This place serves asian fusion rice/noodle dishes chipotle style. They do have some set signature boxes of which we had the Ox Box. "Double beef" was no joke- there was like a whole piece of steak chopped up in there. Flavoring was spot-on. I loved that it came with their version of a tea egg, "caramel egg". We also had a custom box with shrimp as the protein base and every single topping offered. All the flavors went well together. Order at the counter, food comes out pretty fast. read more

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Great food and open during shelter in place - had a really quick and easy grab n go experience ordering via yelp.

Ordered in advance on the app and they looked behind on orders but there wasn't a lot of people waiting. I waited about 10 minutes and then got my food. I did ask for an extra bowl cause I was going to share it. I get home and low and behold, no extra bowl. I also asked for extra sauce and I had literally a dribble of sauce.... the food was dry. The rice was extremely overcooked. Horrible food. I had extra meat but doesn't look like there was extra meat... paid $22 plus tip for dry over cooked food. What a waste. No quality control at all. read more

Asian Box - Apparently has "extra" sauce and meat... - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Good spot for a quick but tasty lunch. We did a build your own box with a base of rice, the pork, all the add ins except the egg and jalapeños, and the tamarind vinaigrette. The portion size is rather generous for the price and all the ingredients when mixed made for a nice and fulfilling lunch. I would also recommend to get the Vietnamese coffee which has free refills - the first taste was good though sweet and the second fill we got was a bit too sweet. Either way it rounded off the meal well. There wasn't a line when we went and the staff was really nice. They have outside seating and inside - definitely outside is the way to go. Will be back if I'm in the area, hungry, and looking for something quickly and yummy. read more

Asian Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

I've been ordering from Asian Box in San Francisco for years! Unfortunately , they consistently mess up my orders. But I've moved down here and this location is consistently good at getting my order correct. The food is clean and healthy and I can order without guilt. I love making my own and ordering double protein. The sauces they have are tasty and not overbearing. It's on the pricey side exotic you order through DoorDash but when you want to do healthy delivery, you have to pay the price. read more

Asian Box - Make your own - double protein (beef and chicken), brown rice, steamed veggies and egg. So good! - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

This place has ample indoor seating as well as a fairly quick service. Great economical Asian street food along with multiple vegetarian options. I usually tend to "create my own box" along with going for a choice of "Hot Box It" or "Asian Street Dust" while going for all toppings and that works pretty well :-) read more

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Super disappointed! We normally order from the Palo Alto location, however there were no couriers nearby and had to order from this location. Ordered a chicken kids box for my daughter and it had a ton of rice, 2-3 pieces of broccoli and maybe between 5-6 small pieces of chicken. If I had known there would be so little protein it in I would have ordered a normal size for her. This never happens at the Palo Alto location. They also forgot our order of spring rolls. Not sure how that could happen when we only ordered 4 items. Lucky for me UberEats refunded right away. Last, I decided to try the chicken curry and that was a mistake. The potatoes were under cooked and the worse part is that they just threw these carrot sticks (like the ones you put in our kids lunch box) as an after thought. We will not order from this location again but will continue to go to the Palo Alto location. read more

This review is after ~20 different times I've placed online orders with this clown circus. Perhaps 50% of the time the order is mysteriously lost when I arrive. Other times, it hasn't been started or worse...is totally wrong. In one case, I arrived home and it was missing all meat.rice and veggies. Sweet. Combination of tech and service here are 1 star worthy. When the food is made, portions are inconsistent and assuming meat is included, it's good. Get it together guys. Fix the tech or cut it. I'll skip it now on. read more

For those of you who are too overwhelmed by the insane amount of options to choose from, I would highly recommend the Chef's Salad Box with chicken! It's got savory, smoky marinated chicken, crispy fried shallots, fresh herbs, and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts all over a bed of Napa cabbage and noodles with a tangy soy vinaigrette. YUM. Definitely going back to check out what else they've got! read more

Asian Box - Chef's Salad Box. Soooo yummy!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

I love how hey combined the Asian food with the proteins you like, as well as all the toppings. I love eating here because you get to choose how you like your food assembled. I met jocey Vera !!! There and she was the most helpful person out of everyone there, she resolved my problem when my order was wrong. You get to make anything literally anything to your liking. I really enjoy how much portion to give you and makes it much more manageable we only have 30 min lunch time to eat the whole thing but nonetheless still amazingly good read more

Asian Box - The kids portion is great and works for me at lunch time - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Bland and boring cafeteria food. If you bring this food home expect your wife and kids to leave you.

I get food here all the time because it's healthy and tasty. However I can't give them a 4 or 5 star rating because of how frequently they screw up the order, and how unhelpful they are when they do screw up. Forgetting the salad dressing, giving a beef dish instead of chicken, leaving out ingredients accidentally -- double check your order when you order from here, _before_ you leave the store. Don't expect a refund or even an apology. With ~20 orders in, and at least 4 mishaps, this is a pretty high error rate. They need to improve their kitchen / QA processes. read more

I love Asian Box (aka Vietnamese Chipotle!), a bit Americanized but I love it. I like this location because there is more outdoor and indoor seating than Palo Alto. ======My go-to box is===== - Noodle base - Beef - All the toppings, no peanuts - Extra fish sauce -- this is key! - Extra pickled veggies -- critical! - Add caramel egg Enjoy! Pro-tip: park in back behind 23 and me, lots of street parking and a free public parking garage. Don't bother trying to find something on Castro! read more

I have only tried Asian Box another time a year ago at the Palo Alto location. My friend works at the border of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, so I figured this was close by and a healthier option than the other places surrounding her workplace. We went at 12pm on Monday and I was a little worried that it would be busy since it was lunch time; but there are SO SO many restaurants within a block radius that it was fine. I luckily found parking right in front on Castro street but I'm sure I would've had to park farther to walk. I like the option of choosing what items I want in the bowl - that saves me the embarrassment of being overly picky. But, I did choose a dish already present on the menu. Cleanliness (4/5): Everything looked clean. We decided to sit in the patio and the chairs and tables were fairly clean and wiped (there were some leaves etc but that's just normal for outdoor patio I'm sure). There was also a water urn for customers and that area was also very clean. Customer Connection (5/5): The moment we walked in, the cashier greeted us and told us to ask him if we had any questions. My friend actually asked about which pre-set dish was popular, and the cashier was very helpful in asking first which protein we were considering instead of blatantly naming dishes - that was very considerate. Since we sat outside, we didn't hear our order number; the team member came out and actually brought our food to us - I had been planning to go inside to check. Service/Product Quality (4/5): We ordered the "work out" and the "miss jones". Both were good and exactly what we anticipated by the description on the menu. The amount of sauce was good - I hate it when there's a pool of sauce ... is it soup? But this one was good! read more

Quick delicious Vietnamese style street food all gluten free. I love the tamarind sauce. We like all their bowls and get them often. There is a counter and a few tables and outside seating. read more

Gave so many green peppers that would burn my esophagus and GI tract. read more

Asian Box - these are only the green ones. More red peppers were smeared all over the rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Think of this kind of like Chipotle for rice bowls and you're part way there. I have been here when the line was almost out the door and another when I walked right up to the counter. Either way, they crank through the orders pretty fast. I am an easy order, though, since I usually just order something from the "quick picks" on the menu rather than creating something on my own. This latest trip, I was feeling a bit vegetarian and went with the Garden Box: Extra Tofu, Brown Rice, Extra Steamed Veggies, All Toppings (No Jalapeños), Extra Coconut Curry, Asian Street Dust. I really enjoyed it, although I can see how some people might say that the cubes of tofu are a little large (an inch on each side), which makes them more difficult to eat in one bite. The veggies were fresh, the rice was cooked perfectly, and the coconut curry was nice. the lime wedge was a nice touch and helped brighten things up a little. In the past, I have gotten the Ox Box with the Hot Box upgrade. If you REALLY like spicy, and beef, that is worth getting. Don't expect ambience, just tasty food served quickly. I also like their iced coffee, but there is enough caffeine in one cup to keep me awake at night, so You can order online for pickup or it looks like they support using DoorDash for delivery. I will be back to try the catfish next! read more

When people ask me what Asian Box is, I always refer to it as "Chipotle, but with Asian food". Haha. I love this place. I always come here for lunch. You get what you pay for. The quality of food here is just fresh and tasty. Always delicious. I usually order either the lemon grass chicken or coconut curry tofu. Both proteins are packed with flavor. Asian Box is one of my go-to lunch spots. It never disappoints! read more

Asian Box - The garden box. - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Do NOT order their family box. Very misleading online. It says 6 rolls. Only gave us 4. It says 6 cookies. They gave us NONE. so when I called to correct my order, the answer was, "I didn't know. They never told us what's included in the family box." Seriously? How can you expect being clueless is the appropriate response? So unhelpful. Food was mediocre at best to top it all. And all for over $70. Disappointed. read more

Not sure what's up with AsianBox at this location. I have been here once and today is the second time. I ordered the tofu box and my boyfriend got the catfish box. When we ordered, it seems the worker was not happy to cook fish, which is definitely reflected in the box. The fish was undercooked like some parts were still raw. There was bone in the fish. Very disappointing. My boyfriend let me try a piece of the fish. When we both got home, we had stomach problems. The box I had was drenched in water. I have been to AsianBox in Burlingame many many times. It's my favorite. The worker is horrible :( if you don't wanna cook fish, just tell us fish is not available. Please don't feed customers with uncooked fish! read more

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I've been a regular customer of late, and my most recent experience prompted me to do the long overdue review. Here goes: The Good: Healthy, gluten-free and organic options, reasonably prized. The Bad: Customer Service is generally okay, but a couple of recent experiences ruined it for me: I ordered chicken pho recently with an extra side of broth. Although the noodles and chicken looked fine, the broth was certainly spoiled and had a rotten taste! I called the Manager and reported the issue right away. She said that she would refund me when i returned. I went back since I was hungry and ordered a custom box instead. Although the manager agreed that the broth was spoiled and she threw it away, she didn't offer me any courtesy meal or even a cookie for that matter - she just refunded my original order and charged me separately for the box!!! Just for the record, I took the trouble of driving all the way and saved the restaurant bad reviews by earnestly and conscientiously reporting the issue without making any fuss about it. But, sadly the favor wasn't returned. It is experiences like these that show the true colors of an establishment - their actions were far from ethical or courteous! I have never had such an experience before, that too at a supposedly health restaurant!! On my most recent visit, there were a couple of ladies working the counter - one slim, and the other, short and stocky. The former was friendly and courteous while I placed my order, When I returned to pick up a few minutes later, the short, stocky one was the one in charge. She didn't greet me properly and made me feel unwelcome. To make things worse, she made a big deal about bagging the food, since the former lady apparently forgot to charge for it!!! Again, an unprecedented experience for me - a healthy restaurant giving me such brief for a 10 cents bag !!!! I wonder if she would do it to all customers!! The Downright Fishy: Now, for the interesting part....I have tried their salmon a few times and was curious about the county of origin. The answers have varied from wild caught in Alaska to farm-raised overseas. Obviously, there is a lack of trasnparency and something fishy about the whole thing!! So, Asian Box, if you are serious about healthy food, please be transparent about where you source all your food and treat all customers with courtesy and respect!! read more

Can ya get down with the Chipotle-isation of South-east Asian cuisine? Hm. Eh. I guess. The Asian Box menu seems predominantly Vietnamese flavours. There may be a Thai element thrown in. It promotes itself as healthful and tasty. And it is, for the most part. Yeaaay-- brown rice. Still... You poor poor vegan, gluten-free, real protein-deprived future centenarians. Tofu in the spring roll was chewy, bland.. blehh. The rest of the roll contents tasted better. Dipping sauce definitely helped. Lemongrass Pork was savoury. Six-spice Chicken was good. Both improved, again, by your choice of dressing, such as tamarind sauce or the infamously pungent fish sauce. Portions at Asian Box could be bigger. They also offer children's meals, i.e. even less grub for a couple bucks less. Atmosphere? Industrial stark, zinc-stainless steel everything. It's more of a take-away biz. A box from Asian Box can satisfy as a snack or light meal. You'll be hungry an hour later though. ;] read more

Two words: ASIAN CHIPOTLE!!! The whole green, hippie movement is alive and well at Asian Box. If anything, loving Mother Earth and separating compost vs. recycle is pretty much their niche. Their stance is that their foods are made from scratch and all natural which should provide a healthier meal to their customers EXCEPT I don't want to eat healthyyy ugh! I am not a fan of Chipotle or any restaurant that sports a similar style. Don't get me wrong, I love being green and doing my part in helping the environment and humanity but when Asian Box's food starts tasting literally like a cardboard box, that's when I have a huge problem with restaurants like this. You enter Asian Box and you're in a communal atmosphere with simple, abstract designs and tables/chairs with a female cashier straight ahead and a huge menu sign hovering above her tiny head. It's totes simple- pick your carbo, basic protein, toppings, and sauces. Asian Box also offers (pricier) meal options of their special concoctions. I opted for the safest options: brown rice, beef (garlic and soy glazed, sounded good), all toppings, with tamarind vinaigrette and Miss Jones' Sriracha sauces. It was pretty cheap under $10 I believe. However, the box itself was at a lukewarm temperature. Sorry if I was expecting my food to be piping hot? The brown rice was okay but was tasteless in all honesty. The beef was the most flavorful component but it was so CHEWY and tough. Omg it was like trying to tear through a cotton ball with dull scissors (I've tried, it's like nearly impossible). The vegetables were fresh and crisp but I'm not a huge greens fan. Sauces were mediocre. The cashier informed me that the vinaigrette and Srirarcha were the most popular choices and I disagree. It was not memorable at all. So I am one of the few (or many?) who like my food to be cooked in a crazy, chaotic hellfire kitchen with chefs cursing and food flying everywhere. I like my foods to have flavor in it and not taste like it came from Mother Earth's dirt. Smack some oil and seasonings into that thang! read more

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the NSFW named business to search for on Google is growing. Palo Alto's sibling in Mountain View is in soft opening mode. Happened to walk by as they were doing a limited run of food availability until the open in a week or so. My friend knows their menu by heart in that having a gluten allergy makes you gravitate towards businesses that cater to those issues. The menu is the same though they did not have my favorite beef jerky yet. So Igot a Vietnamese coffee with thoughts of returning for said beefy goodness. read more

Asian Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

My girlfriend recommended this place since she wanted a healthier option after our post workout and was glad she took me here since they make Asian marinaded proteins without the use of msg and heavy use of sodium and oils. Pros Garlic & Soy Glazed Beef: The garlic and soy marinade was delicious and I highly recommend it over the six spice blend chicken. They beef was cooked to medium temperature allowing for more natural juices but it could be easily cooked to your preference if you let them know. Service: As soon you walked in, you are greeted by the cheerful workers. They were friendly and fast throughout the ordering process and they checked up on my table to make sure we were satisfied with their food. Prices: Since they were generous with the amount of proteins served in each dish, prices were more than fair. It's one of the cheaper and filling lunch options in downtown Mt. View. Cons Sauces: I got the fish sauce and peanut sauce which both tasted bland and made no contribution to the overall box. I also thought an additonal 75 cents for a small container of peanut sauce wasn't worth it. read more

Asian Box - Soy and Garlic Beef over Vermicelli w/ added caramel egg - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

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This second Asian Box location opened for real this week (this here is the first review posted for normal retail operation of the business), and I rather like it. Not familiar with the Palo Alto prototype, I tried a combo of items recommended by the employees (with "everything" in the garnish column). My brown-rice lunch box was fresh, flavorful, genuine, interesting, cost eight dollars, and was ample enough to satisfy a decent appetite that had missed breakfast and was having a late lunch. There are a dozen or so seats inside, space for outdoor seating in good weather, and clearly lots of take-out business -- the "boxes" assembled to order can be taken out or eaten in. (The place will likely get lots of reviews here, because being hip Asian-inspired quick food, it's the type of restaurant with a history of attracting Yelp comments -- based on such statistics as local ramen houses getting 1000 reviews while something as US-conventional as a neighborhood pizzeria gets just 20 reviews in the same interval -- those are actual numbers.) read more

Asian Box - Entrance - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Asian box to the rescue!!!! Whenever I need a healthy quick meal, I swing by "the box!" They're great about packing it full with extra steamed veggies and shockingly they have their nutrition facts completely calculated out for everything!! I've tried pretty much all their proteins and the consistent winners are the beef and pork. The only minus star here was that we had all sorts of problems with our meal last time so it's getting at 3 star review instead of a 4 star review. We found some unsavory things in our food.... We've never had an issue at the Palo Alto location! Great tasting economically healthy meal! Thanks Chef Grace! read more

Decided to give Asian Box a second try. I realized my first time, I got the a premade box that came with extra fish sauce. This place reminds me of an Asian Chipotle. You get to choose your ingredients and its fresh. Decided to stay away from the premade and go with my own concoction for my box. I got the rice noodles with chicken, jalapeno, nuts, sprouts and asian street dust. It was good but they skimped on the chicken and asian street dust. The asian dust is tasty but not enough to cover the whole dish with flavor. This place is good for quick meals when you are in a hurry. read more

Asian Box - Chicken box with rice noodle - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

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I wish there was an Asian Box down in the South Bay... you know, like San Jose or Campbell. Punny name, great lunch spot. I'm rarely in Mountain View, but I was there for a quick lunch last month and really enjoyed it. It's quick and tasty; upon ordering it took about 10 minutes for food to come out. Let's be honest, it took longer to find parking... I ordered HALF SALAD/HALF CHILLED NOODLES, lemongrass marinated PORK, steamed VEGETABLES, all of the toppers (although the caramel egg didn't come with it), FISH SAUCE + their SRIRACHA. SOOOOOO good. I would definitely do this combination again. must try. read more

Asian Box - Half salad half noodles. Pork + all the toppings. Sriracha + fish sauce. - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Ah, I hate to give one of my favorite places a two star review. However, the quality control has been awful the past month! I've had chicken bones in my boxes, cold and hard vegetables, and super fatty steak. It seems like they are getting overconfident and not concerned about quality. The portions have also shrunk in size, and everything is not seasoned well. I hope Asian Box returns to it's former glory! read more

Asian Box - Chicken Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

Anybody whose my friend on yelp knows I come here way to often not to add another star to my review! While I still don't like that basically the only meat I can get in well-done beef. I love that they are basically the safest option for me in the Bay Area. 100% gluten free and for this celiac that's perfect and then they are almost 100% dairy free except for the iced coffee. Having a severe dairy allergy this is just perfect! So basically I get to order anything off the menu I want without worry! I've tried all the sauces now except the no oil fish sauce and enjoy them all. I usually get 2-3 of them each time I get a box since I just can never decide on just one! I always though get the asian street dust and then 99% of the time I get the siracha. All their sauces are made in house which is awesome! The peanut sauce is super yummy and does not make your box taste just like peanuts. I was worried about this at first since peanuts are so strong, but they make this sauce perfectly. Definitely one to try even if it is .75 cents extra. It's a bummer that this is in a relatively hard to get to location. I have come here on a weekday night not able to find parking at all! read more

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Delicious food, something for everyone in our family, and nice outdoor seating. So great that it is all gluten free!

I'm so glad I had a chance to check out this place. I was in the area and just had my eyes dilated, so couldn't really go anywhere for a while. I decided to grab some grub while waiting out my time so I could drive again. I heard about this place and saw many of my friends instagram the food, so I knew it was the perfect, quick choice to check out. The inside was clean, the staff was friendly and the menu was easy. You basically pick your base (rice, brown rice, salad, etc.) and pick your protein. You can pick some "toppings" or ask for it all. Some of them were a little strange to me so I passed and only got the fresh herbs and the lime. You can also get a sauce. I opted for the spicy sauce, but the staff recommended I get a second choice, just in case it was too spicy for me. Awesome! I love this kind of customer service and recommendation because it means the staff CARES about what you're ordering, they're not just drones taking orders. The food came out SUPER QUICK. I ordered chicken and it was surprisingly delicious. However, the only gripe is that there was WAY too much skin on my chicken hah ... but I suppose if you like all the fat :) Either way, can't wait to come back again soon! read more

Food is good but service is bad. I ordered two take out salad boxes over the phone and drive the their place to pick up. Found out they didn't give me any dressing for the two salads and I called them if the salad comes with dressing. I got positive answer and told them i will come back again and pick the dressing. When I got there, they just pass me the dressing without saying anything and then immediately went back to work. I can tell they were very busy, but not even mention there no reimbursement or any extra food as compensation, a simple "sorry" is not there. I felt disappointed on the attitude and feeling stupid for wasting my time driving back. read more

One of the best gluten-free options in Mountain View. Lunch without the guilt. I love that my team at work can order here without feeling like we are comprising for a gluten free meal. Doesn't matter what you order, food is always fresh and flavorful. I love the shrimp but every option is great. I'm excited to make Asian box a lunch staple. read more

Asian Box - Shrimp box with all the toppings. - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

I burst into Asian Box around 5pm on a Friday, famished from not having eaten much for breakfast and lunch. I asked the server for recommendations and she mentioned the custom options but I was far too hangry to make so many decisions, and opted for the Miss Jones box with pork and chilled vermicelli noodles. The food came out within 10 minutes. I sat inside facing the front window and gobbled it down. The pork was tender and the vegetables combined well with the tangy sauce. The portion was generous, and I had a bit of leftovers. Nice to know that this is a fast, fairly healthy option on Castro. I am intrigued and am eager to come again to try the other combinations! read more

Asian Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

My co-workers were raving about this place, saying it was fresh, gluten free blah blah blah so I went and checked it out with them one day for lunch. Let me just say, for what they serve I can easily make at home and would not spend $10 dollars here for brown rice, some meat and beansprouts!! I'm not saying it's the worst place ever or place to go to, I'm just saying if you're into this go but I really can't see myself spending my money here when there are other great options on Castro. This is just a healthier version of a Teriyaki bowl joint. read more

Asian Box - Steak box with everything - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

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I love it, fresh, tasty and not expensive. A lot of fresh vegetables and greens. Beef steak was tender, juicy, perfectly salted. read more

Asian Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

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I was working in Mountain View and saw this place on yelp. I'm glad I stopped by because it was delicious! I wasn't quite sure what to order and Rosa(?) who was taking my order was extremely helpful in recommending me all sorts of suggestions. I ended up getting half noodles/ half brown rice with the beef, and almost all the add ons. I got the Tam. Vinaigrette and Sriracha on the side. So yummy! I also go the Lemon Lime Marmalade as a drink, which also went great with the meal. She gave me 10% off my meal since I was a first timer eating at Asian Box.Amazing service, great staff and quick service! Definitely will stop by here again for lunch. read more

Asian Box - Vietnamese Near Me - Mountain View, California

This place is not eco friendly compared to Palo Alto standard. They automatically put plastic boxes in the rice bowls, which in unnecessary waste. All their packaging is recyclable, was expecting compostable read more