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Quick Eats – Little Sister

Restaurant: Little Sister

Location: 523 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017. (213) 628-3146

Date: October 27, 2016

Cuisine: Modern Vietnamese

Rating: Tasty

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As I mentioned in my review of Simbal LA seems to be developing a strong Vietnamese “trend.”
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Little Sister is a fairly casual downtown Vietnamese “pub.”
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grilled prawns, cabbage mix, mango, cucumber, onion, cashews, lemongrass-cilantro dressing. One of those “typical” Vietnamese salads with the shredded vegetables and the bright sweet sauce.
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goi cuon ‘fresh spring roll’ with shrimp & pork, dipping sauce. Also a very typical Vietnamese dish. Not usually my favorite here in the states, although in Vietnam itself they had a more intense flavor. These were pretty good. They did have an interesting crunchy bit in there.
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‘ga xao xa ot’ spicy lemongrass chicken, fried garlic & dried chilies. Very fried but the sauce, although super salty, was to die for. Really nice tangy/sweet/salty sauce.
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shaky shaky beef, watercress, baby tomatoes, burnt butter soy with tomato garlic fried rice. The Little Sister version of the classic “shaken” or “French” beef. Not bad. Meat was a little chewier than I might have liked.
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saigon lemongrass beef, vermicelli noodle, herbs, cucumbers, chili-lime dressing. Also another great dish. The beef had a lot of flavor.

Overall, Little Sister had good strong flavors and was quite tasty. I liked the pubby atmosphere too. Basically classic Vietnamese food with prettier plating and better menu descriptions. I didn’t really see anything “reinvented” substantially. Kitchen execution was fine, but not superlative. I mean, it’s Vietnamese flavors, so that gets you pretty far, but things weren’t perfectly on point. And really really salty. Still, I’d definitely go back because I love a flavor punch.

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