Benjamín Oviedo

We loved it! This place truly saved us! We had a first restaurant in mind that had no availability so we stumble upon sao Mai and we were surprised! The food was delicious as you can see in the video we devoured it all and the lychee drink was delicious! I recommend you come here! It seems to be family owned and the service is quick and kind! I recommend it!

Danielle Violante

The chicken pho is the best I’ve had in the city! I love that the broth is so clear/clean but still very flavorful. I love all the veggies that you can add on too. They deliver with all the components in separate containers so the noodles, meat and veggies don’t get overcooked. The only negative thing I have to say is that every other pho place tastes a slightly disappointing compared to this place!

Shagun Mohan

An amazing spot! Came here on a Friday night, it was relatively packed. I tried the bun xeo and it was delicious! Very crispy and flavorful. The seafood pho was light and tasty. It is reasonably priced with great service. Would definitely come back again.

Jennie M

The pork bahn mi and the bun bo hue broth were good, with nice flavor overall. But the noodles in the bun bo hue were a bit undercooked. It was busy when we visited on a Saturday for lunch, felt rushed to finish our meal.

Cecilia Lee

Food 2.75/5 Service 4.5/5 Ambiance 3/5 I had high expectations for the pho here since many people rave about the bun bo hue, but it wasn’t quite for me. I’m usually someone who finishes all the broth, but this one had a distinct, slightly gamey aroma that didn’t match my personal taste. The meat in the BBH was a bit overcooked for my preference, though I can see how others might enjoy it.

Lingli Zhou

The meat is too rare, I feel very uncomfortable about today’s beef eye roll . Because a big pile of meats sticking with each other is sink in my soup, it NEVER was boiled until you can eat ! I been here many times and always order Sao Mai Pho in the past, I never encountered this situation. They always prepared thin slice of beef eye roll every time. This is why I always could eat fresh and cooked well beef eye. This time, I had beef eye rolls that were frozen together. I am evenly hard to unfold this slice of meat. If this time is an accident, manager’s reaction is terrible today. It is a small problem today, but she always be blame the customer. Before she asking me, she even think the top rare meat because of I picking up all meat to the side of the dish??! It’s sure she hasn’t focus on every customers and doesn’t ask for her colleagues . It’s a bad EXPERIENCE!

Armii U

I recently tried Sao Mai and found the experience a bit mixed. I ordered the Bún Bò Huế, but the noodles were slightly undercooked and the broth lacked depth. I wasn’t sure if it was just my bowl or their usual style, but it didn’t hit the spot for me—though still edible. That said, the crispy spring rolls were quite good (4/5), and I’d definitely order them again. The lychee drink was underwhelming (2/5)—it came with four lychees, but the overall flavor didn’t impress me. Service was simple but friendly. I’d still be open to returning to try their pho or Vietnamese sandwich and will update my review after that. Overall: • Bún Bò Huế – 3/5 • Crispy Spring Roll – 4/5 • Lychee Drink – 2/5

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Javier Kohen

I arrived with high expectations based on the reviews, but I found the food to be average. I liked it just fine, but wouldn't recommend it. The shrimp tasted fresh, but everything else didn't. The flavors blended too much, the ingredients were soggy, and there was a lack of vegetables. The meats had little umami flavor typical of great Vietnamese cuisine. On the other hand, tons of bland vermicelli.

Javier

This might be good pho for some, but it’s unbelievably below avg for nyc standards. Just meh, flavor is off and meat cuts are cheap and dry. Noodles have that supermarket taste. Could not finish.

Isabella Rodriguez

The food on white plate is from Pho Grand - 277C Grand St, Ny, NY, 10002 because if you really want amazing rolls, you should go there. Even the peanut Sauce feels homemade. Rolls from togo plastic container is from Sao Mai amd isa 7/10. The ingredients are fresh but smaller. Peanut sauce dont look and dont taste aunthentic. Maybe it has water on it. It does taste like peanut but it seems like store brought sauce. I paid $17 for 2 orders of these shrimp rolls. It was good but It could had been better