I wouldn't normally consider food in Greenwich Village extraordinary but Hello Saigon surprises me. From serving size to flavor this restaurant delivers tasty, authentic Vietnamese cuisine. The banh mi is absolutely packed. The most notable element is their generous fill of pate. One sandwich alone can easily be a full meal, but my curiosity ordered more nonetheless. The stir fried rice noodles are a hit. I love how the Pho noodles become a chewy texture, and the seasoning is evenly distributed. Packs more flavor than it appears. Lastly, the spring rolls have that signature fried Vietnamese rice paper wrap that stays crispy throughout the entire meal. Very delish. read more

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They recently raised their prices (from $15 to $17 for pho) and still never have basil or lime to go w it! Annoying as hell-excuse me I actually like putting the basil in my pho for extra flavor, and lime, not lemon should also be served. Service not friendly in the least. Such a shame bc I liked this place. read more

Pho was just meh. Nothing special. Small portion for the price too. Definitely a one and done for me. read more

Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

Service: 3.9/5 Food: 4/5 Price: $ (under $20) A rare find + a good change of pace from all the pizza/Italian options in the West Village. Classic hole-in-the-wall/mom-and-pop shop. Looks like an extensive menu, but it's really just the core items listed repeatedly with all the protein variations. Definitely immigrant-family-run- male server was friendly, while female server was purely focused on the job. Service is okay- not super attentive nor did they take note of our dietary restrictions. Also forgot our customizations (no cilantro, add an egg), so double check your bill. They initially tried to charge us for the added egg we never got (bc it was written on the ticket). They were nice about correcting the bill, though, + have one of the best cash preferred deals I've seen in any restaurant (not just the usual tax off). What I Ordered: Grilled Chicken Pho - Grilled Chicken: tender, comes on the side, well seasoned - Pho: large, not too oily or salty, strange inclusion of broccoli Cubed Flank Steak Over Rice - Steak: fragrant + tender - Rice: unfortunately, not broken rice Special Banh Mi: visually large, but mostly mediocre bread, crunchy veggies, + decent amount of meat (keep in mind I reheated it up at work) read more

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I've been here only once, but I was impressed with the dishes I ordered. The shaken beef had a lot of flavor in their marinade that goes very well with the rice and veggies. Tamarind soup was fresh, light and flavorful. Service was fast and food was fresh. I will be coming back. read more

Hello Saigon - Shaken beef medium rare cooked, delicious! - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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I ordered the Bun with pork sausage , tofu spring rolls and some beef broth and lemon tea. It was all middle od the rode decent but not outstanding. Small portions and they forgot my silver ware. Broth has leaked out in the bag and was less then half full. And overly expensive for the small portions. read more

Hello Saigon - Bun pork sausage - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

Our go to pho place in the city. There are also a couple of other pho locations in the area but we keep coming back to this one. Food is great and authentic. Service is great and super quick too. Really nice for a quick comforting meal. Ambiance is fast casual but has a nice homey feel. read more

Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

The broth in the pho is very oily and they put broccoli in it. They never did that before. It taste weird. Noodles are mushy and overall a bad bowl of pho. What happened to this place? They used to good. I spend about $30 tonight and the food was just simply not good. The broth is different from pre-pandemic. Just look at the the broth from before. This is sad how much this restaurant changed. read more

Hello Saigon - Pork chop pho and spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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). read more

Hello Saigon - Pho Tai and Banh Mi - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Brisket and Rare Beef Eye Round Noodle Soup (Ti nm) - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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It is so hard to find decent pho place in the city, but I found this gem through UberEats and they pleasantly surprised me with how delicious their banh mi and pho are. I have not been to the restaurant in person but would love to, since pho is best eaten piping hot in the restaurant. Service is good, they really prepare and package the food well for traveling, spill-free mostly, and keeping the fillings in the sandwich. I love their grilled chicken banh mi, super tender and juicy grilled dark chicken meat with fresh vegetables and pickled radish/carrots. Both of their beef and chicken pho soup are excellent, I can't pick a favorite, yet again! read more

Best pho I've ever had! Everything was amazing from the soup to the service, in my opinion. 10/10 read more

Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Pho tai - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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! read more

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! read more

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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. read more

Please don't lie/omit information on the menu. Ordering a catfish bahn-mi slathered in oyster sauce can cause problems, and almost no one wanted to speak English when I asked. Yes, they remade it without the sauce begrudgingly, but the fish isn't catfish, hence the sauce. The spring rolls were okay. The wine is bottom shelf. read more

The service was amazing and very nice people!! I've been there twice so far. Definitely will be going again!! The pho is so delicious and perfect for a cold day read more

Hello Saigon - Beef pho option P3 on the menu - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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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! read more

Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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

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. read more

Cheap, cheerful, delicious. Those pork spring rolls blew me away. A new local favorite. read more

Hello Saigon - Beef pho and pork spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

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

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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. read more

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. read more

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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). read more

Hello Saigon - Pho Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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! read more

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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! read more

Hello Saigon - Vietnamese Style Fried Chicken Wings, French Fries - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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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. read more

Hello Saigon - Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

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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. read more

Hello Saigon - Canh Chua (sweet and sour soup with salmon) and Ca Kho To (stone pot braised salmon) - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Grilled Lemongrass Beef over Angel Hair Vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Seafood pho and vegetables spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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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. read more

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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. read more

Hello Saigon - pho dac biet - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

Do not order pho delivery from here. The soup tastes good but they pack the noodles really poorly smushed under a mound of the hot toppings so the noodles come as a congealed cake and then just break up into tiny small mushy chunks read more

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Beef Stew Noodle Soup (Ph b kho) - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York

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... read more

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. read more

Hello Saigon - Bun bo hue - Vietnamese Near Me - New York, New York