Little Sister Menu – Irvine, CA

Type : Vietnamese restaurant

Location : Irvine, CA

Based on 342 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

Little Sister 92618

Address:
896 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: (949) 800-8798

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

Menu

Lunch
Poached Chicken
mushroom & chive
$15.00
Crab
rock shrimp, salted cod & egg white
$18.00
Plain
white pepper, ginger & scallion
$12.00
Sesame Sourdough Baguette
pate & european butter, sea salt, sour tomato jam
$11.00
Pork, Shrimp, And Crab Dumplings
chives, peanuts, black vin
$18.00
Red Curry Spiced Pork Rinds
chili oil & scallions
$9.00
Butter-Basted Escargot Poppers
garlic & persillade sauce
$18.00
Sugarcane Lemongrass Pork Skewers
‘nem lui’, herbs & greens, house dressing
$18.00
Salmon Crudo
coconut lime chili vinaigrette, lotus root, herbs
$21.00
Crispy Prawns
thai chilies, tamarind & basil
$23.00
‘Bo Tai Chanh’
lime marinated raw beef, eggplant pickles, vietnamese herbs, grilled baguette
$21.00
LS Breakfast Deluxe
pork belly, sunny eggs, pork skewers, condiment
$25.00
‘Banh Xeo’
vietnamese crepe, prawns, pork belly, bean sprout, herbs & greens, house dressing
$23.00
‘Ga Xao Xa Ot’
spicy lemongrass chicken wings, fried garlic & dried chilies
$26.00
House Spiced Crispy Chicken
‘ga roti , chili ginger sauce, steamed rice
$29.00
Shaky Shaky Beef
watercress, baby tomatoes, burnt butter soy
$36.00
‘Suon Nuong’
lemongrass grilled pork chop & chicken fat rice
$32.00
Braised Short Ribs
bo kho flavors, bone marrow, baby root vegetables, cherry tomatoes, baguette & butter
$42.00
Fried Eggplant
mapo pork, lap cheong, thai basil, garlic, chili oil, soy sauce
$18.00
Myanmar Okra Curry
fried whole egg, tomato, tamarind, cilantro, six spice
$21.00
‘Goi Du Du’
green papaya salad, viet beef jerky, grilled prawns, peanuts, chili lime vinaigrette
$23.00
Chili Salted Baby Octopus
rau ram, basil, mint, fried shallots, green chili & tamarind vinaigrette
$21.00
Vietnamese Chicken Salad
cabbage, shaved onion, jicama & crushed peanut
$18.00
‘Pho Banh Cuon’
with beef & tendon, herbs, lettuce, pickled onion
$18.00
‘Goi Cuon’
fresh spring roll with shrimp & pork, dipping sauce
$15.00
Autumn Roll
sweet potato, jicama, egg, viet herbs, chinese sausage, sweet shrimp, coconut peanut sauce
$15.00
‘Nem Nuong’
grilled pork spring roll, red leaf lettuce, mint, carrot, cucumber, house sauce
$16.00
Imperial Rolls
shrimp, crab, pork, taro root, glass noodle, roasted peanut, chili lime sauce
$18.00
Saigon Lemongrass Beef
vermicelli noodle, herbs, cucumbers, chili-lime dressing
$25.00
‘Bun Tom Thit Nuong Cha Gio’
charbroiled pork & shrimp over vermicelli, condiments
$26.00
Lamb Satay
pickled mustard greens, curried long beans, coconut milk & fresh lime
$28.00
House Triple Garlic Noodle
chicken butter, toasted sesame & scallion
$18.00
‘Pho Ga’
poached chicken, rice noodles, classic condiment
$16.00
‘Pho Bo’
rare beef, meatball, short rib, tendon, oxtail, rice noodles, classic condiment
$18.00
Black Rice
mussels, shrimp, octopus, scallop, sausage, confit pork, lime leaf aïoli & okra
$28.00
‘Xoi’ Sticky Rice
lap cheong, pork floss, crispy shallots, slow egg, roasted chili vinegar
$21.00
‘Tom Rang Thit Ba Chi’
caramelized prawns, pork spareribs & tamarind in claypot
$32.00
Roasted Short Rib
house five-spice, beef tendon & thai basil
$21.00
Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
crushed cashews, mint, scallions, chili lime vinaigrette
$21.00
#SGV
special vietnamese cold cuts, charbroiled pork, peanuts, & pate
$21.00
Black Rice $5.00
Master Stock Jasmine Rice $5.00
Spicy Pickles, Mac Khen $5.00
Dinner
Black Pepper Lobster
garlic noodles, butter fried shallots & chilies
$128.00
‘Banh Xeo”
Vietnamese crepe, prawns, pork belly, bean sprout, herbs & greens, house dressing
$23.00
‘Ca Kho To’
Vietnamese caramelized & coconut braised salmon in claypot
$27.00
Sesame Sourdough Baguette
pate & butter, sea salt, sour tomato jam
$11.00
Pork, Shrimp, And Crab Dumplings
chives, peanuts, black vin
$18.00
Red Curry Spiced Pork Rinds
chili oil & scallions
$9.00
Butter-Basted Escargot Poppers
garlic & persillade sauce
$18.00
Sugarcane Lemongrass Pork Skewers
‘nem lui’, herbs & greens, house dressing
$18.00
Salmon Crudo
coconut lime chili vinaigrette, lotus root, herbs
$21.00
Crispy Prawns
Thai chilies, tamarind & basil
$23.00
‘Bo Tai Chanh’
lime marinated raw beef, eggplant pickles, vietnamese herbs, grilled baguette
$21.00
‘Ga Xao Xa Ot’
spicy lemongrass chicken wings, fried garlic & dried chilies
$26.00
House Spiced Crispy Chicken
‘ga roti , chili ginger sauce, steamed rice
$29.00
Shaky Shaky Beef
watercress, baby tomatoes, burnt butter soy
$36.00
‘Suon Nuong’
lemongrass grilled pork chop & chicken fat rice
$32.00
Braised Short Ribs
bo kho flavors, bone marrow, baby root vegetables, cherry tomatoes, baguette & butter
$42.00
Fried Eggplant
mapo pork, lap cheong, thai basil, garlic, chili oil, soy sauce
$18.00
Myanmar Okra Curry
fried whole egg, tomato, tamarind, cilantro, six spice
$21.00
‘Goi Du Du’
green papaya salad, viet beef jerky, grilled prawns, peanuts, chili lime vin
$23.00
Chili Salted Baby Octopus
rau ram, basil, mint, fried shallots, green chili & tamarind vin
$21.00
Vietnamese Chicken Salad
cabbage, shaved onion, jicama & crushed peanut
$18.00
‘Pho Banh Cuon’
with beef & tendon, herbs, lettuce, pickled onion
$18.00
‘Goi Cuon’
fresh spring roll with shrimp & pork, dipping sauce
$15.00
Autumn Roll
sweet potato, jicama, egg, viet herbs, chinese sausage, sweet shrimp, coconut peanut sauce
$15.00
‘Nem Nuong’
grilled pork spring roll, red leaf lettuce, mint, carrot, cucumber, house sauce
$16.00
Imperial Rolls
shrimp, crab, pork, taro root, glass noodle, roasted peanut, chili lime sauce
$18.00
Saigon Lemongrass Beef
vermicelli noodle, herbs, cucumbers, chili-lime dressing
$25.00
Lamb Satay
pickled mustard greens, curried long beans, coconut milk & fresh lime
$28.00
‘Bun Tom Thit Nuong Cha Gio’
charbroiled pork & shrimp over vermicelli, condiments
$26.00
House Triple Garlic Noodles
chicken butter, toasted sesame & scallion
$18.00
Black Rice
mussels, shrimp, octopus, scallop, sausage, confit pork, lime leaf aïoli & okra
$28.00
‘Xoi’ Sticky Rice
lap cheong, pork floss, crispy shallots, slow egg, roasted chili vinegar
$21.00
‘Tom Rang Thit Ba Chi’
caramelized prawns, pork spareribs & tamarind in claypot
$32.00
Black Rice $5.00
Master Stock Jasmine Rice $5.00
Spicy Pickles, Mac Khen $5.00
Drinks
Heineken Lager
Amsterdam, NL
$8.00
Sculpin IPA
Ballast Point, San Diego, CA
$9.00
Blue Moon Belgian White
Golden, CO
$9.00
Pacifico Lager
Sinaloa, MX
$9.00
805 Blonde Ale
Central Coast, CA
$9.00
Brewyard Beer Co., Amber Lager
CA Common
$9.00
Brewyard Beer Co., Kalinga Calamansi Pilsner $10.00
Grey Goose $15.00
Tito’s $14.00
Ketel One $15.00
Belvedere $16.00
Drake’s Organic $13.00
Prosecco, Giuseppe & Luigi
Italy
$14.00
Rosé, Le Grand Courtage
Cuvee France
$17.00
Rosé, Notorious Pink Grenache
2021 France
$14.00
Organic Orange, Bon Jus ‘21
Santa Barbara, CA
$15.00
Albarino Rias Baixas, Canicas
’20, Spain
$12.00
Chardonnay, Lola
’19, Sonoma, CA
$16.00
Chardonnay, Unoaked, Grayson Cellars
’19, Napa CA
$16.00
Chardonnay, Redwood Royalty ’19, Santa Cruz, CA $22.00
Sancerre, Paul Prieur Et Fils
’20, Loire Valley, FR
$18.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Les Deux Molins
‘19, Loire Valley, FR
$15.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Beckman
Santa Barbara, CA
$18.00
Pinot Blanc, Lucien Albrecht
’20, Alsace, FR
$13.00
Pinot Grigio, Giuseppi & Luigi
Italy
$14.00
Pinot Noir, Lola
‘17, Napa, CA
$17.00
Pinot Noir, Flowers
’19, Sonoma, CA
$18.00
Red Blend, Untethered
’18, Sonoma, CA
$15.00
Red Blend, Leviathan
’20, Napa, CA
$24.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Valravn
’18, Sonoma, CA
$16.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Turnbull
’19, Napa, CA
$26.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Justin Isosceles
Paso Robles, CA ’18
$140.00
Bombay Sapphire $14.00
Botanist $14.00
Hendricks $14.00
Roku $14.00
Bar Hill $14.00
Song Cai Dry $15.00
Song Cai Floral $15.00
Bacardi Silver $14.00
Bacardi Spiced $14.00
Malibu $12.00
Denizen $12.00
Glamonade
House-made with ginger, lemongrass & mint
$6.00
“Dau Tay Vai”
House-made strawberry-lychee cooler
$10.00
Soda Can
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite
$5.50
San Pellegrino Blood Orange $5.50
Hot Tea
Your choice: Organic Phoenix Jasmine Pearls, Organic Moroccan mint
$5.50
Vietnamese Iced Coffee $5.50
Iced Tea
Your choice: Black tea, Tropical green tea
$5.50
Lamill Maison Brew Coffee $5.50
Duomo Decaffeinated $5.50
Hawaiian Mineral Water Mineral (777 Ml) $8.00
Hawaiian Mineral Water Sparkling (777 Ml) $8.00
Patron $14.00
Cazadores Blanco $12.00
Cazadores Reposado $14.00
Clase Azul Reposado $35.00
Clase Azul Plata $28.00
Casamigos Blanco $18.00
Nosotros Blanco $17.00
Nosotros Reposado $19.00
Casamigos Reposado $23.00
Don Julio Blanco $18.00
Don Julio Anejo $24.00
Don Julio 1942 $43.00
Xicaru Silver $13.00
El Silencio Espadin $13.00
Ilegal Joven $14.00
Nosotros Silver $19.00
Pierde Almas $16.00
Union Uno Joven $16.00
Yuu Baal Joven $18.00
Yuu Baal Pechuga $18.00
Angels Envy Bourbon $17.00
Buffalo Trace Bourbon $14.00
Bulleit Bourbon $16.00
Bulleit Rye $14.00
Knob Creek $16.00
Knob Creek Rye $16.00
High West $16.00
Rowan’s Creek $14.00
Sazerac Rye $13.00
Basil Hayden’s Bourbon $16.00
Woodford Reserve $16.00
Woodinville Rye $16.00
Teeling $16.00
Roe & Co $15.00
Sexton $14.00
Jameson $12.00
Hakushu 12 Year $35.00
Hakushu 18 Year $75.00
Miyagukyo $35.00
King Car $35.00
Nikka Coffey Grain $22.00
Nikka ‘From The Barrel’ $41.00
Kikori $16.00
Shibui Pure Malt $20.00
Shibui 10 $25.00
Suntory Toki $16.00
Johnny Walker Black $14.00
Johnny Walker Platinum $60.00
Glenfiddich 12 Year $18.00
Macallen 12 Year $26.00
Dewar’s 12 Year $16.00
Dewar’s 18 Year $28.00
Glenmorangie X $16.00
Hennessy VS $18.00
Hennessy Privilege VSOP $25.00
Remy Martin VSOP $23.00
Dusse $18.00
Fernet Branca $12.00
Pernod Absinthe $20.00
Tawny Port $12.00
Louis XIII $90.00
Louis XIII $180.00
Louis XIII $360.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Jenny Solis
Wow wow wow! Amazing food, service and drinks! The ambiance is so relaxed yet lively. Our server was so patient with us explaining the menu and giving us recommendations. Some of these plates are family style so take that into consideration. The quality of ingredients is spot on. Presentation was lovely. Definitely worth every penny. Don’t hesitate!

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Duane S
One of my favorite restaurants period! It might be located in a mall, but this is gourmet dining. The entrees are beautifully plated and you will want to eat everything on the plate. The attention to detail is there in every side, for example their salads and pickled cabbage. The appetizers are special from the pork rinds to the dumplings, nothing is ordinary. Bring a group of people order a lot of dishes sit back and listen to everyone’s comments, this food gets folks talking. The drinks and dessert are also very special. I hope they come to San Diego soon!

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Paulin
Cute Asian fusion restaurant in Irvine Spectrum. Flavorful meals, delightful cocktails, hospitable services, clean and welcoming ambiance. Extensive Southeast-Asian-forward menu but elevated. Overall, it was scrumptious! Perfect for a date night with your loved ones.

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Denis LeClair
What a find! The Little Sister Vietnamese Restaurant is in a class all by itself. I was thoroughly impressed by the decor and ambiance of their dining room. The dishes were carefully prepared with the freshest, finest and tasty ingredients. Every bite provided a new new flavor, ginger, mint, watercress, peanut and of course the crunchy greens… like a party for the palate. The service was exemplary , as Adam revealed every delicacy on the menu with a smile and patience.

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Zach Melton
Really great spot for food and drinks!

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Lisa (SuLi)
I have been wanting to try this beautiful restaurant for awhile now. Looking at their menu online this Little Sister didn’t offer a variety for vegetarians but I decided to try this restaurant anyway. I made a reservation to have a lunch date with my husband – ambiance and decor was beautiful. I love the interiors and Asian style. The food had amazing flavors, beautiful presentation & delicious dishes. The drinks were tasty with nice presentation. Our waiter was knowledgeable and friendly. Started with cocktails: Bee Sting & Hazy Empress. The Bee Sting was terrible but the Hazy Empress was refreshing and tasty. We decided to order a variety of small plates: the Crispy Prawns, Autumn Roll & Tom Rang Thit Be Chi. All were tasty with amazing flavors. I was able to order a few dishes that were vegetarian. My husband and I enjoyed coming here. Such a delight to try something new. Would definitely come back to try other dishes.

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Khang Chau
The menu is a little cluttered, however, there are definitely some dishes that are well above the rest. I recommend the chicken dishes here. The other types of protein are not worth the price as you can get it much more authentic in other places for half the price.

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jerry chiang
The food were good and services was average we waited for a bit before the server came around to our table but in my opinion it’s a bit pricey! I do like the atmosphere though. I will come back again.

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Miss Cactus
Yummy Vietnamese fusion. Ambiance has a modern glam twist. Celebrated a friend’s 20th anniversary. We pretty much ordered almost everything on the menu. Most dishes were really good. Mediocre dish was the okra anf black rice dish.

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Craig Garcia
Holy moly, this is my new favorite place in the Irvine Spectrum. Amazing food and incredible service. The food came out smfast, even on a busy Saturday night. I wish I could have ate more, it was so good.

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