A friend and I stopped by today for a quick bite before a meeting and I honestly wished we hadn't. The mango milk boba that I ordered was strangely gritty and had a good inch of frothy bubbles? on the top that were not edible. After watching two large parties that arrived AFTER we were seated get their food, ours finally came out and we began to eat. I ordered the vegetarian glass noodles and as the picture portrays, there should have been some meaningful vegetables on the dish but there was only a ton of cabbage, one shred of carrot, two pieces of zucchini the size of my pinky nail and a couple pieces of onion. The dish was overly salted and hard to keep down. Friendly but slow staff. read more

I came for lunch on a weekday and it was actually pretty busy. They have a small parking lot but it kind of sucks. It's so typical that an asian restaurant would have a small cramped lot. I tried the spring rolls that were pretty tasty. The sauce could have been better but nothing that a little hoisin sauce couldn't fix. The pho here isn't bad at all. The serving size isn't huge like it is in LA/Westminster but good enough. The best thing that I tried though was the bbq pork sandwich (otherwise known as a bahn mi but when I called it that the waiter didn't know what I was talking about). It was smaller than Lee's Sandwiches but for 3.50 I got full. The bread isn't made in house but it's great quality. read more

Great place, great service, great food. Very busy but worth it!! Be sure you're hungry as you will be leaving with a full tummy. I highly recommend this. Be prepared though as you may have to wait because they are popular. read more

Food is flavorful and delicious. Spring rolls and beef or combination pho is my usual. I come here for a quick pho fix rather then traveling all the way to San Jose. In my experience the service has been decent. read more

My mom and sister and I had the pleasure of eating at this little gem after coming from a beach wedding. The service was great & the pho was AMAZING !!! I just wish it were closer to me as I live in Southern CA. Definiely will have to visit again when I come back in the future ! read more

The pho was too salty and tasted suspiciously sweet for my taste. My friend and I only finished the noodles and meat and left the broth to be poured down the sink. Thankfully the bill was less than 14 bucks but we probably won't be back. Too bad Monterey doesn't have a better option for pho. read more

I have eaten at this Chopstix twice and the Seaside location once and have found all experiences to be decent, but not phenomenal. Just to back track, I am a native of San Jose, a place teeming with authentic and delicious Vietnamese food, hence the lower rating. However, given the lack of gastronomic diversity in Monterey, Chopstix is still a welcome choice if I'm craving something cheap and Indochinese-y ("-y" because the menu items aren't entirely authentic). The following is what I've eaten before: - Vegetarian Sandwich: pretty good and only $3.50! I love that the bread is toasted when it arrives and they stuff it with a lot of tofu and vegetarian ham, but it could use more daikon and other traditional veggies. I found it a tad on the dry side because of this. Still, I would order this again. - Vegetarian Glass Noodles: I've had better. The portion was sparse and I would have liked more content. - Taro milk w/ boba: They use artificial taro powder, not fresh taro. Dislike. - Fresh spring rolls: Decent. The rolls are ok and the peanut sauce has good flavor but it's too thick, which makes it difficult to dip the roll in. The overall service is speedy, like any other casual Asian joint. The staff was pretty friendly. read more

This place was great!!!! A friend and I were looking for a spot to munch out and ran into this place. The portions are big and the food is delicious. I also tried Boba for the first time and it was really good. The staff was really sweet and helpful. A+ definitely coming back soon. read more

The food is good here. They have vegetarian pho, an eggplant tofu dish, and a veggie banh mi. The main problem I have is service. The last four trips have been sketchy. They forgot our table one night. It's not good when you have to request to order. The next few times they forgot to bring things out. Please either hire more staff or be more thorough. It's annoying. You should make the customer feel welcome not make us feel like you're doing us a favor. read more

Long wait for large parties, but the food is worth it. We had spring rolls, calamari, and different soups. We all enjoyed our food and service was ok. We will definitely go back again. read more

This is a pretty good fast/casual Vietnamese place. I drop in frequently because I love their banh mi and bubble tea, although the pho leaves something to be desired. It's not bad, but it's not excellent. It'll do in a pinch. read more

Came here for boba. Seemed like a nice environment with good decor ( ceiling fans), good lighting and ambience, quick service, and calming music. I got lavender milk tea with mango jelly. I also tried one of my friends' taro snow with egg pudding and the taro was legit (purple taro and good)! read more

Consistent and fresh. Staff is friendly. Longtime customer. I love the Spring rolls, Rare Beef Pho and Tofu Glass Noodles.

The location is great. You have a plenty of parking. The noodle soup and spring rolls were great. As a note, there are 4 spring rolls in one order which may be too much for a single person, in particular if you also order others. Services are so so. read more

3 stars for food, five stars for value. They have a large variety of menu items, all very reasonably priced. I had the wonton noodle soup, wife had the Vietnamese pork chop, and kids had a couple of appetizers, all for about $20. Nothing was exceptional, but the food was good, hot, and done quickly. I called for takeout from Fisherman's Wharf and it was done by the time I got there (10 min drive). I wish they were open later. Will try the banh mi next time. read more

Food pretty good, service not so good. With that being said, I still eat there regularly because for 5-6 bucks a meal I don't expect top notch service and incredible quality every time. For the low price, convenience, ability to order to go online, etc. It's pretty good. read more

This place is so affordable!!! Most dishes are $5.50 average and they have a good selection. Service is fast and friendly and the place was clean. Good food over all. By the way, they do accept credit cards, even Discover. read more

I thought this was a pretty cool little place. The atmosphere was clean and bright, the servers were really nice, the prices were cheap and the food was tasty. It wasn't the best Vietnamese food I've ever had, but it was good, especially considering the prices! Noodle and rice plates with meat are only $5 each. The BBQ chicken I ordered was delicious but just a tad oily. Also, they don't give you the option of brown rice, but they will sub veggies for rice which I appreciated. read more

Fried Egg Noodles were fantastic. Went in with my sister (her review is below) not expecting much, as most of the Viet food where I'm from kinda sucks, and was genuinely surprised. The spring rolls and sweet potato fries were also quite tasty. read more

On a long drive from San Luis Obispo, we stopped here and couldnt have been more happy with our choice. If you're looking for a hot bowl of pho, I would recommend going here. read more

I love their white chocolate raspberry mocha blast with boba and the spring rolls with peanut sauce. They only take cash but at least have an atm inside. read more

Came with my family at 1pm and waited 20mins for a table for four. We ordered popcorn chicken and calamari that was very plain. The calamari was not deep fried fully either. It didnt taste good and was overpriced for the portion they served us. It took them 45mins to bring out our Pho noodles and chow mein because there was a tourist bus of 30people ordering food. read more

Stared with vegetarian spring rolls which were fresh with delicious peanut sauce. Got the standard beef pho and house fried rice. Both were great! I especially loved the fried rice, it was extremely flavorful. No complaints. read more

Great prices, and great food! We were visiting the area, and this restaurant happened to be next to our hotel. My parents were visiting from Taiwan, and they crave for Asian food. Since the location was close, we went there for dinner. It was packed with people, but it only took less than 10 mins to get seated. The staffs were friendly, and the service was decent for a busy place like this. We had ordered food and drinks for 5 people, and the price was around $45. Very impressive! All of our food was good other than the Udon my sister ordered was way too salty (Common, who orders Udon in a Vietnamese place? Get Pho please!) Due to the good experience that night, we actually come back the next day for lunch. No doubt, good food still and good price. Strongly recommend to people looking for good pricing and quality food. read more

My family and I went here two weeks ago during our vacation. The place was packed. The food is fresh and inexpensive. We order 3 different types of soup (vermicille, udon, and pho). The broth was so flavorful. It was incredible. I wish they serve soup like this in Dallas, TX. I will most definitely come back when I visit Monterey, CA. If you live in Monterey or live by Navy Graduate School there, be sure to stop by this restaurant. Thank you!!!! read more

Chopstix is always good, all the time. You know it's going to be fresh, healthy and inexpensive. Great Noodle dishes, spring rolls, calamari and soups. Highly recommend. They are fast too! read more

We've been to Chopstix many times because the food's okay and the price is right. I thought it important to write a review today because you're slipping Chopstix! Although there were very few customers this Sunday afternoon, it took too long for waitstaff to take orders. We almost walked out. We noticed that a lady seated across from us almost walked out , too. Boy on his iPhone at register paid no attention to the customers he had seated and seemed to make fun of the Spanish speaking woman who asked that they buy more cilantro to help her in the kitchen. We shall look elsewhere! read more

It was good because we were craving Phó and this was the closes spot to us. The broth was okay but my pho could've had more meat. We also ordered the fried bananas and green tea ice cream for dessert. It was pretty good besides the fact that it was a little over fried. read more

I don't understand the fascination. The bobas are good but the food very disappointing. I had #12, the pork was fatty. My wife had #25, the rice was bland. I will stick with Noodle Bar in Marina or the original Chopstix in Seaside. Oh, it is stuffy inside and outside, lovely Munras traffic. read more

I was in Carmel for a weekend vacation. My friends who had been here before recommended it. I really liked the spring roll and the peanut sauces was creamy and warm like they just made it. Their pho was a cleaner taste than I have tasted before meaning no greasy after taste. Also, I am not sure if he was the manager, but I asked the worker if he knew of any place for night life, or even an area with some Korean stores and he was helpful and explained that the asian population was very minimal. We ate so much....it was a good end to the first night. ^_^ read more

Really good pho and the sandwiches! We were really glad we found this place on yelp. After being disappointed with other places in Monterey that we used to frequent. The bubble tea is amazing too we had coconut and mango read more

I just left chopsticks in Monterey with a to go order. I ordered their Eggplant Tofu dish and their spring rolls. Honestly the BEST eggplant tofu dish I have ever had!!!! I would give the 6 stars if it was available. read more

I really wanted to like it. The location is good, inside is cute and the prices are great. I had the beef and broccoli and the shaven beef. Beef was really really bad. Oh well. I can't speak to the drinks or noodle dishes, which I would imagine are their staples. read more

I love coming here--the food is cheap, but it's good, and the portions are huge and there's a lot of variety. The staff here are always really friendly and polite and the noise level isn't too bad considering how popular it is. read more

I'm a super picky eater, but absolutely love the pork spring rolls, spicy Bbq tofu and veggie tofu pho!!

I was hesitant to came back here after moving back to west coast because of my last experience. This place has changed for the better. The prices are way more reasonable than they were and their pho is much better and flavorful from what I remember. They also added sandwiches to their menu which are cheaply priced and delicious as well. The boba drinks are just as good as I remember. This place will definitely become a go to spot for me. read more

I've been to this place a few times, the service is pretty slow, like very slow, food is good. The chopsticks in seaside is a whole lot better than this location as far as service and food. read more

The food here is delicious i love love the spring rolls! I crave them on a daily basis and I'm in love with their spicy bbq tofu mmm..anyway Its a cute restaurant that is almost always packed and for that reason i think the service can be off at times.My first visit the service was really slow but it was hectic and the staff seemed pretty overwhelmed. Since the price was great and theyre food was good I came back and did get quicker and friendlier service. On busy days the parking gets full so just a heads up. Great prices and food, definitely recommend! read more

Absolute worst. Nothing authentic about this place. They added lettuce to my pho. Who does that... they didn't even put the basil lime and bean sprouts on the side just mixed it in. Unlike any other pho I have ever gotten. The worst read more

Been living in the Bay Area for over a decade and have never experienced such poor and questionable, racist customer service. From the moment we walked into the restaurant, cold expressions, no greetings. I had to double check to make sure we were all wearing face masks (we were). I wondered if it's because we have three small children, but everyone was good and the baby was even asleep. Vibes felt off, should have left. A family came after us, were nicely greeted and had drinks right away. It was then that I noticed that every single table around us had ice water with lemon, but ours. Ours were plain room temp. Would have left if kids weren't hungry. A lady who came after us got her fried wings before our pho. Super slow service, at least for our family. At this point we knew were targeted, so wasn't surprised when our pho arrived with little noodles. In hindsight, we wonder if it was because our baby was in a small stroller, but have never had issues about it (we ate outside) and it doesn't explain the level of coldness. NOT a family friendly place. Horrendous, but it was the first time we wondered if it's because I'm Asian and my husband is white, with interracial kids. I did wonder if it was due to racism, but didn't say it out loud due to embarrassment. Interestingly, my husband brought it up after we left. Disgusting if that's the case. Will never return. read more