Saigon Bay

It took me too long to find this place. Too long. I’m kinda mad at myself too because of the proximity to Sams Club and how often I am in the area.
It was time to try a new place and I had this place on my radar. I really want o give this place 5 stars but since living in here in the Queen City my experiences with phở places have been pretty Inconsistent. Good sometimes, great others and wtf at others. So I’m going to give it a few more visits before I give up the 5. But… They are worthy. So worthy.
The first time I came, I was pleasantly surprised about the amount of Asian people on site. I mean it was a sign of good things to come.
Service is always good. Mostly great. They don’t harp over you but check in often enough.
And they offer different size bowls for phở. Kid, regular and large. Love this.
The bun Bo hue knocks my freaking socks off. It’s authentic and flavorful, only missing the actual piece of pork hock that I really enjoy in mine. But what they lack in pork hock, they make up for with plenty of meat. So filling and not just with noodles.
The phở broth is good too. Legit stuff. And again… They feed you with protein not just a big bowl of rice noodles.
The papaya salad here is good too. Plenty of beef jerky. They decorated the plate with sriracha which I could have done without but good.
The grilled pork rolls here are my favorite. So fresh and delicious.
This is definitely my favorite place in Charlotte for phở. Don’t be like me and wait a year and a half to try this place.

Best Phở in town! I tried Phở at many different Vietnamese restaurants in Charlotte and I love it here the most. The broth is as good as Phở in VN. I also like C1– combination broken rice, it is so delicious. Yummy.

Hooray Phở :)
I’m a huge phở fan, and I was really happy to find a good place that served it in Charlotte. I got the phở with filet mignon and the fried spring rolls.

Good stuff. Got summer roll and phở soup. Delicious and fresh. Feels authentic. Great iced coffee and limeade too.

Phở please! Saigon Bay has amazing phở and excellent service as well. I went with a friend of mine who knows good Asian food and I was very happy I did. I have never had Phở and he had some great recommendations on flavoring Phở to your specific taste. We ordered the PH TÁI (Phở with beef round), GI CUN (fresh spring shrimp rolls), and COM ĐC BIT (pork plate). Phở tastes great by itself, but adding lime, hoisin sauce, and cilantro really amp the flavors. In addition to the Phở, we also ordered the pork plate with a variety of ways to prepare pork, but the chargrilled pork chop was crazy good. The service was very friendly and helpful. I will absolutely go back.

Not an expert on Vietnamese food but I know what I like.
Went over lunch — wasn’t mad crazy busy
Service was great and fast
Phở was excellent — had the seafood with shrimp, squid and cod balls
Place was clean
Paid $ 12 for regular sized Phở and a drink.
I would go there again

I ordered the Phở Tai (steak phở) and my boyfriend had the Bun Bo Hue. No need to mention about how good of the broth and the meat were (they were exceptional), they even had the fresh small red chilis which is perfect for vietnamese dishes (though you have to ask for them). I would give this restaurant 4.5 stars, but since there’s no such option this place deserves 5. Anything not good about this place is just minor (they dont have some special vietnamese herbs and veggies)
I would recommend people to try the deep fried quail as the apertizer. It was so amazing. You need to mix the pepper salt with lime juice and the fresh hot red chili (if you can’t handle the spiciness from the fresh chili, can use the siracha sauce too). The quail was marinated perfectly and they were all so crispy.
For the drink I had the bubble tea with avocado. Its so fresh and tasty. It’s not too sweet like other drinks I have had in the usa.
I loved this place and definitely would like to come back to try their hotpot

Excellent food and drinks. The staff was beyond pleasant and accommodating. My husband had a Phở Bowl and I had the lemongrass chicken.

Found this place almost by accident t while at a nearby hotel at a gaming convention. Excellent service and the food is amazingly delicious. Highly recommend B-​1.

Saigon Bay is such a good place for phở or Vietnamese food! They also have hot pot, which I’ve yet to try. But I have tried the phở and vermicelli bowls, and I LOVE them both. The spring rolls are delicious as well. The portioning is great. You get more than enough for what you pay for! The vermicelli bowls are fresh and the meat is sooo tasty. The broth in the phở is delicious and flavorful. They give you so much meat! Which is unusual in most restaurants. I would definitely recommend Saigon Bay if you are visiting Charlotte or the Boardwalk area. My boyfriend doesn’t eat Asian food, and he LOVES the chicken phở here at Saigon Bay!

I had an extremely pleasant dinner at Saigon Bay last night.
My wife and I shared the soft summer rolls, the crispy spring rolls, and the 4 spice hot pot.
First off, this place SMELLS amazing. You don’t have to even walk in the door to start feeling excited for an awesome meal.
Our summer rolls were giant, soft, delicious… like a bun burrito. Highly recommend.
The hot pot was MASSIVE. I have to be honest and say that this was my first time with a vietnamese hot pot, and I… well. I was a bit intimidated. It was different than a japanese shabu shabu where you kind of throw everything in and go for it.
There were new devices… wire baskets… I dunno. I just never felt like I was doing the right thing. Our server was very pleasant, and whenever I asked for clarification, or guidance, she told us that we can do it however we feel like we should. which is lovely, and open ended. I feel like I needed a real hot pot veteran to hold my hand.
It was a TON of food, and for a very fair price. I’m thrilled that we chose Saigon Bay.

Not too shabby. I’ve had much better Vietnamese food, but it definitely wasn’t the worst.
The dishes we ordered were the BBQ pork rice plate and the phở. My dish was delicious, but the phở was not as meaty and full of tasty broth.
I also ordered the mango and durian boba teas, and I’ve definitely had better. The drinks tasted very fake, more like powder. This place would definitely not be my first choice for Vietnamese.

Can’t say much for the phở because I tend to avoid it around Charlotte since I always get disappointed time and time again.
I got the hu tieu xao ap chao (extra crispy stir fried noodles) and it was the bomb dot com! I love the way they make their hu tieu xao because it ends up staying super crispy despite having sauce all over. I just wished they gave me more noodles to balance all the protein I got. Service was on the slower side, but then again, I never expect that much from Viet restaurants anyway. Def coming back for more.

This little Vietnamese place by the Boardwalk at University seems like it still has some work to do and areas to improve on, but it wasn’t a bad place. I didn’t expect much walking in but was surprised.
I only tried the phở (phở dac biet) so I can’t speak to any of the other dishes, but the phở was surprisingly good. The broth is rich without being too fatty, noodles were not over or undercooked. The amount of meat was proportional to the amount of noodles. The «regular» sized bowl is plenty of food and already a large portion. The «large» is huge! Only get that if you’ve got a large appetite.
The tables don’t come with extra napkins, chopsticks, or spoons like typical phở joints and the plates of herbs are scant on the basil. If catering to a more Americanized crowd, this is fine, though I typically enjoy large amounts of greens and toppings for my phở. But they were fresh and the limes were juicy, so that’s a pro.
My cousin tried the bun bo hue and asked it to be extra spicy, and though I didn’t try it myself she did not enjoy her dish and thought it lacking in spicy-​ness, even after she added in the sate (chili sauce)
The service was quick but very average. Waiters/​foodrunners are young HS aged and lacking confidence/​experience, but I wouldn’t expect any more than this. I don’t need exceptional service in a place like this anyway.
I wouldn’t mind going back for phở if in the area!

My brother has been talking about this place for awhile so I figured we give it a try since I was in town. I’m very skeptical about Vietnamese restaurants in general just because I grew up in California where there are tons of Vietnamese restaurants. First impression, nice location but what’s up with the limited choices on the menu?
I ordered the combination bird nest (mi xao don thap cam) which was described to have chicken, beef, and seafood and a mixed of vegetables. The noodle was good, crunchy and light like how its supposed to be but then again, it’s not hard to fry premade noodles and throw them on a plate. My protein consists 90% of chicken, 8% beef and 2% seafood and by «seafood», I mean 3 shrimps. Really? This was NOT the first time I’ve eaten the combination bird nest so I know for a fact there should be a lot more «seafood» than 3 lousy frozen shrimps.
So maybe its just my food that was bad? Of course not… My friend ordered the bun thit nuong cha gio, which to me is probably one if the easiest dish to make, and that was a fail. She got ONE salty egg roll, decent meat, non-​pickled «pickled» daikon and carrot, and hot vermicelli? Pretty sure traditional vermicelli supposed to be cooled off before served and the only thing that should be hot on that dish is the egg roll and the meat, but ok, maybe its an Asian «fusion» thing?
The best thing there was probably the durian shake that my friend ordered and the super nice waitress. for a restaurant with limited choices, you would think they would perfect what little they’re offerring. I would post a picture of what I ordered but after eating it, it was definitely not Instagram worthy so I deleted the picture. Sadly to say, I’m probably not going to spend anymore money here. Sorry Saigon Bay.

Was craving some vermicelli after having flown for way too many hours. My sister looked up this spot, and DAMN… No joke, I think the best Viet food I’ve ever had! We had Bun Dac Biet (we contemplated getting another one as we started eating, it’s that good) and Banh Xeo (make sure to eat it with all the veg, herbs, fish sauce and a drop of sriracha).
Great food, great prices ($ 12 and $ 10respectively), amazing service, free WiFi, and adorable women’s bathroom. Liked it so much it finally pushed me to write my first ever Unilocal review!
We might actually come back here for dinner tonight: D

Came home to visit and my friend took me here to try. Let’s just say I wouldn’t go here again unless I was craving for a durian sake and it’s near by. I order the bun thit nuong cha gio (noodles with charbroiled pork and egg rolls) which I would say it shouldn’t be hard to mess up for any Vietnamese people. I got one egg with it and it was SALTY! The what supposed to be pickled daikon and carrot taste like it just got chopped and put into my bowl. The pork was also salty, but not as bad since it’ll give it some flavor. This will most likely be black listed.

My favorite spot for Phở. I tried other places and I like this one the best.
Parking is plentiful but you have to walk a little bit.
They have nice big spoons with a hook on the end that don’t fall into your bowl.

I have been looking for a place that serves hot pot ever since Dynasty Cuisine closed, and now after 3 years i FINALLY found it!
We had the Four Spices Hot Pot for two, and it was delicious if you like spices. If not, they have a couple other options too.
The place is very well kept, and the servers are friendly and attentive. The décor is very warm and welcoming. We didn’t try anything else here, but the food that other customers ordered looked good and they seemed to enjoy it.
They also have boba tea that they serve in sealed cups.
Yay for this place, I’m glad to have found a great hot pot place finally.

After one phở lunch I wasn’t sure if I was ready to give Saigon Bay five stars — that’s a big deal people!
My «regular» portion of phở was plenty and plenty delicious. I opted for P2– filet and the meat was sliced thin and came raw in my to-​go package as to not over cook in the hot broth.
The to-​go order was ready quickly and packaged well for transport. Saigon Bay is in front of Sushi 101 — in case you were turned around like I got.
A bowl of love that will satisfy any phở craving– can’t wait to try them again and truly rave.