What a great find in the 626, especially when the closest restaurant that serves this style of Vietnamese seafood is in Orange County, like OC Lau. This was a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese pub. It is a good and fun place for friends to catch up. It is also a good place for big groups. Menu items are not as much as OC Lau, but we enjoyed everything we ordered. We ordered the Grilled Bloody Clam w/ Green Onions, Scorched Rice Topped with Pork Floss, Thai Seafood Hot, and Grilled Garlic Butter/Pepper Escargot. The escargot and the blood clams were fun to eat. They both come out on sizzling plates. The escargots were chewy and garlicky, while the blood clams were juicy. Both were flavorful on their own, without the sauces. The Scorched Rice Topped with Pork Floss was crispy and crunchy. I loved the texture of it. There were also additional toppings on the rice, like Chinese sausages. The Thai seafood hotpot is not like the Vietnamese sour soup with catfish and tamarind, by the way. But it was still flavorful and perfect for a cold night. The staff were very hospitable and nice. They can provide recommendations of what to order if it is your first time. It was not on the menu, but they also offer soju. read more

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Came here craving Vietnamese seafood and there's not a lot of places in the area that serves it so worth a try and it did not disappoint. We came here on a Wednesday afternoon around 5:00 and the businesses in the lot were mostly closed. There's elevator and stair below the restaurant. The ambiance of the restaurant is reminiscent of karaoke bar with colorful lights and a stage. See below for our order and all items were nicely made aesthetically and tasted fulfilling. Our favorite was lemongrass clams, the onion/peanut scallops and grilled squid. Really reminded me of the Vietnamese phrase "an choi" which translates directly to "fun eating"...I imagined myself eating with my friends...slowly, enjoying each other's company and having several drinks while we eat and sing karaoke! Service was amazing and owner was very nice and accommodating. My only con of this place is the bathroom needs some TLC and some washing/cleaning. Aside from that we would not hesitate to visit again when we are in the area craving some Vietnamese seafood. #3 duck balut #10 garlic butter/pepper escargot #13 grilled scallops with green onions # 16 steamed baby clams with lemongrass #23 grilled squid #34 fried noodles with beef #55 chicken porridge read more

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They changed owners. Now it's much cleaner in there. I had dinner here yesterday with my friends. They fell in love with the seafood. They said if I didn't take them here, they would've never been there. It's upstairs in a kinda quiet shopping plaza. After a long day of working, we drank a lot of soju and beers! Their food is bomb. I love the grilled garlic escargot and their grilled garlic oysters! I also love their fried tofu and chicken feet (no picture, was pretty drunk by then) I'll definitely come back when I crave for oc, it's very convenient, when u don't want to drive down to Westminster. read more

Great place to host a party. Very clubby like atmosphere. Food was great. Get the snails, highly recommended.

This place is a SCAM. DO NOT go here, you will be overcharged for items you did not order, especially if you have a group. Very dishonest business read more

Had lunch here today after hearing how much my daughter enjoys coming with my father. It was great! Our 1st concern was my being able to access the restaurant due to being on the 2nd floor, as I'm wheelchair reliant. The elevator worked just fine and is right next to this spot. We were quickly greeted by a lovely woman. Her nickname is "Happy". This nickname is indeed fitting for her. Very sweet, glowing smile, and incredibly hospitable. Watching her, she was swift to keep everything tidy and ensure customers had everything they wanted right away. The entire staff was very friendly. We ordered 7 of the dishes. We enjoyed all of it. Many items to choose from. My personal favorite was the quail. It was juicy, delicate, and flavorful. All of the portions generous in size. read more

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Great spot for late night seafood eats! Things we ordered: Quails with garlic butter sauce: this was not as juicy as I've had it at other places, but decent Crispy rice with pork sung and Chinese sausages: my friend wanted this and it was good, but nothing too special Grilled scallops: these were good! But too much peanuts on top in my opinion. Escargot: it was my first time trying snails and I forgot which one we ordered exactly but it was BOMB. It just takes a lot of effort getting a tiny bit of meat out, which is kind of disappointing Goat hot pot: this one is really good for a cold/windy night. It comes with a lot of vegetables and noodles for you to cook inside. The broth is rich and flavorful. They do charge for you to refill the broth, which you most likely have to do since there's a lot of things to cook. For 3 people, we spent about $40 per person, which is not too expensive for seafood I guess. Service was really nice and it's shared in a big plaza with a lot of parking. I would definitely take my family and boyfriend here! read more

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This business is extremely unprofessional. They overcharge customers, charging for 70 beer bottles when only 50 are ordered. This is not the first from hearing customers that come here. On top of that, they allow smoking inside the restaurant, violating code enforcement. Completely unacceptable! Avoid this place!!! Food is not the greatest. read more

Seafood here is fresh. I had wanted to try the snail and the coconut snail did not disappoint. It's a little hard to eat and you don't get a lot of meat but the flavor of the coconut broth was bomb. The grilled shrimp has a sweet spicy coating on the shell. The shrimp meat itself was sweet as well. The abalone with garlic was good. I dipped it in the salt, pepper, lime sauce for some added flavor. The red clam was so yummy. I think they cook it on a bbq grill in its own juices. Comes out hot on a hot plate. Overall the food is great. Will be back to try other dishes. read more

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This place is a little hidden gen in sgv. There is actually no food like this place around here. It's like OC Vietnamese tapas in El monte. The beef salad is awesome a must order, I didn't get picture. #16 you can't go wrong, escargot with garlic butter, grill shrimp, clams with lemongrass. Prob the best Vietnamese drinking food in sgv and the people that run it are super nice. read more

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New Management serving authentic Vietnamese food and beer food, great place for some friends gathering around for some good times, the grilled shrimp is the bomb, and all the food is very good read more

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I love vietnamese style snails and shellfish that I often go down to Garden Grove just to eat some. Was excited I found something similar near by but was HUGELY DISSAPOINTED. The restaurant was located upstairs. One wall in this restaurant is covered with filth from top to bottom I'm not sure if it's oil or beer or what but it's gross. The food was barely edible. We ordered Garlic Butter Escargot,scallops, and some clams. Each dish was flavorless and the texture was like I was eating rubber. The Escargot was especially bad that at one point I was so disgusted everything wanted to come back up. After the experience I will happily drive down an hour or two to Garden Grove to get my fill of vietnamese style Escargot and shellfish. read more

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We had a yummy meal here at this specialty Seafood Vietnamese restaurant. I saw someone post a video of the Scallops & Shrimp rolls on Facebook and knew I had to get here! I am in love with Scallops and shrimp! We came by for dinner and it wasn't too crowded. It's a medium sized restaurant with a small side room with 1 large table. The menu consists of seafood items and specialty items like escargot, clams, grilled seafood, abalone, squid & scorched rice. I haven't seen these items on other Vietnamese restaurants and they don't serve pho here. Grilled Scallops - this was super delicious! I've never tried scallops grilled in the shell before, it had a great taste. It was topped with peanuts, fried onions & green onions Shrimp tempura - shrimp wrapped with won ton skin & fried, loved it Scorched rice - sticky rice pan fried in coconut oil then topped with pork sung, Chinese sausage & green onions, kinda reminded me of pizza! It was delicious. The restaurant had a relaxed lounge feel, some people were playing the dice games and lots of beer flowing. Parking was easy to find as they are located on the 2nd floor of the plaza. It's easy to see from the street. Recommended. read more

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Craving for grilled Oyster,Husband brought me to here,We ordered bloody clam,chicken wing , grilled oyster,some other dishs.It 's all my childhood food used to have back in Shanghai.So i loved it.You can sing karaoke there too. read more

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The food is ok but LOUD MUSIC and unprofessional. The employees and their friends are super loud, dancing and too loud that they could not hear us. This restaurant should be categorized as a BAR CLUB not a restaurant. Yes they're allow drinking but not dancing and screaming when there're still customers. First and last time EVER. Good place for people wants to go to BAR but eat as a restaurant. The female waiter don't give a dang about us, she looks sad like someone took money from her and we were friendly towards her, i don't understand. The owner should consider between playground and real business. read more

Best food and rinks in El Monte. The boss and server takes care of you and makes you feel like you are at home.

1st tried this place during a GFs birthday dinner & i have been here handful of times inda past 6 weeks... food is kinda similar 2 westminsters OC & LAU, so im glad its not that far from us they have good service, tho they dont seem fluent in english... everything tastes flavorful... theres karaoke late @nite (4 better or worse) i can c myself comin in every other week, esp 4 their shrimp skewers & garlic butter escargot read more

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Great presentation but not the best food. I did not really enjoy or get the flavors out of the seafood dishes. The restaurant is also empty a lot of the times that I have walked by or sat in. I think it also depends on the day. I have had good experiences with clams and shrimps & then bad experiences on others. They do interior decorations well for ambiance. I like the environment though sometimes, as others have said, it may have slight cleanliness issues. read more

Noisy environment. Slow service. Not suitable for hungry people. Food is ordinary. that's it. read more

Quan De 7 Mon - shrimp - Vietnamese Near Me - South El Monte, California

Not a professional run restaurant, staff wears tight dresses and heels, and lady staff grabs my husband's arm, and sat at the table to table. Go figure. Food is so so, dishes are dirty, tables are dirty, price is high for the food, slow food service and services in general. Smoking is allowed inside, it freaks me out. The karaoke thing is fine, loud, it's up to you. So no more coming back. read more

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Food is really good! Every dish i tried has been great. Service might be a little slow sometimes but that's because they are busy. Literally My favorite place to meet up with my friends!! read more

This is a horrible place. They do karaoke at night. The music was so loud that we had to raise our voice to talk. They even allowed smoking inside the restaurant which is unacceptable and illegal. Would not go to that place again.------------- ---------- Despite posting the non-smoking sign, they still let other customer smoke. When we asked the waiter to ask other customers to stop smoking, the waiter replied, "there's nothing we can do." When we asked to talk to manager or owner, the waiter said no one is in charge for the restaurant. read more

Food was very flavorful. If you like escargot, this is the place for you. Now, I don't have to travel to Orange County to satisfy my craving. I personally like the escargot with coconut soup. read more

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Blood clams and baby clams were good. Service was half/half. There were two servers, female and male. Female server was only nice to my dad which was awkward since as a consequence of ignoring the rest of us she got a couple of the orders wrong. Male server treated everyone equally and was helpful. Thanks, dude. The biggest problem though was the music. Very loud ambience. Probably caters to loud drunk guests. What however became INTOLERABLE was when the restaurant boosted the music in order to cater to a woman who wanted to do karaoke. It went from very loud to ear screeching. It was so intolerable that my husband chose to finish his meal outside while I scrambled to immediately pay the bill and leave. read more

It was the first time my husband and I came here with our almost 1 yr old baby. I found them looking for Oc (snails and beer type foods). Really empty plaza complex. Inside looked clean and inviting. There were large tv screens to watch a couple of games which was the vibe I was looking for considering we had a baby and it was loud enough that if she is entertained and not disruptive. We ordered the escargot, grilled scallops, grilled squid, raw shrimp (Tom tai chanh) in vinaigrette , and shaken beef with egg noodles. Our favorite dish was the raw shrimp ! That dish alone will have me coming back for more and curious to try other dishes. As far as the escargot , scallops, and squid, it was good not great. The bo luc lac was however not that good, its really overcooked and inedible. We mentioned it to our server to make him aware of it while paying for the bill and he kindly took it off the bill for us. There for I gave them an extra star for good customer service. I would definitely be open to going back when I'm ready for that shrimp again and to explore other dishes. It was so good! read more

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They're supposed to be open at 2 pm. I was there 2 minutes before 2 pm. The door was closed. At 2:03 pm. A lady opened the door but not for me to enter. I saw that they were just cleaning and it's already 2:23 pm. I left in disappointment. They should just close their business if they treat their customers with disregard. BYE!!! NOT COMING BACK. read more

Quails and grilled shrimp were good! Garlic butter escargots and red clams were a bit flavorless. read more

Quan De 7 Mon - Vietnamese Near Me - South El Monte, California

Ok, we are definitely not the target audience for this place. I am American and my husband is Filipino. Neither of us drink. This place is clearly geared to native Vietnamese to hang out in groups of 6-8 buddies after work and drink rounds and rounds of beer and eat from a shared hot pot. We went on a Wednesday night and the place was 1/2 full. Nice upbeat music playing, very welcoming young female servers in short shorts. Everybody is laughing and having the time of their lives. Toast after toast of clinking bottles. Guy after guy headed to the bathroom to relieve themselves to open up space for another round of beers. We ordered #24 Bò lúc lāc diced beef. It was so tender and perfectly spiced. I was blown away. Husband had #23 deep fried tofu and #47 beef porridge which he also loved. All portions were large and intended to be shared. I feel we had a very authentic cultural experience and will definitely be back. I cannot recommend this place enough. You must try. Plan on spending an entire evening. read more

Quan De 7 Mon - #47 Beef Porridge - Vietnamese Near Me - South El Monte, California

This place is a hidden jewel. The food is great. Specially if you want to have a 100% real taste of home town made Vietnamese food. Very authentic and very unite spot. The customer service here is wonderful. If you want to come and have an enjoyable interaction and eat delicious food, here's the place. read more

Quan De 7 Mon - Vietnamese Near Me - South El Monte, California

This restaurant super good good service. Good place to hangout. Good music, good food, we had alots fun here. Super recommend!!!! They were really friendly, if you guys want to have fun, you guys should come here read more

They don't have goat meat at all. The excuse was no chef. The restaurant is not family oriented. We left after five minutes

This place offers a lot of different Vietnamese drinking food. It's the type of food that goes so good with beers. They have lots of seafood and their specialty dish is the Vietnamese goat hot pot. The food is good, taste pretty similar to how it tastes in Vietnam. The beers are really cheap here!! $4 for Heneiken and Corona, and $3.5 for Bud Light. That's a steal!! I took one star off because of the ambience. It's quite loud. The music type is not everyone's cup of tea.. read more

I am lost for words with this place. Came here tonight with my family around 615pm-630pm. Greeted by the server that sat us down and within 2mins, she came back and asked if we're ready to order . Anyways, we ordered and waited and waited for about 40mins still no sight of our food except for the shrimp dish . So, giving them benefit of the doubt after paying for my bill, the lady said your food coming, we waited another 10 mins considering another party that came after us gotten their food. When I questioned the server but she made excuses. So I politely asked for my refund since god knows how much longer we'll wait for. Seriously the worst experience I've ever encounter in my life. Should've known the moment I walked in there because their fish tank was green( what does that tell u). Nonetheless, my first and last time coming to this place. Sloppy customer service, poor time management, and overall thee worst!!! read more

This is a Vietnamese restaurant you shouldn't go to if you're not Vietnamese. They get good reviews probably because it is the only one of its kind in this area. We got seated and it was really loud inside with Vietnamese dance music bumping and people talking loud in Vietnamese. 3 appetizers came within 10 minutes then the rest of the 45 minutes we were there we had just been forgotten. I talked to the server 3 times in 3 different intervals to check on our food and they just kept busy doing their own things because I guess the group of Vietnamese guests whom went inside the private rooms came and their food was taken care of first. 3 tables whom came after us had already gotten their food and we were still missing 3 main dishes leaving us having no food to eat for almost 40 minutes. We spoke to the waiter saying we should just eat somewhere else, they were not apologetic what's so ever. And no it's NOT the language barrier, this guy spoke perfect English when taking our order. The three appetizer that did come were kind of salty and oily. Please don't waste your money and especially valuable time here. I'm disappointed because I don't get to eat with my family often and finally when I made time to eat with them, this place chose to favor their people first and ruin our night. read more

The food sucks ball man I rather eat dick. Disappointed in the food. I hope they change chef because the name is supposed to be famous chain in Vietnam smh it's good for u to chill drink but I went for food read more

Horrible place. They allow extremely loud Karaoke noise the whole night. It's so loud that You can't hear anything, even when you are sitting the same table. What's even worse is that they allow people to smoke inside the restaurant when on the wall clearly says no smoking. When we tell the waiter to ask those people to stop smoking, they said they can't do anything about it. Ridiculous restaurant. What a joke, never ever going back to this place. Stay away. read more

Service is great. But miscalculations on bills multiple times. VERY DISAPPOINTED... (Boss doesn't need to respond to this review. I still like and respect my friends there. Please just adjust.) read more

Recent change of ownership, more of a OC and Lau place. So mainly seafood/shellfish varieties and couple of hot pot options. NO LONGER A GOAT PLACE! Their entire menu has two items with goat...a goat noodle soup and goat hot pot. I believe they are working on changing their name...but still felt a little cheated as we came in intending to try 7 courses of goat...oh well. For a Thursday evening, their place was steady with business. We ordered the snail with garlic butter, squid salad, and crispy fried noodle, oh and one hot tea. Total came out to be $50, we weren't even really full but just didn't want to keep spending money. The food does taste pretty good. The squid salad was also decent size. It was the crispy noodles that made me feel that it was over price. It was a deep fried noodle with some seafood. There was barely any seafood, 3 low quality shrimp, and just a lit of bok choy to fill the gap...for $17. Usually at these places, the fried noodles and rice dishes are ur filler...so it should be cheap and filling, which this was not. They also ran out of chicken wings cuz the big party next to us ordered it all... probably cuz they needed a cheap filler item and that was what filled them up. Would I come back? Maybe. There's a couple of other OC and Lau places around the area now, so I'll try those and decide. The food was good, just the price and the fact that it was deceiving to come to a goat place that didn't offer much goat that rubbed me the wrong way. read more

Food is just ok but service is terrible. The staff didn't even care about our table and everything sold out at 6pm (they open at 3pm). We started our dinner at 6pm and finished it at 8:30pm for just 7 dishes. Go to other places if you want good grilled seafood and service. read more

I love this small but very well run restaurant in El Monte! The Cajun Shrimp or the Lemongrass and Crabs and the Scallops are always my favorites. So glad they've finally reopened. Susan is an outstanding representation for this great restaurant. Bravo! Ramon Kalsic read more