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4.0 of 5 stars.
good baked catfish and shrimp salad goes great with beer
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Baked catfish with all the dressings?! Sounds good. I don't eat fish, but out came a HUGE catfish to our table with the head intact (personally, I found that a little creepy...) But the meat just fell...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had a late lunch here today. The thing that pleases me most when going to a place that serves dishes on the more "exotic" side is a friendly staff that's willing to help you select things without...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you haven't tried Vietnamese baked catfish, then you need to come here and experience it. Good stuff! Besides that all of the other items on the menu are pretty good. I have to admit that I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place (: This place is made for their catfish and I got to say, it's pretty yummy (: I usually don't say I like fish, because I HATE fish :P I don't like the smell, but they made it with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't been here in a while, but one thing that I remember is definitely the baked catfish that they're known for. Trust me (and everyone else) when I say that it's friggin' DELICIOUS! Usually when I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When we arrived around 7, the place wasn't really busy yet. We sat right under the flatscreen that was blaring 100 unique ways to die, including this one story about a dude who learned how to power up...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was a guest at a feast where we tasted about 13 dishes. How great, right?When I entered Phong Dinh, the first thing that struck me was that while the place was nearly full, there were more...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where the Wild Things Are.Here is a place to sneak off to if mother sends you to bed without supper. Phong Dinh is the "King of all Wild Things". Everything is cooked to order so make sure if you want...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the most unique Vietnamese restaurants I have been to. You don't come here for pho. or com tam. or bun cha gio thit nuong. Those are all great too, but if your looking for something like that,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Phong Dinh,I know you very well, ever since I was a little kid. Why? Cause you're run by my relatives so I know you very well. This review is probably a tad biased, sorry! Also vegetarians, be...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
3.15.09: Are you a fish person? The only fish I usually eat is sushi. Every now and then I'll try cooked fish. Today was that day. After a long day of hiking and doing random stuff it was time for a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so awesome...their baked fish is sooooo good. But the only this I hate is getting my hands dirty so if you are ready to get your hands dirty and have some baked fish rolled up like an...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I will go back to Phong Dinh for the delicious long-baked cat fish wrap with basil, pickled carrots and radishes, and drizzled with the special sauce. I enjoyed the wrap making process though dunking...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The catfish was gigantic and good. But I can't really say I was impressed or blow away by the quality, but I would have to say, it is a lot more expensive than your typical Vietnamese meal.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Food = AService = APrice = B Selection = AThe waiter wearing the bluetooth here is suuuuper friendly. He looks like he's planning to get his groove on at Studio 54 after his shift is over but that's...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This review is solely base on the BAKED FISH n CANH CHUA only.Went there 4 lunch the other day with two of my CHINESE friends. I decided 2 order 1 BAKED FISH n CANH CHUA. After 20 mins of waiting....
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my family and i have been coming here for thanksgiving for about three years running now (minus last year), and this place has always been dependable in terms of service and quality of food for the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the mecca of getting your grub on. The baked cat fish is so good! I've yet to have a bad experience there and we go there at least twice a month. I love it and crave this place.-Not a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of DIY spring rolls... not a fan of catfish (in general)... but here... here, their catfish is gooooood!... I'm not usuaslly a picky eater, but can be particularly picky about catfish and I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I will eat with you here any time. This place has the most glorious menu of all time. I loved it. Anyone that want's go to, just hit me up.The baked fish is like a Lil' Mac uppercut knockout.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Their catfish is their speciality. However, I thought it was real cool to find a place that had so many different types of "exotic" types of game, eel, kangaroo, alligator, etc. I was surprised that...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
[ More "Fear Factor" in concept than in execution ]What's defined as food is relative, so for the most part, I am, or at least, I try to be a tabula rasa as I submit to the first taste of a food...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
On the Eve of the Lunar New Year, I was invited to a free hosted event at Phong Dinh, a Vietnamese restaurant known for its exotic meat dishes. So when the opportunity came up to to try out a 12...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have gone here on numerous occasions in the past 3 years, and I have yet to be disapointed. The fish is always declicious. The salt and pepper shrimp is delicious. I'm not sure what its called, but...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food: that baked fish is great. prices aren't too bad either.Service: greatParking: okbeen here twice and ill be back
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think most would agree that catfish is not the easiest fish to cook. If cooked wrong, there's this fishy/dirt taste to it. But the baked catfish here is awesome. The meat is firm and sweet. You have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's all about the baked fish which you make into your own fish spring rolls. Fresh ingredients that you can taste that. Excellent!Famous for: Baked catfish!
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friends & I come here alot especially if we are craving for catfish. This place is famous for their Baked Catfish. We also order the Carmalized Pork which is another great dish. They have a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The wife and I went here on a whim. No plan, no yelp. We've always driven by the place and wondered what was the famous baked fish so we said, what the heck...let's try it. We told the Maitre'D...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I only had their catfish I would have given them 4 stars but I had their other food and it sucked. Their clams with basil was rotten, the hotpot with catfish was too sweet with too much tamarind...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nov. 21, 2008: So tonight was a great way to start the weekend before pigging out during Thanksgiving. It's never too early to start! It was my 1st yelp event and a great one...worth poppin' that...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All i want right now is their catfish...But i need one of their waitress to sit beside me and wrap that sh*t up... its too much work...All these people who recommended the catfish... just listen to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply the best, beSt, and the BEst catfish I ever had!!! This place is called "The Zoo" by yelpers, since they serve many kind of exotic meat, such as sneak, alligator, kangaroo, rabbit, frog legs,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were in rosemead this past weekend and was looking for a place to eat. Jumped on my iphone to search on yelp and stumbled upon this restaurant that swears by their vietnamese baked catfish, the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was craving for something hearty, fullfilling, tasty yet is still figure friendly. So, baked catfish it was! It seems that the catfish is thier signature dish here, and also the restaraunt happens...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Funky meats!! No, this doesn't mean they're dressed all crazy or can bust a move... they're literally atypical animals that are cooked up and offered for your consumption.It's going to be really hard...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great for baked catfish/ gio cuon aka spring rolls. "Ca Hap"- baked fish is their specialty and boy is it good. I've never eaten in the restaurant but it looks like any other asian...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the catfish here. It was VERY delicious and fulfilling (I went with 3 other friends). Trust me, one order will fill you up--do not order another dish! I've eaten catfish at other restaurants but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Felicia's first UYE was a rousing success, it all started with a conversation about grabbin some catfish and it ended with a giant dinner with an amazing variety of species.Our massive crowd of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So finally, I've tried other animal meats besides the run of the mill beef, pork, chicken, and seafood.Catfish, I swear, one of the weirdest, yet "cute" looking fish to ever be devoured by me. I've...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Damn you, PMS. You almost ruined yet another wonderful night of eating and having fun.Despite woman problems, I hitched a ride with Manny K to good ole Rosemead for delicious Catfish (of which I had a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was one of the restaurant that I have been to before, but I forgot to write review. Therefore, I attended the yelp event set up by Felicia. GREAT JOB!! The food was ate was definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rosemead is far! But piles of food and good peeps made the drive well worth it.Felicia said come eat some catfish and exotic animals so of course I obliged. The lady and I set out on our journey and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Feast of a Thousand beast has begun!Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my! In reality I didn't see any of those three on the menu. Though I can't be for certain because the majority of it was written...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
when I was reading the reviews of this place, and people saying that they've eaten a zoo, I was like, wha?? puzzled. Now I finally understand. I feel like I've reached a new level of food tasting....
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Damn. Even with this news, we were still under budget for a total of $24/person including tax and tip for a group of 14 Yelpers. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_on_bi_ge/catfish_bluesYay to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thanx Felicia for settin up a fun and tasty UYE!!it was aj p's review that mentions ardvaark-lol, it was not a creation of my imagination-hahaWe had all kinds of good eatin and I tried many exotic...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'd have to say this was a pretty unique dining experience. A friend had mentioned to me about this restaurant and I thought it would be interesting to check it out one day. About a week later I got...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went at about 12:15 pm on a Wednesday. We called ahead 1 hour before to order the medium sized fish ($45), and it was sitting on the table when we got there at the appointed time. 4 of us ate the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The catfish is why I come to this place....it is a bit overpriced ($40), it's kind of big...good for four people...the place gets crowded...no parking in the back - we always park on the street...My...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is gooooood! The place has been there forever! It was only last year or two years ago (can't remember), that I've had this place, and been going there ever since.This place is known for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
(I really should stop writing reviews for places that I went to months earlier, especially if I went with Yelpers for a UYE, because I know you'll all give me crap for waiting this long!)CATFISH....
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This just in.The L.A. Rosemead Zoo is reportedly missing two alligators, two ostriches, a kangaroo and two giant catfish. A family of snakes barely escaped alive.Meanwhile, a group of satisfied...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The great escape from Hollywood, Oscar night, took us here. True, the TVs played the ceremony (from 4 elevated monitors) but the food and conversation made us feel worlds away.The show-stopper at...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little place. Not a lot of restaurants serve exotic food in LA. By exotic I don't mean common stuff such as Eel, Venison, Rabbit, Duck, Snails (thought they do have them). I'm talking about...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When the event was set up as eating animals from the zoo, this was not a joke at all.I have never seen an extensive menu of exotic animals before until today. I have always tried various different...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What an interesting dining experience! Although they didn't have my Turtles Toes, they had many exotic things on the menu.Our Yelper table decided to have the catfish, alligator, kangaroo, and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where does one get kangaroo meat? alligator? hmmm how about ostrich?? snake? if you happen to be craving such meats, come on down to the SGV!Last night, I was on the adventurous side and decided...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the opportunity to experience an exciting and exotic array of flesh. No, it wasn't a strip club, it was a restaurant Phong Dinh. And my assessment is exotic meat is CHEWY. Attending the UYE and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't try any of the exotic meats, but the catfish was delicious in a spring roll, the soft shell crab was good too. I haven't been to too many Vietnamese restaurants, but so far this one has been...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Catfish...roll and dip.....roll and dip.
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good baked fish, make sure to roll and dip.
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Phong Dinh is a restaurant I have dined in several times. I was recently there Saturday Night for my sister's bday. Phong Dinh is famous for their Roasted (they call it baked) Whole Catfish. However,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awh, tonight instead of hanging with the Yelpers at PROM, I spent the night with the folks....and boy am I glad I did!!!FINALLY, Mom approved a restaurant! The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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As the reviewer above mentioned, the catfish is a good deal. If your party is 2-4 people, you may not be able to try their other delicacies from the very extensive menu (their "smallest" fish can feed 3 guys...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Crispy Fried Frog Legs. Oh, yes. The usual adventurous yelper in me finally was a bit hesitant in trying something new.As I stared at the frog legs, I couldn't help but think about the morbid things I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In a somewhat remote area, Phong Ding is on San Gabriel, between Garvey and Graves. I've never had anything other than their awesome catfish. Either served in a savory soup, or baked to perfection...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. They're well know for their baked cat fish which you make into a spring roll at your table. They'll of course provide the rice paper, herbs, and other vegethables for you to make the spring...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been hearing about Phong Ding off and on for years now, primarily for the "famous baked catfish", but also due to their extensive menu featuring more unusual meats. When I posted a dinner outing...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
good catfish and good fish. they marinate fish for 24 hours. soup is spectacular -- based on the soup from a Vietnamese soap opera... very good service. they claim that Favori copied them......
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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Their specialty is roasted whole catfish. You have to call ahead to place your order. Depending on the size of your party they will recommend the size of the catfish. The price of the catfish includes all the...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ya, this place is pretty authentic and a great place to come for crazy meats like aardvark, snake and the like. Good catfish dishes too. You could make the trek here for the straight ahead Vietnamese...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
AUTHENTIC Vietnamese cuisine. My family and I come here for the baked catfish - which despite what people may think - is very tasty. The catfish is served whole on the table with accompaniments of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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