This is one of my favorite place in Orange County for broken rice everytime I visit. They used to take cash only, but I’m glad they take card now last time I went. The rice dish always comes with the soup and delicious fish sauce. The place is authentic when it’s always packed with Vietnamese aunties and uncles. The restaurant is big, nice and clean.
Broken rice - “Cơm Tấm” , a specialty dish of Vietnam. If you have ever traveled to Saigon, you already know the must-try dish: SaiGon broken rice. When coming to the US, the SaiGon broken rice plate not only retains its identity but also creates other flavors such as: shrimp rolls rolled with tofu ky are very popular next to fragrant grilled ribs, typical fresh yellow egg rolls. Delicious dishes must try when coming to Little Saigon in the US
The original cơm tấm (broken rice) restaurant in Little Saigon. It is still relevant and still one of the best places for the Vietnamese special rice dish. Portions are on the smaller side compared to other similar restaurants but all the flavors are on point. Don't expect too much atmosphere in this type of restaurant. It's crowded and loud. People just come here for a good meal! Service is fast.
I highly recommend the Com Tam Thit Nuong Cha. The meat is well-seasoned and charred slightly without being burnt. The soup is a great addition that comes with the broken rice dish.
There's gacha machines in the back for $1.
Ask for your sauces or non-spicy sauces when the food gets to the table because the servers will not be back after the last dish arrives.
This is hands down the best Cơm tấm in OC 🍚
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The pork chop was super flavourful and juicy. The shrimp mousseline in tofu sheets was nice and crispy 👌 And the steamed pork cake was super moist 🤤 and let me tell you, a good nước mắm makes all the difference. It completes the dish and makes it so much better. They def do it right here at Thanh Restaurant 👌 Love that they use broken rice as well!
I highly recommend this spot and would return again! DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SPOT!!
The only place you should go for Com Tam! The food is always consistent. Still tastes the same in the 15 plus years I've been coming here. The workers are used to the constant orders so they work fast and helpful too. I don't eat inside too often, but the place always looks clean and has a homey feel to it.
This place has been around forever and is well known for its com tam (broken rice) dishes. It's got the here's-a-menu-what-do-you-want service that's typical of older Vietnamese restaurants, which is great if you want to get in and out quickly. Overall, it's a pretty solid com tam restaurant with reasonable prices.
I've been disappointed with the tau hu ky the last few times. It's a bit too doughy.
Very good food. It was loud and busy and we felt like we were ignored after they seated us but they finally they took our order and the food came out quickly. I think we got there at one of their busiest times because by the time we were done eating, half of the people in the restaurant had left. Get their broken rice with the pork and egg. It's delicious and their specialty.
The food is good but the servers here are at the top notch of disrespectful. They're very rude all of the time. You'll deal with this issue whenever you'll come here. They accept only CASH.
For Com Tam (broken rice), there is no better place in terms of quality and taste. The only stipend is that this place is expensive and the portions are smaller compared to others around. This place is so good. I've been going here for years with my family since I was a kid. My usual dish is the combo 8 - com tam thit nuong with bi, cha, and ta hau ky. Com Tam is rice that's made from short grain rice, Bi is dried shredded pork skin, cha is a delicious egg cake made with vermicelli, ground pork, egg, and mushrooms, and ta hau ky is shrimp cake wrapped with fried tofu skin. You get complimentary soup and it's eaten with a sweet fish sauce that's poured over the rice. Bon appetit!
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