Pho Sai Gon

5 Railroad Street
Lee, MA 01238-1637
(413) 243-6288

Pho Sai Gon has become a good option for me when I've been up here for dinner on my own. They are quick and cheap (for the Berkshires), and the food is reasonably tasty. The restaurant space is small and simple, with a giant, ancient television taking up one corner of the wall space. I have only done take out, so I haven't had a chance to study the decor for long, but it ain't fancy - definitely the place for a quick meal before a movie or play, not a place for three courses of entertainment.

I have eaten some truly superb Vietnamese food in Boston and New York - and this is not it. But the crispy spring rolls are true to their name, and have a pork filling with a bit of a spicy kick. I have had pork with rice, and the pork with vermicelli thus far as entrees. The rice was satisfyingly sticky but not mushy. The pork in both cases was not melt in your mouth but flavorful and tender enough. All in all, I think I preferred the vermicelli as the vegetables that came with the rice dish were undercooked and hard to eat.

Thus far, the best option in the Lee area for anything in the Vietnamese/Thai/Chinese family.