Xinh Xinh Cafe

This place has some really good Vietnamese food. It’s comparable to the quality of food that you find in Northern California, which is rare in the Midwest (outside of Chicago). I recommend the combination phở and and the specialty banh mi.

Great Phở! Not the best I’ve ever had, but the best I’ve had in town. I was interested in trying the deep fried boiled egg but it wasn’t that good. It was a little dry and over cooked. I always get the combination phở. I wish they were a little more generous with the toppings and had an option for rare beef but, you can’t complain about the price!

The service here is extremely slow and there is a really off flavor.

It is decent, If you are looking for a place with homemade Viennese food. I have been to this place three times, twice in the summer and once just a week ago. During the summer times, phở and rolls are my favorites. Bubble tea is a must have. Last week, I like how they marinated the the beef short rib. It’s not too salty nor sweet and grilled to perfection.
Deducted one star due to décor, but it’s a great family restaurant.

What a disappointment. So many people recommended I go here for the phở but every time I’ve been there I’ve been reminded of how much of a disappointment it is. The noodles are generic, the broth lacks flavor, the meats don’t really add much to the phở. The banh mi’s are equally lackluster and flavorless and leave you craving more.

The phở is subpar, no true Vietnamese egg rolls and the vermicelli noodles were over cooked.

Looking for some good Vietnamese food, I stopped by Xinh Xinh Café. I ordered the phở and my guest ordered the roast pork banh mi.
The phở was mediocre. Noodles were fine, the soup was generic, and the meat and garnishes were lacking in flavor and freshness.
The banh mi followed the same path, with my guest saying it lacked in the amount of roast pork and the baguette was thick and lacked the crispy outside needed for a great banh mi.
The service was on par for what was expected, nothing amazing but not terrible.
Overall, not a terrible place but leaves the desire for a real Vietnamese food experience. If you absolutely need some phở, this place will be barely sufficient. If, however, you’re looking for something new and tasty… Do yourself a favor and pass on Xinh Xinh Café.

I grew up in the Midwest, and my experience with different cuisines suggested as much before I moved out to the Pacific Northwest. There I tried my first Phở, and I fell in love. I recently moved back, and have been looking for decent Vietnamese restaurants in the area, but, unfortunately, this IS the Midwest, and there are many things it lacks; a wide variety of restaurant types being one of them.
This was the only place that I found that really fit what I was looking for, so I decided to try it out.
Their chicken dumplings with the dipping sauce were absolutely delicious. I will definitely be getting those again. I’m craving them, and I just had them yesterday!
I chose their Phở Tai Nam, and everything was very fresh. The broth had a very distinct cardamom flavor, which made it a little difficult to drink too much of it, at one time, but it was still very tasty.
The thing that pleased me the most, though, is that I ordered online and they had my order ready as soon as I got there, and knew it was me who ordered for pick-​up as soon as I walked into the door, and it was my first time there. It makes me feel as though they must have a very faithful client-​base, because they were so aware.

Inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. I got the vegetarian tofu sandwich and it was basically a MASSIVE bun with a few carrot peels, sprouts, and three tiny pieces of fried tofu. I don’t recommend their sandwiches if you’re hoping for something other than an enormous white bread bun.
The waiter was cool, though. He was very blunt about the food. He warned me that sandwich was boring and flavorless… I liked him.

Been here a few times and had the sandwiches as well as the phở, all delicious. Also had a tried a few of the appetizers, one that I can’t seem to remember the name of that involved pork and a lot of spic, and they were also great. While this place is a little out of the way for me it’s worth visiting from time to time. Prices are fair and the food is tasty and comes out quick. Great lunch destination!

I came in here with high hopes of satisfying my phở craving. It’s hard to find good phở in the Midwest when you’re a Vietnamese person from Southern California. but I digress, I had the phở and although it wasn’t bad. it wasn’t great. Also, it was weird that my phở didn’t come with any cilantro or green onions. isn’t that a part the meal’s identity?! Also, I ordered thai tea that was 95% half and half and 5% tea. This place wasn’t bad, but the next time I visit I will be having something other than the phở.

Finally made it in here and really enjoyed it! It’s a nice, clean place with huge portions. Ordered the Vegan phở, veg egg rolls, and the son-​in-​law eggs, all of which came out quickly thanks to the quick service.
I did feel a bit rushed to eat, as it was about 830 when our food arrived and they were clearly cleaning up for the night.
Oh, and you go up to the front to pay, they have your tab up there!

I like the phở and vermicelli here. I’ve had the phở with the thin steak. They give you a generous serving of this phở! Also, the vermicelli with the pork is delicious with a variety of veggies and the fish sauce to pour on top.
Good service and a nice place to go for some comforting phở. Mmmm.

I lived in NorthCal before and I know exactly what good phở tastes like. Xinh xinh café has probably the best tasting phở in Champaign. It’s not the best phở ever, but still the best in town. I’ve always gone for the $ 6 phở on Wednesday dinner. It’s worth the money!

I had the worst of luck with Vietnamese food this past weekend, but I decided to give it another go since there was hardly anything opened on Memorial Day. I ordered the bun thit nuong cha gio and Kenny ordered bun nem nuong cha gio. We also ordered a watermelon bubble tea drink.
The flavor of the bun dishes were on point, but I was slightly put off by the cube-​shaped meat in my bun thit nuong. What the heck was that all about? I’ve never had it prepared that way, so in the end, I traded dishes with Kenny. The nem nuong flavor was on point as well, but the meat was cut way too thin that you could hardly taste the flavor at all. The cha gio were delicious, but I wish they were a bit more fried… The egg roll skin disintegrated too quickly during the meal, and that’s not appealing at all.
Then the worst offender of all: the watermelon bubble tea. We wanted real watermelon, damnit. It was a hot day and we wanted something refreshing. This watermelon-​flavored tea drink with boba in it was disgusting as all hell. We couldn’t take another sip after one or two. It was that bad. Kenny and I actually thought that we had ordered the watermelon slushie, so when we looked at the menu again, we found out that the slushie wouldn’t have been that much better– it would have been the same exact thing in icy form AND it was more expensive. What the hell? Eww, gross.
Luckily, we came during their happy hour and so the price of our meal didn’t cost as much as we thought it was going to cost us. Still, I was disappointed to have yet again wasted money on sub-​par Vietnamese food.

Kind of pricey for lunch, but I hear they have great diner deals. I’m not a big fan of the phở price, but the flavor is pretty spot on. I do wish they would put more meat into their stock given the big price and the big noodle bowl, but I’d take the authentic flavor over quantity. Toppings are usually lacking as well. They give one lime wedge, a few sprigs of basil and a good tablespoon full of bean sprouts. That’s it.
Outside of quantity, the flavor is decent and worth going out to eat for.

Food was delicious. Atmosphere was mediocre, which is why I gave it 4 starts. On the inside it looked like a place that mostly does take out. But it doesn’t really matter because the food was outstanding. We got the phở and pork spring rolls. The portions are generous too. I’ll definitely be back.