A Saigon Cafe

1792 Main St, Wailuku
(808) 243-9560

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Fried Spring Rolls & Grilled Beef-Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong
Crispy Egg Noodles with Tofu-MI Xao Gion Chay
Garden Delight Rolls 2 Rolls -Bi Cuon
Fish Filet in Black Bean Sauce
Authentic Vietnamese Crepe
Green Papaya Salad With
Fried Shrimp Rice
Rare Steak Pho Tai
Duck Noodle Soup
Salmon Special

Menu

Seafood Dishes
Clams
Served with your choice of black bean sauce or butter, salt, and pepper. Our popular black bean sauce is made with or without ground pork, bell peppers, Maui onions, jalapeno, and black beans. (mild, medium, or hot). Served with jasmine rice.
Sizing Scallop and Snow Peas
Scallop and snow peas served on a sizzling platter with shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and Maui onions. Served with jasmine rice.

Appetizers (Khai Vi)
Fresh Summer Rolls (2 Rolls) (Goi Cuon)
Minute boiled shrimps, fresh mint, bean sprouts, lettuce, rice noodles, and rolled in rice paper. These light, aromatic rolls, served with a special peanut sauce are highly recommended.
Crispy Shrimp Wonton (5 pcs)
Whole shrimp wrapped in wonton served with sweet chili sauce.
Garden Delight Rolls (2 Rolls) (Bi Cuon)
Shredded roast pork, toasted rice mixed with garlic fresh romaine lettuce, mint leaves, and bean sprouts. Served with sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Fried Spring Rolls (4 Rolls) (Cha Gio)
Lean ground pork, mushroom, long rice, carrot, and onion wrapped in rice paper, deep-fried until golden, and crispy. Just simply wrap in romaine lettuce, mint leaves, vermicelli noodles, and dip in our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Fried Chicken Wings (Canh Ga Chien Bo)
Chicken wings seasoned with garlic, bay leaves, and butter.
Shrimp Pops (Chao Tom)
Marinated ground shrimp, steamed, and grilled on a sugar cane stick. Served with noodles, sautéedgreen onions, lettuce, mint leaves, toasted peanuts, and sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Crispy Calamari (Muc Chien Gion)
Calamari lightly battered and deep-fried until golden crispy. Served with tamarind sauce.

Salads-(Goi)-On the Lighter Side
Rare Lemon Beef Salad (Bo Tai Chanh)
Tender slices of beef soaked in lemon juice till medium-rare. Served with a heart of romaine lettuce, cucumber, and shrimp chips. It makes a wonderful pupu dish. Tossed in our Vietnamese sweet and sour tamarind garlic dressing, freshly picked herbs. Topped with toasted peanuts. (mild, medium, or hot).
Rare Lemon Shrimp Salad (Tom Tai Chanh)
Slices of shrimp cooked in lemon juice, shallot, ginger, and onions. Served with romaine lettuce and shrimp chips. Tossed in our Vietnamese sweet and sour tamarind garlic dressing, freshly picked herbs. Topped with toasted peanuts. (mild, medium, or hot).
Green Papaya Salad (Goi Du Du)
Freshly shredded green papaya, shrimp, and basil in a spice sauce. Tossed in our Vietnamese sweet and sour tamarind garlic dressing, freshly picked herbs, and topped with toasted peanuts. (mild, medium, or hot).
Chicken Salad
Steamed shrimps or boneless chicken breast, fresh shredded cabbage, sautéed shallot, basil, and Maui onions. It is a must for those who are health conscious. Tossed in our Vietnamese sweet and sour tamarind garlic dressing, freshly picked herbs, and topped with toasted peanuts. (mild, medium, or hot).

Clay Pot
Rice in Clay Pot (Com Tay Cam)
Slices breast of chicken with shrimps, shiitake mushrooms, string beans, carrots, peas, and mushrooms sautéed in a flavorful blend of spices poured over steamed rice and simmered in a hot clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).

Maui's Famous Naokee's Steaks
New York Steak (1 lb)
A tender flavorful New York steak seasoned and charbroiled to perfection. Served with rice and sautéed vegetables.
Steak
Served with rice and sautéed vegetables.

Fried Rice
Steamed with Jasmine Rice
Tossed with carrots, peas, Maui onions, green onions, and eggs.

Noodle Soups (Mi Hay Hu Tiu)
Wonton Noodle Soup (Hu Tieu Wonton)
A tasty clear flavored chicken broth simmered with fresh Vietnamese herbs and spices served over noodles. Garnished with chives, green onion, and sautéed shallots, with your choice of cooked tender slices of chicken breast, shrimp, and calamari. Served with fresh bean sprouts, chili pepper, and lime.
Dried Rice Noodle Soup (Mi or Hu Tieu Kho)
A tasty clear flavored chicken broth simmered with fresh Vietnamese herbs and spices served over noodles. Garnished with chives, green onion, and sautéed shallots, with your choice of cooked tender slices of chicken breast, shrimp, and calamari. Served with fresh bean sprouts, chili pepper, and lime. Soup served on the side

Specialty Soups and Stews
Chicken Curry Stew
The thigh of the chicken is cut into bite-size pcs simmered with carrot, potatoes, special herbs, and curry spices in coconut milk. Served with vermicelli noodles or steamed jasmine rice. (mild, medium, or hot).
Oxtail Vietnamese Soup
Oxtail simmered in beef broth with lemongrass, special herbs, and spices. Served with vermicelli noodles. (mild, medium, or hot).
Duck Noodle Soup
An anise-infused broth compliments the roasted duck leg served atop egg noodles, choy sum (baby bok choy when available), and shitake mushrooms.

Authentic Vietnamese Soups
Hot and Sour Fish Soup (Canh Chua)
Southern Vietnam's most popular soup combined with fresh green vegetables and fresh herbs, served over a flame with your choice of rice or vermicelli noodles.
Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup (Canh Chua Tom)
Southern Vietnam's most popular soup combined with fresh green vegetables and fresh herbs, served over a flame with your choice of rice or vermicelli noodles.
Hot and Sour Chicken Soup (Canh Chua Ga)
Southern Vietnam's most popular soup combined with fresh green vegetables and fresh herbs, served over a flame with your choice of rice or vermicelli noodles.
Clear Seafood Soup (Canh Lau Do Bien)
Shrimps, calamari, mahi-mahi, and scallops. Southern Vietnam's most popular soup combined with fresh green vegetables and fresh herbs, served over a flame with your choice of rice or vermicelli noodles.
A Saigon's Seafood Vietnamese Style Bouillabaisse
A medley of shrimp, fish, scallops, mussels, clams, and calamari in a spicy lemongrass broth. (mild, medium, or hot). Southern Vietnam's most popular soup combined with fresh green vegetables and fresh herbs served over a flame with your choice of rice or vermicelli noodles.

Rice Plates (Com Dia)
Pork Chops (Com Suon Nuong)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Shredded Pork and Grilled Beef (Com Bi Thit Nuong)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Shredded Pork, Grilled Beef, and Egg Cake (Com Bi Thit Nuong Cha)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Shredded Pork, Fork Chop, and Egg Cake (Com Bi Suon Cha)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Sautéed Cube Beef with Onion and Garlic (Com Luc Lac)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Vietnamese NY Steak (Com Bit Tet)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Curried Chicken with Lemon Grass - Com Ga Xao Sa Ot
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Baked Chicken (Com Ga Gion)
Served with jasmine rice, fresh romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, pickled carrots, daikon, and our sweet and sour garlic sauce.

Entrées
Catfish in Clay Pot (Ca Kho To)
Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).
Mahi-Mahi in Clay Pot (Ca Kho To)
Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).
Shrimp in Clay Pot (Tom Kho To)
Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).
Pork in Clay Pot (Thit Heo Kho To)
Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).
Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce (Tom Tau Xi)
Lightly battered shrimp served with or without the shell, as requested. Flash-fried then combined with our black bean sauce. (mild, medium, or hot). Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).
Authentic Vietnamese Crepe
Rice flower, shrimp, ground pork, coconut milk, turmeric, Maui onion, and home grew beans sprouts. Served with fresh herbs, romaine lettuce, and sweet and sour dipping sauce. Served with jasmine rice. Our main ingredients are braised with black pepper sauce and simmered in a clay pot. (mild, medium, or hot).

Wok Wonders (Do Xao)
Beef Vegetable (Bo Xao Thap Cam)
Wok-fried with mixed vegetables in season. Served with steamed jasmine rice.
Chicken Vegetable (Ga Xao Thap Cam)
Wok-fried with mixed vegetables in season. Served with steamed jasmine rice.
Shrimp Vegetable (Tom Xao Thap Cam)
Wok-fried with mixed vegetables in season. Served with steamed jasmine rice.

With Spicy Lemongrass and Yellow Curry
Beef Lemongrass (Bo Xao Sa Ot)
Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).
Pete's 21 Beef (Bo Xao Sa Ot)
Pete's 21 beef is an extremely spicy version of the beef lemongrass and not for the faint of heart. Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).
Chicken Lemongrass (Ga Xao Sa Ot)
Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).
Shrimp Lemongrass (Tom Xao Sa Ot)
Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).
Calamari|lemon Grass (Muc Xao Sa Ot)
Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).
Mahi-Mahi Lemon Grass (Mahi Xao Sa Ot)
Served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts (mild, medium, or hot).

Sautéed Dishes
Beef with Garlic and Egg (Bo Xao Xa Lach Trung)
Served on top of fresh romaine lettuce, and bean sprouts surrounded with cucumber, tomato, and hard boiled egg.
Chicken with Ginger (Ga Xao Gung)

With Sweet and Sour Sauce
Sweet and Sour Chicken (Ga Chua Ngot)
Bell pepper, onion, and pineapple chunks.
Sweet and Sour Pork (Suon Heo Chua Ngot)
Bell pepper, onion, and pineapple chunks.
Sweet and Sour Shrimp (Tom Chua Ngot)
Bell pepper, onion, and pineapple chunks.
Sweet and Sour Mahi-Mahi
Bell pepper, onion, and pineapple chunks.

Wok Fried Noodles (Mi Hay Hu Tieu Xao)
Crispy Egg Noodles (Mi Xao Gion Ga)
Mixed vegetables and your choice of chicken, beef, or seafood (shrimp and calamari).
Flat Rice Noodles (Hu Tieu Xao Ga)
Mixed vegetables and your choice of chicken, beef, or seafood (shrimp and calamari).

A Saigon Classic Fondue-Nhung Dam
Slices of Rare Beef (Nhung Dam Bo)
Cooked on top of a flaming fire with your choice of meat in an Onolicious savory broth seasoned with lemongrass, tomato, sautéed shallots, and onions. Garnished with freshly picked island basil, mint leaves, cucumber, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, pickled carrots, daikon, and vermicelli noodles. Simply wrap in rice paper and dipped in sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Shrimp and Calamari (Nhung Dam Tom va Muc)
Cooked on top of a flaming fire with your choice of meat in an Onolicious savory broth seasoned with lemongrass, tomato, sautéed shallots, and onions. Garnished with freshly picked island basil, mint leaves, cucumber, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, pickled carrots, daikon, and vermicelli noodles. Simply wrap in rice paper and dipped in sweet and sour garlic sauce.
Shrimp, Calamari, and Beef (Nhung Dam 3 Mau)
Cooked on top of a flaming fire with your choice of meat in an Onolicious savory broth seasoned with lemongrass, tomato, sautéed shallots, and onions. Garnished with freshly picked island basil, mint leaves, cucumber, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, pickled carrots, daikon, and vermicelli noodles. Simply wrap in rice paper and dipped in sweet and sour garlic sauce.

Appetizers (Vegetarian)
Buddha Roll (4 pcs)
A delicious blend of jicama, tofu, roasted peanuts, basil, maui onions, and carrots wrapped in thin rice paper. Served with a peanut dipping sauce.
Fresh Summer Rolls with Tofu (Goi Cuon Chay)
Fried Spring Rolls with Tofu
Deep Fried Bean Curd (Tofu Chien Gion)
Green Papaya Salad with Tofu (Goi Du Du Chay)
Tofu Salad (Goi Ga Chay)
Freshly shredded cabbage, herbs, and crispy bean curd tossed with our sweet and sour tamarind-garlic sauce.

Create your Own Vietnamese Burritos (Vegetarian)
Grilled Tofu and Vegetable Platter (Banh Hoi Chay)
Fresh basil, mint leaves, cucumber, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, pickled carrot, daikon, and vermicelli cake noodles. Just simply wrap in rice paper, dipped in sweet and sour tamarind-garlic sauce.

Entrées (Vegetarian)
Tofu with Curry and Lemongrass (Tofu Xao Sa Ot)
Served on top of fresh romaine lettuce and bean sprouts. (mild, medium, or hot). Served with steamed jasmine rice.
Veggie with Tofu (Tofu Xao Thap Cam)
Served with steamed jasmine rice.
Stuffed Tofu (Tofu Don Thit Sot Ca)
Topped with sautéed shallots and fresh tomato sauce. Served with steamed jasmine rice.
Tofu and Mushroom in Clay Pot (Tofu Va Nam Kho To)
Bean curd and mushrooms seasoned and simmered in spice and black pepper sauce. (mild, medium, or hot). Served with steamed jasmine rice.

Noodles (Vegetarian) (Mi Hay Hu Tieu Xao)
Crispy Egg Noodles with Tofu (Mi Xao Gion Chay)
Topped with tofu and mixed vegetables in season.
Flat Rice Noodles with Tofu (Hu Tieu Xao Chay)
Topped with tofu and mixed vegetables in season.

Soup (Vegetarian)
Hot and Sour Soup with Tofu (Canh Chua Chay)
Served with steamed jasmine rice or vermicelli noodles.

Something Extra
Jasmine Steamed Rice
Jasmine Brown Rice
Rice Vermicelli Noodles
Green Salad
Chicken Soup Broth
Beef Soup Broth
Baked Potato
Shrimp Chips
Black Bean Sauce

Desserts (Trang Mieng)
Vanilla Ice Cream
Deep Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream rolled in panko, dried coconut flakes, peanuts, and sesame seeds.
Coconut Tapioca (Che Bot Ban)
Traditional Vietnamese dessert.
Kahlua Cake
Jennifer's specialty is baked fresh daily. Kahlua liqueur and vodka are some of the special ingredients.

Beverages
Bottle of Water
Soda
Juice
Young Coconut Juice (Nuoc Dua)
Fresh Squeeze Lemonade (Da Chanh)
Jasmine Iced Tea (Tra Da)
Fresh Coconut Juice
Sweet Thai Iced Tea (Tra Thai)
Hot Vietnamese Coffee (Cafe Den Nong)
Vietnamese Coffee with Condensed Milk and Ice (Cafe Sua Da)
Vietnamese Coffee with Ice (Cafe Den Da)
Hot Tea (Tra Nong)

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Recent Reviews

A Saigon Cafe is a hidden gem in Wailuku, offering authentic Vietnamese flavors with a lively and welcoming atmosphere. The pho is rich and flavorful, the clay pot dishes are a must-try, and the green papaya salad is perfectly balanced. The owner’s humor adds to the experience, making it more than just a meal. Parking can be tight, and the decor is a bit dated, but the quality of the food and service make up for it. A great spot for locals and visitors looking for a satisfying,...
February 2025
The Proprietor is a Kick! He has a Tremendous Personality and Adds Great Ambiance to one's Meal Experience!

I cannot thank him enough for my wife and I and our Wonderful Dining Experience!
January 2025
Delicious food, highly recommend. The Vietnamese bouillabaise was interesting and had bold flavor. The salmon was the best. Tiger beer was on the menu, but was unfortunately out of stock. Green papaya salad was great, not to spicy and not overly seasoned with fish sauce.
January 2025

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A Saigon Cafe

1792 Main St, Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 243-9560