Saigon Fusion

I've walked by this place over a dozen times and almost every time, you can smell the wonderful aroma of their pho broth. Well today was the day that a group of us decided to go in. I'm glad we did but I wish I would have visited sooner!For starters, we had the shrimp spring rolls. So fresh and delicious. Will have this again! For mains, we had a variety. The veggie rice plate, the rice plate with pork, and the standard beef pho. Lets just say that by the end of the meal, there was hardly anything left on each plate/bowl! The pho was super hot and tasted awesome. It seemed to have the perfect amount of flavor with nothing overpowering. I would order this again for sure. So the rice plates were really good also. The pork was extremely flavorful and the fresh veggies accompanied the meal to perfection.In terms of value, I'd say it was really good by today's standards. This seems like a family business with the mom working the front of the house with the assistance of her son. Overall, it was a great experience and I would come back again.One big note is that the menu is very limited. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you're expecting to choose a variety of proteins and broths, you'd be disappointed. If you're ordering pho, it's going to be beef. The only choice you have is kid's or adult size.

WARNING: if you're hungry or in a rush, DO NOT COME HERE. Expect to wait 40 mins - 1 hour to get your food. Food: we got Pho and Pork broken rice. Both taste good, just pretty small portion. 4/5Service: our waitress is super nice and apologize for how long we have to wait. But only 1 waitress for the whole store is extremely bad. 2/5 Ambience: small but clean, can be extremely loud when it's busy. 3/5Overall: 3/5, won't come back.

Oof - not a good experience.Waited about 30 min in an empty restaurant for 2 small sandwiches.The Thai iced tea was also undrinkable.

Rude staff. I was ordering food to go and my father wanted to use the restroom but they rudely told my father that he had to purchase first and only then will he be able you go in (after specifically seeing proof of purchase). I always purchase something prior to using the facilities at any establishment. I was telling her what my order was but she seemed fixated on my father who was waiting patiently to go to the bathroom. How can I show you proof of purchase if you wont take my order?? If i'm placing an order right away, what does it matter if we use the bathroom at around the same time? I felt really disgusted that they could treat my father like this. There are better ways to communicate if you have trouble speaking the local language without coming off as blatantly bigoted and racist. Which is honestly what I got from them at that point. They were exceptionally rude to my 73 year old father and that too in front of EVERYONE sitting there. I just threw down the menu on the table and left without a single word. Absolutely disgusted.

We came in for lunch and got the bahn mi sandwiches. Tasty but I thought a bit small with skimpy fillings. Service was good by the 2 ladies working here. Convenient location on Mass Ave in front of the Christian Science place.

There aren't many standout spots for Vietnamese food in Boston but this place is my favorite. Relatively small place, the interior is cute and warm with lots of plants, and the ambience is giving chill cafe. Their menu is short (bahn mis, beef pho, and grilled rice plates), portions are not super filling for me, and service can be a little slow sometimes, But they deliver in terms of flavor - definitely a quality over quality establishment. Would recommend this place if you don't have much going on that day (slow-life type beat) and you're looking a casual meal, solo or with a friend.

A cute Vietnamese restaurant between Northeastern and Berklee.LOCATION: Street parking only but located on Mass Ave so it's a busy area. The restaurant itself is small but cozy. MENU: The menu is very limited and consist of spring rolls, banh mi, pho and rice dishes. FOOD: I ordered the beef pho and it was only beef flank with options to add more meat or rib. I was hoping for some more cuts or tendon. My fellow diner ordered the pork rice plate and enjoyed it! SERVICE: Very friendly but it did take a while for the food to come out.

Hands down that was the best Pho I've had in Boston! Great depth of flavor, the meat is perfectly cooked.

My parents love this place after stumbling upon it in December. They literally just walked by it and it smelled good so they went inside. My biggest impression of this place is how they didn't squeeze an extra row of tables in the middle and how slow the service is. I think they only have one staff in the front and in the back. It's fair for my parents to rave about it as I would say it's the best overall pho place I've been to too. I'm not saying each element is perfect, but overall speaking yeah it's quite good. It came out hot but not piping. The beef is obviously steak pieces with a lot more texture than usual pho paper thin slices. It's high quality and bit fatty too. The broth had a lot of spices too unlike other pho places which is more "clear" and msg forward. This one is obviously ginger and cinnamon forward. It actually feels quite cozy but just FYI in case some people don't like those spices. I remember trying it with and without lemon. I think the citrus brightness complements the spices. The noodles itself could be smoother but it's okay enough here where it isn't the type to get all mushy after a while. Service is quite slow. It took 20+ minutes for my pho to arrive. I mean I think it's fine as long as you know what you're getting into. Pork chop rice. My parents were interested in trying something besides pho. They got the pork chop rice which was so small they devoured it in three minutes. The rice portion is small the egg covers the whole thing. I guess it's okay to do that since people eat less rice nowadays but also just another FYI about this place. Honestly I don't think people will be full from just one main dish. My parents liked how fresh everything was, but the actual meat wasn't their favorite. It was definitely heavily marinated but the flavors didn't seep through. The flavors remained on the exterior and made the meat too wet. Idk maybe they brushed sauce afterwards. Besides spacious seating, I'm amused seeing customers shift around tables. Sometimes 1-2 ppl groups have a share a larger table or move to an empty one afterwards.

I stopped in for lunch and was so glad I did. I ordered the kid size pho which was perfect coupled with an order of shrimp spring rolls. The broth was excellent and the beef was tender. The spring rolls were served on a piece of wood. Very neat presentation to go with the fresh ingredients and great taste.