Saigon Ivy Vietnamese Cuisine

Immaculate premises, quick service and excellent Vietnamese food. I usually go there to have a warm and comforting bowl of Pho.  I definetly recommend this place.

New menu updated as of October 2015! Nice family owned and operated place. PROS: Nice large menu with items that you don 't always see at other Vietnamese restaurants like 'Chicken cabbage salad ', 'Vietnamese Pancake ' 'chicken pho(which actually uses a chicken broth) ' Also, salad rolls are huge! CONS: Spring rolls are uninspired generic bulk frozen items from some warehouse, would be nice to have some hand rolled deep fried rice sheet spring rolls instead, but they don 't have that. CONCLUSION: Service is friendly and fast, and food is decent but not the best I 've had. I will return.

Saigon Ivy was our (as a threesome go to place for lunch after a medical appointment earlier this week we arrived just as it opened at 11am.  This was a first time visit to this small, and relatively new Vietnamese restaurant located on the 'main drag ' in uptown New Westminster.  We had been wanting to try it, finally got the opportunity, and must say, we were delighted with our dining experience.<br/ <br/ The restaurant is small, with four, fixed, 'booth like ' (4 place tables on the one side, and two rows of four (2 4 place tables per each, occupying the rest of the interior space (these tables are not fixed in place, thus, can be moved about somewhat to accommodate 'groups ' larger than four, and etc. .  The restaurant (including washroom was very clean and tidy.  Service of menus, tea, utensils, condiments, and etc., was done from a counter and cabinets at the back, just in front of the kitchen.  The kitchen area itself had a curtain hanging over the door, so was mostly out of view to diners.   <br/ <br/ Service to our table was prompt and friendly, and our server very helpful to the cause when it came to ordering.  It 's a quite extensive menu, and with us still being novices when it comes to ordering Vietnamese fare, the help was sure appreciated!!<br/ <br/ What we ordered, and shared:<br/ <br/   tea (as provided .<br/ <br/   appetizers:  #12 deep fried squid, and #13 deep fried chicken wings.<br/ <br/   vermicelli:  #35 spring rolls, bbq minced pork, and grilled chicken, on vermicelli, w/green salad #36 grilled slice pork, prawns, and spring roll on vermicelli, w/green salad.  A fish based sauce was provided on the side a nice touch, as one could then govern how much to use, when/if desired. <br/ <br/ The servings were rather large, preparations good, and presentations nice, and especially so for the vermicelli dishes, with the fare so colourfully arranged in large bowls.  For daughter and I, the squid was a big hit it was so well prepared, tender, flavourful, and tasty, with just enough spice 'heat ' to bring the taste buds into play!!  For Mom, the wings were a personal delight!  We all really enjoyed the vermicelli dishes the meats were prepared very nicely, so tender, and tasty, the vermicelli noodles 'yum ' with flavours from the meats and other 'fixings ', and the salads so bright, fresh, and crisp!!  <br/ <br/ There was very little left on the plates or in the bowls when we finished dining (just a small touch of vermicelli and a couple of wings to bring home a 'good sign ' that we did indeed enjoy our lunch!!<br/ <br/ Our first time dining experience at Saigon Ivy was fun and much enjoyed food and presentations were a delight to the senses, and the service very friendly and helpful.  More please!! I 'm sure we will be back soon.

Awesome pho. This place just opened up not too long ago and it couldn't have come at a better time. I have had their rare beef and tripe pho 3 times already and can't get over how great it is! The broth is light and fresh with a generous amount of beef. .could use a little more tripe but still enough to satisfy the taste buds. Huge portion with plenty of garnish including some fresh jalapeños. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to try some great Vietnamese food. .BBQ pork sub is very tasty as well. Perfect balance. New West desperately needed a place like this especially at that location. Hope it stick around for a long time.

Finally, good Vietnamese in New West!. Went with my girlfriend and shared everything. We ordered the fried tofu, shrimp salad roll, lemongrass beef over noodles, and beef and meatball pho. The lemongrass beef was incredible, the meat was tender and flavorful. The meatballs in the pho were a little tough, so I think next time I'll order it without. The salad roll was fresh and crisp, and the peanut dipping sauce was presented beautifully, with shredded vegetables and peanuts on top. The tofu was well seasoned, and didn't require any sauce. The restaurant itself was impeccably clean, even the washroom and (what I could see of) the kitchen looked spotless. I'll definitely return with friends.