Saigon on Fifth - San Diego

Appetizers

• Imperial Rolls5,95 $

  madam jade's secret of bringing rice paper to a crisp, filled with fresh crab meat, delicate shrimp, chicken, and vegetables.

• Fresh Spring Rolls5,95 $

  for healthy eating with absolutely no oil and low carb, our shrimp, lettuce, rice noodle vermicelli, mint, and with your choice of (traditional) lean pork thinly sliced; or shredded white chicken, or simply vegetables and herbs, wrapped in delicate rice paper, paired with our specialty dipping sauce.

• Spicy Baby Clams9,95 $

  baby clams are lightly sauteed with fresh chilli, garlic, mint, served over lobster crackers every scoop will be filled with fresh clams aroma

• Seafood Crystal Dumplings5,95 $

  our special clear steamed dumplings are filled with shrimps, scallops, jimaca

• Pan Fried Dumpling5,95 $

  vietnamese signature stuffing with chicken and vegetables are deliciously marinated and lightly fried.

• Fried Tofu5,95 $

  our special tofu are evenly browned and served with homemade peanut and soy base dipping sauce.

• Cream Cheese Wonton5,95 $

  our special blend of cream cheese seasoned with scallions and spices are aromatically softened with crispy wonton jacket.

• Fried Shrimp6,95 $

  fresh shrimp are seasoned with herbs and spices, rolled egg noodle and golden fried.

• Sugar Cane Shrimp7,95 $

  fresh ground shrimps blended with special seasoning, delicately wrapped around each individual sugar cane, then grilled to perfection

• Steam Mussels6,95 $

  fresh steamed mussels are topped with roasted green onion, infused in chilli tamarin sauce, with dash of basil

• Tofu Skin6,95 $

  fresh ground shrimp, crab meat, scallop, and vegetables are wrapped with thin layers of soy milk skin, then golden fried

Salads

• Ginger

  honey-pickled ginger tops our bed of fresh green tossed in our signature chilli ginger dressing

  • S.3,95 $
  • L.6,95 $

• Lotus Stem

  fresh lotus stems with shrimp, lean steam pork, cucumber, carrot, daikon, chopped mint and basil, cilantro tossed in chilli tamarin dressing. sprinkled peanuts

  • S.5,95 $
  • L.9,95 $

• Lemon Steak

  top grade medium-well steak, thinly sliced and tossed in lemon garlic dressing with tomatoes, cucumber, chopped mint & basil, onion, shredded carrot. sprinkled ground peanut & roasted ruby red onion

  • L.9,95 $

• Fish

  shredded steam sea bass and honey-pickled cabbage tossed in house special dressing together with chopped mint & vietnamese basil, roasted ruby red onion

  • S.5,95 $
  • L.9,95 $

• Papaya

  shredded fresh green papaya with your choice of: - vietnamese special seasoned beef jerky served with pungent ginger-soy dressing - shrimp, lean shredded pork served with chilli tamarind dressing

  • S.5,95 $
  • L.9,95 $

• Chicken

  shredded chicken and shredded cabbage tossed in chilli tamarind dressing, with chopped vietnamese basil, carrots, pickled onion

  • S.4,95 $
  • L.8,95 $

Soups - Tamarln Soup

traditional vietnamese tamarind-base soup, with pineapple, tomato, bean sprout, okra, vietnamese celery, topped with fresh basil. with your choice of:

• Vegetable & Tofu

  • Cup3,95 $
  • Pot17,95 $

• Shrimp/fish/calamari/chicken

  • Cup4,95 $
  • Pot19,95 $

• Coco-chicken Soup8,95 $

  served in whole coconut, tender white meat chicken cooked in clear broth with young coconut juice

• Beans Thread Soup4,95 $

  clear vermicelli cooked in chicken broth with unique flavoring, with shredded chicken

• Vegetables & Tofu Soup4,95 $

  mixed fresh vegetables, and soft tofu cooked in clear-broth-base soup ...

Soups - Spicy Lemon Grass Soup

fresh chilli-base soup with lime, lemon grass accent, cooked with lemon leaf, mushroom, with your choice of:

• Vegetable & Tofu

  • Cup3,95 $
  • Pot17,95 $

• Shrimp/fish/calamari/chicken

  • Cup4,95 $
  • Pot19,95 $

• Dumpling Soup

  home made dumplings stuffed with combination of shrimp, crab, chicken, vegetables, cooked in clear-broth soup

  • Cup4,95 $
  • Pot19,95 $

Specialties

• Fish Of Hue13,95 $

  choice of sea bass or salmon, pan grilled. tastefully marinated in house special spicy sauce with garlic, ginger, lemon grass

  • Chicken11,95 $

• Creamy Basil Fish13,95 $

  choice of sea bass or salmon, pan grilled. served in creamy sauce with touch of organic yellow curry powder, basil, vietnamese herbs

  • Chicken11,95 $

• Baked Egg Plant9,95 $

  asian egg plant, baked and served with chilli garlic tamarind sauce, topped with roasted green onion

• Original Garlic Shrlmp

  original creation of our garlic shrimp, lightly battered, cooked with pungent fruit juice, topped with roasted garlic.

  • Sea Bass13,95 $
  • Chicken11,95 $

• 360 Beef15,95 $

  cubed filet mignon, skillfully sauteed to perfection, with black pepper, garlic, imported sauce

• Saigon Love Boat15,95 $

  seafood combination infused with lemon leaf, vietnamese herbs wrapped in banana leaf, grilled to delicate perfection

• Smoked Oyster Omelette13,98 $

  unique taste of omelette with smoke oyster ground pork, onion, vermicelli, dried mushroom

• Lemon Leaf Chicken13,95 $

  grilled filet of chicken, specially seasoned with lemon leaf accents. topped with pungent mustard sauce

• Orange Duck13,95 $

  roasted duck flavored with our special orange sauce

• Coconut Shrimp15,95 $

  fresh shrimp baked in fresh whole coconut with natural coconut juice blended with special seasoning

• Clay Pot Fish13,95 $

  traditional dish of fish cooked in clay pot. enriched by flavorful sauce cooked until lightly caramelized. choice of sea bass or salmon.

  • Chicken11,95 $

• Mango Fish15,95 $

  whole tilapia pan-fried to a crisp, served with shredded green mango in chilli garlic sauce

• Shells In Basil13,95 $

  choice of mussels or clams sauteed in house special sauce, accented with basil, chilli pepper, garlic

• Soft-shell Crab15,95 $

  our lightly battered soft-shell crab baked with special blend of spices with roasted chilli pepper, garlic and green onion.

• Tamarin Crab

  whole crab in their shells sauteed in flavorful honey-tamarin sauce. seasonal

• Baked Garlic Crab

  our whole crab fully marinated in traditional garlic sauce and green onion, slowly oven baked. seasonal

Classic Entrees

all classic entrees served with your choice of:

• Vegetarian/tofu/mock Chicken7,95 $

• Chicken/pork/beef9,95 $

• Shrimp/calamari11,95 $

• Scallop/mix Seafood13,95 $

Pho And Noodles

• Mi10,95 $

  vietnamese 'classic style' egg noodle soup. served with shrimp, chicken, fish balls , vegetable. topping with roasted ruby red onion, roasted garlic, green onion.

• Pan Seared Mi12,95 $

  egg noodle pan seared to a light golden crisp. topped with combination of shrimp, chicken beef, calamari, fish ball, vegetables, sauteed in house special sauce.

• Pan Seared Rice Noodle12,95 $

  flat rice noodles, pan seared to light crispy. topped with combination of shrimp, chicken, beef, calamari fish ball, vegetables, sauteed in house special sauce

• Spicy Noodle

  our version of flat rice noodle, fully spiced with special herbs, then stir with fresh tomato, cucumber, basil, fresh chilli. with your choice of:

  • Vegetarian8,95 $
  • Chicken10,95 $
  • Shrimp Or Combination12,95 $

Pho And Noodles - Pho

this traditional and very popular beef broth-based, rice noodle soup is richly flavored, complicated yet delicately prepared. topped with onion & cilantro. served with fresh basil leaf & bean sprouts on the side. with your choice of:

• Beef7,95 $

  thinly sliced rare eye round steak or well done briskets

• Beef Balls7,95 $

  house special blend of beef balls.

• Combination Of Beef & Beef Balls8,95 $

• Chicken7,95 $

  prepared with chicken-broth-based pho. served with shredded chicken.

• Seafood12,95 $

  served with combination of seafood selections of shrimps, fish balls, calamari, scallop

Spicy

• Lemon Grass

  fresh chilli-based seasoning, lemon grass, bell pepper, garlic, onion. sauteed to caramelized.

• Chilli Basil

  sauteed in special sauce with basil leaf accent. onion, bell pepper. carrots. fresh chilli.

• Ginger

  sauteed with fresh shredded ginger, straw mushroom, onion.

• Asparagus

  sauteed in our own brown sauce with fresh asparagus, carrots, onion. mix vegetables - mixture of selected vegetables and herbs. sauteed in special brown sauce.

• Oriental Broccoli

  broccoli from the far east, sauteed with mushroom, carrots.

• Cashew Nuts

  unique pungent bean sauce, sauteed to caramelized with cashew nuts

• Green Beans

  sauteed in pungent bean sauce, bell pepper.

• Sweet & Sour

  vietnamese classic version of honey and fruit juice, sauteed with cucumber, pineapple, carrots, onion.

• Bamboo Shoots

  sauteed with fresh bamboo shoots, garlic.

• Red Curry

  red curry paste, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, lemon grass, basil leaf

• Yellow Curry

  saigon-style of cooking yellow curry, with lightly browned potatoes, carrots, onion.

Rice Over Rice

• Saigon Fried Rice

  try our traditional "vietnamese style" stir fried of jasmine rice. richly flavored with full spices and herbs. with your choice of:

  • Vegetarian6,95 $
  • Chicken8,95 $
  • Shrimp Or Combination10,95 $

• Crab Fried Rice12,95 $

  chef's unique version of jasmine rice, stir fried with crab paste, fresh crab meat, fresh chilli. roasted garlic, onion

• Spicy Fried Rice

  our version of special fragrance rice, fully spiced with special herbs, then stir fried with fresh tomato, cucumber, basil, fresh chilli. with your choice of:

  • Vegetarian6,95 $
  • Chicken8,95 $
  • Shrimp Or Combination10,95 $

• Pineapple Fried Rice12,95 $

  chefs special version of stir fried jasmine rice pineapple and roasted cashew nuts with shrimp, chicken, roasted garlic, egg, onion. uniquely served inside half-cut pineapple.

Table Specialties

• Beef A La Grill15,95 $

  thin slices of choice beef. marinated with lemon grass, sesame, garlic, onion. after grilling, wrap them with rice paper wrapping and selected vegetables. dip with authentic sauce

• Vinegar Fondue Beef15,95 $

  thin slices of choice beef, cooked by dipping in our special vinegar broth base fondue wrap them with rice paper wrapping and selected vegetables. dip with authentic sauce

• Saigon Fondue19,95 $

  create your own fondue with fresh shrimp, calamari scallop, beef balls, fish filet. tofu. and mix vegetables with our specially seasoned fondue soup base.

• Sugar Cane Shrimp15,95 $

  ground fresh shrimps blended with special seasoning, delicately wrapped around each individual sugar cane, grilled to perfection. wrap them with rice paper wrapping and selected vegetables. dip with tamarin sauce.

• Vietnamese Crepes

  traditional rice battered crepe with a touch of turmeric. stuffed with bean sprouts, onion. and your choice of:

  • Lean Slices Of Pork & Shrimp (traditional)10,95 $
  • Chicken & Shrimp10,95 $
  • Seafood14,95 $