Pho Saigon Gem

I just ubered food from this place because it was the nearest pho near me thats open on Christmas day. Pho and vermicelli bowl were so full of noodles we couldn’t finish them. Their eggroll was crispy and juicy. Springroll was so fresh. Loved the Vietnamese coffee too. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great garlic noodles with Filet Mignon

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Visited here after a whole day at the Niguel Botanical Preserve. This restaurant is about 12 min away.

Parking: They're located in a large plaza with plenty of parking spots.

Ambiance/Environment: We visited on a Wednesday for dinner, and it wasn't busy. They have a large indoor space with plenty of seating. Perfect for groups of any size. The indoor area is really nice and clean. They also have outdoor seating if you want to bring your pets.

Service: There were two workers present. We were seated immediately since it wasn't busy. Throughput was quick and efficient after ordering; took about 15 min or less. We were checked on once and didn't see our server after that.

Food: I ordered Pho Dac Biet. The broth was clean and flavorful. I could tell they didn't add anything extra like msg or chicken bouillon because none of us were excessively thirsty. There was a generous amount of beef slices, but I'd prefer a bit more meatballs. The tendons were good, not too chewy, and held enough flavor. Each pho bowl came with a side of bean sprouts, jalapeños, lemon, and basil.

Pricing: I personally think the prices for a pho bowl have gone up ridiculously throughout the years. The economy just gets worse and worse. Their prices match every other pho restaurant. Definitely worth it though. I really enjoyed my bowl.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great food, the Vietnamese sausage fried rice is delicious

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

All this for $16 ! Pho broth alone very flavorful !

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can I give anything below one star? This place is ran by two guys that don't even know what's on the menu. They took my order twice and still didn't know what I ordered. You can imagine what your food is like... OMG, run for the hills! Run as fast as you can from this place!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I should know better than to order from a spot that doesnt list ingredients. I just wasted 40 dollars because there were things i wouldnt normally associate with a dish added to it.

First time stopping by this restaurant at this location...Actually love it! Definitely will come back next time 😉👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not bad not great. I wanna say “mid”. I didn’t hate it but I prolly won’t come back. Pho was bland.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

This restaurant serves bland Pho, when I asked them who the taste is so bad but the price is high, they said it needs to be modified to suit the taste of non-vietnamese. They lost me when they mentioned that since it means there is no authenticity in this, and the price is almost doubled every other Pho. Banh Mi here is $12 which is insane, I always get it for about $6. And the Banh Mi has no sauce, just rough bread with barely any meats. I came about evening and there is only one server, which I was waiting for more than 30 minutes for just two orders. Not worth the time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great spot and food. Good vibes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a few takeouts. Good quality food and very tasty Vietnamese dishes, especially their crispy tofu and shaken beef!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Vegetarian Pho and egg rolls:
I love their pho. I really do. It’s insane, i thought pho was just okay until I came here. I literally could eat it every day. The vegetarian one too—which I can imagine the meat ones would be even more crazy flavorful. So basically you’re missing out if you don’t go here. Idk why you’re still reading reviews, like move on and go get some pho girl.
Egg rolls are so good too, obviously.

Also, I don’t even leave reviews ever, but I was about to order some and needed to rave to someone who might care or needs the reassurance to eat here.

Food: 5

Awesome place made the order real quick and food came out hot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is bomb.com!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5