James Wan

One of the few remaining banquet-style Cantonese restaurants in our beloved Chinatown is still holding well on its own. Smaller in stature behind some of the other bigger names and locations, Full House may have been in the shadows, but they have shined in fulfilling staples in Cantonese Cuisine. This is not a Dim Sum restaurant, but you will have dinner favorites with especially fresh seafood varieties. As they may struggled through recent years, there are hits and misses, but you will get a good Cantonese meal with decent service. Parking is street, and/or a couple of local pay lots. Evening hours don't seem to have too many issues in finding street parking within a short walk.

Convenient location near Los Feliz with a small parking lot and opened late.

For many many years, this humble establishment has been a Thai town adjacent and it really defines itself as such. A long-time, favorite even in the pre-pandemic era. Today's example doesn't consistently shine as brightly as before.

I honestly say both take-away and dine-in are a hit or miss depending on when your visit is. The quality and freshness of noodle dishes can be wonderful on the weekends, and on some days can be delivered as a mushy mess. Entrees can also be meagerly thin too in your takeaway orders, and yet very tasty. Spice levels are also very inconsistency when ordering making me weary to go between medium and extra spicy.

On a most recent visit, the Tom Yum was watered down and lacked any depth of flavor. I wouldn't be surprised if it was two days old and bottom of the pot.

The pricing and value have just been keeping my appetite elsewhere.