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Southern California’s best seafood dish, the world-famous Newport Style Gigantic Lobster, is just ten miles from the Pacific Ocean in the heart of Sana Ana, California. Tan Cang Newport Seafood is the one and only restaurant where you can find this delicious, original dish cooked with the well-guarded secret recipe. Since opening in 1988, we have delighted Orange County regulars, as well as foodies from around the world, with the best seafood on California’s sunny coast. We offer a wide selection of seafood, meat, and vegetarian dishes made with traditional Chinese and Vietnamese recipes. Tan Cang Newport Seafood offers the one and only original recipe of our Newport Style Gigantic Lobster.
Basic spot for Vietnamese & Chinese standards draws a crowd with the specialty house lobster.
Hours
| Friday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4411 W 1st St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone: (714) 531-5146
Website: http://tancangnewportseafood.com/
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Reviews
Robert Nguyen
This is the original and still the best go-to place for lobster! You can’t go wrong. The lobster is market price so you’ll pay a high price but it’s worth it. The place is always packed whenever I go–no matter the day, no matter the time.
… moreVanessa Calderon
Tried the lobster udon noodles and the frog legs. Originally I gave this place a try because my friend said they were better than Capital Seafood, but I think I have to disagree. I’m not sure what it was, but the don’t noodles had an unpleasant taste for me. Almost as if they were precooked, sitting for a while and starting to go bad? The lobster was good, but could’ve been more crunchy and the udon noodles that came in the dish were way too long! About double the size they normally are. 100% prefer Capital Seafood for the lobster noodles & also price because I order the same lobster noodles + a different dish & paid around $30 less if I remember correctly, and I had a bigger lobster there too… However, the frog legs here did not disappoint! They were SO flavorful, didn’t taste as fishy as other frog legs I’ve had. I liked the crunch on the legs, but some legs did have a bit too much breading, wasn’t that big a deal, though. I did have a Thai Tea and it was a solid Thai Tea, but a might more on the sugary side and filled with a lot of ice!
… moreNerissa
One of the best Viet Seafood Spots in Orange County! My favorite dish from this restaurant is their lobster noodle stir fry. I highly recommend this place!
… moreMary Nguyen
Best lobster I have ever ate! The mussels were good too. If you are close to Santa Ana this is a highly recommended restaurant. You shouldn’t miss it. There are so many Vietnamese dishes to choose from. Don’t miss out on the lobster! It tastes so amazing!
… moreSushimaster
Very good seafood.
Battered is light and oil is new, doesnt feel heavy when eating fried food.
Very good service.
… moreBattered is light and oil is new, doesnt feel heavy when eating fried food.
Very good service.
Nare Lonh
The food was decent overall—flavors were enjoyable, but nothing particularly stood out as exceptional. It’s a good spot for a casual meal, especially if you’re in the mood for seafood. The dishes were presented nicely, and there were a variety of options to choose from.
The service could use a little improvement. While the wait staff were efficient, they came across as a bit on the rough side. A warmer and more attentive approach would definitely enhance the overall dining experience.
All in all, it’s a fine choice for a simple meal if you’re not expecting anything over the top.
… moreThe service could use a little improvement. While the wait staff were efficient, they came across as a bit on the rough side. A warmer and more attentive approach would definitely enhance the overall dining experience.
All in all, it’s a fine choice for a simple meal if you’re not expecting anything over the top.
Katlynn Cha
We come here every time we visit Cali for their HUGE lobster dish. The smallest lobster they had for our family of 6 was 5 lbs and we had some leftovers still. The bathrooms & structure could use updating and they were short staffed that day that our table had difficulties getting drinks (mid way into the meal and still no drinks) and refills for water (had to walk all the way to the front to find staff). The manager, a woman, was very apologetic and kind, apologizing for the service.
… moreBob Tran
4 of us order a 4.5-5 lbs lobster, clams with basil, crab asparagus soup.
The crab asparagus soup is no good , there are no eggs in it, and it is very watery. The clams with basil also no good, some part is hot other part is cold made me think they cook the clams already and tossed in the wok for a quick warm up.
The lobster with noodles . They told me the lobster weighed 5.5 lbs. Who knows how much it weighs? There is
no verification for this.
Overall, the bill came out $295, not including tips yet. I don’t think we will come back here again. It’s not worth all the hype.
… moreThe crab asparagus soup is no good , there are no eggs in it, and it is very watery. The clams with basil also no good, some part is hot other part is cold made me think they cook the clams already and tossed in the wok for a quick warm up.
The lobster with noodles . They told me the lobster weighed 5.5 lbs. Who knows how much it weighs? There is
no verification for this.
Overall, the bill came out $295, not including tips yet. I don’t think we will come back here again. It’s not worth all the hype.
3dogs1monkey
Last weekend we went down to OC for Tet festival and we got to visit this favorite Chinese Seafood Restaurant, specialize in everything LOL. I haven’t been here for almost 20 years. Didn’t know it’s still alive and well. I believe it’s the same owner, now must be in the 70s. It’s at the same location off the little Saigon strip Asian Garden Mall (Phuoc Loc Tho).
The parking is not very big with another famous noodle house and other businesses so it’s a little hard to find a parking space in the day time, but we came on Sunday’s evening, it’s not so bad and we found our spot.
The servers here are extremely pleasant, attentive and humorous, we had fun chatting with them. He knows how to take group pictures too. Great photographer.
My favorite dish is elephant clam steam and deep fried. The body is steamed and the head is deep fried, so crispy and tasty with both body and head. Everyone loved it.
The deep fried tofu here is second to none. I tried to cook this at home but never succeed and couldn’t find any place in the Bay Area to match. The hardest part is using silken tofu (extremely soft) and fried to crispy outside, soft inside without being broken.
The Lobsters are to die for, we ordered 2 small ones (they’re huge), one with special sauce and one with Ginger and scallions. Both are excellent but everyone preferred the Ginger over the special, because the special sauce is a little sweeter than Ginger.
Octopus sautee is delicious in it’s own way with the vegetable dish is so good that my wife loves so much.
Mongolian Beef is cooked with perfection, just right amount of tasty sauce.
My wife kept asking me why not to take her here more often. The answer is with 2 people, we can’t share all the good dishes as with many people. She insists that we eat here again next time we come down to OC because there are so many dishes she haven’t tried.
… moreThe parking is not very big with another famous noodle house and other businesses so it’s a little hard to find a parking space in the day time, but we came on Sunday’s evening, it’s not so bad and we found our spot.
The servers here are extremely pleasant, attentive and humorous, we had fun chatting with them. He knows how to take group pictures too. Great photographer.
My favorite dish is elephant clam steam and deep fried. The body is steamed and the head is deep fried, so crispy and tasty with both body and head. Everyone loved it.
The deep fried tofu here is second to none. I tried to cook this at home but never succeed and couldn’t find any place in the Bay Area to match. The hardest part is using silken tofu (extremely soft) and fried to crispy outside, soft inside without being broken.
The Lobsters are to die for, we ordered 2 small ones (they’re huge), one with special sauce and one with Ginger and scallions. Both are excellent but everyone preferred the Ginger over the special, because the special sauce is a little sweeter than Ginger.
Octopus sautee is delicious in it’s own way with the vegetable dish is so good that my wife loves so much.
Mongolian Beef is cooked with perfection, just right amount of tasty sauce.
My wife kept asking me why not to take her here more often. The answer is with 2 people, we can’t share all the good dishes as with many people. She insists that we eat here again next time we come down to OC because there are so many dishes she haven’t tried.
Alan Wong
Ordered their crab, pork chop & calamari. They were all good. Recommended.
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