Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Saigon Bay
2373 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
I don't understand how some restaurants are willing to spend plenty of money on decor but then don't have any web presence whatsoever which could cost them pennies. Saigon Bay is a well designed and clean restaurant. I especially dug the ceiling tiles and the tables which I might have sold to them. A deciding factor on my choice however was that they had advertised with the Entertainment guide coupon book and had a two-for-one coupon. Considering how cheap most things were I felt a little sheepish doing it, but I finally made up for the cost of the coupon book. On average, you'd be spending about $5-7 for an entree. For the specialities, you could spend up to $15 but more likely around $12.
Much to the appreciation of Athy, there were plenty of vegetarian options. By plenty I mean more than 4 bland items. The spring rolls could have just vegetables or shrimp - we took the latter. In the end we both got crepes (I forget the name in Vietnamese), vegetarian and Imperial respectively. As you can guess, the Imperial crepes are not Vietnamese. Finally, though I come to expect it in every restaurant these days, only a few follow through with having both Sriracha (preferably Huy Fong) and Hoisin Sauce.
The photos are on the way, Athy took them with her phone and is still trying to figure out how to get them off.
2373 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
I don't understand how some restaurants are willing to spend plenty of money on decor but then don't have any web presence whatsoever which could cost them pennies. Saigon Bay is a well designed and clean restaurant. I especially dug the ceiling tiles and the tables which I might have sold to them. A deciding factor on my choice however was that they had advertised with the Entertainment guide coupon book and had a two-for-one coupon. Considering how cheap most things were I felt a little sheepish doing it, but I finally made up for the cost of the coupon book. On average, you'd be spending about $5-7 for an entree. For the specialities, you could spend up to $15 but more likely around $12.
Much to the appreciation of Athy, there were plenty of vegetarian options. By plenty I mean more than 4 bland items. The spring rolls could have just vegetables or shrimp - we took the latter. In the end we both got crepes (I forget the name in Vietnamese), vegetarian and Imperial respectively. As you can guess, the Imperial crepes are not Vietnamese. Finally, though I come to expect it in every restaurant these days, only a few follow through with having both Sriracha (preferably Huy Fong) and Hoisin Sauce.
The photos are on the way, Athy took them with her phone and is still trying to figure out how to get them off.
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