re: Tasty Casian

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You are from NOLA right? You need to give them a try. Go to the one in Metairie not Gretna.

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Lived there for like 4 years but I was young then.. When I moved back to the area I was in Slidell not in the city. So most of the places I went to were on the NO side not the Jeff Parish side.

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Lisa Tramonte is the funniest/sad one of the bunch.

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of Tramonte's on Old Jefferson?

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anybody tried it?

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I have been about 6 times. Very straight forward, simple and good.

They have traditional Vietnamese as well as red beans, fried rice, etc. They have chicken strips, shrimp and fried fish with steak fries so the kids are happy, and I don't have to drive the other side of town in rush hour to eat Vietnamese. You with kids know how that magic hour is when kids need to be fed, if you don't hit it right you pay!

The owner will go out of his way to please, just ask if you need something. Ask if Momma's in the kitchen cooking. They have another business so sometimes she is not there, and I think it is best when she is.

Every time I have been it has had a majority Asian crowd in and out, which I always consider a good sign. Pho, vermicelli bowls, spring rolls, fried "egg" rolls as well as pork on a stick. I haven't tried a poboy but then again I wouldn't order a steak in a seafood restaurant.

They cater, and I looked at the menu. For example you can get spring rolls for right around $1 each which I consider a good deal if you have ever rolled your own.

I always rate food/restaurants on a 1) bad 2) average 3) good 4) very good and 5) special scale. I would say this is good to very good, and a major plus consistent. I don’t consider it expensive, but that is all relative.

I lived at Saigon’s near campus from the day she opened to the day she closed. TC doesn’t have as extensive of a menu as Saigon’s had, but we like it. Hope this helps.