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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent choice for Vietnamese food not just in the South Bay, I think they even taste better then alot of them in Viet town.I love their #10 which is thick egg noodle with veggies and chicken and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First thing I noticed when I walked through the door was a kind of unpleasant smell, probably comparable to my elementary school cafeteria on salisbury steak day, (triggered a weird memory) but it...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so tasty. My coworkers come here possibly once a week. I always get the pho with everything in it, but sometimes I venture out and get the vermicelli with bbq pork and shrimp paste...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go here for the Mi (Egg Noodle Soup). I get one with everything in it: shrimp, pork, wontons, squid, fish balls, imitation crab. The wontons in the soup are amazing and one of the best that I've...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Place is too expensive for what it is. Food is ok, not very good.
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here with husband for dinner because we don't feel like driving to Alhambra for Pho 79. We also wanted to stop by 99 Ranch for some grocery shopping.I have the usual Pho Bo Vien and husband got...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had the pork rice dish and my husband had the pho. He thought his pho was good, and I enjoyed my rice dish. I like not having to drive all the way to Torrance now for a fix. Its way closer to our...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So my girlfriend too me here for lunch around 10am or so. It was super quiet and I thought the place was closed, however fortunately they weren't. I have been to a Thai Lai before on Hawthorne and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Small place, good atmosphere. Had vermicelli noodles w/ egg rolls and some VERY tasty barbecued beef and shrimp. Mmmmmmm.... now I need a nap.
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They have good BANH XEO (only on Sat.) and BUN BO HUE. Their desserts & smoothie drinks are tasty as well. Small & Humble place. Good price for what you get.
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
food gets 4 stars. good food for nice prices. the bun cha gio thit nuong is quite good. the avocado shake is heavenly. there's a variety of dishes that range from northern vietnam to southern...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply the best place for Vietnamese food in the South Bay area hands down. I've been coming to this place for years. They have a great variety of different dishes and the prices are fair. If you want...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food gets 5 stars, would give them 6 stars if it was available. Unfortunately the service is only 3 stars, but what do you expect at these prices!!! Great Bo Kho and Bun Ciao. My wife in Vietnamese...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Their pho is good and I like it that this place has so many other choices. I haven't had a chance to try them all, but I will for sure go back again.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know what my problem was. I wanted to eat a boiling hot bowl of pho when it's 90 degrees outside. I feel bad for my co-worker who had to sit across from a girl who's sweating and sniffling...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here for quite some time. Decent prices and pretty good service in the South Bay!
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here numerous times the past few years...it is the staple Vietnamese place to go in SoBay. But I came here yesterday and saw a bad omen...Clean new-looking menus where the laminated pages...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go for the pho, that's all I eat. Working in the south bay I have narrowed my whole menu down to specific meals for specific places and when I want Pho I go here. Cash only, street parking,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place 4 stars for variety of dishes. I had the Bun Rieu (tomato, shrimp paste rice noodle soup), which was pretty good. They also serve Bun Bo Hue, Pho, Vermicelli, Bun Beo, and other...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent Pho Tai (get the raw beef on the side). Bun is excellent with very fresh ingredients. The Banh mi sandwich with pork is excellent. Lunch hour is packed but service is very fast even when...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place may be the best Pho place in the south bay area. It is a hole in the wall type place. It's better than their second location on Hawthorne. Ask for the Pho Thai w/ $1 extra beef.
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for the beef Pho and their fried egg rolls. These egg rolls are one of the non-greasiest I've seen. Nice mild taste, crunchy and light aftertaste (no stubborn greasy feeling inside...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Decent lunch place.A total hole in the wall.Limited parking.Cheap eats.Wear a bib, if you don't want to ruin that shirt for the rest of the day... or just opt for the dry noodle and spring rolls.
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yum..followed other yelpers advice and had a #42 Rice Vermicelli with Egg Rolls, BBQ Shrimps, and BBQ Pork. Of course yelpers got it right on that was some good stuff. FYI: the actual dish doesn't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hole in the wall like the other yelpers have mentioned. Always packed during the lunch hour should tell you that this place is a good place to eat. Usual orders when I visit this place for lunch:#42:...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a hole in a wall next to the Arco gas station. However, the food they serve is pretty tasty. I had some pho with chicken this time, 'pho ga', and I must say I was pretty satisfied. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My buddy and I have been eating at Thai Lai for a couple years now. I'm ashamed to admit it but I didn't even know the name of the place 'til just a few months ago. We just said "Vietnamese?" when we...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i agree with sandy.. this is the best vietnamese restaurant in the south bay. not in the best location.. but the food is very close to food from westminster/garden grove/little saigon. thier spring...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Looks a bit hole in the wall but it is one of the best Vietnamese restaurant close to me...They make this half bbq chicken on yellow rice that is cooked just right and the menu is large and everything...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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