During one of my previous visits to Saigon Corner, I had noticed some outdoor tables were available. I asked the very nice young lady if we could bring our dog and dine outside? Her reply, "oh yes, he would be most welcomed!" I thought the food was pretty good and mentioned this to the Missus. Plus, I wanted to try the Oxtail Soup which they were out of on my two previous, so we headed on over. The place opens quite early; 9am, so we headed on over and arrived before 10, so we would not have to worry about the place being too busy on a Sunday.
Sadly, they were still out of Oxtail, so I'd have to find something else. On an interesting note; we noticed that some of the prices have actually been lowered! That's quite surprising in this day and age.
For some reason, the Missus decided that She wanted the Banh Cuon instead of what She'd usually get…the Com Tam. I just couldn't resist the price drop so I order that.
There was also something the Missus was interested under the Coffee drinks.
Salted Cheese Coffee!!!! Which She ordered.
Really thick, a bit too sweet-milky for me….though it did have a hint of salt. Not my kind of thing, but the Missus enjoyed it.
The Missus's Banh Cuon, which She got with Grilled Pork ($16.25).
The banh cuon was fairly light and pliable, though and filled with cloud ear and a bit of pork. Not quite in the same league as Thien Huong, but fine. The pork had been chopped, nicely marinated, good savory-fish sauce-sweet tones, though a bit on the chewy side. Tasted good though. The shrimp rolls – Tom Hoa Tien was nice and crisp, a bit lighter than what we've had before, the shrimp not overcooked and pretty good. The sweet potato fries were kind of a strange addition, but fine. We liked Nuoc Mam Cham, as it was savory-pungent and not too sweet or watered down.
My Com Tam ($15.95), which was a dollar cheaper than when the menu was printed.
The broken rice was legit, fragrant, nicely cooked. Same pork as the banh cuon, though a whole pork chop in this dish. The Bi were lovely "rubber bands", though we would have enjoyed a bit more nutty roasted rice powder. The Missus enjoyed the "cha", nicely flavored, savory, moist, with good savory notes. I liked this version of the nuoc mam cham, which had garlic in it. It gave everything a nice pungent "kick".
Overall, a nice meal. Plus we could bring JJ. It's good to have another option in the area. Now, if they'd only have that oxtail in stock!
Saigon Corner
10550 Camino Ruiz
San Diego, CA 92126
Current Hours:
Wed – Mon 9am – 9pm
Closed on Tuesday