Thanh Long Restaurant

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"The whole roast crab from Thanh Long is Beyoncé-half-time-show-level iconic. Decades after the Sunset institution opened, the crabs covered in secret spices continue to draw crowds from all over. Matching their buttery crab meat is the equally fantastic garlic noodles, which are springy and packed with what we assume is an entire head of garlic. The dining room at this Vietnamese seafood spot is always filled with people in plastic bibs licking butter off their fingers, waving leg crackers in the air like celebratory sparklers, and devouring broiled shrimp toast, colossal tiger prawns, and other things from the sea." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong