Loretta P.
Google
I've had the pleasure of eating at Saffron twice in the past week, once for dinner and once for their special lunch Pho Pop-Up menu. For the dinner, I tried appetizers, salad, main dishes, and desserts, and had the chance to try a lot of different items within these categories due to eating with a large group of friends and sharing what we all ordered. Everything was delicious, and I have specific praise for the flatbreads and handmade spaghettini noodles. This is the only restaurant I know of in our region that makes true handmade noodles, and the quality is so much better than that of typical packaged noodles. In general, all the dinner items exhibited culinary creativity without reckless experimentation—Saffron's recipes are innovative, yet ensure sophisticated and subtle flavor combinations. The Pho Pop-Up lunch menu was also amazing. I'm assuming their Vietnamese chicken wings must have been great, because they were already sold out when I arrived, but I got to try the special pho soup, and it was fabulous. I moved here from a city that had excellent and countless pho restaurants, so I have tried a broad range of pho broths over the years. The Saffron broth was authentic (not some off-the-rails attempt at "Asian fusion" like a lot of local restaurants try to do), with a perfect balance of the key requisite Vietnamese spices, and the noodles were cooked perfectly—neither under- nor overcooked. I also loved the Saffron employees. They are knowledgeable, efficient, and impressively cheerful, even during rush hours when they have many tables to take care of. They are also passionate about the food they serve and will help people new to the restaurant pick something ideal for individual tastes. Will definitely be taking my sweetheart out for dinner here in the near future!