Little Saigon Noodles & Grill — Restaurant in Portland

Was super hungry and stopped by this spot since I was in the area. Upon walking in, it was empty and the person working looked very happy to see me. I was very excited to order some pho since I was craving it. I got the brisket pho. Asked for extra limes and gave a $5 tip (making my total $21). When I picked up my order, I asked if chopsticks, hoisin & sriracha were in the bag and they weren’t. I was super hungry and went home to eat. Upon opening the bag, I did not receive extra limes, on top of that, one of the limes was used and the other had a sticker on it. The hoisin was rock hard in the packet and did not come out. When I was eating my food, I was sitting in dim lighting but something just tasted really off to me. I went to the kitchen to look at the bowl and to my surprise, the meat had a green look to it, it was spoiled. Too bad I ate it before realizing… I felt incredibly sick to my stomach. I will never trust coming to this place again and I’m angry that I spent $21 on spoiled meat. I wish I could get a refund, I ended up throwing up from feeling sick afterwards. Would NEVER recommend this place. Please steer clear, not sure how they have 4 stars. I have a photo but for some reason...

Quick review:

3 stars because the taste could be better...

Pros: cozy, fair priced, quick bite, good service

Cons: feels like noodles version of subway, not authentic Asian noodles.

Full review:

I came here to get my noodle fix, and although it was not exactly what I expected it was not bad. I would say this is a pretty good place to try out noodles in soup if you're not too familiar with the dish and it's a fun place to go on a date. Little less so with a family although I can see a family coming here, just a bit cramped.

As an Asian American I can say that their representation of noodles by major cities in Asia in their names didn't quite match up with their tastes. So the food kind of left my wanting a little bit more. I got the Hong Kong and my friend chose Tokyo. They had different toppings but they were fairly similar in taste. We were craving Ramen and if you are not too picky it's not too bad, but if you were looking for authentic Japanese Ramen I would look else where.

Otherwise, for the most part I would say most of the noodles sounds or hypothetical taste more Chinese.

But don't let me stop ya if you just want...

First, I hardly ever give bad reviews. If I don't like a meal, typically, I don't write a review. But this meal was truly awful: possibly The WORST restaurant meal I've ever had. The menu showed a succulent chicken dish that appeared to be baked; further, it said that it came with PAN fried rice. What I got was chicken and rice, both deep-fried with no finesse whatsoever. Because I was hungry, I ate as much of the nondescript chicken as I could, and the limited fresh veggies: 3 cucumber slices, a half leaf of lettuce and some grated, pickled carrot. The hard, tasteless block of rice was inedible. The waitress/owner(?) never checked to see if I was enjoying my meal, even though I was her only customer. She wasn't the tiniest bit accommodating when I told her that it was nothing like the picture, or the brief blurb on the menu. I don't know how this restaurant garnered all the good reviews. Maybe these are new owners? Or did I choose the most ghastly item...