tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post113245104167480176..comments2024-03-28T02:22:30.477-07:00Comments on Eating L.A.: Indochine: It's no GingergrassPat Sapersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1142131456272467292006-03-11T18:44:00.000-08:002006-03-11T18:44:00.000-08:00Go to Pho Fresco!!! It's honestly the best Vietnam...Go to Pho Fresco!!! It's honestly the best Vietnamese food in town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1137203522530249032006-01-13T17:52:00.000-08:002006-01-13T17:52:00.000-08:00Pho fresco is great and definitely better than Ind...Pho fresco is great and definitely better than Indochine Vien. It has both Thai and Vietnamese. The seating isn't comfortable, but the cook is very friendly and willing to accomidate picky eaters. The BBQ pork with rice vermicelli is very good. It is much more authentic than Gingergrass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1133985233466708282005-12-07T11:53:00.000-08:002005-12-07T11:53:00.000-08:0012 noon on a Saturday. Order Pho and was informed...12 noon on a Saturday. Order Pho and was informed that the "stock" was still being made. First and last visit for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1133290241114454782005-11-29T10:50:00.000-08:002005-11-29T10:50:00.000-08:00If you want great Vietnamese, you gotta get yer bu...If you want great Vietnamese, you gotta get yer butt out of Silverlake. <BR/>Go to Com Tam Thuan Kieu, 123 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Phone: (626) 280-5660. Ridiculously cheap. Great pho and wond'rous spring rolls, but to eat broken rice (aka com tam) is to fall in love. Trying to find anything as good west of San Gabriel is a waste of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1133026130805758192005-11-26T09:28:00.000-08:002005-11-26T09:28:00.000-08:00That's really unfair to accuse me of writing a bad...That's really unfair to accuse me of writing a bad review because Gingergrass asked me to. I don't even know the owners of Gingergrass, but it certainly wouldn't matter one way or the other. It's very simple. I think Gingergrass gets it right, and I didn't like the taste of the food at Indochine. So what was I supposed to say -- "Cute place, but I can't really comment on the food"?Pat Sapersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132982253272101062005-11-25T21:17:00.000-08:002005-11-25T21:17:00.000-08:00Perhaps your tastebuds weren't working well at the...Perhaps your tastebuds weren't working well at the time of your visit. Did Gingergrass ask you to give them a bad write up? I ate there this evening & had a very pleasant experience. The food was very tasty. They make yummy vegetarian spring rolls. The Pho Ga (Chicken rice noodle soup) was light and very flavorful. The Ga Nuong (chicken rice plate) was also flavorsome. For dessert we had fried Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132772703461236062005-11-23T11:05:00.000-08:002005-11-23T11:05:00.000-08:00Sorry if people don't think it's fair to say that ...Sorry if people don't think it's fair to say that the food didn't taste good, but until I hear about someone having a nice meal there, I won't be returning. I'm certainly willing to wait for them to iron out the service bugs -- it's no big deal if I get a napkin or not -- but really, it's just about the food tasting good.Pat Sapersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132764905485942272005-11-23T08:55:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:55:00.000-08:00Hey Chowpatty,Thanks for the LA updates- I have ye...Hey Chowpatty,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the LA updates- I have yet to try Gingergrass but a couple of people at work rave about it constantly. Any recommendations for a first-timer?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201875180006647900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132726812508567362005-11-22T22:20:00.000-08:002005-11-22T22:20:00.000-08:00Oh, please be fair. When Gingergrass first opened,...Oh, please be fair. When Gingergrass first opened, they weren't perfect either. Took them some time to iron out all the "bugs". I am just glad that there is another Vietnamese cafe in the area -- since I live in Glendale, where there is alsoultely no good Vietnamese or Chinese food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132688510915474692005-11-22T11:41:00.000-08:002005-11-22T11:41:00.000-08:00you can bring beer or wine; there is no corkage fe...you can bring beer or wine; there is no corkage fee. <BR/><BR/>the waitstaff and owners are very solicitious, eager to please. i've eaten there twice and enjoyed both visits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132687264184228352005-11-22T11:21:00.000-08:002005-11-22T11:21:00.000-08:00The Cam-man's and my visit on opening day yielded ...The Cam-man's and my visit on opening day yielded somewhat more favorable results, but same the impression that they weren't close to having the "bugs worked out" of the operation yet. (Cam and I ordered dishes by name, which, given Cam's fairly machine-gun-like cadence, just confused the waiter, who we DON"T think really spoke any Vietnamese; we then resorted to the menu numbers). <BR/>I HOPE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-1132640334966356102005-11-21T22:18:00.000-08:002005-11-21T22:18:00.000-08:00jeez, though i haven't been there, it's been open ...jeez, though i haven't been there, it's been open only a week. maybe it just needs to get settled first.<BR/><BR/>anyhow, does anyone know anything about the el salvadoran restaurant going in the same mini-mall?Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039669729545942514noreply@blogger.com