim sum but the congee, noodle, fried rice, chow mien, and noodle soup menu is quite substantial. They even make food that is not on their lunch menu but is on their dinner menu. 

The staff on the most part are really friendly and the owners are working with the staff.  Their service is usually good and you get your food at a decent time. If something is a little slow they will let you know. You usually see the same staff working here all the time so it says quite a bit about how the owner treats the staff. Occasionally there is a new staff or temperory staff and may not be friendly which the senior staffs corrects quite quickly. 

They serve set dinners for western Chinese style dining as well as the Chinese style set dining. Both types of dinners are not "set" as you can make substitutes for a price if the item you want to substitute is priceier. They also have a la carte menu and specials on whiteboards. They accomodate certain requests even if it's not on any of their menu as long as they have the ingredients and the chef knows how to make it. 

In saying that we go there often it's not the best of the best Chinese food we had. Sometimes as well depending on the time of the day and the how busy they are the quality of the food may slip. Take out with them can be a bit up and down as well. By all means are the food bad even when they slip but if you had their food when it's really good you can tell it had slipped a bit. They also serve a variety of beverages and amount of food are a decent size.

The restaurant does not have a fancy decor, nor is it a big restaurant. They have booths, tables and mirrors on both side of the wall to make the place look bigger. There is no fancy wood or fancy decor, in fact it's almost borderline cafeteria like. In fact would be cafeteria like if they hadn't used table clothes to soften up the cafeteria look.

This is one of the most cleanest restaurants I've been in. The tableware and utensils, seats, and bathroom are all very clean. In fact I don't even remember drinking from a chipped cup or eating from a chipped bowl. 

If you're there during the evening you might get a chance to meet some of the owner's family. It's a very much a family runned restaurant with some staffs.

Aftermath: We always go home overstuffed and satisfied. 

If you are to go there during the weekend for lunch reservation is recommended as they can get quite busy. Especially on a Sunday.