BIG TIP: avoid all their noodle soups. "Bún" soups are not good from the times I've tried such as bun bo hue or banh canh. Seems not freshly made and straight from freezer. Bún was completely torn apart (about 1 inch long) instead of one long strand. Portion size are also quite small for these soups. Better options: get seafood dishes like clams / squid / fish Decent/average value for food 2 appetizers and 2 main entrees will be about $72. Water is not free lol they only have water bottles and NO diet sodas. Generally more relaxed atmosphere. Not as much seatings as other places like Oc & Lau. Overall, I'd be back for seafood. read more

Excellent service, wonderful view, clean , safe, and quick service. The food are all tasety. Sea food are fresh and delicious. Noodle are excellent. Bun mắm (excellent) Bún cá (excellent) Bún bo Huế (excellent) Bánh canh (tasty) Của lột (excellent), beef filet mignon xa lách son (excellent) Ca bóng trứng chiên xả lách song (tasty), Ốc Len xào dừa (excellent) Lâu, hot pot ( excellent), crawfish (number one), goi oc huong (excellent) And many other dishes should be tried The most important is the price , very affordable that all soup noodles are buy two get one free. Environment is wonderful view, clean, safe , and quick service. read more

Best fresh crawfish in Orange County! We tried most of their dishes and every dish came out perfect and delicious! Taro salad, beef garlic noodle and beef watercress salad is a must try! I recommended this place to all my friends and family and now we are all regulars here. All staffs are super friendly and great service. Thank you! read more

Sao Bien - Fresh crawfish with extra sauce - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

Go to Viet spot out here! We haven't had a single bad thing! Definitely would recommend, especially for fellow seafood & Viet fans. read more

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The best crayfish in town. The chef cooked with love. All the dishes here are beyond delicious. Highly recommended this restaurant. read more

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This is by far the worst Banh Canh I've ever had. They had a buy 2 get 1 free. If I wasn't busy I'd u-turn and give it back to them. I've had instant udon that tasted better than this. read more

Mình ở khu Bolsa 10 năm . Mình chưa bao giờ vô đây đánh giá nhà hàng nào vì đa số khu vn đồ ăn rất ngon và giá cả hợp lý . Đây là nhà hàng đầu tiên mình đánh giá rất rất tệ , đồ ăn rất mắc và rất ít , mình order mang về còn ko đủ món mình đã trả tiền , add thêm đồ tính tiền hết và về mở ra thiếu đủ thứ . Và 1 lần khác tới tiệm ngồi ăn cũng ít y như vậy , tất cả đều rất tệ. read more

The food is decent, but the portions are very small. Everything is very pricey. This is a 1 time thing for us.

My husband and I wanted seafood, looked for clams on Yelp and found good reviews for Sao Bien. Neither of us speak Vietnamese and were a little overwhelmed by the large menu (it's in both Vietnamese and English). Our waiter was very helpful and patient while we decided what to order. We got clams in lemongrass, a shrimp dish and sea snail salad ... All very good, with some left over for tomorrow. The waiter checked back with us several times to see if we needed anything. Excellent food, excellent service. The restaurant is a bit small; we came early, before 7, and it was fairly empty, but filled up quickly. Many items on the menu look interesting - we'll be back! read more

I came here for the Bahn Cahn Cua and House special last week. Food is decent in price and has the best tasting food. My first time here because I am always driving by. Soups are real good and all. I still took home the pork chop and rice. Great place and service. I will be back. read more

Service was amazing, the Bun Bo Hue tasted just like how it's made at home in my family, and the crawfish flavor was very tasty. 10/10 would recommend. read more

We were in the area and saw their sign on the door advertise as "Vua Bún" (King of Rice Noodles), so we stopped by and figure to try it out. Needless to say we were pretty disappointed on the false advertisement. They have the same type of dishes to select from as the rest of the other restaurants in the area , nothing that would make it stand out as the King of Rice Noodles. The service is friendly but slow as they only have 1 waitress run the entire restaurant . We only saw 3 other tables aside from ours, I feel bad for her if she has to service the full deck . The atmosphere is okay , nothing to stand out that would make me go back for 2nd We ordered the "Canh Tần Ô" with shrimp, there was 2 shrimp cut in half so it makes it look like we have 4 shrimps. They also had very little Tần Ô in the bowl and they were charging $15/bowl. We also ordered "Cá Kho Tộ" which is good , a tad heavy on the Caramelized sauce thus the dish was a tad sweeter than expected but it was not bad. My only complaint is that they also asked if we want white rice with it, I asked the waitress what was I supposed to eat it with ? Almost all of the other restaurant does not charge for white rice that normally comes with this dish . Again, they could just build into the price as this fish always served with white rice . I hope they take this as a constructive criticism to improve their service . read more

Long over due review for this place. The crawfish here is bomb, it's soo buttery and savory. The only sketchy thing was that they put the tiny crawfish at the bottom and the big ones on top. Bloody clams are good and never over cooked/dried out the times that I've gone. Clams are nice and fat. All clam dishes are pretty good, can't go wrong. I've only tried the Razor Clam Salad and it was alright. The mango was getting ripe so it wasn't crunchy or sour enough. It wasn't terrible though. If you want lobster call ahead of time because they don't have it in house. They have to get it somewhere else for it to be live lobster. Staff is nice, they're always giving recommendations and helping you see if you ordered enough or too much food! Also, to add to your food coma, you get a little sweet dessert after too. ***C A S H only folks!! (There's an ATM inside.) read more

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Can anyone confirm if these are worms first. Most of my 5 pound craw fish had worms like really long ones in it almost all of it what I'm going to say is do not eat it if you see like long white strings when you break it open. My mom and brother found worms in almost everything and the employees complained that it wasn't worms. Don't recommend if you want to eat craw fish, the receipt was $156 not worth it at all but the other things are good just don't buy a lot of craw fish. http://poetsworm.com/the-ecology-of-symbiosis/crayfish-and-crayfish-worms-a-model-system-for-symbiosis-ecology/ read more

Sao Bien - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

BEST BBH ever! Their saté is super bomb and spicy, I'll add like 3 dollops to satisfy my spice cravings and they also have green Thai chili's you can request. Their ca kho to was unbelievably fresh and I've never had it that fresh at any restaurant. Crawfish was also very flavorful and garlicky. I'm excited to try the bun rieu. Not only does the food speak for itself, but you'll want to support this business because their staff/family is so sweet and genuine. read more

# B Ú N R I Ê U - B R E A K D O W N (# of + stars = rating) * A T M O S P H E R E/C O N C E P T: +1 star * F O O D/P R E S E N T A T I O N: +1 star * P O R T I O N/C O S T: +1 star * S E R V I C E: +1 star * R E V I S I T: +1 star Nothing ever really compares to homemade Vietnamese food, but this place comes pretty close. They have a hot pot thingamabob and a hearty bún riêu with crab paste and pork blood (too authentic). While I do take out the pork blood, the rest of the soup I gobble down. It is amazing. It's one of my favorite Vietnamese dishes so it definitely feels like comfort food. I feel as if it's pretty authentic here and they don't even have pho on the menu which speaks volumes that they don't need to make that to sell food. The place is clean and the service is great. The elderly gentleman is so cute and nice. It's really wonderful to see a Vietnamese place with such gentle and courteous service. Because of this, it has earned a 5 star from me due to this fairly unique experience. P A R K I N G Parking can be pretty annoying if you come during peak hours. Similar to Monterey Park traffic in their busy plazas. read more

Sao Bien - Bún riêu! - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

47 bucks for two (get 1 free) Udon Noodles. I was initially attracted by the buy two get one free. I thought it tasted like Mai Phung but nah it was smell a bit fishy, each bowl came with half a mushroom, 1/4 of the crab body, and 1 (si, un trozo de camaron) shrimp. I was so disappointed, but I still ate all of it because it was late and I was hungry. The service was outstanding, but still....due to the bad food it outweighed the good service. Sorry Mr. Server. At least I tip $7 bucks for your awesomeness. In conclusion, when the deal is gone these udon bowls will be super over priced. read more

Đồ ăn dở và mắc và chắc chắn không bao giờ quay lại Food was bad and so expensive, definitely never come back read more

Food was good and service was friendly. They have live crawfish there. Com chien ca man was delicious.

Came here with my fobby mom and brother and is one of my mom's frequent Vietnamese restaurants, so that says a lot. Plus, the waiter and owner are both sweet to my mom, and accepted her criticism, so that's cute. We ordered 2 lbs of crawfish, salad w/filet mignon, escargot w/coconut milk and the house special clam. The crawfish was bomb, lots of garlic and they were probably one of the biggest crawfishes I've seen in awhile and brightly colored. A little bit more than half of the crawfishes had eggs in them! Not sure if we ordered it with crawfish sauce in butter tho. The filet mignon salad and clams was guuuud. It's not salty like how most Vietnamese restaurants make it, it's about right. The escargot w/coconut milk was good too but my mom said they were better a few weeks ago since the snails are smaller this time. The owner explained that he couldn't order the correct species from a few weeks ago because their shipment changed or it was no longer available. Boo. I will definitely come back to try their bun bo hue and other items. Also, CASH ONLY. read more

Sao Bien - Clams - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

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Sao Bien is a small restaurant located in a strip mall. There's no long lines and the place looks unassuming. Don't let this fool you. It is one of the best kept secrets. Once the word is out, there will be a long line out the door. This place is legit. It is so so so good. Steamed clams. Wow! The best clams I have eaten. The clams are huge and fresh. The broth is so amazing. I drank it like soup and I wanted to take the broth home to go. It's so flavorful. Conch. Oc and Lau is good. This is even better. The garlic seasoning is great, but it was the dipping sauce that puts it out of this world. Squid. Amazing. It's kind of like the dried squid that you eat but except it's fresh. Eat it with the chili sauce and pickled carrots. Wow! Squid papaya salad. It's a bit spicy. It's the best papaya or squid salad I've eaten. The way the dish was assembled with the different vegetables and the sauce were perfect. Buttered chicken wings. Wow. It puts the other places to shame. The garlic and butter made a perfect combo. I'm sure it's very high in calories but it tastes so so amazing. Crawfish. I guarantee you will not find this crawfish anyone else in town. I had crawfish in New Orleans, Houston, and all over Bolsa. This crawfish is unique and amazingly delicious. They steamed it and they they stir fried it with butter and garlic. It's so good that you just want to lick all the sauce off the crawfish first and then you tear off the tails to eat the tiny meat. The flavor is so rich and delicious. Lau. Maybe I was already full but I didn't think it was as impressive as the other dishes. I might just skip this next time and try other dishes. Sao Bien means starfish. The chef here is simply amazing. If you're a fan of Vox, Garlic and Chives, or Oc and Lau, you will not be disappointed! The word will eventually get out and there will be a long line. I definitely would come back again and again. For Thinsulin fans, there's so many great green light dishes. Imagine stuffing yourself and yet minimizing your insulin spiking. This is definitely a Thinsulin approved restaurant. read more

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Came here with my fiancé and parents for dinner during Tet for dinner and was seated right away. The restaurant is very small and all the tables and chairs are crammed tight together. We ordered cá kho, crawfish, seafood lau, and chicken feet salad which came out in that order. Everything tasted great. However, each dish took FOREVER to come out. We wanted to eat our ca kho with the seafood lau, but they waited for us to finish our crawfish first before bringing out the lau. The order they brought out our food really sucks. Not sure I'd come back here again but I do have to say that their food is really tasty. I just don't like how crammed in everyone was and the amount of time we had to wait for each dish to come out. read more

Probably one of the BEST canh bún (like bún riêu but it's Northern style) I've ever tried was eaten here!!! Was told to check this place out as they are actually really known for their Cajun seafood, so we drove roughly 45mins to get down there from DTLA. And boy was I not disappointed, I was blown away at how great everything tasted. We ordered the canh bún, squid salad, a few pounds of craw-fish and shrimp, razor clam with ong choy (water spinach), and the Vietnamese gumbo. I don't even know where to begin but everything we ordered was amazing, the flavor was strong but not overpowering. The Cajun spice has a good kick but not kicking you in the ass spicy, and the soup from the canh bún was probably the best soup base I had ever tasted. I end up drinking the entire soup (it was literally bowl licking good). Next time I'm back in SoCal, I would totally make a pit-stop back at Sao Bien. Probably even order some Cajun to-go too!!! read more

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Great seafood. Also, the best Bun Bo Hue I've had in the area. I'll definitely be back for another visit

I went here for a family dinner and ordered the banh canh. The broth was very flavorful and the noodles were cooked very well. However, the toppings were very lacking - I only had one shrimp and very little crab meat in my soup. The size of the bowl was a little bit on the smaller size, but the prices were fair. I also ordered an iced coffee which was strong and had a good ratio of coffee to condensed milk. The service and cleanliness of this restaurant is above average compared to most of the restaurants in Westminster. It's located in a huge plaza, so parking is relatively easy. I'd give Sao Bien 3.5 stars, but would round up to 4. The food is flavorful, so I definitely would want to try some of the other items. read more

Sao Bien - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

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The food is average and the service is subpar. I had to ask for pepper and bowls. Is a one and done place. I was there at 1:30 PM and only one other table occupied. There must be a good reason why restaurant across the way is full, quality and service. Sad to see many of the restaurants in little Saigon declining. Good ones are few these days. read more

Favorite crawfish place! Taro salad, amazing! Bun mam, delicious! Chicken wings, bomb! Filet Mignon watercress, good! Canh chua ca kho, so good! read more

I've only had the banh canh and crawfish from here but I definitely want to try their other dishes bc there's so much flavor to their dishes

Food just ok, cost more than other restaurants. The water they cost 1.50, we ordered Cả kho to, doesn't come with rice. cost the rice This place is going to milk every penny out of you, you need to check receipt before you leave. I'm not recommended this place, I won't come in back . read more

For some odd reason I was craving chicken wings and this place didn't disappoint. The service was actually mostly present for the most part, which is quite a departure from the surrounding establishments. I got 7.5 wings for $8? They were slathered with a fish sauce glaze, which ended up being sweet, slightly salty, garlicky, and buttery without the need for rice. The wings were kinda on the small side, but for 7.5 pieces (one piece was kinda wtf) I would say it wasn't a bad deal. It got to the point where I wanted to bring the excess sauce home but I didn't need the extra saturated fat. They were pretty moist, some pieces were slightly overcooked but I guess that just means less calories if you don't eat it lol The only thing missing was a heat element, so to fix that I dipped the wings (and also drumsticks) in the mysterious black spicy sauce found on the condiment holder. I ended up taking this and the super spicy Thai chili engorged hot sauce home. The guy who works here said they make the sauces from scratch :o I wasn't offered any dessert, but they do carry grapefruit chè, which you don't see too often. If you order it, it's this soupy slimey concoction of grapefruit and mungbean. It's got this awesome floral taste and is chewy from bits of the dried grapefruit. Plus , at least at the flower festival is really yummy. They also carry standard Cajun seafood, alongside Vietnamese drinking food, and the banh canh looks promising. If not the banh canh, I'll come back for wings. read more

Sao Bien - Fish sauce wings. Very yummy :D - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

Came here today based on recommendation. Ordered the ca kho to (braised catfish), bo loc lac (shaken beef), conch, and blood clams. The food was decent, but it's not much different from these other ốc & lẩu places. Still good food though. And the service was great. read more

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Very good flavors and awesome buy 2 get 1 free deal. Good portion and reasonable prices. Cash only

We are furious w this restaurant. We always go here from the time we didn't have our baby until he was 1!! They cheated us with what they charged. We had 5 adults and 2 babies! And they charged us 8 portions of rice and they brought us only 1 small bowl of rice to share and they charged us $10 twice! And then they even charge us 18% tips without telling us and we even tipped another 15% on the table and they're only cash! We will never come back, even if you have the best crawfish in OC. This is not an honest business! They're very pushy with their "special" which is alwyas the same stuff and they charge $1.50 for a water bottle and they refuse to give u tap water. read more

Sao Bien - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

always love coming here for their mam lau and their banh canh tom cua. they are a cash only restaurant so that is one of their downside. They are open for dine in and they also have outdoor seating. They do wear masks when they serve you and the tables are spaced out for social distancing. My grandma loves coming here for their lau mam. read more

Our go to place for seafood. Great food, friendly service, amazing price. Best crawfish in town .

Food is ok, cost more than other restaurants. The only order that make us surprise is a regular tea pot cost 7$. We did not pay attention on that cost at beginning, if so we won't continue to eat there. Too ridiculous! read more

They have the best canh ga chien nuoc mam here seriously if you come here make sure you order it. Also there crawfish,shrimp,&clams are delicious they make there sauce here with an Asians twist with lots of garlic sooo it's . They also have family style meals here as well that's always hits the spot!! read more

If you're looking for family, coziness, and great food -- this is the place for you. Not only did I feel welcomed, I felt at home. This is the ideal place for a home-away-from-home meal. Even if your home is not Vietnamese, they will make you feel like you're Vietnamese -- that's how sweet they are. Best service I've ever experienced in my entire life, and the best Vietnamese food I have ever enjoyed in my entire life. Cannot praise this restaurant enough: It is worth the drive, worth the time, and worth a second visit! Just editing this review to add a happy face :) read more

Tried their Banh Canh again. It was a lot better this time. But I still like their bun bo Hue better. Their bun rieu isn't bad either, but not my favorite. read more

Due to the Yelp reviews, I decided to try takeout at this restaurant for the first time and ordered two BUN BO HUE. This is a dish we love & frequently eat at other restaurants, like Vy Da. What a disappointment. * Diluted broth without rich flavors inherent to a great BBH. * Very skimpy meat and pig's foot (giò heo). * Price is average but quality is below average. When you are craving something specific like a delicious bowl of BBH, getting it the wrong way is worse than not at all. read more