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Saigon Kitchen

Restaurant Asian restaurant Noodle shop Vietnamese restaurant Pho restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Asian restaurants in Fort Lee


Address

2024 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Website

saigonkitchenfl.com

Contact

(201) 592-8890

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (558 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: (Easter), 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 3:30 PM, 4:30 to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (23) service (22) rice (15) great (15) time (14) Vietnamese (13) staff (12) Thai (10) order (10) taste (9)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 Nehal A. 10 months ago on Google
    Update (2023): Walked in super hungry, ate the rice platter, walked out with a very happy tummy. Could not have asked for a better meal. The Thai iced tea was a cherry on top. Absolutely amazing place for Vietnamese food. Original (2022): Probably one of the best Vietnamese restaurant I have been in North NJ area. Delicious food, beautiful restaurant, wonderful service. Though we went to Fort Lee with another restaurant in mind, I am glad we walked to Saigon K. We were eyeing this for a while, finally glad to give it a try, and it’s going to be one of our fav in busy Main St of FL, where most restaurants are full during weekend lunch hours. As you walk in the restaurant, you see the beautiful interior, tables are nicely spaced out, the floor is glossy wood. I was very impressed. The menu is also concise, unlike other Vietnamese places, they only focus on few of the dishes. The have sugarcane shrimp, a very unique appetizer, shrimp wrapped around a sugarcane stick. The calamari is also good. For entree we got pad that, rice platter and lemongrass chicken, all were tasty, very well prepared. The restaurant catered out specific requests for few of the items. For this place to such good dishes, I was disappointed with the thai tea, and rice. The rice we got was dry and stale. Probably we should have asked for a new bowl. Will try that next time!!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M V. 1 year ago on Google
    My husband and I have been coming here since it opened, and it never disappoints. The customer service has always been phenomenal, and the food keeps getting better and better (it was already great to start with). Tonight, I got the shaken beef, and it was the best dish I’ve had in a while. The meat was seared to perfection (it’s the little things that count), and the sauce was heavenly—savory with the perfect amount of spice.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mouhsine I. 1 year ago on Google
    I promise you won’t be disappointed, service is great by friendly staff and owners, food is so fresh and 5 stars tasty, plenty of parking around. I have tried almost every non pork dish they serve on the menu and I admit having a sweet spot for their spicy lemongrass pho, Chicken Pad Thai and the Vietnamese Chicken Wings. I definitely recommend this place and also it’s located in fort Lee, very close to George Washington Bridge so that makes it an ideal stop for a bite before crossing the bridge or right after you come out of the bridge.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 danielsan 1 year ago on Google
    First off, the service is amazing!!! Having workers with genuine smiles on their face makes food taste better. And that’s fact not opinion. Also pictured is my friends pork chop and rice. I got the pork banh mi (best I’ve had in the area, the pate is sooo good) And the spicy lemongrass bon bo. It’s spicy asffff and I love spicy food. I might not order every time because it was so spicy but it was soo flavorful and I ate it all. My friend got the regular pho and I tasted it. Delicious. Also!! Many Vietnamese restaurants are caring less and less about the quality of the bean sprouts/herbs. Not here. Fresh as it gets. Thai ice tea is must order as well PS ITS BYOB
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Caroline P. 2 years ago on Google
    Good for people with long haul Covid. If you have lost your sense taste and smell then this is the place for you. Food looks great but has no taste. Ordered the Lemongrass Bun Bo and tasted like hot water with a little hot oil. Pork chops were dry and not marinated or brined so bland aside from the outside seasoning. Even the Vietnamese coffee was watered down. We didn’t send anything back but we didn’t eat the food either. It was just not edible. Service was subpar and the they didn’t even ask us why we didn’t eat the food. Maybe we caught the chef on an off day but paid the $80 bill and won’t be coming back.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarah P. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is awesome! I was impressed with their ubereats delivery and so I was really thrilled to be able to go in person and eat there. The place is super cute with great natural lighting. As soon as we sat we were given jasmine tea and every dish we had was so delicious. I really love their dumplings and my pork on the bone rice dish was excellent too. Everyone was more than satisfied. Staff was all wonderful too!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maggie K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food and pleasant staff. I loved the crab fried rice and beef combo pho, they were very good. The wait to get food isn't that long either. I would without a doubt recommend coming here.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lilly 1 year ago on Google
    Ended up here on Sunday since the dim sum place down the street was too busy. I always like coming here. The pho is good and the fried wings are amazing! Not sure about the dumplings they had though. It’s not viet authentic. The staff are extremely nice.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Will W. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing place. Usually fast on seating and fast on food coming out. The pho is amazing, wonderful broth full of flavor. Even after getting a lot of dishes you still feel refreshed. Recommend the pho, spicy lemon grass, sugar cane shrimp, pad Thai with chicken . Service is nice second time i came i payed after taxes 70.21 after getting two sodas, summer roll,peppered calamari, sugarcane shrimp,pho house special, banh mi , and pad Thai
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 AF “SubZero XT” L. 2 years ago on Google
    Very pleased with our decision to eat here. I am originally from the Bay Area in Cali, Little Saigon (San Jose) to be exact. Love the soup base. The appetizers were good as well. Service was great. Will definitely be coming back. Suggestion: do a little better with the peanut sauce, a little light on the peanut flavor. Color was off too, but not bad.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle R. 2 years ago on Google
    1000/10 experience. The food was exquisite, not to mention our waiter Andi. He made the experience way better, thank you Andi!! 👏🏽👏🏽
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lely A. 4 years ago on Google
    Although they seemed a bit short staffed (the servers were completely overwhelmed), the food was excellent! We had the summer rolls, beef pho, and chicken curry stew.....all were wonderful!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Willyam O. 3 years ago on Google
    OMG. Amazing place. Love it
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Assel N. 8 months ago on Google
    Wow! The Pad Thai and Pho here are the best I've ever had. Thanks for an amazing meal; we’ll definitely be returning!

  • 5/5 Mozart G. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing pho

  • 5/5 Joe J. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent Food !

  • 1/5 Tai L. 4 years ago on Google
    1. We came on Tuesday night, few people were here for dinner. However, we (only two dishes) still waited for 30 minutes to get our food. 2. Notice! the beef slices in the pho are medium rare and the waiter was very arrogant saying it’s supposed to be this way... 3. Terrible tastes,the worst Pho I had ever. Not recommend at all

  • 5/5 Franklin K. 4 years ago on Google
    The food was spot on across the board.

  • 5/5 Morris L. 4 years ago on Google
    Ate here after running the NYC Marathon because I knew the huge portions here would do me right! Brought my family and friends here and they all loved the food, atmosphere, and service. I've personally been here more times than I can count and it delivers every time. Super clean inside, meter parking spots available outside, and quick service. Anything I have a huge appetite, you'll catch me here! Photo of Saigon Kitchen - Fort Lee, NJ, United States. Vegetarian pho and dumpling soup

  • 5/5 Javier V. 6 months ago on Google
    Serene atmosphere. The food was good. Service was excellent 👌 Join with a group of 4 and had a dialogue with no interference from the surroundings.

  • 5/5 L. A. 4 years ago on Google
    Best Pho in the area and I have tried so many different spots! Customer service is spot on as well as the prices!

  • 5/5 Aurora D. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious, affordable and the ambiance is relaxing, got all your basic Vietnamese cuisine. Been here a few times but last time got the dumpling noodle soup, delicious.

  • 4/5 Marisa A. 4 years ago on Google
    Service was courteous and the food was good. They had a lot of vegetarian options which was good.

  • 5/5 Francia M. 2 years ago on Google
    My new favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the area. My parents love this place too! Everything is good!!

  • 1/5 Yun S. 8 months ago on Google
    This was only place can eat the pho on near by Main Street until opened new Vietnamese restaurants pho che. I went there first time and last time . I seated table with my friend near by front entrance door. I order pork chop platter , house pho and shrimp summer roll with side of extra onion on the side. Summer comes with peanut sauce but sauce not feel peanut not tasty so I eat with hot sauce and hoisin sauce mixed. Pho come with rare steak and brisket and tripe and meat ball. Soup is not hot. rare steak didn’t cooked by broth so rare steak is too chewy I can’t eat it . I threw out rare steak on my dish. And pork chop platter come with rice And salad. I found the hair even before I touched.cause that hair near by top in the rice. I have long hair. I was try to tell server but no one at the hall. So I went at the looks like counter which has shelve for set up the glass cup another side and find three server who looking the cell phone. Even one of server was looking at his phone with his shoes on and his feet on the shelve where the glass cup was placed. And I let them know that found hair in my food. I came to my table with server and she asked me “do you wanna get same food? “ but I didn’t want it cause I thought they would just change my rice and give it to me again. I hear this place has a couple of branches but I really wonder how they understand serve safety!!! Put the feet with wear shoes on glass shelve and hair in dish. All food has nothing tasty, banh mi bread is soggy, Pork chop is not juicy. All ingredients not fresh. Please don’t waste money!!!!

  • 5/5 On-trend T. 1 year ago on Google
    I'm a big fan of Asian food so I instantly loved the place❤️. The food was delicious😋 and the staff was super nice. It also has a nice and calming atmosphere so you feel cozy, enjoy your food, and just have a great time . I definitely recommend this place if you're ever in the area and have a taste for some good Vietnamese cuisine.

  • 3/5 Andrew C. 1 year ago on Google
    When walking in you feel like the owner has put the work in to be welcoming and authentic. The staff and service was great. The food on the other hand, was pretty tame. I feel like it might have been catering to a more general clientele and flavor and seasoning was kept low. Pork belly banh mi is extra soft and fatty delicious but a little small. A reasonable price for Fort Lee though. This place is ok for a quick lunch stop or date but keep expectations low.

  • 4/5 Agnes Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Parking was not difficult and I visited during lunch time, but I could sit without waiting. I ordered the regular and large shrimp pho, and the food was served quickly. The taste was moderate and the bean sprout was very fresh. It's nice to have a bright window seat, but I need sunglasses:)

  • 5/5 Rebecca K. 2 years ago on Google
    Best pho and summer roll i have had. Fresh, delicious ingredients and flavor. Quick and friendlt service. Would go go out of my way to come back.

  • 5/5 Michael G. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious food!!! Great customer service!!! Very clean and pleasant environment.

  • 5/5 Boris R. 1 year ago on Google
    A must try if you haven’t! My family and I are on vacation from New Hampshire. The food was amazing. We got spring rolls, steamed dumplings, Pad Thai, chicken pho and vegetable pho. If I could give them 10 stars I would. The staff is super friendly, and there customer service is on point. Thanks to all the staff, we will be back once in the area again. Thank You, Boris R.

  • 4/5 Claire J. 2 years ago on Google
    My favorite dish from the menu are summer roll, lemongrass pho and lobster fried rice and it’s always good! Try lemongrass pho if you feel adventurous, it has a nice kick and authentic flavor!

  • 5/5 J A. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious and flavorful pho, and amazing customer service. They even gave my friends mask since they had forgotten theirs. Would definitely recommend.

  • 1/5 Ashley C. 3 years ago on Google
    I ordered spring rolls, papaya salad, and TWO signature pho bowls with beef on Grubhub. I waited 25 min before picking up my order. I was still waiting when I arrived. Having a busy day, I needed to quickly pick up the food, there were only 2 tables seated. It was not busy. Upon finally getting to my destination, I discovered they forgot one of the pho bowls. Also, BOTH THE SPRING ROLLS WERE POPPED. The customer service was HORRIBLE. I called stating they forgot one of my entrees. No apologies, just said okay we will give you a refund. They didn’t even ask if we would want to pick up the food they forgot. It’s not an appetizer that’s a whole entree, the other person is hungry too. We wanted a meal not our money back. Finally arriving to pick up the food, again no apologies and still waiting for the missing food. There were no tables it’s still not busy I don’t understand the excuse. Just abruptly handed the food with no care in the world. We had to drive in the rain to pick up food YOU forgot to pack. In my original order I asked for extra limes and cilantro in BOTH pho bowls. Of course in the one they forgot and we had to pick up again - they forgot to give extra limes and cilantro. Horrible customer service, food is subpar and popped spring rolls impossible to dip in the sauce. Why even order from this establishment.

  • 5/5 Alvaro C. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing food and delightful service!!! My favorite restaurant in Fort Lee. Definitely comings back

  • 3/5 Renato D. 4 years ago on Google
    It's good. The food is quality, but not completely authentic. The room is clean and all new. Even the bathroom is new. The service is ok. First time it was great the second was not that good. So hot or miss.

  • 5/5 MIkey M. 3 years ago on Google
    Just great. This place has friendly staff, delicious food, clean facilities, and reasonable prices

  • 5/5 Rohan C. 3 years ago on Google
    Pho is always excellent. Their veggie pho got an upgrade..many more veggies now.

  • 4/5 Vlad S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food and service, what's not to like. The portions are pretty large and the menu is interesting. Loved the crab fried rice.

  • 5/5 Charles Dokyung K. 3 years ago on Google
    You can eat delicious rice noodles and various kinds of rice noodles.

  • 5/5 Hwa Young C. 3 years ago on Google
    The pho and fried rice are really delicious

  • 5/5 P C. 3 years ago on Google
    Here's the thing about pho. If the broth aint on point, then your pho won't be on point. This place just gets the broth right. A tell tale sign of if the pho is great is if you don't find yourself reaching for hoisun or any other sauces to liven it up. I add sauce because I want to, not because I have to, because the pho is just that good. And after the broth is determined to be good, everything else is a cake walk. Add the vermicelli, add the beef, add the scallions, bean sprouts, mint, and jalapenos. Super great pho. Even the spicy pho is good too. Come here now!

  • 5/5 Dmitriy B. 3 years ago on Google
    Get the beef brisket pho, it's the best 🤘😍👍

  • 5/5 Luis D. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicius plates and good cuisine

  • 5/5 Benjamin T. 3 years ago on Google
    Super good Vietnamese dishes. Fast courteous service. All around good place.

  • 5/5 Lisa L. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious food 😋 staff is awesome. I ordered pick up on postmates. I meant to have it delivered. I couldn't get postmates on the phone so the were nice enough to deliver it to me. The food came really fast, which was awesome cause I was starving. Definitely hit the spot. Definitely will be ordering from here again.

  • 5/5 Human B. 3 years ago on Google
    Great pho and overall nice place.

  • 4/5 Sang Hyun L. 4 years ago on Google
    good!

  • 1/5 Sam J. 3 years ago on Google
    They missed my order. I waited for my order for 30 minutes. I asked to employees for find my order 5 times. Only then could I find my order

  • 5/5 James F. 3 years ago on Google
    We enjoyed so much of everything. All the staff are great and the food taste great. Prices are reasonable and the serving are big. You’ll enjoy he ambiance and the environment. Best experience surely we will comeback with friends and family.

  • 5/5 Stefan H. 3 years ago on Google
    My first time eating Pho, and to my palate, it was excellent!

  • 5/5 Jon R. 3 years ago on Google
    This is my second time here and the food is so delicious!! Super fresh and the service is very quick. Super nice waiter and waitresses

  • 5/5 Alma V. 3 years ago on Google
    The food was pretty good but I was more impressed by the service. Great job!

  • 5/5 S P. 3 years ago on Google
    Consistently great food and excellent customer service.

  • 1/5 Dinesh K. 3 years ago on Google
    Rude staff

  • 3/5 Peter Y. 3 years ago on Google
    Decent Vietnamese food and prices. Huge portions. Friendly staff. Orders always ready on time.

  • 5/5 Bryan R. 3 years ago on Google
    Very consistent food and great service all around. Will be going here for a very long time

  • 5/5 Jean D. 3 years ago on Google
    The food was awesome! The taste was "clean" and you could taste every flavor. Very authentic

  • 2/5 Edina M. 4 years ago on Google
    I prefer quality over quantity. Ordered online veggie Pad Thai, received tofu. Pad Thai doesn't look or taste like authentic Pad Thai. Very disappointed.

  • 4/5 Huang Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Good curry noodles

  • 3/5 J 3 years ago on Google
    The pho tastes good but skimpy with the meat. Bahn mi is half the size of what a Bahn mi sandwich should be. This place makes me want to travel to Queens where there are pretty amazing Vietnamese restaurants.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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