Went to Kang Lạc in Westminster, a very old-school mom-and-pop spot that's been around for quite some time. They still have a really solid menu, and everything is very well priced. It's definitely one of those places the older generation still goes to, which honestly says a lot. I love their bột chiên selection, and they're also really known for their congee and bò kho (beef stew). They even have pastries up front, which is a nice little bonus. Overall, everything here is super decent and comforting. If you're in the OC area, I'd definitely check it out. read more

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Very bad services and the foods no good . The lady at the cashier has a bad attitude, Will never come back again or recommend anyone . read more

It has been awhile since the last time I visited this place. The place is clean with okey parking lot - weekend can be abit hassle. Service is good and the food still tasty and at reasonable price. They well known for their sponge cake and the banh bao. But came early so it still baking them. Glad that stopped by and tasted good old food too. read more

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I miss the auntie that use to run the shop. The new one is clearly unhappy and they never have Chao quay. This is the 2nd time my chicken was raw, I'm done read more

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This place brings back so many memories and stirs up feelings of nostalgia whenever I come back to eat here. It was one of my family and I's go-to spots back in the day and I still love coming back every time I'm back in town-- it is one of those hole-in-the-wall locals-only places. It's nothing fancy but the food always hits the spot. It is located in the corner of a small plaza along Bolsa and parking can feel kind of cramped. Staying on brand, it's also only a cash only establishment. Don't come here expecting jolly service or bougie upholstery/modern vibesy but it's what makes the experience of eating at a local no frills eatery and I LOVE IT. Some of the staff working there I still recognize from my childhood. The menu is extensive and has everything from rice, to wet/dry/pan fried noodles. My go-tos are: 1) pan fried radish cake: it's made the Vietnamese-Chinese style where it's pan fried with egg as opposed to the classic Cantonese style that is usually sans-egg) 2) mi nam vang: delicious, comforting bowl of porky/shrimpy goodness with chewy egg noodles topped with slices of pork and a fried prawn cracker. This was my comfort food as a kid and now as an adult 3) For drinks, either the Vietnamese coffee or if you want to try something a little different HIGHLY recommend the Pandan mung bean drink If you don't choose to dine in, you can always order to go and they also have a selection of desserts/buns/other assortments at the front next to the register. Come here for a true local experience -- you won't regret it and bring your cash! read more

Just an update for everyone, they don't make their delicious, well known, yummy, banh mi ruoc/cha bong anymore :(((((( SO sad.

My favorite bowl of fish porridge to this day. The porridge is perfectly seasoned and the fish is firm yet buttery. I'm not a fan of porridge but this one is an exception read more

Food always on point don't expect anything more customer service. It's small and clean and they have a few other Vietnamese baked items like bbq pork steam buns and fried as well. Small and casual mom and pops been coming here on and off for over 14 years but the family that use to run it I haven't seen them the last few times. The lady who runs the front counter is not so friendly if you're not Vietnamese but I'm here for good and cheap food so it is what it is. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Egg noodle w/ duck leg - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

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I really like this place for their porridge and bot chien with eggs. The best comfort food. The service is quick and it's just a typical to go place so don't expect too much from this place. I don't like the parking lot, it's always complete chaos especially on the weekends. read more

Come for breakfast today, Went couple times try sizzling beef, got some to go for dinner. Great food, nice & quick service. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

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Came here before to pick up dessert drinks (che) for my parents and wanted to come back to try their restaurant for a quick lunch. - Mi Vit Tiem (egg noodle & duck leg) $14.20 - The best thing here! Soup is flavorful and the duck leg is cooked tender. - Hu Tieu Nam Vang (Cambodian style soup with rice noodles) $11.90 - Flavor was lacking and so were toppings. This is however, cheaper than most places in the area. - Ga Hai Nam (Hainanese chicken w/ rice) $11.90 + $2.00 for dark meat - Asked for dark meat and didn't realize there was an extra $2.00 charge since it wasn't mentioned by the waiter or in the menu. For the price, you'd think the portions would be bigger. Chicken is ok and the soup that came with it was bland. The rice was fragrant and had a nice slight ginger flavor. Overall, service was so-so and food came out quickly. Prices are decent for the area, but the food didn't really stand out (besides the egg noodle w/ duck). It looks like they're known for their rice porridge and I may come back to try it. Ambiance is nothing special. It's a bakery / restaurant, so you'll see people come in and out buying their goods while eating. Parking is not the best in the plaza so I can see this place being more of a to-go spot. Cash only establishment. read more

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Definitely a gem. Small and quiet little shop with great food at reasonable price, friendly and acceptable service, baking goods made fresh in the morning, plenty of dine-in options. Their congee tastes healthy and hearty, goes better with youtiao donuts, recommended. Down side is cash only. read more

Growing up, we went here often for their pan fried cakes with eggs and green onions on top. We also got desserts to take home. Came here on a Friday lunch and parking was already busy. They only take cash so come prepared. Food was good and brings back memories. read more

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The old lady who works there was very rude on the phone and she was not any better when I came to get my food. She scream at me and called me crazy when I told her that there's a bug in my rice porridge when I checked it right in front of her. I don't know how they could get such good reviews. It must be from their family. There's plenty of places around, with better rice porridge that's cleaner and won't yell at their customers. read more

VERY FAST service, a perfect meal during your lunch break or when you're on a time crunch! Offers in-store seating, fairly small restaurant but there's a lot of parking around! Went on a Saturday afternoon, got seated right away, ordered, and received both of our meals within 5min of ordering! I ordered the Mi XO Hai San, which comes with bean sprouts and soup on the side. Very flavorful but is on the salty side, so the soup on the side with every bite is very necessary! Lot of textures going on, which I love. I'd say this item a MUST TRY, will definitely hit home on a chilly day! read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Mi XO Hai San - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

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Beside their porridge, we loved their wonton noodle soup. Parking is not an issue in the morning as we usually visit during breakfast time. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Wonton Noodle soup dried version. - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

During this gruesome restriction time everybody jacked up the price $2 for a bowl of Pho now $13 so I walked over here to buy my take outs. Their fried dough is the best w radish n taro for $6.95 when everyone else charges $10. Wonton soup only $8.50. Their congee is delicious, their cha siu bao is also the best for $1.75 each. They are very courteous n humble, their bakery goods are good but not available at this time. Come try them, you won't be disappointed. read more

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Baked goods around 6 last night, many of it was sold out which is a good thing. The lady in the kitchen was doing something but I wasn't in a rush at all so didn't mind waiting. The interesting thing here was the chicken variations on the baked goods I got instead of the standard pork. Got the pate chaud, steamed buns, and sticky rice all with chicken. Pate.chaud was the best, not too thick with pastry and the chicken was great. My son liked the sticky rice but I wish the sausage was cut larger and there were more. At night time there was a crazy homeless guy ranting outside the door, at first I thought it was an employee on a smoke break but he was saying something in vietnamese and "1982" over and over. read more

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It's a bakery shop but actually serves the best Chinese breakfast items. Such as all noodles and porridge. My favorite chao huyet, mi phuoc Kien, chao long, too many to list. One of the best breakfast spot opens at 8 am. read more

customers need to be careful with the deceiving pricing practice. Customer needs to check the bill before paying. Otherwise you will be told one price, in our case $2.50 a bun and then the bill came out at a different price $3 a bun. Unfortunately for us, we found out we overpaid after we were home, so we called back, then we got the run around on pricing. First was told $2.50, then when we mentioned we were charged $3, the deceiving run around began. The difference in our case is only $6, it is not life and death, but... All in all, no matter how good the food is, we won't be back to support such a deceiving business practice. There is a lot other food choices! read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Were told $2.50 a bun, but the bill magically became $3.00 a bun . Once we discovered the diff. the run began... so comical;( - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

This is my husband's favorite bakery in OC specifically for their pork floss banh mi. So good, it's a brioche like bun with spring onions, butter and lots of moist pork sung. We usually get a big bag of just these to bring back up north on our way home....often they don't survive the trip. Their moon cakes and soups also always look good but we usually just come for the buns. The bakery was renovated a few years ago with a much larger display and is very neat and has several tables to grab a bit for lunch. Cafe sua da is also v good here. Parking is some of the worst in OC. There's a tiny lot with about 4 spots or you can park illegally in the lot next door. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - pork sung bun, golden ratio of pork sung, butter and green onions. The best!! - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

An oldie but goodie. My parents frequent this place. We love the fish noodle w the fried donuts. Staff are very nice, most have been there for over a decade. read more

Came here unexpectedly. Originally came to get pho (which is next door). But we were too embarrassed to openly tell them directly that we just decided to eat here instead. The menu is mostly in Vietnamese with English description. My sister and I did not speak or can read Vietnamese. But to our surprise, we ended up liking our food. We got the chicken porridge, meatball soup, and beef soup. I think we spoke with the owners, they gave the kids a free drink and a sponge cake. We really enjoyed the food here. Would highly come back again. read more

Highly recommend this restaurant for their noodle soup dishes and their bakery goods. My parents have been buying food from here for over 20 years. It's nothing fancy but the food is amazing. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

They have been here since the 80's serving comfort food with an extensive menu. The best item is still bột chiên for me. There are different types but the one with radish is best flavor and texture. The bot chien with taro is good too but not my favorite. I tried their Singaporean noodles and don't recommend it because it's bland in flavor. Same with their chao. They finally ease in-person dining but I'm used to their take-out way much better since their dining area is small. read more

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I am Cantonese and a new resident of Westminster. I've been on the search for HK egg tarts (or something close) and this was one of the few that had any. Lemme tell you, this ain't it. The puff pastry dough was so thick, not flakey and disappointing. The bbq pork bao- it was so sad. It was 70% bread. The wrapped sticky rice - I don't remember; probably wasn't bad but wasn't memorable. read more

This restaurant is a hidden gem in the Little Saigon area. I ordered a fried rice aka cơm chiên Duong Châu. It's ao delicious and the taste is so authentic. The lady in the front is so nice. She took my order and gave me very thorough explanations about the food items which I don't know about and give recommendations for next time visits. I would definitely come back for more items on the menu list. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Delicious Duong Chau fried rice - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

Extremely slow. Do not go here for lunch. 40min waiting and still no food . Waiter told me 5 minutes 3 times already. read more

Food is very bland, probably the worst around Bolsa area. Once in the blue moon, I get porridge from here, but today is going down south. Nothing taste good in here seriously. read more

Came in search of egg tarts after the dim sum place ran out. Egg tart was just OK. Didn't try anything else.

Food: My mom and I used to go here frequently and we love it! However, things seem to have changed recently. We ordered chao, hu tieu, and com tom. The best thing here was probably com tom, although the sauce was still watery. It was average. The hu tieu came with the blandest soup and meat. It basically tasted like the most basic pho! The chao was also very plain and came out lukewarm! Service: As for the service, the staff was very rude! The staff belittled my non vietnamese boyfriend, persisting him to use the fork, when he knows how to use chopsticks! They were rude when we asked basic questions like, "can we warm up the chao more?" He replied with, "so you want it hot now?" As if the common standard is cold chao!? Now, this last part TAKES THE CAKE. We had a mix up of leaving a tip because originally we wanted to pay in credit, but since this is a cash only place, we had to pull together cash from everyone eating at the table. As you can imagine, it got a little hectic as everyone was coming up to the pay register to offer what they had. However, this made us forget to account for tip. I will acknowledge this is our fault. I've worked food service industry before, being a waitress for 3 years, so I always tip, even if I don't like the establishment! It was not our intention to not tip. While we were walking out, the lady came running and yelled out "HEY NO TIP!?!" with the sourest face ever! I understand feeling frustrated with no tip, cause I've been there too! But to chase customers down and to demand a tip is CRAZY. DO NOT GO HERE!!! I would recommend this place if the food is good but service bad, because it'd be worth it. However NEITHER is good! There are many better places around bolsa PS: Tan hoang huong sells AMAZING chao, if you wanted to check that place out read more

I found this place though yelp :) My friend and I were looking for a good Congee or Congi place in Westminster. I know of one but wanted to try another place out, so we found this place. It's inside a center. When we walked in, it's looks way better and cleaner on the inside. I really like the decor of the place with green flowers wall paper on one side and red roses on the other with red wall and wooden plates on another. They also had a wall with mirrors of different spaces. I admire anything that can balance out the space and make it look natural. On the other hand, food wise...It can be better. Since it was our first time here, we asked the waiter if there's anything that she recommend or is good. She stated, "Everything is good here". So, that didn't really help us. **FYI: she could speak Mandarin and Vietnamese!!** We told her we would like some time to see the menu but she just stayed at our table, so there was a lot of pressure to pick something right away. We ordered Chicken Congi and Bot Chien (fried rice flour cake with eggs). We ordered the Bot Chien because we saw ppl posting in on yelp. Chicken congi- too much ginger in every bite! way too much for me. The chicken flavor didn't really come out of it. The chicken was just chicken breast. Can easily be shared with another person. Bot Chien- all the rectangles were burnt and it tasted burnt too!! the eggs and rice cakes didn't have any flavor. Had to dip it in soy sauce each time. For the taste-wise for each dish, I feel that there are other places around Westminster that would taste better. I felt that the prices is a bit high for Bot Chien and Congi. read more

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The best Egg Noodle menus. My favorite is the Egg Noodle With roasted Duck Leg (Ni Vit Tiem) Congee and Yu Tiao (Chinese Donut) are delicious too. The bakery products are fresh, we bought some to bring home.. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - The Ni Vit Tiem (Egg Noodle with Roasted Ruck Leg) - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

The foods here are always the very beat quality and it s nice quiet and clean . The services here are among the nicest and very kind. My family and i always loved here. read more

You still have the BEST Vietnamese coffee. Bold, strong and delicious with great small ice chips. BUT.... you'd be a 10 star if you'd bring back the cream on the coffee. That was your signature! I miss it. NOTHING COMPARES. Please???? read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Wish they'd bring back their trademark dollop of cream in their iced coffee - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

This is my second review as I was able to revisit this hole in the wall restaurant/bakery. I had the egg tart and it was just OK. The savory dishes are excellent and an amazing value. I had to have the Bot chien again, this time I was able to specify the kind with pickled vegetable (they also have plain and with taro). I brought it home (this was during Covid) and briefly pan fried the starchy dough to get it nice and crisp outside. So good and brought back memories of eating this outside my school in Vietnam. Of course Kang Lac's version is better in every way. If memory serves, I rarely had it with the egg, that was for special occasion and the bot chien then had none of the savoriness of dried shrimp and subtle crunch and saltiness of the pickled vegetable. The Mi vit tiem I brought home to enjoy the next day was legit, almost as good as the now defunct Phat ky mi gia's version. You know it's probably going to be good when they ask upon ordering "the skinny egg noodle or the wide one?" The broth was the real deal, fragrant with Chinese herbal medicine (thuoc bac) the way I remembered back in the Saigon of my youth. It came with pickled cabbage and carrot. Can't wait to go back and try other things and will soon as it's across from Phuc Loc Tho and next to A Dong Supermarket. Too bad they don't have patio seating. read more

Good and service were good. However I'm not sure if it's because I went with my Vietnamese friend. They sell authentic Vietnamese food

This restaurant is a permanent fixture in my childhood. When I was really sick, my parents would get me chicken congee from here. Heck, even when I'm not sick, I'll pick up congee. It's that delicious. It used to be pretty old, but they renovated sometime in the past couple years. It's newer, the workers have changed, and they have different baked goods now, but the food is still the same. Coming here is nostalgic for me. They used to have plenty of baos, breads, and other baked goods on display. Now, they have a huge refrigerated display with more tiny cakes and macaroons than anything. I'm sure people miss all the baked goods. You should also try the bo luc lac here. It's pretty flavorful. The meat is tender. They make the red fried rice, but that's a little too oily for me. read more

Kang Lac Bakery - Renovated with new bakery items. - Bakeries Near Me - Westminster, California

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I think I finally found my place for Ho Diao. I'm still exploring Westminster, but, so far, this place has the best Ho Diao I had. Ho Diao is a Cantonese style noodle soup. It has light, clean broth with rice noodle in it. There are different varieties you can get, but the house special is the best. There's fried ship and fried shrimp chip in their version; don't get it if you're allergic to shellfish. I got the satay beef noodle soup. It was hot and spicy, which is the way I like it. The beef, well, there's barely any in it. It's very very thinly sliced and maybe like 10 slices in it. However, for $6.50 a bowl, you can't ask for more. I think they're known the most for their bao. Bao is basically a white steam bun with beef, chicken, taro, egg custard, pork or whatever sweet or savory they want to stuff in it. Their buns has large amount of stuffing which is shows true quality! For $1.50 a bun with some soy milk, you'll be stuffed. read more

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There is nothing more comforting than coming here for breakfast. I grew up eating this sort of stuff so whenever I'm feeling a bit down or under the weather, a bowl of chao (or jook or whatever you call it) always hits the spot. In fact, you can have regular stuff for breakfast like a bowl of soup noodles, a rice plate, you're not confined to traditional Asian breakfast items. I love the sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, it is so delicious and very different to the Chinese ones. Good to know that this place is always consistently good. read more