Chic-n-Noodle-Do

Not that I would go there on purpose, BUT if you are
1. At the North Beach craving for some casual vietnameeze
2. Want to have a good deal for lunch
3. Like delisious sliced pork sandwiches
4. Want to sit in the place that’s not too crowdy
5. Wanna take-​away some.
I assure you by my multiple lunch experience, that you will like it.

eh.
nothing wrong with the place. it’s a fast food asain place. nothing special. what can you expect.
grilled pork sandwich wasn’t really like the vietnamese sandwich i was expecting.
no mayo, no pâté, weird large chunks of lettuce, somewhat pickled carrots. ok it was a half-​assed effort at a vietnamese sandwich.
but it was $ 4. but then again café dolci has the most amazing sandwiches for $ 1 more!
2 stars overall.
3 stars if you’re only judging it within americanized asian fast food places.

Cute name, cute sign, great food. This little family run place has solid phở and goi cuon. That is as far as my review really goes because I have never gone past that. The phở tai is just about the best in town and I have eaten enough greasy phở broth to know. It is rich and aromatic and if you eat it there (they also have take out) it rivals some of the best places around. This is another one of this little hidden gems buried on a back street (if the intersection of Stockton and Vallejo qualify). Pair this up with a nice Sauv Blanc or Gerwertztraminer and you are off to the races. Great food, great prices and friendly owners. Bring cash because they do not take any cards.

I should know better than to go cross culture. I ordered the wonton noodle soup (it’s a Vietnamese place) and drooled over what my lunch companions got. Next time!

Exceptional food, affordable prices, down-​to-​earth folks. I feel as if I am coming home to eat when I come to Chic-​N-​Noodle Do.. . and I’m not even Vietnamese! The atmosphere is very relaxed and welcoming, while the food gives you that warm, loved feeling inside. I highly recommend this Chinatown gem.

We decided to stop in and try Chic N Noodle Do after the sign caught our eye and then the menu prices. We also noticed Dan Leone, Cheap Eats writer, had been here before, and gave this place a great write up, another reason we decided to stop in.
The interior is clean, colorful, friendly. The two of us ordered Imperial Rolls for a starter and a bowl of seafood noodle soup. Both were delicious, filling but light, a major budget friendly steal for people who enjoy a good meal.
** I have to comment on Hermanto’s review below with the one star rating (nice Buffoon reference…). The restaurant sign SAYS *Chinese Vietnamese* so all your harping about how not authenticallly Vietnamese this place is is moot. Pay attention next time you want to eat at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant so you can direct your critique appropriately.
If you want a *great* deal and a meal you can really enjoy, we highly recommend this place. We got out of there for $ 10 — how can you go wrong when you loved the food?

disappointing… while the interior is cleaner and nicer than most joints in the area… no flies buzzin’…dandy little vietnamese joint… yet…the food left me with a frown… clearly the brown sauce they have (mis)labeled «hoisin sauce» was far from it… and the hot sauce… definitely not sriracha… there are some things that should never be skimmed in a vietnamese phở restaurant… authentic sauces… a must:
1) lee kum kee hoisin sauce
2) huy fong sriracha

YUM. After reading the reviews here and realizing this place is only a few blocks from our apartment, we mozied over one Friday afternoon to try lunch. What a treat!
We started with some spring rolls as an appetizer. They came with a delicious peanut sauce. They were cooked to perfection, and thank God, although I spied green inside, that green was NOT cilantro (the most despised and vile herb on the planet).
My husband had the beef short ribs, which were delicious. I was expecting them hillbilly-​style, slathered in disgusting sauce. They weren’t. They were crispy and delicious.
Although it was on the appetizer menu, I had the vegetarian crêpe for my lunch. It was definitely the perfect size for a lunch. The crêpe was light and fluffy and filled with delicious vegetables.
The service was great. In fact, she knew we hadn’t been there before. Hmmm, a server who remembers faces. Smart woman.
In short, the food is inexpensive, the restaurant is clean, and the service is very good. A very good deal for lunch. We’re going back again this Friday, and though I tend to be a «rut» type person when it comes to food, I will force myself to try something new and will update this review accordingly.

This place kicks ass. I was turned on to this place by a few people i work with, now I’m addicted. Things not to miss are the fresh rolls, wonton soup, and grilled pork sandwich. Great food, clean, cheap and super nice staff.

what is this place doing in north beach and what the heck is a chic-​n-​noodle-​do? regardless, the food is really cheap and quite tasty, so check it out if you have a hankering for phở!

If you are in North Beach and want some Phở in a relatively clean place then this is the spot. I just had some Phở ga’(chicken) and was very satisfied. The chicken sandwich was OK but convenient to take n go. If you go here just stick to what other reviewers approve of. Some dishes they offer are not too great.

This is a very good family restaurant that is also very affordable too. When you step into the restuarant, you will notice a nice atmosphere with puzzles as artwork hanging on the walls. Overall, the bathroom and the restaurant is kept very clean. I notice in Chinatown, there is a reputation for having dirty plates and dirty chopsticks, but everytime I come here everything is clean.
The food here is excellent. I would recommend the beef short ribs over rice or the special beef phở if you prefer noodles. To complement any meal they have at the restuarant, I would suggest getting a Thai Ice Tea or a Three Colored Drink (I won’t tell you what that is, because it’s up to you to find out. Trust me, you will like it.)

My mother works in Chinatown and frequents this place when she needs a break from your standard dim sum/​rice plate fare, usually ordering their chicken noodle soup (go figure) or their Vietnamese sandwiches.
For this year’s Chinese new year parade I graciously volunteered to video tape her organization’s trek in the dark from downtown to Chinatown and in order to assure none of us passed out, a group of 15 – 20 of us grabbed some of Chic-n’s chicken Vietnamese sandwiches and rice paper rolls to chow down on in our trek to the parade start from the orgs headquarters.
In terms of eating something on the run, they sandwiches were perfect for us to grub on, drums/​other parade necessities in tow. And were, although eaten quite quickly, great.
Service was clean, fast, and much easier to access than other Vietnamese-​Chinese places in the area. (I used to work in Ctown during the summers, and had I known this was there I would have opted out of battling my way to the counter at other such viet-​nese places like Little Paris.). I have yet to try anything else here, but next time I am in the area and searching a meal, I’ll have to check out something else from the Chic-n’s menu.

When my boyfriend was living in North Beach, this was one of our no-​fail places to grab Viet grub. I usually had their sandwiches (banh mi ga) or the phở. Never failed to hit the spot!
I have to say, I always wondered about the name… why isn’t there a «k» or an extra «o»? Chick-​n-​noodle-​doo? Is it copyrighted? Trademarked? As a result, I always referred to the place as «Chic…do!»

Definitely a great Phở (curry chicken), at least everything except for the chicken. If you like lots of bones and having to pick the meat off of them, then order the curry chicken phở. If not, then just order the chicken noodle…

In between bustling North Beach and over crowded Chinatown is this simple Vietnamese joint. It’s nice to have a clean, non-​greasy, fast service, friendly service place! Not a complicated place, just good food. Inexpensive, too! Noodles and rice plates about 6 $, phở about 5 $. Enough to get you full, but not stuffed and feeling sick.

I just returned from lunch at the lovely Chic n Noodle Do. I love it not only for the name, nor for the fact that there is always a puzzle being worked on on one of the tables (which in its finished product is sealed and hung proudly on the wall) but for the vittles. Today I thoroughly enjoyed a curry chicken phở-​squeezed a bit of lemon on it and sprinked some bean sprouts around and voila! A big bowl of heaven for $ 4.95 (large is $ 1 extra) All the various condiments are labeled for easy reference on the tables-​fish sauce, hoisin, soy sauce, chili sauce, etc. Lots of vermicelli, potatoes and carrots and the chicken (once you fish it off the bone) and the broth is gorgeous and just salty enough and not heavy with the flavor of curry– the cilantro flavor really shines through! I ate the whole thing (left the bones) and felt absolutely right with the world. On another I had the chicken sandwich ($ 3.75), a delicious Vietnamese standard with lots of carrots and daikon, mayonnaise and grilled chicken on French bread. The spring rolls were also good. I still love the name though, and it has inspired me to someday open up a chicken-​related restaurant and call it «Do You Like Chicken» that would read as a statement, not a question.