I grew up a few blocks down from Thanh Long and had never been (a travesty, I know!) It was so funny to me that there would be a restaurant in the sleepy Outer Sunset across from the 7-11 that needed valet parking. Finally going there for dinner for the first time, I understood why. The staff were so friendly, attentive, and QUICK. The food was delicious. We ordered the crab puffs, eggplant, two orders of garlic noodles (there was only two of us), and the fried banana for dessert. I know, I know. We didn't order the crab?! We were too lazy, but it was definitely the most popular dish in the restaurant. EVERYONE else ordered the crab, and the waiter had to ask us three times if we were sure we didn't want it. Yes, we'll be back for the crab. And street parking is tough (hence the valet).

We passed by on Christmas night and saw it was packed so we checked it out. There were some newspaper article about their crabs so we yelped the spot. They are known for their mouthwatering and signature dishes involved mostly fresh seafood from the San Francisco Bay. 5/5 Roasted crab ($78) : The Dungeness crab was drenched in some butter garlic and black pepper sauce. It was very scrumptious and a must try! Crab meat was sweet and the shell was easy to pry apart without a crab cracker. 4/5 Garlic noodles ($13.50) : The noodles had a less garlicky than what it smelled like. We were expecting a strong garlic flavor. It was not bad after we drenched the noodles into the sauce that remained from the roasted crab. They charged an additional 10% charge for takeout. The total was a couple cents off $115. I would recommend to splurge at this spot and get the crab.

The restaurant is located in the outer sunset. The food was good and service was on point. We had reservations and we had the garlic crab and garlic noodles. To start we had chicken satay. The crab was delicious and we both had our own to eat. It’s a bit pricey for crab but be prepared to treat yourself to a good meal. I gave it 4 stars as I felt it was missing something and I think I wanted more.

Great food but too expensive, especially one roast crab for $80. I expect “Market Price” items to be expensive but not nearly that much. Service was great. The Garlic noodle was our favorite, seafood fried rice needs a bit more flavor.

OMG so delicious! Fresh crab, very good seasoning. This is my 3rd time coming here. Every time I go to san fransisco I always take the time to come here. I ordered 2 Roast crab for 2ppl (HAHAHA its crazy one crab for one person cause its so nyumm) and garlic noodles. Crab and garlic noodle such a perfect combination! When I came, I sat outside because there was no prior reservation and the queue was long if sitting inside. It turns out that sitting outside is very comfortable, there is a heater too. The service was very good, the employee came to us asking if there was anything else he could help with, very helpful. But there is only one male restroom, and my boyfriend said the queue for the toilet was quite long.

BEST crab in California! Even the sister restaurants don't compete- Thanh Long's is the best. This is not just a hype. You NEED to come here if you love crab. We are regulars (10+ years) so we are here often and recommend you must have/try: Roast Crab (everyone needs to have it once in their life) drunken crab (Boo likes this one) Garlic noodles Calamari Lava cake (my new favorite and I don't normally like lava cake) Creme brulee It's kinda expensive but worth every penny! If you have to share an order just order the roast crab and garlic noodles and you will have endless satisfaction.

It was worth the wait and the hype. I took my SIL's advice and ordered my own garlic noodles. She's right, they're so addicting. It was quite a bit for me, but it was worth every bite. We ordered garlic noodles and the roasted crab, shrimp toast, calamari, and mango salad. The mango salad was an interesting mix of different flavors. Not sure if I would order it again. But the shrimp toast and calamari were very tasty. The garlic noodles were seriously delicious. I do, however, wish the noodles were a little more Al dente. It doesn't feel like there's a lot of garlic in there just by looking at them, but when you eat them -- they're there. The roast crab was incredible! There's so much flavor, even in the crab, and there's so much butter, garlic, and pepper on the plate for you to dip it in should you want to add more flavor. They say you should get your own crab, but it really depends on your appetite. I had to share, so I'm glad we just got one. There's only street parking, and not really a lot of it. We parked 3 long blocks away, but it was worth every step. Just and FYI... There is an 18% service fee added to your check at the end of the night and the suggest gratuity is calculated with the service fee.

All the hype for nothing. The roasted crab and garlic noodles are so oily we felt like eating a bowl of butter with crab flavor. This is a marketing scam. We are ashamed of dining here.

This was recommended by a good friend and it did not disappoint. The roasted crab and garlic noodles with prawns were amazing. Paid USD300 for this meal for 3 people. Sulit!

Ooof. Overrated and overpriced. Thanh Long feels like a restaurant that is aware of its local popularity and sets prices knowing that. It's certainly not for innovative food. While the food is not horrible, it's not great either. In that it's not worth the premium prices they charge. For example, $80 for their famous crab dish and it's too salty and greasy and wasn't as fresh as you would expect (at least our experience). This dish is living off the popularity from decades ago. Their famous garlic noodles are overrated. For $15, I expected a larger portion esp considering 1) you're overcharging for everything else 2) it's literally noodles and garlic. Perilla has better garlic noodles, larger portions, and it's not nearly as oily. Some of the lemongrass chicken was overcooked (tough and dry on exterior) and the pieces were ridiculously oversized for some reason. Again, Perilla has a better version (btw I don't love Perilla either but it's 🍎 to 🍎 here). All in all, we paid $260 for four dishes and garlic noodles, taxes and tip (which was automatically included). Not often do I regret going to a restaurant, but this is one of those times. And it wasn't just me, 4/5 of our group felt the same about the food. Really poor value and outside of the eggplant dish and service, everything else was a complete miss.

Quite possibly the best crab I’ve ever had! I came here last weekend as a group and we all ordered various dishes. The most amazing one I had was the Toast crab. If you order the garlic noodles be sure to flip the crab shell upside down and store it in the head to soak up all the crab flavor. I’ve been wanting to come here for years and now I face a great excuse to return in the near future. Things to note: •Get a reservation a week or more in advance. •Large Groups sit upstairs •two bathrooms downstairs. One upstairs. •Valet Parking (yes you )

Great food and service. We’re running late but staffs are very caring and helpful. Menu is quite expensive.

This was a real treat... is relatively far from SoMa/downtown (located in Outer Sunset District) but well worth the trip!! UBER cam be pricey but you will avoid traffic and parking, if not a local!! I discovered that it's close to the deYoung/CA Academy of Sciences and GG park, so this will be my "Go To" for Crab when in the area! Great food, service and staff was great!

They make my favorite crab of all time! The roasted garlic crab. There is no other place on the planet that makes it like this. Well, except for Crustacean, but they’re the same owner. And the garlic noodles are incredible. The market price for the crab is quite expensive. $80 as of this writing but I think it’s worth it.

As a Frisco native I've been a customer for over 20 years and the service, and quality of food are wonderful and consistent. The only thing that has changed are the portions of crab and noodles seem to be less than 2-3 years ago. I'm in town visiting this week, and will definitely be stopping by for the roast crab and noodles before I leave! I wish there was a Thang Long or Crustaceans in every major city 🤤😁

Calamari and skewers were good. Garlic noodles are average! Bit expensive but okay!