A cozy, homey Vietnamese restaurant that seems to be a local favorite. The restaurant isn't flashy or trendy by any means, but I feel like that's part of its charm - just tasty Viet food in a casual, laidback setting that makes you feel at home. I don't often see Canh Chua Thom on menus at Vietnamese restaurants, and enjoyed it here. It's a tangy sweet and sour tamarind based soup that pairs well with rice, and feels nice and comforting especially on a cold day. I also tried the Banh Xeo appetizer (crispy pancake) and loved it! I appreciated that they offer different protein options besides the standard shrimp. The owners/staff here also seem so lovely. I overheard them greeting regulars as well as families they haven't seen in a long time, and it just felt so warm and personable. I'd definitely come back again to try their other dishes. read more

Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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We came here for dinner after work one day. We were immediately seated after we arrived. The restaurant looks like a small diner, with grayish turquoise tables and chairs scattered around. Pictures of the restaurant's food are everywhere as well, with some of them taped to the refrigerator behind the counter and others being depicted on canvases that hang on the white walls. Silk lanterns dangle from the ceiling in different colors and the walls are adorned with cultural items too. We ordered the following: Tra Thai, which is Thai Iced Tea- this was pretty good Soda Hot Ga, which is egg yolk with soda - hubs enjoyed it and liked it A2- Goi Cuon, which are spring rolls that are rice paper stuffed with shrimp, egg and noodles. It came with peanut sauce but we opted for fish sauce because of our daughter's peanut allergy. The rice paper wasn't soft and it felt rubbery. It was hard at the edges and made us wonder if it was premade. We wished it was fresher. S21 Bun Rieu, which is crab meat pork in tomato shrimp paste noodle soup. Daughter liked it and wasn't disappointed by it. D4- Mi Xao Dơn Do Biển, which is a combination of seafood and vegetables stir fried in a light sauce and served over crispy noodles. I was a little disappointed with this entree. We expected it to be egg noodles but it wasn't. There was hardly any proteins but mostly vegetable fillers. A9- Banh Xeo, which is coconut and rice flour crepe filled with a savory combination of bean sprouts and shrimp that's served on a bed of lettuce. This was ok but it wasn't as soft. The omelet tasted like it was overdone. I'm not sure if it was because we just came back from our trip to Los Angeles where all the Vietnamese food were top-notch but I felt a little disappointed with this place. Service was quick and friendly. Glad we got to try this place! read more

I got the S9: Mi Dac Biet (seafood soup), which was pretty good (4/5)! There was a lot of seafood and pork in it, and it was a pretty large portion, especially for the price. Service was ok (3/5). The interior of the restaurant is simply decorated but nice, and it is quiet inside (4/5). read more

Saigon - S9: Mi Dac Biet (seafood soup) - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

The food is amazing and the service is quick! I always get the A2, A3 and S1 (for the past 12 yrs) eating at this spot. I just found out last night that they now offer banh mi sandwiches and people seem to be buying them. read more

Saigon - Banh Mi is now available at saigon! - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Tried a new place and it did not disappoint! Felt like homemade food with great variety. We had the beef soup yellow noodles, seafood rice noodles, pho and rice dishes. They all tasted great with good portion, definitely full after. Also tried summer rolls, could be better with mint or green onion added in. The drinks tasted great! Friendly waitress who took orders and gave good recommendations. Place is clean and spacious. Overall, everything went well and we'd be back again! read more

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As is often the case, now I have a new favorite. Their Grilled Chicken and Pork Banh Mi are delicious and full of flavor. The taste never wavers or changes. The meats are tender and well seasoned. I always just try to remove most if not all the seeds from the jalapeño. It pairs well with the Taro boba drink. It's always good coming to this place knowing they know you as well. Christine is always a good hostess. read more

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Authentic Viet spots are being discovered in NJ and Saigon is a good example. While the grilled pork chop doesn't have the same marinade and flavor as other places, it's still good. At Saigon you'll find a diverse menu of soups and noodles, something the city doesn't have an abundance of. Bun Bo Hue is spicier than I'm used to and wish there was just a tad more flavor and salt but Saigon is a solid spot. read more

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Our favorite Vietnamese restaurant in CNJ just got better with the addition of Banh Mi sandwiches. Saigon is off the beaten path but worth going out of the way for. Simple, home-style and flavorful Pho and rice plates that are consistently good. Give them a try once and you'll find yourself returning again and again. read more

100% my go to spot in this town. Favorites include the beef or chicken pho, bun reiu, bun bo hue, bo kho, summer rolls and spring rolls. I especially love the bun reiu with the tomato base and pork meatballs and the funkiness of the shrimp paste. Bo kho is legit with the beef tendon, super tender and you can tell it's been braised cus it's soft and melts in your mouth, it can be very sweet though. This gets a 4 and not a 5 only because I have had better Vietnamese food but this place deserves a lot of respect for bringing and preserving much of its culture in a prominently non Asian community. I've never eaten physically there; take out only and the lady is always so sweet. She is always dressed well in traditional Vietnamese outfits and I love it! She is fierce! Super easy chill viet spot, not fancy. read more

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We went for lunch here on a weekday. Expecting that will be treated to an authentic Vietnamese food. I was wrong! The pork chop was not marinated properly. The fried rolls were bland and so as the shrimp on rice paper, rolled. They cater to American taste, so sad to say. The place is well lighted and serving staff are friendly and helpful. read more

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The lunchtime staff was very nice and guided me in my choice of drink. The food though not fancy felt nonetheless authentic and flavors were good and portions were generous. The lunchtime menu was pretty expansive! read more

A MUST TRY!!! My mom used to come here YEARS ago since she used to work in this area however she recently reintroduced Saigon to us maybe a year and a half ago. BEST DECISION EVER!!! Shoutout to my mom for hooking it up with this rec because I find myself always craving this place - NO LIE! The restaurant is quite cute, if you do try this place out please don't expect it to be super modern fyi. The customer service here is always A1, I've sat down here to eat and have gotten takeout plenty of times and the quality of the food is always really good! Let's get to the food shall we :) My go to order consists of getting the spring rolls with peanut sauce or the fresh spring rolls (A3) as an appetizer. For my main dish I nearly always get the Angel hair noodles with chicken (L10), there's always a good amount of chicken with a perfect amount of noodles. My sister always orders the Combo fried rice with shrimp, chicken and beef (L2) and she really likes it due to the amount of meat you get and she is always satisfied with this dish. I've also tried the Seafood noodle soup recently and it's absolutely exceptional when you're looking to have soup! I've been here countless of times and would most certainly recommend this place to those in the area or looking to try Vietnamese food for the first time! This place deserves a 1000/5 rating! You know I'll be here next week probably LOL read more

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This spot is good, very homie feeling and the lady is real viet. Definitely recommend this authentic spot. The pho was a bit small even though I ordered the large read more

Saigon - Pho beef. shrimp and chicken salad - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Not especially clean here at this Viet restaurant I wish it was because the food is decent but I always leave worrying about my belly.

I'm jaw dropped with how good this was . I've been to dozens of Vietnamese restaurants, from cali to New York to Jersey . This was the absolute best . I'll be back read more

Saigon - Pork chop pho - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Hey hey Adventurers! I came here for pho during my lunch. I found that the phone they offered was more of a ramen like soup? This is not the pho I'm normally used to unfortunately, the broth was bland and the noodles just weren't cooked well. We also tried the spring rolls and found that while they were freshly made I was not a fan of the overall experience by going here. I would not recommend this place as somewhere to get fresh pho. read more

Saigon - Spring rolls | #IntenselyPassionatePhotography - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I came here with my daughter for dinner and the staff here was super friendly, patient and helpful. Pho: My daughter loved this and she said that it had enough flavor. It was cooked to perfection and she will get this again. Com Bo Luc Lac: This needs a little more flavor to it but the beef cubes were cooked very well. Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong: This was a very unique dish and the egg rolls had flavor. The rice noodles needed a little more flavor to them. Bi Cuon: The shredded pork tasted a bit dry inside of the rice paper. When you eat it with the peanut sauce it tastes fantastic but seems to be missing some sort of flavor/texture to it. Cha Gio: The spring rolls here tasted very good. Overall: I think I might come back to this restaurant to try their pho since I did not get a chance to try it this time. read more

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All I can say is delicious and authentic!! I love the seafood noodle soup. Sooo fresh and amazing!! My daughter also loves the bubble tea.

Small hole in the wall location in a strip mall. Saw good reviews and came on a particularly cloudy day craving some pho. Came with a party of 4 and seating was available immediately. Quick and friendly service. We ordered 4 orders of pho and 2 orders of spring rolls and drinks. S2. Pho - The broth was noticeably sweeter than we were used to. I recommend adding the lime juice they provide to cut down on the sweetness and add a splash of citrus. The beef in the soup was great and noodles were the perfect texture. Overall was good. Just a tad too sweet. A2. Spring rolls - The spring rolls were large and sliced in half. Ingredients inside was fresh. I recommend dipping it in the peanut sauce and try it with some of the chili oil. Thai Tea Bubble Tea - The thai tea was delicious. The sweet and cold drink was a lifesaver while eating the hot pho. The boba inside was not the greatest quality and too chewy. Maybe the boba was over cooked. Iced Coffee with condensed milk - Coffee was good, condensed milk added that creaminess and sweetness. If you haven't tried Vietnamese coffee I highly recommend you try this one. Overall- Service was fast and friendly and food was good. I was surprised at the prices as they are lower than other places I have been to. Would come again for a bowl of noodles if I'm in the area. read more

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Great hole in the wall restaurant. Great food and staff has always been very nice even when I've accidentally messed up an order. They are so helpful. read more

This place is great. It's our favorite pho place in the area! The portions are huge and the prices are very reasonable. The food is really tasty too... especially the pho and the pork chops. It's big with ample seating as well as ample parking. read more

This is our families favorite restaurant! Thier food is amazing, and over the years Christine has our favorites memorized. The service is great and the quality of food hasn't changed. It's affordable and delicious! The resteraunt itself has a warm family friendly cozy environment. read more

I love the marinated grilled pork chop over broken rice. The taste is just perfect. The meat is well marinated and nit too salty. The pork chop is lean and because it's grilled, the food is not oily at all. It comes with fried rice with Vietnamese sausage. But they will substitute it for white rice upon request. I've been here at least 3 times. The food is consistently delicious . read more

Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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Have been coming back several times since last review. Enjoy the family friendly and family own style. Always a great low key place. Food quality is above average. The price is much better than other places near by. Parking is never an issue for us at dinner. Owner is nice to accommodate the kids order so that they will eat. read more

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This is my #1 go to Pho spot. Amazing soups, my favorite is the Beef Stew pho. Love the curry beef with fry rice, and the salmon and vegetables with fry rice. Nice app is the spring rolls with lettuce wrap. read more

My go-to pho place in NJ! I've been coming here for years to both eat in and take out. The broth is delicious and flavorful. All the ingredients are fresh and fragrant. Can't recommend enough. read more

Saigon - 2 orders of pho (take out) - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

It's an authentic Vietnamese restaurant that's been around for years. Not too many people know about it, but it's super worth the trip ! It's located in a small strip mall with plenty of parking. I got the Extra Large Pho for 8.95, and it's definitely a large portion. Very affordable and a very fragrant broth. It has a stronger sweetness than other ones I have, so it probably has more star anise. For me that's a great thing. We also got spring rolls to share, fresh and crispy. Service is very quick and friendly too ! Overall, great value for the price and I would definitely come again and again. read more

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This is my favorite pho spot even though it's a little out of the way. Food and prices are great. The place does look a bit shady from the outside and is located in a small "strip mall" on a road with many industrial shops but it's always my go-to pho shop. If you like the "hole-in-the-wall" type of places like I do, this is a great place to check out! TLDR: My recommendations are A2 (fresh spring rolls w/peanut sauce), A3 (crispy fried rolls), L12 (Super bowl) or S2 (Pho) depending on my mood. Appetizers: A2 (Fresh spring rolls): you get 3 rolls. Each roll contains shrimp, lettuce, rice noodles, pork, and egg wrapped in a rice paper served with a side of peanut sauce. This is fairly simple but tastes amazing with the peanut sauce. A3 (Crispy fried rolls): you get 6 rolls which are about the thickness of a sharpie. The rolls are made in-house (you can watch them make it if you go at the right time) and are the best crispy fried rolls I've had so far. They contain Shrimp, pork, and mixed vegetables which are blended very finely with a side of lettuce leaves and fish sauce. It's always very hard to decide which appetizer to get but you really can't go wrong with either one! Main: S2 (Pho): This is the large version of their S1 which is extra large. It's your typical Pho with roast beef, brisket, tendon, and tripe served with a side of fresh cilantro, Thai basil, and bean sprouts. Their soup doesn't taste as greasy as some of the other spots and has a deep flavor with a subtle sweetness. I usually get the S2 only because the broth goes really well with rice that I get after I eat the noodles! L12 (Super bowl): This is my go-to whenever I go to Saigon. It contains a bowl of rice noodles with crispy fried rolls (the same ones as A3), Grilled pork, grilled shrimp, shredded lettuce, and cucumbers served with a side of fish sauce. The combination of the sweet fish sauce with the fresh lettuce, rice noodles, and meat go so well together. I have tried this at many other places that charge more than what Saigon charges but gives less "toppings" and does not taste nearly as good as Saigon. This is a great option for those hot sticky days where you want pho without the hot soup! read more

Excellent & authentic (based on the clientele). Very reasonably priced. Highly recommend read more

In a town where there isn't a lot of Vietnamese places around, I really think Saigon deserves a 4 star just for being there and serving pretty authentic cuisine. They deserve some bonus point for being Vietnamese because a lot of Vietnamese restaurants in Manhattan are run by Chinese! I ordered the grilled chicken over rice noodles and my boyfriend tried their BBQ pork over fried rice. This is the first time I ever ordered that dish and honestly I think I still like pho much better. Nonetheless, they gave me a lot of chicken and it really well seasoned. For the rice noodles, they gave me some sweet and sour sauce to pour over the noodles and the combination works surprisingly well. The BBQ pork is even better. It is tender, smoky and just delicious. Besides food, they have a lot of exotic drinks such as durian shake, taro bubble tea, fresh mango shake and other south eastern ice. Next time, I would like to try their banh mih sandwich. read more

Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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This is the viet that started my pho obsession as an undergrad at RU. I would come here a on a cold rainy days to help wards off the cold and/or flu. I went back after the debacle of a Rutgers football game with my Boo Boo. Coming here definitely cheered us up. We ordered the spring rolls and we each got the Pho. I got the extra large and she got the small. I liked that they gave us plenty of cilantro and lettuce with our rolls. I think this place might have changed owners but the flavors is still good enough to come back. I want to try the grilled dishes next time recomended by other yelpers. We will probably come back again since RU Football is stinking it up once again. read more

Excellent service, very friendly, very clean. The Iced tea was excellent. We have been going for years, and always excellent. The food is fresh, seems authentic. One of our favorite casual Vietnamese restaurants. I correct that. It is our favorite! read more

Went here for lunch and was horrid to find a live cockroach climbing on the wall. Internally I was freaking out. Called the lady who was in the beginning snotty, over & brought it to her attention. She apologized & killed it & explained it's coming from the pizza place next door, which I do believe her bc the kitchen wasn't anywhere near our location. Plus the establishment's bathroom is clean. Had no feeling of dirtiness until I saw the cockroach. Food here is usually good but I will not be returning. On top of that, after the experience we had she didn't even give us a discount on our meal!?!? Isn't that embarrassing? There were other patrons in the restaurant. After that she was nice all of a sudden. Customer service isn't that great and I regret ever tipping. I wouldn't risk ordering unless you're ok dining with cockroaches and dealing with unfriendly/stern service. read more

This is the first time my fiancé and I tried this place and only my second time eating at a Vietnamese restaurant. The first time he ordered me some type of beef pho but I wasn't really a fan so this time I decided to order for myself. We started with the fried spring rolls and they were excellent. My Fiancé had the Special Pho which he really liked. I decided on the Bbq pork and shrimp w/ angel hair noodles. The pork and shrimp were good but even w/ the sauce they provided the noodles still tasted bland. We will definitely go back I'll just try something different next time, the service was great and everyone was very friendly. Also very good value for the money. read more

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I've been going here since I was a kid with my mom!! I love it--we'd give it a million stars, I've tried all of their appetizers and loved them, I've tried a bunch of soup, their pork chops, their vermicelli dishes, everything so good!! I love the location and the space, I think it's very cute :) Maybeeeee some places have better pho, but to act like its bland is a blatant lie!! Very authentic, way better than most of the other places nearby (I'm looking at you pho today and pho & baguette i can not think of a better place nearby) The owner is so nice too!!! my guess is everyone whos not satisfied didn't add hoisin/chili sauce/lime/basil/cilantro/whatever to their liking read more

I have been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience. It's probably one of the best Vietnamese places in our area.The owner is always super friendly and takes our order ever time we come. We have our usual staples fried egg rolls and fresh rolls my favorite . My hubby usually gets grilled pork chop with broken rice, I alternate between Vermicelli or Pho. My daughters usual alternate with all the above or adventure to try something different. The Thai tea bubble tea was yummy and I had to order another one to go . read more

Authentic Vietnamese restaurant. I like the bahn xeo coconut crepe pancake, it was filled with lots of meat, shrimp and bean sprouts. The pho wasn't very flavorful it was piping hot soup though and the curry beef was a nice dish read more

Always best seevice, bubble tea on point and food pho soup best we tasted. We always drive to go their and its worth it.

Mediocre place for Vietnamese food. The soup base was not amazing and then egg rolls did not look fresh. The lettuce that came with the egg rolls were wilted. The restaurant itself is small and dirty. read more

Excellent Vietnamese food. Great selection and value. Service was fantastic as both owners served us, mother and daughter. Has good selections of lunch specials. Our beef and seafood dishes were fresh and tasty . Located in strip mall of industrial area. Good lunch and dinner place, simple surroundings with no pretense but good food. read more

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