Fat Kee Noodle House

Reviews

• Michael B.

  star star star star star_border 11 June 2026

  Finally, I found a real Chinese noodle joint in Calgary. I was SO happy that I did, as my default comfort food is Chinese noodles (generally Singapore-style rice noodle), and Calgary has been bereft of genuine noodle houses in my time here.
  
  As others have mentioned, noodle houses are to be viewed as fast food, at fast food prices - and Fat Kee nails it on both counts. You get a great plate of noodles served with tea for as little as a Big Mac meal, often delivered as quickly - and it tastes so much better!
  
  I have had better, but Fat Kee is usually very good. The inconsistency that shows in the occasional plate only being "okay" loses them their 5th star here.
  
  The service is prompt if a bit brusque - hey, they're busy. And the decor makes you wish there was something to look at out the window - but what do you want when lunch is under $10?

• Jonny M.

  star star star star_border star_border 10 June 2026

  After some shopping/browsing at Cross Iron Mills, we wanted to grab a bite to eat for dinner Saturday evening. I was excited to finally try Basil but being ever so lucky, we went and it was closed! Completely shuttered down so I'm not sure if they were on vacation or just randomly closed for Sept long weekend. We weren't worried because this area is loaded with good eats. I remembered a new ramen place, Ramen Ichinen, had just opened so I thought it was meant to be. It wasn't.
  
  Never a good sign when you see an old lady, chaining smoking in her car telling you that this place is legit. Moral of story: never trust crusty old ladies.
  
  There was a bunch of restaurants in this plaza area, including Inti - Modern Peruvian, Sahana's Sri Lankan and South Indian Fusion (Sri Lankan!!) and a couple others. My parents spotted Fat Kee Noodle House and they were instantly sold on the sign proudly claiming fresh noodles.
  
  We didn't realize until after we ordered but there were so many specials. Make sure you take a look! I regret not seeing this (of course, the sole waitress didn't bother to mention it) earlier because I would have been all over that eggplant special.
  
  The menu is typical Chinese style with your usual 147 items. In case you didn't have enough options, you know?
  
  - Ginger fried squid (#40) ($13.95) - I wasn't expecting the squid to be battered like this but the parents seemed to like it. I thought the sauce was way too sweet. It tasted similar to that fake sweet and sour sauce you get with Canadianized Chinese food. Meh.
  
  - Foo geen chow mein (#73) ($11.95) - pretty standard chow main with a variety of different meats. This one was quite saucy.
  
  - Szechuan style Shanghai fine noodle soup (#129) ($7.50) - Szechuan style usually means spicy/fiery right? Not in this bowl. Broth was pretty weak/plain but for the price, I guess you can't complain too much. Wasn't impressed with the noodles either.
  
  - Tossed noodles with dumplings (#132) ($8.50) - this was my favourite out of the four dishes we ordered. Simple, traditional cooking. It comes with a side of soup that you can use to dip your noodles in. Liked these noodles much more - nice bite and went down smoothly.
  
  Overall, Fat Kee was decent but nothing to write home about. The good? We put in our order and dishes literally came out in under 10 minutes. They are fast. However, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. It is what it is: late night, cheap Chinese food.

• Serena A.

  star star star star_border star_border 8 June 2026

  It's good ole' dirty Chinese and boy do I like my food and restaurants real sometimes. And when I say dirty, this is not a bad thing. Dirty means real. I mean old school Wu Tang Clan, Old Dirty Ba$terd kind of dirty. From the outside the pictures of food are weathered; you might feel apprehensive.
  
  But inside, you've got a bustling little China market lunch shop, with an aproned woman and her bent helper, passing her vegetables, swishing the wok, plating quickly.
  
  I was in a good mood today, it was my last day at work in the North East before heading to my new job in the south, and I'm a south girl. Unfortunately, in Calgary things are neater in the south. They are more proper. So I celebrated today by coming to Fat Kee and getting a taste of real ethnic deliciousness.
  
  The food came out fast, probably no more than three minutes after ordering. I'd asked for the lunch special, beef and mushroom over steamed rice, but when I saw the menu and realized I'd rather have noodles, I tried to cancel my order but instead she came back with a piping hot dish of my lunch special. I asked for hot sauce. Done. I had already been given a piping hot pot of loose leaf green tea. I ate. Wished they hadn't held me to my order. I looked at what others had ordered, I felt twangs of jealousy. I ate more.
  
  Before I knew it, I'd finished the whole plate. Sure I threw away some pieces of beef that weren't suitable for my Princess/South/Royal mouth, bad bites into paper napkins. Next time I'll stick to seafood or vegetarian stuff. I saw Honda mechanics arrive to a table of heaping steaming fried rice, rice noodles, something else delicious. It wasn't their first Fat Kee. These were repeat customers.
  
  I noticed the three waitresses welcoming patrons by name. Again, the regulars knew to avoid the lunch rush, another mistake I think I'd made, arriving at 12:15 on a Friday. Would I come back? Yes. Most definitely. You come here with the one who already knows you, who you want to get down and eat with, have real talk, not in your best dress and the 30-minute heels, but a hoodie and kiks.

• Anita C.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  It's ok. Typical Chinese food. The menu is kind of limited. This is a bare bones kind of place if you don't mind no decor and text only menu. You really have to know what you want. The Shanghai noodles tasted great and the congee was excellent. Their famous chicken dish is pretty good, a tiny bit on the dry side.  Probably wouldn't go again.

• John C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Don't know why people said its noodles good.
  Service is good, food is just acceptable.