"The East Village offers several revisionist views of pho, but Sao Mai cooks up the doctrinaire kind, which means the pho is Saigon-style, with the usual plate of sprouts and herbs and a half-dozen sauces and pickled peppers offered to doctor the soup. When I get nostalgic for the Chinatown-style pho, this is where I go. Chicken, seafood, and vegetarian versions also offered." - Robert Sietsema
Eater