Cho Dang Tofu Restaurant, Cerritos

Cho Dang Tofu Restaurant
12245 Artesia Blvd
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 924-6099
Type: Korean food / tofu soup
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I went here a few weeks ago because I don't mind trying new tofu spots. My friend seems to like this place and she was the one who introduced it to us. It's located in Cerritos just off the 91 freeway. I read other reviews how people like this place and that it's always packed. I've got nothing really bad to say about it. Their sides are mostly the same as other spots I've been to. I especially like the dried seaweed they have. I'd devour all of them quickly, but I hate asking for more all the time. The tofu is good as any other, and the service is good. At the end, you can make yourself some soft serve ice cream which is nice. The price is about $8-9 for tofu-- which again, is the same as any other place. I really hate sounding like I'm giving this place a bad review because there was nothing to complain about. It's just that if I had a choice, I would go to either Tofu Village in Garden Grove or the Tofu House in West Covina-- depending on what was closer.

Mink Quan, Long Beach

MINK QUAN THAI
2821 E ANAHEIM ST
LONG BEACH, CA 90804
(562) 439-3008
Type: Thai food
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I don't want to say too much bad stuff about this place so that you'll never try it, but I'll never go back here if I have a choice. I read that this place has a regular clientele and it gets packed on Friday nights.

The only reason we went to Mink Quan was we couldn't find another Thai place, and we were driving on a section of Anaheim St. where there's so many Thai places to choose from. We got there just before they were closing the kitchen so we had to hurry and order. We got the crab fried rice and the pad see ew. I would've ordered some kind of fish dish, but they didn't have any that I remember. Their menu is pretty limited. The only good thing about the crab fried rice was the portion. As you can see in the picture, its a pretty good sized hill.... oh wait, I took that pic after a few bites. But it was good-sized.

Crab Fried Rice


The pad see ew (if that's how you spell it) was bland. I had to try putting that chili fish sauce on it just to give it some taste-- but it didn't really work well.

Pad See Ew


So yeah. There you have it. Not a satisfied customer. Maybe it was because we came in late and the cooks just wanted to get it done... come to think of it, the food came really really fast. The only way I'll go here again is if somebody's treating :) . There's plenty of other Thai restaurants in the sea of Long Beach, so I'll keep swimming.

Star of Siam, Long Beach

Star of Siam
2109 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 439-1564
Type: Thai food
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(Jim) Star of Siam received a lot of great reviews from the people of the internet. Am I gonna be one of them? ...Kinda.

Let me start off with the not so good findings about this place. Don't worry, there's not that much. First, the prices aren't expensive, but I've seen cheaper at many other places. That one's not such a big deal. It was maybe a dollar average more for most of their stuff. The biggest thing I didn't like about this place was the portions. The Vegetable Thai Fried Rice was gone so quick between two people. We had to order more steamed rice. The entree we got wasn't so big either. For $12.95, I would hope it fills you up so you don't have to order other things. That's pretty much all the gripes I have about the place.

Vegetable Fried Rice


The best part was the fish. We ordered the Siam Apple Trout. "Trout fillet (lightly breaded) served with a wonderful green apple salsa with lime juice, green chili, garlic, palm sugar, dried shrimp and cilantro. An adventure!," were the words of the Star of Siam website. Damn that was bomb! The outside of the fish was so crispy. I don't remember there being too many bones, but I think there were some you had to watch out for. The salsa was the one that made the dish so good. All you had to do was take a spoonful of it and pour it over the fish; eat it with rice; and say "mmm..."

Siam Apple Trout


Next time I come here, I'm not ordering no fried rice. I probably won't even risk the noodle dishes, cuz I'll end up having to order something else to make me full (I eat a lot remember). It's just fish entrees and steamed rice for me over here. Thank you.