I wish I could give a 4.5. The food was good. We had the tofu lo mein- lots of tofu, good veggies a decent sauce. And yummy noodles. We could have split one order as the portions are huge. Also rice included. You order at the counter and also pick up. The counter person was really nice and chatty, the food was up quickly. While not fantastic, it was tasty. Nice little place down town for a quick lunch. read more

Taste of Saigon - Tofu Lo Mein - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Taste of Saigon is five stars all around! It was 7:29 pm when I called to ask if we could still dine in and eat with them closing at 8:00 pm; the owner was warm and inviting and said we still had time to come in and eat. When we walked in we were greeted and could pick a table. 5 stars for the food! The General Tso's chicken was phenomenal! I'm talking crunchy and tender with no chewy bits! Great flavor and great quality chicken! Fried to perfection! The fried rice is great, you do not need to add any soy sauce! The pho is delicious! The broth is cooked for 12 hours and no MSG is added! Super healthy and wholesome! We will be back to Duluth to eat here many more times! read more

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Honestly, not the best place in Duluth to get Asian food. The chicken was very oily and it taste like the chicken was cook with other deep fried food. The fried shrimp... that was just all batter and the shrimp was so tiny and it is Not worth getting. The eggroll was super oily and some was still pink inside. All of the entrees we got were not as good as we thought. It had too much corn starch which made the liquid too thick. It was just too much corn starch. The fried rice did not have any flavor. The only thing that was good there was the chicken curry and lemon grass chicken, even so , the liquid is too thick. Its like all the dishes is too thick (liquid wise). Don't expect this place to be the best asian place there in Duluth. Overall, i wouldnt return to this place, definitely would rather go to a different asian restaurant. read more

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They have switched over to a counter order and pick up vs full service. Counter order taker is super friendly and keeps things hopping. Menus are posted on the wall. Menu prices and hours online are not current. We ordered chicken and vegetable combo with egg rolls. Fried rice is not as pictured. It's more like white rice. The chicken was sliced thin and way over cooked. The egg rolls were overcooked and as much as I like egg rolls, these went in the trash. I hate to give this review because in years past, the food was good. They have 30+ years of serving customers so a loyal base. read more

2hrs still no appetizers 2 hrs later still no food This place is in a great environment but they are beyond slow on feeding customers. Lots of people already have walked out but at this point I might be the next. read more

I used to come here quite a bit about 20 years ago, it has changed. I'm guessing it's still family owned. Well I'm guessing our waiter was third generation which means entitled, he was our waiter,the food was good but not as good as I remembered. Service was very lackluster no refills of water was offered , it was slow,only saw him once when ordering food and receiving food. Also saw him at our exit when we paid, no thank you for coming nothing. We clearly were treated as if he was doing us a favor for waiting on us. That being said. It was a disappointing revisit. I'll probably never go back unfortunately. I'm guessing it won't make it much longer with service like it has currently. read more

We usually stop at Taste of Saigon when in Canal Park. We didn't realize they had changed to a no service establishment. You order at the counter, give them your name and either take-out or sit in the dining room. We ordered wonton soup and egg rolls since the menu had changed and some of our favorites were no longer available. We sat in the dining room and were surprised when they called our name. Our food was on a tray, soup in two plastic take-out containers, with no plates or bowls. The soup broth was good but the wontons were filled with a pasty, flavorless filling and so large we had trouble cutting them apart since they didn't provide knives. We had to cut them apart with the plastic soup spoon. It was awkward eating the soup from a container. The egg rolls were not good so after a few bites we put them back in the cellophane bag to throw away. I don't like giving bad reviews of places that are family owned but I have to be honest with this one (if it is still family owned). The gentleman taking orders was friendly and tried to explain how they don't have servers and are short on kitchen staff thus menu items are limited. Not sure if they will make a go of it or not. Sad because it's in a convenient location in Canal Park. read more

Taste of Saigon - This is how our soup was served to us. (The container was full though) - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Nothing but great things to say! Had a great meal, took my family of 11 here after walking around the Marketplace for a bit

Service is super fast, so fast in fact that all of the food (appetizers, drinks & main course) all came at the same time. Food was really hot and fresh but the taste was just ok, asked for spicy but dishes didn't have much of a kick. It's in the heart of the downtown shopping district so it has a lot of traffic and seems they are used to serving and moving big crowds. Not a bad place if you're really craving Asian food. read more

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The flavor of the food we ordered was very good; however, I had the beef curry and was really disappointed in the ratio of meat to vegetables. There was almost no beef. read more

Pho was better than I thought. A bit on the bland side though. Loved the shrimp cashew dish! That was a favorite of the night. The spicy chicken lemongrass was also good. The only disappointment was the lo mein though. As for the Vietnamese food, Taste of Saigon was more like a Chinese restuarant with a few vietnamese dishes on the side. It really is only a small taste of Saigon. read more

Taste of Saigon - Beef Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

The gentleman who took my order was so polite! The food came super quickly as well. I love their shrimp with broccoli and the food is sooooo good for the price. read more

I wish I could give this place a better review, but I was so disappointed. I was looking forward to good Vietnamese food, but their menu is more Chinese. They only had one bun salad, so I went with that thinking you just can't go wrong. The salad only had 4 ingredients: vermicelli noodles, eggrolls, ice berg lettice and the sauce. What an upset. I expect cilantro and mint in my bun... cucmber and pickled carrots & dikon all seem standard. The eggroll was really garlicky to boot. :( read more

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Has quick service but the food is so disappointing. It is bland and has no flavor. We ordered 4 different entrees and all of them has same starchy sauce with no flavor. Not worth it. read more

This place has become a hybrid place where they give you to-go boxes to eat in. The food is good and cheap. Yelp says 9pm closing time, we came in at 8pm but were warned that it is going to be closed in 30 minutes. Explore Minnesota is wrong to put this place in their top 10 list and duped us to have come here to look for a good sit down place. read more

New owners. Unable to open at 11 am. Waited half hour, then told 5 more minutes. Another 20 minute and still not opening. They wouldn't pick up the phone either to take a take away order. read more

This is a restaurant that I have been coming to since I was teeny tiny! It is a favorite stop for my family always! The service is fast and the workers have been nothing but kind to us. Food recommendations: Egg rolls- my favorite in town! Amazing! Good sized Wonton soup- yum yum yum Any of the fried rice- delicious and well flavored, no MSG, so not too salty or soy sauced Sweet and sour chicken- it doesn't come with the sauce on it, which I love! Other items I've had and enjoy include the cream cheese wontons, beef and broccoli, and lo mein. I live in Los Angeles now and am still searching my go to spot like Taste of Saigon and haven't had much success! Who knew how hard it would be to find delicious, affordable egg rolls, fried rice, and sweet and sour chicken! I will continue to bring business here. Great meal, great leftovers. read more

We ran into this restaurant and decided to give it a try. Both the food and service were excellent. We ordered the Sweet and Sour Chicken combination and the General Tso. Portions were huge and the only negative comment is that the egg roll that came with the combo was bland but not a deal breaker. Would definitely go back. read more

On day 3 in Duluth, MN and wanted something different than pizza, burgers, sandwiches that didn't cost a fortune. I found Taste of Saigon on the web. It's a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. I'm not a super big fan of Asian food, but my husband is, so we try it. They did not disappoint! We ordered the Appetizer Combo and General Taos Chicken. Everything was so good! My absolute FAVE was the shrimp on the app platter. They were HUGE, and just melted in your mouth! It wish I could get these back home!! Everything was tasty and hot. The dipping sauces were perfect for what we ordered. And it was all really reasonably priced for a place in Canal park! I go back here in a heartbeat! Also want to mention our waiter. So attentive, nice and answered all our questions. I'd recommend Taste of Saigon to anyone who asks for good, inexpensive Asian food! read more

Hands down one of our favorite establishments to eat at when in Duluth. The Beef pho feels like nourishing comfort. Love it's situated space in the Dewitt Seitz building. Family owned-- support local. read more

The food is super delicious probably the best Asian food around. The prices were great as well and the staff were really nice when I went to pick up my order. It's a cute place on the inside too. read more

A popular street food in Vietnam, Pho (which can be pronounced a number of ways, don't let anybody tell you different!) is a soup consisting of broth, linguine-shaped noodles, herbs, and a variety of meat choices, primarily beef, chicken, or shellfish. The geographical origin and timing of its origin is subject to debate. When i was growing up in Duluth, if you wanted "Asian" food, you had a choice of one or two places where the most exotic item on the menu was egg foo yung. No longer. For the past dozen years, Taste of Saigon has been dazzling locals and tourists alike from its location in the lakeside Canal Park area. Taste of Saigon serves a variety of Asian-influenced dishes, utilizing the freshest ingredients available, and is voted the best Asian restaurant in the area, year after year. The pho is great, and a good value read more

Taste of Saigon - Beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Run of the mill Chinese restaurant. Food is what you'd expect, but the service, price, and portion sizes were excellent.

Me and my sister went here when it was super busy so we were expecting quite a wait on our food. We got seated right away, got our drinks, got everything ordered. Our appetizers were out unexpectedly fast, and then just a little later our entrees! Everything was super fast, we got amazing customer service, huge portions, great quality and taste for the food, they refilled our drinks often, and they were polite the whole time! Amazing and i would definitely come again! read more

Taste of Saigon - Sesame Chicken in the front, Cream Cheese Wontons and Vietnamese Egg Rolls in the middle, and General Tso's chicken in the back - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Cute spot in a trendy area seems to be an easy way for a successful restaurant. Serve a couple good dishes and poof you are in business. Not the entire story for this restaurant. Went there yesterday while I was in my home town. Never been there before, though I'm only home ten days a year. All I can say.... unbelievable egg roll. So well balanced, great tasting, CLEARLY home made. The delicate layers of pastry on the outside were not like the 100's of egg rolls I have had previously. Such a mundane item that I thought could never really stand out. They also had a fantastic dipping sauce but it was the rolls of fried paper/dough on the outside. read more

Taste of Saigon - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Went on a recommendation in a Gluten Free group, as they are apparently known to be very accommodating to allergies. Best Chinese food I've had in over a decade! Really great about the allergy issues, but also really tasty food overall. Will definitely return! read more

Most bland food I have ever eaten! I had sweet and sour schrimp with vegie fried rice and a egg roll... iver breaded schrimp and very oily! Fried rice was bland beyond reason! Use some salt people! Service was good and fast...but sadly left still hungry and very unsatisfied!!! read more

I was a little Leary as I walked in. First, I'd just read other reviews on their pho and they were mixed - I mean from 2 to 4 stars from self-proclaimed Vietnamese customers. Secondly, as I sat down and perused the sparse pho menu I overheard the elderly waitress speak Korean to another customer, and literally thought "I wish they had bi bim bop if this place is Korean owned. But I was really craving pho so, I boldly ordered a bowl. I asked for beef with meatballs and she kindly agreed! She immediately brought a bowl with the optional add-ins; I was feeling a lot more confident at this point. Then I heard it... Vietnamese voices coming from the kitchen. Yay! Needless to say, the pho was delicious! A pleasant surprise in a place I was least expecting (Duluth). And the pho was at very reasonable price. Now I'm sorta craving bi bim bop!! read more

Taste of Saigon - Beef with meatballs pho - delish!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Unassuming Asian restaurant with a big surprise from the kitchen. We chose this restaurant on the recommendation from a local resident when faced with a seemingly endless list of establishments offering Asian cuisine, and we were not disappointed. The entire staff was friendly and multiple employees stopped by our table to make sure our expectations were being met. Our waiter was more than willing to accommodate our extremely picky 6 year old child child and her bland requests. The Vietnamese egg rolls were outstanding and our water glasses were never allowed to be less than half full. I had the beef pho and my wife had the spicy lemongrass chicken. We both agreed that the dishes presented to us were the best we've ever had, and we are not new comers to any style of Asian cuisine. If you like your beef pho spicy, order it with extra peppers. The heat of my dish was fantastic and the typical flavors and spices of a beef pho dish surely did not disappoint. Perhaps the biggest surprise was when the check arrived. This meal tasted like it should have cost at least 50% more than the figure reflected on our bill. Don't think twice about visiting this restaurant when you're in the area, you will not be disappointed. We will definitely be back whenever we're in the area. read more

Usually I like eating here but I was really disgusted by the frumpy old female worker who loudly talked shit to customers about other places of business. Little did she know that "me" a customer was a worker at one of the places. Calling us "retarded", I did call her out on her bs and that it's VERY UNPROFESSIONAL to be loudly acting like this at her job. I would rather find another place to eat Pho than deal with unprofessional idiots. read more

A taste of Saigon indeed... I thought this was more of a Vietnamese restaurant, to be honest. I didn't really think that this was a Chinese restaurant that served only one kind of Pho. As it turned out, yep, it did and it was a little bit disappointing. I had thought that this was a bonafide authentic Vietnamese restaurant, as mentioned in the name of the restaurant, but it was just that - a taste of Saigon, with Chinese dishes, which rounded out the rest of the menu. While I didn't mind that, it was a chance to have Pho while in Minnesota. For what it was worth, I would have had better Pho elsewhere, which I actually did during my short stay in Duluth, MN. I spotted this place for dinner after having drinks with friends at the Grandma's Restaurant Grill. A Taste of Saigon was a block away, so my friend and I decided to leave the rental car at the Grandma's restaurant parking lot and walk on over. It was fantastic, to say, but the experience was just simply could've been better, but it is what it is. I thought it was just okay, but the Pho had seen better days. A Taste of Saigon is located on the bustling area of Lake Avenue in downtown Duluth. I was imagining that this restaurant was a standalone restaurant, but a it turns out, A Taste of Saigon is housed in those commercial buildings, which has multiple commercial tenants, one of which is A Taste of Saigon. With that said, A Taste of Saigon does not have much parking at all. Be prepared to find street parking wherever you can find it. For me, I just parked at the Grandma's Restaurant and Grill nearby and walked over (as mentioned earlier). They accept credit cards, so that's always amazing. I got here around 6:30pm on the Friday afternoon before the 2014 Grandma's Marathon. It was pretty cool that this place was particularly empty. I guess everyone else is packing the Italian restaurants feasting on pasta, but I prefer Pho for any meal, since it's that good and it has carbs (the rice noodles) anyway. To each, their own, I guess. The restaurant itself was not particularly big, but it had a few tables and it was clean. My friend and I were greeted enthusiastically and found a table near the back of the room. The service here was good, but average. The menu was loaded with Chinese cuisine, but the lone item of Pho was just in the soups section, not like in an authentic Vietnamese place where an entire page is dedicated to the variations of Pho. Sadly disappointing, but nonetheless, Pho had to be eaten in Minnesota for my 50 States Pho challenge. I ordered the combination Pho, along with deep fried egg rolls. Something I usually don't do before a marathon, but I was like, whatever, as I was on vacation anyhow. The egg rolls were pretty good, fresh, and delicious. The Pho, however, was served in a small Chinese type of bowl, not like the deep large Vietnamese bowls we all have come to love. I believe that they serve one size of Pho and they charge like $11 for it. Granted that's like a bit pricey for just one size of Pho, it's best to just eat and go without having to come back. I would rather have paid more for better presentation of Pho. Taste wise, you can tell that it was watered down. They were skimpy on the noodles and the server asked us whether or not we wanted more bean sprouts. I guess they knew when we had a lot more broth to deal with and no noodles. The overall experience here was decidedly mixed. While the prices here are decent, it depends what you want to eat here. While my choices for Pho were severely limited to just one item on the menu, it would be best to seek out actual Vietnamese restaurants in the area or drive down to Minneapolis-Saint Paul to find something obviously authentic, rather than in an Asian fusion place. That would be my suggestion really. I actually found a better one after running the Grandma's marathon, which was in Two Harbors, MN. Still, this place is pretty good for what they do. Let me know how the Chinese food tastes, okay? Support local! B- read more

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The food was...edible. Avoid the mystery meat egg rolls and the General Tso's. Maybe it was an off night. Great service though!

This is an affordable Vietname restaurant. The menu is a combination between Vietnamese and Chinese food. They don't sell broken rice which is a popular Vietnamese dish. We ordered pho noodle soup and beef lo mien. The pho was good but not extraordinary. Good enough if you crave Vietnamese soup. The service was fast, the food came out pretty quickly. If you are looking for a decent and affordable Vietnamese/ Chinese food around Canal park, you can try this one. read more

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We were up here for the holiday light display and decided to hit the shops before hand. We also decided we were hungry. We saw the photo in their window of Pho and we both decided to give it a try. The pho was pretty good. One serving was big enough for the both of us. I'm guessing this is most likely some of the better pho you can find in Duluth. It might be the only pho in Duluth. Don't get me wrong, it was good. We both liked it. But it's not like pho you can find in the Twin Cities. The staff was friendly and courteous. The price was great. Even average pho on this cold day was good soup for the body and soul. read more

Are you in Canal Park looking for something that's not a chain and/or has a 45 minute wait? Taste of Saigon is as good as it gets! The food is very good, nothing life changing, but the type of food you can eat several times a week without getting bored or fat (depending on what you order). We had mostly had Americanized-Asian items that were tasty, and a good price for the portion. The owner brought a free cup of tea while we waited for take out. This is definitely a family run place as you can see by all of the pictures by the cash register. The menu is pretty big, so I would think everyone could find something to their liking. I also wonder if they would make something more authentic if you become a regular and know what to ask for. read more

Their food is top notch and their service is excellent, always very consistently fresh and prices are very cheap, $20+ for two dinners.

This was so disappointing it didn't deserve any stars! We aren't picky eaters but this was absolutely tasteless and to serve water with no ice when there isn't any AC going and it's hot outside we won't be back read more

Where to start for this one? As my family and I travel up here from the cities for the weekend we wanted to get some asian food since we were in the area. At first glance of the menu I notice this restaurant is called Taste of Saigon, but have more Chinese dish on the menu than Vietnamese dishes. We ended up ordering cream cheese puff, chicken wings, shrimp fried rice, and beef pho. All the food was bland with little to no flavor at all. The shrimp for the shrimp fried rice seem like they were boiled in a separatķe pot and then they just threw it in the fried rice once they finish cooking it. It was one of the worst fried rice I've ever had, pretty much taste like panda express fried rice. The pho was super bland couldn't taste no beef flavor in the broth at all. It was lacking so much flavor that my 5 year old child didn't even want to eat it at all. The chicken wings was just regular fried wings you get everywhere else, but my only complaint about it was why did it come with a side of plain oyster sauce for dipping? Overall the best thing about this place was the location it was at. read more

Service was great. Very generous portions. The food just didn't have much flavor. Egg rolls were over cooked and mush on the inside. Hot tea a d fried rice was ok. read more

Taste of Saigon - Beef and vegetables with fried rice and egg rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

People were walking out because of long wait. I had shrimp lowmain and I had to take the tales off.