Ordered my food online. Could not have been easier. I even had a special request & it was fulfilled. Chopsticks is great Vietnamese food that is cooked to order. I have been going to Chopstix for many years (since they came to Monterey) and I am always satisfied with the food. read more

This is the place I like to go when I am in the Monterey area. I like this place because there are many Vietnamese dishes to chose from. The portions are great. Not too big, not too small. Also, the price is GREAT. Very reasonable prices. The food is super affordable and it is very tasty. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Chopstix - Vegeterian Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce - Vietnamese Near Me - Monterey, California

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Located conveniently next to one of the hotels we stayed at during our trip, Chopstix proved to be a warm, welcoming and rather cozy place. Upon walking in the door, your nostrils are hit with a beautiful combination of sweet and spicy aromas reflecting what is occurring in the kitchen. My boyfriend thoroughly enjoyed his BBQ Pork Sandwich as I slurped down my delicious and soothing Chicken Pho. Staff was friendly and funny. Definitely coming back here soon! read more

This was good. Fair. Price was very good. We ordered curry chicken and sweet and sour pork. The sweet and sour pork was burnt :( it is not Chinese food so don't expect the pork (or chicken) to be breaded. I ordered rare beef Pho and there were only 3 pieces of beef. Which was pretty disappointing. Flavor of the broth was ok. read more

The employees were super friendly. The food was surprisingly great and the price was very reasonable. I portion size was just a bit small and there restrooms looked like they weren't cleaned in over a week and smelled horrible. read more

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Staff is uninviting and slow. Order was ok nothing special and it took them 20 minutes to bring me my sandwich once they were alerted it was forgot. Once I got my sandwich it was on dry bread with no taste and not what you expected from a Vietnamese restaurant. read more

Good food, good value BUT if you have your order delivered be sure to check it when delivered. Don't just have the driver drop and dash because if anything is missing, it may take a few calls to finally get your dinner. read more

Legit. Reasonable. Returning shortly... soups Are good with some yummy fresh salad. Conveniently close to freeway and the mall. read more

Always good and consistent. Ordering ahead on yelp is sometimes slow/problematic. But they are continually improving and getting better. I love a wonton soup allll the time. My parents liked the pha when I made them try it. My gf as well. Sooo good. Affordable. Just yumm read more

I think I'm being generous this time around. They get three stars because of the people working the front house. The food on the other hand was not very good. I've been going to chopsticks on Fremont over the past few years and I've always been pretty happy with their quality and customer service. This is my first time at the Munras location and it was not the same experience in the quality of food. The egg rolls were nice and crispy on the outside but total mush on the inside with no real flavor or texture. The popcorn chicken is made from rubbery meat and was not fried well and clumped into about 4 large pieces with many pieces stuck to each other. The five spice chicken had no five spice and was not much different at all from the stir fried chicken. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt as they were busy and it was a holiday and the front house was very nice. All in all, I think I'll go back to Fremont. read more

It's so good every time I go and the prices are so reasonable. The boba is so yummy; I would recommend the raspberry snow and horchata snow boba drinks! read more

No, no and no. Walked in, walked out. The place is dirty. Two of the cooks were standing out back smoking cigarettes together on their break - about 2 feet from the kitchen. Get serious... read more

Great Monterey Lunch spot; added to my list. A little chaotic but excellent food and service. Fairly large parking lot be warned small compact spots. Food is somewhat of a mix or fusion place. I don't normally like fusion restaurants but this place works. No gross buffet or goofy egg rolls next to sushi here, this is a order off the menu place. Decent prices, we all got out of there for $10 including tax and tip, in Monterey, which is a nice lunch price. Thank you Chopstix. read more

Chopstix - Vietnamese Near Me - Monterey, California

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Over the past few years, I have patronized Chopstix Seaside / Monterey on numerous occasions. Bringing friends, family, and clients to Mikey's establishments. So it pains me to write this review but he needs to know that there are big time negative issues which translate into negative reviews. In our best effort to beat the lunch time crowd on 12/22 , my wife and I arrived at the Monterey location. We respectfully waited for eye contact from Mickey before taking a table. After several minutes of standing in the front , we were hopeful to sit in one the booths. I kindly asked the waiter if he could clean the table that was just vacated. He had this look as if we were bothering him. It was more important for him to talk to his friends at the other table. After taking our seats, the table was clear but not clean. Grease on the chairs, sauce and water spills from the previous guests. When Mickey started to make his way towards us, I thought he would maybe ask if we needed something or at minimum at least greet us. Nothing? He and the waiters continued to walk past us multiple times as if we were invisible. We felt disrespected as we waited 25 minutes from the time we walked in until the time we got up and walked out. More than happy to spend our money elsewhere. By the looks of things, many fellow "yelpers" feel the same way! read more

Waited over an hour to get my food to go and then all 3 of the meals we cold. My husband called the restaurant and all the lady could say was sorry we were backed up. Never offered to remake the food or a refund. Please explain how my food is cold when you are backed up on your order, other then they forgot I was outside waiting. Well never go back and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. read more

I'm just done with this place. I hate reading negative reviews that are based around something very specific to that person, and I try never to write those. But I can't help myself. Chopstix failed my specific issue so gloriously that it HAS to be a sign of a wider problem. (Judging by some of the other negative reviews, it is.) My specific issue is that I can't eat cilantro. I always order dishes without cilantro. Chopstix was holding at about a 30% success rate on giving me cilantro-less food. So I stopped coming here. Today I decided: "Hey it's been a while. I should give them another chance. I'll go pick up lunch from Chopstix." I ordered my food without cilantro, as usual. The guy who took my order clearly wrote "no cilantro" down. Got my food, took it to my car, opened up the bag, sure enough: chock full of cilantro. I took it back inside and let the guy know. He brought it back to the kitchen and asked them to make it again, without cilantro. I think he even pointed to the cilantro to show them what it was. It came back out in a minute or two, and he said: "here you go, no cilantro, sorry about that." Cool. I'm hungry. Gotta go eat this! But no. I opened it up in the car, and it STILL had cilantro. Seriously, how the hell do you make that mistake twice in the span of five minutes? I brought it back again. In a few minutes, they gave me another one. I checked it in the restaurant, no cilantro, finally. It wasn't that hot and there was very little lettuce; I'm fairly sure they just pulled out everything that was dark green, and everything else in there was the same stuff I got initially. Thanks guys. Really seems like you care about your customers. This was not how I wanted to spend my lunch hour. They didn't offer me a discount, a coupon, a free appetizer, anything. I just got a very half-hearted apology. Their food isn't bad, but it's nowhere close to great enough to justify this nonsense. read more

I gave this place 2 stars because of the shaken beef and chicken bbq. Otherwise it's a 1 stTheir boba got skinnier and there's more ice than the drink itself for $4 this is a ripoff. They gave us extra cup of clear soup and charge us $2. The chicken stirfry taste bland. Not coming here anymore. read more

Chopstix - Vietnamese Near Me - Monterey, California

If zero stars were permitted, I would give it zero. I have been to Chopstix a few times in Seaside 2 years ago and I really like the low prices and the tasty food. Once the Monterey location opened up, I was very excited to go since it was closer to where I live. As I use to come in bi-weekly with my friends and co-workers, we all noticed that the food was beginning to go down hill, and the rude people who work there. First of all when you walk into this small place, no one greets you. You pretty much see a bunch of teenagers who I guess are suppose to be the waitresses/waiters. They stand behind the counter and literally turn their backs so they don't have to help you. I have ordered for take out as well as sat in to eat, and every single time I go, I experience the same thing, or worse. Today has been the worst. I justified going back due to the low prices, but after ordering a messy "combination" sandwich (which is not authentic due to poor hiring of cooking chefs in the back kitchen) and a boba drink that was suppose to be a slush (turned out they surprised me with a "tea" (mainly just water and syrup with a BUG in it, I have decided today was the death of my business to Chopstix. I had an order for pick up and the nice kid over the phone said that they do not have strawberry flavor for the boba drinks today. Once I pick up my order, she gave me one rainbow slush and a tea. I didn't order a tea. I ordered a pom slush. But I am not willing to wait (shame on me, wtf was I thinking ordering fr here again, they ALWAYS mess up). Also on the cash register there was list of items they were out for the day. 1. Taro 2. Strawberry 3. Straws. and so on. Shouldn't there be a weekly order of short supplies put in or don't they have a system of ordering? This isn't rocket science, and it def feels like whatever they have is what we can order. If not, then its not their problem. I once told Mikey the owner of a bad experience I had while he was away one Saturday. I didn't expect an apology, but at least the curiosity of the owner asking what happened while he was away from his business. This little ignorant man paid no attention and dismissed my comment. He mentioned he did not like running a business (then why would you run one??). In fact there were two occasions when customers just walked out due to your lack of customer service. If Hells kitchen could come in and tear you another hole, it would be delightful to see. I advise that he sells the business, since this is not his forte or hire a professional manager instead of having these little teenie bopper kids running around with my food that is obviously not handled correctly (due to my surprise bug friend in my drink). Please for the love of god, teach the people in the kitchen how to make a banh mi right. You put vietnamese food to shame. As for your boba, I admit one thing: one slush always tastes the same (thank god, there is one thing you can't mess up on) is the rainbow slush. There are 3 colors of syrup, YAY! and you put the boba jelly in, another YAY! Wait...I even take that back, today you didn't have the strawberry syrup-okay well for most of the time I guess you can consider that they get the rainbow slush right...? So if you are interested in watching a circus, this place would be it. Watch the kids walk around like chickens with their heads cut off and you will def see what I'm talking about. And look at your food carefully, and consider yourself lucky if you don't smell the sewer system right in front of the entrance door. Good luck! read more

1 star for service - Seems like this establishment is ran and operated by a bunch of immature, part time college kids. Seems like there had been no training prior to them serving the customers. 1.5 stars for food - Not Vietnamese cuisine. Artificial, tasteless, and salty. 2 stars for the boba - Not even sure if they use real tea. I doubt it. Powder mix and water. For real Vietnamese food, go to Taste of Vietnam or Pho King. read more

i hate to make 1 star review but this place is the absolute worst. my first attempt at lunch to go, i called during lunch hours but nobody answered. i took that as a good sign as they must be busy which typically means they are good. i finally made it to lunch and ordered a sandwich. the bread was stale. they were nice enough to change it for me to a lunch plate. i ordered beef with broccoli. the beef is hard and chewy as a rock! and it's burned. i have a dish with the black scraping of the wok. take a look at the pic i took. this is not vietnamese. ps i added one star because they seem nice even though they didn't really understand my issue with the stale bread. read more

Chopstix - Vietnamese Near Me - Monterey, California

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My husband is allergic to shrimp and we asked for NO shrimp due to his allergy. And lo and behold what do they bring us? Pho with shrimp. I took it back inside and spoke to another waiter. He returned a few minutes after with another bowl which we assumed was a new one. After poking around a bit what do we find? You guessed it. More shrimp! Obviously they only tried to fish out the visible pieces and failed. Long story short I didn't touch my bowl, my husband finished his not to be rude (and I'm sure he's having an allergic reaction cause he keeps scratching but claims he's fine) and we only paid for my bowl. No tax, no tip. If I could give zero stars I would. I'm tired of always getting bad service at this chain! This new location is worse than the other one in Seaside. Never again. Also, location is very small. Expect a long wait. read more

I use to rate this Monterey location as my most favorite but the last three times has gotten worse and worse The service is great, but the food is very stingy I ordered spring rolls With Shrimp, but there was 1-1/2 shrimp , a few bean sprouts and a leaf of lettuce I ordered chicken with mixed vegetables, and had to order an extra side of broccoli because there was a little pieces of vegetables and two pieces of broccoli and a couple of mushrooms, onions, sprouts and a a piece of cabbage The house wine was Coastal Chardonnay and that was a tiny bottle for 5.00 but it was good They even charged me for mixed vegetables separately and there were only about 2 inches of vegetables Cost $41.00 and I went back home and in a few minutes I was very hungry I am a small person, and do not eat a lot of noodles so mine was not very good If you like silver noodles your definitely in with the soups because 3/4 of the bowl is filled with starchy noodles and good if you like fried and greasy food read more

So as a visitor to Monterey, I cannot comment on the comparison of this location to the Seaside one. Nor have I been to their competitor in town referenced in other reviews I've read here.. But I have had a few gallons of pho in my lifetime (albeit not in one sitting) so I think I know enough. I know it's pronounced like 'fuh' and not 'faux' so that's better than a lot of people, amiright? Moving on. When we found the hotel we were staying at nearby, I saw the sign for Chopstix and immediately dismissed it as some westernized sticky, overly sugary, imitation Asian food joint. No thanks. But after settling in and trying out other places around, I got on Yelp to see what the late night dinner options were and Chopstix popped up. Specifically, pictures of the food popped up. If there are two Asian menu items I cannot resist, they are fresh spring rolls and vegetable pho. So I gave the menu a look and I couldn't believe the prices! $5.50 for a huge serving of pho with all the fixin's?? That's crazy. Traditionally, pho comes with a basic broth of your choice and side items you can mix in at your discretion like sprouts, basil, jalapenos, sriracha, hoisin, and soy sauce. I kept waiting for the opportunity to say to myself, "Ah, I knew it was too good to be true" ..but it never happened. The food was great, the prices were super cheap, and I wished we'd gotten a chance to order from them a second time on our stay. My dad had the Mandarin chicken wings, and he said he was surprised at the high quality flavor for such a low price too. I think the average price for any item on the menu was $5. Hell, I've paid more for edamame! I know a lot of these reviews seem to be splitting hairs about who has the best Vietnamese food in Monterey, but it's really hard to go wrong with food this high-quality AND low priced. read more

Wanted pho in Monterey and there aren't a lot of options so we came here. Went with a group of 6 today and it was disappointing. The pho itself was very plain and watered down. The service wasn't great and the worst part was we found a cockroach in our fish sauce they had given to us in a small cup. They didn't apologize or say anything much when we told them which was surprising. We paid $100 for our tab and left. Things happen but they way they handled it was improper and poor. We won't be going back when we're in the area. read more

We came in on Mother's Day morning and had the displeasure of dealing with your typical unhappy and bored server. Yaaaay *rolls eyes* I've said it before and I'll say it again: if you're working in a customer service position, learn to smile, be cordial, and have the decency to show respect to patrons! Otherwise, GTFO and find another job where you can brood and be unhappy about your life. Continuing on, we came in specifically for their boba drinks so this review is based solely on this one-time purchase. I ordered the large mocha blast with double boba, and my son ordered the regular blueberry snow with double boba. Wait time took about 5 minutes, and we were handed our boba drinks by the disgruntled employee who couldn't even reply with a quick "you're welcome" when we thanked her. My drink didn't taste powdery or fake or yucky. On the contrary, it tasted quite delicious. It was lighter than other mocha-based boba drinks I've purchased before, but it had a nice almost nutty flavor to it. The tapioca balls were perfectly cooked and the right kind of chewy. My son's drink, on the other hand, did taste powdery and fake and yucky. It was the worst blueberry-flavored anything we've ever drank/eaten. All in all, this place gets a 3-star rating because: 1) It was clean and had a nice dining set-up. 2) My drink was delicious. 3) They had boba! In a small town like Monterey! Yeah, I know, the 3rd one is a stretch, but I didn't want to be too mean. read more

With a successful start, it is no big surprise that Chopstix decided to follow in Noodle Bar's footstep and open up a second location. Went last night around 8:30 to a bustling restaurant so decided on take out instead. I ordered the Mocha Cappuccino Boba + BBQ Pork Bahn Mi for under $6.25. While my wallet does appreciate the low cost, I can't but help and wonder if the drinks are worth $2.50. Essentially, its mocha powder blended with milk and ice. It make senses why its so "cheap" to make but it is quite unimpressive once you actually know what you are getting. As for the sandwich, the pork was unlike any I have ever tried but I enjoyed it thoroughly. I would order it again without hesitation. I was able to snag a bite of my friends popcorn chicken and found it to be lackluster and a poor imitation. I would change the batter, focus on uniformity in cutting the chicken, and introduce a better sauce. Overall Thoughts With low expectations, a light wallet, and an appetite, Chopstix will more than satisfy read more

Don't bother coming here if your looking for authentic served Vietnamese food. This place is run by young "know it alls" that like to cut corners and more expensive. Their too lazy to grind the peanuts in dipping sauce for fresh spring rolls and charge extra if you request lettuce with fried egg rolls Had the medium rare steak pho and broth was bland which made noodles bland as well. Wonton soup had very little wontons but more vegetable filler. Was first confused by the name (Chopstixs) and thought it was a Chinese food restaurant. This place manly takes advantage of the tourists visiting Monterey. read more

Chopstix was a lunchtime favorite because the quality of food, the speedy service, and the price of food. I don't know what's happened, but this year has seen a slide in the quality of food and service. If you arrive near lunch, expect to wait for table. That's ok and expected so I don't have a problem with that. We arrived today around 1115 and got to a table quickly. It then took 10 minutes for someone to take our order and over 20 minutes to get our food. One of the people I go to lunch with has an allergy and not only did the server note the allergy but also the manager. What did the order come with? Yes, the same thing that was supposed to be excluded from the order. We were so miffed about the bad service that we didn't leave a tip. Once you get your food, it's ok quality and good size for the price. It's definitely a cheaper lunch that usually is ok to eat but if you end up waiting 20-30 minutes and have to send your order back, you are not going to be in a good mood. It's loud and the staff has become worse over time, I'm hoping it improves but for now I'll be over at Pizza My Heart or Subway. read more

Stopped in after a long day on tour, heard great things, but we were greatly disappointed. Upon entry we were directed to a table by a very immature and somewhat rude server. We ordered chicken wings, calamari, and popcorn chicken appetizers. The wings were incredibly greasy and unevenly cooked, the calamari and popcorn(big unevenly cooked as well) all coated in a floury gluten ball coating and all soaking in hot oil. Most disappointing was the pho, which had no flavor beyond a beef stock, over cooked meat, unseasoned meatballs, and a side of dry jalapenos, basil, and sprouts. There was also a plate of bbq chicken which was questionable in flavor, and served with a dry pile of rice. It was odd that all the fried foods were excessively hot on the outside, while both the pho and bbq chicken were "warmish". Maybe the locals have better luck, but I can't suggest it for weekday tourists. read more

The best vegetarian pho ever! The veggies are always fresh & it comes with a nice plate of crisp bean sprouts, Thai basil, jalapeno slices & lime. Sriracha & Hoisin sauces really make this an outstanding soup. The waitstaff is friendly & attentive, even when the crowds pour in at lunchtime. I love the view & on a nice day an outside table is wonderful. Oh, their spring rolls are fantastic & that peanut sauce, so yummy! The fried calamari is seasoned really well, a bit spicy & served with the traditional tartar sauce. It's hard to find boba teas in Monterey, but Chopstix has a huge flavor selection & the avocado is my favorite, not too sweet, it's creamy & satisfying. I always go to the one on Munras for a casual, healthy, delicious, inexpensive meal. I also appreciate the fact that they've got their own parking lot. So many good reasons to come here, I'm a loyal fan. read more

Yelp helped me to pick this great restaurant. I'm so glad we came here. My 10 year old loved it too. We got #12, 15, 16, and summer rolls and Vietnamese egg rolls. Also coconut milk tea. I loved the summer rolls and the peanut sauce. I wanted to order another batch but I couldn't even finish the meal so I didn't. Leftovers were tasty the next day, too! We will make a point to go back here if we come to this area again. I was worried about it's location since it was next to a bunch of motels, but I was relieved when I saw the Girl Scouts eating here. I figured if they came here for their meetings it ought to be good! Also, the servers were all nice. Our main server wasn't always "on top of it" but she was very friendly and recommended a good beer when my husband asked her to surprise him. read more

Wish they are more professional. They played around and joke with each other. They food was okay. Had better at other places. Very slow service for just pho. read more

Chopstix - Was okay. Wish there was more for what we paid - Vietnamese Near Me - Monterey, California

Have been coming here for years frequenting both the Monterey and Seaside locations for both dine in and take out and pre-pandemic was so glad to have to go-to place where I was guaranteed a good meal. After the pandemic and they opened a new location in Carmel, I was thrilled only to be let down and disappointed in the service, the quality of the food and [with take out] getting home to find i was not given what i ordered. The other day I stopped in the Monterey location, put in an order to go and waited. When I got to my car I opened the first item to find it was not what I ordered. I went back in and told them I had ordered Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings [which are crunchy and peppery] and I received Lemongrass Chicken Wings [which are not crunchy and have a sauce on them]. They said they would get me the Lemon Pepper Wings. I was surprised how quickly I got the corrected order, got to the car, checked it and they had wiped off the Lemongrass sauce and sprinkled the wings with a little Lemon Pepper. I was furious. I knew the owner wasn't there and did not feel complaining to the staff would do any good and I had waited long enough so I figured writing this review might do more than complaining. It is so disappointing to have a restaurant you know what you are going to get is good and then it goes downhill. What a shame. I won't be back. read more

Great staff, very friendly and helpful. However the quality is mediocre (we ordered 2 entrees and they were blah nothing to write home about). My milk tea tasted sour (I drink this type many times and it should be sweet) (had husband try it and he said the same thing) so we went to exchange and they were very accommodating. 5 stars for staff and 2 stars for food quality. read more

Food is usually alright and definitely can't complain about prices. Problem is service and cleanliness. I've been here several times, and service is mediocre at best. Sometimes you get waited on fairly soon, and sometimes you sit there for ten minutes before anyone even takes your drink order. I've had this issue at both this and the Fremont location. Cleanliness also leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes I've been seated at sticky tables with sticky condiment/utensil holders, and I've found plenty of "movie theatre" spots on the floor. I've done takeout here once. The food was even less impressive. I guess they figured I wouldn't see how terrible it was until I got home. Bottom line: Definitely don't bother if it's busy, you'll never get waited on. On the other hand, if you'd like a decent boba tea and/or are just hard up for some kind of Vietnamese food, it'll do in a pinch. read more

The food is standard vietnamese, but not the type of recipes handed down from generations to create a perfect. The boba menu has a wide selection. Most smoothies/drinks are very sweet (strawberry-peach tasted like candy). My recommendation is House Milk Tea, Mango Milk Tea, or Almond Milk Tea. For food, I recommend combination pho or house fried rice. I do not recommend the BBQ wings, egg rolls, or spring rolls. I just feel these can be better in other places considering the cost. My friend likes the lemongrass beef and five spice chicken but prefers Noodle Bar. The meatball with noodles is OK. The price is cheap (only $5.50 or $6.50 for entrees) and $3 boba. The staff is also nice. read more

Once again I had an opportunity to enjoy this wonderful little restaurant. Each time I'm impressed with the variety of Pho they offer. Because his restaurant isn't on the main drag I'm sure treasure never get an opportunity to visit it but the locals know where to hang out! You may have to wait a few minutes because it's usually crowded, but it's worth the wait The first time I had spring rolls which were very fresh. And then there's the Boba list. The Fabulous deep and endless Boba list. I would recommend all the different styles, I particularly like the slushy. Never disappointing. Don't miss this fabulous Vietnamese restaurant! read more

No star !!! I rate this no star but it won't post without one star. Just like kids Little League everybody's a fucking winner, in this case though, they are losing out. We walked in 10 min before closing time & they said they were done serving. That's okay, we won't be back. If they don't care about the customers they sure won't care about their food either. It's sad when a business would rather go home than do what they are supposed to do. It's not really that big of a disappointment because I've heard their food is really not that good anyway. Go there at your own risk. read more

Pho, bun bo hue, banh mi, goi cuon, bubble tea... They've got it all. At $4-7 an entree, lunch is affordable, especially for the area. Hubby had the bun bo hue ($5.50) but was disappointed to find no pork blood cake despite it being pictured in the menu... Traditional flavors were mostly present though timid. I had the grilled pork & shrimp vermicelli ($5.50) -- fatty swine in the company of a couple shrimp, an unexpectedly saucy and well-seasoned dish. The thing about Viet food is that it traditionally is served by vendors who specialize in one -- and only one -- entree, and come to perfect it. I would have been surprised if Chopstix were able to replicate each dish to such standards. That said, while no minds were blown here, they were quieted by tasty familiarity. read more

The staff treated us so well and gave good tips. Try the basil eggplant and the #12.