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    Thanh Loi Noodles

    4.5 (239 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Noodles, Soup
    Open • 10:00 am - 8:30 pm

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

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    Hao T.

    This place has to be the best in Salinas! Friendly service an everything is fresh. I mostly do take out expsialky when you have little kids. The pho broth here very delicous and fragrant. Parking is very easy and the owners are very friendly!! Family owned!!!

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    Vivienne C.

    This place actually surprised me so much. Was looking for a late-night eat in Salinas and thank you Yelp for this wonderful suggestion. The place was quite big and we were able to get seated immediately. The prices overall compared to the Bay Area was very affordable which we were happy about. I will say because only one person was working the entire room, after we took our order the food took some time to come but that's understandable given there's only one waiter. I ordered the Dac Biet Xe Lua (Pho) and it was fantastic. The portion sizes were huge with all different cuts of beef in there. I really appreciate the broth as there was a hint of sour-ness inside and rich meaty flavor. The noodles also seemed never-ending. If you're looking for a quantity and authentic Vietnamese food, highly recommend checking out Thanh Loi. I can't wait to come back to try their other menu items.

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    Jean L.

    Had a really good experience at Thanh Loi Noodles on a random Sunday evening. Weather was cool, perfect soup weather. I went with my usual Pho Tai, as I do at most pho restaurants. The broth was tasty and didn't make me thirsty later, which meant little to no MSG was added. My tastebuds are ultra sensitive to MSG. The thinly sliced beef was plentiful, as well as their noodles. In fact, I didn't finish the noodles, which is rare. Shared an order of fried spring rolls and they had just the right crisp without all the oil. Service was so-so/ok, I don't really take that into consideration unless it's truly horrific. Food comes fairly quickly, restaurant was clean, so were the restrooms, and plentiful parking, what's not to like? If I'm passing through the area and craving pho, I'll be stopping by again. #21/2024

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    Paul C.

    Very good pho restaurant. Had the pho tai with meatballs. Everything was great the greens, the broth, the meat. The service was fast and friendly, and the prices were fair. The ambience was a typical pho restaurant. Highly recommend the spot

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    Khang H.

    Great pho! Tasted super authentic and boba here was great too! Price was also good for the amount of food you get. Service was good and everyone was super nice.

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    Service needs improvement. Food is ok. Don't feel comfortable supporting, no matter how good the food is.

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    Always delicious and fresh. The best place for pho. We have been going for many years, and will continue to!

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    4 months ago

    Thanh Loi Noodles great local vietnamese restauraunt. Ran by the owners. They do not fail to make good food.

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    Great food. We dined in but all would be great to go. Resteraunt was clean but real quiet.

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    2 months ago

    The soup and fish cakes were amazing! The soup was like it was made by a Michelin star Vietnamese food chef

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    8 months ago

    Really good pho! Great service and very convenient. I will definitely comeback for more. Wings and rolls were delicious.

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    7 months ago

    Food is comforting and happy they have soda egg drink i think there the only.place thats offer it!!!

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    8 months ago

    Tastes good and it's authentic the vermicelli could use more fish sauce but it was still good

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    5 months ago

    Very good pho noodle soup. My family love it. Also, the price is reasonable. We will go eat there again when we are in town.

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    5 stars. I'm really picky when it comes to pho but this place is the truth. Definitely going to become a regular destination

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    I was a big fan of this place when it first opened and used to rave about their pho. Unfortunately,…read moremy visit on 5/2 was a huge letdown. From the moment I walked in, the service began with a bad start. The staff were chatting and joking behind the counter and too distracted to notice me. I had to grab a menu myself and ask in a loud tone if I could sit anywhere just to get their attention. Once seated, it took nearly 10 minutes for a server to come by. I ordered a boba drink and pho with brisket. The server returned after another 8 minutes to say they were out of both the boba flavor I wanted and the brisket. After I reordered, the replacement boba arrived extremely sweet -- basically tasted like watered-down sugar syrup with almost no tea flavor. The pho was even more disappointing.. the broth was watery and bland, there was very little beef, and the bowl was light on noodles and toppings. It felt like a shadow of what they used to serve. It's sad to see a spot that was once one of the best pho places in Salinas (in my opinion) decline this sharply. The restaurant was unusually empty, and the few other customers looked just as unimpressed. I understand rising food and restaurant operating costs, but cutting quality this much will only drive more people away. I rarely leave negative reviews and I don't consider myself to be such a picky eater, but this experience was genuinely disappointing. I'm not sure I'll be back.

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