Lived in Boulder for 15 years... can't believe I'm only just now coming here! Oh my, it smells SO good when you first walk in! Great atmosphere, you can tell it's been here a long time... busy, also a good sign. Always heard good things... finally came! We got shrimp spring rolls to share that were delicious. I had the Black Bean Hot Pot with chicken and it was oh so tasty!!! I could eat it every day! My husband got the Three Way Bacon which he really liked. And my Aunt got the Basil Curry with tofu and veggies and it was delicious also. It would be hard to believe anything here wouldn't be, honestly, after how good my Hot Pot was, ha! So glad to have finally discovered this place! Better late than never, I guess they say! read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - My aunt and I... long time no see! And their decor :) - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

The ambiance was good. Waitress was not smiling. Food was great and made up for it. Prices reasonable. Old school decor made it feel authentic. I did not see any outdoor patio. I did spot a bar in the way in. It was close to the dealership so it was convenient. read more

I found what clearly looked like a strand of hair in my pho. When I first brought it up, the lady who was serving me initially denied it. After taking it to the front to check, the man there acknowledged that it was hair, but still insisted that it could have come from me rather than the restaurant. They offered to remake the dish, but I had already eaten enough and was no longer interested. When I asked about a refund, the man at the front said that because I had already eaten about half, they could not offer one. What really bothered me was his response -- he said that if I could throw it up right now, then they would refund me. I found that comment extremely disrespectful and unprofessional. I understand that accidents can happen, but the way this situation was handled was unacceptable. The lack of accountability and the dismissive attitude made the experience much worse. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Lunch - Best BUN ever! Grilled Vietnamese Pork Sausage Bowl with egg roll. We have eaten a lot of BUN over the years as we travel all over the US -but not as yummy as this. Fresh greens instead of shredded lettuce and not sure why but the fish sauce added a little more yummy to it. The egg roll was unique as well. Would definitely eat here again. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Front of building - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

We went as a group of 4. Everyone enjoyed their meal. The service was prompt, and the cloying atmosphere of some restaurants was absent. We got our drinks and food, and our questions were answered politely and usefully, as Vietnamese food was new territory to some of us. We'll probably be back. read more

I hate to leave Chez Thuy a bad review because it holds nostalgia for me in we used to go here 20 yrs ago. Found myself in Boulder and thought let's go! Well upon entry the place is old and not well kept. We sit at a booth and order spring rolls and Vietnamese egg rolls and both were good. Next my guest got the pad Thai with chicken and I got the beef noodle bowl. The chicken on Pad Thai was so rubbery and dry. When I got my beef bowl I tried to cut the meat and although thin it was hard to slice I had to pick up with my hands and piece and it was like jerky. Also bummer they totally skimp on daikon carrots and cucumbers in noodle bowl. Instead they put mixed greens in it. Was very disappointed and will not be back, read more

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Looking for a new Pho place in Boulder and found this place from Yelp. Local place with friendly staff and good food. Large selection of food and quaint establishment. The spring rolls were exceptionally good. Shrimp and veggies was exceptionally fresh. The rare steak Pho was good. The broth was a little greasy but the flavor was on point. The combination fried rice was also very good. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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This place used to be great! It got kind of expensive, though. The food was okay. I was shocked how few people were in on a Saturday night. I don't think I'll be back. read more

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Might not be the prettiest looking place on the inside, but the food is always pretty tasty. Workers in the back were yelling, but service was speedy. read more

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Probably the worst green curry I've had, very bland. Menu seems to be trying to cover way too much territory. Service was abrupt.

Chez Thuy never disappoints. I have been coming here for 30 years and their food is still amazing. Ambiance is relaxing and inviting. One of my all time favorite restaurants. read more

This restaurant seems to be fairly busy most of the time, so we decided to give it a try since we were in the area. Stopped by for dinner on a fairly busy Friday evening. I got the Five-Spice Duck, which came with two 1/4 portions of duck on top of a bed of Vietnamese slaw. I must say I am fairly disappointed in the dish itself. The duck is overpowered with a very very sweet coating, which isn't usual for a Vietnamese or Chinese duck recipe. The Vietnamese coleslaw was fresh and good, but the fish sauce with it was not as flavorful as fish sauce should be. IMO, it is over priced as well, at $24.99 for the entree. There are much better authentic Vietnamese restaurants. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - the menu - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Food is always good, extensive menu. Service is very good, and the ambiance from Mike, Nee, and others is friendly. A regular on my list.

"Fantastic food, very generous portions, so-so service" We went there with four adults and four children and we ordered food which was outstanding: * Chicken Pho with noodles and veggie (x2) - Medium sized: It was outstanding, fresh, and it was a HUGE portion for one (me and my niece ordered this and while she is 6 she loved her food). * Beef Pho: My brother-in-law loved his food * Fish cakes: It comes with noodles and three cakes. I wish they would have told us it came with noodles so we wouldn't have ordered extra noodles for our Pho (service was so-so) * Beef satay: Two kids ordered that and the beef was super soft and they enjoyed it. * Grilled chicken on the cabbage (cole slaw): My wife enjoyed it but it was a huge dish for her. She was satisfied. All in all I will tell you that this place has a great atmosphere, awesome food (both taste and portion size), but their staff needs a lesson in how to be more courteous and welcoming. read more

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Zero stars. Similar to previous reviews, Chez Thuy used to be our go-to since 2000. We recently ordered takeout for a family of 4. Even the most classic dishes's flavors were ruined - veggie pad Thai (tasteless, why is it red?), spring rolls (tasteless with only lettuce, noodles and tofu ), egg rolls (not eggroll wrappers, but rice wraps that were fried). The wonton soup was essentially pho broth with wontons; not the classic wonton soup taste. We called to give feedback, and were met with no response or concern from the employee who answered. Save yourself from overpaying and do not go there. read more

We've been coming here for 20+ years and think it's as good as it's ever been. This time we started with chicken lettuce wraps, which were delicious. The sauce tasted like it had some Chinese mustard which gave it a nice spice and additional flavor profile. Great sized portion! For the main course we had our favorite, Bún, Vietnamese noodle bowls. The shrimp and chicken are always so tasty and grilled to perfection, while the egg rolls are a perfect accompaniment. Always love seeing Mike and his staff. Such a great staple for Boulder. read more

Did take out pho here last nite. Still looking for the best pho in boulder I think we found it!!! I had the duck my bride the chicken Both were outstanding only comment was my wife wished the chicken was grilled. But anyway still delicious! Portions were huge we got 2 meals out of both. Plan to eat in next time! read more

Very fast and simple consent: once seated your order is taken very fast and the food comes out quick too. The portion is large and food was delicious. I had the yellow curry with shrimp and brown rice. We had t walk to the bar to check out as once food was served nobody showed up anymore. read more

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My friend's dishes looked good. The salmon and the lettuce wraps. My Pork Lo Mein was awful. Mis-cut veggies. Undercooked veggies. No flavor. The quality that I made when I was learning how to cook when I was 18. So don't order the Lo Mein, got it? I have ordered other Chinese dishes at this restaurant before. They were pretty good. Kung Pao, etc. read more

I've been going to Chez Thuy for decades and always loved it! It was my favorite Asian restaurant in Boulder and my go-to for eating in and taking out. But we got some takeout yesterday and it was extremely disappointing. I heard the quality went downhill since Thuy retired, but hadn't been in a while. My Chef's Red Curry was completely tasteless. Not even "one pepper's" worth of heat. No taste at all, especially for a curry which is usually packed with flavor and nuance. The sauce was watery. The noodles were mushy. And it was hard to find but a few pieces of seafood in there. My friend's Chef's Chicken Delight was also flavorless. I didn't try enough to comment further. I was beginning to get worried I was getting COVID and that I couldn't taste. Not so. The cream cheese in the fried wontons tasted weird. Like maybe it was going bad? And the Chicken Fried Egg Rolls also had very little flavor, but I'll write that off to the fact that I always got the pork variety, not chicken. I really hope they can get back to the quality I've come to rely on since the early 1990s. I'll go back to get some pho as it was the best pho in town. But if that has changed, I'm going to be bummed beyond bummed! [P.S. I used to go on reviews with dining critics, so I've got a clue.] read more

Fabulous, fresh and authentic. The best Vietnamese I have ever had. Generous portions. Highly recommend!

Ufdah the pho was solid but everything else was very poor. $100.00 waisted. Over cooked shrimp, soggy broccoli, curry with zero flavor. There's many places in town that are better read more

I used to eat here a lot back in the day and after reading some of the recent negative reviews I wasn't sure if I wanted to attempt it again. But the family came here for dinner last week and we all loved our choices. Hubby got the Bun bowl with all the meats and egg rolls, I got the medium pho and kiddo got the vegetarian egg roll bowl. All 3 are traditional Vietnamese dishes and all 3 were very very good and generously plated. When I read about people ordering lo mein and sweet and sour dishes i think that they would enjoy their meals more if they tried Vietnamese cuisine at a Vietnamese restaurant instead of Chinese choices, although Asian fusion restaurants can be great. Just sayin'. read more

Never ever come here on a holiday. They were completely slammed, yet continuing to seat folk. Not nearly enough staff. They had one server, one seater, one table cleaner, one bartender, and unknown cooks. That's it. We got up and left, and the one waiter looked grateful. (poor guy) Please, please, if you are the owners, please don't seat people when you are so short on staff. BTW. The food is great. read more

It's alright, just not what I expected. Passed by this place many times, until I saw a post on Crazy Hungry Asians of CO yesterday. Somebody tried the spicy oxtail soup, so I thought I'd give it a try too, seeing today is a cold day and it snowed a couple days ago. So first time here. Very busy at 5:40pm. As far as I saw, only two servers tonight. Wait about 10 minutes to be seated, then 20 minutes for my order to be taken, then about 20 minutes for it to come out. So I don't recommend coming when you're hangry, or starving... Or if you need to be somewhere in a timely manner. Ordered the Thuy's Spicy Beef and Oxtail Soup (bun bo cay). I've never had it before, but it didn't live up to my expectations. Noodles a bit broken. The broth smelled and tasted similar to the broth in the canned chicken noodle soup, not sure if that's how it supposed to taste or if they just ran out of the normal stuff and had to sub it with something. I guess I was also expecting a broth similar to bun bo hue in taste and color (brown-red vs yellow). Broth was not spicy at all either. Beef shank meat was tender enough, the single oxtail could be better cut like at the joint so that it could be more easily eaten. Comes with the normal pho veggies like bean sprout, basil, jalapeno, and lime. One size, probably their medium and filling enough. Overall, it tasted alright just not what I thought it would be. There was a line of people waiting to be sat when I was leaving at 7pm. Very little parking at the front, but if you drive past, there is some more behind the building. read more

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Excellent excellent excellent!! My husband, friend, and I ordered takeout--which was ready within 5 minutes, for the record! Our menu was: Appetizers: Vegetarian Vietnamese egg rolls Fried wonton Entrees Beef Lo Mein Beef Lo Mein Pad Thai Beef Chow Fun The food was excellent; temperature was perfect, spice levels were great. Also, not sure which dish this came with, but we were given a container of a soup (had chili flakes, accompanied with bean sprouts and other veggies), anyway, this soup was so good. I could shower in that broth. Everything was excellent, but hands down favorite thing on my plate was the vegetarian egg rolls! Highly recommend this restaurant, and will definitely try and go back before we leave Boulder. I want to read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Vietnamese Egg Roll and Fried Wontons - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Our favorite place in town for Pho! It's a family-style restaurant, local staple and perfect for the rainy or cold days that you just want to cozy up with your family and enjoy a great meal. We trust them so much we're willing to pick anything on the menu. read more

Cocktails are OK. The food is completely hit and miss. God help you if you want the calamari curry without a stench. The mai Thai is fine great food. Just flip a coin. You'll have a 50/50 chance it's worth walking in the door. The cocktails are totally great. A solid 60 out of 100 anytime you give it a try. read more

This was a great basic Thai restaurant. Service was not the friendliest but it was quick. Menu has a wide range of options and all food is decent. read more

Pho without MSG and cooked by the family. I go here once every week. Best Vietnamese food in boulder. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Not sure what happened, this place used to have the best pho but the last 2 years I've had the worst pho ever here. The service has always been unique, but the food was outstanding. I've been back enough to know it's not an 'off night'. Flavorless broth, frozen tasteless shrimp, noodles in a clump or mushy. Lukewarm appetizers. It's sad, but I think I'll be giving other places a chance from this point on. read more

In recent times, this restaurant has become a hit or miss with quality. I come to get their noodle bowl with pork and I'm pretty consistent with that order because it's always been wonderful however two out of three visits in the last three months proves that they are not consistent in their cooking of this dish. Perhaps they have different chefs. Regardless, the pork can be very succulent, or it can be dry and flavorless and the bowls have a tendency to come cold in that case therefore, I am forced to give them a three star rating out of five. the service however, has improved greatly. The young man With glasses has served us all three times and he is very friendly and fast. read more

Great service. Food was excellent as usual. This restaurant has been one of our favorites for decades and we try to visit whenever we are in town. read more

One of my favorite places in Boulder and the place we tend to fall back on when we decide to eat out. They have a huge menu of quality dishes that are particularly flavorful and, though you can probably get them made spicy, the baseline temperature is mild. The portion sizes and service are excellent despite the fact that they are often very busy. The curry dishes and pho are my personal favorites, but the menu is so big, there is still a lot for me to try. The thing that really makes this place stand out aside from the delicious food is that the vegetarian dishes are actually priced accordingly and are cheaper than meat dishes. In my experience, this is unique and I very much appreciate it. All thumbs up. read more

I love their lettuce wrap chicken.. same quality as years past. Sorry that we have moved to Louisville, so I don't get there as often

This 5-star rating is for one item and one item only: the Pork Vietnamese Egg Rolls. These are the best egg rolls you will ever have, and that's a personal guarantee. Don't get me wrong, they have other good things on the menu (they make very good pho, and I'm quite fond of the salad-style noodle bowls as well). Other things are hit-and-miss, but if you stick to the Vietnamese/Chinese cuisine dishes, you will probably be pretty happy. The "Bird's Nest" is another good option. Most of the poor reviews of this place are people ordering Phad Thai and Panang Curry. Those are Thai dishes folks! Don't go to a Vietnamese restaurant and order a Thai dish! Honestly, they probably shouldn't even offer those things - this is definitely a case of less is more. Their menu is the length of a Ken Follett novel, and clearly they don't make it all well, so they could use some fat trimming. Also, don't expect world-class service here. Some of the staff are friendly, some have worked here for 20+ years (no joke) and are clearly burned out. My dad likes complaining, and he can usually find something to gripe about when we go here, but that never stops us. Bottom line: the pork egg-rolls alone earn 6 stars from me. Get that ONE thing, and tell me you aren't impressed. I dare you. read more

Disgusting. Cold. Hard vegetables. I've put up with the "what do you want" style of service but matched with the worst quality, texture and presentation. Then when you complain, they could care less. read more

We didn't come her for pho, we didn't come here for pad thai, we came here for the La lot which is some of the best I've ever had. Meat skewers in betel leaf with lemongrass and spices. I thought my friend was crazy when he told me we had to go out of our way to come here. We sure did, and it was absolutely delicious. On a saturday for lunch the place was decently busy but you could just walk in. We walked in, sat down, ordered La lot and some summer rolls. Ten minutes later our food was out and delicious. The La lot was some of the best I've ever had. It was smokey, sweet and a little bit spicy. Paired with the noodles that they give you and it was one of my ultimate dishes. We also had summer rolls which were really solid and fresh. This is a great little spot, they are for sure doing something right. read more

Chez Thuy Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Very authentic vietnamese food, large portions, friendly staff our waiter was super nice. Everything tasted great i highly recommended this place if your in the Boulder area. The actual dine in is not too big and they sat everyone socially distant and everything was clean. read more

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This place was recommended to me as the BEST place for Vietnamese food in Boulder. . . . Two of us, dining on a Holiday evening. Called ahead to confirm they were indeed open ~ "Yes, [...], no reservations needed." Prompt seating upon arrival. Water service was prompt. Huge menu; we were given appropriate amount of time to review and decide upon our order. Yay! So far, so good. Vietnamese Egg Rolls appetizer arrived in a timely manner and tasted excellent! Our entrees of Chicken Vermicelli and Seafood-stuffed Tofu were superb. Huge portions. Seriously, huge. Limonate was Perfect blend of sweet and tart and house Merlot was house Merlot. Food was excellent. Price for food quality and portion was a solid value. Table service, after initial ordering, was an exercise in "flag 'em down however and whenever you can," turning what would have been a great night out into a mediocre experience. I think they can do better. read more