The premises offer a spectacular and evocative setting for a personalized style of Vietnamese food that Los Angelenos have not previously encountered in the dozens of little storefront eateries around the city.In fact Crustacean is a kind of theatrical theme restaurant-a genre Hollywood has adored since the days of the Brown Derby, only here the theme is a reverie of Indochina of the 1930s that the Ans carried with them to America. As soon as you walk through the door you are drawn into another world. there is a 80 foot-long 3 foot deep river at your feet, filled with rare Koi. It meanders through the lounge and into the dining room. Even though it is topped with glass, the river gives pause to everyone who walks over it, past the waterfall and ancillary aquariums, past the curved bar with its copper counter and impressive teakwood wine rack. Then enter the airy two-story dining room with its 45 foot ceiling, skylight, bamboo garden, travertine- marble floor set with Vietnamese coin

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