#1 Pho Ngoon
741 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776
SGV Hanoi-style pho and bún chả—LA County Vietnamese worth the Valley Blvd hop.
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Fresh LA County Picks
LA County only—fresh replacements after we parked Orange County, Long Beach, and Claremont for a later expansion. Northern Vietnamese in San Gabriel, Tehrangeles kabob, Eagle Rock Italian-American since 1954, Sawtelle modern Korean, Highland Park Mexican-Italian, and Monterey Park Hainan chicken rice. Fight traffic inside the county line.
San Gabriel Valley and greater LA County
Two picks sit in the San Gabriel Valley: Pho Ngoon for Hanoi-style pho and bún chả in San Gabriel, and Nandao Rice & Noodle for Hainan chicken rice in Monterey Park.
Questions
Where can I get the best seafood in Los Angeles?
This guide does not yet include a seafood restaurant pick. The six county picks here cover Vietnamese, Persian kabob, Italian steakhouse, modern Korean, Mexican-Italian and Hainan chicken rice. A dedicated seafood page is still forthcoming.
The six LA County picks, in order
#2 Taste of Tehran
1915 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tehrangeles koobideh and kabob plates—Westwood Blvd without the OC drive.
Photo · Taste of Tehran official website
#3 Colombo's Italian Steakhouse
1833 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
1954 Eagle Rock Italian steakhouse with jazz and red booths—neighborhood classic energy inside LA County.
Photo · Colombo's Italian Steakhouse official website
“1954 Eagle Rock Italian steakhouse with jazz and red booths—neighborhood classic energy inside LA County.”
On Colombo's Italian Steakhouse
#4 The Mulberry
1800 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Sawtelle modern Korean bistro—date-night contemporary Asian inside LA County.
Reserve →Photo · The Mulberry official website
#5 Amiga Amore
5668 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Highland Park Mexican-Italian intimate room—York Blvd chef cooking that still feels under-rotated.
Photo · Amiga Amore official website
#6 Nandao Rice & Noodle
101 W Garvey Ave, Suite 111, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Monterey Park Hainan chicken rice and SGV noodle hits—county-local, not OC.
Photo · Nandao Rice & Noodle official website