Saigon -2- Siam Bistro — Restaurant in Gilroy

So I am very grateful that the owner promptly reached out encouraging us to return and try again. We did receive a seat and we were then BLOWN Away by the food!!! I am back for my now craved item of Panang Curry.. it's a party of flavor from heaven!! Seriously everything we tried was fabulous! The Tom Kha soup was the best I've ever had and the Crab Rangoon...I am speechless!! Unlike any Rangoon I have ever had and absolutely beyond words..just plain awesomeness!! I can only hope a sweet gal named Cynthia is working next time, because I will be sure to ask for her. Unfortunately when we did return for a table the same young man was our server. I can only hope he finds better suited work for himself elsewhere fast! He was absolutely terrible! Forgot our drinks, was so scattered and I am questioning his state of mind being under the influence of something. Grateful the owner jumped in anf grabbed our drinks after I had to go find someone to ask for them. That is the only reason the review was not changed to a 5+ star. The food is a 1000+ stars!! It's worth the trouble to get! Previous Post Retracted..owner quickly responsed and a new experience was given.. I may have liked the food, but we were turned away 'by a young man' (edited in response to owner question) at 8:11pm on a Thurs night when maps says it's open till 9pm. We were prepared to order quickly as we had already reviewed the menu online. So instead we went to the Japanese restaurant just a few businesses over and had a fabulous meal! Perhaps we will try again, but probably not. Disappointing (changed original rating because of prompt...

I love this place!

I have to start off with the bad: Their banh mi sandwiches are way too pricey and nowhere near as good as I get in Campbell at lunch time and the thai iced tea is just "ok", but other than that I have been loving everything I have tried!!

Food: I recommend these dishes:

Crying Tiger (TOP MENTION) Spicy fried rice with chicken (or pork). If you get the combination version it is not as amazing for some reason (TOP MENTION) Drunken noodle with chicken Larb (chicken) All of the Currys (any meat) Pho (chicken) (ask for extra veggies) Fresh Spring rolls Tom Kha Tom Yum

I am still working my way through the menu, but I am sure there are more yummy dishes to come my way!

Ambience: Very small and cozy

Cleanliness: Always nice and clean

Customer Service: Always, always, always super nice, helpful, smiley and friendly!

Recommendations: If you want take out, order ahead as in my experience, the usual wait time is 15-20 minutes which is totally acceptable.

One more thing... I have always thought I was a bad a$$ because I love spicy food and I always order "Thai Spicy, not American Spicy" at Thai restaurants so I can get it so it is actually "on the hot side" to me... I learned my lesson here. I asked for Thai Spicy Spicy Fried Rice and it was so hot I could barely even eat 3 bites. Each bite was more painful than the last, so I wound up saving it and making a stir fry with it to expand it and to level out the heat and it was fabulous!

I just thought I would warn anyone else out there that likes it hot like myself or wants a good base to use for a...

Updated review 11/29/2021 Since we had a great experience on our last visit 3 yrs ago. We decided to eat here before a soccer game.

We ordered the Vermicelli bowl with bbq pork and the rice plate with bbq pork. Now I'm not Vietnamese BUT the Vermicelli bowl is my favorite Vietnamese dish besides Banh Mi! and I've ordered it 1000's of times so I'm 100% sure that the noodles are not supposed to be served steaming hot! Even after I poured the fish sauce on top, it still was steaming!

All they had to do was place the noodles in an ice bath for a few minutes and then serve it the proper way!

Even the dipping fish sauce was bland. No signs of red chilli or garlic.

Also, the pork for both dishes was not grilled! Imagine having a slab of Char Siu(Chinese BBQ pork)then it's placed in a Pho and lastly it's placed on a rice plate and or a vermicelli bowl! That's what it tasted like and looked like it too!

I'm certain that this restaurant has new owners! Since we last ate here 3 yrs ago! So disappointed!

3 yrs ago.... Fusion of Thai, Vietnamese, and Filipino food. We ordered the BBQ chicken, Pad Thai, and Pad Woon Sen, which totaled to $36. Which is ave compared to other restaurants portions.

Everything was delicious. The table service was quick and the staff was friendly. Would definitely...