Located in the heart of Memphis' Little Vietnam neighborhood, Saigon Le offers an impressive menu of traditional Vietnamese food and a few Chinese options. The atmosphere is laid-back inside the nondescript storefront, so leave your Sunday… Read More
Saigon Le Restaurant Review:
Saigon Le is a standout among Memphis’ Little Vietnam area restaurants. Especially beloved are the bird’s nest egg rolls (a shrimp and pork egg roll served with vegetables and fish sauce). Soups feature all the traditional offerings, including several varieties of beef pho. There are plenty of meat-heavy dishes, such as sliced beef tenderloin with lemon grass and vermicelli. Vegetarians revel...
Owner and sometime-chef Hoa Nguyen displays not only a thorough knowledge of Vietnam's traditional cuisine, but also the instinct and the impulse to improve upon it. The restaurant is pleasantly indeterminate, and service can be brusque. A meal that starts with the bird's nest egg rolls and goes on to green lip mussels in French butter and oyster sauce, startlingly fresh jellyfish salad,...
A popular lunch spot, Saigon Le is in an urban neighborhood close to the medical-center district and is popular with hospital workers. Friendly service and generous portions of Chinese and Vietnamese dishes are the standards here. The kung pao beef is spicy, and the vegetable egg foo yong is plump with vegetables. Saigon Le's Vietnamese specialties include flavorful noodle, meat, fish, and...