Vietnamese Restaurants in Ithaca

“My boyfriend and I went here together for the very first time and had an amazing experience. The food was fresh, the service was quick and our waitress was very kind. The only drawback to our experience was the manchild in the restaurant when we arrived. He was sitting at a table with 2 others dining in as we were, and decided that screaming at the waitress, the chef, and 2 other employees was an appropriate course of action after there was a misunderstanding when he and my boyfriend ordered something similar and the manchild was accidentally brought the wrong dish. With an air of not so subtle racism, he accused them of doing it on purpose, and demanded all of their meals (his as well as his other two very unfortunate dining companions) be completely comped, to which the other unfortunate people dining with the manchild, all completely horrified of his behavior, paid their tab and wanted to leave quickly. The employees at the establishment handled the situation SO professionally and immediately did everything to remedy the situation, which made our experience there even better. We ordered food to go, and will definitely be recommending this location to others and returning here our next time in Ithaca. Hopefully manchild will stay at home and cook his own food next time- and again- kudos to the lovely staff at Saigon!“

“The food was so fresh and delicious, the space was clean, and the staff was friendly. We had Tai Pho, Grilled Lemongrass Beef Vermicelli, and Duck Bao Bun. Everything was SO good. I seriously am still thinking of the food 6 days later. I am not from the area but if I ever come back to Ithaca, I will get a meal here!“

“Literally my favorite spot on campus!! Lo and Justin are the goats, absolute greatest. They always put in their 110% every day, know the students personally, and play our favorite music playlists <3No other place on campus compared. I go AT LEAST 3 days a week, only for Lo and Justin“