The broth on another level. The broth with the pho. Attached is a photo of my homemade ramen noodles with the broth; we order solely for the broth. It's a good sipper too. The chả giò are the best in the city. Maybe the continent. We've dined in as well. They have a cool cat robot that delivers the food to the table; my 6 year old loves it. read more

Saigon Pho - Sorry this is the after photo I was hungry - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Overall review: 7.8/10 Very large inside space for hosting all kinds of quantities if guests. They also have a stage where I assume they have Vietnamese karaoke parties here from time to time. We had a server who wasn't Vietnamese take our order and take care of us mostly, however the girl who brought us our food (or should I say.. took the food off of the robot who got to our table) was definitely Vietnamese. Yes, this place does have robots that bring you food from the kitchen. Definitely did not expect that from a more hole-in-the wall type place such as this one. Onto the food: Egg Roll: Rating: 6.5/10 Subpar, incorporated several Ingredients. Greasy. The ratio between the meat and vegetables was disappointing. The egg rolls came loosely wrapped resulting in oil accumulating between the fold of the egg roll. This causes air pockets. Clearly, the egg rolls were not wrapped hard enough. They did not drain the oil. They just fried it and served it. Also, traditionally egg rolls are supposed to come with lettuce wrap and pickled veggies. What came to our table was the bare minimum. N26. Beef Stew w/ Egg noodle & rice noodle / Hủ Tiếu Mi Bò Kho Rating: 8/10 Was baseline standard good. It came with all of the fixings on the side such as the herbs. The beef was tender, but there was a lot more tendon than meat. Not a lot of actual beef. The soup itself was well-seasoned, but still lacked a little richness to it. Vermicelli Noodles Salad Bowl: N01. Pork, Pork Patty, & Shrimp paste /Bún đậu mắm tôm, chả chiên, thịt luộc. Rating: 9/10 Overall was a solid dish served how it normally would be, with the exception that we did not see the crispy shallots served with it even though it is apart of the description. In fact, the picture of the food on the menu they gave us looks different. We didn't have the little red chili peppers either. The pork patty was delicious. The sauce was well-seasoned. The veggies were fresh. The tofu, patty, and pork slices were well balanced. This was our favorite dish from our meal. read more

Saigon Pho - N01 on the bottom. N26 on the top. - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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What a find. It was worth driving away from the typical Viet town area. Great and deep broth from pho & portion was so generous. Spacious and the food came out quickly. Highly recommend. read more

The food is decent. We ordered the pho and a rice dish with steamed egg and shredded pork skin. The pho was good. It could have used a more flavorful broth. For the rice dish, the pork was great. However, the steamed egg was dry and tough. The menu has a wide variety of food selections, so I would probably order something different next time. The service was decent as well. Our waitress was attentive at first. But by the end of the meal, we had to keep waving at her to ask for the check. The restaurant was pretty empty when we came in, so she wasn't busy with having to focus on other customers. Ambiance is nice and calm. The restaurant is clean, and the tables are well spread apart, so it's not stuffy. When we came, the restaurant was pretty quiet. read more

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Had the bbq pork banh mi and the Saigon pho - both were delicious! I am definitely going back because there were a ton of other things on the menu that sounded good. So glad to have a really good Vietnamese place in the neighborhood! read more

Food is great and comes out fast. Easy to find vegan options. Yelp says I need 85 characters.

The ambiance is a wide-open white linen tablecloth dining room with a dancehall and stage to the right. The room is made cheerful Viet-Pop music playing softly in the background. The food is excellent: the pho broth was so good. Warm bone broth with fresh bean sprouts, basil and lime. Very traditional flavors. The service is fast and easy. The young ladies who served us were very sweet. A table of Vietnamese men took court at a round table speaking at a low volume, plants and flowering trees allow you for however momently forget where you are in the world. Thanks a meal and cultural enrichment. We will be back! read more

So glad we found this spot near our house. The house special Pho is delicious. Fast service and always friendly when we pick up.

They will advertise themselves as open when they are not and continue to take orders even when they know their kitchen is closed.

This is my go to place in the city. It is outside of where most of the viet food is but I go out of the way to eat here. Large portions and decent prices especially for the city. Large and clean restaurant with very quick service. Opens earlier than most restaurants. read more

Great service and good food. I love the clean and spacious restaurant with cute lunar new year decorations. I came here with my husband and had a nice meal. I especially enjoyed their egg rolls and their bun đâu mắm tôm dish and my husband thought their rice dish is okay nothing specular. I would come back for bún đậu mắm tôm. Also, noticed they have a great hot pot selections. I definitely have to come back with a group of people to try their hotpot . read more

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I've been spoiled with pho back home before I moved to Chicago because when I started my regular pho search here in my new home area, it's been very disappointing. I have even made pho from scratch so I am very familiar and aware of what it's supposed to taste like. Unfortunately, almost every pho place I tried was a either a let down, weird taste, or just plain bad. To list some of the places I tried are: - Phodega (just awful and broth was very salty) - Tank Noodle (decent pass but not great) - Bon Bon Sandwhiches (should be a criminal offense. Soup was bland and tasteless, noodles were not the right kind and more like flat, thick udon noodles) Saigon Pho is about as close as to a very good and authentic taste you will find that I have gathered from the places I've tried. It seems the farther in the city, River North, the farther the authentic taste becomes. read more

I have been here once before and wanted to bring back a memory from someone I miss dearly. I love the Oxtail with vermicelli noodles. The broth is so rich and delicious and definitely makes this dish a read more

Holy smokes this place is good. Fantastic spring roles with fantastic peanut sauce. We had the Saigon Special Pho and it was incredible. Highly recommend. Very nice staff as well. read more

I had the grilled beef Bahn Mi and it was ok. All the ingredients were fresh but the sandwich lacked flavor. Fast friendly waitstaff. read more

Saigon Pho - Grilled beef sandwich - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

4.8/5 This place looks unassuming but the food is great! The egg rolls were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The pickles and dipping sauce paired perfectly. The pho was really good. The beef flavor was rich and it was umami and slightly sweet. The pho noodles were cooked well and texture wise was great. The only thing is that when they served it, it was extremely extremely hot. Like inedible hot. It really took us about 15 minutes till we could comfortably eat the pho and it ended up overcooking the beef slices. The chicken was good. The lemongrass flavor really came through but it was on the salty side. Overall, really love family run restaurants and this place has great food! They also do karaoke nights! read more

Saigon Pho - Egg roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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visiting Chicago from California and craving some good pho! Came to Saigon pho for the 1st time and it did not disappoint! Great fast service, and a spacious clean restaurant! They have a stage so maybe they do karaoke or something? sounds fun! will come again if and when Im back in Chicago! read more

One of the better pho spot I've tried in Chicago. Their large special pho was actually a large and came at an unbeatable price. Flavor was solid, plenty of meat, and extra points for providing fatty broth w/scallion on side. read more

Isn't bun bo hue supposed to taste like lemongrass, and NOT just like chicken broth? Someone please inform them.

Based on the positive reviews I was expecting the place to live up to the so called 5 star ratings. However, in my experience, this place fell very short of living up to those high expectations. I gave it two stars because the place is clean and the Pho was good. HOWEVER, the beef banh mi was HORRIBLE. The bread seemed OLD and it was SUPER CRUSTY and CRUMBLY. However, the kicker is the amount of "beef" that it had. I have attached a picture of a piece that they included. It was cut so thin both in length and depth and there were only about 5 pieces of this "beef" on each side (they cut the sandwich in half). This is very very stingy and a huge turn off. The Thai Iced tea was also not very good and had a horrible after taste. When we were getting ready to pay, the two girls (there was no one else in the restaurant and both had brought us something, either the drinks or the food) were to busy looking at their phones to come notice that we were done and bring us our tab. Its a shame they choose to be so stingy because since the pho was good, I would've been back to try other things but I certainly will not risk it after seeing their pathetic amount of beef they add to a "BEEF SANDWICH" read more

Saigon Pho - This is the "beef" used for the Beef Sandwich - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Saigon pho does not f*** around. If I'm not eating pho that I made; this is one of the only 2 places in Chicago I'll grab a bowl from. The broth here has some serious soul read more

Incredibly nice. I accidentally ordered the wrong thing for delivery, called the restaurant a couple minutes before the driver showed up, explained the problem, and they fixed it for me (despite having already prepared my incorrect order). I was extremely surprised and grateful, wasn't expecting that level of service. Will always order from here when I have a craving for pho. read more

The pho broth is great and the server is very attentive what I would want from a large pho would be more noodles and more meat the meat was ok at best and the noodles could improve but over all very good pho read more

First time was May 23, 2023. I had lemon grass chicken, fried egg rolls and chicken wings. It was excellent. The lemon grass was about as good as i've ever had. The interior was modern and bright. Good neighborhood atmosphere. I carried out twice in one day! I'll be back. read more

Decent pho. Wouldn't say it's great but wouldn't say it's bad. Nice neighborhood though. read more

Whoops. Got an immediate bad aftertaste- and a few hours later a crushing MSG headache, after my last bowl of pho two days ago. Not happy. I will try again. The chef may have used those "soup-flavored cubes" that night. God I miss the Vietnamese restaurants in Orange County, California....and in Saigon. read more

Very clean and spacious seating with attentive staff. Pho tai was piping hot(burned my tongue but worth it) and tasty as hoped for. This place would be great for rehearsal dinners because they have a band stage inside the restaurant. The cha gio egg rolls are my favorite in the city. Highly recommend you try! You get 3 vs 2 at other places. read more

Saigon Pho - Egg roll cha gio (3) My favorite in the city! - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Awesome food. Convenient location. Very clean and proper. Highly recommend. Pho. Egg rolls. Coffee. read more

Saigon Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hand hand sanitizers and masks are provided at a table at the very front as soon as you walk in. There are signs that say no masks no service. There are a decent number of people there because the restaurant is popular and people like their food. Siagon Pho provides good high-quality Vietnamese food at very reasonable prices. Their soup is delicious and hey use good ingredients which makes a big difference. Recommend that you stop by to eat or at least get takeout if you don't feel comfortable eating at the restaurant. read more

Love this place. I'm so happy that a Vietnamese restaurant finally opened in this area. I order delivery from them at least once a week. They're very fast and the food is on point. We always get the rice with pork chops and beef pho. The food is still piping hot when delivered. Their quality is always consistent. I've only decided to give them the 5 stars after been ordering from them weekly for the past 3 months. read more

Absolutely terrible Vietnamese food. The only thing that was remotely authentic or edible was the steamed rice. Protein portions are really small and everything was so salty I ended up throwing it out. I ordered the pork chop and rice, their bootleg version of lemongrass chicken (they sent pork), and spring rolls (decent roll but the sauce tasted like peanut flavored soap). I am shocked this place has the stars they do. I didn't order pho so maybe that's the jam here, but I'm out almost $50 and hungry. I would suggest not ordering delivery so if you have an experience like mine you can actually take it up with the restaurant management. read more

The grilled pork chop was really good. 10/10 would recommend. The owner and her staff was friendly. read more

Saigon Pho - Com Tam Suon, Bi, Cha - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Very good viet food. The food pricing was very fair compared to other places. The pho had everything authentic that I wanted (tripe, meatballs, greens, and etc). They provided a lot of eggroll and spring roll sauce. The chicken wings were bigger than average. Thanks Saigon. You guys were great. And delivery was quick! read more

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Friendly service and good food brought out quickly even though it was late. Would recommend and come back again read more

Good fresh food. Food fresh and delicious. Got the chicken pho and spring rolls. Delicious.

Perfect neighborhood go to Vietnamese spot. Everything we've ordered was delicious. If you live on the northside try it out.

The allure of a new restaurant is all it was. Food was mediocre. Ambiance was sub par. Food was okay, not as good as some of the other pho restaurants in the area. Probably wont be going back. No social distancing at all. They have mask up front but there are still groups of old people sitting together gossiping. read more

The absolute best pho! Their broth is hearty and healing; you can literally feel your body taking in all the golden broth. I love that their pho broth isn't too sweet. This is one of the only Viet restaurants that offers 100% Vegan broth for the vegetarian pho, thats in addition to their traditional pho broth, of course! Saigon Pho's dishes are cooked authentically and fresh ingredients encompass every dish we have ever tried at this restaurant. The flavors show just how well the chefs know their craft when it comes to authentic Viet food. I also appreciate that the owner is often present at the restaurant. It shows his dedication to his restaurant and wanting to make sure everything is prepared and given to his customers in the best way possible. This restaurant is soooo clean! Absolutely spotless and that's a telltale sign that a restaurant is a safe place to eat. The tables, floors and washrooms are impeccable. Saigon Pho is spacious which makes us a perfect place to start going to with your family, kids and friends. And last but not least, Saigon Pho's owner is quite accommodating to your food requirements/preferences. Enjoy, everyone! read more

The food was really good. The Pho and hotpot delicious. Highly recommend!. The hot pot was amazing and a lot of food. The service was good. The Pho was spiced perfectly. I felt like I was back in Vietnam read more

Have been here a few times . In person when the gestapo of this state and city allowed in person dining and carry out when we couldn't . The pho is outstanding . The sour catfish soup is fantastic with a slight spiciness that gets better each and every time we order it. Their vegetarian spring rolls are the best we have ever had at any Vietnamese restaurant . And being Vietnamese is our favorite food we know the difference between good and bad Vietnamese food . Looking forward when we can come back and eat in person read more