san gabriel valley - san gabriel: newport seafood

tommy dives in at newport seafood in san gabriel...

crispy fried squid with salt and pepper

crab with ginger and green onion

beef loc lac (french style)

newport special lobster

tommy says: the lobster and the beef loc lac were the standouts.  the squid was good, but nothing remarkably different from a well done calamari.  the crab was also good, but couldn't stand up to the lobster.  the lobster meat was sweet and tender, and the sauce had a nice mild peppery kick.  the beef was tender and when dipped in the lime juice with salt and pepper, sublime!  hands down the best version of this dish around.

newport tan cang seafood restaurant
518 w. las tunas dr
san gabriel, ca 91776
(626) 289-5998
http://newportseafood.com/

west la: le saigon

tommy is pho sho about le saigon...


spring rolls


pho saigon dac biet: rice noodle soup with cooked and rare beef

tommy says: pretty good pho, though the cooked beef was a lil tough. will probably stick to pho with just rare beef in the future. spring rolls weren't bad either.

le saigon
11611 santa monica blvd
los angeles, ca 90025

(310) 312-2929

west la: pho 99

tommy dives into a bowl of pho and bun at pho 99 in wla...


pho


bun with grilled chicken, shrimp, and bean curd

tommy says: the pho broth was quite tasty, especially after adjusting the flavor with lime and sriracha, and all of the goodies that came with the bun were really good too! a nice vietnamese option for the westside, and a million times better than pho 4000 in ktown.

pho 99
11819 wilshire blvd

los angeles, ca 90025

(310) 312-7881

los angeles - koreatown: pho 4000

tommy tries goes for vietnamese at pho 4000 in ktown...


vermicelli rice noodles with beef, shrimp, egg roll, and fish sauce

tommy says: beef and shrimp were over cooked, tough, and inedible. the egg roll was whatever. fish sauce was ok. the server was super nice which makes it tough to give a bad review, but this dish just wasn't good.

pho 4000
414 s western ave
los angeles, ca 90020
(213) 252-4401