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Saigon - Downtown
1230A State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 966-0909
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Reviews by the General Public
Good for Santa Barbara, 9/26/2012
Reviewer: Elizabeth
from Santa Barbara, CA
I agree with the reviewer who said the food is good for Santa Barbara, but doesn't really compare to Vietnamese food in other parts of the country. The menu is limited, the meat doesn't contain the tasty char or carmelization common to Vietnamese food and the flavor is a little bland.
I love Vietnamese food, so keep coming since it's the closest thing I can get in Santa Barbara (other Vietnamese restaurants are comparable in SB). If this is the only Vietnamese food you've had and you like it, you'll be really excited when you try it in another city.
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lettuce fix the spring rolls
Reviewer: chris
from Santa Barbara, CA
Cilantro used to be the dominant filler in the once-delicious shrimp spring rolls. This time it was shredded lettuce with mushy shrimp and barely a trace of cilantro. Removing the flavor is a terrible way to cut costs, and that's what this felt like. We'll try them again - after asking if the recipe is back to what it was.
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Not Bad but used to be better
Reviewer: Carlos Herrera
from Santa Maria, CA
I ate here with my girlfriend and had a good, not great meal.
I ordered a rice dish with pork, while my GF had the rice vermicelli with salmon. Both dishes were good but my dish had just a little too little meat. The last time I ate here, about a year ago, the meat portions were noticeably larger.Her dish was good. It was a good meal for $40,including tip, with sake and hot tea, which is good for SB.
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Americanized
Reviewer: Lieu
from Santa Barbara, CA
Most of my friends abosolutely love this place, but I have to say this restaurant is mediocre when compared to any Vietnamese restaurant in LA, San Diego, etc. and also when compared to Noodle City in Goleta. I think the high praise is mostly from folks who haven't had Vietnamese food before. Vietnamese food is some of the most amazing food on the planet and this restaurant just doesn't do it justice. And, at the prices charged, there really is no excuse. The servers have always been very friendly but the service is also very slow. Again-unacceptable if you have ever seen the speed demons at LA restaurants. Get better Saigon, 'cause I know you can!
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Great Stuff like the other Saigons
Reviewer: Glenn
from Buellton
You know you see people eating at the McDs across the street and you want to tell them come, come to a wonderful land of flavors. Oh well it is definitly more expensive than McDs but the food is really amazing. Pretty consistent food here as the other two Saigons. If you have not tried Vietnamese you are missing out. As said before this place has what the food looks like on the menu which is very helpful in ordering. The waiter was extremely nice. The ambience is Nirvana like, you feel like you are in a Zen garden with the music. Its a very big place too. The food was out extremely quick. Try the Thai Iced Tea, not on the current menu but seemed like the best one I have ever had(even if it was 80% ice). Get the soups where you get broth and you put your own stuff in but everything is good here I'm sure.
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Delicious
Reviewer: Lindsey
from Santa Barbara, CA
I love this restaurant. I've lived here for several years, and I've gone to Saigon (several of their locations) more times than I can count. The food is delicious and reasonably priced. I have never had a complaint about the size of the dishes. My current favorite item is the shrimp rice noodle curry. It had a bite to it, but it's not intolerably spicy. I recommend this place!
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Waiters not receiving tips
Reviewer: Dorian
from Santa Barbara, CA
I think its important that people know this successful restaurant does not tip out their waiters. When customers believe they are rewarding the waiters for their service in tips, they should know that the servers never see that money.
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Fresh and good
Reviewer: Mike
from Santa Barbara, CA
Needed help with selections from huge menu. Had five different dishes to share with three people, ALL were good and tasty. I will go back.
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Couldn't have been more pleased
Reviewer: Charlie Chine
from Santa Barbara, CA
The food at this restaurant was incredible. I had never tried Vietnamese cuisine and was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful food presentation and the mouth watering taste to go along with it. The service was just as great as the food and the waitress could not have been kinder.
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Great food, satisfying service
Reviewer: Brittany
from Santa Barbara, CA
First off, I don't eat at Vietnamese restaurant much, I opt for the usual Italian at some nice bistro's along State, but the exterior looked nice so in I went with 2 other friends. I didn't know what to order, so we got the Egg Rolls for appetizer, it was yummy with some sort of sauce. The "Rice Noodle Curry" was really good! I find the address cute and funny. 1230 State Street. The service was satisfying enough, we didn't leave disappointed.
They also said they had wi-fi, so maybe I'll stop by with an Ipod touch and try the internet, along with the egg rolls of course!
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Didn't learn my lesson the first time
Reviewer: Linda
from Santa Barbara, CA
I'm not sure if I went to the same place as the other reviewers because the food I got here was so not up to par. I tried this place once before and ordered pho; the soup was tasteless and tasted very diluted. I thought I would give it a second chance since so many think so highly of it. Same result..this time I tried the vermicilli. The noodles were on the hard side and the fish tasted like it came out a bottle. Needless to say I'm not coming back.
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Great vegetarian food!
Reviewer: Chandra
from Santa Barbara, CA
Saigon has amazing vegetarian food, and a whole separate menu of options. It's not too expensive and you generally receive large portions (I've never left hungry). The service it fast, you get your food quick, though sometimes they lag in other areas. This is a great restaurant!! The non-vegetarian options are also well liked by friends!!
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