Pho Saigon Noodle House

Good, cheap Phở compared to the other Phở restaurants. I also like their Vietnamese Hot and Sour Soup with either Catfish or Shrimp and Fish in a Claypot. These two Vietnamese dishes are a rare find at most Vietnamese restaurants (that I’ve been to). Their rice plate is also very delicious whether you get it with chicken, pork, or beef. They’re flavorful and fresh. Their salad roll is also very delicious. Unlike most places (that I’ve been to), they are made to order and they make their sauce slightly warm which gives it its uniqueness; most place serve their peanut sauce cold or at room temperature. I also like how their sauce isn’t overpowered by peanut. My all-​time favorite is their BBQ Pork Wonton Noodle. The broth is just delicious. You get a LOT of stuff. A lot of wonton, BBQ Pork, Bok Choy, and noodle. If you like noodle soup, I highly recommend that you try that. You would guess that’d probably cost you $ 8 or $ 10 as it probably would at a restaurant. Nope, it’s only $ 6.50!
I really like this place because of their food and price. Good eat, cheap price. However, I would not recommend ANY of their Chinese dishes. They are unlike any Chinese food I’ve ever had and kind of overpriced. Perhaps, that’s their uniqueness, but they simply don’t taste right/​pleasant to me. The color is usually too dark. The smell and taste don’t match sometimes. The taste is usually bland. There are too much oil/​grease. Their Egg Drop/​Flower Soup and Chinese Hot and Sour Soup is VERY chunky — very atypical.
Service used to be better. Now, it’s mostly the guys working and their English and service aren’t as good compared to the girl. From my observation (I go there quite often), the girl typically work weekdays and the guys typically work weekends.
Edit: The quality of their food can be unstable at times, but I go there often enough to know which are the good stuff (in my opinion, of course). Even though I like their noodle soup (very much), they’ve served me Phở and Wonton Noodle that taste like noodle and water. -.-”

Finally got a chance to try this place, and was pleasantly surprised.
I wandered in at 10am, right when the place opened, to have a bowl of Phở for breakfast. Since I had Phở for breakfast the prior day at nearby Phở Hung (my fav), I decided to give this place a shot. I am not disappointed. While I cannot say that the broth is as good as Phở Hung’s broth, there are other aspects that render this phở as some dangerous competition for the Hung.
First off, the phở comes in THREE, not two, but THREE sizes, small, medium, and large. When I first opened the (surprisingly extensive) menu, my jaw dropped. $ 8 for a large phở!!! That’s insanely expensive. $ 6.5 for the medium? My jaw about hit the table. I decided to try out the medium size, and was brought to understand just how they could justify charging $ 8 for a bowl of phở… that large must be one gigantic phở-​king bowl of phở. Seriously, the medium was the same size as a bowl of Hung phở, but had way more meat and more noodles.
That brings me to the second point, the meat and noodle helpings were much more generous than average. Almost too much for a breakfast outing. It threw off the balance a bit, but really, when paying an exorbitant $ 6.5 for a bowl of phở, I guess you are getting more substance, making the price all that much more reasonable. Had there been less meat in my bowl, I would have felt a bit jilted by the price, but Sai Gon really gives you what you pay for. As to the broth, it was surprisingly complex. I could definitely taste a lot of star anise and cinnamon, and they don’t skimp on the fish sauce and sweetness. I found no need to add plum sauce, but added a ton of chili oil, as always. I left only about ¼ of an inch of broth in the bottom of the bowl. That doesn’t happen unless the broth is GOOD!
Third, the helping of sprouts and basil on the side was quite generous. Way more bean sprouts than I could have fit in my bowl (because there was such a small amount of broth-​space, and so many noodles). Regardless, I was not left wanting for sprouts, basil, lime, jalapenos, and that other lettuce stuff they give you.
Fourth, the menu is very impressive. They have all types of phở (but none of the crazy authentic stuff, like blood ball), seafood soup, Chinese soup (including seaweed soup! I am definitely coming back to try that), and won-​ton soup. They offer a ton of rice (com) and noodle (bun) dishes, as well as chow mien and chow fun. The menu also includes a standard line of chicken, beef, and seafood Chinese dishes. This would be a great place to go if you have a group that has divergent needs and tastes (within the Asian genre, of course). I have yet to try any of these dishes, so who knows, they could be lacking, but judging from the quality of the phở, I wouldn’t hesitate to try other offerings.
The service was very friendly and on-​point. I was the only person in the joint at 10am, so that may have made a difference, but judging by Rebecca’s review, I am guessing it is good at all times.
They offer beer on the menu too, so some time when I am there for dinner, I will have to enjoy a cold beer with my hot phở. That is definitely something that the Powell Phở Hung lacks.
They make a mean Vietnamese iced coffee. Nothing caps a bowl of spicy break-​phở-​st better than a strong cup of liquid-​donut-​crack. It really kick-​starts your day.
I am looking forward to returning to this place to try more of the extensive spate of offerings.
Oh, and as a side note, this place is not as filthy as your average phở house (at least your average phở house that has decent phở). It’s places like this that are beginning to challenge the notion that there is an inverse correlation between the quality of the phở and the cleanliness of the restaurant. That aside, the atmosphere did not make me feel like I was in Saigon. It just made me feel like I was in Phở Sai Gon.

Open 7 days a week, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Vietnamese and Chinese food.
It’s next to a shopping plaza that has a supermarket like 99 Ranch (for the bay area people), but much smaller and cleaner. I’ll be back for that; I need some frozen udon noodles, kim chee, and mochi ice cream.
Phở Saigon is very good. The soups are strong and flavorful, with a generous helping of noodles and goodies. The large phở is REALLY large. Amazingly large. Gut busting large. A medium should do just fine for most hungry people. The beef broth is beefy with sweetness. The seafood combination has a good slightly fishy taste, light and sweet. A nice touch was the «packet» the utensils come in; spoon, fork, and chopsticks in a paper bag so you don’t wonder who has been rubbing themselves on the chopsticks in the bucket on the table at most phở places. The staff is delightful; helpful, not intrusive, and absolutely pleasant. There are regulars that the staff greets by name. I would definitely go back. I’m picky so there are a few things that kept it from being a five. The shrimp are inadequately shelled (still have shell bits and legs and aren’t deveined very well) and the tea is tasteless.
So far it’s our favorite phở place, and we’ll continue our search but know we can get a good meal here for a good price. With a generous tip we spent 15 bucks for dinner for two and left stuffed to the gills.