The management was truly exceptional--professional, attentive, and clearly dedicated to creating a positive and welcoming environment. I was visiting from out of town and happened to stop by, and I'm so glad I did because the experience was amazing from start to finish. You could tell they genuinely cared about both their staff and their guests, which made everything feel smooth and comfortable. On top of that, the food was incredible--fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care--and their drinks were just as great, perfectly crafted and a highlight of the visit. The male server especially stood out for his kindness and generosity. He went out of his way to make sure everything was perfect, and his warm, genuine attitude made the experience even more enjoyable. From the moment I walked in, I felt truly welcomed and at ease, and it turned what was just a quick stop into something really special and memorable. read more

I came here not too long ago and was thoroughly impressed and more than happy with the service. The food was also amazing and I do very much recommend the wonton soup as well as the stir fried egg noodles. Overall, the employees were incredibly welcoming and the young woman upfront was amazing. read more

Another great places for. My current obsession.... Bobby teas and Snow teas and slushes!!!!! I went to this place after being recommended by a girl who was ringing me up at Vallarta Market.... She saw me buying a canned Bobba tea and said she was a Boba lover too and asked if I'd f tried Chopstix.... I knew I had to go there!!!!After arriving too late on my first two attempts, I was so excited to finally have the time to stop by Northridge early enough to make it there with time to spare for Bobba drinks!!!! Yes, I say drinks because I can never pick just one with the huge menu of already tempting flavors.... But you can even mix a few different flavors together to create your own favorite customer drink!!! As usual, I couldent decide what to order, but thank goodness for the manager, Essie, , who is always super sweet and friendly, not to mention helpful in making suggestions.... Saying what would go together and what might not work out as well.... The first time, I think I ordered the Black tea milk tea drink with the Tiramasu Foam and it was DELICOUS!!!!! I also ordered a Taro milk tea to bring to my granddaughter , but sadly for her, I didn't get to give it to her because she felll asleep before I could get there so I had no choice to drink it myself as well.... Both of these drinks were so delicious!!!! Sweet and creamy with melt in your mouthBobba balls and the Tiramasu Foam was a delicious choice for an add on!!!! I knew I'd be back!!! Next time I ordered a Cantelope Snow Tea which is a slush but they add milk.... This was delicious !!!! The last time I went, I ordered a Grape slush, and that's the only one I didn't really care for so much, but that's ok cuz I know all the other ones are a hit!!! I love Chopstix, their atmosphere is clean and friendly and comfortable and inviting and their Bobba menu has just about any flavor and style you could ever.even imagine.... Prices are comparable to all the other Bobba tea places I've visited and stafff is friendly and proffesional .... Try them... you'll be glad you did!!!! read more

I went today and bought 3 avocados boba slushes and believe me they tasted like ice and milk no flavors at all So I ask for other flavors and same horrible bobas plz don't get drinks for here they don't make them like they use too since they changed owners I also bought a soup and some horrible it is not like it use to taste plz don't waste your money here I lost $38 dollars today and I did not drink my drinks and soup plz don't waste money here you would regret it just listen to me my receipt is there read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - My recept I went there today and order de avocado boba horrible it tasted like ice and milk no flavors nothing horrible - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

We've eaten at their Seaside location and there is no comparison. The chow mein and chow fun they serve as an option on their dinner plates are plain, no veggies, no nothing, no flavor. Their fountain drink machine is broken and they don't plan to fix it, so only canned sodas here. We'll stick to the Seaside location. read more

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Lovely restaurant & food, loving the new management, alongside with their super attentive and welcoming servers , it definitely feels like a cozy place to eat at after a good stroll inside the mall, will definitely be coming back read more

The worst pork egg roll. It came burnt and the taste is spoiled. Yuck! The dry noodle vermicelli with pork is like teriyaki bowl. Very saucy, I don't even bother putting the fish sauce anymore . It's probably gonna look like soup. And the taste is yuck! Not your typical Vietnamese food. You will be disappointed read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - The worst pork egg roll. The dry noodle with pork taste like teriyaki bowl, Not your typical Vietnamese food. You will be disappointed - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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ISURPRISED RICE! I usually don't order at this location, but today I did and let me tell you this is not the one. I eat a lot of Vietnamese/asian food and today this is far from it. I was craving fried rice and fried chicken but today I got some sort of orange rice that looks like it's from the Spanish restaurant. Don't get me wrong I love Spanish food but this taste awful. It was dry AF had no Flavor and did I say it was dry AF. Anyways I don't ever waste my food but I also don't want to choke on it. I couldn't take anymore so the trash it goes. As far as the fried chicken, it was surprisingly good and tasty but dinky as hell. I'm only give this review 1 star because the chicken was crispy. Pic on left is from chopstick salinas and right is chopstick seaside. - also the fried rice had no egg, no green onion smh read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Super Dry Rice, no egg, no onion - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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Service suck , disrespect customer. Food is 5/10. Never back again We paid 3 noodle 1 salad almost 100$ read more

Came here with a friend and we expected the most as we've been to the Chopstix in Monterey. Service was fast. We both ordered the pho chin brisket beef noodle soup but our meat was extremely discolored. It looked grey. I was picking at the meat and a piece i picked up felt like actual plastic. Will not be returning to this location ever again. Server was nice though! read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - 1B. Pho Chin (Brisket Beef Noodle Soup) - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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I did not have high hopes for this place when we stopped here on our way to San Luis Obispo in April 2021 lol. But let's just say I was veryyyyy pleasantly surprised!!! I got the lychee bubble tea which was possibly the most delicious boba drink I've had in my life. I also got a spicy bbq chicken plate I think? I was sooo hungry and it was also delicioso! read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Spicy Bbq chicken plate I think! Super delicious!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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This does not seem like the same Chopstix as before. Perhaps they've changed owners and are attempting to mimic their recipes...We came here recently after having the Chopstix in Monterey about a month before. The plating & quality/flavor was way off. The Pho broth had a yellowish color and tasted like chicken bouillon. The portions were much smaller than what we were accustomed to receiving at the Chopstix in Monterey. What's worse is their bathroom looked like it had not been cleaned in quite some time - there was literal fecal matter on the toilet seat, no soap and no paper towels. One thing that is important to me is cleanliness. If they can't keep their ONE bathroom clean what else are they not putting care and attention to behind the scenes? Needless to say, we will not be coming here again. read more

We order from here often via Uber Eats and almost every time we order something is missing (food, sauce, utensils, chopsticks, etc) or our order is wrong. Yesterday, half of our order didn't even arrive with the driver. I called the restaurant and the young gentleman working was unable to confirm if the missing part of my order was in house and left behind or if it was even made at all. He tried to help but ultimately was unable to. We were not going to drive in to pick up because of the time and distance, which is why we use a delivery service.. I have even called before and asked them to please ensure our entire order is complete before sending it with the driver. So frustrating!! read more

Me and my sister ate here today for lunch. We ate the soup.Pho The noodles were not cooked all the way and they were still hard. Also it's a spring rolls. They were OK fresh but not the best I would give this place. Have a story if I could. read more

Sad to say last night was not the night,We love to come here for good cheap Vietnamese food. We order Vietnamese veggie egg rolls Two lemon grass dry noodle bowls. And a kids meal pho soup. They came out with the kids soup at first, then our two dry noodle bowls. We got our appetizers being the Eggs rolls at the end. And the eggs rolls where so burnt.. we had to ask them to take it off our bill and to take them back. The server was kindly to do that. The rest of the food was great meat was warm ,We came in around 7:30pm they do close at 8:00pm So maybe they where in a hurry to close down. The restaurant is big and does have a lot of seating and they took away their bar table at the front. And added new seating read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Vietnamese Egg Rolls. Burnt egg rolls lol - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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Love coming here with my friends for lunch. Portions can be on the smaller side so I typically order large or extra when I get rice plates or pho. Great service ! read more

Wow! Their Chicken/Tofu Basil Eggplant was yummy! The sauce was the killer, i shoulda ordered a bigger plate. The other day, i ordered the Glass noodles and that one i didn't care for that much. Overall, i will come back and try other dishes! read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - S1. Basil Eggplant with Chicken and Tofu - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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I had credit at this location due to the fact that they served me some spring tofu rolls with tofu that was stale and hard, they decided to give me credit for a future order. I then placed that future order weeks later and went I picked up it hair two hairs, a long one and a short one. The bad think was that I had eat half a roll. Maybe with hairs. Smh so t ever stop there again. I feel like they sido this because it was a free order. read more

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Very good service and helpful staff. Restaurant was clean and the food was great. Only downside was that they were out of there sandwiches. Definitely going back . Highly recommended read more

So I guess I'm not ordering from chopstix anytime soon, it was disappointing to find a bug in my shrimp spring roll, I am really sorry to post this pictures here but I believe we as humans deserve to be treated right, more so when a very respectful paying customer is ordering from your restaurant, I'd hope you take responsibility and take care of your cleanliness in the kitchen/restaurant. I'm not asking for a refund or a remake simply calling out to your guys attention and to be careful because we don't know what we are putting in our mouht, thank you. read more

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This is my absolute favorite place to get wonton soup it is extremely flavorful bountiful and one order can definitely be for two people. When they do it to go order I don't know how it's possible but their soup stays extremely hot even until you get to the house. Everyone is extremely friendly and helpful at this location. Lunchtime bowls are awesome and equally delicious. My hubby isn't a soup person so we have tried other dishes and they never disappoint. read more

We have eaten here at this Salinas Chopstix many times. I was confident I would enjoy a nice meal and not have to cook. However, this was in my tofu stir fry. The broccoli is old with black mold and the tofu has green mold. This is what they are cooking, and boxing up in your to-go box. To the cook, "Would you eat this yourself? Would you serve this to your family?" This was $9.50 and a waste of money because it's going in the garbage can and I am not asking for credit to eat the there again. Totally unacceptable. Please, if you decide to eat here, check your food for mold. read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Green Mold on Tofu. - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

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Went yesterday for the first time, and let me tell you. It was delicious! I'm not sure why I haven't gone sooner. But I will definitely be returning back! Chow fun did lack flavor, also used wrong noodles but everything else was absolutely delicious. My favorite was the lemongrass chicken wings! So fireeeee read more

The food is much better now. That's definitely something. The portion sizes were smaller for a while. Now they seem back to normal, however they made up for it by increasing the prices. At least the food is made correctly now that I have to pay more. read more

Yay! Finally a Chopstix in Salinas! ^^ I don't usually go to Chopstix for their food dishes, but I decided to try more than just their pho. If you ask me, I'm not a huge fan of pho at Chopstix.. if anything the rice plates and snacks are sooo much better! In fact they've got more variety ;) Today I got the pho combination without the tripe. The tendon was really soft, which is good but it dropped in my soup a lot. I especially enjoyed the rare steak and the beef balls though! My favorite! ^^ The noodles were thicker than what I'm use to, but still packed so much flavor. The broth had a flowery and aromatic taste as well, if you're a big fan of that. BBQ chicken plate that my friend got was delicious! He devoured it- and said that he was afraid it would taste "flowery" since it smelled like that when we came inside, but it was more on the savory side. I thought of chicken teriyaki! Addition to more chicken, we tried their snack plate for their popcorn chicken. Yummy! Crunchy on outside and moist on the inside. Will definitely come back for more of their snack plates. Finally.. BOBA! Ugh don't get me started.. I think this will be my go to place for boba from now on because of the amount of flavors hehe. The oreo boba was refreshing and left me wanting to get another boba drink xD (p.s. didn't cus poor college student) Overall, my meal here was alright.. I would say the BBQ plate, and boba were my highlights. So thankful to have Chopstix here! read more

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I usually Love this place, been here several times. And never disappointed. Except yesterday, I'm not feeling well so I thought a nice order of Udon Noodles would do the trick. I will not be ordering them again. The broth was flavorless, none of the veggies were even soft in the slightest, they were very raw, which doesn't release any of the veggie flavors in the broth. I ended up adding some soy sauce for flavor, and I ate very little. Honestly it's the worst Udon Ive had. But at least I know now not to order that again. ‍ darn it! read more

Restaurant wasn't clean. There was a fly in my soup. Service was ok but would not come back or even consider this place ever again. read more

Chicken and Vegetable tastes good Pho portions are small (medium size looks more like small), friendly staff.

There was wall paint in my soup. Sure do love lead in my food. This place used to be good but idk what happened. Go elsewhere.

Food was fantastic! Service was well done very polite. We can't wait to go again! Everything was very fresh. read more

I've been wanting to try this restaurant out for a while, and it did not disappoint! Come here if you want delicious, fresh Vietnamese cuisine. My husband and I came to this restaurant on a whim on Sunday for lunch. Chopstix is conveniently located at the Northridge Mall near our home. So, you could do a little shopping, walk around the beautiful mall, maybe play a few games at Round 1 and get a great meal here at Chopstix afterwards. We were greeted cheerfully by friendly hostesses and seated immediately. Our order was taken promptly and the food arrived in good time - no ridiculously long wait for anything. Chopstix - like many a Vietnamese restaurant - offers a myriad of Vietnamese dishes, from rice plates to soups to bahn mi. The qualities that set Chopstix apart are the quality, the flavor, and the freshness of the food offered here. The flavors are bold and intense. Each ingredient in my dish was the star. I ordered the basil-eggplant rice plate and it was amazing. The eggplant was perfectly cooked - not to the point of mushiness. The basil was sharp and surprising. The chicken was juicy and tender. The sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Even the rice was top-notch - fragrant and well-cooked. I mean, I've given a lot of 5 stars here on Yelp, but trust me guys - this 5 is no joke. This place has some seriously great food. For being located in a mall, this is some pretty exceptional stuff. They also offer boba and some specialty drinks here at Chopstix. I ordered the Vietnamese coffee, which is essentially espresso and condensed milk. The drink was perfectly sweet and strong. A great balance. Overall, such a good restaurant with great people and fantastic food at affordable prices. read more

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Have you ever seen ratatouille? You know the scene where the Remy stuffs a strawberry and cheese in his mouth at the same time? Then swirly lights appear and he's in food heaven? That's how I feel when I eat the food from Chopstix the food is always delicious and fresh. Staff knows me and they're very pleasant. I love going here. And I'll go back again and again. Chicken pho, Vietnamese egg rolls, snow coconut boba, lemon chicken, spring rolls, calamari. My go to's :) read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Try the Vietnamese Egg Rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

Whatever you do, do NOT get the bun bo hue here. It's a freaking travesty. Legitimately tastes like I'm eating noodles in water. How is it that ... the neither the broth nor the beef have any flavor. I'm so annoyed. Normally I go to QQ on Reservation, but I didn't have my car today and only Chopstix was available on DoorDash. Never ordering from / eating here again. read more

The worst customer service ever!!! A bunch of young kids with no sense of anything! My husband waited over 45 min for food and they missed one of the orders i called and asked the girl who helped hom she said she didnt hear him, then i ask for a manager and he said hes sorry theres only one cook the other left on an emergency mind you this is the 5th time a cook leaves we have gone multiple times and they cant serve food until the cook comws back but they have their doors open. The wanna be manager was rude and not helpful i will never go there again! read more

Picked up some food and this is what it came to. Curry Shrimp? Lol wow......................................... read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Yellow Curry Shrimp lol. Smh - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

The boba here is really good but really sweet! I like sweet so Anyways, I had the spring rolls and won ton soup. The soup was good but The spring roll pork was so dry. Also, the chicken in the soup was dry.... but everything else I'm the soup was good. BUT THE BOBA IS GOOD read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Boba - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

I've went twice and the service was fast! Food selection is great and affordable! My bill for 2 has been under 16 dollars each time I've gone! The lemongrass chicken is delicious! read more

We had take out a couple nights ago, and I'm ready to go back. We ordered 3 vegan dishes and they were all amazing! The vegan soup is perfect, the BBQ tofu was flavorful, the tofu rice was so good. perfect amount of spice on everything. Plus the veggie egg rolls!! The meat eater with us ordered a BBQ shrimp and pork and said it was fantastic. All well packaged, everything was hot, fresh, affordable prices! Best take out I have had in many many months. Thank you for having excellent vegan options in Salinas. read more

Clean and inviting atmosphere. Good customer service. Reasonable prices. It gets busy easily! Thats a good sign. Now on to the food... I had chicken pho, one of my favorite Vietnamese cuisines. If I'm being honest, their pho comes second to Noodle bar in Marina. Ive tried pho at three other locations in Salinas and my taste buds haven't been as pleased. Their broth was delicious and the chicken wasn't rotisserie or any bad parts of a chicken. Their strawberry lemonade is tasty too. I will be around in the future to try other dishes, as this establishment has recently become popular. Definitely recommend. read more

Chopstix Vietnamese Restaurant - Chicken pho & lemongrass chicken in the back - Vietnamese Near Me - Salinas, California

Great service and accommodated a gazzillion special requests. Great job to the two servers who handled everything.