Hien Thanh Restaurant

My favorite Vietnamese comfort food for family type meals (com phan). Flavor and food is always on point! Unfortunately they are on the pricier side with their small portions, compared to other restaurants that serve this type of food. Braised Cat Fish (Ca Kho To) (5/5): The catfish fillets are braised in a sweet and savory caramel-y fish sauce. The sauce has the perfect caramelization and balance of flavors, fully penetrating the fish. I even drizzle extra sauce on my rice (it's that good).Sweet & Sour Catfish Soup (Canh Chua Ca) (5/5): A delicious combination of sweet, sour, and salty - a true definition of umami! The soup has fresh pineapple, tomatoes, celery, beansprouts, elephant ear stalks, and catfish. The soup is served in a pot, which keeps it hot throughout the meal.Thit Rim Tom (Caramelized Pork and Shrimp) (3/5): Thinly sliced pork belly and shrimp in a sticky caramelized fish sauce (similar to the one used for the braised catfish). The pork was a little dry with abundant fat pieces. The dish was so-so with small portion sizing - I wouldn't get this again. The menu may be a little intimidating with few English translations, but don't hesitate to ask if you need some help. FYI, their popular dishes are pictured in the menu. Service is average with food coming out quickly. It's a small casual restaurant that can quickly get packed. They also accept credit cards (which is a plus for Vietnamese restaurants in Westminster). Overall great spot to get a Vietnamese home cooked meal!

Came here to celebrate the New Year and there was quite a wait around 6pm. We waited outside near the heat lamp and were given menus so that they can take our order before we got seated at the table. We got the family dinner with ca kho, canh chua ca, rau muong, fish sauce chicken wings, shaken beef plate, rice with grilled pork plate, and vermicelli noodles with grilled pork and an egg roll. The shaken beef plate was skimpy. The meat to rice ratio was way off. The grilled pork plate was the same. Not nearly enough meat for the rice. The vermicelli also had little grilled meat and had more veggies and noodles than protein.The family dinner was yummy but the portion was on the smaller side especially for the price.Service was not it. They didn't check up on us and no refills. The food was good and t but service could be better, food portion was off, and the place is way too small and uncomfortable.

Food: 5/5 Braised fish was delicious, sweet cooked perfectly, flaky. The sour fish soup was also very tasty with plenty of different veggies. Lastly the vegetables plate with beef slices completed the whole meal with a side of freshly made rice. Can't beat this level of voeVietnamese comfort food. Service: 3/5 Was ok, a restaurant where you really need to call for a server for any assistance whether that be water, ordering or being seated. Payment is done at the counter, no need to wait for the bill to come. Ambiance: 3/5 Was ok, located has minimal seating and can get packed pretty quickly and rightfully so. This place was fantastic.

My parents were craving the Vietnamese Family Style meal, Com Phan Gia Dinh, and they had heard about Hien Thanh from one of their friends. We came for an early lunch on a Saturday and found that the parking was hectic and interior of the restaurant was cramped. The layout was probably an afterthought to the builders squeezing out every random square footage to sell or lease off. Don't expect any ambiance here. You basically seat yourself and they'll bring out some menus. The layout of the menu needs as much care as the layout of the restaurant. A lot of random spacing resulting in extra pages. Photos stuck on randomly without any flow. Very old school. We all started off with drinks. My mom had their Rau Ma ($5.50), a pennywort drink, she didn't complain so I'll assume it was sufficient. My dad had a Ca Phe Sua Da ($4.00), a Vietnamese iced coffee that was MORE ICE than coffee. Within 2 sips his coffee was gone. What a rip off. I ordered a Sam Bo Luong ($5.50) a longan mixed herb drink that for some reason came in a small plastic cup, despite my parents drinks coming in glasses for dine-in. So tackyyyyy. As for our meal, we got the Com Phan Gia Dinh we sought out to eat. With 2 nguoi, or 2 people, portion includes 1 canh, 1 man, 1 xao for $37.50. In correlating order in English, that is a soup, a protein, and a stir fry. It also comes with rice included. If you're alone you can order these items a la carte for $11.50/each. There isn't too much of a deal ordering the meal, compared to other restaurants where the family meal is usually a better deal than a la carte. We opted for the Canh Chua Ca, Ca Kho To, and Rau Muong Xao Toi. Canh Chua Ca is a tamarind fish soup. They really sliced up all the ingredients which made the dish lose texture, and they did not have okra so something felt lacking. The ca kho to, or braised fish, came a bit dry and shrived. In general I feel like we've had better quality and taste at other places. The rau muong xao toi is a Vietnamese water spinach stir fried with garlic. It was a bit oily, and not that garlicky at all. I think I got more garlic in the tamarind fish soup. Honestly I'm surprised my mom's friend recommended such a mediocre restaurant. We left feeling not hungry but not satisfied. My dad literally asked if I want to pick up some braised fish from another spot. I'm not sure we'd be back. The parking was really cramped and inconvenient without a worthy upside.

It was my first time eating here with my friend and OMG, everything was super delicious! We ordered a simple family dinner that reminded me of my mom's cooking back home. If you want real traditional Vietnamese food, definitely give this place a try! I don't know how to explain what I ordered so enjoy the photos! This place gets super packed during dinner time even on weekdays. Great customer service and reasonable prices!

Located in a strip plaza. Small restaurant. Service was good. Food order taken promptly & the food came out fast. Food was good

-Service: 4/5-Food: 3/5 -Clean: 5/5- Vibe: 1/5- parking and location: 4/5This place is good in marketing , i wish the food is good as too. however, you can give a try

People should check Togo items because leaving the restaurant. They usually missing som item when you order by phone. This is a bad restaurant.

A decent spot for fried fish , the pork belly dish!!! Recommend checking them out, the dude at the check out when you pay doesn't look happy though he needs to smileMore and be friendly! Customer service !!!

Great foodGreat price Great service.variety choice of menu !Good organization Should come to experience VN traditional food