Posted On: October 10th 2026, 11:55 am
🏈 WHERE’S COACH EATING? 🍜
📍 Thap Ba Vietnamese Restaurant | South Red Deer
Thap Ba has been moving up Coach’s depth chart lately, and their vermicelli bowls have officially earned a starting spot.
Friday night, Mrs. Coach and I stopped in for the grilled pork and spring roll bowls after another very full week. Some couples unwind with a candlelit dinner. We went with noodles and fish sauce. That’s what I call a bowl-mantic evening. 😂
The flavours? Top notch for Vietnamese food here in Central Alberta. Fresh ingredients, delicious grilled pork, crunchy spring rolls, and everything working together like a team that actually listened during practice.
The fish sauce brings it all together. The satay oil brings the heat. Coach brings a questionable joke and absolutely no resistance to spring rolls.
I considered asking the bowl about its goals for the season, but it already had plenty on its plate.
Mrs. Coach deserved a relaxing evening. Instead, she got dinner and another live performance from a man who thinks “wok this way” is quality comedy. The woman’s patience belongs in the Hall of Fame. ❤️
Good food. Great company. A little time to catch our breath together.
Thap Ba, you’ve earned your spot in Coach’s starting lineup. No tryout required next time.
Process over podium. Spring rolls over pretty much everything. 🏈🥢
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