~ food: larb chicken: 9/10 standard larb. very refreshing…read more spicy beef tenderloin salad: 9/10 lots of meat pieces. just wish the salad was more than just spring mix mango curry: 10/10 wow this dish was so memorable. the mango taste is subtle enough for it to not to be too sweet eggplant tofu: 9/10 solid stir fry. just wish the tofu was a bit less soggy ~ service: ok service, nothing special ~ parking: small parking lot available

All over TikTok because of the instagrammable Thai Tea drink!…read more * Thai tea - tasted like a regular thai tea, the popsicle on top made it look pretty but tasted like ice, little to no flavor. * Tom Kha - I liked this one!! Kind of vegetarian, had mushrooms, a friend who doesn't like mushrooms loved it. Can't say much cos it's my first time trying tom kha! * Panang Curry - we all LOVED this. Beef was so soft! The sauce was already a meal for me. Coconut-y with some heat!! Yum * Pad Thai - you can adjust the level of spicyness. The shrimps were big!! Generous on that part. * Mango Sticky Rice MUST ORDER!! Mangoes were sweat, the purple rice had some texture, the coconut cream was just right. It was just perfect eating it all once. They kept clearing our plates like they were rushing us. When I say they came back many "MANY" times even we were still finishing up. Place looks fancy!! We were lowkey scared it was gonna be pricy but food were affordable!

April 4, 2026 | Long Beach | After friends and I saw a movie nearby, we walked right over to…read moreTantalum for an appetizer! What a beautiful surprise, as we stepped inside of this gorgeous restaurant! The entrance and winding path easily had me at hello! Miso Greens Salad | I'm a salad girl and this is definitely a memorable bite! Between the juicy slices of mango, crispy wontons strips, red pepper, tangy miso dressing and more... I was craving each bite one after the other with the quickness! Haha! Every single bite and I'm not kidding, was absolutely delicious, bursting with flavor, & mouth watering! I would 100% get the salad again and highly recommend it! Decor | Beautiful! What a stunning restaurant! I found myself looking around constantly!The lighting, presence of Buddhas sprinkled throughout, cozy seating with colorful pillows, wood interior, the colorful lighting... and don't even get me started on the gorgeous waterfront views! Tantalum easily transports your senses to Indonesia via food and atmosphere! I'm all for it and loved every moment of it! Customer Service | Irma was incredibly friendly and helpful with the menu! Thanks again for helping me decide between the heirloom tomato salad and the miso green salad; tried something new! Overall | Yes, please! If a single salad was so memorable, I can only imagine a full meal! I'm looking forward to exploring more of the menu on my next visit! Let's go!

As a long time patron, I had to give them another chance after the bloodbath of mothers day…read more It was a Monday, so probably not a fair comparison, but service was excellent and so was most of the food. We overtipped, to probably compensate for our last visit. However, the new kitchen manager has clearly changed the calamari (10/10 before, 3/10 now, to the point I felt embarrassed that I'd waxed poetic about it to my out of town guests, who didn't have more than a few pieces, and the ones I ate were just to kind of toe a line), and this is pedantic, but sesame buns for the sliders was a weird choice. So they're no longer on my shitlist, but I do think I'm going to need to try different go-tos. I'm almost scared to try the tuna tartare (my other go to) after the change in the calamari and sliders. I really so desperately urge management to bring back the former chef, because the current one really seems to expending the least effort possible. And for the record, there was a "specials" slip left on our table, with one of the items noted as "sold out." On a Monday, by 5p. Something is going wrong here. I'm going to try yet again, but the changes that have thus far been made absolutely suck. Ambiance still a 10/10.

The food was fresh and the customer service was 10/10. Favorite Nguyen's Kitchen Location…read more Business was also extremely clean.

A combo wombo over here... it's a 2 in 1 establishment. Açaí bowls to the right and Nguyen's…read morekitchen to the left. Pick your choice! I ordered their bulgogi bowl although I should've ordered their bánh mì.... I'll be back. Bulgogi bowl was a healthy portion sized bowl. I added the sauces it came with and mixed it all around. It was pretty good, not anything that really made me "omg this is so good" but it was good. Bulgogi portion was skimpy for sure. You'll see in the photo it was more cucumber, pickled radish? And a huge bed of rice. I felt like 50% of the bowl was rice. I ended up leaving a lot of rice. I ordered their Vietnamese coffee which took a while to come out. I'm unsure what the employees were up to but it took a whiiiiiiiile for my coffee. I received my bowl first so I was like hm that's different usually it's the other way around. Beats me, but it's yuuuuummy! Keep u energized x100 hrs frrrrr super good and strong. Don't drink it at 11pm like I did. This is def a "late night hangout spot/munchies" because it gets loud at midnight and so with the people. Ironically I came to study with a friend but that kinda flew out the window due to the noise level in there. There's a single use restroom. Some seating inside and outside. There's outlets inside which is convenient for charging. Parking is within the plaza.

The atmosphere was cool, not divey, but divey adjacent…read more Walkable form our hotel, and several others. The service was fast, and the ramen was delicious. It will be a spot we visit next time in Long Beach.

We went on a friday evening but we were seated right away. Our servers were accommodating and…read morepolite. We ordered the Tonkotsu ramen with shrimp tempura, Thai spicy hot wing and the Spicy tuna poke rice bowl. The spicy wing was the best choice among the 3. The flavor is very well balanced and it's not too spicy. You can taste the tanginess of the Thai chili sauce with a hint of sweetness. The Tonkotsu ramen has a mild flavor for me compared to other ramen I have tasted, but still pretty decent. The spicy tuna poke bowl has a medium spiciness for me but overall everything was good. The parking will be either street parking or in the paid parking structure beside it.

A staple of the South Bay halal food scene - a lot of us in the community grew up eating here. I…read morehad noticed some quality and consistency issues over the past few years, but my recent visits have all been excellent, so it genuinely feels like they've turned things around and earned their 5 stars again. I've tried almost everything on the menu over the years, from orange chicken to the short ribs, and most dishes are delicious. The portions are huge and perfect for sharing family-style, especially with larger groups. They've always handled big parties well, though I'd definitely recommend making a reservation ahead of time since they can get busy. The ambiance is probably the one area that could use some improvement, but the food and portions more than make up for it. If it's your first time, I'd recommend the chicken corn soup, sweet and sour chicken, green onion paratha, and Mongolian beef.

I visited this establishment with my mother for evening rations. This was my mother's second visit…read morebut my first visit. My mother was happier with this establishment than I was. We were seated and ordered lamb and shrimp. We each ate some lamb and shrimp. A bowl of white rice was also served. I thought that the shrimp was satisfactory and the lamb was good. We were not able to eat all that was served so we took the uneaten portions home in "to go" containers. Men's washroom was satisfactory and paper towels were available... good. The ambient noise level was VERY high which made it extremely difficult to carry on a conversation so I am going to ding this establishment one point. I noticed that at least some of the men who worked at this establishment failed to tuck their shirts in. I consider that to be highly unprofessional so I am dinging this establishment one point for that reason. If I was to assign a letter grade as is done in school this establishment would be in there solid with a C.

Midnight Oil is easily one of the coolest spots in Long Beach right now. I love that you get three…read moreentirely different vibes and spaces all inside one building. ​ ​Great service, amazing music, and killer food. You can spend your whole night here and never get bored. It's literally a bar crawl under one roof!

My friend Conrad and I came here on a night where we needed good vibes and good bites to make our…read moretime together worthwhile. Meaning, we were spending time together and just moving through the interaction, like clothes in a spin cycle. But going here made our time together mean something more because we had arrived at a space that elevated our mood and spirits. So we were now feeling the suds and splashes of the movement not just in the monotony of the spin. As we entered, I felt like the place was a Chinese Market but indoors. I have never bene to China (I have yet to die so maybe one day my feet will have the chance to step the Great Wall) but I feel like their street vendors would have stands like the seating motif within the main room of this joint. The place was not packed but there was no space within the wooden booths for Conrad and I. I asked for options, and they showed me two different rooms. The first room was the Hao Pen You room which was heavilty yet beautifully decorated with varying red lanterns in the ceiling. Additionally, there was a paper dragon hanging in the ceiling, swimming in the air amidst the lanterns. The host ushered me in, and milaseconds after I felt a quick sense of awe. Not like the one I felt one I saw the Sisteen Chappel, but one that compelled me to snap quick photos of the aerial view. The host understood. She stopped her explanation to give me the space to feel my wow that was delivered in a red envelope. I eventually decided to sit in this room, so there is more detail that I can deliver, but before I do, I did request to see the other room of the house. So we crossed the room with the wooden booths and stepped into an immersive Tiki Bar that gave shipwreck vibes. Like the survivors of shipwreck took what they could from the boat's carcass, and made a great bar in the beach that glowed with the light of jellyfish and had seaweed on the ceiling as decoration that was not stale like mistletoe on a doorway. When Conrad and I sat in the Hao Pen You room, we learned that it was a quasi speak easy. According to history, in the 1800's it was common for Chinese immigrants to visit gambling and opium dens behind laundry rooms to find a space that they could call their own and escape discrimination. I am sure that dens of the past did not have the blazing style of the room I was sitting in, but I did appreciate learning about the history that inspired the room. Only because the pain of the past was reshaped to honor a culture in theatrical and edgy red. Plus, as one of my pictures show, the dragon's face and laser lit eyes, made it seem like a real creature born to this earth, not one simply reserved for myth and Game of Throne episodes. I appreciated the immersive trip to Chinese's lore and history. The reason why I did not give this place 5 stars, was the food. The food in general was (maybe tragically) basic. Conrad did not confirm this fact until we were outside the restaurant. I asked him why did he not share his feelings with our server when she asked? He explained why would he, she did not cook the food, and she could not do anything? And I am from the camp, where honesty matters but I guess it might only matter to me? He might be right what does honest feedback do for a server? Conrad might have been practicing "restaurant politeness" like keep the situation civil because if one becomes a demanding patron or eater then one breaks the social contract and becomes rude. Specifically, Conrad and I had the Vegan Dumplings, the pork buns, and rice wrapped in leaves. And even though we had different bites, and each one had their own flavor profile at the end I can only describe each bite as basic. That is my opinion, and I stand by it, as I should, as every one should. Perhaps this restaurant owns this identity. This might be a place that offers theatrical atmosphere, great drinks, vibes that make a Tuesday special, but their food might be the area that remains standard, and in the final score card the servers of the joint might be ok with that.

Delightful dinner and service! Casual spot but the food was top notch. Our server was sweet,…read morefriendly and attentive. We stuck to the basics for our meal, but I thought they were some of the best I've had! Our spring rolls were huge. I usually prefer a thinner, more acidic dipping sauce but their house sauce was actually perfect! I think it was a hoisin based creation. The entrees were well prepared and flavorful, with the perfect amount of spice. The pad thai was delicious, authentically drier versus saucy. Eaten with the curry it was a divine bite. The Panang curry sauce was addictive. Looking forward to trying some of the other menu items! We found a parking spot right in front of the restaurant, and it was a 30 minute but the hostess said it was no problem. There is also a lot nearby that I'm sure patrons of the many small businesses in this neighborhood use.

Checked out S T Noodle Bar today and had a good experience!…read more We were eating with an infant so high chair friendly was a must. We were greeted and helped right away and got a place in the restaurant that fit us well. We ordered the veggie spring roll, tofu soup, beef pad thai and tom yum. The veggie spring roll tasted fresh and the sauce added a nice layer of flavor. Off the bat, the portion sizes for the tom yum and pad thai were VERY generous (from my experiences with Thai restaurants). The pad thai stood out and was absolutely delicious! The service did great with helping us out and attending to our requests. The ambiance was relaxed, and where we sat in the back was cool because there was upbeat music playing loud enough to muffle the surrounding sounds but still soft enough to have conversation at our table without needing to raise our voice. Overall, I'm glad I gave S T Noodle Bar a try! I'd recommend it!

Food I have been…read morehere three times. I will say I was not impressed with the short ribs and the banchan was fine, however they had a Sonoratown korean tacos special for one day and I'm hoping it'll be more often because they were top tier tacos - easily the best fusion ones I've had. Spicy pork - Yes, it has a kick. The meat is tender and flavorful and worked perfectly with calamansi juice on top. 4.7/5 Vegan shrimp - These were fantastic, I don't know what made it Vegan but this is easily the best vegan food I've had and you can't tell at all. Add some calamansi juice on it. 4.8/5 Bulgolgi - Another flavorful option that is tender and balanced. 4.7/5

Started coming here when I first moved to Long Beach and came soooo often. Most of the menu is…read morereally good and pretty shocked at the flavor of the vegan options. I haven't been in a while but looked at the menu today and holy guacamole. I'd rather drive to Koreatown for bbq at that point. I was really sad that the hotteok was very dry and just overall hard to chew today. Nonetheless, they're pretty much the only sit down Korean restaurant that I know of in Long Beach so still have love and appreciate their food!

Came here on a Sunday afternoon after seeing a Tiktok video on this spot, so I decided to try it…read moreout. You have to be there physically to join the waitlist and waited about 50 minutes to dine in. It's a pretty small spot, but the workers seemed very nice. The service was great everyone was very hospitable and genuine. Onto the food, I ordered the Khai Soi dry noodles with ribeye, meat was super tender and the broth was super flavorful, one of the better Khai Sois I've had, wasn't too thick like others. I also ordered the roti with yellow curry, very delicious as well, but I would say the roti is a bit greasy, but the texture was great. Also ordered the combination fried rice which was okay, but I did enjoy the amount of meat they provided in it. Lastly for entrees I ordered the crying tiger, super tender and flavorful but also had a kick from the sauce which I believe had crushed thai chilis. For dessert we ordered the mango stinky rice and which is always pretty tasty. Overall, I'd definitely come back to this spot, all the dishes were delicious and flavorful. I highly recommend you try this spot, but warning it can get pretty busy so expect a wait!

Very busy and popular spot for a reason. Entering this…read moredelicious establishment you are welcomed with a warm interior and friendly staff. Choosing what to eat is a challenge as there are so many tasty options to choose from but you will not regret any option you decide to go with.

order and find seating! inside + outside seating and tables for small and large groups…read more menu includes drinks, breakfast, snacks, and lunch. we ordered a montecristo sandwich and the mango sticky rice pancake to share montecristo sandwich: not greasy at all and VERY filling, plenty of mayo and cheese was so easy to eat mango sticky rice pancake: yummy coconut mango sauce/puree, topped with whipped cream and mango. bit of a mochi chewy texture, maybe has rice flour? soo so so good, filling breakfast + drink for 2 was $25/per person. cute ambiance and decor inside. excellent food, friendly service! no wait before the brunch rush BTW

Food was pretty good! I thought it was expensive but I was able to take some togo so it's…read morerelatively good portions. I gave three stars because I didn't think the food was mind-blowing, but it was still satisfying. The Thai tea was good too but not the best I've had. The pistachio matcha was really yummy though! If you like pistachio flavor you'll enjoy it, but it lies more on the artificial pistachio flavor side and the matcha is a powder similar to something from Starbucks. The place is super cute and definitely a good spot for a date or to get brunch. The workers are all super nice and helpful too! I would come back to definitely try more of the drinks like the lemonades which they have a lot of flavors of.