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16161 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708

714-531-2030

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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-10pm

Price: $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Wifi Access

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Xanh (pronounced "sahn") is the place to bring a newcomer to Vietnamese cuisine. Chef Haley Nguyen's updated, modern dishes are accessible and delicious. The service is up to Western standards, the menu and staff are fluent in English, and the restaurant's upscale interior belies its Fountain Valley strip-mall location. Especially good are the grilled pork and crispy rice, fish in clay pot, filet mignon with yam fries (bo luc lac), banana blossom salad, grilled ginger chicken, and the homemade desserts.

2010 | Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Haley Nguyen is a juggernaut. Part teacher, part chef and all restaurateur, this woman seems to do everything. She teaches culinary courses at Saddleback College, and she cooks the coursework at her restaurant, Xanh Bistro. She is the ultimate rebuke of the aphorism "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach" because, well, she can do it all. Whatever you order, she will singlehandedly make it. Sure, there's a sous chef around when things get busy. But even then, it will... More »

Culinary Badass, Cosmo Drinker

By David Lieberman | Thu, October 14, 2010

Born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, chef and college teacher Haley Nguyen immigrated to the United States in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. Sponsored by a Catholic church in Pennsylvania, her family landed in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, near New Albany.Aft... More »
#11. Banana Blossom Salad at Xanh Bistro

By Dave Lieberman | Fri, September 24, 2010

You'll have noticed we're changing who writes this feature on a day by day basis: this is how you know we're getting close to the end of our countdown. Make sure to pick up a copy of our Best of OC ... More »
Haley Nguyen's X Factor

By EDWIN GOEI | Thu, February 04, 2010

When H.L. Mencken coined that oft-quoted aphorism “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach,” he obviously hadn’t met chef Haley Nguyen. The woman does both—and then some. She’s currently a faculty member at Saddleback College and a successful re... More »

Main Menu

Khai Vi, A Ppetizers

$5.00

GỎi CuỐn
rice paper spring rolls, fresh vegetables, hoisin- peanut sauce, grilled pork & shrimp or vegetarian

$6.00

GỎi CuỐn CÁ Ahi
ahi tuna spring rolls, mango, mint, sauce “nuoc cham”

$4.00
$7.00

Cha Giò
crispy vietnamese style egg rolls, pickled carrot and daikon, whole leaf-lettuce, sauce nuoc cham.

$4.00
$7.00

Bánh Tôm Co Ngu
crispy shrimp & yam fritters, mint, lettuce, sauce nuoc cham.

$6.00

Com Cháy Thit Nuong
crispy rice, grilled pork, pickled carrot & daikon

$8.00

Tôm Com Dep
rice flake-crusted shrimp, plum sauce.

$4.00

Xôi Gà
ticky rice, grilled chicken, scallion oil.

$4.00
$7.00

Gà Nuong Lá Chanh
grilled chicken breast, lime leaf infusion.

$5.00

Bánh Xep Chiên Giòn
crispy chicken wontons, mushrooms, pineapple-tomato chutney, fresh basil chiffonade.

$5.00

Ðâu Hu Chiên Giòn
marinated tofu squares flash-fried and served with herbal-soy dipping sauce

$5.00

Đau Hu Rim Xa
tofu strips sautéed with lemongrass and soy.

$13.00

Khai Vi Thap Cam
sampler platter of wontons, chicken skewers, shrimp & yam fritters

Canh, Soups

$4.00
$7.00

Canh Bí đao
shrimp & obo squash soup, light vegetable broth, scallion & cilantro

$4.00
$7.00

Canh Chua,
sweet & sour, taro stems, king mushroom, pineapple, tomato-tamarind broth with thai basil

$4.00
$7.00

Canh Cá Thì Là
shrimp broth, scallion & dill garnish

$4.00
$7.00

Canh Cai Be Xanh
mustard greens & chicken dumplings, ginger

Rau, Vegetables And Sides

$5.00

Rau Muong Xào Toi
sautéed water spinach with garlic

$4.00

Cai Xanh Xào Toi
sautéed baby bok choy with garlic.

$4.00

Giá đau Nành Xào Toi
sautéed soy bean sprouts

$4.00

Com Chiên Xã, Sautéed Rice
ground lemongrass & coconut milk

$4.00

Khoai Lang Chiên
yam fries, plum sauce.

$3.00

Com đen
steamed black, red & brown rice.

MÓn ChÍnh, Main Entrées

$10.00
$13.00

Bò Lúc Lac
seared filet mignon cubes, honey-soy reduction, yam fries.

$13.00

Tôm Ram Cai
sautéed shrimp, special house shrimp sauce, soy bean sprouts and garlic chives.

$10.00
$14.00

Bò Tái Rau Muong
seared filet mignon slices, shrimp sauce, lime juice, warm water-spinach.

$15.00

Cá Chiên Xoài Xanh
seared orange roughy fillet on a bed of julienned green mango with garlic house sauce.

$13.00

Mien Tôm Cua
crab meat & shrimp, green onion, clear noodles, chopped lettuce, rau ram & lime wedge.

$9.00
$13.00

Cá Kho To
white fish fillet, caramel-pepper reduction.

$11.00

Heo Nuong
hoisin-roasted pork sliced mushroom, soy bean sprouts & kim chi

Com Đia, Rice Plates

$8.00

Com Bò Lúc Lac
sautéed beef plate

$8.00

Com Bò Xào
sautéed lemongrass beef plate.

$8.00

Com Cá Chiên Giòn
crispy fish plate.

$8.00

Com Cá Tôm Nuong
grilled fish & shrimp plate

$8.00

Com Thit Xào Cai,
sautéed pork & bok choy plate.

$8.00

Com Tôm Xào Cai
sautéed shrimp & bok choy plate

Dessert

$7.00

Sensational

$5.00

Whinsical

$6.00

Tropical

$6.00

Bliss

$7.00

Sensual

$3.00

Simplicity

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Xanh Bistro

16161 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708

714-531-2030

Description

2010 | Best Vietnamese Restaurant

By David Lieberman | Thu, October 14, 2010

By Dave Lieberman | Fri, September 24, 2010

By EDWIN GOEI | Thu, February 04, 2010