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  • Some things never change... and for Saigon Pho and their customers, that's a Good Thing! The first day in the Phoenix area... more specifically, Chandler, brought me the ONLY Vietnamese Pho place I have ever frequented in Arizona... really, I have yet to try another Vietnamese Pho restaurant in this state! And... without a glance at my previous reviews... I virtually ordered the exact same combination of entrees... Chicken Rice Soup #51 (***** $4.95... increase of $0.50) After two years, there only has been an increase of just fifty cents for this Rice Porridge Soup.... JUST FIFTY CENTS! I have no doubt other Yelpers have noticed portion reductons and / or price increases in their favorite restaurants. In just two years an increase this infinitesimal is a bargain! You'll receive your Porridge, which is just boiled Rice to a glutinous consistency, in a 6-inch wide bowl, with the addition of pulled Chicken meat, fermented Turnips, bits of Ginger, and Green Onions. A very simple Soup, don't you think? Along with either Porridge or Pho, I also order... Beef Chow Fun #39 (***** $6.50-no change in price) A very, very affordable Chow Fun... as inexpensive as you'll find anywhere! Stir-Fried wide Rice Noodles with marinated strips of Beef, Bean Sprouts, Yellow Onions, Green Onions in a Sweet Soy Sauce! Delicioso! My friend, whom I visited on this trip... even though he is Chinese, never had Chow Fun of any kind in his life... stated this is one of the best Chinese entrees he ever had! I had to remind him that this IS a Vietnamese place... and Chinese would never make SWEET Chow Fun, even though it was VERY, Very good. I, initially, wanted an order of Oysters in Black Bean Sauce.. but the waitress stated the restaurant stopped serving Oysters because customers started returning the entree... Saigon Pho, the last time I ordered it in Black Bean Sauce, then had the LARGEST Oysters I had seen short of seeing it served in a coastal city like San Francisco. The Oysters can be very intimidating... they're HUGE! I kid you not, if you special order it now... you would think the Oysters were aided in their growth by artificial means. If my stay in Arizona were longer... I would not hesitate in ordering this. But I had to resort to.... Clams with Basil Leaf (**** 1/2 Market Price) A HUGE order of Clams cooked with Basil, in a sweet Soy Sauce concoction! The PILE of Clams musta been over four inches high! Saigon Beef Rice Noodle Soup (Not Rated $5.95) My friend's order... Ice Coffee with Condensed Milk #54 (***** $2.50) WAAAYYY better than that Italian stuff... Way, WAY BETTER! ... And you get to percolate it yourself at the table... if you want to, that is. This is one of the very few Vietnamese restaurants that will let you "do it yourself", as most restaurants want to "turn" your table as fast as possible. Some views of the Viet Coffee dripping, and dripping, and dripping... ( http://s3-media2.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/bI04rKTCweVgKITJ1QkZKA/l.jpg ) ( http://s3-media2.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/VNQLgijYek1UNPAhiBNc3A/l.jpg ) Total: $33.12 (including tax & including my friend's Pho order) My server was a young woman, whom I have got to know since she was working here as a high school teen. On my last visit a couple of years ago, she just graduated with a degree in Business Administration from ASU. She was very enthusiastic and positive about her future... and was thinking about opening up her own Asian restaurant or taking advantage of her degree and attaining a position in a big corporation... or even marriage! I was very surprised to see her still here. All in all, still a very popular destination among residents in Chandler... about 80% of capacity at 8pm.
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