I was a diehard fan of Taste of Saigon at their previous location. While the food was great the service was hit or miss and candidly the facilities were a bit of a dump (looked like it had been furnished through garage sales). Was a little bummed when they closed as they had a number of items on the menu I haven't seen at most other Vietnamese restaurants like the chicken dumplings and some other tasty appys. So when I saw they were re-opening in Royal Oak I was kind of excited.
Tried them the other night and have mixed response. Even though I had my order as take-out I did give the new digs a good look. They're nice, has a sort of California bistro look to it. Ordering was simple and the food ready when I got there (that was a pet peeve of the old location, they'd say 20 min for your order and never failed that you'd still be standing around 30 minutes after you called it in). Got home and we dove right in.
The food was good but seemed not quite as flavorful as before. Maybe I just got them on an off night or our tastebuds were slacking. Not bad by any stretch just not quite as good as we remembered. The menu is largely the same with only one change I noticed. The salad rolls are now "customizable" (i.e. you can order them with your choice of protein (beef, chicken, shrimp, tofu)) and you order them one at a time. Nice since I always found a full order (usually 3) was a bit much.
Definitely repeat.