Tram Chim Fresh Seafood

Food is decent. It's a good quan nhau if you don't want to go to a typical dark and dingy quan nhau. Family friendly. Their tables are wobbly so don't move around too much. They cram in a bunch of tables so walk ways are nearly non existent. Their menu is huge. Everything is always really fresh and delicious. Our go to is always the sea snails grilled with salt and pepper, deep fried pork intestines, shaken beef, ong choy with garlic, rare steak salad, and conch mango salad. Restaurant is dirty. Restrooms are small and dirty. I was told the men's room is very gross. They take zelle as a form of payment.

To start, the service was abysmal. After a long wait for our server to even acknowledge us, we finally placed our orders, excited to relive the culinary delights of previous visits. However, what arrived at our table was nothing short of disappointing. The food was alarmingly salty--each bite felt like a challenge to get through. My dish, which used to be a well-balanced favorite, now tasted more like a salt shaker had exploded on my plate.What truly capped off the evening was the glaring inconsistency in service. After spending nearly $300 on our meal, we watched in disbelief as another table received the fruit dish while we didn't get anything. Adding to the disappointment was the overall atmosphere--despite the restaurant's once-bustling vibe, it felt dead that night. The lack of diners made the poor service even more glaring, as there was no excuse for the inattentiveness we experienced.The food quality has noticeably declined, and the lack of attentive service is hard to overlook. While the ambiance remains lovely, it can't make up for the disappointing meal and the feeling of being overlooked as patrons. I left with a heavy heart and a craving for the delicious experience I once cherished. I doubt I'll be returning anytime soon.

I like their party catering options. Second time ordered from them when I needed to host a party and didn't have time to cook. Trays always came out enough for my guests, I even had them pack some home. Will be ordering from them again for future gatherings.

My family came here for dinner and the food was alright for the price. The restaurant was clean and we were seated quickly because there was no wait. We purchased a combination special and the food came out in a timely manner. For the price, the quality of the food was only ok. I've had better and in my opinion for the price the food could be better and the portions could be a little bigger. What turned me off the most was that the service wasn't good. The waitress ignored us many times and we had to ask multiple times for extra bowls and napkins. Water is an extra charge and despite us ordering water bottles they never came out and they still charged us for it. Also be mindful that this restaurant is cash only but also takes Zelle. Overall alright experience but I probably won't be back.

CASH ONLY. To-go catering spot with mediocre Vietnamese food. WOULD NOT recommend seated dining. Food is mid, but they skimp out on the protein. BARELY ANY MEAT on our bò lúc lác and EVEN LESS SEAFOOD on our mi xào giòn hải sản... Also no free water, $1 water bottles instead.Service is poor. My family speaks fluent Vietnamese and English, but the young workers didn't bother responding to us when we asked for our fourth plate which was obviously forgotten. Instead, they just turned around and walked back to their standing spot and did not bother to even pretend to check in the kitchen... We asked twice and ended up cancelling the last plate after waiting too long. After receiving the check, they finally brought us the plate even though, we already cancelled 5+ minutes prior. Fortunately, they took it back to the kitchen and took it off our receipt.Honestly, the only plus about this place is that they're always open on holidays, and they give you a free fruit place for dessert for dine-in. Food isn't bad, it's just not good nor worth it in my opinion given the many better options on Bolsa Ave.

Second time I came here,this time we ordered,sea food soup ( lẫu thái), omg it bad,the topping very simple,not fresh. I never come back and recommend for everyone not come in.

Place was not great but not bad for seafood. I don't like the fact it was cash only and had to leave to get cash. What business still doesn't take card. Losing business this way for sure.

Many friends and family dined here and so I thought it was a nice local seafood place to try. We walked in and I sensed it was going to be a low star review. Barely 5 tables were occupied at dinner time, there was no ventilation, the tables and chairs were displayed as if it's a banquet room, the floors were STICKY and once sat, the chair covers smelled and felt like they haven't been washed in ages. The chair covers were conveniently black ...maybe to hide any stains?? It's a CASH ONLY joint but will accept Zelle or Venmo. I know many Asian local eateries around here are cash only so I'm used to seeing this. The menu was pretty expansive; it includes clams, razor clams, scallops, fish, shell fish, fish hot pot, finger foods, noodles, salads etc. Razor clams with sate chili oil and garlic. They gave us 5 empty razor clam shells, and maybe 6 pieces of razor clam meat that were ALL OVERCOOKED so of course the texture was more rubbery than the bottom of your tennis shoe. Many tomatoes and bell peppers as fillers to the dish. Next dish: Scallops with butter and garlic. I had high hopes for this dish but Maybe it's bc I compared it to Oc Lau and was expecting the same. Nope- WRONG. The scallops were TINY and also overcooked. They were smaller than my pinky nail. It looked great as a dish bc the scallop shells were 20x the size of the actual meat so once plated, we thought it'd be a honker of a dish. Upon further inspection, and by that I mean once we moved all the scallions and garlic to the side, we found the tiniest scallop meat you can buy. Catfish hotpot with bamboo. They gave me ONLY 3 fish fillets and threw it into a pot of canh Chua, added some bamboo and served it. The pot was 90% vegetables with a piddly side of cat fish. Oh and here's the kicker, they threw us 2 small plastic sauce containers with barely a lick of fish sauce to dip our fish in...I wish I took a picture of this as evidence for this review. Thanks for the two containers of piddly-ness when there were clearly 4 adults eating...We also ordered a salad with shrimp and our bill came out to $110. I cannot recommend this restaurant, I will not be back, and I will never tell my friends and family to dine here. The quality of the food was horrendous, there is no such thing as cleanliness, and I'd rather pay to go to oc lau than step foot on this premises sticky floors. Sorry, not sorry.

This place only takes cash, so bring some bills!! If you're looking for a great spot for a big group of people, this is an amazing place to eat at. They have really traditional viet cuisine and they are all prepared so deliciously.

Decided to try this location again and this time was much better. The restaurant interior was updated since last so tables are much more spaced out and looked nicer and refreshed. Service was surprisingly very good. Dishes we ordered were all decent, some better than others. They forgot the jelly fish on the salad but fixed it pretty quickly. Prices have gone up by a few dollars but thats everywhere. At the end they still provide a big box of fruits and that's always a plus. We had a much better experience this time around and will continue to come back.Crab fried rice (5/5) - our favorite dish!Jelly fish salad (4/5) - salad itself was very good but jelly fish was too soft and flavor too sweet/sourCrispy seafood noodles (3/5) - not a fan of the big noodles. The sauce made it soggy. Flavor was bland.