Hiền Thanh Restaurant

Very good family style comfort foods, compliments to whoever the chef is at this eatery, albeit the service could use some improvement.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

My grandpa put me on to this place — turns out my parents put him on. 😂 Full circle.

We always come here for his favorite: Cơm Phần Gia Đình (Family Dinner). You get to choose your dishes — soup, main, appetizer, etc. The portions are sized by how many people you’re feeding. We always get the meal for two even though there are three of us (me and my grandparents), but it’s perfect since my grandma doesn’t eat much.

Our usual lineup:

Rau muống xào tỏi (water spinach with garlic) — extra garlic always. Worth the upcharge.

Canh chua — classic, solid.

Cá kho tộ (caramelized braised catfish) — this is why we come back. It’s done so well here, better than most other spots. Rich, flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth kind of good.

They also give you a side of white rice, of course.

Service is quick, staff speaks both English and Vietnamese, and it seems like everyone in the restaurant is always ordering the same set. It’s just one of those comforting, homestyle Vietnamese spots — nothing fancy, but clean (no sticky floors!) and consistent.

Bonus: It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump away from TK.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great little restaurant at the heart of Little Saigon. They specialize in family style food where you share 2-3 items + rice.

Always good, consistent quality. This is one of our favorite restaurants.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good authentic home cooking. Love this Vietnamese soul food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Food is ok and pricey.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Very small venue. Seems like it's always busy due to excellent food dishes. Servers don't seem to enjoy their job for they're somewhat unhappy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Nice place for comforting Vietnamese eats. Solid portions, great prices, and seriously good taste.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Expensive. Expensive. Expensive for a meager portion and average taste.

$18 for a steam veggie plate with caramelized pork fat... We decided to never come back here again...

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

All the food was tasty and presentation was nicely done. Prices were reasonable and portions were good. Only negative feedback was the dipping sauce for the spring rolls (gỏi cuốn) was not properly made... watery, not flavorful and missing crushed peanuts. Also, there were no condiments available on the table, such as sambal, sirachia, fish sauce, etc. But overall, a good experience and will come back to try the Cơm Phần selections 👍

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Good food but portions are less than expected.

Good family style food

The food is ok, not great! Typical Vietnamese style small shop service = none. (They try to take your order the minute they handed you the menu, without you even flipping the pages yet. They put your food in the table without saying a thing, and... that's it! )

Very small place and food was just OK.

Food is great here. Definitely recommend the family style. Canh Chua and Ca ko tho is a must

I like to stop by this place every week because the vietnamese food is always tasted authentic, the service is very kind. The restaurant is small but it is very popular in the vnese community. We love how is the chef so kindness to cook good on each meal. That's the reason my husband i liked to stop by every chance. Thank you fir your service. We are appreciated your the honest food to the world. 🙂