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| - Based on what I've read in the other reviews, I think Saigon Gourmet's biggest shortcoming is that they are inconsistent.
I first visited Saigon Gourmet on a Saturday night. Boyfriend and I stood outside, looking into the (completely) empty dining room. Nervous about what that could imply, we stood outside and checked the Yelp reviews.
"Good enough," we thought, and dared to venture in.
We ordered our respective favourites, and the food was good. We didn't wait very long, and the service was kind and attentive, but not overbearing.
The serving portions were ample (not huge, like the XL pho vats) and the ingredients were fresh.
As a pho lover, I was underwhelmed by the selection in meats, but I chalked it up to it being a fusion place (does Viet-Chinese count as fusion?).
So we returned a few times, trying the take-out options too. Turns out take-out pho is VERY packaging intensive. Now, we bring our own glass containers and we can save the environment too.
At times, the broth has been bland, and the bean sprouts a little wilted. But at other times, the broth is thick and flavourful. Consistency, that would be the 5th star.
By the way, it never seems to have any customers inside. How does it survive?
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