Dinh Thieng: Going Wild in Little Saigon
When I arrived at this L-shaped café on the eastern fringes of Little Saigon, our waitress handed us a lunch menu. Unfortunately, the menu listed dishes that would be part of a Vietnamese Food...
Quan Hop: Where There’s A Will, There’s a Hue
This stylish Vietnamese café debuted in 2006 courtesy of the Ton family, which also owns Quan Hy nearby. Quan Hop is further from the epicenter of Little Saigon, so it’s a less hectic way...
Thanh My: Vietnamese Landmark Stays Vital in Little Saigon
This Bolsa Mini Mall landmark was one of the first Little Saigon restaurants, the name derived by combining the first names of the owner and his wife. According to the manager, Thanh My has...
Quan Hy: Proving Popularity Need Not Prompt Compromise
Frustrated insurance man Bao Ton opened this sleek restaurant with his family in 2003. Bao smartly relied on his mother’s central Vietnamese recipes. Little Saigon has never been the same. The sprawling epicenter for...
Pagolac: Bargain 7-Course Beef Tasting in Little Saigon [CLOSED]
Most people don’t get to experience a restaurant tasting menu. It’s often too expensive, sometimes up to $120 per person, without wine pairings. Many people also don’t want to spend 2-4 hours at a...
Los Angeles Food Tour With Ben Mayer
From 2000 until 2003, my oldest friend Ben Mayer lived up the coast in San Francisco, allowing for more frequent, more gluttonous (five meals a day) and gastro-intestinally distressing visits. We switched off between...
