crustacean

if the name sounds familiar, it's because the anfamilyhas a vietnamese fusion empire all around california (including a food truck and catering company ), with a ton of press and celebrity clients

lives up to its billing. we had the wonderful opportunity to eat at crustacean while visiting la from nc. located in an enticing area of beverly hills, the restaurant invites you in with an aquarium of large saltwater fish facing the corner at the street. inside, a three foot wide stream full of koi fish extends to the rear of the restaurant. it is covered with plexiglass so you literally walk over the stream to your seating. the menu has a beautiful history of the anfamilywho left vietnam after the war and went from an aristocratic life to working 12 hours day at their first restaurant in sf. the dungeness crab is prepared in accordance with a secretfamilyrecipe and it was phenomenal. sweet and succulent. the sea bass was perfectly prepared as were the vegetables sauteed with garlic. service was great and the maitre'd constanly made rounds to ensure that guests were treated properly. the place was packed on a wednesday night. i highly recommend this restaurant.

umm hmmm. i am a big fan of cultural restaurants unique to a particular city. just the familial background of this restaurant and the anfamilyreally inspires you to visit the beautiful place. once inside, you can't leave and are tempted to try the various items on their menu. the dungeness crab and their garlic noodles are their best entrees.

what a happy surprise!. we happened to walk in to this fab restaurant and had the best meal. the restaurant itself is beautiful, with the underwater stream and comfortable seating. with the help of a great waiter, he suggested thefamily"secret kitchen" noodles, the appetizer plate and sushi- we ordered a couple of the incredible lobster salad's (perfect summer meal) and seafood ravioli for our dining vegetarian. the ice tea was excellent and not overly flavored. we were very pleased at the entire experience and will go back. the food was healthy, delicious and very satisfying.i called the restaurant and told them how happy we were to have found the restaurant and will recommend it to every one we know in la and orange county where we live.
i also recommend checking out their web-site, filled with the history and how thisfamilybrought this delightful restaurant into being. the anfamilyhas created a restaurant that will please and have historical significance for many years to come.