“When the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time – literally – substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. And society is totally unprepared for it.” –Peter F. Drucker
When we walked in the front door, I immediately noticed a lot of diners are “our peeps” (i.e. Asians). That is typically a good sign as most Asian cultures are “food cultures” and as a result they know where to go for good eating.
The interior of this Vietnamese restaurant appears to be designed as a faux Vietnam. We’ve heard good things about this place from a friend with “Foo-dar”. We order the following items: a small oven baked catfish, steamed fish spring rolls, pork wonton soup, seafood chow fun noodle, salt & pepper fried squid, chilled homemade Vietnamese custard flan and Thai iced tea.
Suzumaru is our favorite Japanese restaurant in Orange County – Period. We order the following: sautéed spinach in garlic, a tonkatsu (pork cutlet) dinner, scallop sushi, grilled mackerel and a nabeyaki udon pot, coffee jello and Japanese pudding.
The feeling inside is that of a Taiwanese summer – hot and greasy. Oddly it is an overcast day and cool outside with a nice breeze. Adding to this oddity is that their front doors are WIDE open. I can only assume that a serious amount of heat generates from their kitchen. In hindsight, I’ve experienced similar situations at establishments. The staff at a salon in my neighborhood leaves the front door open on 95 degree days and flips on a $10.00 floor fan. Just another relaxing day at the foot spa – phew! Needless to say, I avoid the summer months there now. But worry not, it turns out to be well worth the in-climate weather.
David J. Evangelisti, II 