The other house specialty, ca nuong da don, is a large whole catfish roasted until its skin is bronze and crackly. Diners can wrap chunks of it in cool lettuce to dab in mam nem sauce. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The owner’s son, Adam Pham, 20, presents the seven-course beef meal. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Customers enjoy dinner in January, 2010 at the Vietnamese restaurant in Rosemead. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
