Madame Saigon

It's Friday night and I'm home thinking about a combination sandwich from Madame Saigon. The combo sandwich was so good. I loved the long thin bread. It's super crunchy on the outside and soft inside. The pickles carrot and daikon was sweet and crunchy. There was some sliced pork, nice fatty pork. The vegetable bao was also good. The sandwich and bao were served warm. The bread was super fluffy. There's the downtown office building location on Hotel and Bishop Street, too. There, the fragrance of the soup broth punches you in the face as you walk past. It's unfortunate that the Ala Moana location is a downsized outpost. I would have loved to sample more of their foods. Given for what it is, it's well worth trying out what they have here. Kudos to the two servers there. The punched out those orders quickly and with care. Thanks.

Well ... this rating is quite divided but overall soup broth: amazing and authentic, noodles: incorrect, used pho noodles instead of vermicelli. Temperature was luke warm at best, undercooked noodles. Staff was friendly but overall too many options to have to come here.

Food pretty good, service on this Saturday evening horrible. I don't expect much with fast food, but acknowledge when I'm at the register. Say thank you after I order. C'mon, lady. Will not be back. Cannot recommend.

OWoW! Tofu Lemongrass Bahn Mi YUM! The baguette rolls have a delicious crackly outside, soft, airy texture inside and...surround the umami lemongrass tofu, tangy slightly sweet Vietnamese pickled daikon, carrots and cilantro. It's big size but delicate enough that I ate the whole thing! And I went back the next day for another one! Staff are the sweetest!!Healthy eating Bahn mi so good!

It's food court dining so of course you shouldn't have high expectations but this was pretty horrible. I paid $30 for combo pho and some dim sum. Dim sum was siu mai and shrimp har gow. It was cold... so the wrappers were tough so I save it till I got home to heat it up.The combo pho was okay, flavor of the broth was very cinammonny (Is that even a word?) and sweet. Doesn't have any seafood in this combo, just some pieces of flank steak and more tripe than anything.For the price I paid, I was very disappointed.

I used to get banh mi sandwiches all the time from Ba-Le. Too bad so many of them closed shop. My fave was the steamed pork (cha lua). Of course I had to try the one from here at Makai Market.Their banh mi sandwich is really good. They didn't have the steamed pork, so I got the bbq chicken. They toasted the bread and put mayo on it. Then, in went the veggies, picked carrots and daikon, and the chicken. The pork spring rolls were also very yummy. Don't forget to ask for the dipping sauce. I would definitely eat here again, especially since I live at the mall, lol.

We ordered the lemongrass Tofu Ban Mi, Veggie Bao, and Vegetable spring rolls and all were really good! I mean we were impressed with how good everything tasted that we would definitely go back and eat here again. Food came out in a timely manner, there was a line which meant that I wouldn't worry about how much they're pumping out, if in case they have tons of left over food.- so not the case. I didn't realize but there was another menu I. The back side for noodles, pho, etc. Awesome!! I'm happy cause they cater to vegan/vegetarian peeps and it was so tasty so I know even meat eaters and non-meat eaters would be happy too! Can you imagine it's only 2 older ladies running the show and banging it out like nothing! They do a good job.

I love Ban Mi sandwiches so when my wife and I were last at the Ala Moana Makai Foodcourt I opted for a sandwich at Miss Saigon. They have a selection of remade sandwiches in a glass case and they bake it after you made your selection. The size was generous but it tasted just OK. It did not satisfy my craving for a good Ban Mi sandwich.

First time here. Located literally in the center of the food court at Ala Moana Center. I'm not a big fan of food courts. This restaurant is an example of why I don't like them. They are trying to serve "fast" food for something that isn't meant to be served fast. I ordered the beef banh mi sandwich. From what I could tell, the sandwich had been prepared ahead of time and put into the toaster oven once I ordered it. For what I paid, I expect a bit more effort in the food preparation. The taste was decent but very mediocre for the banh mi sandwiches I've had in my life. Also, there was one person handling both the food and money. I don't like that. I've seen this before. She had a glove on one hand - that hand is used for food prep. The ungloved hand is used for money. I'm crossing this place off my list.

Amazing lemongrass tofu banh mi. The bread makes or breaks the sandwich and this had the perfect ratio of crunch and softness. The pickled veggies and tofu were seasoned perfectly. The employees were engaging and happy. As far as ambiance, it's a mall so a clean table is readily accessible. I just love the fact that the whole family can grab food from anywhere and sit together to enjoy it.