Nguyen's Kitchen — Restaurant in Carson

Visited this new spot with my mom. The ambience is clean and bright. They did just open, so you might find things misplaced and AC not working well.

Regardless, the spot is only a 3 for me. My mom got garlic noodles with jumbo tiger prawns and thai tea. It was their most popular and the cashier's fave. The 5 pc shrimp is extra 8 bucks. The noodles themselves is the same amt. The prawns were cooked perfectly and seasoned well. I enjoyed it but the garlic noodles did have a great flavor but it was aggressively seasoned.

Thai tea is creamy and good. Hard to mess this one up.

I got the crawfish pasta. The abundance of crawfish and sausage was great. Its creamy and a bit spicy, which i liked. It is also aggressively seasoned but the creaminess did cut through it a bit.

I wish both dishes were a bit more balanced. It was savory and salty, so it needed some acid to balance it out.

Peach Lychee Tea tasted like its green tea based and it was a bit bitter. Idk how they brewed it but this happens when you burn the tea. Maybe it was also premade. Was not a fan.

Other than that, would give this place another try especially when PUR bowls open up. Would not try the foods we...

I had been eyeing this sport for a while. I was always attracted to their neon sign signifying they were "open crazy late" I always found that clever. I went yesterday, and it was my first time there. I ordered the garlic noodles with tiger shrimp and the popcorn chicken (spicy). The garlic noodle dish can either be a hit or a miss. This one for me was a miss, but I don't think it was for lack of care, more my preference on preparation. The popcorn chicken was tender on the inside and crispy to bite, but there was a lack of flavor. There wasn't really anything that made me jump out of my skin. My major knock on the spot was service. It's challenging when you go to a new place and there is no care into your personal experience. It would have been great to be asked if it was my first time in the restaurant or if I needed any recommendations or had any questions. I think this current culture is only concerned with clocking in, clocking out and getting their check. Nothing more. It's sad. I will go back to try something different. I think they just need more time to get used to being a new store...

Ordered the Bulgogi Steak rice bowl and the Garlic Noodles with pork. The first thing I noticed was that the meat to rice/noodle ratio was low. Got a whole lot of rice and noodles... not so much on the meat department. The Bulgogi Steak didn't have a lot of sauce so the rice wasn't permeated with it. I'm new to this type of dish so I don't know if it's normal. I'm used to Korean BBQ places where you cook your own meat. Also, the noodles didn't have a lot of liquid either. They were good, but clumped up together. Not like a free flowing noodle from a ramen. The pork in the garlic noodles was skimpy as well. It was take-out, but I was home in less than 10 minutes and the food was in aluminum plates with plastic lids... so I don't think it got cold. I expected more meat at $32 for 2 plates. It was a bit pricey for what you get. More meat would make the dishes worth it. Not sure if I'd go back...