Saigon Sisters (French Market)
Saigon Sisters at the French Market wins regulars with fiery spicy noodles, fresh shrimp spring rolls, pork belly bowls, and memorable pork belly baos, served by exceptionally warm staff in a lively, modern setting. It’s a welcoming pick for a casual lunch or group stop, though reviews are mixed: confirm you’re at the market stall, and note that the pho is often criticized as bland, salty, undersized, and pricey.
What 71 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“My wife and I have been to many Vietnamese restaurants and I almost always order Pad Thai. This is the first time my dish felt truly authentic. But most of all, it was not greasy. All other Vietnamese restaurants Pad Thai dishes were greasy and not as tasty. Furthermore, the staff were very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely go back the next time I am in Chicago.”
“Inside French Market… Don’t eat here. I went to the one at French Market. Service = terrible. She took my order but didn’t understand me… I can understand language barriers but I don’t understand rude. She just disregarded anything I said with a mean attitude. I am not even entitled with customer service but she was just simply harsh and didn’t care what you said. Maybe find someone who is a bit more patient and nice and who speaks English fluently for orders? I got my vegetarian $7 rice vermicelli noodle and was starving afterwards. It came with a sliver of rice noodles and a small number of veges. It was in a small flat plastic container and I definitely was not happy with starving after the meal. Maybe the physical restaurant is better?”
“I got the brown rice bowl with veggies. In all honesty, it tasted a little bland. At least they had vegetarian options - there wasn’t much of that in the French market. Wasn’t too expensive and they also served my food quickly.”
“Came around 2:30pm. Saw on the cashier screen they had Vietnamese coffee and iced Thai tea, so I asked the chef/cashier?? if there was a drink menu cause i did not see the drinks in the menu. He just pointed at the fridge and said with attitude “there are drinks there, water, cola etc.” Didn’t even wanna bother asking anymore after that. He made me feel like a fool by doing that. Like sir I have eyes and can see it too, but did not see the special drinks you guys offer…. Ordered Pho, he said they only had beef left. I said okay that’s fine. Then I asked for spring rolls and he goes “which one?” I literally looked up at the menu screen for ONE second to see what they had and he immediately goes “Miss take your time, when you are ready” and just turns away. Like damn?? I took ONE second to answer. Patience 0. Even after all that attitude and service, I still tipped. Biggest regret honestly. Then comes the craziest part. He took my order, touched the cashier screen, touched cash/bills, then went straight to making my spring rolls with BARE HANDS without washing them. While making MY spring rolls, another customer came in and he started taking their order too while literally holding my spring roll in the other hand. Actually insane. There’s no way this is okay. This place seriously needs to be reported to CDPH. After seeing all that I couldn’t even eat the spring rolls anymore.”
“진짜 최악의 쌀국수집. saigon sister를 찾아왔는데 알고보니 완전 상호명에서 낚여서 잘못찾아왔다. 진짜 맛없고 심지어 쌀국수 면도 하나도 익지 않고 너무 짰던 음식!!!!! 진짜 맛없다!!!!!!!”
“Great ambience and very warm service. The spicy noodles were THE best Asian noodles dish I’d ever had, very highly recommended!”
“Amazing food. Amazing owner. Such great energy and vibes. Chef came out to thank us. One of the best noodle dishes iv ever had”
“I always get the shrimp spring rolls and pork belly bowl LOVE IT I usually go to the one in northwestern hospital but they closed down 😔”
“Excellent! I had the Shrimp Spring rolls. Very fresh, high-quality ingredients proportioned well, assembled perfectly. Great textures and flavor! Great value as well.”
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