Noodle & Chopstick

It’s been a while so I forgot you now wait for a seat, rather than ordering in the front. Phở is the same, but great phở you can expect from Fat Fish across the street. I don’t know if it was just a lucky day but it seems they give much more noodles here. Their menu ranges from vermicelli noodles, rice plates, bahn mi, stir-​fry noodles, and phở. Appetizers are great here! I suggest the Shrimp & Pork spring rolls because their peanut sauce is my favorite! $ 2.75 gets you one but fairly large roll, enough for one. P1 — Phở Dac Biet was my choice this time. $ 7.95 for a regular bowl since it’s the special. All of the other options were about $ 7.25. They also offer boba drinks I never got to try yet. Service was a little slow but they we’re lacking servers.

Meh. Our server was super cute and the décor inside the restaurant is inviting. The good wasn’t all that great. The pork and shrimp spring rolls had a strange grainy texture. I got the lemongrass chicken vermicelli which was way more of a curry than anything. Not the normal vinaigrette I’m used to. My boyfriend got the Kalbi beef vermicelli and the fish sauce was so overpowering it was almost inedible. Won’t be returning.

Don’t be confused, but the sign outside still says Green Papaya. Lunch here is quick and awesome! We recommend the green beans appetizer and the teriyaki chicken bahn mi is amazing. We will be back to try the phở soon!

I wrote this review to give a heads up to vegetarians. I would not have know the bahn mis have pâté on them if I hadn’t read their online menu carefully. It was not on the physical menu anywhere and I had to ask the waiter, and ask for no pâté. I’m not down with it and I find it odd that there is no mention of it. It is included on the tofu bahn mi.
Very good food, grilled pork is great and my friend loved the beef. Good prices, went twice in a week! Basil wings were amazing but misleadingly basil-​less, if you like fish sauce these were lovely.

Webpage and information is incorrect. They can’t keep their hours updated on their major point of access or across social media, they lose all business.

Everything on their menu looked and sounded so good. Reasonable prices and fast and friendly service. Will definitely be going back

It’s very confusing. We were looking for Noodle Chopstick, but the sign outside says «phở green papaya».
We drove around and came back and found out inside it was Noodle Chopstick.

Love the new décor but the food is not as good as it used to be before the makeover. I have tried take– out phở on one occasion and found the broth to be quite bland. More recently, stopped in for a sampling of gyoza, green beans, tofu spring rolls, and pad Thai. The best part of the meal was definitely the gyoza. The green beans tasted burnt, and the spring rolls were just ok. The most disappointing was the pad Thai. Very bland leading us to add the peanut sauce from the spring rolls as well as the gyoza sauce. This helped but we like the pad Thai sauce so it defeats the purpose.
With really great options in the valley, they will have to up their flavor game to stay in the running.

Visited this place again last night and found it to be as good as the first time! If you want some flavorful Phở, you should really check out Noodle & Chopstick (Formerly Green Papaya).
I normally get the #2 Phở. I get mine half size because the portions are HUGE! The broth is flavorful and all the ingredients are fresh. It is warm and comforting.
My husband usually gets Phở but tried the pork ramen last night. He was not as impressed with it as he is with their Phở. The pork and noodles were okay but the broth lacked flavor. It didn’t taste bad it just didn’t have much of a taste.
We also had the pork egg rolls which were crispy and delicious. You get two for $ 2.50 and they come with a yummy sweet and spicy dipping sauce. I will definitely get them again!
We have tried the pot stickers before too and although the texture was good, they lacked a little flavor– even with the dipping sauce.
Parking lot can get a little crowded our front but there is always more around the back of the building. And the inside is really casual and cool. Don’t be afraid to ask questions as the staff are all very nice! It is definitely worth a visit if you are wanting to try some excellent Vietnamese food!

A restaurant owned by the folks who started Sapa, featuring noodle bowls, Phở, ramen, and a few other dishes. Really cool décor, for a fast-​ish food Vietnamese/​Chinese place, with vaulted wood ceilings, tin-​covered booths, and big windows.
For dinner, you don’t order at the counter — you’re seated and a server takes your order and brings your food.
They were out of vegetarian phở broth (the main reason we stopped there) so the wife had to settle for lemongrass tofu vermicelli, and I tried the udon. My noodles were OK, cooked well and tasty, though not anything to write home about. My wife was a little disappointed by the vermicelli. Though the tofu was OK, she’s used to a tangy dressing on the noodles that can be spread on the whole dish. It seemed lacking.
There’s nothing wrong with the food, and if it were in our neighborhood, we’d probably frequent it for lunch occasionally. But it’s not worth a drive out to West Valley, particularly when Oh Mai is on the way.

It is clear that Oh Mai has changed the game in the Vietnamese restaurant wars here in the greater Salt Lake City area. It used to be that cookie cutter phở restaurants were the rule, now a bit of fusion is the new calling card for Vietnamese restaurants that want to appeal to the trendy crowd. Take Noodle & Chopstick (N&C), for example. This used to be Phở Green Papaya, they even still have the neon sign out front, but inside the place has gotten a makeover, both in regards to the décor and the menu offerings.
N&C has a menu that features all of the hot items in the Asian fusion arena, phở, tonkatsu ramen, boba drinks, vermicelli and rice plates, with hints of Thai, Korean and even Indian spices and sauces in the mix. The menu has become very simplified at N&C, you won’t struggle much when it comes to ordering.
Allow me to speak a bit about the restaurant before getting into our order. The makeover of the restaurant has to be considered a success. The place feels more airy and light, with modern furniture and comfortable booths. The bathrooms are even updated (though the drains could use some Dran-​o!). The well-​muscled serving staff is efficient and eager to please. It feels like the 21^st century in here.
Our order consisted of a bowl of the phở dac biet, the lemon grass chicken curry, a grilled pork banh mi and the piña colada boba drink. I must point out that the server brought out a pretty skimpy plate of sprouts, basil and limes, and the basil was not fresh. We asked for and received some fresher basil. The curry came out next. It was really quite tasty. A mix of curried chicken, herbs, sprouts, pickled carrots and radishes and bun noodles adorned this decent sized plate. I couldn’t nearly eat it all. The banh mi arrived with the phở, and the boba drink. The sandwich had all the right flavors, the grilled pork was especially tasty, but we were disappointed in the quantity of the contents in the sandwich. Not nearly as substantial as Oh Mai’s banh mi, but a similar price. The phở was okay, a pretty standard bowl of beef noodle soup from this somewhat jaded phở aficionado. Honestly, the broth was decent, but what seemed like a hint of MSG disturbed the overall aroma. The boba drink was very tasty, but don’t expect it to come out looking like the picture on the menu. The picture represents a rather colorful mix of fruit or jelly chunks in what appears to be a sundae glass. The boba we got was in the standard plastic cup with plastic film sealed over the opening. This is not much of a complaint, considering the drink was delicious, but I always frown a bit when an item doesn’t match the picture.
This place is decent, so far as Vietnamese eateries go. I think Oh Mai wins the overall battle in terms of food quality, but N&C will do the trick if you are in the general vicinity.

This place used to be the Green Papaya. It was remodeled into Noodle and Chopstick which is more of a «fast food» type dining experience.
— You walk up to the front register,
— Place your order,
— They deliver food to you via a # you place on your table
Pro’s:
— Food quality is ok. I got noodle dish (drunken noodles)
— Clean and open space
— Good selection of food
Con’s:
— Pricey for a fast food joint
— Portions are a bit small
— I really preferred it when it was Green Papaya where the service was more restaurant like and the lunch specials provided you with a variety of dishes.

We came here with friends. We all really enjoyed the green bean appetizer as well as the fresh spring rolls. My pork banh mi was huge and delicious! I was only able to eat half. I took the other half home and had it for lunch the next day. Because the bread was a nice, crispy baguette it was still very much edible the next day (most sandwiches I don’t bother attempting to eat the next day). Everyone else had noodle salads and raved about how delicious they were. For dessert we had sticky rice with mango and they were very well executed. Even though I was full I really wanted to lick the dish to get every last drop of coconut milk.
Service was spot on. Our server was fabulously friendly and knowledgeable. One of our party has food allergies and our server was very helpful about letting us know what would be okay for her to eat. We will definitely be back soon!

After saw couple reviews and Unilocal friends’ check in. I decided to check it out.
Their Vietnamese food are excellent and the sauces aren’t fishy. The drunken noodles got a special smokey taste. And the Kobi beef is mouth watering juicy! Red Bean boba is my favorite! The peanut noodles… good luck! They sold out fast! We were told to come on Tuesday because they get their supply on Tuesday.
Come by Tuesday, all sold out. Come by Tuesday again, supply didn’t come. Come by next Wednesday, nope, all sold out again. Give up!
But oh dear, their ramen is one of worst ramen in Salt Lake! The soup was tasteless and watery! The noodles were soggy! I couldn’t touch it after one bite and I ended up ordering another dish.

Love the new digs!!! I have been a long time customer of these guys!!! Phở is the best in utah!!! Luck lac beef is fantastic!!! Keep up the good work Vincent!!!

I honestly never thought I’d try this place because it’s in the same parking lot as Buckets and I always always want crab legs. But last Friday we ended up here because Buckets wasn’t open (bad Unilocal elites didn’t check the hours).
I really love the layout. You walk it and it’s super open with high backed booths along the outside and tables inside. There’s the counter where you order with the menu on the wall. I don’t mind the fact that you order and pay first then they bring your food to your table.
I’m not a huge fan of phở much preferring Thai guay tiew so I decided to try the ramen. I also got an order of pot stickers. JeremyF got the phở with everything. I must say the pot stickers were probably my favorite dish. They had excellent flavor with a tasty dipping sauce. The only thing I didn’t like was that they had chucks of something crunchy almost like water chestnuts. It didn’t taste bad it was just an unexpected texture.
I was pretty underwhelmed by the ramen. The broth was bland, the noodles didn’t taste homemade, the egg was hard boiled, and the char su was of the Chinese not the Japanese variety. On the plus side the bowl was big with a generous portion of noodles and meat. It wasn’t bad it just wasn’t great.
I did try some of the phở and it was quite tasty with out being oily. It also had a generous portion of meat and noodles.
I’ve heard good things about the chicken wings and I’ll definitely be back to try them. I also want to try the bun and rice dishes.

There’s plenty of potential here. I love the way the menu spoke to me, so I should head back to try several other items. I went specifically for the ramen, and I would probably order something different next time.
This is the old Phở Green Papaya building – in fact, as of my visit a few days ago, the place was still labeled that way. Big sign on the front and the side. Once you go in, however, the menu carries the new name and the new logo.
I probably should have stuck with phở. It was a phở kind of day. Bitter cold, snowy, and phở is just the thing. But I went instead with the ramen, because that’s a close second when it comes to those dark winter days. I’d heard good things, and since ramen is FINALLY making its food trend appearance in SLC, I felt compelled to give it a try.
For the price and the size, you really won’t be upset about ordering the ramen. I wasn’t expecting fireworks, but I did want a little more depth to the taste. I wanted some richness, and some profile to the add-​ins. Instead, it was noodles and the egg, some onion-​y things, and too many bean sprouts. I had to salt the dish three times before I felt like it had any real punch to it, and by then it was just a salt punch. I’m not regretting ordering this dish, I just think that next time I’ll stick to the phở, or go with a rice or noodle bowl. Or perhaps the banh mi, as it beckoned me to take a bite. That sandwich is around $ 5, so it calls pretty loudly.
The ambiance it fun. I got there around 11:30am, and by 12 the place was hopping. Full of people. It looked like they handled the crowd pretty well – you order at the counter on the way in, and they bring it out to you and bus your table. So it made for a great little lunch stop.

We first went here when it was still Green Papaya. Today we returned to get Thai Tea. It is now a fast food place.
Pros:
1. Friendly staff
2. Clean, open space
3. Thai tea was good – not too sweet though I would still recommend reducing the sugar by a bit.
4. wide selection of food – can’t wait to try their banh mi!
Cons
1. It’s more on the expensive side for drinks. Thai tea was $ 4 with pearls.
2. My friend says he no longer frequent this place because they serve phở in a plastic bowl. Perhaps they should try serving in the traditional ceramics bowl for better heat retention. Also, hot stuff should not be served on plastics because the heat will cause leaching of harmful chemicals from the plastic into the food. I’d pay 25 cents extra if they would switch to ceramics bowls.

Quick breakdown of my second go at Noodle & Chopstick (yes, I brought my own noodle and chopstick from home to make plurals).
— My new favorite phở in town (that doesn’t involve gnawing on an ox tail).
— Decent tonkatsu ramen.
— I’ll have to ask them not to overcook my noodles.
— Fish sauce and chile oil on request.
— String bean app was a disappointment. Overcooked and under-​seasoned.
— Bun is middling (Oh Mai’s is much better). Theirs had a Chinese stir fry quality.
— Still haven’t tried the banh mi.
— BIG FAN of the new pay-​eat-​leave setup.
Frankly, as long as the phở is where it needs to be, the rest is just garnish.

Welcome back!
I never got a chance to visit Phở Green Papaya before the remodel, but the promise of bánh mì on the new menu dragged me across Redwood to take care of a late night craving. What I found was a nicely updated sandwich and a strong contender for my sandwich dollar on the west side.
I had the kalbi and the grilled pork sandwiches. The first and easiest difference here is the size of the meal; rather than the usual torpedo loaf, the bread here is much longer and thinner. My sandwiches were each about a foot long. The bread was crusty, with a pleasing chew, and the configuration made for a sandwich that was both easy to eat and that has a nice bread-​to-​filling ratio.
So far as I could tell, both sandwiches were dressed the same save for the protein. A tasty pâté was on the bottom of both sandwiches; I ordered extra, and will continue to do so from now on. Along with the proteins was a sweet, sesame-​heavy mayo and the usual cilantro, jalapeño, pickled carrots, and cucumber. The mayo is tasty, though it slightly dominated the other flavors in what is a pretty complex sandwich to start with. I’ll have them go easy on it next time, if not forgo it completely.
As far as the two proteins went, the pork was my clear winner. It was incredibly tender and married with the pâté really well. I love a good kalbi, and this tasted about as I expected. That said, it was a bit more chewy than I’m used to short rib being. In their defense, I did show up about ten minutes to close, so maybe I was getting the last servings of the night.
Will I be back? Without question. There are other sandwiches to sample, as well as a non-​sandwich menu that looks intriguing. New favorite? I’m up in the air. Oh Mai is such an established habit for me at this point, and their variety, the extreme differences among the various sandwiches, and proximity may win the day. That said, when I’m on the west side, the N&C sandwiches are definitely in the mix. If I’m looking for a more traditional and inexpensive sandwich on Redwood, I’m headed to Hong Phat. If I want something modern, nicely updated and reconfigured, I’m heading here. Truly tasty food, and I am excited to explore the rest of the menu.