Now that's Thai. Do yourself a favor and order their flavor. Egg rolls are great for a quick snack and the vermicelli is always on point. read more

I have eaten here many times but this trip was the pits. We've gotten used to waiting up to 40 or 45 minutes for a meal while watching other people who arrived later getting served first. Nobody checked on us or offered water refills, which I didn't need anyway because my fried rice was tasteless. When I complained about the meal the manager said, "What do you want me to do about it?" I said I wanted a discount - they took off four bucks. Counting the days until Ha Long Bay is back in business... read more

Came here on a snowy night. This place is situated along a strip of restaurants close to a few shopping sites. It's not very accessible unless you have a car. I was super hungry so I got both a pho combo and cold vermicelli noodles with beef and shrimp. My food came fairly quickly despite (probably because it wasn't very busy at the time). The portion on the vermicelli noodles was a little small compared to other places I've been to and the shrimp was too tough. The pho was warm and had decent broth flavor. I think this place is about a 4.5, but the service was good so that made the experience better. read more

Saigon Noodles - Pho combination - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Great place to enjoy Vietnamese food. You can't go wrong with pho, and they also offer weekend specials which are really good (beef stew and spicy beef noodle!) read more

Saigon Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I will preface this with: The food is fantastic. I eat here once every two weeks. However, before I decide if it is the day to make my bi-weekly trip to Saigon Noodles, I think to myself: 'Am I too hungry to wait the 20 minutes after I order to get my food?' 'Do I have snacks or a second meal ready for when I am hungry an hour later?" If my answers are "No" and then "Yes", then I make my way to Saigon Noodles! Only once have I gone here and it was not poppin' with customers. This place is extremely popular and that might be its reason for unfortunately slow service. As soon as you sit down, order some egg rolls. Two reasons you want to do this: 1. They are delish 2. They will tithe you over until your food arrives. After you order your egg rolls, get some water or whatever you would like to drink. Be warned, however, if you order a a Vietnamese Coffee, you are taking a risk. You might get your tasty shot of energy before your meal arrives, you might get it when you are 3/4 through eating your pho, or it may never come. It's kind of a fun game of "Do-you-deserve-a-coffee-today? And its totally worth playing, for when that sweet cup of fantastic is set on your table, oh baby, be ready to be swept off to heaven. Try the Pho, try the rice dishes, get a Vermicelli Bowl, and try something with Shrimp - it's almost worth ordering the extra $5 worth of shrimp (but $5 for 3 shrimp is never actually worth it). In summary: Amazing food. a little pricey for being hungry soon after eating, and slow service- but I'll always be back. read more

It was ok. Can't say much about the food. The pho was alright, I had better. The vermicelli noodle bowl was good though. Still can't believe there's a charge for chili!!! read more

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I used to think this place is the best place in Madison for Vietnamese food but no longer. The quality of their food has gone downhill, the portions have shrunk, and prices have steadily increased. I recognize that prices have to increase due to inflation but when you serve me watered down broth in my pho to the extent where it's probably 90% water and 10% broth ratio, I find that unacceptable. The pieces of meat in my pho were also tiny and scant. My dining companion's rice dish consisted of 90% rice and a very thin piece of pork chopped up. Despite all these shortcomings, we ate our food without complaint but the final straw was when I went to pay, the sign at the cash register said "pay cash and save! Receive a 3% discount for paying cash." I would interpret this to mean no surcharge if paying with credit card but you would receive 3% discount if paying with cash. But no. My credit card receipt showed a 3% service fee. Not what I was expecting. When I pointed this out to the person taking my payment, she just shrugged and said, "I don't know what the sign said." Lady, the sign is right there and if you want to charge for credit card payments, indicate clearly that there would be a 3% surcharge for doing so! I am disappointed enough in this place that I don't think I will go back. Sad because we've been coming here for years, since it first opened but the quality has gone in the opposite direction from the price hikes, while the service has remained generally poor. read more

I've been here countless times and while their prices have increased over the years, at least the quality of their pho has not changed. Well, maybe a little; there is definitely much less meat now, but that's another issue. The broth is rich and easily customizable with your favorite sauces, and the few bits of meat that are included taste fresh and tender. Probably one of the best places for a hot bowl of pho in Madison. read more

Saigon Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Ummm where do I begin? Well this is as close to authentic Vietnamese food will get out in this region. And by the looks and taste, it isn't that close. Unfortunately no one here speaks Vietnamese, as we were trying to determine what actually makes up their dishes. We ordered the spicy noodle (bun bo hue), wonton soup, pho and seafood egg noodle (hieu tieu). The wonton and hieu tieu portion was smaller compared to the bun no hue. The rice noodles for the bun bo was broken and tattered, while the broth for the pho was on the sweeter side. The atmosphere, bathroom, and space was clean and bright. The servers were decent and nice, but thats about it. read more

Pretty good vermicelli bowls. I had the #66 the shrimp and egg rolls. My partner had the #62/63 the pork with egg rolls. The egg rolls were good. The vermicelli was good. And the protein was good. Overall our dishes were just ok and not as flavorful as other restaurants. read more

Saigon Noodles - Pork and egg rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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It's the day after Thanksgiving, and my partner has been sick for the last two days. I am so glad this place exists as there is nothing that appeals to her more than the comfort of Pho, made by a staff that knows how good it can taste and soothing on the soul it is. I would trade any chicken soup recipe! read more

Great Pho, and other dishes. I cant make any claims about how this is the best in the midwest or just like in Vietnam, but it is seriously good food. Also, the place has many asians eating there, so i trust they no something about good Pho. I wll say there is a Wide selection of Pho, including with all the "interesting" bits. On saturdays they make Spice Beef Pho - Nice and spicy and worth a stop for just that If you like Pho, or just like great food at a low price - this is the place read more

I had high hopes bases on the Yelp reviews I read, but it was really just ok. I had spring rolls (4 stars) and pho (3 stars). I really just wasn't blown away. read more

Saigon Noodles - Beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I had lemon grass beef. It was light on the lemon flavor. I ordered Spicy and you'd think at a Vietnamese place it would be hot. That was not the case. Only got sauce on table was standard There was no lunch menu so a little pricey for the portion I got. My friend got some pho which she said was good. I would not go out of my way for this again. Much better places in Madison. read more

My wife brought me here for Fathers Day. The decor was nice, the service was prompt and the food was good. I'm not sure if we had a reservation or not, however we were seated right away. The server took our drink and appetizer orders, we ordered egg rolls, the sauces were delightful, light and sweet. The rolls were sizzling, like they were fresh out of the grease. Soooooo Tasty. I ordered Flank Steak Pho for my entree. It was good, but when ate with the broth, it was delicious. The steak was a bit chewy, the noodles were awesome, I didn't want them to end. The broth alone is award winning, its savory and perfect, not salty, not sweet, not overbearing...perfect. The broth is like a star player who knows they're the best, but allows the whole team to be great. Delightful. read more

Wow visiting this restaurant reminds me our economy; it is in "Recession". The taste is there but the portions were reduced to kids meal. I would not recommend the sandwich, not tasty and you might want to add some more meat at home. Take out charges extra. It might be better in 2023, when the economy is getting better. read more

As soon as we walked in we were welcomed and brought to a table. The servers were kind and prompt, filling waters and checking up on us routinely throughout our meal. Which was amazing! We all had different Pho, and it did not disappoint! Was both filling and delicious! read more

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We called in an order. The woman taking the order didn't know anything about the food or menu (names, what dishes are, how they serve them, availability or prices) we thought it was pretty hilarious. Why have her answering the phone?! After explaining her what banh mi is (Vietnamese sandwich) we placed an order for one banh mi with pork, one with chicken. The order was ready on time. The restaurant wasn't super busy, it was spacious, clean and the staff was very friendly. Pho smelled delicious but we were too tired and looking forward to heading to the hotel so we grabbed the sandwiches and figured we'd come back for Pho another time. Unfortunately, the sandwiches were very disappointing. At $7.99 each we expected a decent size sandwich. The bread was extra soft, not what you expect of a banh mi. The veggies were good and generous but the meat part was pretty much non existent. Both sandwiches had a single layer of small pieces of meat in a huge sub loaded with veggies. They tasted extra bland and we were still hungry after eating them. Based on this experience and the fact that this location is a bit of a drive from downtown, we ended up not going back. I would advise management to train the person taking phone orders and to do some QC so the amount of meat is consistent. Most likely wont be driving across town for this spot. read more

Great food, great service! Tried multiple food items on their menu and they never miss.

Not sure they have changed new management. People here are so rude! Our food came later than a big table that came later than us. The server forgot our ice coffee. When I reminded them, they said coffee takes 5 to 7 minutes to made. But we have waited for 20 minutes! Worst part is when I tried to order more food to go, she looked at me with a long face and said "it will take 25 minutes to get ready, are you sure you have time for that?"!!!! It used to be one of our favorite restaurants in town. What happen? read more

A craving for some delicious vermicelli bowl was the culprit behind us being swayed to drive all the way to this joint!! (Oh and the cheesecakes at Cheesecake Factory :) ). The decor is understated and clean although the reception desk is a quite a bit away from the entry door and the lady at the counter just screamed from her desk "How many". Kinda awkward to scream back a number!! (Probably best to simply walk over and answer her lol) We ordered 2 different varieties of Vermicelli bowls - One with Pork and Egg Roll and the other with Pork and Shrimp. Both dishes came out on time with a side of their house dip/sauce. Every ingredient on there was very fresh and once you've mixed it all, is extremely tasty. The pork was the standout here! Incredible moist, juicy and had a awesome char on it. The egg roll was nice and crispy and the shrimps were thankfully not cooked till death :). One thing to remember though. The protein portion to me felt a tad less and so we ended up ordering Extra on the side ($3.75) which too was very less for that price. Still the taste was spot on! Service is OK. I'd love to give their Pho and other dishes a try so will definitely be coming back here. read more

Saigon Noodles - Pork with Shrimp vermicelli bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Pho Nam was closed and I needed noodleage. So I tried Saigon Noodles. Uhhhhm... First off the service was a bit weird. I had 3 people come by and place a small plate, water, and then a drink order. It was another 10 minutes before someone came and took my food order. Other patrons had come in and were eating before I even ordered. The pho was just so so. There was hardly any meat in mine and about 1/2 the noodles you would usually get. The flavor was just meh. I added a lot of soy and hoisin to mine to up the flavor ante. All in all. Stick with Pho Nam. read more

Customer service in this restaurant was just plain disappointing. We drove so far to this place. The restaurant was busy when we arrived but still plenty of empty tables remained. Nonetheless, they refused to accept our to-go order (for 2 persons). They explained that order queue maxed out. But immediately after, they decided to accept next dine-in customers (~4 persons). We wonder how they decided whom to accept orders or not. We have been regular customers for 4+ years but we will never order from this restaurant ever again. read more

Food is always fresh. Always impress with the pho and spring roll. Best Vietnamese food in town

I've been missing saigon's pho so much since I left Madison. I used to get beef& sausage pho and spring rolls. These two menus cannot go wrong! The price is reasonable and the quality of food is really amazing. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for a legit pho place in madison. read more

Saigon Noodles - The BEST pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Price a little high for what you get , the flavors was tasty I had a BBQ beef skewers and spring rolls my daughter had the pho she said it was good. read more

A hot bowl of good pho for a wet cold day. Saigon has the best pho in madison, imho. Why you might ask? Because I just said so :-) Seriously, I have tried many bowls of pho across the US and in Singapore. The one place I have yet to digest an authentic bowl of pho is in Vietnam. Pho is simple to make - soup, meat and middles. Throw in a bunch of basil and bean sprouts, green chili and a squeeze of lime and you got a bowl of pho. So what differentiates a good and bad pho is the soup. Granted I have been to places that messed up the noddles and that is just lousy cooking. The soup at Saigon is light, clear and tasty. Perfect most days and when it is off, it is easily corrected with a cup of hot water, I.e salty on some days. Good pho stock must be cooked for more than 10 hours using beef bones and Saigon gets their supplies from down the street, at s grocery store I frequent. I trust the quality. Fast service means you can get in and out during lunch. Pleasant staff too. Ann (the owner) is always so cheerful. Come on in for a nice bowl of authentic pho. Other dishes to try are the vietnamese rolls and crispy egg rolls. The former is rolled nice and tight. You don't find that everywhere. read more

I like their Pho and come here regularly. However, I don't like the fact they increased food price multiple times a year. Nowadays, my lunch cost me $20. read more

Saigon Noodles - PHO - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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I'm a huge fan of Vietnamese food. Literally every new place I travel to I look forward to banh mi, pho, bubble tea, and my favorite vermicelli and meat dishes. Decided to order take out for my first experience at this restaurant because the house was packed on a Friday night. Ordered lemongrass beef with vermicelli noodles and iced Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk. Super disappointing. First off the meat was red and I'm referring to food dye. There was no flavor of lemongrass whatsoever. Stingy portions! Every other Vietnamese place I've been to in my lifetime gives you a great portion of noodles, veggies, and meat. I couldn't even find the cucumbers at the way bottom - maybe 5 small thin slices. The Thai basil didn't mix well with this dish either. Ordered Viet coffee with condensed milk. Talk about diabetes in a cup. I've ordered many Viet coffees and I know how to make the drink. Way too much condensed milk for an iced coffee that was 12 oz. The best part of ordering this type of coffee is to actually taste the strong brew that will make you grow chest hairs. The good stuff - the fish sauce. It was flavorful in abundance and I could see the fresh pepper. That's about all. Not sure if I'll be back to try other stuff...it wasn't worth the price. read more

Saigon Noodles - Small portions. Not enough veggies or meat. - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Fresh. Everything Is fresh and you can taste it. I had the Spring Rolls and the Spicy Beef Noodle bowl.the spring rolls were awesome and so was the peanut sauce. The Spicy Beef noodles were spicy. And good. And spicy. But I slurped up every bit of the liquid straight from the gates of Hell. I enjoyed every last drop. For desert I had the Thai Tea and it was very sweet and smooth. I'm pretty sure they were talking shit watching me try to wrangle in the noodles with the chop sticks. But I still gave it hell. Great food and service. Do it. read more

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The pho is pretty bomb! We were driving through and was recommended the place by a friend! The portion sizes are good and the smoothies taste so authentic! We had the coconut and durian smoothies and they used real fruit for the good taste read more

In my opinion, this is the best and most authentic Vietnamese food in the Madison area. It may not look like much, sitting in a small strip mall on the west side near the mall, but the food is excellent. My favorite is the pho, which is the best I've ever had, and they also have amazing eggrolls. Several of my friends loved getting the bun as well. Most of the time I get carry out, but when we've dined in the restaurant, the service has always been good, although slow at times. read more

I've been here before and got takeout pho for my sick wife. It was unmemorable. This time I dined in with a friend. I got the special, which was a crepe stuffed with chicken, seafood, and vegetables. It looked huge and impressive but was somewhat unremarkable and bland without the sauces which came on the side. I ate about half of it, and took the rest to go. I asked for a container to take some of the sauce with me, and they insisted on charging me for it. That bothered me-- we had already paid our bill at this point, was it unreasonable of me to want to take my leftovers with including the sauce? Otherwise it was a solid albeit unremarkable dining experience. I wouldnt mind going back and trying more things, but I wont be rushing to either. read more

I felt sick and needed my asian remedy of pho to feel better. I walked it and found that there was chaos. Partially because they don't have a hostess the other half because they were busy on a cold night. granted I'll give it to them. But by the time i was waiting 10 minutes in a line that had grown to be out the door, i think they need to think of another system. From bussing tables to actually taking names down at the door. Regardless I rallyed, we got seated and within a couple of minutes i knew my order. water was hastily dropped off at our table but after another 15 still no one had come by to take our order. On top of that the parties that were seated after us had their order taken and we were there raising our hands trying to get someones attention. Still, coming from a vast and varied amount of different asian restaurants i didn't judge. I did judge however that after we ordered our pho it took another 20 minutes for it to come out. I know that getting pho on the table takes a couple minutes because the broth should have already been in a pot and sitting at a hot temp and all that is left is adding the right meat. Then the food, well it was just okay. By that time i was just happy to get some food in my belly. the broth wasn't very hot or flavorful so using the condiments was prime. the meat was chewy and the noodles were...somehow not that good. but, it will do. I didn't have high expectations for this place and somehow they were still not met. But, if i need a fix of pho, due to its convenient location to me i might come back. Happy finding other pho places. read more

This is my first time being here and found this place on yelp. All I have to say is that they have the BEST bun bo hue ever!!!! Must try this if you like spicy noodles. This type of noodle bowl consist of flank, spicy noodles, bone, regular onion, and green onions. I've tasted a lot of bun bo hue's but I can't get enough of this! It is super flavorful, authentic, and overall delicious! The wait staff is very attentive and nice. Lemon is my water is a nice touch and I also ordered Thai tea which was very good too. The restaurant is clean and always have a lot of customers coming in (which means this place is good!) I would recommend anyone coming here. read more

Yum yum yum!!! This place is easy to miss even though it's just off of a main thoroughfare! It resides in a corner suite of a strip mall. Parking is abundant and free. I went on a random Tuesday to meet up with a friend for dinner. I ordered a beer and #66 (shrimp and egg roll) bun bowl. Delish!! Noodles at the bottom of the dish are suppose to be cold so don't be surprised when they bring it out! There are a small variety of sauces on the table for you to add additional soy sauce or spiciness to your bowl. My friend and I sat there for two hours catching and we weren't bothered or rushed at all. Friendly staff, easy to read menu, and clean establishment. I will be back for sure!!! read more

Saigon Noodles - #66 bun bowl with shrimp and egg roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

There can be a wait but it is well worth it. This is our favorite spot to come fill our pho cravings. I look forward to trying more of their dishes. read more

Saigon Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Saigon Noodles is the best viet comfort food in Madison. The grilled lemongrass beef and eggroll vermicelli bowl is the best I've ever had. I like to ask for peanut sauce and I add that to the bowl, making it all the better. You can never go wrong with the pho here either. read more

Saigon Noodles - Fried egg rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Please support our local businesses!!!!! This is the time to order and make sure these locally owned businesses survive the Pandemic. I have eaten at Saigon for years and thorough out this Pandemic. Their quality of food has been consistently good. They make safety their utmost priority. You can order ahead and wait in your car and the staff will bring your food out to you. read more

Better-than-average food, DEPRESSING service. All the staffs had poker faces and kept their interactions with us to a minimal. No one smiled to us, no one refilled the water for us, and no one came by to check if we needed anything. I normally like making small talks with waiters but this is not that kinda place. Not to mention it was for a weekday lunch and half the restaurant was empty -- so busy can't be the excuse. Mentioned it to the manager on our way out and apparently this is their standard of "good service": as long as food and check are served efficiently, they don't really care if you enjoyed your time or not. I find it absurd that my other favorite restaurants in town get lower ratings for service problems, while they apparently have much better service that won't make you wonder if you owed them anything by sitting there trying to order some food. read more