78347 Thu Feb 09 12:15:51 -0800 2006 8 2 Los Angeles Area 0 432544 Can anyone help with suggestions? I'm mostly interested in the style of Vietnamese food, not the decor or chi-chi factor. I'm also willing to drive so restaurants in the OC or San Gabriel are also welcome. Thanks. Thu Feb 09 12:15:51 -0800 2006 0 Babette 1 432549 If you want the best Vietnamese style lobster you have to do Newport Seafood. The house lobster is unreal. Price per pound is almost a steal, you through in some beef bo loc, sauteed spring peapods, and some deep fried tofu and you win!!! Check it out in the San Gabriel Valley. Thu Feb 09 12:33:45 -0800 2006 432544 0 SchweinHexen 2 432612 One in San Gabriel Valley and one in the OC. take your pick! The house crab is exactly the same as the "secret" crab at Crustacean. but most people at Newport Seafood prefer to go with the lobster (ranging from 4-7 pounds) Thu Feb 09 15:00:16 -0800 2006 432549 0 Bert 1 432830 Crustacean is horrible. The food is terrible. The service is rude. Hoping for a pleasant dining experience at Crustacean defies logic. Fri Feb 10 05:51:23 -0800 2006 432544 0 JL 1 432938 I like Lee Kam Kee in Alhambra on Valley near Fremont. Beer crab, spicy tofu, green papaya salad, French-style beef, and good pho, too. Fri Feb 10 16:25:42 -0800 2006 432544 0 foobee 1 2368451 you have to go to newport seafood restaurant and get the lobster. this is much better than crustacean. no snotty service. go to the one in rowland heights because the place is bigger and the parking is slightly easier. Fri Mar 09 00:23:22 -0800 2007 432544 81173 hhh168 1 2368945 Good that you're trying to AVOID Crustacean already -- so a couple of suggestions for you, all in OC unfortunately. S Vietnamese Fine Dining is a "nice" Viet place (actual tables with linen and stuff). If you're into the seafood, try Boiling Crab in (I think) Garden Grove -- I don't have the "town line" down yet... and for another Viet experience in a nicer sit-down place, try Brodard Chateau. Fri Mar 09 07:25:57 -0800 2007 432544 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 2369343 S Vietnamese Restaurant, per Das Ubergeek above, at 545 Westminster Mall Drive in Westminster, 714.898.5092 is probably the fanciest looking place, and when SIV reviewed it on February 22, 2006, she gave it two stars! Probably a bit less expensive than the Crusty thing in Beverly Hills, yet the food will be much more authentic. Fri Mar 09 08:51:55 -0800 2007 2368945 10359 carter 2 2369504 Brodard Chateau is a nice sit-down place, but I'm not sure if they do any crab/lobster dishes. I like Newport Seafood (corner of First and Newhope) in OC, as well as Kim Su restaurant (Bolsa/Ward) for their lobster/crab dishes. The house special style isn't exactly like crustacean, but it's very good. You can get this style lobster at various other restaurants in Little Saigon, like Seafood Cove, Seafood Paradise, and Royal Capital seafood. Fri Mar 09 09:26:45 -0800 2007 2368945 31764 kingkong5