Tips on eating in Little Saigon
If "Pho" is not in the name of the restaurant, do not order it. Whitey.
If you want to know what a restaurant specializes in, it should be written on the glass of the window as you're walking in. If there is no writing on the window, the place probably sucks. Leave immediately.
If the Little Saigon restaurant is "new and improved," that probably means the servings are gonna be much smaller and the prices will be jacked.
If it's Vietnamese food and it looks fancy and expensive, get the hell out. That's an oxymoron altogether. The definition of Vietnamese food is that it's cheap. Whether it's good or not, that's another story.
Any "fancy" Vietnamese food is usually inflicted with one of our colonizer's influence or was started by some ignorant restauranteur who thinks there's a market for upscale Vietnamese food.
Do not read those stupid horoscope placemats. They are always wrong. I am not energetic and am not a good leader.
Do not mind the waiters putting their thumbs or fingers in your bowls as they are serving you. That's what makes it taste so good. And trust me, they put even more body parts in your bowl as they are preparing your food.
If you have to read those stupid chopstick covers to learn how to use them, then don't use the damn chopsticks.
who you calling whitey? if you weren't colonized you wouldn't be here in America drinking clean water (I have been to VN)
Oh, and pho was created by the French, only 100 years old, and most of it has been so far altered from the original recipe created in the North. Pho bac at cafe Mon Ami is my fav
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Is there a cougar den for the older Vietnamese ladies? Or a place I can find the VietMilfs? I’m hoping to find Little Saigon’s equivalent to Anahein’s FoxFire. I know they have to be out there since some of them tell me they got abandoned by their husbands years ago.
Yes, go to any one of numerous Vietnamese owned massage parlors in Garden Grove and all over Orange County. They will be your girlfriend for $60/hr or $40-50/30 min. plus tip. Usually $20 will suffice unless you want to leave happy which will cost you $40 on up. :)
If you want to impress out of towners, try my suggestions: brodard chateau..S Fine Dining...Quan Hy...Da Lat Bistro....Favori. All have good to great food. Prices a little high for vietnamese food, but not outrageous. All with different, but chill ambiance. Should be a good Little Saigon experience, whether you're viet, young, out-of-towners, white, old, chinese, etc...
Can anyone recommend a clean, good Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant I can take my parents from out of town?
Why don't you take your parents to Thanh My restaurant. Great food and reasonable prices. Although I haven't tried many of the restaurants in Little Saigon, this place works for me. It is clean, but unfortunately sometimes crowded. It located on 9553 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, CA 92683. Good Luck!!!
I personally like Dong Khanh a lot. I always go there. The food is always great but the service is ok. It's not bad actually. They just remodeled few months ago (maybe even a year ago) and it's been for the good. I'd say it's a fraction better than the usual customer service you get from a Vietnamese restaurant. But it depends on who you get too. That's my pick, not knowing your background or parental upbringing/taste.
When have you EVER been in a clean Vietnamese restaurant? The food is usually great, but don't expect them to be clean. That is why i always use the wooden chopsticks in the paper wrapper. OR I clean off the acrylic ones with my drinking water and ask for another glass....better yet....drink beer out of the bottle!
I am my trang but have a HUGE love for any and everything Vietnamese! I have learned that it is the small, hole-in-the-wall Viet restaurants that are the best. All the restaurants that are fancy are super expensive and not as good, I ordered bo luc lac from a fancy place by Wells Fargo in the luc dinh ky plaza and it had not Viet flavor at all! I might as well of just ordered mushrooms and steak from Dennys! My favorite restaurants are:
~Luc Dinh Ky: Everything is good here but I'm not a fan of the duck soup. Love their nuoc mat!
~Kim Su: The people that work here know me for my love of their bo luc lac which has to be the best in the world hands down. This place is most famous for Dim sum but they also have great walnut shrimp, seafood, and *kung pao chicken. (*Not for people that can't handle a little grease)
~Thanh My: Everything is amazing especially sup mang cua and the soda chanh is addicting!
~Pho 54: The most famous and the best! I love pho chin!
~Pho Thanh: Open 24/7! The spot for after clubbing!
~Boiling Crab: The crab, shrimp, and the cajun fries! (I LOOOOOVE the whole shabang!)
~The Ban Cuon restaurant next to boiling crab): I think my fav is also number 4! Plus they have good Viet soap operas on!)
~Lee's (of course):#4 baybee!
~Volcano Tea: So popular and quite a few gangsters tend to be here but Asian people can never scare me, they're too cute! I love to play 13 here and other card games!
~Tapioca Express
~Seafood Cove: all the seafood duh!
~Cloud 9: The most amazing flavored soju and the calamari and bo luc lac are good. The waitresses are the sweetest girls ever especially Linh!
~Behind Di Vang 3 there is a supermarket. Upstairs in the supermarket there is a restaurant that serves really good goat and mussels. (Warning: It is hot and humid up there and you will feel like your actually eating in Vietnam)