Pho Saigon

Decided to switch it up tonight and get some Phở. Surprised and upset I didn’t come here earlier. Good Phở and polite service. I love the spring rolls too. It was my 10 year old daughters first Phở experience and she loved it. We ate waaaay too much and passed out watching Kung Fu Panda lol. This is def a good option for some affordable delicious Phở.

First off, phở has been a part of my life for years. Over the past 10 years, there have been an increase in phở restaurants in the DMV area, but only a small fraction of these places have been worth dining in. I consider myself to be a phở expert of sorts lol
The phở: one of the best parts of this place is the fact that they allow you to create your own bowl without any hidden costs. For example, I created a large bowl with soft brisket, tendons, steak, and tripe. Whenever you order your steak you always want to have it on the side or else it clumps up in a nasty fashion. The broth itself was pretty good. It hasn’t made my mouth feel dehydrated meaning even if there was MSG it was barely present. Here’s the craziest part of my experience. They give you a ridiculousridiculous amount of meat. All the phở places within a 20 mile radius have yet to perfectly balance the meat to noodle ratio but alas, Phở Saigon has done it! The spring rolls were fresh as well. It didn’t taste as if it had been sitting around waiting to be served. Overall, this place is a phở restaurant. I don’t know about you but whenever I look up phở restaurants I want to see reviews on the phở and nothing else.
The restaurant: the location is great with an abundance of parking spaces. The interior is a bit small but decorated quite nicely. They have this chandelier that looks as if it belonged on the titanic. The host was very friendly upon arrival and very accomodating. She gave us waters with limes inside (something that has never happened ever in a phở restaurant for me).
Overall, I highly recommend this place to all phở lovers. Not too far away is Phở VN One which is pretty good too, but this place has reached number 1 today for me.

Love this place. Everyone has different tastes but for me, this place has the best vermicelli bowl. It’s quite large, filling, has a great tasting mix of cucumber slices, noodles, a ton of delicious chicken, hints of basil, and good amount of sprouts. The sauce is on the side, which I appreciate so you can use it to taste. If you’re still awful at using chopsticks like me, no worries. They leave chopsticks and forks at the table for your convenience.
Food is quick and delicious and $ 8.95 per chicken bowl. Shrimp is a bit higher at $ 9.95. They don’t have an extensive menu but serve either phở, vermicelli, or rice dishes: a plate of meat, white rice and veggies, along with an assortment of teas, coffees and bubble teas. For two people and a coffee our bill was about $ 21. Please note you pay at the counter when you’re done. They had a variety of table sizes so a party of six would not be a problem. Place was quick and delicious, definitely recommend it.

Great service, older lady really took the time to make sure my order was put together well. Love the mango bubble tea! Yummy! Can not go wrong with noodle soup and great service.

Ok here we go I’m so mad that I can’t even express my anger. Ok you charge me 5.04 $ for a small Thai tea that’s fine no problem you give me attitude no problem maybe you are having a bad day… but came to find out that minimum is 10 $ I told them I’m sorry I don’t have cash so the old men from Vietnam and his wife just stares at me like how dare you not have cash… Offers to accept my debit card but guess what doesn’t put no bubbles no ice no skim milk and all that is happening right Infront of me. Now I do not understand why is this place in USA still in business and I don’t get the fact that it still has 3.5 stars you must be fucking kidding me. Avoid this place and go to sardis!!!

I really used to like this place. I forgot why I stopped going until today. Always get the same shrimp vermicelli and summer roll no pork. Now I was pretty sure up until today they replaced my no pork request with tofu which is fine. I order mid day 3pm. Pick up order. Price seemed a little high $ 15 for two items but whatever. Go to grocery store run a few errands. Get home prepare to eat my food and look at summer rolls and there is pork in there. Ok no problem I can just take it out? Not quite it. In order to take it out I have to peel it off the wrapper and doing that the wrapper and all of its contents fall out… no longer a roll. Ok so I can just eat it out of the container, cool. I look at the shrimp and the shrimp have not been cleaned!!! At this point I don’t want the other roll either. Luckily I still have my shrimp vermicelli. Prepare half of that and get ready to eat and the shrimp in there have not been cleaned (vein…removed). This is probably the day I stop eating shrimp. Place that I eat and shrimp that I cook are deveined. I call to let them know the teenage boy that took my order should be more attentive and not eating his food at he counter when he takes an order… Their response «we will let him know.» So at this point I realize that this is not a place I will be returning to and they lack basic customer service. It did not dawn on me until I read another review as to why my bill was so high. They charge for carry out $ 1. Being the patron that I am I tip on carry out. So I basically paid for bad food, service, and sanitation. I should have just drove the distance to get the Ethiopian food that I wanted. Save your money don’t eat here. Of the 10 shrimp I had 3 were deveined. I HATE to waste food. I ate less than ¼ of my food. The rest went in the trash.

Would be great if i would have stopped getting HAIR in my food…3 times!!! For this reason 1 star… sanitation is EVERYTHING!

Average quality phở. Good for if you want a quick cheap meal. The large size portion was decently filling amount and it came out fresh and hot. They also gave a great helping of brisket, which is a huge plus for me. The cons were the sweetness in the broth and the clumpiness of the rice noodles.
Thai tea was also nice and sweet. Refreshingly cool after a hot meal.
Our waitress was very friendly, which reflected in her service

First time eating here and boy was I satisfied! Things I loved about this place:
1. The Phở was magnificent. The chicken was tender and the broth was delicious. I got a regular size bowl and felt like I could eat some more if it was in front of me (that never happens lol). I will definitely have it again!
2. The young coconut juice was great. Served over ice and lots of coconut meat. Very refreshing!
3. The bubble drink looked great and was devoured by the kids.
4. The prices!!! The icing on the cake was the affordable prices. Everything was extremely affordable! I love coconut juice and usually pay over $ 4 for it. I’ve never really complained because I love it and feel it’s worth it but to my surprise it was under $ 3 here. Yes please!!!

Pretty average. Ordered Phở Dac Biet (special combination) at 8:00pm on a Wednesday. The broth was missing a stronger flavor, it was okay, not great. Meat slices were too thin and the tendons (gan) were not soft enough.
Service was bad. The waitress was on her phone entire time and was not attentive at all. I watched her serve other customers with one hand and another hand texting. She made no eye contact and kept her eyes glued to her screen.

UMBC DISCOUNT = 10% OFF!
You just gotta present your red ID!
I can always count on some good phở when I go, and I love their vermicellis. Their rolls are better than other places I’ve tried.
The staff is always so nice and accommodating, they’re always happy to help and move very fast, which I like.

One of my co-​workers introduced me to this place. She actually brought it to the office one day for lunch… It was absolutely one of the best Phở experiences I have had, so I had to pay them a visit.
I finally made it out there Presidents Day… There must have been something going on with the heat because it was a bit cold, but it didn’t stop people from ordering and sitting in to eat. I ordered a large #4 (I like mine with everything) and an order of Spring Rolls. Not only was everything really good, it was truly enough food for three people.
The next time I’m in their area I will be stopping by & you should too.

Not too bad, not too good.
I ordered chicken phở for carryout. The lady that took my order was very rude, but I was tires and didn’t feel like going anywhere else so I placed my order anyway. The phở itself was okay, but not overly flavorful. The chicken also seemed a little over processed for my liking. It almost seemed like deli meat.

I absolutely love this restaurant. My family and I will only go to this Vietnamese Restaurant in Maryland. Otherwise, we just cook at home because we’ve been to numerous phở places and they do not meet our standards. The staff is very professional and nice. They are very attentive and tend to your needs. The boss goes around and greets the customers which is nice because you feel welcomed and at home.
I highly recommend the chicken wings. They are to die for. The Bun Bo Hue is good if you want you try another soup other than phở. The different soups come with lots of veggies! My favorite drink is the avocado smoothie. Their smoothies are made of real fruits which is awesome because I know some places uses mix powder for their drinks.
Definitely come and check out this restaurant. Highly recommended!

Wonderful place! i wish i knew names because i would praise the elder female that greets my wife and i with a huge warm smile each and everytime we stop in for dinner. We have our usual phở and pork W/​rice and it’s simply amazing. Relaxing atmosphere where you can unwind and savour your dish without feeling as if your presence is an albatross. The staff is sweet, professional and courteous. Combine those 3 traits with their delicious menu and you have a recipe for a winner.

The best phở place in the area. The food is great and tasty, big portions, even when I order a small bowl I never get to finish it. Their rolls are tasty and that sauce they come with is delicious too .
Also I tried the mango bubble tea and it was very good
About the service overall is good, I have noticed that the older guys (one that has his arm covered in tattoos) are more attentive than the younger folks (a skinny tall guy, and the young lady that sometimes is there) but as long as they get my order right and quick it doesn’t really bother me .
I always order my spring rolls, small number 15 and a soda and my total comes up
To $ 11. Pretty good price for me. Try this place is worth it !

I am a fan of phở. It is such a good combo of fresh ingredients. It is completely customizable to your tastes so it is good for everyone.
Now, there are phở places that are so– so and then there are places that really do it right. This is one of the later. Everything is fresh, the broth is amazing, and the meat has just enough fat for flavor.
I knocked off 1 star because the service is always slow. It is still friendly.

Never order take-​out! You have to cook the broth yourself. I had no idea what to do. I called back and asked but they didn’t speak understandable English for me to figure out how to cook the broth.
They should print out the directions to put in their to-​go orders.

Food is decent for an area devoid of other true ethnic eateries, but I think Beltsville has much better phở.
There’s nothing wrong with the phở, maybe a little less flavor than at Phở VN One. Their grilled chicken with vermicelli is pretty good — I get takeout to eat back at my office.
This place is packed on the weekdays during lunch, full of office workers, so service can be excruciatingly slow at those times.

My favorite phở place in the area, broth is perfect, meat appears to be fresh.
My son gets the chicken and rice which is pretty good.
Prices are great. You really can;t beat this place, service is hit or miss but def worth it.
BTW I’ve literally tried every phở place in the area.