Newport Tan Cang Seafood

category: restaurants
by Yun,

I do love seafood, especially when it comes to crabs, lobsters, clams, mussels, and shrimps. I have to admit that they are all high in cholesterol, but… too bad, I barely can say no for fresh seafood. Hehehe…

With a strong recommendation from my cousin, I went to Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant (in San Gabriel, CA) two years ago for the first time. This restaurant receives very good reviews from Yelpers. Then I got the chance to revisit the restaurant during my trip to Los Angeles last December. Apparently, they just moved to a new place, which is cleaner, bigger and nicely decorated with modern Chinese ornaments. They also have a fancy waiting area with more capacities compared to the old place.

We arrived at the restaurant on Monday around 8.30 pm. The place was still completely packed with a lot of people, and we had to wait for more than thirty minutes. It was Monday! Amazing… It seems that the restaurant never runs slow. I’m wondering how the waiting time will be on weekend.

We were craving for fresh lobsters so much. We insisted to have a medium size of lobster (+/-6lbs per piece) regardless of our waiter saying that a small-sized lobster would be enough for three of us (with two additional dishes). Their house special lobster is truly a killer. It was definitely a better way to cook lobsters, compared to the American-style lemon butter lobsters. The lobster is fried in ginger, garlic, green onions, and with full of seasoning and spices that make it very appetizing.

Clams with basil leaves were very flavorful. The sauce was well-balanced, in a way that provided us with excellent taste and flavor. The combination of fresh clams, tangy sauce, and fresh basil leaves really gave the succulent taste and nice fragrant to the dish. After clams and lobster, we were served with a deep fried black sea-trout with house special sauce. I loved the crispiness of the fish, but I didn’t really like the sauce. The sauce tasted similar to any sweet and sour sauce, which unfortunately is my least favorite sauce. Don’t blame me if I would rather eat the fish itself without the sauce.

As mentioned above, I barely can say no for fresh seafood. Surely, I will be back to this restaurant for their delicious lobster and clams, when I have the chance to visit Los Angeles again.

Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant

518 W. Las Tunas Dr

San Gabriel, CA 91776

Comments

7 Comments so far

veny | 18 March 2009, 08:43
Yunnn , sayang g ga doyan seafood , kebalikan lo yah ? he222
tapi lobsternya menggiurkan juga tuh !
disana Rest seafood rame juga ya ? senen mlm aja musti tunggu 30 minutes ? ahhh ga ap2 deh ya buat seafoodlover kae lo ga mslh deh !
arman | 18 March 2009, 11:25
waaaa menariknyaaa….
mahal gak yun?
mau nyobain ahh… kapan2. hehe
Yun | 18 March 2009, 17:44

iya lobsternya enak banget deh… the best lobster pokoknya! rest ini ga cuman jual seafood kok, jual kaya chinese food juga, ada beef, pork, vegie dll…. dulu pernah cobain beef ama crabnya jg tp gue ga ada fotonya sayangnya…
Yun | 18 March 2009, 17:49

cobain deh man… enak deh kalo elo suka seafood, aplg lobsternya, mantap….
harganya…gue udah lupa, tp gue baca di yelp dibilang lobsternya sekitar $16/lbs
Rina | 19 March 2009, 23:21
Yun, yummy banget ya
tahu nggak Yun, di Jakarta, dan Solo, ada D’cost, seafood baru. Di solo ramai banget. Rasanya so so lah, tapi murah =)
Yun | 19 March 2009, 23:50

D’cost di solo pernah coba kok kemarin pas gue plg indo kebetulan lagi buka dan lagi promo setiap hari senin. Kalo pas promo si murah, tp untuk ukuran rasa……uhmm (, gue si ga bakalan balik kesono kalo ga pas promo murah hahaha.
Grace Rodriguez | 22 June 2010, 22:54
Seafoods are very rich in Iodine too.”‘.