Bobo Cafe has been making some of the best Vietnamese food for over 25 years. They are down to the one restaurant in Auburn now. They are my favorite place to eat when in the area. The Bun dishes are my go-to dishes. You won't go wrong with anything you order. The place is family owned. They are the nicest people and always have a friendly greeting. They are in a building best described as a "tired" strip mall. The inside is very open. They also have a private party area. You are not there for the ambiance - you go there for some of the best Vietnamese food, generous portions and a very fair price. If you are traveling I-80, you owe it to yourself to stop at Bobo. read more

I'm not Vietnamese but this is not real Vietnamese restaurant start from the menu compare with places in Garden Grove, CA I have eaten in the past. Service is slow. Variety of food uses same base mixture from soup to rice dishes. Place is not well maintained and fixtures are old. It is not appetizing to eat inside. Please make an overhaul of your place from cooking and setup. read more

We should have turned around at the door. We walked in at noon on a Monday, not ONE person in the restaurant. One employee, order taker, cook and bus woman. We ordered spring rolls, rainbow salad, crispy teriyaki chicken and fried calamari. We all had trouble finding the protein in every dish. Every dish was underwhelming to say the least. Would definitely NOT recommend. read more

Average at best... disappointed . Confusing menu and flavor not exciting. Small portion as well.

WoW wOw WOW!!! Bobo Cafe is a local Vietnamese restaurant which offers authentic Vietnamese dishes in Auburn! I'm thrilled to find such a delicious Vietnamese place in this neighborhood. Despite the average three Yelp Star reviews, I decided to give it a try after a serious long hike in Auburn. Bobo Cafe totally exceeded my expectations and provided such a delicious, fresh, and traditional lunch. What a gem it is to be here in such a small town like Auburn. We ordered the vegetarian banh xeo, which is a Vietnamese crepe! I'm totally salivating writing this review thinking of the delicious, tasty, and crunchy crepe which was like a home cooked meal by my mama. The service is fantastic. We got seated at a perfect table with sun and a view. Water and coffee were soon on our table. The server was polite, friendly, and nice. It took a bit time as the crepes were prepared fresh and got to us sizzling hot, just the way I liked it! We were hungry but we did not mind to wait a little time. Just like how Danielle Steel put it: "Some things in life are worth waiting for." Overall, I enjoyed my dinning experience here and highly recommend this Bobo cafe. Try it. You will love it! I will be back very soon! read more

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They weren't open during their business hours, which sucks on your lunch break. Would love to try the soup

Great food, great service, and very friendly staff. My family goes here when we are in town. We have been going here for 20 years.

Been to this place many many times. It is still really delicious and I am very glad it is still around. Number 53 is my favorite. Great food! read more

Bobo Cafe - Main restaurant area - Vietnamese Near Me - Auburn, California

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I've been enjoying the great food and service along with the pleasant atmosphere at Bobo's Cafe for many years. It's always quiet and there is consistently good food at a great price. I like #53 which is a bbq pork over angel hair pasta with a little salad on the side. Sooo good! There's a yuummy fish sauce to pour over it and the service is great. The #62 is great too. It's a pork over noodles or rice with a great sauce over it. I take this one home for dinner. I can highly recommend this wonderful place and I know you will enjoy it. read more

Bobo Cafe - BBQ pork over angel hair pasta with spring rolls and small salad. YUUUUMM - Vietnamese Near Me - Auburn, California

Always the best since 1999!!! This is small town Auburn local food for 20 years. We all need to support the ones that have stayed around to allow you to experience authentic cuisine. This one happens to be Vietnamese. And it's GOOD! Today we stopped in for a to-go order of Shrimp Fresh rolls (#11) and Spicy lemon grass tofu with rice noodles (#77). These were made fresh while I waited in only a few minutes. Mai was there to greet me as she has been over the decades. Her sweet smile and kind personality is a breath of fresh air from so many chain type restaurants. This business is still family owned by the same original owners. The food was wonderful. As I said, made fresh and tasted it. Quality and quantity was perfection! Nice open dining room if you chose to eat in. Try Bobo Cafe on Palm Ave. You will not be disappointed! I promise. And tell Mai hello! read more

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I got boba here. That's what my review is on. Do not get boba here. The boba pearls were falling apart and the lady was supper unhelpful in providing info on what's in the drink. Wouldn't even say what kind of tea is used. Tea was ok tasting. But the whole experience was weird. Not sure what the food tastes like. Didn't try it. read more

Food sucks and disgusting. Served me cold grilled beef and side of rice with very poor presentation. The egg rolls looked pathetic. Sorry!

BOBO'S was my first go to Vietnamese food I ever had..This was many years ago..late 96 or so..,but after eating here all I ever wanted was more..It caught on as more restaurants like this one started to open in 2004 or so..Yum yum..super healthy and the fish sauce is amazing.. It's very healthy the pile meat on rice noodles yumm.. Obviously there is so much more to choose from ,but the bowls were amazing and filling..This place is a staple or restaurants of this choice.. It's always super fast and the quality of food is top choice.The employees and service is excellent..If you have not been here you need to.. It's also clean and the parking is always front row which is excellent as well..If you ve had BOBO'S maybe today is the day you should.. read more

Bobo's is a no-frills Vietnamese place with good prices and good food. It's always empty when I've gone, which is a shame because they have a big space. It's not fancy trendy food, but it consistently tastes good! read more

Wow, I've been there 4 times in two weeks now, and I can't get enough! As a retired chef and former food critic for a downtown Sacramento local rag, I know food, and this is the real deal! Owned by the same family that owns the Bobo's restaurants in Sacramento, I'm just as pleased with the Auburn branch as I was when I lived in SacTown! The Crispy Spring Rolls will make you close your eyes and moan, the Charbroiled pork is juicy with a perfect charbroil, and they have a real talent with stir-fry! I've been getting a couple of days worth and taking it home. It's already a treat when I don't have to cook, but Bobo's makes it a double treat! read more

Been going to Bobo's since I was child (I'm 25 now), staff/owner are the absolute sweetest people. My faaavvvooorite are the Shrimp Rolls, I'm constantly ordering these on a regular basis! read more

We used to go to its sister Bobo Cafe in Roseville, you know the one that used to be by Mervyn's? (I know, I am dating myself by telling you this!) Anyway, I went with my sister and a friend to check it out. They are in a low rent area of Auburn, so the number of customers that go in must sustain their business, not that there's a lot.... Now, to the food---we ordered from the lunch menu. A few stir fries and the Bobo's Cafe dish I haven't had in ages, the crispy noodles combination. They menu is your standard Vietnamese fare. They've got vermicelli and bahn mi, but if they went with just a little bit higher quality ingredients, they'd have more customers. The veggies were fine, but the chicken was a bit rubbery. (Side note: I did NOT get food poisoning!) The rice will go stale after a day, so just don't expect much when you go here. There's plenty of seating and it's clean, but again, don't expect a lot. read more

Left hungry after ordering crispy chicken teriyaki rice and vegetables. Vegetables were mostly cabbage. Teriyaki chicken was all batter no chicken. Never again paid 13.50 still hungry. read more

After spying Bobo across the way from another restaurant, wanting a good lunch of Vietnamese food, and hearing a friend recommended it a few weeks ago, my group decided to check it out. And never again. We entered into an impressively large interior rife with tables lined with shiny floral table mats, paintings of fish and other animals along the walls, and a row of old "Best of..." accolades next to the entrance. Yet, it was a ghost town. A single couple was seated in a booth but no one was there to greet or seat us. For a good few minutes we stood, approached a counter where menus were placed, grabbed two for a quick read, and sat ourselves down by the window. It was after that that our waitress came to offer water, took our order, and then left as quickly as she appeared. We ordered something akin to chicken and shrimp, stir-fried with some veggies in a brown sauce, and served with white rice (no alternatives offered); as well as a vermicelli bowl of lemongrass barbecued pork with eggrolls. Now what came has to be, sadly, some of the most disappointing/simply-bad food paid for. The stir fry - glossy/reflective and swimming in a sea of sauce - was bland and tasted heavily of corn starch with shrimp that were over-cooked. The vermicelli bowl was dry and equally as bland; specifically and unfortunately the pork and noodles themselves. Even the included side of fish sauce had hardly any flavor in it; requiring the entire thing to be poured into the bowl to get a touch of that lovely fishy-yet-sweet flavor. By the time everything was said and done, we simply wanted to pay our bill and leave. While the waitress was kind in their brief appearances, we left let down by the experience. read more

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This is a great local spot for pho and other yummy Vietnamese food. We usually get fried rice and spring rolls for the kids and pho for ourselves. Lots of yummy veggies in the pho and very filling! read more

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Good vermicelli bowl considering Auburn isn't exactly a hotbed of Asian cuisine. The vegetables were very fresh. Servings are generous though not enormous like some places. Service was prompt because we were the only people there. The place is large and clean, though the strip mall in which it is located is pretty seedy. I take off one star because half the pork in one of our servings was inedible fat and gristle. read more

Crappiest smallest lunch special EVER! Sad they used to be good but 3 tablespoons of noodle with 5 small pieces of chicken on a kids plate-Cheap! Don't go there they are not who they used to be! No tip never brought water rolls her eyes when I asked for hoisin sauce...bye bye Bobo never again! read more

Well I heard they were back open again so I thought I would give it a shot. My wife and I used to frequent Bobo café in Sacramento and it was always a Favorites. However the auburn location fall short on a number of areas. The spring rolls consisted of rice noodles one piece of lettuce and some pork, there was no Thai basil no mint no carrot no mung bean sprouts. The soup also came without Thai basil, The broth was a bit week the meat was fair but not enough, and there was no tendon. If you've got a hankering for tasty Thai food I recommend you go up the road 1/ half a mile to Pho King Good.. http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-king-good-auburn read more

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In person dining is open and service is kind and fast. Pork rolls are the best! The pork sandwich was also good and spicy! read more

Bobo Cafe - Pork Sandwich - Vietnamese Near Me - Auburn, California

We went to Bobo's cafe for lunch as we hadn't been in so many years and we used to go to the Bobo's in Folsom at least 10 years ago. We were so disappointed in the food! We ordered spring rolls with tofu and peanut sauce and we couldn't believe how everything inside the spring roll was white and tasteless! The inside consisted of mainly white rice noodles and one piece of iceberg lettuce. Yuck! Not one veggie inside. Usually spring rolls have shredded carrots, mint leaf or fresh cilantro and tofu but it was a white roll with white rice noodles which was amazingly tasteless with a not very good peanut sauce. Worst veggie spring roll ever. My daughter ordered beef with rice and veggies and the plate arrived with all the food cold. The veggies consisted of iceberg lettuce, shaved cold carrots, bean sprouts and a few sprigs of cilantro and the very few strips of beef didn't taste good. Not to mention the portion size was very small for the $13-$14 price tag. I had a chow Mein with veggies and shrimp but the only veggies I saw was a few slices of onions and very thin pieces of toothpick size carrots. The sauce wasn't very good and the shrimp had no taste. I would never go back. read more

If this is the same Bobo cafe that was all over different places in Sacramento, then yes, very good food! I will definitely drive to Auburn to have lunch! read more

The pad thai was very bland and there was NO pad thai sauce. The vermicelli style rice noodles were piled on the bottom of the container in a sticky lump with a very small portion of the shrimp, chicken, and vegetables on top, not mixed together, as expected. There was no lime or crushed peanuts and the shrimp was not de-veined... gross! Also, the meat in the Vietnamese spring rolls tasted off... maybe it was old. There were no utensils or napkins in the bag, either. read more

Pho: was okay. Very small portion. Broth was a bit sweet. Meatballs taste cheap. Lacking veggies and herbs. Fried calamari: not good. Squid and batter looked like they were fried separately, instead of coated and fried. read more

I order the ca kho to (stewed fish in a claypot) and shrimp spring rolls. I haven't tried their pho but I'm thinking about it. I love Thai tea but their Thai tea isn't sweet enough and kind of watered down. I only go there when I'm visiting Auburn. The food is okay but not my favorite. read more

And again, everyone they have been so good with my order, and they even sent me a Christmas greeting card how generous of them I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year's especially to Bobo café read more

Bobo Cafe - Vietnamese Near Me - Auburn, California

Great food. Good for vegetarians Food is always on time and a great value. The vegetarian broth is very savory

My wife and I absolutely love this place! Mai, our waiter is a sweetheart! We ordered the vegetarian PHO and we were pleasantly surprised to see an extensive vegetarian vegan menu. I don't know why more people don't go to this hidden jewel in Auburn. read more

Came in here on a very slow Friday around 330. I called in my order in advance, as we were running late and had some where we needed to be. I called around 3:10, The owner said they would be done in about 10 minutes. We ordered the shrimp spring rolls, so we had actually discussed between my husband and myself that we hoped they didn't leave the spring rolls sitting out, with the shrimp inside, on such a hot day because we would take about 20 minutes to get there, and they were to be done in 10. Walk in at 3:30, a bell jingles on the door to alert them of entry, I approach the register area. First thing I notice is a cot with a bunch of blankets and a pillow with a toddler sitting on it next to the register, watching an iPad. It was cute and kind of funny but maybe a tad unprofessional. The front area looked OK, clean and all but the back area behind the register, the counters were covered in junk. I think these parents probably put in a very long days, It almost appeared as though they lived there LOL. I saw boxes of cereal on top of the refrigerator in the back, both adult cereal and childrens cereal. Either way, I'm standing there easily for five minutes before anyone takes notice. At 3:35 a woman approaches me and tells me it will be an additional 10 minute wait. It had already been 25 minutes since I made the phone order. Since we were already running late, what should have taken a short amount of time ended up taking much longer. 15 minutes later, at 3:50 she brings out the spring Rolls. I have no idea what could possibly have taken from start to finish 40 minutes since there were literally only one set of customers in the whole restaurant! I thought the wait time was absolutely ridiculous. It was a phone order for goodness sake! We were told 10 minutes for goodness sake, not cool. As for the food, very interesting.. it didn't taste bad, it was just the manner in which they were rolled, how pencil skinny they were and how they were laid out. The flavor was there, but they were rolled very loose, and they were super thin, And each roll was cut into three pieces. Personally I would rather have my spring rolls come whole, so they don't fall apart. They cut theirs into threes, which made them practically disintegrate when you try to dip and eat them. All the filling kept pouring out with every dip, and because they were not wrapped individually, they were all sticking together which means you had to rip the thin rice paper apart to get a roll. I eventually just said to hell with it, and instead of ripping the paper by separating the pieces I just mushed two together (which oddly enough equaled to be about the size of a larger spring roll ha ha!) I don't expect great food in the Auburn area, I am pretty sure people out that way are just grateful to even have some cultural diversity in their choice of foods. And while the price point at $6 for 2 rolls wasn't bad, I can't say I would come back to this establishment. One thing I will note that I thought was pretty cool was they had a fairly large assortment of vegan options, not just vegetarian or for carnivores. read more

Bobo Cafe - Vegan options - Vietnamese Near Me - Auburn, California

Fantastic food. Crisp, fresh and delicious. Very nice server and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere with pleasant music and great company. Thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience. Highly recommend and will visit this establishment many more times. read more

Delicious- has been that way for 20 years I have been going there. The quality of the actual food being made is also very good. Recommend 100 percent read more

The 5 star reviews must be paid. This is literally the worst restaurant I have ever dined at, and I don't know how it's still in business. We stopped by on the way home from Tahoe. We love Vietnamese food, and you can barely call this Vietnamese food. "Chow mein" and "chicken and mushroom" are not Vietnamese dishes. Everything we ordered was so poor in quality, the shrimp was chewy and tasteless, the stir fry drenched in cornstarch slurry. The worst part was one of the Bun dishes has a large twisted metal staple in it. My sister in law spit it out after finding it in her mouth. They did remove it from the bill but what on earth?!!!!! Don't dine here, what a waste of time and money. read more

I'm surprised this place actually has 3 stars average... it must be because of the lack of Vietnamese restaurants in Auburn... anyway, very skimpy amount of charbroiled pork. The two shrimp were the size of a nickel and kid you not there was two pieces of a peanut that did not even add up to a whole peanut...! I don't get it and won't get it again! Don't bother, go down the hill the hill to KT Noodles in Rocklin for twice the amount of food for less $! read more

I've enjoyed eating lunches and dinners at Bobo's Vietnamese for many years. Consistently good food, service, and prices, easy to park and a very nice atmosphere. I love # 53. It's a BBQ pork over angel hair pasta with a little lettuce, carrot and sprouts salad and a great sauce to pour on. There are lots of wonderful choices some mild and some spicy. Soups, salads, sandwiches, spring rolls, entrees and more. It's really easy to access (no stairs), clean restrooms and plenty of room for banquets, large parties, anniversaries, birthdays, or even a wedding rehearsal dinner. They also have take out. I highly recommend a visit. I have never been disappointed. read more

Best pho in auburn and great prices definitely will be a regular here! The spring rolls and boba are a must try as well !

Love BoBo. Food is fresh and delicious. This restaurant has been around for decades. Always nice to have healthy and good food options.