It used to be one of our favorites. They now have a one page menu with far less offerings. Their prices have increased and their portions got smaller. You have to pay extra to add meat to almost all of their dishes. They only offer beef pho. Disappointing. read more

Best egg rolls in town. Great service. Friendly staff. Menu selection is authentic and quick to the table

Delicious food! We like their pho! The waitress are friendly. The restaurant is usually quite busy during the dinner time. read more

I really had high hopes for this joint. One star is for the excellent Staff Team. Appetizers: Spring rolls and wontons. - The wontons were as any wontons in any basic restaurant in Rochester. Pretty fair flavors but nothing outstanding. Sauce taste like they added a hint of cinnamon which is ok. -The Spring rolls were a HUGGGGE disappointment. That thing was 90% vegetable. I was completely thrown off by the carrots. I probably had 10 strands of noodles in each of my spring rolls. I would not recommend it at all. Main Dishes: Combo Pho and Pad Thai -Another disappointment ! I completely understand everyone makes their pho different but this pho tasted like it came straight out the can. I enjoy the fatty flavors most pho put out and it seems like there was none here. It was pretty bland in my opinion. Nothing exciting to run back for. The price was extremely high as well for what you got. They provided a big bowl of soup with a small portion of noodles and meat. The meat quantity in the pho was just as sad. You didn't get much of anything and they were small pieces. It looks like they skimmed off the fat from the meat as well which explains why there wasn't much flavors. This should have costed at lease $6.90 instead of the $9 it is. -The Pad Thai would be amazing if it wasn't drenched in onions. I wasn't sure what I was eating at that point. I highly recommend asking them for less onions if you decide to try their dish otherwise you might as well just bite into a onion. The sauce was good but once again could be better. Overall: Nothing felt authentic about this place and I heard so much good things. This place could be so much better if they worked on their flavoring and portions to price. This felt like a extremely Americanized restaurant. Which is sad for business. Loved the staff team ! Extremely great service but their food is a pass for me! read more

Came in at a extremely reasonable time before listed closing time and was refused service. If you say you close at 8:30pm then stand by it. Thanks for nothing guys. read more

Pho Chau - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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The Pho here is pretty average. The soup doesn't really taste like it was a bone marrow soup. It was more of a packaged herbal mix. It's a but sweeter than I would have liked. I also ordered the pork stick appetizer, and it's pretty good! You can tell by the charing on the stick that it was actually barbecued rather than fried. The food here is also amazingly cheap! However, I saw that people kept saying that there were giant portion sizes, but I disagree. The bowl is made to be a lot shorter and wider to have the appearance of there being more food. And since I ordered the combination Pho, I wad expecting more meat, but they literally only give you 2 pieces of each, and it's mostly the soup. On the bright side, the noodles were about the average amount, but they were more tender than the average (which I liked). I can't say much about service. I was sitting alone, so it did take double the time for them to get to my order, but the food came out fast. Overall not the best, but it's a solid Pho place. I'd give it a 3.3. read more

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This place shows it closes at 7. I walked in to place a to go order at 6:53 PM. I realize that's close to close but the restaurant lists till 7. When I walked in, the woman told me they were closed. I told her I thought it was open until 7. She rudely responded, "Well the kitchen is closed". I was a bit upset as I drove out of my way to go here. read more

Delicious and flavorful just what I was craving today! It is a good sized portion and the lunch special was great. The items where packed nicely for out take out. read more

carry out only, covid-19. Fried rice and spring rolls and some noodle and chicken dish were ok

Decent prices and wonderful food in large portions. Highly suggest their curry Lots of options for vegetarians and vegans! I always get the tofu spring rolls, tofu curry, and iced Thai tea! read more

Updated review.. by far my fave Asian restaurant. In a town highly deficient in Asian food.. I love that they can make almost anything vegetarian. My fave is the tofu pad Thai. Fabulous prompt service and great prices. I love coming here. read more

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Sometimes I wish Yelp let me give half stars because this place is 3 1/2 stars. The Vietnamese egg rolls are not really Vietnamese egg rolls they are Chinese egg rolls. There is a difference. They are not horrible just not what I expected when I ordered egg rolls from a Vietnamese restaurant. The Pho soup had a pretty clear broth it was lacking a little flavor but again it wasn't horrible it just wasn't my mother n laws pho. My husband soup had quail eggs which he said was pretty good. On the way out hubby ordered a coffee to go he said it was perfect. The service was quick and attentive. read more

Pho Chau - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I love Pho Chau. I recommend the Beef and Brisket Pho, with extra meat. read more

I love the food here I never heard of it till a coworker got it at work ever since I've been in love

Me and my family have been coming to Pho Chau for years it was one of our fav spots but now they have new owners and who not only raised all the prices & now include a tip themselves while still asking if you wanna tip .. the service was not good . I used to never have issues here but I tried ordering the pho won ton soup with beef and the number 20 on the menu looked just like my usual and it was not it was so fishy/ the chicken was seriously over cooked and under seasoned, it had squid and quail eggs it was nothing like what the pic looked like and I told them after taking a bite or two I really don't like it can I please get something different and they told me no because that's what I ordered .. and then walked away and had a different worker come give us to go containers and we tried to ask that lady something and she just walked away from us .. And when I was ordering I literally asked was this like the one I was trying to order and she said yes . I'm so mad $18 for food I literally didn't even eat read more

Pho Chau - #20 - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

This spot did not hit the spot. Parking is limited and cramped. I ordered noodles with pork, squid, meatballs, and shrimp. I got one piece of pork and one piece of squid. As others reviews mentioned very cheap on their meat portions... read more

Pho Chau - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I found the food solid and very affordable. The menu is very extensive, so there are plenty of options. Service is friendly, but nothing special. This is clearly an established family business, everyone is very welcoming and pleasant. I can't wait to stop back and try new things! read more

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Had lunch here again today. I had the chicken curry Not the best I have had, but pretty good. I like more sauce and this version is more dry. Flavor was good though. Back again and tried something new, beef and Lemon grass...omg, so good, this is my new favorite at this place. read more

Pho Chau - chicken curry - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Pho Chau is as delicious as ever!!! Only drawback is prices have almost doubled in the last year! Pad Thai is one of my many favorites, last years menu is posted on website and I believe this year's price is $13.95 where last year it was $7.95 read more

We've become regulars since we moved to the city! Authentic, fresh and delicious! Very cheap for what you get! Areas of opportunity: improve closing and opening hours read more

howdy folks,my family has many Vietnamese relatives and I'm well acquainted with their food and cooking and Pho Chau is the best place for Vietnamese food in town and is excellent in all aspects so i would love to everyone to try this restaurant if you like asian style cuisine i've been here before many times and have never been disappointed in any way and if you happen to meet Chau,you'll be delighted with her kindness and her pride in her restaurant which is now run by her daughter and family! she is very kind and fun and also used to run another restaurant in rochester so she has an understanding of what we folks here like to eat and I consider her a friend whomI miss a lot but she now runs the tea shop right in front of the restaurant! i'm looking forward to my next visit thanks,Brad read more

Great food and super affordable. The staff is always super friendly. I think this is the best restaurant of its kind in Rochester. We come once a week! read more

If you've never had Vietnamese food, go here to get your first taste of it. This place is terrific. Great food choices, friendly staff, inexpensive options, and an easy to access location. If you are looking for good Vietnamese food, this is the place. read more

The food is still consistently good, and the portions are often generous, but they have hiked the prices significantly -- about 30-40% menu wide -- over the past year. This attributable to new ownership, updating the interior and the menu, and a little more advertising. But, for the current price, it leaves one missing the good old days. read more

Amazing service and friendly knowledgeable staff! I absolutely love trying new foods and was very impressed! I will be back again & again! Thank you Pho Chau for the wonderful experience! Sincerely, Wendy Seitz & Family read more

Not bad but not great. I rounded up from 3.5 stars. I got the pad Thai and while the flavor was really excellent, there was just the right amount of crunch, and the meat was tender, the noodles were a little odd--too big and flat, and there were no peanuts at all on it. I'd definitely go back but would try a different dish next time. read more

Awesome food Awesome service The server helped me make a selection from among all the Vietnamese names The food was yummy ! Reasonably priced . Vegetarians: don't be daunted by the lack of veggie options in the menu. They will probably be Able to make it vegetarian for you even if the menu says beef or chicken . I had the vegetable fried rice , with egg . read more

Pho Chau - Vietnamese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Me and my dad go Thare an the pho is amazing he is viet and he said it taste just like home

Fresh,fast, authentic!!! Almost every time I am in Rochester I go here for lunch. The pho is amazing. I have tried many noodle dishes and appetizers and they are all great! The staff are so happy and friendly too, which is so unbelievable in a restaurant these days. They actually seem to enjoy their work! read more

Fast service, absolutely yummy food -- and this is from someone who is not too adventurous when it comes to new tastes!

Really good Vietnamese food in downtown Rochester. Everything we had was delicious and vegetarian friendly, so bonus points for adjusting the Pho with veggie broth. Great spring rolls and sauce too. Definitely will be back! read more

Pho was good wife really liked it. My Vermicelli noodles was ok fish sauce was not flavorful it was rather bland, it was most likely because there was so much noodles. Not complaining about the quantity as it was large. Daughter liked her pad thai. Overall it was pretty good. Would go back because there isn't much for Vietnamese food in the area. read more

We ordered take out at Pho Chau and were very disappointed. Chicken pad thai, Tofu pad thai, and combination appetizer. Both pad thai dishes were bland in flavor, full of way to many onions, and really greasy. The appetizer included cold crab Rangoon and meatballs, as well as a decent egg and spring roll. The second star is only for the fast and good counter service we received when we picked up our food. Had high expectations based on reviews, but probably won't be back after this. read more

Passing through Med City today with the SO, we got hungry for Vietnamese for lunch. Last time we were in Rochester (a couple weeks ago) this place was closed for summer vacation, so we ended up eating somewhere else. Happy to see they were open when we stopped today. We ordered tofu spring rolls, which were very good, but I wasn't quite sure what was in the accompanying peanut sauce - it tasted like there was something picked in there, maybe daikon? Carrots? Not sure, but I like my peanut sauce without too much extra stuff. The SO and I had stir fry dishes; his was tofu, mine shrimp. The portions were quite large and I couldn't finish all of mine. The reason I'm not giving this place four stars is because there was way too much "filler" vegetable in my dish - i.e. mostly broccoli. I like broccoli but I like other veggies too, and I automatically associate too much broccoli with cheaping out on a stir fry. I kind of wished I would've stuck with my original order place, a rice noodle stir fry. The service here was absolutely great. We got here as soon as they opened and were served promptly - the restaurant started filling up very quickly and there were lots of to-go orders going out too. I wish we could do half-star reviews on Yelp. I would've given this 3.5 stars easily, and I'll probably stop back here next time I'm down this way to check out some of the other dishes on the menu. read more

I use to go to Pho Chau a couple of times a week before I moved. When I came back to Rochester 2 years later for a visit Pho Chau was my first stop. OMG Ms. Chau remembered my name! She's the sweetest. Get to know her. Jenny the waitress is the best too. She'll take care of you. My favorite dishes are the lemon grass chicken & the whole fish. Everything is fresh & flavors are always spot on. read more

I should be honest and start by writing that I'm not the biggest pho fan in the world. Soups in general aren't my thing, but it's nice to have some on a cold winter day, and the alternative options on the menu were excellent. My wife and I tried the beef pho, egg rolls, spring rolls, and shrimp Pad Thai. The pho was pretty standard. Good flavor, fast service, but not enough beef (maybe five or six pieces of meat). Plenty of noodles, broth, sprouts, etc. The egg rolls (essentially fried spring rolls) were very good, great dipping sauce. Spring rolls also delicious, with a good sauce. The Pad Thai was definitely my favorite part of the meal; smoky flavor, wide egg noodles (unusual), plenty of shrimp and sauce. Would definitely get that dish again, but would experiment with other dishes on the menu, rather than pho. Good location, easy to get in and out, limited parking, but not too limited, friendly staff, and definitely a popular lunch spot. We arrived right as the place opened, but by the time we left, there were barely any seats left. Would return, no questions asked. read more

The food is great! Their menu is huge and I've enjoyed everything I have tried. Occasionally the server during lunch is a bit over worked, so service can be slow, but I will continue to go back. read more

The new look at Pho Chau is really welcoming. The service is outstanding and the food is well made. Great place for bowl of pho when needed!

Just love this place. Fresh and excellent portions at a fair price. We've had the Pho, curry, appetizers... you can't go wrong no matter what you order. The service is attentive no matter what time you go. Parking is tricky however. read more

I love Vietnamese food and Pho Chau is the real deal. It is unashamedly authentic without any concessions to the west...and that's the way we like it. It is a nice clean place. It is modern, the tables are generally large, and the seating is comfortable. It is also busy, and that is generally the sign of a good restaurant.There is plenty of parking near the front door, which is a definite asset when the temperature plummets (It was 11 degrees outside last night, and snowing). The service is very efficient. Lots of little asian girls buzzing around in a veritable flurry of activity. We didn't need to wait for anything, despite the restaurant being jam-packed with hungry souls. It is worthwhile to note the restaurant doesn't serve any alcohol. Their tea is good and there is an apparent unending supply. So, to the food. Fried egg rolls, fresh spring rolls, stir fried beef and veggies and chicken and vegetables. It was all very good. The portions were large, everything was super-fresh and for all of the above (Including tea) we paid $23. And that, in anyone's book is great value for money. read more