Classic Saigon

My rating is 3.5 stars. I likely need to give this place another try.For a while, I have been eyeing Classic Saigon. I visit Walgreens next door often. I always see the pho drawing on the glass and have been curious to drop by. After shopping at Walgreens last month, I headed over here for a late lunch on a Friday afternoon. The plaza has a lot of parking.I walked in and was greeted by a nice man. I got a table and took some time looking at the menu. There were lunch specials. They were more Cantonese dishes. I wanted pho, so I focused on that menu.I ordered the following items:- Coconut bubble tea- Sliced beef and meatballs pho (#93)I got a glass of water to start. It was refreshing. I was thirsty.My coconut bubble tea came out next. It was more of a creamy slush. It was yummy. It wasn't overly sweet. It had chewy boba at the bottom that was good.My pho came out next. It looked good. I placed mint and bean sprouts into the broth. I also squeezed in a lime.I was the lone diner until a loud group of five folks came in. One guy decided to take a business call in the restaurant and paced around the eatery. I was not impressed at all. I should not be subjected to his boring phone call and watching him make circles around the tables.The pho broth was disappointing. It was flavourless, other than the lime juice that I had squeezed in. There was no star anise. Nothing. The broth relied on the pho ingredients that were in the bowl.I felt that I got only one beef ball that was sliced into five pieces. Maybe there's a beef ball shortage that it required rationing a lone one for each bowl of pho? Weird.The sliced beef was slightly more generous. It was decent. I still prefer rare beef, but it was not on the menu.The noodles were decent. I loved them. I wouldn't mind returning and getting something else other than pho. I have had better pho. Perhaps it's not this eatery's specialty.The menu had many versions of chow fun. I'd like to give one of those dishes a try. Maybe I'll have a better experience.I paid at the counter with a credit card. The man said that he takes all credit cards. Nice! The transaction completed without a hitch.A couple came in closer to the end of my meal. The man received a call and moved himself out of the dining area to take it. He was my hero. The loud pacer guy could learn from this man.(464)

Went to Classic Saigon today for lunch. It was average for a Vietnamese restaurant. The egg rolls weren't as good as I expected. They were much smaller than other places. The Pho was okay. It needed more flavorful broth. The best thing is the service was great and I heard some people ask if the server was doing the cooking also and he said yes.

This place is okay if you are in the area and it's your last resort for food i really wanted PHO I've been craving its my favorite food to eat during winter time I would give the PHO 3 Egg rolls 4.5Service maybe 3-4 They need Asian spoons for the pho The pho has no flavor too it it needs some help I like that the menu has a lot of different options but maybe a little over welling for other customers

Wonderful experience with incredible wide variety of Asian cuisine options. Had the crispy chicken with garlic sauce, chicken pad thai and chicken spring rolls. Everything was delicious and fresh. I had to customize my choice for health reasons and the owner worked with me and was very gracious about it. Owner was very welcoming and mentioned he has karaoke monthly and hopes his new business will attract customers! Definitely agree it's worth growing!

We have had take out from this restaurant a number of times now since moving to Eagan. It is the best Asian restaurant that we have found in Eagan by a long shot. The food here is amazing and the service is always very friendly. The gentleman that runs the restaurant is very friendly and informative. The atmosphere of the restaurant looks very nice and presentation of the food makes me want to eat in the restaurant next time we eat there. This is the only restaurant we have found in the area that has decent Asian food. We have found some mediocre and many bad restaurants. I strongly suggest trying Classic Saigon!

A rare and amazing find in the Twin Cities. This is your average, but not so average Vietnamese eatery in suburban Minnesota. Most of the time they cater to the usual Vietnamese menu items like Pho and Vermicelli Noodle Salad, but they have a hidden menu that is not so hidden as well. On the walls of this establishment you will find classical Vietnamese dinner items from your Canh Chua or Vietnamese sour soup to whole fried mackerels. I would highly recommend ordering the salt and pepper squid has the light batter and deep seasoning is one of the best rendition of this dish. This is a family own establishment, so you know that someone in the family is cooking in the kitchen and probably running it out to you too. Tip them well, because the service is always amazing every time I have visited. They also have a karaoke night too! Check it out!

Delicious Vietnamese/Asian cuisine! We're from Florida, and visited family in minnesota last week over Thanksgiving. We ordered takeout AND delivery from Classic Saigon, on two different occasions, it was that good. Both times, we ordered Pho (one is enough for 2 people), sweet and sour chicken entrée (a whole to go box full), beef and brocolli entrée (a whole to go box full), a whole to go box of pork fried rice, a side of white rice (small to go box), 8 eggrolls with EXCELLENT dipping sauce ($5/2 large fried eggrolls), and the cream cheese puffs. Let me say, it was all SO GOOD! That entire order fed 5 adults and 2 young kids (under 5 years). The total came to around $70 for a ton of food. A little pricey but SO WORTH it.The first time, we had it delivered. The second time, we picked it up. The restaurant was clean inside, decorated nicely. It was closed due to COVID19 restrictions, but pickup and delivery still available. The host/owner was awesome. Very polite, friendly, outgoing. The pictures on their website reflect exactly what you'll get. Highly recommend.

I've been to this restaurant a few times since moving to Minnesota and I'm always left wanting more. More from the food and more from the service. The food is "ok" if you've never had Vietnamese food before. But to me, almost every dish I've tried is super bland. The unadulterated pho broth was so simple and plain, it didn't taste like much of anything to me. The fried rice was very basic with just meat and scallions but very little flavor. The guy behind the counter is hardly polite. If you're hard pressed for pho, and in Eagan, I'm sure you could do worse, but you could also do a lot better.

It took 40 minutes to get cold burned food. My wife and I went to this restaurant after not being there for a while and not remembering why we stopped going. We ordered egg rolls which were serviceable and came almost right away. we ordered two simple dishes, shrimp pad, Thai and special egg foo young. it took 40 minutes and since it was the first meal of our day, we chose to wait we normally wouldn't have The shrimp pad Thai was not pad Thai, it was small rice noodles, which were starchy stuck together and cold with very little flavor. My wife's egg foo was just burned bean sprouts almost no egg and a cool watery gravy Even the rice was undercooked and crispy. The only person there asked how it was and ran away as we drew breath. He knew it was bad because he didn't ask how it was at the cash register either. Just don't go. They must be resting on their laurels when they used to be part of Que VeIt. Many years ago.

I paid $7 for hot and sour soup. This is what I got. Quality has gone down and obviously portion size.