Little Saigon

[kittyfood]

I'll be in the LA area for a couple of days and I'm meeting some friends tomorrow evening; we're planning to go to Little Saigon. None of us have been there for years and I know we'll find something good to eat no matter where we end up, but does anyone have any particular favorites?

Sarah C

[russkar]

Newport Seafood for House Special Lobster or a Live Alaskian Crab?

[Hershey Bomar]

Good question. One I've always meant to ask. I go to the Boiling Crab a lot for shrimp and crawfish but I'm always looking out for a good Vietnamese style French pastry shop for desert.

Maybe someone can recommend a place for cream puffs?

[chica]

I recommend buying the vanilla cream-filled frozen ones at TJ's. They come in a pack of about 20-30; pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds, and they're good to eat.

[xanderbear]

Have you been to Beard Papa's yet? They have an LA location are supposed to be really good! My last visit to LA I didnt find the time to get down there.

Good luck!

[Carl]

There are many restaurants in Little Saigon, but most of them are routine. The most with the most interesting menu imho is Thanh My on Bolsa.

[LT from LF]

However, if you're thinking you want some eel, call ahead. They're always out of it if you don't.

[Das Ubergeek]

Quan Hy (9727 Bolsa Ave.) is more upscale Vietnamese with great banh beo (rice cakes with shrimp) -- it's really Hue-style food which isn't so common.

For banh mi (French sandwiches) go to Banh Mi Che Cali at Bolsa and Magnolia; send the most physically imposing person in to do the ordering -- they'll be noticed more quickly and served sooner, because there's not so much a line for the counter as a scrum.

[Professor Salt]

Quan Hy, absolutely! One of my favorites. Brodard's a standby, Thanh My is usually solid, and either Seafood Cove or Newport Seafood for Viet / Chinese. See russkar's recent thread on Newport Seafood. Top Baguette, Banh Mi Che Cali or Banh Mi Cho Cu for Viet sandwiches.

Pup and I grazed at several places today, a few of which really sucked (Dragon Phoenix for dim sum, and Pho Hoah below it - both absolute disasters for food and service). Goes to show there's plenty of tailings in a restaurant goldmine like Little Saigon.