I cannot rave enough about Pho Quan!! Saturday after the…read moregym I decided to come here for lunch to get a Vermicelli bowl. The inside of the restaurant is always nice and quiet, and clean. I ordered a "Bun Ga Xao Sa Ot", which is Chicken with lemongrass and vermicelli noodles, with bean sprouts, lettuce, pickles carrots and Daikon, Green Onions, Peanuts, Fish sauce and a little crispy Egg Roll. This was so fresh and delicious. The order came out so quickly and the server was nice. Usually I order this bowl with pork at other places, but wanted to try the lemongrass chicken. It was amazing, and the little crispy eggroll was delicious too. I definitely want to try it with shrimp and the beef. This kind of bowl is one of my favorites and Pho Quan makes such a good one. I've tried a few things now with my different visits and cannot wait to come back and try the Pho. So far the Bahn mi, this bowl and the spring rolls are superb. I truly don't understand the bad past reviews because this place is really good!

Hey, I liked it. Family-run shop. Clean. Friendly. Delicious. What do I know about authentic…read moreVietnamese food? I had the beef bún. I'm sure to be back.

Columbia never ceases to amaze. So many niche places. I'm a ramen newbie. My college student…read moredaughter had been asking me to come to this restaurant for over a year. I'm sorry I waited! It was all delish! Breads were very fresh and meats were very well seasoned. The Philly cheese was my favorite! But the classic ramen and the BBQ Bao was also very good! We had to top it all off with the Oreo Cheesecake Bao which was delish but so rich that the two of us couldn't finish it. The restaurant was fine. Ordered at the register but Waitress brought the food out. Will definitely be coming back! If just for the Philly cheesesteak bun.

This place rocks. Bao and buns and emo/pop punk music playing in the background? Sign me the hell…read moreup lol. This place was yummy. It's counter service so you order at the counter and they bring your foot to you. The rocky baoboa (pizza bao) was surprisingly one of my favorite things besides the tofu steak bao.

Cute little restaurant in downtown Columbia! We didn't expect much going in since the decor was…read moresimple and there wasn't much of a crowd but the food was amazing!! This has been the best Chinese I've had while living in Columbia. I got the Curry Crab Rangoon and the Szechwan Chicken both exceeded my expectations.

This is one of the better family owned restaurants in town, everything I have tried from the menu…read moreis delicious. I am also a bit of a spice fan so I always add some and the cook gets it just how I like. There is a great spread of different dishes you can choose from as well! With this place being tucked away in busy downtown they stay very on top of getting refills and food done quickly!

A lot of great tasting food! You can share 2 plates for a family of 4 or 5 fried rice is amazing !…read moreSprings rolls awesome ! Oh everything tasted good ... please check it out ! The service was very attentive to us

My husband and I ordered take out this evening and ordered kung pao beef and garlic shrimp with…read morebroccoli. My husband's dinner, the kung pao beef tasted like they poured a ton of hot sauce in it and his hot and sour soup was equally over the top spicy. My dish the garlic shrimp was also quite spicy. They never asked how spicy we want it. It was the worst Chinese food ever and won't go back. We had to throw our dinner down the sink. Sorry to give such a bad review, but wouldn't want someone else to burn their mouth like my husband did.

10/10. This place was amazing. I got a boba drink and then split a large cupcake both of which were…read moreonly 4 dollars. The cupcake(salted caramel) was so cute and had a caramel core. The drink was pretty sweet, but I didn't mind all that much. Plus the staff was so kind and fast. The perfect place to stop for a sweet treat and leave with no regrets.

Nice small dessert shop with two types of noodles. The beef noodles soup is very flour full. Asian…read morelady is making those wonderful desserts. I bought various cakes but did not take the photo. A few people came in for to go. It is about noon and Christmas Eve so, one cabinet is empty. You can order cakes as well. Nice small family business.

I had the curry fried rice---completely Delicious! Robot…read moreserver was fast and polite. (I called a few other Thai restaurants in Columbia and was told that they have no vegan options, because of fish sauce I believe. I was happy that Ocha was able to accommodate me.)

Normally I love this place, but today's experience wasn't so great…read more No ice for the fountain soda, no lid for my drink. The person taking my order didn't ask what spice level I would like. I ordered pad se ew, and my stir-fried noodle dish came out with not very many noodles at all. Despite all this, the food did have a good flavor. I wanted a refill on another lidless, iceless soda, but the staff was chatting in the back, and I didn't feel it was worth the effort to have to wave them down. I paid $20 for this super disappointing experience - times are tough, but noodles are cheap.

Authentic and delicious. By far the best Chinese food in Columbia. But something Americans need to…read moreknow is the best Chinese food is never at the place with the best ambience or friendliest staff. Our favorites are: 1. Cumin Lamb or Beef, both are absolutely amazing. 2. Spicy and Crispy Chicken 3. Sliced Pork w Garlic Sauce 4. Sliced Fish and Tofu w Spicy Sauce 5. Sliced Fish w Salted Mustard Cabbage (this soup is a bit sour/acidic which may be a little unusual for the average American palate but if you like that flavor profile you might really like it) I like the Double Cooked Pork as much as the Pork w Garlic Sauce, my wife prefers the Pork w Garlic Sauce. Also I've never met a living soul who didn't like the cucumber appetizer.

TLDR: Horrible experience. Do NOT go here unless you want to be treated extremely rudely, spoken to…read morelike you are dumb, be charged for to go boxes, and be forced a 15% tip that is NOT disclosed anywhere on the receipt, menu, or inside the restaurant. Hotpot was the most expensive thing on the menu being $60 which is already a very high price as is. The menu was confusing because it said you got 4 meats and 4 other toppings and then the section under had two types of soups for $6 extra. My friend and I were confused because we figured the steep $60 cost would include a soup and the two soups that were an upcharge were special. The server came to take our order we think is also the owner or the manager because she was giving instructions to the other workers. When the server came to take our order we asked the server about what the broth would be if we didn't want the upcharge broths and she immediately already had an attitude and talked to us like we were dumb. She said that we HAD to pick from the upcharge broths and basically insinuated that if we just paid $60 we'd be getting raw meat and no broth which doesn't make sense to me because why not just include the cost in the price ?? Before we could even place our order she just huffed and stormed away and left us confused. We tried waving her over several times and she'd just make eye contact and walk the other direction. Eventually she came back and we just sucked it up and ordered w the upcharge broths. When she took the menus from us she slammed them down on the pile of menus in the front which was off putting. She brought us our food but gave us a plate and chopsticks. We had to attempt to wave her over several times before she finally came over so we can ask for bowls and spoons. She brought over bowls and no spoons. And we had to attempt several more times before we could get spoons. Every time we called her over she had an attitude like we were bothering her and she borderline rolled her eyes at us every time we asked for something. She also never brought a ladle for the soup either but we didn't wanna deal with her attitude again so we sucked it up and used our small soup spoons to grab soup into our bowls. Our server never checked on us while we were eating and eventually dropped off the check. We asked for to go boxes and she again seemed annoyed. She originally brought one large soup cup and one box for the meats and toppings when did NOT fit at all. We asked for a second soup cup so we can separate the broths and a second box so we can separate the meat and veggies. she again had an attitude and sighed. Then grabbed our original large soup cup and brought back two tiny ones that barely held half the soup on either side of the hotpot. We had to call her over again to ask for a bigger soup cup or a larger one and she brought over another tiny one. When we asked for a bigger one she said "if you want more boxes it's an upcharge" which is crazy to me bc we already paid a steep price for the food and now you wanna charge us for to go when you purposefully gave us smaller boxes so our food won't fit?? My friend went up to the counter to pay and the lady auto charged him a $10 tip. He was confused because no where on the receipt, menu, or in the store did it say tip was auto gratuity. On the reciept it self it also only said "suggest tips" with the price of 15%, 20%, and 25% tips. He tried to ask her why there was an auto tip and she completely ignored him and started talking to another customer. When she was done with that customer he asked her about it and she was SUPER rude and said "if you wanna eat here you have to tip." He was not planning on not tipping he wanted to change the tip lower due to the horrible service and get clarification on where the tip was an auto tip. We would've been fine paying the tip if it was disclosed beforehand but nowhere did it say that. He again asked if he can change it and she had a major attitude so we decided to just leave. In terms of the food itself. It was not worth the $66 price. The meat was not even the right type of meat for hotpot. It was thick slices like you would use for chow fun which does not go well with hotpot at all. The broth itself was fine and standard hotpot broth. The food was not worth the price and you can make it much cheaper at home with bigger portions. Overall, horrible experience and I would never go back here and never recommend anyone to eat there due to the extremely rude service and condescending tone of the server/owner.

What a find in Columbia for Chinese food. This place has all the right flavors to their dishes…read more The entrees we got here On our visit, our easily up with the stuff you'd expect out of a big city China Town. Yup - this place is that good. The place was all very clean. The staff were nice and attentive. What a great place to have in Columbia.

I wish I could give this place six stars. The food and service were excellent. It is a very…read moreold-fashioned Chinese restaurant where you get real plates and silverware. It's not expensive but it feels like an expensive restaurant. The food was great. The waitresses are so attentive and the owners are friendly and attentive and I wish I lived closer so we could go here more often.