When we saw that Pho Saigon was ranked as the number one restaurant in Springfield, MA on tripadvisor.com, we bumped it up on the list of places we needed to try. We went last Friday night, right before going to Bright Nights.
We drove through a less than pleasant area of Springfield on our way there, but the location of Pho Saigon felt much safer. We were able to find parking on the street in front of the restaurant, but I imagine that parking can sometimes be difficult to find.
We arrived around 8pm and two tables had just opened up. The reviews online all comment on spectacular service and they certainly lived up to their reputation. The waiter spent a good two minutes carefully wiping and then drying the table and was always refilling our water and respectfully checking in.
Neither of us have much experience with Vietnamese food, but the menu had pretty thorough explanations.
To start, we got fresh spring rolls with chicken, shrimp, vermicelli, and fresh vegetables wrapped in rice paper and served with a very delicious peanut sauce.
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| Deliciousness |
I ordered pho with rare steak, beef meatballs, brisket, flank, tendon and rice noodles. The serving size was enormous and it was quite delicious. My fiance had the smaller version of pho and another appetizer as his meal.
The pho came with a plate of sprouts, basil, lime and peppers for you to use as you pleased.
We each had a different method to eating our pho.
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| I ate everything out of the broth first |
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| My Fiance at all the broth first |
We were both stuffed with our pho and barely touched the other appetizer, steamed rice crepes with pork.
Additionally, we got a bottle of wine. Wine lovers should be warned that there is no wine list. The menu has a list of 6 or so varieties of wine by type. There is no information about vineyard or year.
All in all, we spent around $50. Next time we go, we will have to make an effort to order off more than the first page of the menu!
The Details:
Pho Saigon
400 Dickinson Street
Springfield, MA
Monday-Sunday, 11AM to 9PM (Closed Wednesday)
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