Evo Cafe

Food is mediocre at best, but they have a decently priced lunch combo. What makes this place a turnoff is the service. I got lunch combos a few times and one time this server (who never smiles) clearly shorted me of food, it was very obvious. I complained to the cashier (never smiles) and she asked me if I want them to «weigh the portions.» from now on. Um, no, you never talk to a customer like that. Never going back.

Didn’t get a chance to try the food. But the service is rude and sucks needed a quick lunch since on break and walked in watched the cashier or owner whoever she is taking an order from a customer being VERY rude. after he ordered it was my turn waited 15 minutes until she noticed me. (She saw me when I came in) asked if they had the lunch special she said no (understandable since its the weekend). Told her J needed to then look at the menu. Looked at the menu for 10 minutes but took another 15 for her to notice me (she was right there just making tea). Then told me I had to wait 40 min for a general tsos chicken and BBQ fried rice… walked out. Not going back.

Waited 15 mins for service, 20mins to get the menu, 15 mins to order the food, 20 mins to get the first dish. I walked in at 6:30 and start on the first dish at around 8. Absolutely ridiculous. Never come to this place if you don’t want to rise your blood pressure.

I tried this place a couple of weeks ago because I always see a line outside of it and they had a deal on Hooked, so I figured why not give it a shot. Not only was the food just mediocre, but the egg roll had raw pork in it. I even called them to let them know after I had discovered it. Luckily, I don’t think I consumed any of that, but I will never be going back.

As an American Born Chinese who grew up in Chicago tasting authentic Chinese food since as long as I can remember, the food here is not the best but it satisfies my taste buds when I’m away from home. However, the drinks here, especially the slushes, are terrible! I tried the watermelon slush and it tasted awful. They do not use real fruits at all and they are overloaded with sugar. The watermelon slush tasted extremely artificial and it left a weird after taste that reminded me of medicine.

Food is pretty good and seems authentic enough given they draw a lot of Chinese people to eat here. I enjoyed their food but it was pretty expensive compared to the other choices on Green St. However, our waiter couldn’t speak English at all and only served us water. In addition, there was a mandatory gratuity charge even though they never served us and I was only with a group of 3 total. I’d recommend places like Lai Lai Wok over this place.

Love the spicy fish there. The bubble tea and smoothies also taste good. Best spicy Chinese dishes around CU area. Love it. The lunch special is just so so. If you ordered anything during lunch special time, it will take at least 30 min.

Loved some of their food although they are expensive as hell. The biggest turn-​off is super-​rude behavior of nearly everyone who works there. The waiter (who happened to the same person at the register sometimes) literally throws food items on the table without uttering a single ‘enjoy your meal’ or ‘thank you’. The gesture almost indicates they are pissed off that I showed up in there to eat !

Evo makes the best Sichuan food in CU. I’ve eaten there dozens of times, and I’ve had almost everything in the «Chinese Special», «Water Boiled», and «Sichuan Special» categories of their menu, as well as a variety of other dishes (appetizers, vegetables, noodles, etc.). From personal experience I can say that the food at Evo is exactly like what you would get at a restaurant in Chengdu or Chongqing, China. If you are looking for authentic Sichuan food in CU, then this is the place to get it.
A few notes on other issues:
Like others have mentioned, the service is lacking. The basic problem is that they don’t have enough servers, so the ones they have are overburdened during busy times, and exhausted during the slow time between lunch and dinner. As a result you are better off ordering at the counter and then telling them where you are sitting, rather than waiting for a waiter. I don’t dock them a star for this because ordering at the counter is easy to do, and is not unusual for this type of restaurant (for example, at Golden Harbor you have no choice but to order at the counter). And once you order, the food arrives quickly.
The «fast food» option is lackluster. But you get what you pay for. If you think a cheap buffet is going to give you mind-​blowing food at any restaurant, you are delusional. If you want better food, then order off the menu and pay menu prices, and that’s what you’ll get.
Some complain that the food is oily and salty. Of course it is. That’s what Sichuan food is. That’s why you eat it with plain white rice. If you don’t want authentic Chinese food, you’re in the wrong restaurant.
Some complain about the quality of the Beef and Broccoli or the General Tso’s Chicken, or whatever. If you want American style Chinese food, go to an American style Chinese restaurant. Evo is about authentic Sichuan food. Would you go to Crane Alley and order a Big Mac?
To sum up: Evo is not primarily a «fast food Chinese joint,» it is not an American style Chinese restaurant like Panda Express, it is not a fine dining establishment with white linen table cloths, a wine list, and a waiter with a French accent. It is authentic Sichuan food cooked just like it is in China. If that’s what you’re looking for, then this is the place for you (as attested by the huge number of Chinese students who eat there all the time). If that’s not what you’re looking for, then go somewhere else and stop downrating Evo out of your own ignorance.

Lunch portion is pretty though the selection sucks. Fantastic bubble tea. I’ve had most of the over rice dishes, again portions are solid and the quality is as good as anything else out there. Service is lackluster.

Evo?! The biggest fighting game tournament of the year? No, doesn’t look like it. Instead, it’s a fast food Chinese joint. I have to say that their lunch special isn’t a special at all since the amount of food you get is equivalent to any other Chinese fast food joint at the same price. However, I will say that what makes them unique is that they do serve tofu and a scrambled egg/​tomato dish which I’ve never seen before in the myriad fast food Chinese places I’ve been to. It’s also neat that the water bottles are free too.

Never enjoyed the food here. The mango shake however is good. But thats not a good enough reason to go to a chinese restaurant, sorry!

THEY ARE RACIST AND DISCRIMINATE AGAINST Non-​ASIAN CUSTOMERS. I had been here in the past and was disappointed with the service. Today I was in a hurry and was passing by so I thought I’d give it another try. My experience has taught me that the best Chinese restaurants around are frequented by Asians. Look no further than Cravings and Golden Harbor to see this. They are outstanding establishments with the best Chinese food in town. Evo also has a strong Asian following; however, if you are not Asian you will get different service, which is what I experienced. The employees were short with me and gave me a fraction of the food that they had given Asian students in front of me. Outside of this post I will not make a stink about this. I will just choose not to eat there.

EVO seems to have gone downhill, but there is one thing they’re doing right.
The last time I went, I tried their spicy dry hotpot (ma la xiang guo).
If you don’t know what it is, try it.
If you know what it is, order it.
It’s amazing, delicious, and about $ 22 a serving (good for 2 people).
I’ve tried it at other Chinese restaurants on campus and EVO’s is by far the best.

Big step up this semester, especially in terms of taste. Either they had a new chef or the old one just attended summer school. Definitely the best Sichuan cuisine in town now. Taste is kind of toned down to accommodate majority but you can request more spicy for greater authenticity. They also seem more careful about hygiene now with the negative reports last semester.

I’ve given Evo Café far more chances than it deserves. The food is hardly considered passable. The last time I was here, there was a piece of metal in my food. The bubble tea is alright, but most of them are made from powder anyway. The only things that are probably keeping this place going are the prime location and wide menu selection.

Even as a Chinese student, I never feel the staff have basic courtesy at all. Every day they serve you with their disgusting faces as if you never pay for your bill. When I see their faces I feel no appetite. This is the Chinese restaurant that I have WORST impression. When friends ask me to go eat Chinese, I must ask whether they are going to EVO. If they say Yes, I say No.

Wow. Should have read the reviews and stuck to the tea. I had the lo mein looking noodles, spicy «young’ chicken and general tso. The only thing I could get down was the noodles. I went in because the place was packed with Asian students so I’d figure it was worth a shot. Now I’m not feeling to good. Note to self: read Unilocal reviews first!

chocolate bubble tea.
game over.
get it.

Food poisoning, worst taste of tea, worst service. Stay away from it for your life!
We a group of 4 entering Evo for some bubble tea. We ordered coconut, taro and boba. The taste of them were terrible and we could even find the powder they used to make those tea. Coconut tasted like some out-​dated milk and taro tasted like sugared water.
The servers were unhappy seeing us just order drinks, not food and they paid us the worst service ever with so negative attitude.
The worst part is when we got home and prepared for dinner, two of us got food poisoning. They spent the whole night to calm the pain in their stomach and vomit nothing, because they had no chance to eat anything else but those Evo tea.
Please let other people read this comment, for the good of their lives!