A Taste of Saigon recently opened up in my neck of the woods and today I thought I'd give it a try. The inside is kinda cool but a bit bland. The walls have nothing on them. They really need some pictures or wall art of some kind. They had a couple of large tv screens. The decor is modern but grey with black tables. There's a really bad tile job on the front of the counter where you pay for your food.
So I ordered a couple of shrimp salad rolls and the lemongrass chicken on vermicelli noodles. The staff I saw was quite young and a bit disorganized. Finally after waiting and a bit of confusion on their part, my food was ready for take out.
The salad rolls were rather bland and the shrimp tasted too fishy. Not sure if it wasn't fresh or what the case was. The sauce to dip the rolls in could have been more peanuty for my taste. The rolls were a good size but who cares if they don't taste good and I ended up throwing mine in the garbage.
The lemongrass chicken was a good portion and somewhat tasty but I've had way better at so many other places. There was an ok bit of lettuce, bean sprouts, cucumbers and a couple of slivers of carrots but again, other places make this way better. Can't say I'll be going back here any time soon.