I love this place, the food is always delicious and comforting, good selection, tons of tables and very spacious for a Vietnamese restaurant, as well as ample parking.
Com tam aka broken rice is always a comforting dish to me! I can eat this anytime. I always choose the grilled pork chop or beef, with the egg meat pastry/patty and add a side of Chinese sausages and fried egg. So good ! And affordable.
They have tons of options such as their buttered salmon and sea bass, which is so delish! My friends get that one every time. They have Pho, vermicelli dishes, banh hoi, and they even serve dessert for free at the end, which is always nice! A must try is their egg rolls, it's so good and crispy !!! It's not the typical wrap you see at other places.
This place is hands down my favorite place to get com tam (broken rice). My favorite is the thit nuong (barbecue meat) combo that comes with shrimp and egg. Every component is tasty and perfect! I have tried a few other places in Orange County, and they just don't come close.
I just tried their egg rolls for the first time and they're so crunchy and perfect! They use a unique type of wrapper that's different from the typical egg roll. I love it!
My 5 stars is limited to their com tam, because I haven't tried anything else on their menu.
I'm a big fan of this place.
It offers a quick dining experience which is useful when you want to drop in during your lunch break. They also do a great job at phone orders as I use to call in 10 minutes before I arrived to pick up my food
The food is above average vietnamese food as well.
A couple of my favorites are the vermicelli with stir-fried beef, the vermicelli with barbeque pork, the banh hoi with your choice of meats. The egg roll appetizer is also amazing. Its not your typical flaky chinese egg rolls, but the spring roll wrapped eggroll so its crunchy and chewy. The fish sauce that they have is also spot on with everything you eat.
When dining in you get a small bowl of jello at the end of your meal.
Service is quick and gets you in and out in a hurry.
OH MY JESUS! Hands down best com tam place ever!! My son is pretty picky with what he eats, his dad and I are trying to make him learn how to appreciate food and try out new things but it's easier said than done. Until when we introduced our son to this place and ended up ordering him #56 he ended up eating everything down to the last grain of rice. It is a bit pricey but hey if you want great quality you gotta pay a little bit more which I do not mind. Whenever I'm lazy to make food and I ask him what does he want for dinner or lunch he always asks for this place. This restaurant also has other varieties besides rice and porkchops. They do serve pho, eggrolls, etc. Definitely will always be a returning costumer.
So this is my first time coming here today. I felt very tired and sleepy because of long hours working last night. So when I left the restaurant, I totally forgot my new Samsung Note 8. As you all know, this phone is expensive buying it brand new. I barely got it less than 2 weeks. When I realized I forgot it on the table, I was so scared I will never have my phone back, but I called and asked, they said it's there. I would like to say thank you to all the boys service there being so honest and kind plus having a sense of humor. I told them this phone is all I got right now because I am really broke at the moment. They don't know how much this means to me to return this phone. And They thought I was joking about me being broke. Anyways, thank you to all of you who serviced today, especially the one who found my phone. I know you can easily say no but you said you found it anyways. (Cm n các em tip viên bua nay da thanh that tra lai cai phone bi mat. Ch đây rt là cm kích). The food was really good. Except the portion is smaller compare to Com tam Thun Kiu. (I ordered rice plate). BUT I liked it that they have free dessert for You. I got Vietnamese jello today. Yum!
Thank You again.
When we eat Com Tam in OC, it's here! We used to drive from Corona just to eat at this restaurant. I'm a huge fan of the BBQ pork, shrimp, beef, etc... I usually get the variety combo with broken rice, yum! If you eat in, they give you complementary jello. Me, my wife and her family have been eating here for years, it continues to satisfy for a great price!
This is the only place I will go for Com Tam (Broken Rice Dishes). I believe I've been coming here for 15 years and after eating nearly every Vietnamese Com Tam establishments in OC this is it - not need for variety when you can have the best :)
I haven't tried anything on the menu except Com Tam variations and typically order the dishes with everything including Tau Hu Ky, which is shrimp wrapped in the bean curd skin (aesthetics for the most part) - it's worth the extra so make sure to order the complete dish. They specialize in these dishes, so you know it's fairly perfected.
Service is top notch, it's good and well worth the value (20$-$25 for two generally) and if you're a fan of 80s music...this seems to be the soundtrack of the place :)
P.S. added bonus, one of the few old school places that actually accepts credit cards - Bolsa style place that accepts credit card what?! Thumbs up!
Houston, we have a problem.... not enough stomach space for this plate of goodness. This place is one of my favorites to get broken rice. It's kind of in a weird location, but they have the best meat marinade and it sets them apart from the competition. One complaint is that they don't grill their meat over charcoal or even BBQ style since you don't have the char, but the marinade makes up for it. The meat is sweet and savory all at the same time. Like all restaurants over time, the amount of the thit nuong seems to get less and less every year. Sigh. The porkchops are not as good, but ok if you are in the mood. The fried stuffed tofu skin is just ok. You can't have a decent plate of com tam without the bi and the cha and they are both yummy here. A plate comes with house nuoc mam, a veggie soup, and a banana flavored clear jello (very yummy). It's a safe bet for an enjoyable lunch. Parking is excellent, although parking lot is in desperate need to new asphalt and seal coat. Hey, I can't help it, it's my job to notice stuff like that.
Although it was my first time trying Com Tam, this restaurant served it up perfectly. I love meals that are filling AND cheap! Under $10 for a plate full of variety--shrimp, chicken, rice, egg quiche, veggies, and more. In my opinion, the chicken option is better than the beef (thinly sliced beef vs juicy, chunky chicken). The dish also came with a small soup appetizer and dessert (which I actually didn't like because I'm not a fan of Asian jello). I'm Korean by the way. :)
The service was so attentive and friendly. So thankful that they spoke English!
I'm so glad we found this restaurant after a long bike ride along the Santa Ana River Trail (it's really close to the Centennial Park entrance).
Parking is ample, seating is ample, and yay for TVs if your date is boring LOL.
I probably hyped this place up a lot considering it's a casual Vietnamese restaurant but don't be shy and just check it out and you won't be disappointed.
One of my favorite places for Vietnamese broken rice. There is plenty of space for parking and tons of tables inside. Never a wait here during my past 40 visits even if there is a crowd. Cash and credit card are accepted. You can't go wrong with their combo dishes for "com tam", so please try them out. Also, as a tip you can always substitute other items for something you don't want in your combo. As a bonus you also get jello at the end of your meal! This is a great restaurant for a small group or big group. The price is fair here. It's about $9 a combo and the portion is huge! ENJOY!