Comments on: Judging Restaurants – Saigon Bistro http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/ Welcome to the beautiful life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: eli http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47863 eli Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:39 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47863 saigon pho tasted pretty decent to me (i'm not going to pretend -- for me pho is either out of the park amazing because of subtle flavors, really bad, or just decent). negatives: it is in the pricey range (it's on P street), they charged me $2 extra for beef tendon, which is a must in pho IMO, and they serve pho in these stylish bowls, which I get are supposed to make it more upscale, but seem smaller than the standard round bowl saigon pho tasted pretty decent to me (i’m not going to pretend — for me pho is either out of the park amazing because of subtle flavors, really bad, or just decent).

negatives:
it is in the pricey range (it’s on P street), they charged me $2 extra for beef tendon, which is a must in pho IMO, and they serve pho in these stylish bowls, which I get are supposed to make it more upscale, but seem smaller than the standard round bowl

]]> By: AMH http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47862 AMH Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:00 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47862 I am by no means a pho snob. I have eaten it maybe a total of 3 times in my whole life but this place is just awful. So if you are in fact a pho snob then you will think it is beyond awful here. I am by no means a pho snob. I have eaten it maybe a total of 3 times in my whole life but this place is just awful. So if you are in fact a pho snob then you will think it is beyond awful here.

]]> By: vonstallin http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47861 vonstallin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:58:19 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47861 Damn I like all the PHO spots.. Eden center in VA.. Cleveland parks Pho spot.. And i took a friend/date to Pho 14...my first time their... Ill never forget that date....I was given a shocking "Surprise" a few months later.... :( Damn I like all the PHO spots..
Eden center in VA..
Cleveland parks Pho spot..
And i took a friend/date to Pho 14…my first time their…
Ill never forget that date….I was given a shocking “Surprise” a few months later….
:(

]]> By: RD http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47860 RD Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:27:35 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47860 This place is decent. Better than the crap pho in Cleveland Park, but not as good as Pho 14. Of course you can get better pho in the suburbs, but that's not a fair comparison. This place is decent. Better than the crap pho in Cleveland Park, but not as good as Pho 14. Of course you can get better pho in the suburbs, but that’s not a fair comparison.

]]> By: Quincy Street Neighbor http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47859 Quincy Street Neighbor Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:23:45 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47859 As a Viet, I rather like Pho 14. In fact I find their broth rather refined. Flavorful without being too heavy. Being over-saturated with spice or excessively greasy does not necessarily make a pho dish more authentic. In my book it's a sign of inattentive cook who let the broth run mucky muck amok! As a Viet, I rather like Pho 14. In fact I find their broth rather refined. Flavorful without being too heavy.

Being over-saturated with spice or excessively greasy does not necessarily make a pho dish more authentic. In my book it’s a sign of inattentive cook who let the broth run mucky muck amok!

]]> By: Jon FaPHrO http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47858 Jon FaPHrO Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:18:53 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47858 If pho is wrong, I don't wanna be right. Geau Pho!!!!!!!!!!!! @------->---------------- If pho is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

Geau Pho!!!!!!!!!!!! @——->—————-

]]> By: Michael PhO'Neill http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47857 Michael PhO'Neill Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47857 I'm a fool for Pho I’m a fool for Pho

]]> By: Jon "I love Pho" Favreau http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47856 Jon "I love Pho" Favreau Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:11 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47856 The Pho here is great and really affordable. Two thumbs up. The Pho here is great and really affordable. Two thumbs up.

]]> By: Jenny Cizner http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47851 Jenny Cizner Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:15 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47851 Gross -- Pho is a No Go Gross — Pho is a No Go

]]> By: MK http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47855 MK Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:02:49 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/11/judging-restaurants-saigon-bistro/#comment-47855 The Pho Nam restaurant on Shady Grove Road is just awesome and the only good thing about Gaithersburg. The Pho Nam restaurant on Shady Grove Road is just awesome and the only good thing about Gaithersburg.

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