4455 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA. 92115. (619) 284 - 4215.

One of the places I love to eat in Eastside San Diego is Saigon on El Cajon Blvd. I’ve been to this restaurant with family and friends over the past few years and I’ve always walked out of here full, satisfied, and with a few bucks to spare in my wallet. whoo hoo!

Today I went with my friend Trang and her daughter, who have both never been here before. As we enter the restaurant, we are warmly welcomed by the waiters who are hustling about. Theres always a dozen or so customers sitting around here. Business is busy but there is always a full staff working around the clock to meet the demand.


(Up on the ceiling you can see beautiful paintings of various locations in Viet Nam.)

I tell them that my friends usually order the egg rolls here ($4.95) and some kind of broken rice dish. So I proceeded to ordered the egg rolls, which I suddenly had a craving for! And Trang ordered the Banh Uot with cha lua, thit nuong, bi, nem, etc.

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The egg rolls are pretty good here and they are super filling. They are fresh and burning hot, straight from the deep fryer. I was only able to eat about three or so before I started getting full. Trang said that her entree tasted far better and came in a larger quantity than at the Bolsaa restaurant in Mira Mesa.

Taste: 7/10
Presentation: 3/5
Service: 5/5
Total: 15/20

Why did I give a five for service? Because these waiters were the first to serve me refills of water in a long time! Over the past few months, I havent gotten a single water refill at any restaurant I’ve been to. The water service here is excellent! In fact, I was given yet another refill when we were about to leave and then moments after gulping that down, another waiter came by and wanted to refill yet again. I had to practically plead to them to stop refilling my water. I just hate to waste food or drink so I would just feel obligated to keep drinking at least half or so. Hahaha.