Saigon House

What an amazing Vietnamese Restaurant hidden inside San Leandro! It was my first time visiting and I wanted to try the extensive menu they have at Saigon House. I met the owner George and his wife. They are a lovely, hard working couple that have been running this restaurant for 12 years. So I ordered a few items:Ribs and beef pho: the broth here is very flavorful and needs no add-one like sriracha or hoisin sauce, just the basil, bean sprouts, jalapeños, and the homemade chili sauce they have is more than enough. One of the best pho in the Bay and the price is also very low compared to other pho spots.Garlic Noodles: the noodles were bouncy and firm. The noodles had a wonderful garlicky oyster saucy flavor along with grilled chicken on top.Banh Mi: this was good but I think next time I would ask for no sweet sauce, maybe just some mayonnaise if they have it.Fresh pork rolls: excellent appetizer along with the peanut sauce.Wings with fish sauce: I usually like my wings naked but in this case, I loved the sticky sweet and savory sauce they added on the wings. Very delicious.Vermicelli noodles: this was a large portion of noodles, veggies, meat, egg roll, etc. this combo along with the fish sauce makes for a very satisfying meal. The service is great. Nice large dining area both indoor and outdoor. Can't wait to come back for more.

Saigon House is my go-to pho restaurant in the entire East Bay. The food is affordable, consistent, and always tasty. I typically order a combination pho or bun bo hue, egg rolls or spring rolls, and always a thai iced tea. Hands down one of the best thai iced teas I've ever had! The broth is always flavorful with great quality meat and vegetables. And the rolls are the perfect appetizer every time. The owner is friendly and welcoming each time we eat at the restaurant. We are always greeted and seated immediately. The restaurant is clean and decorated nicely with indoor and outdoor seating options. The food also tastes will when ordering takeout. The wait time is typically only 15-20 minutes and has always been accurate.

I've bookmarked this place for a while and finally came with my mom to try it. My mom ordered the regular pho and I had BBH for myself. Before she dived in, I took a first sip on the soup and it's sour. It's not cuz of the food turned bad but I'm still not sure why it tasted sour. I had about the same taste of the BBH soup base as well. BBH was quite meh compares to others. There's not enough shrimp paste and lemon grass smell in it, they are the very basic of BBH. The stars speak for itself. It's a family owned and friendly place but I'm quite sure non-of any Vietnamese family cooking pho would has a sour soup base.

Ordered myself the Vietnamese beef stew, and it came with a bun meat bread that they normally use. My daughter ordered her normal the tofu pho, in fried tofu sandwich and another grilled chicken sandwich for my younger daughter. It was my first time having this Vietnamese beef stew from this place. It's full of flavor. Very good. Very tasty. I was disappointed I didn't have potatoes in it. I really love potatoes and carrots in my beef stew. I had lots of beef, but the beef was very minimal. It was more chunks of fat. I don't know if that's the typical way to cut the beef for the beef stew, but it was just too much fat for me. Plus, there was a very thick layer of liquid fat that just rested on top that I had to remove. Either way I'd order it again. I just asked them if they could add potatoes if they have them those very good very tasty especially when you dip the bread in it.

We were starving when we got here; had another long day...Quality/Quantity - Garlic Noodle with Grilled Chicken - Not fair to them, but I make a killer garlic noodle. Theirs was just okay. Decent portions, but I ate everything except 3 pieces of chicken which I gave to my daughter.Grilled Pork and Egg Roll with Vermicelli - My daughter finished it all and some of my dish.Grilled Chicken with Vermicelli - Same chicken as mine and my wife had no left overs.All the dishes and portions seemed decent, but because we were all so hungry, we ate it all. I guess if we had a "normal" appetite, we would have had left overs...?Atmosphere - Small local restaurant.Indoor and outdoor seating.Two unisex restrooms, both missing paper towels. The restrooms could use some love also.Open 6 days a week from 9am to 7:30pm, closed Wednesdays. Yelp hours differ.Small parking lot, but no problem today to get a good space, right in front.Service - Good, the owner tried to crack a few jokes. But we were just too hungry and focused on eating.Price - $44 + tip.Owner Comments - Congrats on your 11+ years at this location. We also saw how proud you were with your Yelp ratings!

Garlic noodles are amazingAmbiance is small and a bit congested Service is good family owned. Cleanliness an area of opportunity .

Dunno how to explain but there is an extra level of comfort foodness in having a bowl of bun bo hue specifically in the Bay Area lol.The bun bo hue here is pretty solid. Nothing mind-blowing in terms of bun bo hue standards but still super flavorful and not overly salty at all. The noodles were a tad overcooked and strangely there weren't any pork blood cubes in the bowl.My sister ordered the com bo luc lac. I tried some of it and the beef was just okay. Not the most succulent and there was quite a lot of stir fried onions on the plate (amount was almost as much as that of meat). Overall a little overpriced for what it was.There's kinda a language barrier here but staff crew is very friendly. Restaurant is located in a medium-sized plaza. Had no trouble finding parking.

Ample seating, food came out quickly. The pho was overall decent and they provided a lot of toppings, vegetables, and meat. My only complaint (and the reason why I docked a star) is because their spring rolls are meager. For the price, the rolls were very loosely filled and they could have used more quantity of ingredients.

I was genuinely surprised how delicious the food is here. It was my first time trying this place and I loved everything we ordered! The interior was simple but cleverly decorated and they have both indoor and outdoor dining!The beef pho, fried egg rolls, and fresh spring rolls made a complete lunch and I literally devoured everything. The beef broth had a rich flavor and the rice noodle was cooked to just the right texture. Spring rolls peanut sauce was tasty that I practically licked it clean Will visit again soon!

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025: Wanted to check this place out for dinner tonight. However it was temporarily closed. Please call to check if opened before making a trip out to San Leandro.