Cafe Saigon

Use to be the best place to grab hoagies all year round
I guess they got too comfortable with everything. Now they serve ppl brick hard bread for their hoagies the worst I tell you and it wasn’t the first or second time, I mean it’s been like this for months now smh… Thank god they did that dough
It made me venture to other spots and found a better place so thank you Saigon for not realizing your bread sucks I know the staff there prolly won’t eat it themselves, you might lose a couple teeths

I love their Vietnamese hoagies and their pork-​chop with broken rice. Compare to the rest of the vietnamese restaurants I’ve eaten so far, this is the most delicious one. I’ve order from here several times and they are still keeping up the great work.

Yum this is my favorite banh mi (vietnamese sandwich) ever! Yes– finally Philly wins again vs. California/​Vietnam (other time being Phở Ga). Wow incredibly blown away by the small but incredible Vietnamese food scene here.
BBQ Pork (thit nuong) Sandwich is a must try! Perfectly balanced with fresh veggies/​pickles/​smokey yummy pork and incredibly fresh. I choose these over cheesesteaks any day =x
I just wish it wasn’t so out of the way from where I am. It was very heartbreaking that one time when they sold out of sandwiches after I waited in 1+hour traffic arriving at 4:45pm. My GPS/​map app was doing something really weird and kept putting me in the wrong place, too. I would advise to map to Phở 75 if your GPS does the same thing. Cash preferred otherwise you pay a credit card fee.

This is a low key Vietnamese restaurant with a wide array of food dishes. Many of the locals from the community come here. This food is great and will satisfy your fix for Vietnamese food.
This is cash only and no credit card.

I stopped in to try the food… Ive always eaten next door, and decided to eat here. I walked in and asked for a table.
The waitress came over with a smile, and I asked about Phở, she told me next door.
So I asked for a recommendation she pointed to Bun bo hue…
I am always willing to try something new
It did not disappoint, flavorful, tender beef, I loved the broth, and to «top it all» it was filling.
Stop in, its not a big place, but the food is awesome at a good price!

If you want to try something different from phở try this place. Great place for lunch, try the beef stew with egg noodles, BBQ pork bahn mi is so good, you won’t be disappointed.

Pretty solid pork bahn mi with classic Viet style pickled veggies. The jalapeño adds a nice tongue-​numbing zing. I think this is pretty standard bahn mi, nothing mind-​blowing but authentic and on point. For $ 4 a pop, one can’t really complain!
The iced viet coffee was pretty on point! Sweet, refreshing, and milky. Who could complain? Of course it’s no fancy-​pants drink but also no frills. Solid drink that’s perfect for this weather
Overall, I thought this was pretty solid food but nothing special. I’ll have to come back to try other sammies and phở for a better idea though.

Never got to eat the food. Read the reviews and was impressed. I am an African American woman and after walking in and having the man behind the counter roll his eyes at me 2 times in in a matter of 10 seconds, I thought probably not a good place to eat. It always amazes me that there a restaurant in predominantly black cities that don’t expect black people to eat there. Your wish has come true! Lol

Café Saigon is an underrated authentic Vietnamese restaurant in the Northeast. This little hole in the wall offers so many different authentic Vietnamese dishes you wouldn’t often see at a phở place however they do not serve phở here. They have dishes like bun mang vit (duck bamboo shoot noodle soup), bun mam (vietnamese gumbo), banh canh (crab thick noodle soup) amongst many other rare authentic vietnamese dishes often dished up at home. The flavors are there and the staffs are quite friendly. I know everyone comes here for their banh mi but if you’re feeling adventurous and would like to dive into vietnamese cuisine head first, i’d recommend giving this place a try. Also, it’s cheap eats! You can’t beat great food that fits your budget!

I love this place. They offer Vietnamese foods that my mom don’t always cook for me because it’s time-​consuming and partially because she’s lazy. lol. Sometimes the place is so packed and that’s my only problem I have with this place. Someone I knew suggested that it was the best Banh Mi in the area (It might be, who knows… I feel like everyone in the area has their ups and downs)… I love the Banh Mi with the fried egg though! It’s awesome.

This place has the best banh mi in the city. I cannot eat at any other location bc it always ends up so disappointing. Its not a fancy place but the food is always excellent.

Love this spot. Feels like vietnam when you walk in. The usual is the porkchop platter with rice or the viet hoagies!

Excellent place! Banh Mi, soup, spring rolls. Though the location is wrong. It is not on the other side of the boulevard. Highly recommend. But cash only!

Was craving summer rolls and didn’t want to drive to Center City so I stopped in after reading the reviews. Glad I did! The summer rolls were good and I also tried the pork banh mi. It was very tasty and fresh. Staff was friendly and I will definitely go back!

Delicious Vietnamese food at Café Saigon.
Bahn Mi is super cheap yet delicious. The broken rice dishes are very filling. No extra charge for a fried egg on top of your rice.
The place can be a bit of a mess and the tables don’t always get wiped down between customers but this isn’t exactly fine dining.

I came here for a late lunch absolutely HANGRY because I hadn’t eaten since early morning, and the Google Maps decided it couldn’t find this place (*more on that below). So I was tempted to judge this place unfairly. I’m very that lucky Café Saigon didn’t let me do that because they are AWESOME.
My boyfriend and I ordered fried spring rolls, wonton soup w/​egg noodles, pork vermicelli soup noodles, beef w/​flat fried noodles, and a rainbow drink. All were freakin delicious, and I especially appreciated that they did not skimp on the (very good) cuts of meat.
Service was great! They overcharged my rainbow drink by a dollar but we resolved the issue.
*BEWARE: Typing in the address into Google Maps or something similar may bring you to the middle of an intersection. Keep going down on Roosevelt until you see the KFC. It will be in that shopping center.
The only thing seriously wrong with this place is that there isn’t a location in Baltimore, MD!

This has been our go to spot when going to lunch! iT’s your typical vietnamese restaurant with phở, noodle dishes and banh mi. My favorite is the #42, which is a cold noodle bowl with roast pork, pickled pork, bbq pork, a crispy sring roll and pickled veggies. it’s literally everything I’d put in a noodle bowl if i had the choice. And for $ 8.50. you just can’t beat it!

Hungry and only got a few bucks on you? And somehow you’re in Northeast Philadelphia? Well being a Unilocaler who actually grew up in this area, I recommend you skip the dollar menu and come here for a yummy Banh Mi!
Do order the #1 ($ 3.50) — It’s an airy baguette served with various Vietnamese cold cuts, sour pickled daikon and carrot, crisp cilantro, spicy chilis, cool sliver of cucumber, pork liver pâté, special homemade mayonnaise, and drizzled with Maggi soy sauce. mmm I’m dying here. I want one now.
I also love their wonton noodle soup and Buon Cuon. Both are incredibly delicious compared to other places. If you have room for dessert, order the Che Ba Mau (3 colors drink– served with mung beans, black-​eyed peas, kidney beans, tapioca, and jelly). Final tips include bring cash and come before 7 PM when they close.

Café Saigon, the king of the north when talking about Banhmi. I always get the number 2 hoagie with BBQ pork and it delivers every time. However if you go in the morning when the bread is nice and fresh it is seriously the best I’ve had.
I didn’t think the bread would make that much of a difference in the morning but it almost makes it worth waking up extra early for it, almost.
I should really give their other food a try sometimes. I see a lot of Viets eating in there so I’m assuming it must be good. Will report back with further deets

Philly Banh Mi is infinitely better than LA Banh M & Café Saigon proves it.
I lost my taste for banh mi for a little while now… but my cravings have been resurrected.
Other Philly banh mi’s use italian rolls, whereas this place uses a french roll. The roll makes a difference. Matter fact, they should be using french baguettes but I’ll take what I can get. Even with that said, this place rocks the banh mi, which is largely due to the french roll. It is flavorful and not dry compared to almost everywhere else. Nice ratio of pickled radishes, cucumber, carrots, hot peppers, and cilantro.
FOOD:
#2 Charbroiled pork — $ 4 juicy and flavorful. This was a hit. I have not tried 1 place where I actually liked the charbroiled pork banh mi until this place happened to exist in my life. I kicked it up a notch by adding the chili garlic sauce (not sriracha), which nicely paired with the fat pieces from the pork.
#3a Chicken — uses only dark meat, but I didn’t mind at all. This was equally tasty.
Iced French coffee with Condensed Milk — standard. $ 2.50 I think
(obligatory) SERVICE RANT:
The main man with the glasses seems to be the only one with «customer service» skills and I use that term loosely, folks. He seems to be the only one that works and takes orders when we were there.
Female employees seem inconvenienced, stare at you even after you have paid, and manage to ignore you when you try to get their attention even though you are literally right in front of them. Ahhhh, ma Philly peeps, it’s good to be home. Joking aside, the sheer neglect hindered me from ordering the rainbow ice because they were too busy ignoring Enji *sad face* Acknowledged customers actually buy more. Hmph.
Location: in the corner, in the strip mall Adams Plaza, to the right of Phở 75.
Parking: free parking lot