Banh Xeo Saigon Ebisu — Restaurant in Tokyo

First, my girlfriend is from Vietnam and I have been to Vietnam 3 times, so I know quality Vietnamese food. Unfortunately, this place isn't it.

The first thing you need to know is that this place is located inside of a food court (next to Tokyo Dome), so this should tell you everything you need to know about its authenticity and flavor quality (as food court food sucks no matter where you go in the world). Basically it tasted what you would expect from a food court.

We ordered the bang xeo, pho and spring rolls.

The pho tasted like it uses powdered beef broth, and not actual boiled broth from bone. Also, there was no peanut sauce for the spring rolls but some weird imitation sauce. The banh xeo was somewhat decent though. It lacked the genuine herbs and greens I'm used to in a banh xeo.

My guess is the food lacks authenticity because there probably aren't really good authentic supply sources for ingredients in Japan. Just a guess though.

The service though, wonderful! The people/employees/staff were very polite and kind. Standard in Japan 👍

For what it was, it served its purpose. Me, I was personally disappointed but I am used to and spoiled by high caliber Vietnamese food (as I live in a Vietnamese...

Absolutely crazy. Some of the best vietnamese i have ever had. I ordered the banh xeo with pho set, no chicken no pork, and everything about it was flawless and above and beyond. Broth. Noodles. Banh xeo batter. Nuoc mam. Everything. I came in right before last order so I received my order very quickly and im not sure if that made mine taste better than if you ordered at a normal time but… highly highly recommend. Service...

Lovely, no frills, Vietnamese restaurant. Food is excellent. Ate lunch two people for about 3500 yen in total and came away full. The place is tiny and you sit on metal stools, but it's not decidedly uncomfortable. Can recommend the spring rolls and their fried greens as particularly good. Oh, and if something looks like a raw, red chili, it probably is - and you better like really spicy food to sink your...