Truly a serene and inviting space, Thanh Long was not the restaurant I had hoped it would be. We didn't order the roasted crab, the dish they are known for, but this should have been more than a "one trick pony" of a dining experience. When the restaurant is owned by the same people that excelled in seafood at Crustacean and marketed their proprietary Asian sauces in stores throughout the country, one might expect to hold them to a higher standard than this. The menu has some very interesting things on offer, so I may need to go back and give it another try. In all fairness, one meal is not the best way to judge a restaurant.
Origami folded won tons made for an artful starter, but they were lackluster in flavor. Certainly we started with more than are seen in this photo.
The soft shelled crab made another nice starter and at $11.95, it was a reasonable price to pay for this crunchy yet tender and juicy delicacy. It also worked well with the tamarind chile sauce.
Here's where my opinion of Thanh Long took a nose dive. My partner in crime ordered the Colossal Royal Tiger Prawns and at market price they amounted to a cost of $34.50, exactly $25 more than the garlic noodles they were nestled on. that kind of math angers me as a consumer, especially when the prawns were by no means colossal. Not being very hungry, I just ordered the noodles and found them buttery, maybe too much so, and good tasting, although exceedingly too rich and salty for such a large portion.
4101 Judah StreetSan Francisco
CA 94122-1124
(415) 665-1146
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