Friday was a beautiful, sunny day. With no lunch plans set or urgent errands to run, I decided to walk over to One Saigon and try their lunch specials. I have walked by on my way to appointments or running errands and thought to myself to try out One Saigon some day. Although I remember seeing the sign outside the shop advertising their daily specials, I could not recall the specific special for Fridays.
After a leisurely stroll in the sun, I arrived at One Saigon. Like most of the other shops on that 900-block of Hornby Street, the interior was long and narrow. Tables were lined on either side of the shop and except for one unoccupied table, it looked like a “full house” in there. Since the weather was nice and I did not want to risk smelling like my food (often a difficulty with many smaller shops), I opted for take-out. The advertised daily special for Friday was a prawn and papaya salad plus smoothie. I decided to deviate from the normal strawberry smoothie and ordered a lychee smoothie instead.
I placed my order with the friendly girl at the cash register and took my number to wait outside. It felt good to bask in the warmth of the sun as I people-watched. It was a pretty short wait before the friendly girl presented me with my take-out package and smoothie.
I walked back to the office and enjoyed my take-out lunch there. The prawn and papaya salad was really crunchy and the lychee smoothie was sweet – perfect for a sunny Friday afternoon. Next time, I’m going to try the pho.
Prawn and Papaya Salad with Lychee Smoothie
That sounds delightful!
It will be better when the weather warms up even more and I eat lunch outdoors.