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    Pacific Rim Cafe

    4.2 (335 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    PACIFIC RIM CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Mongolian beef with noodles, my kid asked for no veggies, the flavor was great
    Alfie S.

    This was a great find! We enjoyed a quick dinner here and everyone enjoyed it Very nice quick service And the food was delicious, with a very attractive pricing this is a great choice

    Grilled Beef
    Helen H.

    The restaurant does Asian cuisine, from Vietnamese to Thai to Chinese. It was a cold windy day with snow flurries and pho sounded good. There was only one waitress and she was kept busy. Multiple tables were not bussed. Our food came out quickly though. The broth was sweet, but overall I was satisfied. I also ordered spring rolls to go and enjoyed them the next day.

    Danny N.

    Decent pho place in Rapid City. They have a lot of other Asian selections. The service is good and there's plenty of parking. I would recommend when you're in Rapid City and craving Asian food!

    Meng H.

    Pacific Rim cafe Decent pho. Broth was excellent. Could be better but ok for being so far away from the Asian community. The presentation was perfect. Condiments were spot on. The meat was perfect. Even had tripe. Lots of meat. Pork meatballs. Well done. FYI, this was my second opinion. Our suggestion pho places was closed because of the usual Vietnamese close day. Highly recommended

    Fresh Roll with peanut sauce

    Food is great, great atmosphere, free refills on soda, the service is great we got our food fast.

    Michael B.

    Skip the Thai food or at least the pad Thai. It's very beige, bland, and dry. You'll have to add sauce at a minimum, but also spice. If you've ever enjoyed pad Thai, this won't taste like what you liked. That said, prices are reasonable and staff are quick at service. It's not a bad experience, just needs improvement on food.

    Rice with grilled pork and beef
    Myphuong L.

    We are visiting from Southern California during the end of Sturgis rally week. We had done our research ahead of time to find pho restaurants each city we're staying at. Had we not done our research, I would have thought, Pacific Rim Cafe was a Hawaiian restaurant not Vietnamese. When we walked in, it definitely hit you with the spices and pho aroma. We ordered the rice plate with pork and beef grilled meat. Also a combo pho dish. Both dishes were pleasantly good. This exceeded my expectations of a small town. The pork was better than the beef. Had a thicker seasoning. The pho broth was really light, wasn't as beefy but with lime and condiments, I was able to get it to how I like it.

    YangHwa P.

    I wish I can give better rating for this restaurant. When we entered we can tell the place was pretty full, and some tables weren't cleaned up. There were only 2 servers running around getting orders, and taking the food to the tables. We got seated, and it took the servers another 10 minutes or so to clean other tables. There was a customer waiting for a take out, but he must have been waiting for a while because when the food came out the server was apologetic and offered him a free drink. Our order was taken fairly quickly, and the food actually came out pretty fast. During the whole time the servers were still running around. All of us ordered grilled pork bun (vermicelli), and an order of spring rolls. The grilled pork bun tasted well, but pork was a bit too salty, and the spring rolls tasted good, but they were very greasy. As we were finishing up a bus load of Vietnamese tourists came in, and I cannot forget the look on the servers' faces (they looked incredulous). I wished I could have helped them at that point, I felt so bad for them. Coming from a fairly large Vietnamese community I felt they could have done a better job, and the price point was high. However, I understand it must not be easy to get certain ingredients, and some times you have to cater to non Asian palates.

    The aftermath = Combination pho Fried tofu Shaking beef
    mich l.

    Food I ordered small size combination pho. The soup is not too salty nor bland, just about right in taste and not oily either. It tasted good. The meat they used for brisket is lean. The portion is enough for a small size. Hubby ordered shaking beef. The portion is good enough for 1 person. The meat they used is lean, once again . It was a tad salty. The taste was good. Our appetizer was fried tofu. It tasted good as well, not salty at all. Service We were greeted right away and got a table. The wait for our food after our order was not too bad considering the restaurant was full. Ambience Ambience is okay, it's casual. Not too noisy. When you're in Rapid City and you are craving for Vietnamese food this is your restaurant. I forgot to take pics before eating. Just the aftermath and you can tell we liked them.

    Spring Rolls
    Garrett Z.

    While on vacation, my family was looking for something besides a bar and grill and decided to look for some Thai food. Pacific Rim was close to our hotel and so we stopped in to order take out. Staff were accommodating with us just walking in and helped get our order in right away. We decided to try the Shrimp Pad Thai, a few orders of Spring Rolls, and an order of Crab Rangoon. All of the food was fresh, hot, and tasty. The Spring Rolls were huge and the Crab Rangoon puffs were choke full of crab meat and a larger than average size as well. These Crab Rangoons were actually some of the best I have had in quite some time. Portion sizes were very generous and the pricing was super affordable because of that. For being in the middle of South Dakota, Pacific Rim managed to put out some decent Thai food.

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    Service is the best. Great menu, offering many delicious options. Food is always hot when I order takeout. Highly recommend!

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    Good food and lots of it!! Wait staff were great!! We have eaten here several times and always like the food!!

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    Love their crab rangoon! Service has always been nice! Who can say no to a big bowl of pho?!

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    When you want a quick bite. Pho was good. A tad sweet for me. Otherwise I would definitely recommend stopping here.

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    1 year ago

    Great food, great and fast service, great restaurant ambience, and clean! I'll come to eat here again.

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    Great restaurant. Their Pho is always excellent, as is their General Tso chicken. They have a pretty good menu.

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