The absolute worst Pho I've ever had they serve their to go in a styrofoam container also and it leaked everywhere. The noodles were awful.

We used to love this food but the last two times it's been not up to par. Sesame chicken no flavor huge chunks of chicken not at all what we usually get. Pad Tia was so awful I couldn't eat it. Each dish was $18.95 and so overwhelmingly awful. We won't be back. read more

Was here for work in Charleston felt like having PHo welll let me tell you 1.place was clean good only 1 server 2. Very poor food portion only 5 pcs of the meat was chewy only thing good is the broth no basil or mint leaves were givin only cilantro 3 ordered spring roll they horrible they had very little noodle should have called it spring lettuce wrap If this is the best in Charleston South carolina has to offer well disapointment 4 California Pho is way better more better portions for same price Dont waste your time it not authentic vetnamese its catered to local ppl read more

Beautiful restaurant and ambiance. Good Vietnamese food. I got the chicken Bahn mi and the baguette was perfectly crispy and very fresh vegetables. Also a coke was included with the meal. Good service from the owner who explained the dishes to us. read more

I found the meal here, on a Sat. night to be totally disgusting and way, way overpriced. Guess I am very spoiled because having a decent Asian mean in the NE (Pennsylvania) was not hard to do. Food was greasy, not tasty at all and clearly had "recooked" food items for a Vermicilli dish. Could not eat it. Have only found one decent Chinese restaurant, but in my world, a new restaurant gets only one shot to make an impression, won't be going back here any time soon. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE! We found a fingernail in our food when we went there for to go order. The manager is claiming that we made it up and she was defensive immediately. Why would I make that up? I'm pregnant and I gave her a large tip for just bagging up my food. I didn't even ask for my money back at first I just wanted some answers to whose fingernail that was and why was it so freaking long. Do they not wear gloves? Do they not trim their nails when handling food? I have a feeling it might have been her fingernail and that's why she got so defensive. Not only did we find a nail in our food but before that the food is just not good. We paid $55 for two meals and it was not good at all before we found the nail. The portions are so small. You can tell they are already struggling with how their food tasted and the way it looked. They are cutting corners. so not only is the food disgusting but it's unsanitary. Save yourself money and time and go somewhere else. I pray they go out of business soon. read more

I came here because of the raving reviews on pho and I want something comforting and close to home. The food was delicious. The restaurant was clean and the server was really nice. The food also came out very fast and hot. read more

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This place used to be amazing. It seems to continue to go down hill as prices go up. They've increased pricing, service has been mediocre, and food is smaller in quantity. Need to find another place for chinese/Vietnamese on JI. read more

Zero out of ten. I payed 22.56 and later on checked my bank account and was charged 26.26 not to mention the lack of customer service the server totally forget about my cousins noodles and was brought out at last after everyone had eaten. My cousin also had to ask for a refill and we had to wait over 10 mins for to go boxes. Thw worse part is my cousin got food poisoning and started throwing up in the parking lot never will I go back. Pho Saigon YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME. read more

!!!!!Rude server warning!!!!! The server was really rude towards us. He didn't talk to us at all and just pointed things out when we asked extra a bowl and a spoon. However, we saw he was really friendly towards other customers to a point he would belch out his life story and tourist recommendations to them. The server did not even fill our water even once and mostly grunted when we asked politely for things we needed. We just felt really uncomfortable. The food was good, but I will never go back! read more

Lunched at Pho Saigon on Wednesday, great service, atmosphere and food! The service was welcoming and fun, my first time ordering Pho. The server was very knowledgeable, helpful and you could tell she enjoyed working with customers to know the product so you would enjoy coming back! Pho is a delicate broth with noodles and your choice of protein. You can add additional sprouts, fresh basil, cilantro and other seasonings to your taste. We also had the option to add steamed vegetables. The service was prompt, food was hot and delicious! Great for a chilly winter day! We'll definitely return or pickup for take out! read more

I just discovered Pho Saigon and I was thrilled to have Pho in James Island (OMG we are are a Metropoli now ) The decoration is pretty nice and there are many tables to make sure there is rarely a need to wait. They have a lot of food options like fried rice and pad Thai, but i decided to try the Pho, because, hello? Pho Saigon? I ordered the flank pho which was very tasty. It might not be the best pho I've had, but it's Pho and it's near home so I will coming back for sure. read more

Pho Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Food: 5 Service: 5 Ambience: 4 Date/Time: 3/5/2018 4:45pm Crowd: 1 table occupied Order: Pad Thai Chicken, Mi Xao Dax Biet This place is in a strip mall next to Harris Teeter and is decorated very nicely! Service is great with a very helpful and friendly server making great recommendations. The food was really great! The concern of ordering in Asian restaurants is knowing what their version of heat levels mean. A 2 level in one restaurant may be a 3 in another, and vice-versa. The server knew her cooks and ordered based on what we wanted vs what she knows how they prepare. Excellent food and service! Highly recommended! ------------------ Food: 5 Service: 4.5 Ambience: 4 Date/Time: 3/8/2018 7:00pm Crowd: 1/2 full Order: Mi Xao Ga (chicken), Mi Xao Dax Biet Back for a 2nd helping! Yes it was that good :-) Service was still great but this server didn't have the same connection with the cooks as she suggested we order the heat level low and brought out the paste they use to create the heat. It's not quite the same as when it's cooked in but still very good. Food was still excellent! read more

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Unfortunately this spot does not earn more than 3 stars - the broth is watered down so not much flavor - the beef is very sparse and they do not have basil in the garnish. I am sure there must be better places to get real Vietnamese Pho in the Charleston area but this place does not cut it. Much improvement is needed here in this competitive food market. I am an expert in Pho as I have had here in America and in Vietnam. So please understand where I have tasted and enjoyed real Pho and this just doesn't make it! HH read more

Delicious!! My server, Fiona, was super kind, attentive, hard-working & sweet; food was fresh & great, & the ambience was some of the best I've honestly seen in the city of Charleston. Would highly recommend this hidden gem of a restaurant to anyone living or visiting in Charleston. read more

My significant other and I frequented this place three times a month. This flavors and customer service were absolutely phenomenal. Even more than the food , We loved Sonny. Sonny recently is no longer with them. New management or ownership or whatever. Things have gone completely down hill in my opinion. Broth isn't nearly as good and they're having a robot serve tables (which also takes tips). The PRICES have gone up an insane amount. I will pay anything for good pho but not the product they now have. $13 to $19-$30?! It breaks my heart this is what it's come to! If I had known there was going to be new management I would have bought 20 pints of their V8 and frozen it. Pho dac biet with extra meatballs, cilantro, and mung bean sprouts was my death row meal. I wish Sonny would come back. I've attached some reviews ( names cut out obviously ) from some fellow food and bev hospitality people who used to love this place read more

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It's petty cool that James Island now has a pho place. Unfortunately, I think they have some growing pains to go through. The staff didn't seem as if they were communicating with each other well, which led to a few mistakes during our meal (wrong item on our check, incorrect ingredients in the pho, etc). Compared to Lanna in North Charleston, I feel that Lanna has a more flavorful soup stock. I will also say that Lanna seems more like authentic Vietnamese food, whereas Pho Saigon seems like it may be better for its American-Chinese dishes. I do prefer the atmosphere of Pho Saigon better than Lanna though. We ordered the summer roll app (that came with two rolls), chicken pho and chicken noodle stir-fry. All three were on their Vietnamese menu. The summer rolls were a bit disappointing. I felt like the presentation could have been refined, but more importantly, it looked like they hadn't deveined the shrimp. That may not bother some, but it bothered me a little. In addition, they served it with a brown, savory/sweet sauce instead of the usual sweet/sour/fish sauce. The pho, as mentioned above, was alright. The stir-fried noodles were pretty good. Overall, I would recommend this place if you're hankering for Vietnamese food and don't want to drive all the way out to North Charleston. Cost: a bit over average compared to what you get. read more

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This has become one of my go to places over the years. I find it that I love their Pho Ga so much that it's hard for me to try anything else from their menu. I promise I will try something different soon but for now the Pho Ga is the best comfort food and is always delicious. I definitely recommend eating in person, I've noticed a huge difference in the quality. read more

Horrible service The waiter was in a hurry and didn't even wait for us to order all our food before walking away Great food Very good pho and general tso read more

Absolutely the BEST PHO is charleston I've been eating at all kinds of restaurants all over town for almost a year, THIS IS the best pho yet! I shamelessly had it three days in a row!! read more

Food is amazing!! Staff are so kind!! This is the best place in Charleston for PHO it is literally amazing!!! Please try it!! Very clean place! read more

I've been a few times recently. Some of the best summer rolls I've had, and huge! Great peanut dipping sauce. The Pho was also excellent. Subtle but Knisley flavored broth, all the accoutrements accept basil (??) tender meat, delicious, meatballs, etc. I do like how they slice the meatballs instead of leaving them hole. Had a pad Thai on another visit and it was also excellent. Spicy, but not too spicy... Very good and well priced. read more

It was a cold day in Charleston, so pho seemed like a fitting meal. Although, we usually do not eat pho in restaurants because I normally make it at home, we hadn't had a chance to do our weekly grocery run and wanted pho at that very moment. It's extremely hard for my husband to ever be impressed with pho made elsewhere (other than at home), so I was hoping Pho Saigon would be a good backup for us. We walked in to find a moderately crowded restaurant, so we were hoping the decent crowd would directly translate to a decent meal. I ordered Cha Gio Thit (Chicken Egg Rolls) for starters. Pho Nam Bo Vien (Rare Beef Slices and Beef Meatballs), and my husband ordered Pho Tai Bo Vien (Fatty Flank and Beef Meatballs). It took quite some time for us to get our food. We waited so long for our appetizers that I simply thought they had forgotten we had placed an order for appetizers. After 20 minutes, our egg rolls finally arrived at our table. The pho came out about 10 minutes later. The egg rolls were fried perfectly and were not bad for chicken egg rolls, but I was hoping for more texture inside the roll. I don't think I've ever had a chicken egg roll and would much rather have it made the traditional way with ground pork (rather than ground chicken). The fish sauce was well-made and well-seasoned. The broth was not terrible but lacked the aroma and depth that would be present in a well-made broth. The meatballs had a texture of a patty or cha (Vietnamese pork roll) and lacked the texture of a traditional Vietnamese beef meatball. Overall, the pho was edible but not memorable. We are still on the search for a good backup to my homemade pho. Unfortunately, Pho Saigon was a slight miss for us. read more

Pho Saigon - Appetizer - Cha Gio Thit (Egg Roll) - Vietnamese Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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It's just. Not very good. Most dishes pretty flavorless. Totally okay to skip. Not missing out.

I'd maybe go back to try the Vietnamese, but would recommend against the Chinese. My partner's General Tso's chicken was pretty much all bread and over fried. My chicken and vegetables looked and was good for the top half. But the lower half of the plate was in a thick gooey sauce that was very unappetizing. It didn't taste bad but its only flavor was some salt. What was bad is how it sat in my stomach like a big lump afterwards. I'd hope for their sake they make better Vietnamese food, seeing as it's a Vietnamese restaurant. read more

I have to say, I was pretty unimpressed with this place! I think I am a bit of an Asian food snob (being from Atlanta and having excellent authentic Asian places), so I guess I have high standards, and this place did not meet my standards. First off, it was FREEZING in here!! I typically like interior atmospheres to be cooler, but even this way too much for me. The food was fairly mediocre. We got the summer rolls to start with, and they were incredibly flavorless! Sometimes these kinds of rolls aren't always the most flavorful, hence the peanut sauce that comes with it. But this was different and did not taste fresh at all. I got the beef pho, and again, very flavorless. My boyfriend got the vegetable Lo mein (since he has recently become a vegetarian) and neither of us liked that AT ALL. I don't even understand how Lo mein could be that bad. I would not recommend this place if you're like me and love some excellent authentic Pho and Asian cuisine. read more

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if the order won't be ready for 20 minutes don't LIE and say 5 minutes then come out in 10 minutes and tell me 5 minutes again. bullshit! horrible customer service read more

Authentic quality food at reasonable prices! FINALLY! I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE FINDING A LOCAL SIT DOWN CHINESE PLACE IN CHARLESTON. I was delighted to find a Pho/Chinese place with yummy food and great customer service. The decor leaves a tiny bit to be desired. If I could leave 1/2 stars they'd be a 4.5! read more

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Love this place! I always get the chicken pho and the spring rolls and it is 10/10 every time! The best place to get pho in the area. And the waiter is always very pleasant! read more

Great pho! Have dined in and taken to go and it was great both times. I'm also particular about packaging on to go orders because with pho sometimes a poorly packaged order can ruin the meal, and Pho Saigon knocked that out of the park too. Def recommend read more

the best beef pho of Charleston! My first time coming to the restaurant with family and the food is amazing with the perfect waitress that helps with the dining experience. thank you Fiona read more

Customer service is exceptional! The waiter was attentive to our needs. However the food was sub-par and unauthentic. We ordered two bowls of Pho which were salty, little portion, and unauthentic. read more

Excellent pho , I also love the pineapple chicken which comes in an actual pineapple. I was a bit disappointed with their spring rolls but overall everything else I've ordered here has been wonderful. read more

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Do not eat here. I believe the old owners sold the place or either there are new cooks. Either way it was bad. I have eaten here for years and it does not compare to what it use to be. The cold noodle bowls was not rice noodles, looked more like like spaghetti noodles. They do not give you enough fish sauce if you order to go. You get way too much rabbit food in the bowl like the greens. For these prices if should have been a lot better. I will never eat here again and I love Vietnamese food. you can find better places than this. Save you money. read more

Best pad thai and best general tso's chicken in town! Awesome pho too! I love the one with quail eggs.

This is the second time I have tried Vietnamese food and this was absolutely delicious! Great location as well, as waiting on your to go order you can simply go pick up odds and ends from grocery store. The man that was up front taking payment and to go orders was so helpful in making my selection as well since I am still new to the Vietnamese food I was stumped. He was very patient and kind and really took time and asked me what I liked and suggested things and we came up with a fantastic meal. Definitely will be going back and highly recommend this place to anyone read more

Pho Saigon - V26 steamed rice with chicken shrimp flanked steak with fish sauce Salad - Vietnamese Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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I was very very disappointed when I went there for pho. My friend had the pho tai, which is pho with rare slices of beef. The beef came out completely cooked. It was apparent that it had been cooked for a while. So it makes me believe that it was beef taken from another customer's left over pho, and reused in my friend's bowl of pho. That is my honest opinion. Because you never make the bowls first, and wait for someone to order it. And his bowl also had very few slices of beef. What's so special about a bowl of broth, and a couple thinly sliced pieces of overcooked beef? I had the pho dac biet, which is a pho special. It was supposed to have everything in it, but it only had some slices of rare beef (which was not rare by the way), about 5 pieces of brisket, and maybe one beef ball cut into small slices. They did not have any tripe, flank, or tendon. So really, I lost 3/4 of my meat before I even touched the bowl. They did not come out with enough bean sprouts, and there was no basil. My bowl did not have any scallions or onions. He was too cheap to put it in there. But he knew that he had to put the scallions and onions in my additional plate of steak that I had ordered. And so I put those into my bowl. Talk about cheap. He asked me when I just came in, how long I lived here. I said I just moved here. And so he said that they don't sell basil in the winter time. That was a complete lie because I had just bought some the same day. I knew he was gonna do that because the last time I was there, he said that he ran out. Just giving me the run around because he was too cheap to buy basil. The broth was under average. The size of the bowl was slightly under average, but acceptable. And it was quite costly for the two bowls we ordered. It was $36.XX for these two bowls. It was a huge disappointment. I have gone there twice. Each time with multiple people. And so far, every single time, everybody complained that the food was not good. I don't believe I am ever going back. read more

Pho Saigon - Practically no meat as you can see. - Vietnamese Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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We came into the restaurant at 6:00pm while it was still empty and ordered two appetizers and two orders of pho (one chicken and one beef). We did not receive our pho until 7:30pm. We repeatedly watched the tables around us receive their orders and were told that ours was ready and it would be out shortly. The server and owner gave different excuses about the kitchen staff, one being that they were brand new, while the other said they were quitting in two days and were not motivated to work. Upon receiving the food we discovered how bland it was. The chicken was fatty and almost inedible and the "rare" beef was fully brown and tough. Although this dish is the restaurant's namesake, it might be the most unreliable on the menu. Nothing was done to rectify the situation as we were stuck with the $70 bill. Despite our frustration we left a 20% tip for the waitress after the stress she endured, even though she didn't really deserve it. We never got drink refills and were only given one fork and napkin from the getgo. Side note, prices on the menu were around $4-$5 more in person than listed online. The bathroom was also pretty nasty. Overall, just a really poor restaurant experience, we will not be returning. read more

Let me start with I've been coming here for quite some time and I've never had the experience that I had today ever. So when I walk in the older gentleman was at the register and then went to the back to tell whomever is working the front a guest was there so I thought. So then I waited maybe 10-12 minutes for someone no big deal. Then theses two guys walk in and the older gentleman is right on it with helping them. I interrupt to tell him that I was already waiting first. So I wait another 5-7 minutes for the hostess to come up. I finally get my food and get home. My noodles were a joke so hard! Yes hard like they weren't cooked enough. So after 3 times popping them in the microwave, no change. The most unappetizing pho I've ever had from them and the odds I go back well you will notice my very generous one star I gave. I get that you guys have made changes and plumped up your portions but you can't fix something things and let the other things fall short. read more

Super good with lots of different choices for pho! Also had some of the curry chicken and enjoyed that as well! Atmosphere was very chill and I definitely plan on going back. read more

Pho Saigon - Super good pho with lots of choices. Definitely going back!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina