"Saigon Shack is one of the anchors of MacDougal Street, perhaps the most eccentric yet endearing street in NYC.I came in here fresh off getting served an L by another job application, so needed a quality bowl of pho to ease the pain. Maybe they are reading these google reviews and think I’m unhinged ahahahahahaha.The exterior is not what I would expect from a Vietnamese restaurant as you are met with a yellow and white striped canopy, something a tasteful or ostentatious French restaurant would have. The difference between tasteful and ostentatious is a microscopic line.I was sat immediately at the bar and opted to get the Saigon Shack Pho and the Fresh Summer Rolls with shrimp. To be honest, the fresh summer rolls were decent, but didn 't wow me. I like to be wow 'd. I love to be wow 'd, in fact.But the pho...................WOW. The amalgamation of the sliced beef, house brisket, beef balls, and rice noodles hit like Roy Jones Jr hitting Percy Harris with 4 hooks at one time. Y 'all must have forgot!One of the servers had one of the coolest shirts on. It was a jet black T with bold white lettering that read Saigon Shack with QUALITY stitching, none of this screen print BS. I asked if they sold them and he said no. It hurt, but every no is closer to a yes."
