[Lake Forest] [Vietnamese] Pho Bo Vang

Pho Bo Vang
23764 Mercury Rd
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 707-5768

It was a cold night, and I wanted hot soup. Pho sounded like a good choice. We found Pho Bo Vang on Yelp. They were quite busy on a weeknight.


Cha Gio (Egg Rolls)

We started the meal with Cha Gio. These were great egg rolls. Not oily at all. The inside had ground meat, veggies, and vermecelli. Yum!

[Aliso Viejo] [Asian Fusion] East Avenue Bistro

East Asian Bistro
26921 Aliso Creek Rd #E
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 360-7666

This place used to be Jade Palace. We went there once for lunch, and didn't like it at all. I guess they went out business soon after. Now a new restaurant called East Avenue Bistro took over the space. From looking at their menu, this new restaurant seems to be a Vietnamese influenced Chinese restaurant.


Chicken Egg Roll (Cha Gio) ($6.50)
Chicken rolled in a golden crispy shell served with fresh herbs, lettuce and accompanied with the house special dipping sauce.

We ordered the Vietnamese Chicken Egg Roll for appetizer. The egg roll was done well, but it came with just one piece of lettuce? We asked our server, who seemed to be a Vietnamese lady. She said that since majority of their customers are non-Asian, and they don't eat the egg roll with herbs and lettuce, so if we want it we should tell her beforehand next time. Later she brought a plate of lettuce, but still no herb. Their fish sauce was not overly sweet and very good.

[Westminster] [Vietnamese] Thanh My Restaurant

Thanh My Restaurant
9553 Bolsa Ave
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 531-9540

Another phone pictures post. We were at Westminster for foot massage. Afterward we wanted to get a late dinner. We found Thanh My right down the street. There were quite a few people waiting for table. Food must be good so we waited, too.


Avocado Milkshake

We were seated after 10 minutes wait. Dr. P ordered an avocado milkshake. It was good.

[Lake Forest] [Vietnamese] Thanh Binh 2 Restaurant

Thanh Binh 2 Restaurant
23600 Rockfield Blvd
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 457-1460

We wanted pho, but didn't feel like driving up to Westminster area for it. There must be some good Vietnamese restaurant down in South OC, too. Dr. P did some research online, and found Thanh Binh 2 in Lake Forest.


Steak and Brisket Pho (L) ($8.25)

Dr. P ordered the #2 pho on the menu, Steak and Brisket pho. We upgraded it to a large since it was only $1 or $2 more. They gave you a lot of meat here. The soup was pretty tasty. We had some leftover to take home for lunch the next day. One way to find out if they use real beef bone to make the broth is to see if the leftover soup becomes "jello-like" the next day. If they use beef bone and simmer for hours, the soup will become jello. Thanh Binh 2's soup became semi-jello. It was jello-y, but still a bit watery. I guess they did use beef bone, but didn't simmer as long?

[Rosemead] [Vietnamese] Pho Pasteur

Pho Pasteur
8821 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
(626)292-5888

洛杉磯這個地方，真是各國餐廳都有，而且味道都很道地，曾經在台灣也吃過越南牛肉河粉，居然跟這邊道地的味道完全不一樣，似乎台灣的是改良過適合國人喜歡的？這邊有很多越南河粉(PHO)店，有趣的是大部分的餐廳名稱都是PHO加上一個號碼，例如PHO88、PHO76、PHO54...懂了吧？真不知道到底是什麼意思？

這是好朋友Jung帶我來的店，我們去的時候是星期日晚上，這家店很大很大，可是居然爆滿，還好我們沒等太久就有位置了。菜單的選擇很多，而且都好便宜，我們點了鮮蝦豬肉捲和兩碗越南牛肉+丸河粉。


鮮蝦豬肉絲越南春捲 Shrimp & Pork Spring Roll (US$1.50)

首先上來的是鮮蝦豬肉捲，外皮是越南的粉皮，軟軟QQ的，裡面包的是一整隻的蝦子、豬肉絲、生菜跟越南米線，沾上帶著花生味的沾醬，超好吃的，一盤有兩大捲，各切一半為四大塊，讚啦！