Saigon - South Plainfield

I eat at this place any time i am in the area. Great authentic Vietnamese food at a very reasonable price. Many things to chose from. I'm still working my way through the menu but im hopelessly hooked on vientamese food and this restaurant is one of the best of them. owner is very friendly. Love this place

First time I ordered to take out so I didn’t get to enjoy dining in. But quality is great good. They’re very generous with their meats when you order their large size of Pho (Pho Xe Lua , their vegetarian Canh Chua (sour tangy vegetable soup was delicious, naturally sweetened by the pineapple. The spring rolls (not egg rolls have their own spin to it, it’s pudgy, has thinly sliced eggs in it. They also make their own chili sauce instead of the sambaal chili sauce Vietnamese people usually use. Dining in, my little sister ordered seafood noodles with broth delightful, my little brother enjoyed the Bun Bo Hue (beef stew with noodles, their meat is super tender, soft chewy!!! , and I love their Pho. It has the right amount of seasoning, it’s not your homemade pho but it sure fixes the pho craving. Their avocado smoothie is fresh, durian smoothie isn’t fresh from fruit but still refreshing, their coffee is a classic strong French Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk. Everything is enjoyable in this mom pop restaurant. Feels like home since I moved far away from Jersey City.

Eh, got spring rolls for apz and they tasted like they were fried with very old oil. Plus, presentation of the food overall wasn’t good. not recommended. wouldn’t go back at all.

Honestly I wouldn’t go here. Food was not fresh, Pho was very average…lacking flavor and missing cilantro and lime they gave us lemons which is close but not quite it IMO). Overall place was pretty lackluster unfortunately. :

I lived in Houston (the city with the biggest Vietnamese population) with my Vietnamese best friend for 6 years. We got Vietnamese food every Sunday. Since I've moved to the northeast, I haven't had good Vietnamese food for months, especially bahn xeo. Saigon changed this. Saigon has absolutely fantastic Vietnamese food, and I'll be happy to drive 40 minutes to have it anytime. The banh xeo was fantastic, well stuffed, and very crisp. Their pho and bun bo hue was great, although I did wish the bun bo hue had blood cubes in it. Would highly recommend visiting! Have visited again, food is still excellent. Lotus root salad was especially good!