TRAN AN
Vietnamese restaurant · Little River ·
Vietnamese comfort food, organic/vegan options, happy hour
Vietnamese comfort food, organic/vegan options, happy hour
"Tran An is a small Vietnamese restaurant where you can get pho, rice and noodle bowls, and small plates like shrimp chips and spring rolls. But our favorite thing to get here is a banh mi—specifically Tran An's OG Classic. It comes stuffed with a house Vietnamese pork roll, head cheese, and a generous smear of country pâté. The restaurant may be small, but it’s far from simple inside. There are mounted golden animal heads on the walls and a bathroom that feels like a tiny nightclub. Still, it's a good place for a casual weeknight dinner or a solo meal because they have a few tables meant for one person. " - ryan pfeffer
"Little River’s Tran An has a few bánh mì options (including a vegan one with char siu jackfruit), but our favorite is the OG classic. It comes with two generous, rectangular slabs of pâté and a housemade pork roll. They go a little light on the vegetables and herbs for our liking, but the impressively thick meat situation makes up for it. The baguette is nice and crusty too, so prepare for a lap full of crumbs if you plan on eating this in your car." - Virginia Otazo, Ryan Pfeffer
"Tran An is a small Vietnamese restaurant in Little River and it’s got an interior that we’re going to call, “infrared disco hunting lodge.” It looks like a restaurant inside an upscale spaceship, has severed golden animal heads jutting from the walls, and a bathroom that feels like a tiny nightclub. It’s not all looks here, luckily. The food is good - especially the pho. Other things you might want to eat include banh mi, green papaya salad, and crispy pork and shrimp imperial rolls. photo credit: Ruben Cabrera" - Ryan Pfeffer
"Opened as the restaurant’s first standalone outpost in Little River and named after Nguyen’s grandfather, the compact 20-seat spot draws inspiration from the family’s hometown in Hanoi and offers several variations of traditional bánh mì sandwiches, pho soups, broken rice and vermicelli noodle bowls, plus salads with protein options like Vietnamese grilled marinated pork, lemongrass sausage, and lemongrass braised beef stew. Shareable plates include shrimp spring rolls, pork and shrimp imperial rolls, and pork and shrimp Saigon crepes, while drinks lean into nostalgia — their take on traditional Vietnamese iced coffee is an ode to Nguyen’s childhood memories of drinking Nesquik strawberry milk. The 750-square-foot space, designed by Nguyen with interior designer Mark Alan Diaz and inspired by the “soul of an immigrant family’s home,” features red and yellow circular design elements, small seating areas, and a noodle bar with counter seating that looks into the open kitchen. The restaurant offers limited indoor and outdoor dining, takeout, and delivery, with the full menu available for contactless pick-up through a window counter, and is open Monday–Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m." - Olee Fowler
"One of the vendors, Tran An, is presented as a Vietnamese eatery." - Eater Staff
