Looking for a mouthwatering Southeast Asian meal near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable restaurants serving such fare around Santa Ana, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.
1. Spicy Noodle House
Topping the list is Spicy Noodle House. Located at 3314 S. Bristol St., the Thai and Chinese spot, which offers noodles and more, is the highest-rated budget-friendly Southeast Asian restaurant in Santa Ana, boasting 4.5 stars out of 849 reviews on Yelp.
In terms of signature items, the restaurant offers "traditional Chinese food, dumplings and noodle dishes," it states on Yelp in the section highlighting specialties.
Its most popular dishes include appetizers like salt and pepper chicken wings and vegetable egg rolls, as well as such entrees as orange peel chicken and spicy chili noodles.
2. Trieu Chau Restaurant
Next up is Riverview West's Trieu Chau Restaurant, at 4401 W. First St. With four stars out of 953 reviews on Yelp, the Chinese and Cambodian spot has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for an inexpensive option.
Yelper Taylor B., who recently reviewed Trieu Chau Restaurant, wrote, "Always good value and delicious. Ordered the special, which has all the meats, including shrimp and duck. Would recommend. Also, get the Chinese doughnut/fritters."
3. Cay Dua Restaurant
Cay Dua Restaurant, at 3522 W. First St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the low-priced Vietnamese spot four stars out of 217 reviews.
We looked there for more about the eatery: "We are a family business known for our Vietnamese pancake/crepe (bánh xèo) and unique anchovy hot pot."
There's also bánh khọt (mini pancakes), oc len xào dừa (snails in coconut sauce), chả giò (seafood egg rolls), chả cá thăng long (grilled fish filet) and tuỷ bò nướng (grilled bone marrow) on the menu.
4. Hai Ky Mi Gia
Last but not least is Hai Ky Mi Gia, a Vietnamese spot in Riverview West. It's another low-priced go-to, with four stars out of 77 Yelp reviews.
Hai Ky Mi Gia specializes in noodle dishes, stemming from the owner's generational love of the food. Its signature items include pho, vermicelli, bún and hu tieu trieu chau bowls. Head over to 4504 W. First St. to see for yourself.
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