Reviews for Thanh Long Restaurant in San Francisco, CA
This was recommended by a good friend and it did not disappoint. The roasted crab and garlic noodles with prawns were amazing.... Paid USD300 for this meal for 3 people. Sulit! Read more
It was worth the wait and the hype. I took my SIL's advice and ordered my own garlic noodles. She's right, they're so addicting.... It was quite a bit for me, but it was worth every bite. We ordered garlic noodles and the roasted crab, shrimp toast, calamari,and mango salad. The mango salad was an interesting mix of different flavors. Not sure if I would order it again. But the shrimptoast and calamari were very tasty. The garlic noodles were seriously delicious. I do, however, wish the noodles were a littlemore Al dente. It doesn't feel like there's a lot of garlic in there just by looking at them, but when you eat them -- they'rethere. The roast crab was incredible! There's so much flavor, even in the crab, and there's so much butter, garlic, and pepperon the plate for you to dip it in should you want to add more flavor. They say you should get your own crab, but it reallydepends on your appetite. I had to share, so I'm glad we just got one. There's only street parking, and not really a lot of it.We parked 3 long blocks away, but it was worth every step. Just and FYI... There is an 18% service fee added to your check atthe end of the night and the suggest gratuity is calculated with the service fee. Read more
All the hype for nothing. The roasted crab and garlic noodles are so oily we felt like eating a bowl of butter with crab flavor.... This is a marketing scam. We are ashamed of dining here. Read more
OMG so delicious! Fresh crab, very good seasoning. This is my 3rd time coming here. Every time I go to san fransisco I always... take the time to come here. I ordered 2 Roast crab for 2ppl (HAHAHA its crazy one crab for one person cause its so nyumm) andgarlic noodles. Crab and garlic noodle such a perfect combination! When I came, I sat outside because there was no priorreservation and the queue was long if sitting inside. It turns out that sitting outside is very comfortable, there is a heatertoo. The service was very good, the employee came to us asking if there was anything else he could help with, very helpful. Butthere is only one male restroom, and my boyfriend said the queue for the toilet was quite long. Read more
BEST crab in California! Even the sister restaurants don't compete- Thanh Long's is the best. This is not just a hype. You NEED... to come here if you love crab. We are regulars (10+ years) so we are here often and recommend you must have/try: Roast Crab(everyone needs to have it once in their life) drunken crab (Boo likes this one) Garlic noodles Calamari Lava cake (my newfavorite and I don't normally like lava cake) Creme brulee It's kinda expensive but worth every penny! If you have to share anorder just order the roast crab and garlic noodles and you will have endless satisfaction. Read more
We passed by on Christmas night and saw it was packed so we checked it out. There were some newspaper article about their crabs... so we yelped the spot. They are known for their mouthwatering and signature dishes involved mostly fresh seafood from the SanFrancisco Bay. 5/5 Roasted crab ($78) : The Dungeness crab was drenched in some butter garlic and black pepper sauce. It wasvery scrumptious and a must try! Crab meat was sweet and the shell was easy to pry apart without a crab cracker. 4/5 Garlicnoodles ($13.50) : The noodles had a less garlicky than what it smelled like. We were expecting a strong garlic flavor. It wasnot bad after we drenched the noodles into the sauce that remained from the roasted crab. They charged an additional 10% chargefor takeout. The total was a couple cents off $115. I would recommend to splurge at this spot and get the crab. Read more
I grew up a few blocks down from Thanh Long and had never been (a travesty, I know!) It was so funny to me that there would be a... restaurant in the sleepy Outer Sunset across from the 7-11 that needed valet parking. Finally going there for dinner for thefirst time, I understood why. The staff were so friendly, attentive, and QUICK. The food was delicious. We ordered the crabpuffs, eggplant, two orders of garlic noodles (there was only two of us), and the fried banana for dessert. I know, I know. Wedidn't order the crab?! We were too lazy, but it was definitely the most popular dish in the restaurant. EVERYONE else orderedthe crab, and the waiter had to ask us three times if we were sure we didn't want it. Yes, we'll be back for the crab. Andstreet parking is tough (hence the valet). Read more
This was a real treat... is relatively far from SoMa/downtown (located in Outer Sunset District) but well worth the trip!! UBER... cam be pricey but you will avoid traffic and parking, if not a local!! I discovered that it's close to the deYoung/CA Academy ofSciences and GG park, so this will be my "Go To" for Crab when in the area! Great food, service and staff was great! Read more