If you are looking for authentic Vietnamese food, Pho Chau is the place to be. The Pho Noodle soup is amazing (and the natural hang over medicne). The servers are amiable and get the job done. It is my go to restaurant in Rochester. read more

A wonderful addition to the Rochester dining scene. Excellent food, service and price. I have tried several of the Phos, the Vietnamese pancakes were great. read more

Excellent egg noodle dish spiced nicely but not too much. Waitress inquired of spice level. Pad Thai dish very tasty. Basic tables and chairs but clean and tidy. Reasonable price, generous servings. Would definitely come back. read more

Great food at a great price. I highly recommend Pho Chau!!! My favorites are the pad Thai and the spicy green bean.

My favorite Asian restaurant in Rochester. Foods are always delicious, fresh, cheap, and quick. read more

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This is a little gem. Super friendly, fantastic food, and I'd highly recommend. Try the Beef Lemongrass Vermicelli bowl -- you won't be disappointed! Also a great place for lunch, because service is really fast. read more

I have been here a number of times and always excellent and fresh. I am not too adventurous so always get my fav chicken pad Thai but I have gone here with lots of family/friends who have loved everything on the menu! My bf who used to travel the us for work and eat out everyday says they have the best spring rolls he has ever had. read more

The food is good. But two things that are a huge problem is the parking and the service. If you walk in the door 15 to 20 minutes to close they won't serve you, and ask you to get to go. The door clearly claim they are open to 9pm but they are not. And they are very rude if question it. The only thing it has going for them is the food is good. So if like poor service but good food go mid day. read more

Pho chau is a gem. Family owned. It's one of those place that you have to acclimate to a little bit though. The menu is a little large and confusing but all the food is delicous and the prices make it so affordable that it's a staple for my Wife and I. read more

Pho is amazing, packed full of flavour. Huge portions and generous with the beef and noodles. Fried rice was also very tasty with good portions. Also had shrimp spring rolls (very crisp, little bitter but I think that's standard), an iced tea and a hot tea. Hot tea was great - large teapot with strong flavour for only 50 cents! Meal for two was only $21 after tax and we had plenty of leftovers. read more

The food is always yummy! We usually get the pho tai bo vien and shrimp pad thai as well as an order of crab rangoon. The food comes out quick and the service is friendly. What's more is that we are warmly welcomed by Chau each time we visit. She is such a delight! read more

Try their vietnamese crepe. It is like a stuffed omelet with shrimp and veggies. It is huge so that is a main dish. Their crab rangoon are super but do not have enough sauce with it. The red snapper is amazing. A ton of veggies and a whole snapper with a crispy crust. Caveat: that is the whole fish and he is looking at you, my daughter has a problem with that. She is fine if I take the meat of for her. read more

I like their broken rice dishes. Pho is also pretty good. Great for low budget meal. Good customer service.

Are you kidding? We drove 55 miles to try it because of the ratings on here. It surpassed everything said. Even the other customers were friendly! It was crowded so we were close together and could share ideas about what to try! Egg rolls to die for! Fish sauce made in store and wonderful! No trouble parking. read more

I have Pho Chau at least once a week. Food is amazing, service is great and the owner Chau is wonderful!

I like pho chau, the best Vietnamese in town, I recommend for everyone. I had pho somewhere else before but pho chau is better. And I would like to recommend Chuoi Hawaii, it is every good. Try it read more

It's a pretty small place, but even with a party of 7 and an almost packed room, we only had to wait a few minutes to get a table. Food comes out fast and the turnover is speedy. The atmosphere isn't great. Tables are pretty close together and chairs are uncomfortable. But it's not awful. Seems like your typical "greasy spoon" joint with an Asian touch. They only had 2 kinds of beer,(No wine) and they were your basic Bud/ Heineken brands. Nice variety of Juices and smoothies. The food came out one dish at a time. The server wasn't sure who ordered what and wasn't sure exactly what the dish was. (At one point he wasn't sure if he brought us a chicken or a pork dish, so we had to guess who's order it was). There was probably a 10 minute delay between the first person and the last person at the table getting their food. But We went on a Saturday evening during their busiest time, and they've only been open for a week or so, so I'm sure the service will get better once they get into a groove. But beyond that service hiccup, the food was DELICIOUS and I will definitely be going back. Note: While they didn't have a Gluten free menu, they have a large selection of Gluten Friendly options and were more than happy to take the time to go through my choices and make sure my food was safe. read more

We decided to have dinner at Pho Chau because we had a big lunch & wanted something lighter. We noted this restaurant had good reviews on Yelp so we decided to go. We arrived at 8:25 p.m. When we walked in the owner said they closed at 8:30 (though it said 9 p.m. on the door). We pointed this out to her. She wanted us to get our order to go but as we were staying in a hotel we sat down (we were in town for, what else, a visit to Mayo Clinic). We halfway expected her to yell "No soup for you!" ("Pho Chi Minh"; the Vietnamese version of Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi".) We made our selections in a hurry because we really didn't want them to stay open late on our account. I wish we'd had more time to study the menu; it was quite extensive. I got the Hoành Thánh Pho--Wonton Noodle Soup. It came in a huge bowl & it was steaming. I had to add ice to cool it down enough so I could eat it quickly. I never would have ordered something like this to go, Pho needs to be served piping hot in a huge bowl so I was really grateful they let us stay. The broth was fantastic, not too salty. I would have liked more noodles & there were only 3 wontons but it had a lot of sliced barbecued pork, which is a better value & would appeal to more people (I happen to prefer wontons & noodles). The Pho also had chopped green onions, sliced carrot & just the right amount of cilantro (some restaurants, whether Mexican, Thai or Vietnamese, put in so much cilantro it overpowers the other tastes). It came with a side of bean sprouts & a wedge of lime. My husband ordered the Combination Fried Rice because he heard someone else order it & he really liked it. It was a good-sized serving & I think it filled him up. He's a fast eater so he was able to finish before 9 p.m. but I had to leave some soup in my bowl. Other Yelp reviewers spoke of spring rolls & other dishes that I'd like to try when I return to Mayo (I promise I'll come at around 7:30!). There aren't any Vietnamese restaurants back home in Fayetteville AR (at least that I know of) so I'll have to return to have a chance to study the menu more thoroughly. read more

Very disappointed with our previous visits, if you are local this might be acceptable but otherwise very poorly run. I visited on my birthday and they close 1 hour prior to posted, the time before there was no heat. It's Pho, you can't mess this up and for the price there is no value unless you don't get out much. read more

I love this restaurant! Its charming. The food is great. The decor is on point, and the wonderful people who operate this restaurant certainly put their best foot forward at all times. read more

I had the shrimp pad thai and the spring rolls. The spring rolls were good; not great but good. But the pad thai had no flavor at all.....pad thai I have always had had fresh cilantro with my pad thai; this had none. There were plenty of shrimp but the dish was just quite bland overall. read more

When Chau was the owner, this place was awesome. With the new owner, the place is not bad and we still occasionally eat here. However, the value of the pho has been steadily declining. Chau used to give us much more meat in the pho and the broth had a much richer flavor. Recently we noticed that the broth seems more watered down and the amount of meat is significantly less. Finally, the price has gone up for each item by a few dollars since the new ownership took over. We spoke to Chau, who now runs a Kung Fu Tea branch next door to the store to express our concerns. She agrees with our concerns and that by abruptly jacking up the prices without a concomitant increase in quality/quantity is one sure way to lose customers. The problem with Rochester is that there aren't very many food options but I must say that every time we have gone to this restaurant recently, it is not very crowded. Back when Chau ran the place, there would almost always be a wait to get a table. read more

We love Pho Chau! Delicious food and great friendly service!

Super food & great people. I call to order carry out a few times a month. Fav is Chicken Pad Thai!

It's all very impressive! Great food, great service, great prices. It seems like the owner knows every customer by name, I don't know how she does it. The menu is quite extensive. The Chow Fun Combo (extra spicy) is amazing! read more

Different, delicious and non-pretentious. Wasn't quite sure what to order since the menu is overwhelming so I winged it, literary! Best wings yet and remarkable rice noodles. read more

Went here for lunch. Busy and parking is tight. Had the combo Pad Thai and it was great. My daughters had the Pho and thoroughly enjoyed it. Egg rolls and cream cheese wontons were very fresh and tasty. (Served immediately out of the fryer, so had to wait a bit for them to cool.). Server was good and food arrived quickly for fresh made dishes. Good value for the dollar. read more

Finally, Rochester has a real Vietnamese restaurant! Pho Chau is way better than Pho Tai when when you compare the food quality, value, portion sizes, customer service. Pho Tai is worthless when you compare the two restaurants on those attributes. My wife and I have already visited this place 4 times within the course of a few weeks. The thing we appreciated the most was the great value combined with exceptional taste. We love the Clay Pot rice dishes which are brought out in a sizzling clay pot. Their soups are fabulous as well. If you like hot tasty food on a cold winter day, this is the place to go! read more

Yuck. Neither of us finished our food it was that bad. The pho lacked flavor and their pad thai was nothing but greasy noodles. Did not taste like pad thai, but rather a greasy stir fry. However, the staff is very nice. read more

Like the British Empire, this place used to be great. What happened? It's not like it was dragged through World War I like Britain. The last two times I've been here, the food has been awful. First, the chicken in the house fried rice I had a couple of weeks ago was very dry, parched, and tasteless. Had it just trekked across the Gobi Desert? I threw most of it away. Last night, I had a #68 that was so bad I couldn't eat it after a few bites. The chicken looked like it had been scraped off the kitchen floor after a 105mm round had struck. I've never seen such bizarrely-shaped pieces of chicken, and I'm no spring chicken. When I complained, the waitress said she would speak to the chef. About what? "Hey, chef, there's a dimwit customer who doesn't like your food?" It's a little like a guard at Flossenburg telling a complaining prisoner that he'll speak to Himmler. The moral to this story is that, if you go here, stay at least five to ten yards from any entrée with chicken. Or, you might want to bring your own chicken. read more

The food is delicious and they have a large menu to choose from. The staff is incredibly wonderful!

Very good Pho, also a big fan of the egg crepe appetizer.

This place is unreal: We waited three minutes for a table, and the service apologized. These folks work as a team to give you a good experience and the food is at the center-- its all good, from crispy claypots, to salty pork on rice noodles, and huge bowls of traditional pho. The portions are huge-- this place kicks over any MPLs St.PL vietnamese restaurants. Every dish that came out was checked by the woman up front before it went out. read more

Fantastic Pho in an unexpected place. All of their dishes are prepared just before serving with fresh ingredients and attention to quality. The owner Chau is completely invested in the business and while previously the interior has been nothing to write home about they are now performing a full renovation. Anyone who knows Rochester is aware the restaurant scene has a lot of room for growth, but Pho Chau stands out as a real gem. read more

Can't comment on the food because we never even got that far! The staff seemed annoyed at having customers, and was extremely rude throughout our brief visit. After finally being seated we were ignored for 20 minutes before we eventually left. I could maybe cut them some slack if they had been busy or something, but this was more due to sheer incompetence. This place isn't worth your time or money, plenty of other excellent Vietnamese places that are actually interested in having customers. read more

This is a favorite place to eat in Rochester. Hardly have to wait to get seated. Servers are prompt about getting orders and serving food. Very generous portions for delicious food that's set at a good price. read more

The place was nice, and the food was decent. My friend said the Pho was one of the best she has had anywhere. However, I am vegetarian and their are no vegetarian soup options which was very disappointing. In addition, they have very few vegetarian options over all. The dish I got was fine, but not amazing. I had head good things about the restaurant and was disappointing not to find more options that I could eat. read more

Amazing and authentic food, quick and friendly service, all for a good price. Would definitely be a regular customer if I lived in the area!

We tried the chicken clay pot and stir fried rice noodle with shrimp. They were both tasty and reasonable. We will be back again for more.

Great food, amazing prices, and excellent service. These guys truly made our evening after a long day of medical testing at Mayo.