Monster Pot

431 Front St, Santa Cruz
(831) 454-8140

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anastasia welch

Wonderful restaurant! Amazing food and fast service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lisa Nothem

The soup there was absolutely delicious!
I wish we lived closer, we'd be there all the time!

Atmosphere: 5

Recommended dishes: Noodle Soup

Jerryberri

Spicy peanut noodle soup is the best soup I have ever had. Got it with tofu

amithi

I get that there’s a language barrier but I hate when I accidentally get served meat and it looks like I’m not the only one

Kobi Phimmachack

Read a good amount of reviews before deciding to try this place. Some people claimed the food tasted rotten. I came prepared. Before my partner and I were greeted, a lady spoke to a man who emerged from behind one of the front counters while having his phone out. I tried to think nothing of it. I ordered teriyaki tofu and rice, Kung pao tofu and rice, sesame balls, and a Thai tea. The food took the same speedy amount of time one would expect and wish for at a fast food establishment. It felt less than 5 min and both dishes were ready. The Kung pao tofu was spicy and flavorful. Whole thing was consumed contently. Sesame balls were good. The problem came with the teriyaki tofu. A few bites were chill. It's your standard teriyaki dish in terms of flavor. I had a slight "funky taste" in a bite of white rice. The "funk" for sure was present in one of the tofu pieces. It tasted sour/gone bad. I had to spit the bite into a napkin. My appetite left. I'd order the Kung pao again and even try a new dish, but the fact I and other people have had not so good experiences give me great hesitation to come back. The lady at the front was nice. The place was dead for a Saturday evening. I expect and don't mind waiting for a restaurant to cook some "fresh as can get" food. I don't expect a garden in the back. Please don't serve any more old food. Spent like $40 and didn't get to enjoy what was paid for. Also, parking is small, so it's best to park somewhere else close by and start walking.

Matt Gillespie

Life changing food at an affordable price

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Richard Behnke III

The Spicy Curry Ramen is crazy great!!!

Parking: Santa Cruz

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Curry Noodle Soup

Claudia Johnson

Came in because I was craving phô.. I have to say I was disappointed with the flavor of it so I would not order that particular plate again.. however, their spork spring rolls are really good. I just wish their peanut sauce was a bit thicker... the salt & pepper wings def were the hit of the night. I would go back and order more wings if my stomach could handle it, lol... overall, I had a good experience there, and the staff was friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Claudia

Came in because I was craving phô.. I have to say I was disappointed with the flavor of it so I would not order that particular plate again.. however, their spork spring rolls are really good. I just wish their peanut sauce was a bit thicker... the salt & pepper wings def were the hit of the night. I would go back and order more wings if my stomach could handle it, lol... overall, I had a good experience there, and the staff was friendly.

adam mongeon

Delicious every time ? kimchee soup every time

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Melanie J

The bon chan was very good and the server was friendly, she helped us to avoid ordering too much food. We ordered the fried chicken, which was good, but we'd recommend getting it sauced, rather than plain.

Sierra Kohls

Honestly super disappointed. I ordered the braised pork & egg noodles & it was syrup-y sweet. I usually never send things back, but was interested with this, I just couldn't eat it, and I do like spicy sweet, this was just candy sweet.. after consulting with the waiter he said to no return it, so I just paid for the extra dish. He proceeded to say he didn't know how to advise me on dishes because he's never eaten the food there because he only makes $18/hour.. it was an awkward encounter ultimately ending with him saying I can feed the extra meal to a homeless person. I never leave reviews, and I like their other food, but just such a weird experience and honestly bad service.

Vegetarian options: Good vegan gluten free options

A M

Good choices for vegetarian and vegan. The owner is very friendly and proud of the house made stuff.

Angel Mejia

This place used to be good, me and my girlfriend just went today and the quality was really bad the chicken tasted old and there was a weird smell to the soup. The food made my girlfriend throw up. The service was good and the person was friendly but I won’t be coming back

Andrea Buckreus

Was sat down and given an iPad to order, waiter never came back so we left to eat at sesame instead. What's funny too is we were giving it a second chance because the first time we ate there the food was terrible and the meat was so chewy I couldn't chew it and almost choked.This place won't survive it has nothing redeemable about it. Food is garbage, service is terrible and the workers are incompetent.

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