Saigon Bangkok

Great food for the price. After reading reviews of this restaurants and had it recommended by friends and family, I took my sister who is attending UB for dinner. Saigon Bangkok was one of her favorite place in Buffalo, so our choices was narrowed down. This place was crowded, but we were seated promptly within 10 minutes. The host, Anna, was very nice to give us an opportunity to pick our table since there were 2 opened. The waitress we had knows the food that they serve as she answered most of the questions and offered suggestions.

My sister had the special that they had for the day, I can not think of it on top of my head at the moment, and I had the Seafood Pad Thai. We had an order of Summer and Spring Roll, and they were delicious. The Summer roll was new to me, since I am from Boston where they only offer shrimp and pork instead of Shrimp and Chicken. After trying the Shrimp and Chicken Summer roll, I think I'll try to have the Boston Vietnamese restaurants to try it.

For our entree, the Seafood Pad Thai was delicious. The seasoning/sauce was just right compares to places in Boston. The seafood was moist, unlike other places that had dry seafood. For desert, you should try the coconut ice cream with crispy bananas. I never had the crispy banana but am now a fan of it.

Lastly, the pricing was great. I see why this place is crowded during dinner, since the price and food is fantastic. Now I know why my sister loves this place, it's affordable for college students!! They are participating in restaurant week also, so go give them a try. Too bad I'm leaving Buffalo for Boston on Tuesday, or else I'll stay and try more dishes.…

Worse Pad Thai. I love pad thai, but today I almost lost my taste for the dish I have loved for so long. I was being lasy and decided to go to saigon bangkok in stead of the place i regularly go(Jasmines) and I has the worst pad thai ever. It was dry, bland and the noodles were overcooked. To add insult to injury there were 2 poorly cleaned shrimp and an over abundance of bean sports that tasted like the were not washed. This was the first and last time I will order food from Saigon Bangkok.…

Saigon-Bangkok Restaurant--it's gone downhill. I visited this restaurant when it first opened (based upon Janice Okun's rave review) and found that it was just superb. A few days ago, my fiance and I visited there for lunch--what a huge disappointment! First, most of the tables had white, cotton tablecloths that weren't ironed--tons of wrinkles--there's nothing worse than sitting at a table with a greatly-wrinkled tablecloth. Wallpaper was peeling off of the southward facing wall.

As for the food, our green tea was sparse on green leaves--it was mostly hot water and tasted that way. Our lunches looked and tasted like they had come from the frozen food aisle of a supermarket. Seriously. The chicken was cut like the chicken in a TV dinner--ditto for the veggies. There is no way that a chef could have cut the veggies and chicken in such an assembly line, machine-cut fashion. The sauces were thick and gloppy--full of MSG and other preservatives, just like frozen food sauces.

I recognize these are tough times, but when I go out to eat, I expect something better than this!…

saving grace. We just moved here from NYC and after attempting to dine in Buffalo for the past 5 months, I had sworn off eating out in "western ny" for good and had resorted to going to Toronto for good food. But last night my hero of a boyfriend suggested we try this place. This is hands down, THE BEST restaraunt in Buffalo. The food, service and ambiance is superior to any place we have tried so far, and we have been everywhere in the area. It is a simple, romantic restaraunt with subtle tai/vietnamese music, with out a lot of fuss, but everything is just right. The cuisine is authentic, they have good drinks and perfectly sized portions with great variety and tons of vegetarian options...Decide for yourself, but if you know fine dining you will see the true class and superiority of this understated hidden treasure.…