Lately I have been a cones-suer of Pho and I managed to stumble across Saigon Avenue about a year ago. Other restaurants I've been too have had terrible customer service and the workers are not friendly. Not here at Saigon Avenue. They are all so nice, and welcome you warmly. The restaurant itself is a little small, but I think it gives the place a cozy feeling. There is great music playing over the speakers, which is never too loud or over-blaring. Now to the good. I always get their Pho Trio or Pho Filet Mignon. The broth is not too thick or too watery; it's just perfect. The meat tastes great, and the noodles are cooked to perfection. The noodles are soft and tender, not hard and massed together like at some places. What's even better is that sometimes the cook himself will bring it out to you. They treat you like family here! 10/10 on the Pho. The Thai Tea gets a 10/10 for me. It tastes so fresh, and not mass produced like at so many of the boba shops. So go to the Saigon Avenue and have a nice meal, just like if you were at home. read more

I must admit, I've walked by this restaurant a few times and opted for something else in the area. My mistake! I just ordered takeout because of our stay-at-home mandate and was amazed. I got the jicama rolls - lovely minty flavor - and the veggie delight entrée with chicken and an egg roll. Everything was tasty. There were abundant veggies. And it looks like you can have vegan options as they offer tofu protein and even fried tofu! So glad I tried them! Will go again. Delicious food! Further, the restaurant really has the takeout process established. You can select your order items online and pay online. Further (although I didn't use it) it looks like they deliver. Really wonderful addition to Monrovia! read more

Small place, enough for 10-12 different parties inside and about 3 tables outside. The food was DELICIOUS, FRESH and FLAVORFUL! Well priced and the employees were friendly and attentive. The only negative critique that I have is that it was WAY TOO COLD. We got sat in front of where the AC was blowing and it was COLD. We had to ask twice for them to lower the temperature but they never did. The weather is currently humid outside so I can understand keeping the inside cool but this place was COLD. Our food got cold quickly. If we come again we will just dine outside if the AC is full blast again. Great food and decor though!!! I'd come back for sure read more

If you like hidden away Hole in the Wall, authentic southeast Asian food, this is the place! I came across this place by accident and thought I was in the wrong area. I ordered the combo Pho, great deal for the size and price, and the broth was one of the best in San Gabriel valley. I was also encouraged that for a small restaurant, there was a lot of vietnamese that were there eating as well. It was clearly a family run business and it has that welcoming feel. I really don't want it to get too popular but it's so refreshing to find a place like this, I can't helpt but leave a great review. read more

Shrimp spring rolls did not disappoint!! They were absolutely delicious and Pho was superb.

Ordered pickup for my family and I here. The food was delicious, our order was done early, and everything was organized well for at home assembly. read more

Pho broth was sweet, meat tasted old and honestly its priced a little high probably because of the location.

My friend had pho delivered to me and it was so good! Reminded me of my childhood and I was shocked to find this little gem in Monrovia of all places! I live in the sgv and there are soooo many great pho places but this place is now my new favorite ! read more

Just ordered for delivery via Yelp for the first time. The estimated delivery time was 2 hours so I ordered early enough to have the food ready for dinner at my house. It actually arrived MUCH earlier than the estimate! That was a pleasant surprise. Also, the restaurant gave me a call to let me know they were out of jicama spring rolls and suggested something else. It was nice to receive such attention on this matter. The whole experience was very professional. I love Saigon Ave! read more

Ok. so an update on my review. They really are amazing. I come here at least once a week, if not more often. The tofu rolls, and beef rolls are some of the best I have had. I had the Saigon salad, crispy tofu, Pho Trio, Shrimp fried rice, Shaking beef house special, Saigon Rice classic, Shaking beef sandwich. ALL AMAZING. I have brought at lease ten different friends here for lunch, all of them were completely satisfied, and loved the food. They make everything to order, so do not expect to be in and out in ten minutes. However, the food is so worth it!!!! read more

If you don't want to drive far for authentic Vietnamese cuisine, Saigon Avenue is your answer! I'm so happy a decent Vietnamese place have FINALLY opened in this part of town (apologies to the other Vietnamese eatery literally right across the street). Of course, they do not have the dirt cheap prices found in SGV, but you're also in a nicer part of town. Indeed, the restaurant is also clean and well-decorated with a retro feel, so you're not dining in a hole in the wall. Service is prompt, courteous, and helpful - they had accommodated diners well past their closing time. I got the pho deluxe, which had almost everything from tendon to tripe. A fan of meatballs? The pho supreme will get you covered. Want a nice cut of beef? They also have a prime rib eye pho. Now, the most integral part of the pho - their broth is very clean and beefy, with no msg or beef bullion taste. If you are one of those purists who does not add anything to the broth, you will be happy here. If you are one of those people who dump the entire plate of bean sprouts/basil/jalapeno/lime into the bowl like me, you will also be very happy. I dip my meat in a combination of the sriracha and hoisin sauces, and am happy to report both are not diluted down. The rice noodles are typical and well cooked. I you want to try other things, their spring rolls (non deep fried and wrapped in rice paper) are also tasty and not overly Americanized. Their luclac beef (shaking beef) seems to also be a very popular dish ordered by others. I'm very happy that Saigon Avenue opened in this part of town so I don't have to drive all the way to the heart of SGV to get my pho fix! read more

Simply a pleasant Pho. The broth in both the chicken and filet mignon pho have a flavor that is neither too sweet, or salty. I can confirm that this pho doesn't taste like tap water. You could actually end up consuming the broth before the rest! How pleasant indeed... The condiments such as the mint and basil are undoubtedly - fresh. Enough about the pho, let's talk about the staff. Well it's family owned and they are the pleasant kind of folk. The young lady informed me how I was supposed to eat the egg roll "wrap it in the lettuce with the cucumber slice and mint". How genuis! I thought to myself, it tasted wonderful that way. Atmosphere... Cozy, warm, and I like the photos of Vietnam. It really made me want a glass of wine oddly... However I had the hot tea which the tea was really good. So for the City of Monrovia, this is perfectly cozy spot and preferred spot for heart warming Pho. read more

Saigon Avenue - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

Loved my banh mi sandwiches. I got the beef and pork. I admit they are pricey, but they don't skimp on the meat. The vegetables were fresh, and the bread was delicious. Highly recommend! read more

So many restaurants during Covid have been inconsistent in quality but Saigon Avenue has always maintained its excellence . I have never been disappointed and order from there a several times per month. read more

Such a great Pho place in the area! I love how the servers are super friendly, and they seem to know everyone who walks in. I'm assuming their regulars? But, they treated us like a regular! :) I love how they serve beer and wine! Definitely a plus, but I'm not sure if I would want alcohol with my pho. Lol. If you'd had it before; did you have white or red wine with your pho? Or what kind of beer do you recommend with a bowl of pho? I usually stick to the roots in my pho world, but this time I decided to mix it up. I spontaneously got the "P10", which is a "create you own pho" bowl. You have a choice of rare steak, brisket, flank, tripe, tendon, and beef ball. I got the 2-3 toppings for $8.99, which was a great price. But I got the rare steak, brisket, and beef ball. Omg! It was so good!! The beef broth was delicious! It so rich in flavor and the noodles are bomb too! It was a wonderful bowl of pho! Definitely worth every bite and and sip! Disclaimer, the egg rolls are $4.99... May or may not be worth it. However, I do like how each egg roll has its own lettuce, shredded carrots, and cucumber. read more

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Pho was good. I got one with rare beef, brisket, meatball, tendon and tripe, and it was well-balanced. I enjoyed the broth: not too salty but still rich and flavorful. The portion was just right for the price point, and I left pretty full. I'd say the pho here is pretty decent and I would visit again when the craving hits. It's funny that Pho Lemon is across the street, so there's definitely competition. I would come to this place again to try the beef stew with baguette because I can't get over how good it looked in the menu lol. So that's one good reason I'd choose to go here instead of across the street. Service here was pretty good as well. read more

What a gem of a restaurant! The food was delicious and the people running the place were do friendly. My husband is a vegetarian and he loved their vegetarian salad. It tasted like the tofu version of Loc Lac. I ordered the tofu spring rolls and the shrimp fried rice. Both were delicious. The rice came with a side of plain broth, which was also flavorful. I will definitely be coming back to my new favorite restaurant with plenty of wonderful options for veggies and meat lovers. read more

Saigon Avenue - Shrimp fried rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

Very tasty Vietnamese food!! Love this place and their beef stew! Nice environment to dine in as well. I will definitely come back here when I'm in the area and would highly recommend this place to others. read more

It was hot that day, but don't let that stop you for having a bowl of pho =D When I arrived and right when I stepped in the door the room was nicely a/c(also makes pho enjoyable since its hot), I was greeted by the owner right away and everyone was also friendly which I enjoy at most restaurants it makes it very enjoyable atmosphere and I believe that is very important. it sets the whole mood for the customers stay. When I sat down I was offered an appetizer with fillet mignon and I also ordered Pho Dac Biet, when my appetizer arrived it was nicely presented (wish i took a photo to share with you guys) with a lettuce. When I ate it, it was awesome it was tender and juicy, each cube of meat was just enough, the sauce was not overpowering it was just enough to give it a nice kick and taste even better with the lettuce. It doesn't make you full, but it was very satisfying and makes you want another order, but I couldn't since I already ordered Pho. I got the small bowl, but for a small bowl there was a lot of noodles. Can't always hurt to have more though =D. The broth was tasty and to make it even more tasty i usually add oyster sauce to my pho for more flavor and that way I don't have to put my sauce on a dish to dip it. It was so tasty that I drank all the broth after I ate all the noodles and meat and also the stuff i added like bean sprout and mint leaves. If your new to pho, I definitely recommend adding mint leaves to your pho. =D Overall the service is excellent and fast. The food is fantastic. I definitely recommend going if your thinking about it =D read more

Saigon Avenue - Pho Dac Biet =D - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

Went two weeks ago with the family, Was hoping for a good Pho place close to home so we wouldn't have to keep driving to Golden Deli in Temple City. Was a strange dining experience. Just two guys working and only one other table when we got there and still service was poor. We had to ask for a place setting had to ask for water had to ask for check etc etc etc...The table was sticky and floor was dirty. It felt like they just didn't care. Surprising for a new place. For the food it was the same...just Ehhh and way overpriced.... What ruined it for us is an older gentleman came out of the kitchen and ate at the table next to us (this is normal in most Asian restaurants and usually no big deal) and took off his shoes while he ate...Barefoot with no socks...My sons could smell his feet from across the table.. So sorry will not be back.... read more

Great, great, great. Monrovia really needed an outstanding Vietnamese place. Saigon Ave is it. read more

Nice people. Great food. Friendly service. It's a family business. Tracy, the owner, was so sweet, she even offered to watch our baby while we were eating. Pho was delicious. read more

I was in the area and had been craving some beef stew when I found this place on yelp. We ordered the Shrimp & Pork Spring Rolls, Filet Mignon Bahn Mi, and the Beef Stew with rice. The Spring Rolls and Bahn Mi were both good, but the Beef Stew that I was so excited about was borderline inedible. It was so gelatinous that my boyfriend said it looked like egg whites and that if he had ordered it, he wouldn't have eaten it. It was also bland but it was the texture of it that turned me off from eating more than a few bites. I don't know whether or not the stew had just been sitting out too long but the texture was definitely not right. read more

Had the Pho deluxe and spring rolls. I was highly satisfied by the flavor broth. I know that I am in for a good time when no additional condiments or sauce is needed. Spring roll was freshly made, sauce was watery, but not a big deal to me. Friendly service and they check back on us several time. We were here for lunch. The place was a little stuffy and needed some kind of ventilation... Perhaps open up the window? That did not kill the overall experience. The place was overly decorated for Halloween though. Not crowded at first, but as we were finishing, most of the table were occupied- inside and out. If you are new to Vietnamese food and in the area, I recommend giving this place a try. I seen other business in the area adjust the flavor and ingredients due to the demographic taste, so I give them props for sticking to the true authentic roots. Will be back for more! read more

The house Special Beef Banh Mi with Egg was awesome! The Vietnamese Iced Coffee was great too. read more

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Delicious!!! The soup that came with their rice plate is really good! I had their rice combo - charbroiled pork with egg rolls and they were good. The waiters are extremely nice! They are checking on their customers every couple minutes! It is a little more expensive compared to other pho place in MPK area - I guess because of the location (downtown Monrovia), but I will definitely come back for more!! read more

Really seemed to have potential. Small place with great friendly staff. I could see the food (vermicelli with sautéed chicken) had quality ingredients but the chicken was sautéed with so much black pepper that was all I could taste the whole time I was eating and even after I left the restaurant. Not a dish I would recommend unless all you want to eat is black pepper. Friendliness 5/5, Service 4/5 (knocked off one star because they did nothing when I told them the black pepper was overwhelming), Atmosphere 4/5, Food Quality 4/5, Taste/Flavor 2/5 (vermicelli chicken) read more

Saigon Avenue is definitely my new favorite pho spot! My boyfriend and I came to Saigon Avenue on a rainy day for pho. Of course, rainy days are the best for pho. When we walked in we were greeted and seated right away. Which is definitely a plus for me because many of the pho places my boyfriend and I go to never greet us right away and we are left standing there for a good couple minutes before anyone decides to say anything. On a side note: my boyfriend and I pretty much ordered the same dishes. We both ordered Soda Chan and it was so delicious! It was unlike the Soda Chans you would get from other restaurants. The sugar is actually mixed in ad there is lime zest and mint leaves crushed and mixed in like a cocktail. They asked if we wanted ours on the sweeter side or the sour side. We got one of each. I definitely would recommend this drink. My boyfriend and I decided on the charbroiled pork rolls as an appetizer. The rolls were so good, the charbroiled pork had some crisp edges which I enjoyed and the dipping sauce was so tasty! Tony the manager also gave us complimentary egg rolls. They were also very delicious. We both ended up ordering the Pho Deluxe. It was filled with a lot of meat and noodles. I could barely finish my bowl and my boyfriend, who can eat a lot, was struggling to finish as well. The best part of the pho was the broth. Tony, the manager, told us that the broth is house made and it takes about a whole day to make the broth. There was so msg which left me feeling great after eating my dinner instead of the crappy feeling I would usually get from other places. I will definitely be coming back to Saigon Avenue. Awesome service and delicious food! read more

Saigon Avenue - Pho deluxe - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

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My family and I wandered here while walking through the Monrovia Street Fair. We are used to traveling to Orange County to get our Vietnamese food fix, so we had no idea what to expect from a Vietnamese place in Monrovia. We were pleasantly surprised! The service was great; the staff is extremely friendly. For appetizers, we ordered the pork spring rolls and golden crispy tofu. Yum!! I ordered the Saigon Vermicelli Trio - a recommendation from our waiter - and it was so delicious!! Everything had great flavor. I was not disappointed at all. I will definitely be coming back. It's great to know we don't have to drive all the way to Orange County to get great Vietnamese food! read more

This may be considered blasphemy, but we love the pho here better than Golden Deli. The flavor has a cleaner taste without being overwhelmed by star anise. Not to the extreme, but there is a little Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde thing going on. The pho is pretty consistent, but the grilled meats and rolls can vary in taste and presentation. Nothing was more apparent than their chicken curry. The last time I ordered it it wasn't so much curry, but like huge chunks of white meat with a black pepper sauce. Weird. Anyways overall this is our go-to place for Vietnamese. Great place to dine in or for takeout. read more

Food was mediocre. If you want really good pho with bold flavors, soft tendon, and tender beef, head over to LA. The receipt was written in Vietnamese so you can't itemize what you ordered thus leading to an over charge. $50 lunch for one pho, one sandwich, one appetizer and one drink. read more

Worst service ever. Very disappointed. The lady (whom i assume is the owner) kept giving us the vibe to get the heck out of restaurant, since we got there like 30 minutes before the closing time and we were the only one dining there inside. So we had to devour the food (dont even remember the taste was good or bad) and asked for the check, and paid with the credit card, and she was giving us a mean again, which i assume we didnt pay with the cash. read more

My son and I come here about once a week for some delicious pho and it's always amazing! The staff is kind and very friendly and we feel welcomed and really enjoy coming here. I have had the veggie pho, the chicken pho and my son loves the pho supreme. Come and try, you will not be disappointed !! read more

This place is a must visit and worth a long drive. The trio is a dish to have all to yourself but share if you must. The staff is friendly and helpful when deciding dishes. They will even teach you on how to eat it properly. Can't wait to return. read more

Outstanding little restaurant, which is family owned with authentic Vietnamese food. Very friendly service and cute venue. Of course, can't go wrong with pho. Dessert and alcohol selections are also very good. read more

Saigon Avenue - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

Fantastic... Very good service and the food was fresh and very traditional. The pho will bring you back from the dead. WOW!!! read more

Saigon Avenue - Vietnamese Near Me - Monrovia, California

Great food, great service. Pork was a bit overlooked from the pork trio combo but overall still awesome with yummy vermecelli. My sister and nephews pho looked delicious as well. read more

A high-quality Vietnamese restaurant that I've eaten at multiple times but has great customer service for a great price

Thoroughly enjoyed my grilled pork Banh Mi here. The server was nice, and very attentive.

Great place for authentic Vietnamese spring rolls. Good pho, good pork chops, and I love their soda limeade!!!! Small little place in the heart of downtown Monrovia. Quaint, and great place to sit and eat. Always enjoy coming here! read more