Á Đông Restaurant — Restaurant in Loma Linda

This place is literally the definition of "meh." The food is nothing special, the service is spotty, and you might find a hair in your food like I did. I really can't recommend this place for anyone and it's at the bottom of even my last-resort options. That said, let's get to it.

Food: I came in for lunch the other day and was surprised to see how fairly priced their lunch specials were ($7-8). They come with soup and salad but no drink. I got the black pepper chicken lunch special plus an appetizer of chicken egg rolls and a Thai iced tea. The egg rolls were okay--crispy, warm, and the accompanying vinegar sauce is good. Unfortunately, it's something you can easily pick up at the grocery store and they're on the small side. As for the Thai iced tea, it was pretty disappointing as well. It's ~$3.50 for a small glass. It was one of the blandest Thai iced teas I've ever (usually they're too sweet at most places too...) and is seriously not worth the money. Lastly, for my entrée was okay tasting. I couldn't really taste the black pepper as the name would suggest and I was pretty upset to find a hair in the chicken--ending my meal and appetite.

Service: The service was okay to pretty good for most of the meal. When I told the server about the hair and showed it to her, she kindly took the plate back to the kitchen. When she returned, she said they apologize but "they didn't think it was a hair." Are you kidding me? There's nothing else it could be. I even searched the rest of the food to see if there was anything else like it. Nada. The hilarious thing was that even the server said "but I think it is." LOL. I rest my case. Overall, the server is great, but ownership/kitchen should get it together.

Vibes: Nothing special.

Overall, I don't see myself returning and I can only anticipate the cringe when someone suggests coming here. I hope management straightens up because I do think they have the potential...

Entering this place for the first time my expectations were not high. I would have preferred to go to a Chinese buffet or in-n-out, but it was a friend’s birthday and thus I was forced to go to some random foreign restaurant when there is a perfectly good Subway next door. That's what i get for being friends with a bunch of koreans i guess... Anyways, I ordered a tasty sounding chicken plate lunch special. Moments later Bianca brought me a bowl of the soup of the day. Some vegetable concoction they called lentil soup. Once the steam settled I tried a spoonful... my taste buds have never tasted such culinary mastery! It was like my mouth became a portal to another dimension, my taste buds met with a council of omniscient beings, and after learning the mysteries of the universe were transported back to my mouth. Such flavor, such smells, words cannot describe. A few minutes later my meal arrived. If the mere soup-of-the-day was so astounding, so breath-taking, just try to comprehend what the main course entailed. The only way i can rationalize it is by assuming these chickens were raise on the top of a mountain by a 10,000 year old sacred order of monks. And fed only the perfect blend of spices while given daily massages. Such flavors, such textures my mind can hardly comprehend. It brings me to tears. The memory seems almost as a dream, like it was too good to be true. I was in a daze, questioning reality, questioning everything I thought I knew about the very fabric of this world. My mind was opened, I have received enlightenment. Since that day I have become somewhat of a regular. As a struggling Grad student Adong has become my sanctuary. Upon entering there is no school, there are no problems. For that short period of time I am in perfect bliss, every time surprised by grandeur of plate presented before me.

Great prices, variety, fast service, the best food...

I've always wanted to take a photo of this restaurant's sign and today I finally did. Since it was lunch time, I decided, why not head in and try out the food. I wasn't disappointed! As you enter your immediately immersed in Vietnamese culture from the beautiful woodwork and automatic spices that filled the air. It is #handicapaccesable and despite it's small interior, there's plenty of seating with appropriate distancing between tables. It was very clean and the first place I've gone to eat that has hand sanitizer Everywhere for customers to use. #Covidsafe Our food came out dish by dish, shortly after ordering. The food was very hot (temperate wise not spicy hot) and the portions very sharable which made lunch double the fun! We ordered pork fried rice crispy wonton and crispy springroll all delicious all exceptional. The staff was friendly and I believe Á Dông is a family owned/operated business which lends to the warm and inviting atmosphere. So my desire to capture a sign that has always made me giggle, has instead captured my attention and my taste buds. So I give Á Dông a 7 out of 10 for 'Best Restaurants in the...