Great service however I ordered two lemongrass beef bah mi sandwiches and they were missing the picked carrots and dikon. I had just mentioned to the cashier about another place I stopped going to since the quality of food went down. Seems like the same is happening here. read more

Chopstix - Bah Mih sandwich missing pickled carrots and dikon. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seaside, California

Disappointed! I go to chopstix weekly I ordered my usual a large lemongrass chicken with extra sauce and white rice...I got something extremely spicy and it tasted nothing like lemongrass chicken... I called back and the lady that answered was rude stating I ordered spicy lemongrass chicken... Where on that receipt does it say anything about spicy???? She gave no solution except to say that's what I ordered... Horrible customer service read more

Chopstix - Vietnamese Near Me - Seaside, California

Great food, quick service. They have gluten free options too. I highly recommend the beef with vegetables and glass noodles. My wife loves their beef pho, and banh mi sandwiches. read more

Never go here ! These people have very mediocre food and the WORST ATTITUDES EVER. DO NOT ORDER, unless you want them to mess up your whole evening ! read more

Chopstix - Worst peanut sauce ever- I do not understand this color and texture. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seaside, California

The pho soup has no beef taste, the Thai basil n jalapeno pepper was old n wilted. Fried rice has funny taste. Then we see the waiter sweep the floor n the chairs with the same broom . read more

Took away the beautiful bar. Replaced with table and chairs. Lacks elegance and ambiance. TV viewing is now challenging. The plates are too small to accommodate the meal you ordered. Leaves an awkward invitation to your meal spilling over board on table. It would have been grand to receive more napkins to help out with cleaning. Now more work for everyone. The restaurant's name is CHOPSTIX-sadly once you get acknowledged - the waitress gives you 2 small napkins & 2 spotty forks in one grouping- (Where's my CHOPSTICKS?)-leaves a poor example of the desired CHOPSTICK VIETNAMESE experience I was so looking forward to. The food is good & they try very hard to accommodate your needs. I will be coming back & hope there is consideration to aspire to a higher level. read more

Placed an order on the phone, then showed up and they never put my order in and claimed they didn't have any more of the items I wanted after they just said they had them. Would've appreciated a heads up before I drove 30 min to get there. read more

The food here is good but not good enough to put up with the mistreatment the staff unleashes on patrons. In other words, don't bother them because they're too busy to put up with your sh!t. By sh!t I mean placing a food order. This review is not based on an experience I've had during the Covid-19 pandemic or the state wide shelter-in-place order. Their service sucked long before this crisis. However, sheltering in place and social distancing has given me ample time to reflect upon my experiences and give serious and thoughtful consideration to the establishments I would like to continue to support. Chopstix in Seaside is not one of them. They could learn a thing or two from the Monterey location. Carmel, the jury is still out. read more

Missing Ingredients: Lemongrass beef, and chicken dishes were void of actual lemongrass. Likewise, the spring rolls did not contain any mint leaves. A strawberry smoothie was over-sweetened and artificially-flavored. Nothing Vietnamese about the cuisine in general. Friendly service, however, I will give them credit for that. read more

First visit. Two boba teas, good pricing and flavor. They have this dialed in. Second visit. Pho and salad. One I thing I noticed, the prices are really good $5.99 for the medium bowl of Pho, a little more then a $1.50 for the next size up. I ordered the Pho with the beef, chicken, beef ball and tendon, no rare brisket. Good flavor, not as good as Pho Ah Sen in Oakland but never the less, good flavor. Also ordered the chicken salad which I split with the wife. Lots of chicken with cabbage, lettuce and light sesame seed dressing. The place was almost full for a Saturday evening. The staff was attentive, re-filled the water, came by and asked if we needed anything else. I think it was a good find. The ba minh sandwiches looked really good from what I saw. read more

Chopstix - Vietnamese Near Me - Seaside, California

Very poor customer service. Canceled my food order without telling me. When I called to ask why, they refused to give me any reason. I've tried coming back a few times but they have been consistently bad. I won't be returning. read more

It was super dead just now, not busy at all. We ordered banh mi. Nothing happened and the servers avoided us for twenty minutes. Then someone looked over, saw we were still waiting and yelled for the kitchen to make sandwiches, which seemed to be met with confusion. I think they just hadn't started them at all. We said we needed to go and the lady said that sandwiches take 15-20 minutes to make. We have loved chopstix in the past. But terrible service and no food so. read more

Just alright. Fusion asian food is always a journey and questionable experience, and this place takes the cake in having Vietnamese pho, Japanese sushi, Chinese fried rice all under 1 roof. Granted, the food isn't bad, however it's definitely not authentic asian food. MSG feel was strong in this one. The lemongrass chicken rice entree was enjoyable, however most of the other plates our party ordered was just average. Probably won't be back. read more

You've been chopped. Not for the food but the sub-par service and lack of management. I entered the place at around 1:30pm and I saw 3 people at the bar having lunch. The dining room had at most 6 patrons. I waited several minutes to see an employee who took my order for an iced green tea and a sandwich. Well, it took about five minutes to get the drink and after about twenty minutes later there was no sandwich. When the employee came out to serve another table she looked at my spot and noticed that my food wasn't there yet. A few minutes later I heard some yelling in the kitchen and my food mentioned. I got up and left. As other reviewers have mentioned, there seems to be no management. I see people going around with apparently no clue. My advice is to go but only if you're ok with this kind of service. Third time wasn't a charm for me. read more

This place has gone so downhill in quality. I have no idea what has happened there but the food isn't the same every time because sometimes they don't put in some of the vegetable ingredients. Tonight we ordered, and we have given them SO many chances but this time we didn't get the juice boxes that came with the kids meals and our meals were missing half the vegetables that are normally in there. We order pretty much the same thing almost once a week so when they decide to not just put in ingredients, it's noticeable. If the owner is in there, your food will be fantastic so clearly the staff at this location needs to be babysat. On one occasion I had someone from the restaurant call me to tell me to hurry up and pick up our food. I wish I was kidding on that one. And it had been ready for 5 minutes lol read more

Don't get me wrong... I love Chopstix but this time big time super hassle! Their GrubHub sucks! My hubby and I are sick and we ordered through YELP GRUBHUB! And the text notification said that the food is ready at 1:49pm and when we picked it up at 2:34pm IT WAS NOT READY!!!! They were checking the GRUBHUB app and it just popped up! So that means I still wait for 15 long minutes while sick and have a terrible headache! And the cashier/ server lady said why did I just call? They should not put GrubHub In their yelp if they prefer calling! This is rediculous!! Well.... we ended up waiting because we paid for it online! what a day!!!!! Order received at 2:57pm read more

Always have poor service here. My family likes to come here a lot because it's cheap, but you get what you pay for. The last time I was here I took my mom for a pre- birthday celebration. Our orders came out at different times, our tea was cold, and so was one of our entrees. We asked the server for hot tea and got cold tea, yet again. I just went to pick up a to-go order I made over the phone, and they didn't even have it in their system (after promised 10-15 min wait). Going to avoid coming here from now on, its not worth it and they dont value customer service. read more

came into town from Sacramento. just got pho to go. easily one of the best broth I've had. savory and spot on the umaminess. not sweet but just right. def coming back to this place whenever I'm in town and in need of pho! read more

Food was too GREAZY! No good. Ordered the glass noodles w/beef. Beef was just OK, a little tough, veges, well, the broccoli was mostly yellow, on its way out. Noodles were all broken and small, should be long strands. Hubby got the lemon grass beef, he's had better he said, from Noodle Bar in Marina, and for some reason, my food was hot his was not. Will not be going back to this location. We will try location near shopping center, hope it's better! read more

I've been to other branches of Chopstix in Seaside and Monterey. I'm just a lil' disappointed with the change in recipes in this location, or maybe there's a new management. Who knows. I ordered pork chop rice platter, which I had many years ago. The way they cook it now is different and there's like a sauce that covers up the dryness of the meat. The slushies and boba teas are great, but the main dishes are a joke.. Hope that they would have sticked with the old recipes. read more

This place lists bubble tea as one of their specialties, but if you're just trying to hop in, order, and grab a boba this is not the place. The front staff were super nice but the guy working in the back provided slow service. Anyways, if you're wanting just a quick boba treat from this place expect at least a 30 minute wait time for just 2 drinks. read more

Pho was terrible... no seasoning whatsoever. Didn't even have fish sauce on the table. Definitely my last time here.

This place used to be good but now it is not recommended at all. When you order your food, and they ask what size? Usually when you want a large size means the food size is large. This place the size of the plate is large and the size of the food is small. This is call un-economical unfair and CHEAT CHEAT. Please stop going there, go to noodle bar.Chopstick has very poor customer service. Noddle bar has great food and great customer service. If you order size large, the give your food at large size. Chopstick, you pay for the size of the plate but not the food. I rated this place - minus 00000. read more

I walked into Chopstix and stood there for 10 minutes. No one greeted me, no one offered me a table,or a menu. There were other people standing around also, no one know what was going on. No one could even tell me where the staff was. After 10 minutes of this I just left. read more

Bathrooms have no ass gaskets, no toilet paper! Food took 25 minutes after ordering to arrive. They have two TVs but no toilet paper or gaskets....hmmm the only people watching TV are the employees. I counted a total of 4 employees yet the bathroom doesn't have essentials. read more

It's decent. Amazing for the price. But you can get the same exact thing from their restaurant in Camel and it's 100 times better. The Carmel restaurant uses high quality rice and doesn't use fillers to make the meat go farther. But you really can't beat the price now a days just wish the one in seaside would use the same products and process as their restaurant in Carmel. read more

This place was incredible! Fabulous vegetarian menu, amazing veggie spring rolls, awesome boba tea, price was totally reasonable for the amount of delicious food we got. Can't wait to eat here again! The vegetarian pho was to die for! read more

I love this place. Great food. Great prices. Great and wonderfully decorated interior! Don't let the outside fool you! Clean too!!

The place was an old Chinese restaurant in past that was resold many times. Now today it is a low end Vietnamese place with lots of room and low prices. The only problem is the Pho is very salty mixed with MSG. The some other ingredients tasted old. The bottom line is the price is good for the people who eat here that don't care for good food and only care about price. read more

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We order pho 5A i believe. Me n my son was missing 2 piece of shrimp. Broth was good. We Order large bowl of pho. Has little noodle lots of broth. Steam buns were not fresh. They are small size. Girl heated it up in the microwave and stuck it into a to go container. While waiting for my son to finish up. Pill the bottom paper. Paper took most of my bread off. My husband portion of rice with meat plate is small size for him. Seems like all the plate dish is same size. read more

So glad chopstix is back open for dining in however I think they may have a new chef. The last few times, my basil chicken has been dry and not very flavorful. What happened to the sauce?? My friend went today and got the shaken beef, and same thing- dry. I hope they go back to basics. I've been a customer for years and would hate to have to stop coming. Eggrolls were extra crispy but we loved them. Boba drinks never disappoint. Please chopstix, add the flavor and juices back!! Oh, also prices went up two dollars a plate. I don't mind but make it good. read more

I just had to give this place a try because it's the only Pho place open on a rainy day. Going into it I already saw the reviews but still wanted some pho. It was so bland! I paid $10 for the meat ball and rare beef pho! It seemed like they sliced ONE meat ball and there were 2 slices of the rare beef in there. Dang! Inflation got this restaurant still selling though! That's insane! On top of that! I ordered egg rolls which, typically, at a real Vietnamese restaurant it comes with lettuce cucumber and carrots. They charged me $4 for TWO pieces of lettuce!!! Ridiculous! read more

I was having a late night dinner with a friend and we were deciding what to eat. We both wanted to try Chopstix since we LOVE Boba tea. We arrived 5 minutes before closing ( sorry to do that, my flight from LA was delayed) and rushed right over. The staff was more than happy to have us! Yes! (Silently I said to myself, I won't do that again). We saw the very extensive BOBA tea menu and I was in awe! I loved it! Finally a Boba place in Monterey area! The only problem was, when we ordered it, they ran out of Boba... booo... but i still ordered my almond milk tea (hot) and my friend had taro shake. It was still delicious despite not having any boba. The food, I had the dried noodles with BBQ and shrimp. I absolutely loved it. For the quantity and the price.. Perfect! My friend had the friend rice, unfortunately it was not that great because it seemed like it was the burnt rice from the bottom of the pot. But the flavoring of the rice was so rich and full of flavor, yummy. Overall, I did like the place. I will have to come again to get my Boba and try more of the dishes.. read more

When this particular location opened up, we really wanted to like it, given the need for a chainy- Asian restaurant that is not Panda Express, but after having tried three times, I have to abandon my fondest wishes and just warn you to avoid it. It's not well-run: the first time they failed to inform us they didn't take plastic (but do have a seriously overpriced ATM machine in the place, one of those where you end up spending $4 just to get your own money out) but then when I told them I didn't have cash, they tried to insist I owed them money (even though I had just put in the order). A visit to the restroom on this occasion was not, shall we say, suggestive that hygiene is their highest priority. The second time, I came with cash but failed to order ahead. It took a good 20 minutes of lingering to get the clerk's attention and get the order in; I'm not sure exactly what she was distracted by the most, the personal phone calls, the banter from the kitchen, or randomly going off to do other things, but that's the way it went. We then couldn't find a table, and had to take our cold food to-go. I can't tell you what it tasted like because by the time we got home it was so late and the food was so icy we ended up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches instead. The third time, I came with cash and ordered ahead. I took the bags home, opened them up, and found a completely different order than the one I had made. When I attempted to return the order, they said that since I'd left with the order they wouldn't refund my money or give me replacement food. The biggest irony, although we asked, they kept forgetting to include chopsticks in the orders. Parking is a disaster at this location, anyway, so even if I were tempted to give them another chance I doubt I have enough years left on my bones to find another parking spot. read more

We were able to pick up our order pretty quickly and it was conveniently located near our hotel! We ordered the passionfruit milk tea w/ boba (I was craving bubble tea and this hit the spot!). We also ordered vegetarian ramen noodle dish (lots of food but unfortunately not a lot of flavor) and broccoli beef (which E enjoyed immensely). I would definitely go back if we are in the area but I would want to try something that has seasoning :) read more

I really hoped the first few hiccups were a fluke, but these guys are ridiculous. - The servers appear swamped and yet somehow bored and are often standing around, all at the same time. - Demeanor and tone from most of the staff is flat, if not spacey. - Wait times can be excessive; most recently this was over double the amount of time it was quoted, due to waiting on one item. - Manager/owner(?) woman is running around snapping orders and critiques at her staff, but somehow fails to convert any of that energy into actually engaging the people who dine there. - Most of the food has been disappointing. Maybe I'm spoiled from larger, more competitive markets but there's only one item I find worthwhile here. Not much else to say. Vietnamese takeout is an amazing thing but chopstix has repeatedly found ways to screw it up. read more

I have been going to ChopstiX for years and never a bad order.. Lately I don't know what has happened (hair)! In my food the Chicken salad and the fried rice at different times yet within weeks of each other Please Have your Staff Male and female pull the hair Back or wear a hair net cuz this cannot happening .. Reallly Bad for Business thank you read more

It's nice to have other ethic food available in the Monterey County. That being said, Chopstix is more of a boba house run by teenagers . Their drinks were OK (Tapioca Express quality), but the Vietnamese menu was below average. Spring rolls (2.5*) Pho w meatball (1*) pathetic http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/9nn8-7DA-aBmFPBhpjrUVg?select=KdvoqhS93B3xrHZ_5St3xw Thai ice tea - (4*) Strawberry snow boba - (3*) Mango SB w lychee coconut jelly - (3 *) Service - 3* I still see myself coming back here b/c there's no real competition around except for their 2nd location in Monterey. read more

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Very poor service I heavyset Asian girl served us and she was very unpleasant she didn't smile once and she was rude... I've been here before and always have good service but not today. I guess you can't win them all. It requires the right personality to be a server and obviously she doesn't have one. She didn't have a name tag on so I can't give her name. #GREATFOODPOORSERVICE! read more

Went here a few weeks ago and ordered the #6 Hu Tieu Tom Thit (Glass Noodle Soup topped with shrimp, sliced pork, chicken and squid) The broth had subtle depth of flavor while maintaining a delicate after taste. The proteins were on the chewy side due to being overcooked but not inedible. Another complaint I had was the lack amount of noodles but that's just a minor offense. Overall Thoughts A great alternative if Noodle Bar is too packed. Good prices, varied selection and decent ambiance. read more

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