Old Saigon Cafe

Very impressed how clean the restaurant is. Right away they greet You with a smile and very inviting. Their Vietnamese ice coffee is amazing. If you ever need a boost of caffeine this is the place. Price is very reasonable. And their Vietnamese sandwich are to die for. Definitely will recommend to friends and family. GREAT JOB!!!

Let me start by saying i would had given a 5 star review but there were a couple of items that need attention. So i decided to add subsections to my review. 5stars on food taste5 stars on service staff super friendly 3 stars on music volume. Way too loud for a restaurant. 3 stars on food temperature. Food arrived basically at room temperature, for hot items of course. In general i recommend this restaurant and i plan to go back.

I was going to get some ramen after church today. On the way there, I saw a guy waving a sign about dogs. I parked in front of the pet store. Suddenly, my tummy said, "Feed me. Feed me."Then, I looked around and found Old Saigon Cafe right across from a busy driveway. Good, I thought. Let me get some food. Normally, Vietnamese restaurants that serve pho and noodles would say pho on the window. Not this one, I can't find anything close to it. I had to read a few reviews by my Yelp friends to verify. The prices are competitive to other pho restaurants in Chinatown. Service and food quality were a lot better than I expected. The menu looks simple and well organized. I came during late lunch hours on a Sunday afternoon. There were few tables of customers already. Waiter was very helpful. I wanted pho with tripe and tendon. He recommended the "special pho" off the menu for $15.00. Yeah. Give me that. I asked to "study" the menu for a bit. Then, I noticed Fried Artichoke for $10.00. I didn't know what to expect. Until it got to my table. Wow. It knocked my socks off all the appetizers I have ever tried. The "lightly fried" would be seared in my cookbook. Chopped cilantro and pepper flakes dressed up the bed while artichoke hearts with long stem stood up. Spectacular plating technique. The pho soup base was delicious, no additional sauce required. I also loved the tripes. They were seasoned while other pho restaurants skipped out. I usually have pho soup leftover. But this time, I chose to drink it up. It's that delicious. Yay!!After eating (tummy said thank you), I loved the view of traffic on Westheimer. Watching cars gone by definitely relaxes me. Yup. I'll be back to try other dishes.

Cafe SaigonClosed on Mondays, this Vietnamese restaurant has Pho with vegetarian broth, salads, noodles curry options, and some more...The coffee was great. For food we got the soft spring rolls and the Pho. Spring rolls with the peanut sauce was good, the soup was kinda salty with not many vegetables, still ok.The service was good, they were very polite but the plates and especially the glasses were.... mmm, how do I describe it, all had watermarks, u know like u get them out of the washer and don't wipe, so there are spots all over it....so did the plates, they had some scraps of cut vegetables, fresh vegetables as in probably it was used for cutting the jalapeños that came with the soup or something.... Oh, and there is cream brûlée as a little complimentary dessert. The restaurant itself is well maintained. I read many reviews about their curry and I do want to try their salad, so next time, I might just get a to go order.

We ordered delivery from here and we were told 1 hour and it took 2. My wife liked her pho. The egg rolls were good. My grilled pork banh mi showed up without the fried egg I asked for. Everything was cold by the time it arrived. We'll give them another try but will visit in person since they have lots of great reviews.

Pho being the national dish of Vietnam and sold everywhere from nice restaurants to street corners where grandmothers set up makeshift kitchens was on my tastebuds mind today. A quick Yelp search brought me to this little gem. Walking in you are treated with the usual Vietnamese flair of the murals on the wall. It was lunch time but they were not busy. Service was average, nothing above and beyond yet not lacking in any aspect. I had my heart and stomach set on Pho but when I looked up I saw that their daily special included the Beef Stew. Now, if you know me, you know that Bò Kho is my favorite and I will always go for it if it's an option.You normally get a choice between having it served with rice noodles OR baguette... Be EXTRA and ask for both. The broth was great, needed some kind of kick to it BUT this was not a spicy version so I took that into consideration. The meat was soft. The only thing wrong with this dish was the over cooked carrots. Still the flavors were there!The shrimp spring rolls were on point too! Freshly made, crunchy and just flat out delicious.

Probably one of the better options in this part of town. Everything is OK but mediocre is good.

We found this place through Yelp while searching for pho. We were so glad we picked a spot that we had never heard of before. It is located on Westheimer in this busy strip center that has multiple restaurants. It has good amount of seating and is nicely done inside. We ordered their chicken pho, and beef pho with no meat. Both had a lot of flavor and the right amount of meat, noodles and broth. They give you a spoon each of their crème brûlée when you ask them for a check. The crème brûlée gesture is so unique and cute, we absolutely loved it. And their crime brûlée was delicious. I would've totally ordered some if we didn't have an appointment to head to.

Was craving some pho so we decided to try Old Saigon. The soup was delicious - I got the Old Saigon pho. The brisket was very tender and it was great with the vegetables added in. Lots of noodles! I also had the Thai tea and after the meal they gave two spoons with crème brûlée - nice touch! The Thai tea wasn't too sweet. It was perfect!The staff was very friendly and attentive.Nicely decorated inside and people kept coming in, even after 9pm!

Very delicious and good service recommend , same quality for years i took my parents to this restaurant