This was the only Vietnamese restaurant that we could find that makes Banh Mi's. Call in order, she said 20 minutes, ended up being 40 minutes. The prices are very expensive compared to greater Sacramento area, then again perhaps it's because there's real competition in Redding for Vietnamese food. Taste was ok, could have used some hoisin sauce packets to fix it up. Inside looks pretty outdated, yet the imagery and paintings were good. I was pretty surprised at checkout to see no computer of any kind. Wrote up my check using an old fashioned paper receipt calculator from the 90's. read more

I was near this place when a friend that lives nearby asked me to get some shrimp fried rice for dinner. Sure, I can do that. Looking on the menu the shrimp fried rice was kinda on the expensive, unless around $20 inc tax is the price these days. This better be some damn good fried rice! I get back to my friends house and she wasn't ready to eat right away, so we put the rice in foil and kept it nice and hot in the oven. WE did get around to eating maybe 30 min later. That shrimp fried rice smelled good and I saw the amount of shrimp, good amount! Foe the price, I gotta say it WAS some of the best fried rice I ever had. The shrimp were not over cook like a lot of places, just perfect and the rice had a nice wok seared flavor to it. OK, I guess it was worth $20 bucks! read more

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Seriously. This refreshing salad is so amazing and flavorful and just feels good to eat. I had # A-7, the Goi Ga which is a salad dish with roasted or poached chicken breast (I'm not sure which they do but it's tender), crisp cabbage, onions, carrots, maybe mint, cilantro (I always get extra cilantro because I looooove it), peanuts and fried shallots on top. It comes with a dressing that adds a bit of sweet and savory yumminess to it. My friend ordered #37 Bun Bo Xao which is stir fried beef, onion, lemongrass, some greens, peanuts and vermicelli and she loved it. The owners make a chili oil that they serve and my friend loves so we bought some - I brought mine home to Randy since I'm a hot pepper wuss. He really liked it but was completely caught off guard with how hot it is lol. The service is always excellent - the owners are very friendly. I always enjoy chatting with Nancy. The ambiance is very simple and comfortable. We will absolutely be back. read more

Pho Saigon - Goi Ga #A-7 - Vietnamese Near Me - Redding, California

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Hands down the best pho in town. Broth is very flavorful, noodle has perfect texture, and the owners of the place are super sweet. read more

Pho Saigon - (#1) phó combo - Vietnamese Near Me - Redding, California

This place is hard to find but once discovered it's worth the effort. Locally owned and operated by a Vietnamese family here in Redding. This place is the real deal. It's small but with huge flavors and a true throwback to the home cooking traditions of my family. I can already hear my grandmother in my mind speaking in Vietnamese to me and my kids... Truly amazing flavors and ambiance. It's not fancy or pretentious but it's the real deal! Go and support them, you won't be disappointed! read more

I had the worst pho experience ever, and honestly, I can't get over how bad it was. First off, the pho itself was incredibly bland--no depth of flavor, just a sad broth with four meat ball pieces the eggrolls were mushy inside. The meat was tough and was still frozen and I was left wondering if they even knew how to make pho! The bowl was made for a child and paid $56! But the customer service? Don't get me started. The staff (the older lady)acted like they couldn't care less. The server barely acknowledged us didn't check in once to see how my meal was, and took forever to bring anything I asked for. I had to wait 20 minutes just to get my check, and when I finally paid, there was no "thank you" or even a smile. It's like they didn't want our business at all. Absolutely unacceptable. I won't be coming back and will make sure to tell everyone how terrible this place was. I also asked for a sandwich with extra liver paste and veggies it came with none. And to top it off as she was packing our food to go she touched everything with her bare hands. read more

Pho Saigon - This is apparently when you asked for extra veggie and liver paste - Vietnamese Near Me - Redding, California

Had the beef Pho. The meat was a bit chewy but the broth was nice. I've had much better but I'm a Pho snob. Good service. I like that you can get a small order rather than a bucket full like too many other places. read more

Drove through town and looked for pho. Was excited to try. Looked at the Hours. Said they closed at 1900. We arrived before 1830 and they were closed already. What a bummer. It sucks when restaurants don't honor their advertised hours. It was a waste of a drive. read more

Touched my food bare hands after touching her phone really wanted to like this place but the lady is not very friendly. Prices have gone up and the quality and quantity of the food has gone down. Unfortunately will never return read more

A hole in a wall place with low expectations but completely blew me out of the way! The lady that greets you, buses the table, and gives you the check is very plain at first but warmed up to me once I spoke some Vietnamese. Ordered Bun Bo Hue and when it came out, I felt like I was transported back to Vietnam! The flavors were so rich of lemon grass and it had a great spice level to it! The cuts of meat were so tender and delicious. The only downside would be the type of noodles they used. Seems to be vermicelli noodles and not the thicker almost udon type noodle that I'm used to but man does the flavor pop for this dish! I ended up ordering the Banh Mi thit nguoi (combination) - recommended by the owner cause the meat is from Vietnam & the banh mi xa xiu (bbq pork) to go Will definitely come back to this spot to try their other dishes read more

I stopped by here on my drive back from the Shasta and I ordered the pho tai. The broth was light but tasty, noodles plentiful and beef a little chewy. The staff was super friendly and had the best homemade chili oil on the table. read more

WARNING: bug soup Ordered 4 soups and we got ants out of two soups They asked me if we wanted new soups but we definitely said NO for new cuz it will be made out of same kitchen. And me and my mom immediately lost appetite after we noticed that we were eating a soup brewed ant. Also they'll still charge you for the ant soup. She GENEROUSLY offered half off for "one" soups. Plus she said it's half off for soup and my mom's soup was number 2 (12.99) but discounted for 4.80 which isn't even half of it. (I guess it's half of appetizers 9.99) And I still had to pay for full price another soup that had a ant. Number 5 (12.99) I would understand if ant coming out of one soup. I mean things can happen. But two soups out of four soups means there are many bugs in their kitchen and you'll eat ants with your food. And it's none sense they still can charge you for the food with ants. read more

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I went in today and was the ONLY person in the place - I was finishing up a phone conversation so didn't jump right into looking over the menu, she drops off my water and proceeds to stand over me with her pen and pad. I asked what the difference in the two combo Phos listed were (because their menu is a jumbled mess and I had glanced at it for about 35 seconds before she was pressuring me to order) and she said - word for word - "I already told you". Excuse me?? No wonder your restaurant is completely dead during lunchtime and no wonder over half of the reviews here mention that SHE IS RUDE. Because she is. Didn't even get to try the food because of how rude the lady working there is - apparently customer service isn't their strong point. I'll continue to skip it and go to any of the other Thai places with better attitudes before willingly giving my business to a place that allows rudeness to customers. Have a better day, b*tch! read more

Grew up overseas- all over SE Asia. I know tasty food and this was far from it. It is no wonder no one talks about this restaurant. What I just ordered from here was nasty. 'Fresh rolls' with shrimp were non-edible. The peanut sauce was rancid. And the ingredients in the rolls were aged, and very dry. I could not even take more than one bite. I never give negative reviews but this time, thought it very necessary. read more

Great pho and bun! Easy access to I5 if you are traveling through and fast service. Good value.

The best authentic Vietnamese cuisine you can find here in Redding. It is owned by wife and husband and they do amazing! The broth for any soups are so rich and you can definitely tell they make it everyday. It is quiet and perfect for just yourself if you plan to do lunch. The service is good for just the wife herself, since she hosts, takes your order, brings out food, and busses your table. And she services the whole restaurant herself! Quite amazing! Give this place a try!! read more

Good portions, good flavor, great food for a night in. I had a vermicelli dish and it was fresh and enjoyable. I appreciate this place being open and Covid compliant. Give them a shot! read more

driving back from mount shasta and craving for pho. we ordered #2, the soup was tasty and good. i rate the soup 8/10.

It was fine but def not your amazing Vietnamese food, definitely more of a drive by place. Asked for banh mi and the lady said they were too busy for it and then asked for specific chicken and rice dish and said they didn't have it. No big deal as I get it when it gets busy u suppose but when I picked up my food, only a couple there ordering... so not sure what's going on. read more

This place is awful ... paid for food that I did not even eat because it was not good. When I told the lady that by the way seems like she's in a bad mood from the moment you walk in. She insisted that I needed to pay because I order... and if not that she was going to call the cops. I would not recommend it'. Save your money and go elsewhere read more

I would give this place a zero star if I could Worst place ever me and my husband got there at 11 am to sit down and eat and they didn't give us our food till about 1pm. There was also other people that came In after us and the ladies feed them first! As we were getting our food this family had came in to order and whatever they order the lady was like that's going to take too long pick something else and they were getting upset as well. After some we didn't touch the food and we were there for almost two hours I didn't want to pay for the food and she said I'm gonna call the cops on you and I told her go right ahead but I've already tried to pay for what I'm trying to pay for. I'm not gonna pay almost $60 worth of nothing that we didn't even touch so she tried to threaten me to call the cops on me. Worst place ever I'll never come back to this place ever again I don't even recommend anybody coming here very rude. They just wanna out charge you for everything even if you didn't even touch it even if you don't like it this place is worthless. This place needs to be shut down ASAP. read more

Stopped here for lunch before heading out to camping. We had a group of six people. We walked in here and the restaurant was empty. We all had pho and it was alright. What was disappointing was each one of us got one sheet of thin napkin? Can you imagine eating Pho with just one sheet of napkin? I ordered Vietnamese Ice Coffee with condensed milk. It was very disappointing that all I got was just a package of G7 mixed with hot water. If that is what I want, I could have gotten it myself for less than $1. I paid $5 for this? There is no customer service here. Very sad. read more

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This place is in the cut, but coming from Orange County this is the kind of Vietnamese pho restaurant I am use too. The quality of the broth was tasty and the spring roll was delicious. Back here again and this time we just bought the bottle lol read more

Every place I've ordered pho in Redding has been a disappointment (Champa Garden, Rose Garden, Kanya Market...) because they don't serve the dish with fresh basil. The fresh, pungent and slightly bitter and sweet herb + the twist of lime is what makes pho, well, pho. Walking in, the lady owner of the restaurant was on her phone in heavy conversation in Vietnamese while cleaning bean sprouts. So far, so good. But then she keeps talking loudly on the phone, while motioning me towards a table in the entirely empty restaurant, and then carries on the entire loud conversation while I look over the menu. She comes to take my order, still talking away on the phone, and barely acknowledges me. I'm Asian, used to poor service, but this took it to another level. She talked loudly through my entire meal, even when it came time to pay. The pho itself was just ok. It tastes sort of alright if you blur your eyes and lower your standards. The bean sprouts and cilantro were fresh. That was the best part of the meal. The noodles were undercooked in a bad way and the wedge of lime was shriveled and dried out and looked to have been cut at least a day before. Weirdest of all was that they had minced up some basil leaves that were clearly blackened and old and sprinkled it on top. This was an effort to release more basil flavor but since the basil was old/ black with slimy edges it made the whole bowl unappetizing. It would have been way better without it. I think it was ~$15.95 for a small bowl, around $17.75 total including a soda. It was probably one of the worst values for a meal I've had in Redding. The older man who brought out my pho was very kind, so I gave one star back for him. Otherwise this would have been a two-star experience. This unsatisfying meal led me to find Thai Hut on Hartnell - the one restaurant in Redding that serves their pho with fresh basil. Their pho is also just "alright" and not amazing in flavor. The hunt is still on for the best pho in Redding! I have been spoiled by the excellent Vietnamese food in the Bay Area and Sacramento, and will get my fix for pho when I'm back. read more

Pho Saigon - Blackened minced basil, slimy at the edges :/ would have been better without it. - Vietnamese Near Me - Redding, California

I have been frequenting this spot for over 10 years. My favorite is the #45 with extra meat and cilantro. We don't live local anymore but whenever I m in town we stop by. The Ban Mi are phenomenal and my partner loves the number 11. The pork chop with fried egg and rice is amazing. Please support this local business that brings beautiful flavors from Vietnam to this area. read more

I was in the area so we stopped to check it out. I was not really impressed by the food but it wasn't bad. The service was really good. I enjoyed talking to the lady that was in there (not sure if she was the owner) the vibes of the place are good. read more

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pho Saigon provides excellent service. fresh non processed food. vegetarian options.

Super great, home style AUTHENTIC Pho! The husband and wife that run this place are nice and work hard cooking broth a day ahead to have ready. Always good even though its never exactly the same since its fresh ingredients and not instant like many other local pho places serve. Portions sizes are plenty. Just a out of the way restaurant with a cozy and simple atmosphere. Highly recommend you try it out above any other similar restaurant in the area! Eat in or they will package it togo. It is secure, separate and ready to eat not over cooked or mushy when you get home. read more

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Best wonton soup in Redding in my opinion. Yum. Pho is very good. Kind of a hole in the wall.

Authentic Vietnamese food! Nice people! Good foods! Only Vietnamese restaurant in Redding !

Was nice at first and the food was okay, but before we even got the chance to leave her a tip, she scolded us for not giving her a tip saying "you eat here and not give me tip?" and continued to get louder so everyone in the restaurant at the time could hear it. read more

Due to my experience yesterday, me and my boyfriend had ordered 2 large phos but when it came through his looked a lot bigger than mines but I brushed it off. Food was great but at the end of our stay, I was about ready to give her a tip until she came at me asking why I ate at her place and gave her no tip. I explained to her nicely and confused I was as I was reaching for my purse (my boyfriend had it) but she kept bluntly interrupting me why I gave her no tip and kept re-saying it. In a way I felt attacked and confused because of how rude she was. read more

It's my first time in there today I have order the #2 pho the noodle was good, but the service was very bad at the end, went i was paying bill, I usually pay with credit card. I don't really tip with the credit card, but I do cash and the owner asked me am I gonna tip her? She said at restaurant you supposed to tip them, I said depends on your service, I never heard that the owner of a restaurant ask their customers to tip them.. so I just be nice and tip her $10. read more

I really like their pho and bahn mi. The vermicelli is good as well. It's a favorite to go place!

Pho is the truth gotta try the other dishes but that pho tai hit the spot. Don't sleep on Saigon

Best pho I've had in a long time. The service was good, the food came out quickly, and it was hot and fresh. Good prices too. I have absolutely no complaints and I will be coming back here again. read more

I ordered the #42. It is the the grilled chicken with vermicelli noodles. The flavor of this noodle salad was really good! Not too dry. Had a little spice to it even before I put in the pepper sauce. I love all the vegetables in it: bean sprouts, shredded carrots and daikon, cucumbers, cilantro, and shredded lettuce. I ordered it off the menu that was posted one year ago and it said the dish was $10.99. However when I went in to pay, I gave her a $20 and she only gave me $5 back with no receipt. Super pricey in my opinion. For $10.99 I would go back because the portion was good but not sure about $15! read more

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Absolutely delicious. I make pho and asian fusion dishes at hone all the time but no broth ive ever had compares to Nancy and her husbands broth here. Best pho in town, and phenomenal Banh Mi's. Little mom and pop restaurant so you do have to be patient as everything is made from scratch, well worth the wait. read more

First time here at Pho Saigon. Spring rolls were delicious. My wife & I had two different types of Won Ton soup, which was excellent. Fresh, flavorful & all the right ingredients. We will be back! read more

my favorite pho in redding. the owner and chef are lovely friendly people. the food is always fresh and flavorful. it's chill inside and quiet, not usually very busy. hours of operations are hard, they're usually closed when i'm off work! love it here. read more