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Crustacean

$$-$$$$, Vietnamese, Beverly Hills

User Rating: **** 3.6

Fodor's Review:

This head-turning venue of San Francisco's An family is an otherworldly reproduction of colonial Vietnam. Exotic fish swim in a floor-to-ceiling aquarium and through a glass-topped "river," sunk into the marble floor, which meanders toward the bar. The French-influenced Southeast Asian menu might include lemongrass-scented bouillabaisse or salmon in a ginger emulsion. From the "secret kitchen" (a kitchen-within-a-kitchen to which access is strictly limited to An family members, thereby protecting treasured recipes) comes colossal tiger prawns and whole Dungeness crab simmered in sake, chardonnay, and cognac.

Member Reviews & Ratings:

the fish river is worth it

Posted by m from london,uk on 1/10/06

Overall good experience, the decor is very interesting - you walk right over the fish in the river. The food was generally very good, the colossal prawns were excellent, the signature noodles are very buttery- too much, you need to order some veg as well. the seafood dumplings are good for appetisers, but dungeness crab puffs were a bit oily. Very disorganised at front of the house.

FOOD: 4.0

ATMOSPHERE: 4.0

SERVICE: 3.0

VALUE: 3.0

RATING: 3.6