I will start this write up off in a simple way: this is one of my favorite places to eat in Fredericksburg.

For me, the discussion begins and ends with one thing: their soup. The soup, pho is a great dish, and I loved it the first time I tried it here. After all, it is what the restaurant is named after. It is actually pronounced Pha in english (I think) but the good people at Pho Saigon will forgive your lack of knowledge about proper pronunciation. They will simply bring you good food.

I will do this write up a little differently. Instead of a bunch of discussion about different items on the menu (I have had most of them, and enjoyed all of them), I am going to recommend my favorite dishes to get there.

Start out with a cucumber salad with either chicken or beef. It has a name on the menu, but I can't remember it. If you just tell them what I just wrote, they will bring you what is in the picture. Remember, the folks who run the place are really nice and will help you out. You will be rewarded with fresh, salad with a wide variety of flavors.

The other thing you should order is a bowl of Pho. I like it with meatballs, but they have just about every combination of meat that you can imagine. You might wonder why there is no picture of the Pho soup, if it is my favorite. Thinks about this: when is the last time you saw an interesting soup picture? Sure, maybe some put a glob of cheese on top or something like that, but soup pictures are just not very interesting.

You might find eating soup with chopsticks intimidating. I will only say this: if you let that intimidate you, you will miss out on some great food. These folks have two locations, so I put both maps in here.

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