rev:text
| - I will preface this with: The food is fantastic. I eat here once every two weeks.
However, before I decide if it is the day to make my bi-weekly trip to Saigon Noodles, I think to myself: 'Am I too hungry to wait the 20 minutes after I order to get my food?' 'Do I have snacks or a second meal ready for when I am hungry an hour later?"
If my answers are "No" and then "Yes", then I make my way to Saigon Noodles!
Only once have I gone here and it was not poppin' with customers. This place is extremely popular and that might be its reason for unfortunately slow service. As soon as you sit down, order some egg rolls. Two reasons you want to do this: 1. They are delish 2. They will tithe you over until your food arrives.
After you order your egg rolls, get some water or whatever you would like to drink. Be warned, however, if you order a a Vietnamese Coffee, you are taking a risk. You might get your tasty shot of energy before your meal arrives, you might get it when you are 3/4 through eating your pho, or it may never come. It's kind of a fun game of "Do-you-deserve-a-coffee-today? And its totally worth playing, for when that sweet cup of fantastic is set on your table, oh baby, be ready to be swept off to heaven.
Try the Pho, try the rice dishes, get a Vermicelli Bowl, and try something with Shrimp - it's almost worth ordering the extra $5 worth of shrimp (but $5 for 3 shrimp is never actually worth it).
In summary: Amazing food. a little pricey for being hungry soon after eating, and slow service- but I'll always be back.
|