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Vinh Chau Vietnamese Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
409 Dickinson StreetSpringfield, MA 01108
(413) 731-8858
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Vinh Chau Vietnamese Restaurant
10 reviews in English
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Review from Pete O.
Northampton, MA
5/19/2011
Vinh Chau in my favorite Vietnamese restaurant. I go there any chance I get and I am never disappointed.
I particularly like the #33 - Grilled Chicken over Vermicelli noodles. It comes with veggies and sweet fish sauce.
The pho is excellent. Don't be shy try the beef tripe! If you are less adventurous the chicken and rare beef are my wintertime goto.
The service is good and the owner is almost always on hand, he is probably your server.
Small groups are best, 2-5. -
Review from Mitch W.
10/24/2011 22 photos
4 Stars!
Since we've already eaten at Pho Saigon (3 stars) across the street, we decided to try Vinh Chau and it's even better than Pho Saigon. While the interior is more simple, the food is better.
Both of us had a #7 (Pho Tai for $5.95) on a cold day and the broth was excellent and full of flavor. The noodles were cooked just right and were soft and chewy without being overcooked and too soft. The slices of steak were very good without much fat. I don't like a lot of fatty steak, but I know some people who do. The spring rolls (3 for $5.95) were very good too. They were lightly deep fried, so they were crunchy while keeping the inside ingredients flavors waiting to burst as you bite into them after dipping it into some fish sauce.
There's a large flat screen TV and they were playing the NFL channel. The service was friendly and quick.
Overall, an excellent experience.
Xie Xie!! -
Review from han c.
New York, NY
6/20/2011
I've been craving Vietnamese like mad whoa, so I convinced the boys with my most charming grin that we just had to try this place.
We chowed on:
- Vietnamese crepe (banh xeo) - banh xeos both here and at Pho Saigon are overloaded with bean sprouts (bleh!); slivers of shrimp and pork are scarce (not recommended)
+ Spring rolls - fresh and good
+ Giant bowl of pho (pho tai bo vien xe lua) - nicely flavored, plenty of fat bubbles, ample noodles (not musty! victory in itself!) and meat. The meatballs were passable, the round steak slices a bit chewy, but I made do with my thick molars and cleaned up my plate.
+ Pork chop on rice with fried egg (quintessential Vietnamese staple)
+ Banh hoi pork plate featuring small dollar vermicelli noodle pancakes, served with thinly sliced, marinated pork, veggie accoutrements and rice paper for you to soak and assemble spring rolls yourself. Cute concept. The gent didn't like working for his food though - so only industrious folk need apply for that dish. I grabbed a sliver of the marinated pork and thought the flavor was great.
+ Our round of Vietnamese iced coffee was also solid. Mmm, condensed milk, why do I love you so?
Decent pho is hard to find, and Vinh Chau certainly does the trick in Springfield. We've been to Pho Saigon previously, and it was okay. The broth does not taste as clean and flavorful. Opt for the meager interior at Vinh's and get a lovely star-anise scented facial. -
Review from Jonathan R.
Springfield, MA
3/14/2011
This is the type of places I crave. The PHO is so good I have yet to try anything else on the menu. I went this Saturday with the full intention of trying something else. Brought my foodie friend for her first time and talked so much about the PHO I had to get it again.
The combination of there amazing broth with the contrast of the rare and cooked beer, followed by the different textures the tripe and tendon add there is nothing to complain about with this dish.
I look forward to the next visit and expanding past the first page of the menu. -
Review from Gretchen E.
Springfield, MA
10/20/2011
This is our favorite local Vietnamese restaurant. Excellent, fresh tasting food, fast service, and the family who own the restaurant are friendly and helpful. The kids of the family (who are in their 20s and are the waitstaff) always remember us and say hello.
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Review from Miss M.
Northampton, MA
3/14/2011 1 photo
Went here for lunch 2 days ago with a friend, who had eaten here before. It was really good.
I wish I had been feeling 100% because I probably would have made a few more bolder choices.
So the 4 stars is sort of biased.
I plan on going back and expanding on my already enjoyable experience.
I got the number one... I think... the one with no tripe or tendon.
and Thai iced tea, but with no tapioca bubbles.
I loved the cilantro "stalks"? or whatever they were... I'd never had them before.
Will be going back soon and bringing more people with us... hope to make it a habit.
Delicious habits are the best. -
Review from S K.
Springfield, MA
6/11/2010
I've gone to Vinh Chau every week (usually) for nearly the past year.
The Pho is immaculate; I've never been disappointed. Every time seems like the best. Always fresh, fragrant, and hot it picks me up whenever I am down (a la early Sunday afternoon). The portion is perfect as well. After finishing off the fixings and good stuff there might be some broth leftover but I'm left with the perfectly satisfied feeling, not overly full but no longer hungry.
The Pho is so good that it took a few months of visits for me to even venture out further on the menu. It's not that I wasn't eager to try other things it just really is that amazing. Nevertheless I've begun to branch out and I'm glad.
The Curry Chicken is a new favorite of mine. It's served with veggies and a yellow curry that has the perfect balance of spicy and sweet (coconut milk I think) with rice on the side. Like the Pho, it's so good I'll have to force myself to try something else.
If you live in the area definitely check it out. It's not flashy but it's a great place to relax and eat good food. -
Review from Ron S.
Miami, FL
A great little place tucked away in a side-street storefront, I say 3+ Stars, and just what Yelp is all about. Like Tom says, a neighborhood place. When I was there for lunch, everyone seemed like a regular, and the folks tending the place were friendly, the service fast and excellent.
The home-grown menu is a mind-bender, hand-made and filled with digital photos of all of the great dishes (and massive Pho supply) on hand here; I'd need to get a place in the area for a few months to get really happy-happy. The Pho I had was excellent, light and fresh, with super fresh, clean garnishes, and plenty of Sriracha and Tuong Ot Toi, Soy Sauce and the like within arm's reach at the table. Heaven on Earth! I could make a diet of the rolls alone; mine were super fresh, tasty and clean, and ready for the hot stuff dip.
Check this place out soon, and Yelp it up, brothers and sisters! -
Review from tom t.
South Windsor, CT
2/23/2010 1 photo
Laid back family owned business is clean, fast, friendly, and delicious.
Atmosphere is real cool because you feel like a regular as soon as you walk in and get seated.
I like to order: Lemon beef (raw cured beef), fresh spring rolls in peanut sauce, grilled pork and their hot & spicy soup.
Of course I have to mention their pho, which has a clean satisfying broth.
Check out Google for extra reviews. There is an 'authentic' Vietnamese restaurant literally right across the street. It's more done up and classy. But I'm in it for the food and to relax at Vinh Chau.Listed in: My Selections
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Review from Bryan K.
Sunderland, MA
10/18/2010
the first time I came here I got fried rice witch was pretty good! large portions too! I also came back today, but tried their pho soup. The soup was a nice large portion too, and everything else in the soup was great except for the soup it self? It seemed like the soup was a little dull. It didn't have enough body to it, there wasn't much of a beef flavor. So I gave them three stars. The guys next door pho soup was pretty good IMHO. but other than that it was good!
