South x Saigon

"I really enjoyed this restaurant. I saw it on IG and it did not disappoint at all! The shaking beef was so good! 10/10. The egg rolls contained pork and shrimp but they also was pretty good. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere was clean and inviting. This is def a Houston gem! I normally don’t take the time out to do a review unless it was really great across the board and this place was!"

"Have you ever invited a group to go check out a new place and felt bad that you were the one who made the suggestion? That was me today. Following a church event, we had a group of six that wanted to hit a Houston Restaurant Weeks dinner. A suggestion was thrown out that some weren't happy with because they'd been there before, so I suggested this place as an alternative. On the whole, this place clearly attempts to be the type of Viet Cajun fusion food that has become a unique Houston cuisine. Sadly, it fails to be either one, and misses across the board. I'm not sure if the owners are cutting corners, or the cooks have never tried the cuisines they're trying to emulate, but it just doesn't work. From everything we ordered, we saw a pattern of quantity over quality, but not in a way that saw the the quantity make up for the quality. It was clear that none of the six of us were pleased with the experience and we won't be going back. Heck, I might just go with the safe option we've all been to the next time we dine out."

"I can see this place expanding in the future! Everything I had was excellent. Hush puppies are on the sweeter side almost like beignets. Fries are a must. I got south side signature for the crawfish flavor, it had lots of garlic and onion fragrance which I love. The medium spice level had a good kick, actually had me sniffling a bit lol. If you haven’t tried South by Saigon yet, what are you doingggg??"

"We had a party of 6 and were the only table until the restaurant closed. We have seen multiple reviews about it and decided to finally try this place out. The staff were amazing and were always around and helpful. We did noticed that the food was coming out of the kitchen very slow for being the only customers during that time frame. Hush puppy were not memorable. Egg rolls were a huge let down. It was crispy on the outside but lack any flavor on the filling. Chicken wings needed more flavor. We did half lemon pepper and half mango habanero (it was not spicy at all). The shrimp pasta was super bland. We took a few bites and took it Togo so l can fix the flavoring at home. We ordered 5 lbs of spicy crawfish and the staff did mention that crawfish is out of season that we took into consideration but these were tiny baby crawfish with a few medium size mixed. It seems that the crawfish was not soaked long enough because it was bland. The part that makes be puzzled is that we ordered spicy but it was not spicy or any flavor on the crawfish but they did use a lot of msg in their seasoning. Msg is used as a flavor enhancer and can make you very thirsty. My friend ordered the Diablo flavor crawfish and it was not spicy at all. I would not recommend this place because there are other crawfish restaurants that are around the area that is better. Hope you guys can fix the seasoning issues."

"OMG! The reviews were right! The crawfish was flavorful. We tried both the garlic butter and southsaigon mix. They have a deal: buy 5 lbs. for $30. We also ordered shrimp like mein, shrimp pasta, and mango habanero chicken wings (not pictured). This is now one of my favorite crawfish place. We’ll be back to try the other menu items."