Large French-Vietnamese menu featuring pho, curries & a whole roasted catfish in a basic setting. Based on 285 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
3502 W 1st St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone: (714) 531-6838
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Coy Tran
Loved everything! Ordered the 6 persons combo and we couldn’t eat Thai hot pot, so they quickly packed it up for us to take home. Salt pepper shrimp was very crispy and tasty.
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Nhien Nguyen
A great disappointment! I have been eating here for a while, not regular but every time I have guests I will invite them to here for French and Vietnamese food. It was good other time when I ate there with 1-2 friends. This time I reserved table for my family guests, we were 6 in total. We were so excited to try food here the dinner went wrong.
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khang tran
Went with coworkers on a Friday lunch, got the family set. Easily the best work lunch I’ve had. Lots of variety, great quality dishes, and came in a timely fashion. Service was very attentive also.
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Cyndy Kao
Vietnamese French restaurant that has been open since 1988 and with good reason too. It’s one of the few Vietnamese restaurants with comfortable outdoor dining still established. The crispy baked catfish is massive even for the small size and easily fed our table of four. It was tender and flavorful and not too bony. The filet mignon is served on a sizzling hot plate and was also quite a tender cut. Also the egg rolls delicious. The fish sauce is not too watered down. My least favorite dish was the curry frog legs. I think it’s maybe because I don’t really like the idea of frog legs that much but our table ordered it and I tried it. If you can’t get over the idea of frog legs, don’t order lol
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Jimmy Choo
Surprisingly good. I’ve never had catfish cooked this way. It simply was much better than I expected. Not overwhelmingly seasoned but perfect!
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Judith Homann
I sadly was not impressed with what this restaurant was hyped up to be. Some friends took us here and we got their claim to fame catfish which was alright. We also got a chicken curry, which is usually a favorite of ours, but the chicken was fatty, had ligaments and skin still attached and the curry didn’t have the nice lemongrass flavor. We also got the jelly fish salad. We noticed two servers, one of which picked their teeth and another who used their whole hand to wipe their nose before serving plates. No one was wearing a proper uniform. The restaurant looks tacky on the outside and is completely fenced-in making it difficult to get to the parking lot. Every window is covered up, it’s dark inside, and their are mirrors everywhere making it look like a maze. Apparently this was supposed to be authentic, but I found it disturbing. And to top it all off, we spent $40 a person and we didn’t even get drinks!
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dee J
I really enjoyed the food here. I was craving some Vietnamese egg rolls and they were exactly what I hoped for. Came with lettuce but they didn’t have sweet and sour sauce but the traditional fish sauce which is sweet and tangy but I also got the shaken filet mignon which was so tender and juicy but I wish had a little more seasoning. Still really good but the only other thing Is the menu said it came with white rice but I got something more like a Spanish rice not sure what exactly but it was still good. Definitely hit the spot.
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Vinh Tran
Get the grilled catfish! It’s pretty awesome! Bun cha Hanoi is good too. Soft shell crab is good but not one of their best dishes.
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Leanne Nguyen
Best ca nuong I have ever eaten. Great food and great service. The price is a bit higher compared to other vn food restaurants but it was worth it.
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Gordon Kwong
A good range of Vietnamese dishes, including a very popular fried catfish. Nice clean atmosphere and the service was good. This place has been around for over twenty years and it is still very busy.
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