Aug 31 2007
Saigon
Location: SW 5th and Oak/Stark parking lot
Description: A big cart on the corner of SW 5th and Stark, Saigon serves Vietnamese standards such as chicken curries over rice, noodles, and stir fries. I have not eaten here so I can’t vouch for it.
Hours: Mon-Fri Lunch
Phone: 503-706-3232
Website: None
Hmm. I’m gonna guess that map’s wrong.
Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed now.
I have only had the kung pao chicken here. I know, I know, why would i get a chinese dish at a vietnamese named cart?! I dont have an intelligent answer for that. Anyhow, the kung pao here is very soupy (unlike any kung pao I have had in the past). There is absolutely no white meat in the dish at all…huge water chestnuts, cashews (instead of peanuts), peas, and what looks to be parsley?! I would say this is the worst KP I have ever had. Maybe this is the vietnamese translation for KP. Regardless, I wish I could have my 5.75 back, but I guess thats what I get for buying chinese from a vietnamese cart.
This cart has been there for years. I worked in Portland for about 5 years and stumbled upon this vendor one day walking around at lunch time. The curried chicked is one of the best i’ve ever had. I introduced it to my friends as well, and it became everyone’s favorite-in fact, it is still one of my very favorite places to this day…even though I live in Phoenix now-I need to find something similar here…