Long Thanh Chinese and Vietnamese Food

I found Long Thanh on Unilocal and decided to give it a go. I’ve been trying to find a solid Chinese take-​out less than five minutes from my new house. This restaurant is hidden between a bar and the best BBQ in NE Indy. I’ve lived on the North side of Indy practically my whole life and actually never noticed the place. I suspect it has been there a long time based on the décor.
On to the food…
I ordered an absolute ton of food because the menu prices are so reasonable. Crab Rangoon (x2), Hot and Sour Soup (x2), General Tso’s and Phở all for around $ 20. The Phở was freaking awesome. This is definitely a Vietnamese restaurant that serves Chinese food. The General Tso’s was like no other I have ever had; the breading was similar to Japanese tempura. It was tasty but if you want traditional Chinese/​Americanized General Tso’s this is not the place. Overall about as good as you can get from strip mall Asian take-​out.

Incredible phở! I go there around once a week, and I really don’t even eat lunches! But this phở is such a treat I cannot resit it. Best phở I ever ate, thus far!

A great option if Ramen Ray lets you down as it did me. Right across the street. Maybe I will get to Ramen soon. Remember it closes between lunch and dinner.
I wish there was a service rating and food rating. Food was hot, good, cheap and tasty. Never got our glasses refilled and haven’t see our waitress/​hostess since we ordered.

The Phở Ga #20 is amazing! I stopped in because the reviews were real good for the phở broth. I was not disappointed! This is by far has been the best broth I’ve had and I’ve had phở from many many places. I highly recommend the chicken noodle soup from here. I’ve not tried anything else on the menu.
Downfall: the place lacks good ventilation. I walked in and it looked smokey inside. I left smelling strongly like Chinese food. I plan to get phở to go in the future.

I have not had anything off the Chinese menu but Vietnamese side is great.
Their phở is very good. It has a nice dark rich broth. I was really surprised by the sour beef soup. It was outstanding. The pork spring roll was really good too.
Service is the only downfall here. The lady just sits behind the counter and watches tv. If you want your drink refilled, you have to serve yourself. If she is one of the owners, she should take more pride in her restaurant.

Despite the mixed reviews on Unilocal and Google, I decided to try this place. I had the «Phở Special,» which was about $ 8 for a very large bowl of beef phở. There was not much beef, but that was actually preferable for me because I was after the broth and noodles. A plate heaped with cilantro, basil, sprouts, and lime was brought out with the phở. I’m not sure why other reviewers mentioned bad service: I thought the service was decent. The waitress (who I’m guessing is also the owner or likely somehow related to the owner) explained what the different sauces on the table were for, etc. One thing to note is that they do not bring a bill to the table; you’re supposed to go up to the register to pay. I actually liked that because we didn’t feel like we were being pushed out of the restaurant the second we finished eating, and it was much more efficient to just pay right there at the register than wait for the bill, wait for them to come get my credit card, wait for them to swipe it and bring it back, etc.

This is a really small, quiet establishment. I was about to have lunch at Steak N Shake when I remembered seeing a little hole-​in-​the-​wall place next door. So I went in and found a really good lunch menu for 4.50. Lots of choices, and they come with soup, fried rice, and an egg roll. I opted for curry beef, and it was only okay. The beef was kinda rubbery, but everything else was pretty good. I might come back for some phở.

My first experience with this restaurant involved calling and calling, hoping to order Phở to go. They never answered, and I later found they were closed during a weekday, normal business hours.
The next time, I came in with my husband, son and friend. The place was completely empty, so we found a seat next to a fish tank. It’s an aesthetically pleasing atmosphere to eat in, but when our waitress arrived at our table, it was clear that we inconvenienced her by coming in. She was very short with us, came to the table only to take our order and bring our food.
We had some confusion, as the waitress gave my friend an order of rice with her Cashew chicken, but never the rice we ordered for our son. We decided to just order more. But since the waitress never came back to check on us, my friend shared the rice with my son.
When the waitress finally reappeared, she brought us one check. I politely asked if we could split the check, and the lady rolled her eyes and gave an annoyed sounding moan. After this, we hurried to get out of there. It was clear that we were unwelcome, which is odd, considering this is a restaurant, and I imagine it’s original purpose was to serve people.

Solid Vietnamese palette of goodness. For me, a go to in this community

Maybe more like 3.5 stars. I’ve been a regular for probably over 10 years or more. It becomes a routine to walk in, seat yourself at your favorite table, and the waitress drops off the menus for you. Sometimes I even self-​serve by ordering at the counter and setting my own table.
It’s very dim inside unfortunately, not a lot of windows with natural light. Their exhaust system isn’t the best, so make sure you don’t wear your best dry clean clothes or take a shower before eating there. You’ll reek of food smell upon exiting. (Yes, I was self conscious at the grocery store afterwards emitting food fumes.) Nonetheless, the food here isn’t bad and quite consistent. I believe they specialize in Vietnamese food, so I’ve never ordered anything from the Chinese section.
Mr. Vu, owner and chef is very accommodating to your tastes, so if you feel like subbing chicken for beef in a dish, it can be done with no problem. We always order goi cuon (fried spring rolls) as an appetizer to share. They’re quite tasty dunked into the sweet fish sauce. I’ve had all their soup noodles on the menu and I think the chicken/​beef phở is the best. It comes with a plate of jalapenos, bean sprouts, cilantro, basil, and lime wedges. I’d also recommend the lemongrass chicken rice dish. My go-​to on a hot day is the rice noodle combination (bun thit nuong w/​cha gio). It’s like a cold noodle salad bowl with grilled beef (sometimes I get chicken) and fried spring rolls — a nice balance of protein/​veggies/​carbs in my opinion. It’s delicious when you dump the small bowl of sweet fish sauce and mix it all up. Yum!
If I ever need a cheap Vietnamese fix that’s close by, this would be the place.

Hmm. I don’t know how I feel about this restaurant.
Really small, had a lot of potential since I heard about it from a dear friend!
The Goi Cuon (spring rolls) were quite tasty – first spring rolls I’ve ever had with cilantro in it! So that was a nice surprise that I really liked!
The Phở Tai (Beef Noodle Soup) was pretty tasty, with a deep dark broth, but SO LITTLE meat! I had about 6 – 7 little shred of beef. Really disappointing in the meat amount, but liked the broth!
The service was really slow and I didn’t really know what was going on. But I wouldn’t mind visiting again and trying the other pots of Vietnamese dishes!

Our first visit to Long Thanh was when we were on a search for Vietnamese summer rolls. We went there for a taste trip. The café is casual and small but large enough to seat over 25 people. I would call the place «folksy» or «local» in its vibe which seems typical of most asian restaurants I have been to that we owner operator. They had two freshwater aquariums that looked more like home aquariums and a flat screen TV for entertainment. The first time we were in they were playing Chinese Music Videos. I liked that and thought it was a good idea to continue the consistency of the asian theme. Our second visit was for dinner I had a spicy beef dish with fried rice on the side. The food was mildly spicey which was fine by me, but had a fishy taste even though it was a beef dish. Maybe someone added fish sauce on purpose — or by accident. My fried rice was good, served in a separate bowl. My wife and kids had different dishes. All of us thought the food was ok, average. Not bad, but nothing that knocked our socks off. Long Thanh is 20 minutes from home so we probably wont go regularly since it failed to stand out from others that were closer to home

Unfortunately this restaurant has their hours posted wrong. They want to close at 9 PM not 10 PM. Frustrating when you really want Phở.
Can’t vouch for quality but other reviews like it. Stars deducted for wrong info.

Tucked in an older strip mall on the NE side this restaurant could be easily overlooked. Inside it’s dim with dark red paint and a mix of Asian and Christmas décor. It walks a fine line between sit down/​carryout. There isn’t any pictures of food. .just a large old menu board and some real menus. The food selection mixes between Viatnamese and Chinese. I think it’s better for Viatnamese then Chinese food. The best part is its prices. The prices are cheap and the serving size large… next trip I’m trying the Phở!

Darn, i hate to downgrade a favorite, but it just feels like they aren’t trying anymore. Cleanliness, food quality and service just aren’t what I expect.
Maybe they need to reopen in a new location and get a fresh re-​start.

Thank you, Unilocal!Having read the previous reviews, I had to find out for myself. Simply put, the food was second to none. (although I’m from the Philippines, I do look «asian enough» to be credible): -)

Okay, don’t judge this place on looks. If you do, you’ll be sorry you missed out. They’re a no fuss kind of restaurant and the food is absolutely delicious. I had the Phở and was very pleased. I was happy to see the portions weren’t out of control!

Realized I didn’t review them yet. Haven’t been for a while but used to get lunch here a lot. The lunch specials are good, affordable & their lunch hrs are over extended. The place is very low dough with little ambiance. The owners are really nice, but sometimes have a hard time understanding requests. They aren’t very busy most of the time, so I hope they make it!

OK… mid grade viet food
nice service

Excellent phở, possibly the best I’ve had in Indy. Highly recommended. The fried spring rolls are delicious as well. This might be my new favourite phở spot. They don’t have a few of my other favourites available, but that’s ok. Small place, not much in the way of atmosphere, but who cares, I’m here for the food.