Sao Mai

Greatly enjoyed my meal. Good service, great atmosphere, even better Pho.

I got a summer pork roll and it was pretty bad; it was like one thin mini layer of Cured salami which was kind of weird. I guess I was expected a nice thick cut of tender pork. Then I got a rice noodle bowl with veggies and tofu and god it was awful and tasted like nothing and was a bowl of mush. I really wanted to like this place Bc it was cozy and good service. But I imagine the pho is really Good so I guess I just ordered all the wrong things.

This was my first time here and absolutely loved it. It’s got a nice casual atmosphere, friendly servers, and large portions of great food. I started with the crispy spring rolls which were decent but it was the pho that really did it for me. These are some large bowls so you’re definitely getting value here. But they don’t sacrifice quality - the broth was super flavorful with perfectly cooked noodles and lots of tender meat. I usually get the pho my first time at a Vietnamese place but really want to come back to try their banh xeo which is pretty rare to find in NYC.

Quality Vietnamese food.

This was terrible pho. It felt like their entire kitchen was sick and the receptionist was covering the order. The chicken was fully bland (it was cooked, I guess) and they threw a couple veggies in a plastic tray. The broth was fine - we needed to add a couple hoisin sauces (from past orders) to get the flavor anywhere. Also, the spring rolls were chewy and never had any crisp. I’d recommend anyone looking to move to the next place.

How the mighty has fallen. Everything was roughly shredded as if by a food processor vegetables with a little Asian spice. Nothing nothing like the old restaurant that I knew. So sorry.