Hello Saigon

The night I came here, I was surprisingly not in the mood for pho, but rather a noodle dish without any broth. So I tried an item from their menu, in the "Hello Saigon Special Menu" category. It was the "dry" noodles with boneless short rib, paired with the lemongrass sauce option. To put it succinctly, I'm a child of immigrants from Southeast Asia, and grew up eating very authentic cuisine from that region, and I can confidently say that the rich, in-depth Vietnamese flavors in the noodle dish I had were equal, if not better than, something my mom would have cooked in my childhood. I will be a repeat customer.

Simply a scrumptious banh mi, one of the best I’ve had. The bread was still fluffy and fresh a bit past midday, and my expectation of a slightly dry sandwich was decidedly disproved. Decent value for the large size of the sandwich; I paid $12.50 in mid September 2024 for the special ham banh mi.

Hands down some of the best Vietnamese food! Their Jersey City location used to be our go to, but sadly closed, so we went into the city for their amazing food. As usual, it was delicious. The lemongrass beef vermicelli bowl, the pho, everything. A must try!

The bun bo hue broth is 👌 I have had bun bo hue across the country in various destinations. I have traveled far and wide in search of great bun bo hue. And this one, I approve. $20 for a bowl after tip and tax. Not crowded on a Sunday for lunch. Good for groups no larger than 6.

Very good pho!! The iced Vietnamese coffee is good too! Very strong! The steam rib pho is very good too! Will even be better if they have the bird eye chili or chili padi

One of the best Pho i've eaten! Summer rolls were delicious also! Even though we ordered 1 summer roll appetizer for 2 people, they brought peanut sauce for everyone which I liked!

I’ve reviewed close to 30+ pho restaurants Growing up around great Vietnamese food. The Bo kho here tastes like beef and carrot water. Lacks aromatics and flavor. Pho broth as well was underwhelming. I’m pretty healthy conscious too so I prefer less salty (less sodium) broths. But this one just lacked flavor and was disappointing. Vietnamese iced coffee was good though! But for $7.00 for this is probably pushing the upper range of price points. Food was edible but I wouldn’t come back. Maybe their other dishes are good (vermecelli and other entrees) but the pho and bo kho was meh so I’d expect their other dishes to receive equal treatment I’d rather spend $$$ at Madame Vo or Sao Mai and get more authentic tasting pho.

good flavors. vermicelli was great on my last visit, this time i ordered my bowl with rice and it was soggy and overcooked. flavors were still on point - but get the vermicelli.

This is my most-visited NY restaurant by a wide margin. I haven't reviewed it for fear of bringing attention to it. I can almost always get a table without a reservation. I believe this is due to the popularity of a serviceable, but hip Vietnamese option nearby. This is the best Banh Mi I have had. I keep trying others, but the bread here is unmatched. I'm told they get it fresh from a bakery in Brooklyn. The spiced pork sausage they use is also perfect. The pho can b from exceptional to greatest of all time. I love this place with all my heart. Almost forgot the rolls! The cha gio are THE BEST. Not just saying that. They are the best in existence (US).

Food: I went to Saigon on a Saturday night with my boyfriend. I ordered a p3 and he ordered a Vietnamese hot and sour young coconut soup with Shrimp. My pho dish was delicious with plenty of noodles. My boyfriend's bowl was huge and had so many vegetables. The service was great. They made sure we were okay a couple of times. Ambiance: There was a couple of people eating at the restaurant at the same time as us; it wasn't loud making it a pleasant dinner experience.

Came in here for lunch. It wasn't crowded at all (though not empty) and service to take my order was quick. I got the bun cha. It came out quickly and the portion was huge. Unfortunately, the pork was fatty, which was a major let down. Nobody checked on me after I was served (aside from when I was done), and fortunately I didn't need anything or I would certainly have had to flag down a waiter. Restroom was clean. It wasn't bad but I wouldn't necessarily return.

Three years later and honestly... it's gotten EVEN BETTER. The bahn mi SING, and the bread is unreal. The staff are always super friendly and the atmosphere just feels homey. I'd go as far to say this is one of my favorite places to go eat in the whole city. If Hello Saigon has no supporters, then I have passed away.

Very good place - the pho is good and the fried calamari is delicious. Great place to go for a work lunch!

Great place with good food and good price. These three dishes can around just under $60 with tip and tax. It's a great place to replenish your energy after the New York marathon. Servers are very nice people!

Nice Vietnamese place catering to NYU students. Pretty quiet with good deals on what I consider to be comfort food.

I was so excited to find a Vietnamese place in the area - there aren't many! They have a pretty extensive menu - I usually get the classic pho at any viet place as a benchmark. Their classic pho was $17 and had the eye of round/lean meat, the fatty beef, and beef balls. Sadly it didnt have any tripe or tendon. I will look again next time because I love those! We also got the pork spring rolls, 4 pieces for $8.50 - def recommend, love these hot with the fish sauce. My friend recommended the egg pancake which is HUGE and packed with goodness! The egg is a big crispy serving with seafood (squid, shrimp, crab) stuffed inside. The service was very quick - we had to flag them down to order despite it not being too busy but the food arrived so fast! The space itself is very relaxed - really great for a weekday lunch!

The vegetarian banh mi was really tasty - fluffy bread, nice freshness from the herbs, some tart and savory notes from the salt and pickled toppings, and a pleasant texture from the friend tofu. Prices are reasonable at around $12 for the sandwich. The food was also prepared quickly. This was a solid choice.

As a pho lover, this place was pretty mid. Location wise, if you are in a rush and don't prefer to wait for hours for saigon shack or hanoi house, I'd come here for a quick bite as the wait time is very short. I will say, their vietnamese fried chicken was a hit though, super crispy wings that will leave you wanting more. Service was great and this place has a big graffiti mural on the inside, great for pictures!

Sunday, December 8, 2024 4:39ish Table of four. Friendly and warm greeting. We were seated away from the door as it was a freezing cold evening. Order of springrolls. Made fresh so they came out piping hot. Viet Hot and sour soup with side of rice was refreshing and flavorful Beef with broccoli was plentiful and flavorful. Porkchop over rice with Chinese sausage added was tasty, flavorful, and delish. Two of us Order the Hello Saigon Pho. The bowl was a nice size I needed extra garnishes ...good thing my friend only wanted a few beansprouts. My soup could have been hotter but, with the Sriracha and Hiosin sauce...this soup bowl was nice n tasty. 3 of the 4 of us stayed and had dessert. The flags were tasty according to them. My fried banana springrolls were piping hot and delicious with the coconut cream dipping thingy. Staff was pleasant and friendly. Dinner service was nice. Our only issue would be we were brought our check after or entrees and we were not ready to complete our meal.

Based on one visit noting my daughter ate here many times and love this place. We ordered grilles chicken with rice, Bahn Mi Brisket sandwich, Pho, a Mango Smoothie and Vietnamese coffee. The weakest in the group was the Pho but it was still good. Everything else was top notch, really good. The environment is very cool, a little beatnik and gritty. But nice. Service was friendly. 4.6 rounded to 5. Absolutely worth a try.

Ambiance (4/5): The restaurant is bare bones but there is a cool graffiti mural art near the entrance. The place is open and not loud! We stumbled on 1pm Sunday and there was plenty of seating. Be aware that there are steep stairs to access the bathroom. Service (5/5): Since the place is smaller, there was plenty of staff around to assist with serving all the tables. Food came out fairly quickly! Food: Vietnamese Coffee (4/5): There is a strong espresso taste in this and the milk was Hue-style spicy beef and pork noodle (#9 Bun bo Hue) (4/5) - I ordered the which is more fish-flavor forward due to the shrimp paste. There was a variety of different cuts of meat in the large bowl and a great portion of it too! My sister enjoyed her #2 Beef Brisket Pho and tasted like your classic pho and noodles. I liked hers slightly more!

I have to confess that I've never sat down to eat at Hello Saigon, so I can't comment on the dine-in atmosphere. However, I have ordered for take out and delivery from here more times than I care to admit over the past couple of years. I've tried a few dishes and always enjoyed them, but invariably end up going back to the regular ol' pork roll banh mi. It is so simple, so delicious, and so reminiscent of the ones I could not get enough of when I visited Vietnam. Unlike half of the banh mi you get in NYC, the ones here actually have pate on them, which is a make or break kind of thing for me. Also, without naming names, I will venture to say that I like the food from Hello Saigon much better than the food from a certain more hip and always-crowded Vietnamese restaurant just down the street...

Delicious pho, clean no frills establishment, kind and efficient staff. I would go back any time.

No frills, lowkey Vietnamese spot. Great place to grab a warm bowl of Pho, which is what I always order here. It's not unique or fancy, but tastes right and hits the spot on a chilly day. Staff is friendly and attentive, and there's plenty of seating inside.

3.5/5 Authentic Viet restaurants are few and far between, and Hello Saigon is definitely one of those restaurants. As someone who's Vietnamese, I judge a Vietnamese restaurant mostly by the quality of its pho. I order a bowl of their house special pho whenever I crave a taste of home. The broth is rich, flavorful, and has good depth. You can tell they use a mix of aromatics in making their broth. Although they could put more meat in their soups, I don't mind it since I try not to eat too much meat in each meal. As to their other menu items, I think some things are a hit or miss. One time, I tried their canh chua (sweet and sour soup) with ca kho to (braised stone pot fish), which is a classic Viet combination. Both items were weirdly overly sweet, and the fish was a bit overdone. Their summer rolls, spring rolls, and banh mi are pretty standard. But their calamari is surprisingly SO good! They're fried with sweet fish sauce and I cannot stop eating them when they're in front of me. Overall, this is a pretty authentic establishment. Their pho is great, but their other menu items really vary.

The bun bo hue broth is I have had bun bo hue across the country in various destinations. I have traveled far and wide in search of great bun bo hue. And this one, I approve. $20 for a bowl after tip and tax. Not crowded on a Sunday for lunch. Good for groups no larger than 6.

Good pho! I had the shredded chicken, and it had nice big pieces of cabbage in it and it was all very tasty.

Oh mah (Vietnamese) gawwwwwwd! They have Che Ba Mau here!!!!! I grew up downing this amazing dessert beverage every time we ate V-food, but now I'm old and my metabolism is such that even thinking of sugar makes me gain 10 lbs. So NYC having a dearth of Che Ba Mau is probably for the better, but on the night I discovered it here at Hello Saigon, I saw screw the diet and ordered it. It was the icy, jelly, coconut-y, bean-y wonderfulness I remembered. My only sadness was they didn't serve it in the traditional tall sundae/float glass I'm used to, but instead brought it out in a smaller plastic cup. But I guess beggars can't be choosers. Yes, I started with dessert for this review because that's how special CBM is and that's hot important it is that you get it. Other delicious items were the Rare Beef Eye Round Soup, delivering that pho home run I needed on a cold, drizzly night. The much more expensive but also larger BBQ Beef Short Rib (Suon Bo Nuong) is worth the $26 if you're in the mood for perfectly cooked, fall-off-the-bone rib in a collagen-infused stock packed with umami. But seriously. Get the Che Ba Mau. It's Vietnam's answer to bingsu, falooda and all those other shave ice desserts that Asia the motherland has bequeathed us--and it's amazing.

Ordered Banh Mi with special Ham/pork/pate, was not that great, the bread was hard and chewy, not airy like the other places. The cold cuts were pretty flavorless, and could not taste any mayo what so ever. Veg wasn't pickled from what I can tell. Also got Pho soup on the side, was too licorice-y compared to other pho joints. Also got crispy pork spring roll, was just ok. The fish sauce dip was a bit saltier than the dips at other places.

My friends came in for early dinner around 5:45pm on a weekday and there was plenty of seating. Definitely casual dining (at times I felt it was almost too casual?), but it's the vibe. This pho I got? Pretty good. I got the Pho Hello Saigon which had all three meats in it. I thought it was classic pho; the broth was super flavorful, noodles were soft, and the meat wasn't too tough even though I was eating it at an actual snail's pace and it had plenty of time to become tough. My favorite was the brisket for sure. The main reason why this review isn't 4 stars is because there was a faint scent of bathroom the entire time we were there that just made me less and less hungry. You guys know what I mean. Not necessarily pee but BATHROOM. The entire entity that is a bathroom... that is what it smelled like. And it came and went in wafts like oh it's gone......nope it's back like a boomerang, y'all. It just wasn't ideal and that along with the 'too casual' dining I was talking about (not a lot of service, felt like they lingered near our table just standing there watching us).

Absolutely delicious pho. Wonderful staff. We love their Three Grilled Beef Pho (Grilled Lemongrass Beef, Sesame Beef and Betel Leaf Beef) Every type of beef has such a unique and amazing flavor profile and is so expertly constructed. We like to get extra beef and chicken broth. Both always hit the spot. This is quickly becoming our favorite Pho spot.

The pho tastes clean and flavorful ingredients were plentiful and fresh and was very filling, spring rolls were good too, service was good and fast our waiter was accommodating, typical restaurant ambiance and it's clean and lot of seating.

Very bad service !!! If you want to ruined your day,you can come. I order chicken but they gave me the fish. I said it's wrong. They just took the dishes away. I sit there in hungry for half an hour. They just told me you can cancel. And they never apologize! Even show a little apologies!

Not very crowded on a Tuesday evening and it should be quite easy to get a seat walk-in. The shrimp roll with sugar cane has a great texture and rich flavors, the sugar cane itself is a bit too dry to chew though. The tamarind chicken wing is really delicious with a slightly crispy skin and juicy meat, the french fries that come with the wings are well made too. The mussels with beer and lemongrass is a bit bitter at first, but soaking them in the broth for a bit longer helps. The broth of the pho is very rich of beef flavors. The Hello Saigon pho gives you a variety of meat and all are delicious. I loved the cold Vietnamese coffee as well which is very rich in coffee, but the sweetness from the condensed milk balances it very well.

I ordered a pho to go. The cuts of meat were delicious but the broth was lacking. You know how sometimes the broth doesn't need additional sauces, this one needed it. It hit the spot but I've had better. Also, had the shrimp summer rolls, and they were crisp and fresh. The food came out quickly, service was efficient, workers seemed nice.

Hello Saigon is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in the city!! The broth is rich and full of flavor, and all the meat options are amazing. I particularly love the beef rib. It is perfectly tender and juicy. They also have great fresh rolls and papaya salads. Their grilled chicken on the salads is very good. The marinade is perfect and adds a touch of sweetness to the chicken. Overall 10/10 to get a homey bowl of pho.

Really loved the pho broth - savory, sweet, homey. It's a heavier broth than other pho broths that's I've had before, but in a good way! But that's where the great things end. I felt like this dish was missing a lot of the core ingredients that I would get in other Vietnamese restaurants. It didn't have tripe and bone gelatin. And for it's prize, it became with very little noodles and meat. Overall, it's a nice try, but not something to rave about or come back for more.

This review is about their cook, especially the one in charge in the grill. I love their food, no complaints about that. But my only issue is that they don't follow instructions. I always ordered food here when I am at work, and I always put instructions to to cut the pork chops into small chunks But they always don't do it. They gave me utensils but only spoon and fork. No knife!!! I am at work, and I don't have utensils here. I have to cut the pork chops with this scissors coz your staff doesn't follow instructions! So please next time read and follow instructions

I must have passed this 1,000 to 10,000 times while in Greenwich Village hanging out since 13 years old or going to New York University classes and the Bobst Library, and I never noticed it. I was told that it has been there for at least 10 years. I had shredded chicken noodle soup. I liked it a lot. I asked for more carrots. I am not sure if it had mushrooms; I told them to put a few, so maybe they left them out. I would have liked two or three. I asked for more cut carrots. The portion was very big for $14 plus tax and good on days like this to take half home. The place was not crowded. I was told that it gets crowded at night. Ilike their mural of a New York CIty bridge that graces a wall. The service was great and the place seemed clean. The bathroom was clean.

when i was in ny, i was CRAVING some good viet food so i visited hello saigon with my housemate! the interior was casual and welcoming, with hanging lights everywhere and a bright mural which i enjoyed looking at! the workers were sweet and efficient, bringing out the food in a timely manner. -- -- -- pictured: " grilled chicken over rice (com ga nuong) ($14.04) // while I usually can't pass up a bowl of pho, i couldn't help but crave this dish! the chicken was beautifully seasoned and very tender, going perfectly with the refreshing pickled veggies and rice. no complaints! " grilled pork chop salad -- -- -- if you want a simple, no-frills vietnamese meal, check it out!

FOOD 1.) P1 Pho Hello Saigon = includes flank steak, meatball, brisket. It was pretty good. Generous meats. I appreciate their menu offers a variety and assortment of things, I would come back to try the spring rolls, banhnmi, bubble tea, and maybe the smoothies too SERVICE It was fine ATMOSPHERE It's like a regular Vietnamese restaurant but with a nice Brooklyn bridge mural. I like that it's close to west village area.

As a pescatarian it's always a struggle to go out for noodle soups (so many broths are pork based) and I usually have to order all vegetarian even though I love seafood. Hello Saigon was great though and let me customize my pho to have veggie broth and still contain all the lovely seafood bits. The pho was not only tasty, but also soooo large. I took half of it home as leftovers which fed me for a whole second meal. I'd come back!

Loved the casual asian ambience, familiar, not pretentious at all. Loved the pho. Had pho saigon and the portion was really big with brisket, round and 2 pieces of short ribs. Broth was delicious with the right touch of salt. Service is friendly and fast. Restaurant us run by Vietnamese people Will surely come back very soon and have appetizers!

Fantastic vegetarian pho - one of the best bowls I've ever had! It's sometimes difficult for the veggie broth to live up to the flavor and satisfaction of a traditional beef one, but this place delivers. Huge variety on the menu as well, I will be back to try other options, their sandwiches look delicious!

Stopped by here to warm up with some pho in the winter! We ordered the calamari and the house special pho. The calamari was seasoned well, and had a nice crunchy outside (though not crispy for those of you who prefer that thin, crispy breading). I also liked the pho a lot -- the broth had a slightly sweet taste to it and the meat quality was good! Fairly priced with quick service and a cozy setting :)

Easy spot for Vietnamese food in Greenwich village. We came by for a weekend dinner and were seated quickly without any wait. The interior is cute, with a giant mural covering the wall, but nothing too fancy. The menu has a nice variety of dishes with every possible protein combination available. I ordered bun with shrimp and spring rolls. It was good, pretty standard and satisfying on a hot day. There was plenty of shrimp, but I do wish there were more vegetables. The service was good, and the staff was always available if we needed anything. I'd recommend this spot for an easy lunch or dinner without any surprises.

This Vietnamese spot in New York is a real find. The food? Fantastic. The service? Friendly and quick. The vibe? Cozy. And don't miss the sizzling beef--it's a winner. Overall, it exceeded our expectations, making us eager for a return visit.

Quick service, fantastic pho, relaxed environment. I recommend the spicy beef and pork. Also got a great papaya salad. Prices reasonable and portions are generous. My pho lasted for two meals! Also draft beers on HH, 3 for 15 dollars. Come with friends or take out for excellent, affordable viet food.

This place has the best egg rolls and beef noodle soup (bun Bo hue). Clean atmosphere and amazing staff. I highly recommend them.

This place was great value! I got beef brisket pho for about $11 (great price for the area) and it came piping hot. The flavor of the soup was good and non-greasy. I would say the taste is similar to the good places I've had in LA. The portion was also decently big and I had leftovers for the next day. The tables also had small dishes on the side so you could pour out the sriracha and hoisin sauce out to dip. For a big group, this place was also very accommodating and had the space on short notice. The service was kind of slow though.

It's perfect Big portions and very tasty!!! Service is good and very asian Recommended this place!

Decent authentic Vietnamese food, but the atmosphere could use a little work. I ordered the Grilled Lemongrass Beef Angel Hair Vermicelli. Not sure if this is usual, but it came with the lettuce (which was massive) and other veggies separately from the beef and noodles. This left me a bit confused as to how to properly eat this (why couldn't they just put it together for me and save me the work?) but maybe it was just my inexperience leading to my confusion. Anyways, the beef itself was pretty good - flavorful and savory, but too chewy. The vermicelli noodles were standard - I could tell they came in square sheets, so that is probably how they bought them in the package (but maybe they purposely made them in-house like that). $21 was an okay deal for this. Regarding atmosphere, at first Hello Saigon might look like a semi-nice sit-down dining experience, but gradually you will start to realize that the niceness factor is slowly decreasing. A few things: 1. The kitchen door is left open and there is a big dish of plates/cups outside the door where the staff drop them in so if you're sitting near there, you are constantly hearing clinking and clanking from that area - not very pleasant. 2. They were playing American rap music, which I personally do like in general but not when I'm trying to enjoy my Vietnamese noodles. 3. The staff were not always super professional- for example, some of them were climbing up on chairs to reach things right next to tables with people eating there. Overall, I can see Hello Saigon being a decent place purely for its food (like in a delivery setting), and I think it has potential to be much better with some rather simple adjustments to the atmosphere. But for now, my conclusion is that it is not a bad option for Vietnamese food, but I think you can probably find some better options for Southeast Asian cuisine around the area.

Still my favorite pho spot! I ordered from grubhub and it came within 20 minutes. They do a really good job here of packaging the food so that it stays piping hot, and they even make sure to vent the fried spring rolls so they stay crispy. Honestly, the pho is as good as ever, the broth is so flavorful I honestly don't even add hoisen or sriracha sauce anymore. That's how you know the pho is legit. And the spring rolls here are ridiculously crunchy, I don't know how they do it, but I will eventually google and find out this mystery. At $17 for the pho dac biet, it's a steal in my opinion, as it leaves you pretty full and satisfied without feeling guilty about your health or wallet. Another vote of approval for my favorite, authentic Vietnamese restaurant in NYC.

The most authentic pho in NYC I found. No nonsense, just authentic pho. The broth tastes right. The meat tastes right. And I'm a Viet guy from San Jose, CA Heck, even the kitchen staff speaks Vietnamese.

great find near NYU/Comedy Cellar! The food was delicious and of good portion. The service was a little slow but we were able to finish our meal within an hour.

Came here on Labor Day with my family, we were waiting at another pho place and decided to come here. there was no wait, and the double doors made the place so chill and relaxing on a hot and busy day. We got an order of egg rolls to share and a bowl of brisket pho each. The broth is so flavorful and the egg rolls were revered as the best my mom has ever had. the meal was fulfilling and there is a 15% off when you pay with cash. would come again if I'm ever in the area.

Came here after I was extremely disappointed with Saigon Shack. Loved the minute I walked into this place because the host made me feel welcoming unlike the staff from Saigon Shack who said my Vietnamese name is weird. Anyway, here's my review for this place: Food: We got -Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef soup) -Bo Luc Lac (shaken beef) -sake flight Everything was great! Soup and beef tasted like home to me (I'm Vietnamese so trust me). I like that they didn't try to "westernize" my soup and kept it the way this soup supposed to taste and smell. Service: 5/5 - I didn't get the name of our host/waiter but he was super nice & attentive. From offering an extra chair so I can place my stuff on to patiently waiting for us to pick our food and explained which sake is which, etc. the other staff was also friendly to us and everyone that walked in. I noticed how accommodating they all were to the other guests. Ambience: Love the Vietnamese music in the background, really made me feel like I was seating at one of the restaurants in Vietnam. Also all the Vietnamese speaking from the kitchen staff and the workers there really made me feel like I'm getting authentic Vietnamese food lol Covid safety: even though there wasn't a divider, I was sat away from other guests so that made me feel at ease. Also the restaurant is pretty spacious. They have outdoor seating but they weren't using it since it wasn't too crowded inside. I'm not from NY but I'm glad I found this spot. Totally recommending this place :) haven't had other food here so I can't claim everything will taste great but I did love what we ordered so I'd assume other dishes are good too.