It was ok.. there's an aftertaste I think it maybe MSG they used which I'd totally regret buying since I hate that artificial stuffs. But first time buying last nite as the other place was closed. read more

The roast duck from here is so salted and stale ... probably left over from couple of days ago

We went to get the roasted duck because the roasted ducks were prepared how we like it. However the rudeness of the cashier is beyond toleration and they were not even busy. I'm sure she turned a lot of customers away. She should be fired but if she's the owner then that is too bad for the customers and the staffs. I believe there should be other BBQ places that would make delicious roasted ducks near by. Any recommendations? In need of looking for a replacement. I'm sure others customers would appreciate it too. read more

Stay away from this place if you still have any pride left as a human being. The people here treat their customers worse than stray dogs starving for leftovers. The older clerk is especially obnoxious. The place is cramp, dirty, unorganized, and everything on the menu is overpriced. No thanks read more

Cheap... we don't pay for burned skin. Lot of them in the box. If we knew, we would not buy it. R tin... chúng tôi không tr tin cho da b cháy. Rt nhiu trong hp. Nu tôi bit trc, tôi đã không mua. read more

Lien Hoa BBQ Deli - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

Best location for roasted pork. Ask for tri tip. Get your pickled veggies from hoa binh supermarket but your deli here. There's a line but worth it. I would rec going here instead of their other locations. read more

i've gotten both the whole suckling pig and the whole adult pig here on numerous occasions and both have always been spectacular. Truly one of the best culinary bangs for your buck. Looks like a typical cash-only hole in the wall VIet establishment and it is...what else do you expect in Little Saigon? The food and product, however, speak for themselves so if you enjoy pork, meat, and delicious food give this place a try. read more

Omg so many hairs on my chicken. We brought so many food chicken have hair bbq are so dry. read more

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Do come here if you like to be treated like a non human being. Service is the worst. I've been here plenty of times and this will definitely be my last. There are plenty of other places that serve the same or better quality. Such inconsistency. Sometimes you get sauce and sometimes you don't. You ask for 2 and they give you 3lbs! read more

If you have ever been to a Chinese/Vietnamese BBQ Deli, then you know that they are not known for the customer service or for speaking English. It is all about your pointing finger skills and nonverbal communication used to convey your order. Lien Hoa is awesome, not only for their amazing BBQ, but for the big yellow English Menu! Awesome! Fortunately, I am able to communicate with my broken Asian languages. Remember that this is an Asian place, the point is to get in and get out! If you linger or ask too many questions, you will be the target of many dirty looks! This is not the place for indecisive people! Here is an example of my order today! Me: One pound of Roasted Pork please! ($8.50) Deli man: Cut? Me: Yes! Deli man: Done. Anything else? Me: Half of order of Roasted Duck! ($10.44) Deli man: Cut? Me: Yes! Thank you! When I am here, I only order their roasted pork with amazing crispy skin and oily goodness! mMmmMm Where there is roasted pork, there must be roasted duck! I mean, it just makes sense! Yum! Definitely my favorite all time favorite Asian BBQ togo Deli! =D ...and, it is sooo cheap too! Thumbs up! read more

My co-worker kept raving about this place so I decided to order some take out. I got the Roast Pork with Crunchy Skin (Heo Quay) and it was incredible. I like that there is different prices depending on the cut you want (lean, medium fat or super fatty). Of course, the fatter the juicier, tender and tastier it is but also a bit more expensive. The meat was extremely succulent and tasty. The crispy skin was the best part.... I want more! read more

This review will be simple. They make the best roast duck on the block! Their roast pork is just OK. Since they moved to the new location, it's much easier to snag a parking spot. I knocked off 1 star because they are super shady on the duck dipping sauce... Not cool. And also they are CASH ONLY... That really sucks! read more

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I been Coming here for awhile now , and I also know this place sometime can be dirty , but is ok Bc I never caught anybody that dirty while cutting my food , !! While I was walking into the store I saw him chatting and smiling to a guy Mexican truck that sale papaya , he was wearing a clear glove which for cutting meat !! But when he saw me come inside , he greeting me ask what do I want , I told him you need to changing the glove before you cutting my food , I saw you was touching papaya and some other stuff outside , guess what he do ? he starting yelling and scream and curse in Vietnamese !!! He tell me to get out the shop and I'm not going sale you food !! I told him you not the owner and you're dirty , you shouldn't cut other people food while you're wearing the same glove you were touching stuff outside at the fruit Mexican truck !! He start to yelling and screaming again .. I told him who the hell you think you are to tell me to leave , he keep on saying bunch of Chinese and Vietnamese to cruse at me lol , of course I was pissed so I tell yell at him back while recording his ass , there is a old lady I saw her few times in here which I think she is the owner of this shop , I explain to her what he do is really dirty , and the health department can come down and check your restaurant ,and look the way he talk to customer she told me just ignore his ass he just a dog that like to bark LOL she tell me ok I'll tell the owner about it ( which I know she is the owner , but she just stay out of the mess ) so she go get my food and I starting pay my food , the men keep on yelling and screaming !! Btw I know this guy been working here really long time !! And he is really uneducated , have manner or polite .. customer service can be really bad !!! So I recording him then he turn around , while I walk away he talk to other coworker !! Keep saying he is not wrong !!! And starting curse in Vietnamese so I replay back to him in Vietnamese can he understand better Bc I know his English suck .. but he keep on yelling so I start to recording him , than he stop and start to walk on the back , the old lady she keep on tell him to quite in Chinese and their both start yelling at each other ...so I finally get my food from her she cutting my food while he was standing there yelling !!! I got so pissed then i tell her he shouldn't being here , this type of people shouldn't be working in here at all !!! Btw be careful when you come to this guy cutting your food , because the glove he wearing he can cleaning his butt or touch any other stuff because today I saw him been dirty with my own eye that why I know this dude can be really dirty !! when I tell him what is wrong he don't admit that he's wrong instead of yelling back ... cmon this is not vietnam you can't be dirty to sale other people food just like that !! And glove is not expensive so why you got be cheap and be lazy not to change before you cutting people food !!! Don't coming here if you don't want get food poison !!! Today roast pork is not fresh I knew it was old from yesterday !!!! read more

Lien Hoa BBQ Deli - rude , no manner !!! Bad service !!! Also be careful when he cutting your food .. - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

4.5 Stars for food 2 Stars for service Phone conversation: Me: "I'd like to order a roast pork for dinner tomorrow" Him: "You have to come in person and book it" (...10 miles later, and armed with cash and ready to pay...) Me: "I'd like to pay full amount in advance, and book for pick up tomorrow" Them: "We'll have some tomorrow...just come." Me: "But I want to be sure, so I want to book/pay first" Them: "Well, if you want to be so sure....come 2 hours earlier" Granted, it was a holiday. Holiday or not, they were still open and the amount that I wanted was 1 roast pork, nothing uncommon. I've experienced pretty sh*tty service in Bolsa, and accepted that as a norm....but sh*t, never been denied booking in advance. Laughable at best. So...I took my business elsewhere and opted for a KBBQ and Huong Huong Catered dinner instead. Awesome choice. read more

I don't know what happened, our New years eve suckling pig were ruin... we picked it up at Lien Hoa 4:30pm, when we went home I immediately tried a piece, never mind it's cold but it is dry and the skin is rubbery. I expected suckling pig should be more tender than the big one but it was hard. can't even pinch the ear off... what a waste of $129 Before we order this suckling pig we tried the regular roasted pig and it was very very good juicy and all, even the roast duck, stomach and the intestine, all good. My guest just tried a piece each and now it was just sitting in the corner getting dryer and harder each moment. read more

THE DUCK. Oh my god, THE ROAST DUCK. If I could end my review here, I would, but people need to know what kind of flavors this place is hiding. This is THE PLACE to go for Roast Duck in Little Saigon! So incredibly tender and flavorful. On days when I'm feeling extra chubby, I'll pick up a pound of Chicken Feet as well (the flavor of which comes in a close second to Sam Woo BBQ in Irvine). The Soy Sauce Chicken is a little too salty, but it's so juicy and falls right off the bone. If you're a meat lover like I am, you need to pay a visit to this little *Cash Only* deli. I couldn't go anywhere else after trying their duck. FIVE STARS for satisfying this meat lover! read more

This is THE place to get your BBQ/roasted ducks! yummm. Roasted duck has always been my favorite as a kid. Their sauce goes great with a loaf of the Vietnamese bread (banh mi), the white buns, or banh uot (?) This place is inexpensive, and the quality of the food is just like that of a fancy Chinese restaurant. My parents, among many other Asian parents, are too busy to cook so they would buy these to go food. This is my favorite. It beats McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc. any day! read more

There are numerous Lien Hoa locations, don't be fooled - go to this one. It's their 1st location and their best location. The main chef cooks and roasts the poultry here so don't settle for 2nd best! Been coming here for as long as I can remember, my mom dragged me in for the most part. Now, I come willingly on my own and find myself craving it. Everything is delicious here - pork, duck, chicken, then comes the real authentic stuff: intestines, tongues, feet, ears, etc. I LOVE IT ALL! I EAT IT ALL! There's also french bread, Vermicelli, pickled veges to eat alongside the delicious BBQ and roasted meats. MY #1 FAVE: Salted Chicken - Perfect. Everything from the chicken to the flavors to the smell and to the visual appeal. So freaking good! It's good to eat with rice or french bread. It's bones-in so may be hard to eat for some of you, but totally worth it. $15 for a whole chicken. read more

The ONLY place anyone should go to get their roasted pork, duck, or chicken! Lien Hoa has been around for ages - ever since I can remember, this is the only place my family uses to get the food items mentioned above. They have relocated to the plaza next door. Its much cleaner now and slightly larger space. -[[ Heo quay - roasted pig ]]- The seasoning is flavorful and the pig is succulent. The pork rinds are crispy, addicting, and dangerous since well, its just skin and fat. It's my guilty pleasure.... Guess where I'll be getting my roasted pig for my engagement and wedding??? -[[ Vit quay - roasted duck ]]- I'm not a crazy duck fan, but they do make good duck! -[[ Roasted turkey ]]- Lien Hoa sells roasted turkeys during thanksgiving!!! It's like $60!!! BUT if you bring in your own turkey, they will do it for $20! You just need to drop it off 3 days before. They use the same seasoning they use for all of their other roasted item. It gives the turkey a slight asian flair, and I LOVE IT. Honestly, I get pretty tired of eating turkey fast.. its not the most delicious bird.... but Lien Hoa's seasoning changed my mind. BUT, one negative thing..... depending if you're lucky or not... your bird can be dry.... bleh. -{{ Overall tastiness experience }}- I give it 5 stars - comparing it to other heo quay places - Is there really any other that compares??? Please let me know if you do! read more

best duck! i have had in a long time. bbq pork was also on point.

MMmm, mmm, mmm is what I got to say about Lien Hoa. I love Chinese bbq and decided to try this much talked about bbq deli. I read reviews on yelp all the time. More than I write them. funny how people review a spot. If they got screwed in anyway , service was bad, waiter was rude They had to wait for a table, menu, water, food took too long, etc. Then immediately, the place sucked! One Star. Will never go again and neither should you, period, end of story. What about the food!!! Was it any good? I just cant believe people's expectations. I arrived at Lien Hoa, through a hectic and traffic filled wait on Bolsa Ave (it was 2:30 on a Sunday in little Saigon!, I love the Vietnamese people, but cars + Vietnamese, enough said). Amazingly, I got a parking spot up front. Because of reviews I had read, I assumed there would be difficulty with language. The girl who took my order spoke English as well as the man who took my money (I think his name was Bo,excellent customer service!) I was treated well and given awesome service. Of course, I knew what I wanted and did not stand there like an idiot asking dumb questions. There were 15 customers in the shop, they were moving things at a fast pace. I got 1.75 lbs of the char siu. I really liked their version. Not very sweet, but tender and nice 5 spice flavor, delicious. Half a Peking duck. What a deal for 10 bucks. Juicy, flavorful and large portion with duck juices at the bottom, so good over my steamed rice. And roast pork belly, crispy skin and good fat to meat ratio, fantastic. The best Chinese bbq, I've ever had? Maybe not, but I really liked this bbq deli and thought the food was on point and great prices. This is cash only as are a lot of businesses in little Saigon. So drive with care and caution, and read the menu before you go, decide what you want ahead of time, and leave expectations at home. And enjoy some good bbq. read more

Ordered 1/2 pound of roasted pork but ended up with 1/2 pound of fat...should have read Yelp's review, I got tricked by them. The displayed roast pork was so appealing...such a deceiving business! Good thing is if you are in the market to buy pig fat, go to this restaurant. read more

BBQ Duck out of this world. It's like, on steroids or something. A whole duck is only $17 bucks. Usually I gripe because duck meat is sparse and it has a lot of bones, but the meat here is pretty solid and flavorful. I kind of feel ruined now and refuse to go anywhere else whenever I have such a craving. They have other stuff too, but I mean, bbq duck, so... read more

Good foods but services suck big time!! They have more in the back, I can see from the front. But yet they claimed ran out and asked you to buy whatever they still have in the front which either are bad cuts or not what you want. They asked you to come back in 2 hours. I know their reasons but what happened to make your customers happy? And what the heck different if make the sales now or later. Or keeping those meat back there or up front? They are pushing their customers to buy off all the yesterday or morning batch!! Typical Vietnamese Chinese business bad habit!! Fk this place. read more

The Crispy Roast Pork with ginger fish sauce is ridiculously good! The cracklin is irresistable and the seasoning is soooo deep and rich and perfectly blended into every bite that it's a beautiful match with the gignger fish sauce. The pork should be perfectly paired with steamed rice (preferrablely the sticky Asian type rice and not the light flaky American or Indian styles of rice) and perhaps some pickled carrots and cucmbers. Yuuuummm. The duck is awesomely tasty as well. But the Chinese style BBQ pork is only alright, a little dry I thought. read more

Alright ! Chinese BBQ, it's been awhile since I'v been here but with the upcoming Chinese new year approaching it's really common for a lot of asian people to pick up some roasted duck or roasted pork. It's a common holiday food around this time of year. It's been about six months since I came here. I can see by me driving around trying to find parking for about 45 minutes that nothing has change. It's a really small parking lot along side Bolsa ave but this is not the norm. I just came in on a time when everyone is trying to get ready for the Chinese new year. Their specialty is roast duck and roast pork. Today I got a whole roasted duck and one pound of roasted pork and it was delicious! But if you never been here before I suggest just getting half of the duck or just half pound of the pork. When ordering the duck or pork it's cut up in small pieces for you so that was nice. The duck was better than I remembered it to be. The meat was sweet not gamy tasting like some duck I'v had before. It's perfectly done with a layer of crispy skin and moist meat and it's accompanied with an amazing sweet and sour dipping sauce that just takes it to another level..... Yummy! The roasted pork was equally delicious and same with the duck it's also cut into smaller pieces for you as well. It's hard to say which one I favor more. The place is really small and always packed. Today the line was out the door. Everything you get is made "to go" there is no indoor or outdoor seating so you have to be prepared to take it home to enjoy. The staff there is extremely friendly. It's a small family run establisment but the guy who takes your order speaks perfect english and the chick who take your cash is the same. If you have any question they will happily guild you through. Now when I say "Chinese BBQ" it's not your typical steak and rib joint where you can get a New york steak done rare with a baked potato and veggies. This is more on the authentic Chinese/Vietnamese type of BBQ. It's the type of place where you would see whole roasted pig,duck and chickens hanging upside down and there's no BBQ sauce for anything. This place has been around for awhile and a locals favorite, you're either going to love it or hate it and fortunately for me I love it! read more

We ordered the 34lb pig at $179 for a luau, which easily served 30 people. It was a lot of fun to carve a whole pig and made a great presentation. The Pig tasted great, very crispy skin and a sweet Chinese BBQ Flavor, but not over powering. Very authentic Chinese cooking with a Vietnamese flair. If you have any questions go in and ask for Wendy, she was very helpful. NOTE - They only take CASH. read more

Love the Roast pork and Roast duck here! Also the dipping sauce they give you on the side is always good.. also during Thanksgiving, if you bring your defrosted turkey in a few days(I give them one week) they will deep fry it for you for like around $40. totally worth it! read more

Always walked by this place, never had a reason to go in. But this time, I had a recipe for vegetarian pad thai, plus all the ingredients, waiting at home for dinner. Thing is, I didn't feel like being a vegetarian that night. Solution: 1/2 peking duck, chopped up, thrown into the wok at the end. Delicious! I think it was about $9, and worth it. Slightly hoisiny, with crisp skin and a light layer of fat. Next time I may get the roast duck instead of the peking to cut out the slight sweetness. read more

Their ducks are the best i've had. They mostly speak vietnamese, very little english. The best part of the duck is their sauce, so good especially with rice. Unfortunately the last time i went they forgot to put sauce on my duck :( They were really disorganized and do not have a good system. I'm sure people have their orders messed up all the time. read more

Excellent selection and flavors. You bring some duck into your car and your car suddenly filled with a delectable fog of yumminess. They also serve stuff like whole roasted pig and suckling pig and weird things like goose, quail, pig ear, etc. Their prices are really good. read more

Hooray! Lien Hoa i s my FAVORITE place for roast duck! Parking lot is super small, so be careful especially with all the asian drivers! read more

I've had a few roasted ducks in my time and Lien Hoa is tops for me! This place is very small, but it's a pick-up joint (no, not that kind) so you're in and out within a few minutes. The juice the duck sits in is delectable. If you order a whole duck, they give you two little tubs of sweet fish sauce too. Any extra tubs will cost you $1 each. The skin is delicious, the fat layer underneath is unctuous, and the duck meat is moist and juicy. Pair the duck with toasted and buttered french bread, and you'll have one amazing and satisfying meal. My only quibble would be sometimes the duck meat proportion is hit-or-miss. I usually don't eat all the other stuff that's in a duck (bones, tendons, liver, etc.), and sometimes you get a duck that is less meat, more "other stuff", and I feel a little bummed out. I want more meat! This place also has tons of other bbq delectables - quail, pork, chicken, rabbit, pig and geese - as well as accompaniments - kim chi, pickled veggies, steamed buns, banh hoi, etc. Prices are reasonable for a satisfying meal, so go check this place out. read more

Any place that uses food coloring on roasted duck is not a true Chinese BBQ place. There was a lot of hair/feather remnants left on the duck. The skin was not plump and golden like duck from the roasted duck from Sam Woo. The actual flavor was decent, but I couldn't get past the food coloring and hair. I think people who gave their duck high marks need to venture out more. read more

Lien Hoa BBQ Deli - Hair and feathers left on duck skin - Chinese Near Me - Westminster, California

For anyone who likes roasted duck and pork, this is the place to get it. I personally don't eat duck, but the sauce is sooo good and you can just eat it with baguette or banh mi so always ask for extra on the side. mmm. This is the only place my dad likes to get roast duck from and he's full on White! lol. He's really picky with his roast duck considering he's had it from just about everywhere in the area. It's actually not that expensive here. A whole duck for like $15 and the roast pork with that amazing crispy skin is always good. They'll cut it up for you and everything. read more

If you are looked for a roasted duck or BBQ pork this is your place to go. I've always been a fan of Lien Hoa BBQ. I've always thought their duck was the best compared to all the other BBq places down Bolsa. I love the fact that they now have a new location..(which literally is just the next plaza over) but their new location is BIGGER and MUUUCH cleaner! So if you are looking for a quick dinner and don't want to cook.. stop by here and get a whole duck, some baguette and you're set! Tips: - Cash only - Order by the lb for other meats - bring a Vietnamese speaking friend.. (or point at what you want) - Speak up! So you don't get skipped or ignored - All of their meats is good with rice or bread.. YUMM! read more

a few words to describe the fantastic place. OLD SCHOOL. CHINESE. BBQ. BUTCHER TYPE place ... okay.. so that's a few too many words.. but seriously, these guys are the best of the best, and they have been around since I was a kid... and that's eons ago. A trusted brand that has been a part of Little Saigon's history, and to this day still holds the bar super high for all the other BBQ joints in the area. Note, it's not a restaurant, remember it's like a Chinese BBQ Butcher Shop , remember think butcher shop.. in which you can go get some signature already cooked things like: SUCCULENT ROASTED DUCK (remember to tell the folks there to hold the au jus/sauce and maybe put it on the side instead) PEKING DUCK (for a more crisper duck, it's a hoisin glaze which is delish) ROASTED CRISPY PORK SA SUI (sp??) Chinese Sweet BBQ Pork pair it with some (they have all these side items there too) French BAGUETTEs or my favorite is always BANH HOI (rice noodle sheets thingys) and some of the PICKLED KIM CHI looking things by the register... Then come home, set it on the table (on plates and all) with some veggies (like lettuce and stuff).. and you just might be able to pass it up as: "I just whipped this up in the kitchen honey" kinda meal... and if your honey really loves you, he/she will say.. "oh you're SO awesome for slaving in the kitchen all day for this kickass meal, it's so delicious and yumm! oh where did you ever learn to make food like this???!?!?!?!?!!" YES It's that good. And trust me, once you try it, you'll have uncontrollable cravings, like ALL the time. Athough the portions are big and normally best for just family style eatin with 4 or more folks, they do do single portions where you can just go in and order some rice, and two sides of any of the yummi roasted bbq'd meats and you're set for a delicious meal! ENJOY! OH P.S. they have this sweet and sour house special sauce thingy, they give you at the register.. they could be a little stingy on giving you more than one, but be sure you ask for it if you don't see them tossing it in your bag.. because it's like icing to any cake.. and of course the experience would not be perfect if you do not have the sauce. :) read more

It's a small little shop in the heart of Little Saigon. From looking at the outside you'd think this place is extremely dirty, and you'd be right. Definitely come for the roasted duck, one of the best in town. Everything else is whatever. Roasted Duck - 5/5 (simply delicious) Peking Duck - 4.5/5 (don't forget to ask for sauce [I'm not referring to the sweet and sour sauce that comes with your duck, not sure what it's called but it's brown] or you'll get a very dry duck) Soy Marinated Chicken - 3/5 (nothing special) BBQ Pork - ?/5 (don't remember, they ran out the last 3 times I was there, goes to show you can't come there at 5-6pm and expect BBQ Pork from a BBQ shop, go figure. I'm guessing it's made fresh daily because old pork = dry pork) BTW, don't buy the bread there, it's not good. Either walk across the street to Lee's Sandwiches for a baguette or drive across the street to the bakery (can't seem to recall the name for the life of me, haha) on the other side of Bolsa. Parking is horrible, shop is small, walkway is cramped, and getting out afterwords is difficult. No one said it was going to be easy, just that it was going to be worth it. It's a small price to pay for good roasted duck. read more

This is the deeper and more hardcore of the two Lien Hoa's (other one on Beach) where they make excellent Chinese BBQ, with the Roast Pork being our current favorite. As the other one, you want to go early especially on the weekends to get the best selection of cuts. Although on some days you might get lucky and score the multi swine staggered output. read more

It's the kind of food where you'll appreciate it more if you grew up with it. I got the roasted duck, and it was soaked in a sweet sauce and had a substantial layer of fat under the skin. It's ok, but again, it's not for everyone. I also got a half order of the salt chicken. Slightly dry, but lighter in flavor compared to the duck, almost like steamed chicken rubbed with oil and salt. Not a fan. So my verdict, it's not too bad, business obviously looks booming. I glanced in the back of the shop and they had huge buckets of hairless chickens and ducks lying on top of each other waiting to be roasted. I wonder just how many they churn out each day. Always a short line of 3-4 people. Service is fast and there are young cashiers/ order takers that speak pretty good English. I don't frequent this place too often, just once in a long while when the mood strikes for greasy duck. read more