Saigon Garden Restaurant Grand Rapids Mi — Restaurant in Kentwood

Always looking for good Asian restaurants, especially for pho.

This place has been open for about 5 years, reasonably clean inside, and quite a few people there for dinner. The food was very good, fresh bean sprouts and vegetables. I had number 35. Eye round beef with brisket and the noodles were good the broth as well.

They get dinged one star for having their utensils on the table with the Implement up, meaning people are touching the eating surface while they're picking up their self-serve forks and spoons. This is extremely unsanitary, and they should be jealously guarding their utensils back in the kitchen and only bringing them out upon service.

The second star they lose because of the bathrooms, OMG the men's room looked like a bomb had gone off, it was pretty nasty.

These are the kinds of things that can turn patrons off, especially if they visit before the meal.

I think most restaurant owners just live with this stuff from day to day and don't understand how much of a turn-off it can be. The whole business of the utensils being available to the public to touch and contaminate at the table is just wrong. I'm not sure how the Health Department lets them get...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AWESOME PHO !!! I have gotten Pho and Banh Mei from this place since 2021 and it is consistently delicious. Would recommend getting pho here over any pho restaurant in Grand Rapids. It is comparable to many of the pho restaurants that I have eaten at in Orange County, California... So based on that sample set I would claim that it is authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

Edit: I want to emphasize how consistent the pho is. After eating pho here every month (on average) for 4 years the price has gone up slightly(about a dollar), they have revised their menu, but their pho has stayed the same. Same quantity of beef, rice noodles, seafood, and broth every time I have eaten here; same exceptional flavor. I know I can expect to eat wonderful pho when I go here because it has been served to me that way over 50 times. Bless the owner of this amazing...

After seeing a recommendation online I decided to give Saigon Garden a try. Like so many good Vietnamese restaurants the interior is fairly spartan, but the service was good. The waiter seemed like he wanted to make sure we were happy with our orders and answered any questions we had. Service was quick too. The food was excellent, and it came with a number of sides for dipping or adding to the soup. Since I ordered spring rolls they came with a great dipping sauce I hadn’t tried before. It was very flavorful and savory though. The bun bo hue noodle soup was very rich and meaty flavored, and the side veggies and herbs just brought it to another level. Portions were filling without being too expensive. I’d definitely recommend the place for...