Angela W.
Yelp
The food at Miss Saigon left much to be desired but the service was very friendly and welcoming. We came by for dinner recently and the restaurant was not very busy. There is a selection of Asian buns and other baked goods along one of the walls. Service was very friendly, but the food came out very slowly given that we were one of two parties in the restaurant at the time. There were two servers that appeared to be in training. They were very sweet but a bit awkward. I think this spot opened recently though so that is understandable.
The food was so expensive, I was shocked. $18 for beef pho?!! I ordered the miss Saigon bowl and tried a bite of the chicken salad, banh xeo, summer rolls, and dac biet banh mi as well. The pho broth was not super beefy and was cloudier than I expected. The aromatics were nice but the noodles were over cooked, as if they had been sitting in the bowl a bit too long before they were brought out to us. The major problem, however, was that the tendon tasted totally funky! I was not able to eat it and had to take it out of my bowl. The other meats were good.
The banh mi was oddly bland, and the bread was very tough, though it had a good amount of filling. The owner of the restaurant came out to explain the banh xeo to us, and even offered to cut it up. The oil it was fried in was not fresh, and the surface was unevenly cooked with some burnt bits. The dipping sauce was very light on fish sauce, I think it could have used a bit more. The summer rolls were good, very light and nicely rolled. The sauce was more hoisin forward than peanut forward, but was good regardless.
Because the price and the long wait, I didn't have the best experience at Miss Saigon. I did hear the owner speaking to another table and providing excellent service, so I can tell she is great at interacting with customers, especially those that have not had Vietnamese food before. However, the food fell short for me personally.
