Saigon Pho & Grill

Thought I'd try the place since the only other Pho place here only does soup.Had dirty tables when I entered. Just one customer so not sure why it was that way.Ordered the grilled lemongrass chicken with rice and iced tea. Iced tea was mostly ice. Not a good idea.Chicken was not grilled at all - seemed reheated and it was in thin shreds - nothing like most Pho places do with grilled chicken. Lots of onions - did I mention lots of onions ?Rice was dry and Luke warm. I asked the waitperson if they gave me what I ordered and she said yes. I mentioned usually it isn't presented in this way and she said well at least I don't have to cut the chicken. Way way way more rice than chicken.I was hoping for better based on some of the reviews but no. I would not recommend this place - poor value and doesn't seem to be standard except their soup.

4.5 stars *only* bc we haven't tried everything, yet. I rarely give out 5 star ratings, but they may get an updated one after we have tried them a few times :)I'm so glad we stumbled upon this place (finally) in Monroe bc we head up to Stevens Pass every other weekend for skiing and this mama can only cook and pack so many meals for every trip Anyways, the food that we ordered togo were superb and this is a legit Vietnamese restaurant with Vietnamese cooks in the kitchen This is very rare to find these days. The space had about about 10-12 tables and spaced out well. Lunch time can get pretty busy, but it's worth the wait! We ordered togo over the phone and stopped by to pick it up on the way up to the mountains. Make sure you ask for utensils and napkins if you're eating on the go! What we ordered:-egg rolls: delicious, crispy & filled with traditional ingredients including pork, carrots, wood ear mushrooms, glass vermicelli noodles. Some Viet folks like to add taro to their egg rolls & this restaurant happens to do so as well. We were very pleasantly pleased. 10/10 -grilled pork vermicelli bowl: the meat was well seasoned and the fish sauce was blended just right. This dish comes with vermicelli rice noodles, shredded iceberg lettuce (not traditional, but worked very nicely), cucumbers, pickled daikon radish & carrots. 10/10 recommend-broccoli stir fry with chicken: I loved the type of rice they used - it's so fluffy! This dish came with chicken, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Smelled fantastic & the kids loved it (didn't get a chance to taste it, but I'm sure it was yum). -kids meal chicken chow mein: this was a small portion of stir fried noodles with just chicken. Next time I will order the regular size so that maybe it'll come with veggies, too. Tasted fine, nothing special. Will order the regular size next time.-crispy tofu appetizer: I love all kinds of tofu (except stinky tofu IYKYK lol), but this one wasn't really crunchy. That's okay bc I added it to the vermicelli bowl & it was a great addition.Overall, we will definitely come back to try the other items on the menu. I'm so happy we found a legitimate Viet restaurant we can swing by to grab food whenever we head up to Stevens or down on the way home. Definitely recommend giving them a try!!

This is a great Pho restaurant in Monroe that is serving up good food and a variety of dishes beyond the soups. The service is friendly, the atmosphere is simple but fresh and a good place for a quick and excellent meal.

Went here after work with a coworker. I don't normally see good Viet cuisine in cities like Monroe, but I took a chance and my coworker was up to try it. This place reminded me of a lot of pho places I went to growing up until now. It's comfort food in a very straight forward eatery. No frills with the ambiance, just a decently clean place to grab some Viet food. My coworker ordered the lemongrass chicken plate with rice and a side of veggies while I had a bowl of the special pho (P1). Within minutes my coworker got his food. He was amazed at how fast it came out. Seconds after he got his food I got mine. The large pho was a good value for the volume. My go-to place would have charged $15 while this place was slightly less. I would definitely go here again if I'm craving some Viet food after work.

Came in here and ordered the P2. Pho with brisket, flank and tendon. Thought the pho broth was decent but the broth flavor had too much star anise flavor going on. I could nit get much of a beef flavor. For pho in Seattle area I give it a 3.5/5. My friend ordered the spring rolls which were decent but the peanut sauce was a bit lacking. Overall a decent pho spot.

Finished a hike nearby and was craving some hot soup! Found this place had great reviews and prices. The lady who helped me was extremely helpful and hospitable!The food we ordered was finished in 10min so we picked up and went to a nearby park to eat outside. Unfortunately the food was cold and the soup was luke warm. I ordered the special combo pho which includes raw meat, so it definitely didn't cook in the broth. I'm sure everything will taste fine once we find a microwave, but that'll have to be for another meal :(.Would be 5 stars if the food was hot.

We go through Monroe on the way to one of our favorite places and sometimes we need food! Instead of chains and fast food we try to search out the small, BIPOC-owned places and today we tried this place! It is unprepossessing on the outside but, based on other good reviews, we were pretty sure it was a good bet! The counter person was brisk and professional and the place was spotless! And it was ready in less than 10 minutes! It was a great bet! For $20 + tip we had a beef and a tofu banh mi and an order of fresh spring rolls with shrimp... The first bite of a sandwich tells you a lot. When I bit into the baguette it was the perfect combo of crunch, shatter, and chew. My partner-in-dine took a bite and said, "Great bread." High praise from a curmudgeon! After that a little sweetness from the tofu, crunch of carrot, radish, and the tang of cilantro. The beef was nicely seasoned and tender and also perfect with the veggies. 10/10 for this sandwich from the curmudgeon! Wrapped in parchment these sandwiches were relatively tidy in the car aside from a few bread crumbs. This may well be a new tradition especially as I suspect the pair of shrimp spring rolls in the 'fridge will make an excellent midnight snack!

Pho is better than most. Note that even the chicken pho has BEEF broth in case that is a concern for you.

Just picked up two chicken pho and fresh rolls for lunch. Rolls were split open and tasted stale. One couldn't even be eaten it was so fallen apart.Even worse the pho broth was lukewarm at best, like just from the place and your broth is cold? If I have to microwave supposedly fresh soup what's the point? The chicken itself is suspect just giant big slices like it came off a deli slicer.$40 of a wasted lunch.

We were passing by and stopped here for dinner. There weren't many people there when we came. We ordered the spring rolls, short ribs with rice with a side bowl of soup and a vermicelli with pork. The flavors were okay, it didn't taste as authentic as other places I've been to. We asked for a small side of soup with the rice but the waitress had the lady in the kitchen bring out a small bowl which cost almost $4 extra for the plain broth. The peanut sauce in the spring roll was too overwhelming. I ordered the vermicelli with pork and it had tons of veggies. It wasn't as flavorful as I would expect. The short ribs marinade was okay, but too much sesame oil which kinda take away from the taste.