Mai’s Cafe Menu – Ventura, CA

Type : Vietnamese restaurant

Location : Ventura, CA

Vietnamese dishes share the menu with Hawaiian fare in a simple, cheerful setting with a bar. Based on 276 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Mai's Cafe 93001

Address:
1967 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93001

Phone: (805) 652-2061

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–8:30 PM
Saturday 11 AM–8:30 PM
Sunday 11 AM–8:30 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–8:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11 AM–8:30 PM
Thursday 11 AM–8:30 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Spring Rolls
Rice Paper Rolls with BBQ Pork, Shrimp, Herbs, and Vermicelli. Served with Peanut dipping sauce.		 $9.00
Veggie Spring Rolls
Rice Paper Rolls with Tofu, Herbs, and Vermicelli. Served with Peanut dipping sauce.		 $9.00
Crispy Egg Rolls
Pork or Veggie Egg Rolls served with side of Lettuce and green Herbs		 $9.00
Special Plate (2 Each Item)
Spring Rolls, Egg Rolls, Potstickers, Fried Shrimp.
Served with Peanut and Sweet and Sour Sauce		 $17.00
Veggie Sample Plate (2 Each Item)
Veggie Spring Rolls, Veggie Egg Rolls, Veggie
Potstickers, Crispy Tofu. Served with Peanut and
Sweet and Sour Sauce		 $17.00
Potstickers
Fried Chicken or Veggie Dumplings with Sesame
Soy Sauce		 $9.00
Tempura Shrimp
Tempura Fried Shrimp served with steamed
Veggies and Sweet and Sour Sauce
 $10.00
Samba Grilled Shrimp
Seasoned Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Samba Sauce		 $10.00
Grilled Skewers (Beef Or Chicken)
Grilled Beef or Chicken Skewers with Teriyaki
Sauce		 $10.00
Crispy Tofu
Organic Fried Tofu with Sweet and Sour Sauce		 $9.00
Vietnamese Cabbage Salad
Chicken or Tofu Cabbage Salad mixed with Daikon,
and topped with Cilantro, Peanuts, Chili, Lemon
Juice, and Basil		 $11.00
Mai’s Famous Noodles
Meat Lover Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with thin Ribeye Steak, Brisket, and shredded Chicken Breast		 $8.00
Special Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with thin Ribeye Steak, Brisket, and thin sliced chewy Tendon		 $8.00
Rare Ribeye Steak Pho (Phở Tài)
Pho Noodle Soup with thin Ribeye Steak		 $8.00
Brisket Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with Brisket		 $8.00
Meatball Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with Beef Meatballs		 $8.00
Chicken Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with soft white Chicken Breast in savory beef broth		 $8.00
Wonton Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with Pork and Shrimp wrapped in Wonton skin		 $8.00
Shrimp Pho
Pho Noodle Soup with Shrimp		 $8.00
Chicken Glass Noodle Soup (Miền Gà)
Glass Noodle Soup with soft white Chicken Breast in savory beef broth		 $8.00
Veggie Pho
Rice Noodle Soup with mixed Vegetables, Tofu, in Veggie Broth		 $8.00
Mai’s Sate
Spicy Sate Egg Noodle topped with BBQ Pork, Chicken, and Shrimp in savory Beef Broth. Or Vegetable and Tofu with Veggie Broth		 $8.00
Hue Style Noodles (Bún Bò Huế)
Vermicelli Noodle Soup with fresh Herbs, Shrimp, Crab Meat, Brisket served with Anchovy Flavor Spicy Broth		 $13.00
Vietnamese Specials
Vietnamese Crepe (Bánh Xèo)
Vietnamese Crepe with choice of BBQ Pork and Shrimp or Tofu served with Lettuce and Herbs		 $13.00
Rice In Clay Pot
Ginger, Black Mushroom, Bamboo Shoots, White Onion simmered with white Jasmine Rice and Sesame Oil in a Clay Pot with Chicken or Tofu		 $13.00
Vietnamese Curry
Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, White Onion, Organic Curry Powder slow cooked in Coconut Milk, with Chicken, or Tofu served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice		 $12.00
Rice and Vermicelli Dishes
Fried Rice
Jasmine Fried Rice with Green Onions, Garlic, Peas, Carrots with choice of Chicken, BBQ Pork, Beef, Shrimp, Vietnamese Sausage, or Tofu		 $12.00
Fried Rice Combination
Jasmine Fried Rice with Green Onions, Garlic, Peas, Carrots with Chicken, BBQ Pork, and Beef		 $15.00
House Grilled Pork Chop
Grilled Marinated Pork Chop served with Jasmine Rice, Egg, Daikon, Cucumber, Tomato. With side of fish sauce		 $14.00
Grilled Pork And Shrimp
Grilled Marinated Pork and Shrimp, Green Herbs, Cucumber, served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice, and side of fish sauce		 $14.00
Spicy Lemongrass Stir-Fry
Mixed Vegetable Stir-Fry with Spicy Lemongrass choice of Tofu or Chicken served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice		 $13.00
Non-Spicy Stir-Fry
Mixed Vegetable Stir-Fry with choice of Chicken, Shrimp, or Tofu served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice		 $13.00
Stir
-Fry Noodles
Chow Mein Stir-Fry
Ramen Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, with choice of Beef, Chicken, BBQ Pork, Shrimp, or Tofu.		 $13.00
Chow Mein Combination
Ramen Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, with Beef, BBQ Pork, and Chicken.		 $15.00
Vietnamese Chow Fun Noodles
Thin Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Bean Sprout with choice of Beef, Chicken, BBQ Pork, Shrimp, or Tofu.		 $13.00
Pan Fried Noodles (Pho Áp Chao)
Pan Fried thin Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, with choice of Beef, Chicken, BBQ Pork, Shrimp, or Tofu.		 $14.00
Sandwiches / Bánh Mì
BBQ Pork Sandwich
BBQ Pork served with Daikon, and Cucumber.

Served with small vegetable soup prepared with beef broth.

$9.00
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled Chicken Breast and Onion served with Daikon, and Cucumber.

Served with small vegetable soup prepared with beef broth.

$9.00
Tofu Sandwich
Tofu and Onion served with Daikon, Cucumber.

Served with small vegetable soup prepared with veggie broth.

$9.00
Half Sandwich And Small Pho
Choice of half BBQ Pork, Chicken, or Tofu sandwich, with your choice of a small Pho.
 $14.00
Mai’s Hawaiian Dishes
Kalua Pork
Slow Cooked Shredded Pork Seasoned with Hawaiian Salt and mixed with steamed Cabbage.
 $13.00
Mochi Chicken
Panko-Crusted Fried Chicken Cutlet with Teriyaki Sauce.
 $13.00
Chicken Katsu
Panko-Crusted Fried Chicken Cutlet with Katsu dipping sauce.
 $13.00
Island Beef Ribeye
Thin Slices of Ribeye grilled with house made Teriyaki Sauce.
 $14.00
Vegetarian Selection
Veggie Spring Rolls
Rice Paper Rolls with Tofu, Herbs, and Vermicelli. Served with Peanut dipping sauce.		 $9.00
Veggie Crispy Egg Rolls
Veggie Egg Rolls served with side of Lettuce and Herbs.		 $9.00
Veggie Sample Plate (2 Each Item)
Veggie Spring Rolls, Veggie Egg Rolls, Veggie Potstickers, Crispy Tofu. Served with Peanut and Sweet and Sour Sauce.		 $17.00
Veggie Potstickers
Fried Veggie Dumplings with Sesame Soy Sauce.		 $9.00
Crispy Tofu
Organic Fried Tofu with Sweet and Sour Sauce.		 $9.00
Tofu Vietnamese Cabbage Salad
Cabbage Salad mixed with Daikon, Tofu, Cilantro, Peanut, Chili Paste, Basil, and Soy Sauce.		 $11.00
Tofu Sandwich
Tofu and white Onion Sandwich with Daikon and Cucumber. Served with side of Vegetable Soup.		 $9.00
Veggie Pho
Rice Noodle Soup with Vegetables, Tofu, in Veggie Broth.		 $8.00
Veggie Mai’s Sate
Egg Noodle with Spicy Sate topped with Tofu and mixed Vegetables in Veggie Broth.		 $8.00
Tofu Vietnamese Crepe (Bánh Xèo)
Vietnamese crepe with Tofu served with Lettuce and Herbs.		 $13.00
Tofu Rice In Clay Pot
Ginger, Black Mushroom, Bamboo Shoots, White Onion simmered with White Jasmine Rice and Sesame Oil in a Clay Pot with Tofu.		 $13.00
Tofu Vietnamese Curry
Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, White Onion, Organic Curry Powder slow cooked in Coconut Milk, with Tofu served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice.		 $12.00
Tofu Fried Rice
Jasmine Fried Rice with Green Onions, Garlic, Peas, Carrots with Tofu.		 $12.00
Tofu Chow Mein Stir-Fry
Ramen Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, with Tofu		 $13.00
Tofu Vietnamese Chow Fun Noodles
Thin Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Bean Sprout, and Tofu.		 $13.00
Tofu Pan Fried Noodles (Pho Áp Chao)
Pan Fried thin Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, and Tofu.		 $14.00
Tofu Spicy Lemongrass Stir-Fry
Mixed Vegetable Stir-Fry with Spicy Lemongrass with Tofu served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice.		 $13.00
Tofu Non-Spicy Stir-Fry
Mixed Vegetable Stir-Fry with Tofu served with Vermicelli Noodles or Jasmine Rice		 $13.00
Drinks
Can Soda $3.00
Unsweetened Iced Tea (Jasmine, Black, Green) $3.00
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Brew Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk. 		$5.00
Lemonade $5.00
Strawberry Lemonade $5.00
Thai Iced Tea
Thai tea leaves, condensed milk, sugar.		 $5.00
Original Milk Tea
Black tea, sugar, and milk of your choice.		 $5.00
Jasmine Milk Tea
Jasmine tea, sugar, with your choice of milk. 		$5.00
Taro Milk Tea
Taro root, black tea, sugar, with your choice of milk. 		$5.00
Matcha Latte
Organic Matcha Tea, sugar, with your choice of Soy or Almond milk. 		$5.00
Passion Fruit Juice
Refreshing Passion Fruit Juice 		$5.00
Alcohol Selection
Beer Bottle
Choice of Sapporo, Asahi, Tsingtao, Singha beers.		 $6.00
Nigori Sake
Sweet, fruity taste with a coconut aftertaste and a long silky finish.

 $13.00
Draft Junmai Sake
Draft sake provides a refined freshness that is light and smooth. It reaches its cultivated state by being aged after a one month brew process. A sweet rice, almost creamy nose gives way to mixture of melon and coconut. 		$11.00
Ginjo Sake
Aromas include jasmine flowers, apple cider, strawberry, sweet Asian pear, sweet tea and baking spices. It has a presence in the mouth with a generous body and a gentle texture. Flavors include apple cider, pear, sweet cream, baking spices and white bread.		 $13.00
Soju $11.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: maiscafeca.com

Reviews

LAFMOB TV
Special thanks to William and Karen. They were very welcoming and their customer service was above and beyond. I used to come here as a kid since I lived down the street. It’s super clean, and has a nice updated look to the restaurant. It’s located next to a market so you can eat before or after you get your groceries.

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King James
First of all, I must say this is the best Pho and phenomenal Banh Xeo aka Vietnamese crepe in Ventura!

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Vivian Bentley
I had the Vegan Tofu Sandwich with side soup for only $9. Great value, and quick service. Filling too

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Becky Tran
Went here for lunch and was very pleased with the food. We tried a bunch of their items: spring rolls, pork meat loaf (special, not on the official menu), banh xeo / crepe, pho, mochi chicken, and a special plate with beef, sausage, and pork meat loaf. Everything was delicious. We went on the hottest day of the year, but they have AC, and it was cold enough inside that we decided to also get pho. The mochi chicken was good! But I have to say my absolute favorite was the banh xeo / Vietnamese crepe with shrimp and pork – it was perfectly crispy. We also ordered some Thai teas and lemonade, which was refreshing. They also have boba drinks here that I’d recommend too. 🙂 Great place to eat in Ventura, CA!

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Stephanie Trinh
Tried the Vietnamese food and it was not the best. Soup was sweet and the spring rolls were small. Peanut sauce for the spring rolls were good tho!

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Casey Drew
Love this place. Used to go to Love Pho n More in Oxnard & Camarillo but will be coming here from now. The samba shrimp was delicious and the pho broth was so fresh and noodles perfectly cooked (not too soft or hard). Very clean and nice ambience! They have boba but it’s not on the menu.

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Michelle Reyes
I wanted to like this place but not serving the traditional broken rice at a Vietnamese restaurant is like not serving pasta at a Italian restaurant. I’ve never ever ordered a rice plate at a Vietnamese restaurant that didn’t have broken rice (mine was served with regular steamed jasmine rice) . And even though my plate looked cute and fancy- there was an unneeded raw lettuce mixture underneath my small amount of pork . The flavor was good but I wasn’t impressed enough to want to come back. Plus it took awhile for the food to come out and we were the only ones there. Sorry.

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Elena Ionescu
Quite typical Vietnamese restaurant — very chill atmosphere with nice people. We felt welcomed. To my surprise they served alcohol beverages— did not know they have a bar. I was craving for pho soup and oh yeah, they did delivered.

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David Atkins
The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. Prices are reasonable.

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Karen Shelton
Crispy tofu..you have got to be kidding me. $9 and take a look a the picture of what I got. When I got home, I called the manager and she was quite smug and said, “yup, that’s all you get”. There is less than a dollar worth of tofu in this container. Sooooo disappointing. The only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is that the Spring Roll was half decent. That said, between the portion/price ratio and attitude of the manager, there will not be a second visit for me to this place.

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