Family Dinner at Thanh Long in San Francisco, California

Since last year, Mom Violy and Carmina had been wanting to try the much-talked-about Bebang's Halo-Halo , but even when we passed by, the timing was never right. Mom Violy kept saying she’d wait until a branch opened closer to us. Then Becky told Carmina there was one along her commute route to work. The best part was that the Tomas Morato branch in Quezon City had just opened. When we arrived at CTTM Square , we found plenty of restaurants on the second floor. While checking the menu, we let the customers behind us order first. Mom Violy asked them for recommendations, and they suggested the Presidential for first timers. Unlike other places, Bebang’s Halo-Halo doesn’t have size options—everything comes in a standard size, making ordering easier. Seniors and PWDs get a discount per order, and you’re given something that lights up when your halo-halo is ready for pickup. Service was quick, so the wait wasn’t long at all. Each order comes in its own green plastic bag with a table...

Family Dinner at Thanh Long in San Francisco, California

Every time we would travel and visit our family, we would take us to eat at their favorite Dungeness crab cooked Vietnamese style.

From the drive from Bay Area is one hour depending on the traffic by car is something you need to consider a cold climate is to bring a thick coat and wear something warm.

Entering the Thang Long they request you to wear a face mask and can be removed after you've started your meal and put it on when leaving the restaurant. The servers are also wearing face mask when they approach your table to get what you would like to eat.