"Thanh Long is one of the only restaurants we know of that guards its recipes with the same level of secrecy reserved for the CIA. The garlic noodles and roast crab at the Vietnamese seafood spot in the Sunset are still made in a separate area enclosed within the main kitchen—and the commitment to confidentiality pays off. The noodles are butter-drenched, the whole crabs are peppery (and also doused in butter), and both still draw crowds from all over the Bay for first or 75th birthdays, graduation parties, and work promotions with multiple rounds of lychee martinis." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, lani conway
