A little about this place
About Ca-Town Halal House
Ca-Town Halal House is a Dongbei-style northern Chinese restaurant on Centre Street NW in Calgary, open within roughly the last year, with dine-in, takeout and delivery at about $20-40 a head and a private room for larger groups. The menu leans hard on lamb and beef - handmade lamb shaomai, lamb soup, lamb and beef skewers, lamb spine hot pot, braised beef and tendon hot pot, beef pie, beef crepe, sizzling beef and kung pao chicken - and much of it is genuinely hard to find elsewhere in the city.
Tables carry a jug of complimentary plum juice, dishes reach them fast, and a large shared order across a group is where the pricing makes most sense. Table service thins out once the food lands. Groups get steered into the private room, which carries a minimum spend, and the seasoning is uneven - sometimes very salty, sometimes flat, and not varied enough across a long order.
HFP does not treat the halal basis of this record as settled; see the flags attached to it.
HFP review summary
What diners mention
Research updated ·
4.3 / 5158 Google reviews · saved total
Saved ratings and review totals may have changed.
Rating breakdown at this snapshot
- 5 stars
109 109 - 4 stars
21 21 - 3 stars
3 3 - 2 stars
9 9 - 1 star
16 16
What people enjoy
- Reviewers value the restaurant for cooking they say is hard to find in Calgary: one describes it as dongbei food and a good choice for anyone who really likes lamb and beef, and another says the menu carries dishes not offered by other Chinese restaurants in the city, singling out the hot pot section and the range of lamb dishes.
- Lamb and beef dishes are what reviewers name most: handmade lamb shaomai, lamb soup, lamb and beef skewers, lamb spine hot pot, braised beef and tendon hot pot, beef pie, beef crepe, sizzling beef and kung pao chicken. Google records siumai as a review topic in 18 reviews, lamb shaomai in 9, lamb soup in 9 and lamb skewers in 7.
- Three distinct reviewers say dishes reach the table very quickly, one within about five minutes of ordering, and two mention the jug of complimentary plum juice on the tables; Google records complimentary plum juice as a review topic in 3 reviews and free soup refills in 3.
- Two distinct reviewers describe good value on large shared orders - one group of six spending about $150 and finishing everything - and one describes staff as accommodating with a newborn.
Things to keep in mind
- Thin table service is the most repeated complaint in the lowest-rated reviews: five distinct reviewers describe it - one who had to leave the private room several times to fetch a water jug, one who got no water glasses or serving spoons until she asked, one who found no one available to answer questions about the dishes, and two more who simply called the service poor or lacklustre.
- The large-group policy is a recurring practical problem: three distinct reviewers describe being pushed into the private room, one quoting a minimum spend of $580 for a party of seven or eight, and another arriving for a pre-arranged shared table to find it had been given away.
- Three distinct reviewers found the seasoning off rather than merely disliking the food - one describing dishes as far too salty, one as bland, and one saying the flavours did not vary much between the different dishes ordered.
- One reviewer reported that the menu gives no ingredient detail and that dishes named for lamb turned out to be lamb tripe rather than lamb meat, with no one available to ask.
Compiled by Halal Food Pass from public reviewer opinions. Experiences vary; these comments have not been independently verified.
Good to know before you go
Where is Ca-Town Halal House located?
Ca-Town Halal House is at 1715 Centre Street Northwest, Calgary. The listed neighbourhood is Centre Street North. Use the directions link on this page for the route to this branch.
What halal information is available for Ca-Town Halal House?
Halal per directory listings, confirm specifics with the restaurant. This is restaurant-provided information; Halal Food Pass does not independently certify restaurants.
What are Ca-Town Halal House's Tuesday opening hours?
Ca-Town Halal House's regular Tuesday hours are 11 AM to 10 PM in the restaurant's local time. Special hours can override the regular schedule.
How can I call Ca-Town Halal House?
Call this Ca-Town Halal House branch at (403) 764-7779. The call button on this page opens the number directly.