
| Restaurant | Rating | Type of Food | Style | Description | Information | ||||||
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| Big T's BBQ and Smokehouse | Grill | Informal | Here is barbecuing right from the deep south, slow cooked over applewood coals. The secret for economy and pleasure is to go with friends, order one of the big platters that include a taste of everything and pig out. | 2138 Crowchild Tr. NW (across from McMahon Stadium) 403 284-5959 | |||||||
| Bolero Fire Grill | Grill/ Latin American | Informal | So here is how you eat at a Brazilian grill: Take a little salad from the extensive salad bar, and a couple of selections from the hot bar, and then be patient; sit back, and enjoy your meal as the gauchos bring you serving after serving of different meats and pineapple cut right from the barbecue spit. You can also choose to have a set portion brought to your table, but why would you want to spoil the fun? Click here to make reservations through Open Table. | 6920 MacLeod Trail SE 403 259-3119 | 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | ||||||
| Booker's BBQ Grill & Crab Shack www | Grill/ Seafood | Informal | Some restaurants spend thousands trying to get an authentic dockside atmosphere. Booker's just chose Calgary's well–worn east end and benefits from a real sense of old and gritty. And it works wonderfully, especially if you are there when a blues band is playing. Now here's our suggestion as to how to get the most out of Booker's. Order a variety of ors d'oeuvres, being sure to get both grill and seafood items. Then perhaps a salad or something else light. Then you will have room left for dessert. Otherwise you may suffer from over–stuffed–icity. | 316 - 3 St. SE 403 264-6419 | Su 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. M to Th 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F 11:30 a.m. - midnight Sa 4:0 p.m. - midnight | ||||||
| Chili's Texas Grill | Grill | Informal | Here is a restaurant that at first glance seems to have it just about right. The space is bright and well-kept. The service is friendly, and the menu is broad. But the little things take it down: The ribs—without handi–wipes or finger bowls—were cool, the corn was over-steamed, and the salad was right out of a package from Co–op. We'll be keeping our eyes on Chili's, waiting for those little changes to happen. | Barlow Tr. & 37 Avenue NE 403 291-0520 2000 Airport Rd. NE 403 291-4742 | North Hill Shopping Centre 16 Avenue & 14 Street NW 403 210-2438 | Southcentre Mall 403 225-2150 | |||||
| Murrieta's West Coast Bar & Grill | Grill | Informal | The old stone walls of the former Alberta Hotel site mixed with dark wood and a spectacular skylight give their Calgary location a feel of the old west. The food, however, is a bit more difficult to define. "West Coast" says sea food, and it is plentiful. The name has a ring of the old American southwest, and the appropriate spices are present. Although everything was well prepared, there was nothing we tried that really grabbed us. Reservations Recommended | #200 808 - 1 St. SW 403 269-7707 | 2nd Floor, 737 Main St. Canmore | ||||||
| Red Devil Barbecue & Grill | Grill | Informal | This is one of those restaurants that stands right on the cusp between two categories. Would we return or wouldn't we? The ribs and other meat dishes were excellent. However, on the other hand, the extras were weak: buns not quite sure if they were warm or not, potatoes that were ordinary and beans right from the can. Reservation are taken on weekdays | 131 Crowfoot Terrace NW Crowfoot Crossing 403 208-0303 | |||||||
| Redwater Rustic Grille www | Grill | Informal | The restaurant's style isn't really "rustic" but rather clean, warm and modern. And the food isn't "rustic" either, rather a combination of traditional cooking and some truly original sauces instead of the usual BBQ trimmings. And there's pasta too if you're not in the mood for a big chunk of meat. In a city where grilled meat is a way of life, the menu here offers some pleasant surprises. Northwest: Click here to make reservations through Open Table. Downtown: Click here to make reservations through Open Table. Macleod Trail: Click here to make reservations through Open Table. | Stadium Shopping Centre (north of Foothills Hospital) 403 220-0222 | 9223 Macleod Tr. SW 403 253-4266 | #181 250 6 Ave. SW (Bow Valley Square) 403 265-3837 | |||||
| Ricky's All Day Grill | Grill | Informal | The setting is homey; the service is fine; the food is good. All in all, though, this is a pale imitation of other better rib places, and the difference in price would make us shun the pale and take the real. | See Locations. | |||||||
| Tony Roma's www | Ribs | Informal | Great ribs and other grilled things. What more can one say? | 131 Crowfoot Terrace NW 403 264-7427 | 3010 - 23 St. NE 403 242-7427 | 6712 MacLeod Tr. S 403 301-7427 #600 - 16061 Macleod Tr. S 403 873-7427 #31 4307 - 130 Ave. SE 403 244-7427 | 138 Banff Ave. (in the Mt. Royal Hotel) Banff, AB 403 760-8540 |