Comments on: Viễn Đông Restaurant - Garden Grove

By: foodhoe

foodhoe — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:00:20 +0000

That looks so good. My office is always over-airconditioned which makes me crave hot soup. Now I’m craving spicy sour seafood noodle soup…

By: Thịnh

Thịnh — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:47:52 +0000

As far as I know, when bún riêu migrated to Southern Vietnam way back then, the garnish vegetables were then added like bean sprout and “rau muống” and some other herbs since Southern Vietnam tends to have a lot of those ready around.
Also, Northern bún riêu will use “quả sấu” to create the slight tangy taste while Southern will use tamarind and tomato. Finally, a good bowl of bún riêu must have a herb named “kinh giới”, the one in Cha Ca Thanh Long lies beside purple tía tô.

Anyway, I love your blog ^^

By: SinoSoul

SinoSoul — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:25:27 +0000

*sigh*
Pho Le Loi used to make such a WICKED Cha Ca Thanh Long… alas they’ve been closed for nearly a year with no signs of re-opening. Still confused by bac cuisine vs. Hue food tho.

By: Princess Kitty

Princess Kitty — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:51:25 +0000

I had this place few years ago, I love the fish w/ dill on iron grill plate.. it was soooo good!!

By: Kirk

Kirk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:47:48 +0000

Hey G - The Missus likes the Banh Tom from Vien Dong, I really, really like the Bun Gia Kay (in spite of the name).

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:39:39 +0000

Sook - Other than the size of the bowl, Vien Dong makes a standard Vietnamese bun rieu. I could go for a slightly sourer broth, but that’s what the lime wedges are for

Diana - If mama’s feeling adventurous, she should definitely check Vien Dong out. A good dish for her to try is bun cha.

Madison - Let me know if you ever find your perfect bun rieu! My fave bun rieu ever is in District 3 Saigon at a place called Thanh Hai.

By: Madison

Madison — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:19:38 +0000

I’ve been here twice and ordered the same thing twice and I think their bun rieu oc is just ok. I really haven’t found a place that serves bun rieu oc that I truly love but this place wasn’t it. I mean, I don’t find myself craving it so it must not have been that great. It’s ok. Nice photos of the restaurant and food.

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:19:45 +0000

I’ll have to let my mom know about this place. She teaches in Garden Grove, but doesn’t always know which Vietnamese restaurants to try there. (She’s not as adventurous as her only slightly adventurous daughter.)

By: yutjangsah

yutjangsah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:10 +0000

so the signage says “authentic”, other than the size of the bowl, is it a little americanized? looks delish anyhows.

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:42:01 +0000

Bern - Bean sprouts could be a Southern touch. Southern Vietnam or Southern California? Uncertain.