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Over-delivered my expectations. Every course was delicious and honestly one of the best steaks I’ve had. GM checked in personally with us on a busy night, another good sign of a well-run place.

Came for Valentine’s Day and was half expecting the possibility of subpar service as is usually the case with many restaurants on Valentine’s Day. But my worries about service were quickly put to rest, as we had a wonderful time dining at little sister. The service was great! I wish I could remember our waiters name cuz he was on top of everything. Orders were taken promptly, but not pushy by any means. They were attentive with drinks, water glasses and clearing of plates. Food was tasty and delivered hot in a timely fashion. I enjoyed the complimentary cold cucumber bites and chocolate at the start and end of our meal respectively. We ordered the pork/shrimp spring rolls, papaya salad, shaky shaky beef, carmelized prawns and garlic noodles. I enjoyed all the dishes, except for maybe the beef. I didn’t love the sauce, as it was reminiscent of a thick soy sauce with not much else going on flavor wise. But my husband enjoyed it, so different strokes for different folks. In any case, next time I want to try the lemongrass beef instead. Anyways, overall I enjoyed my dining experience there, as did my husband. It is a bit on the pricier side for Vietnamese/southeast Asian food. But I guess you’re also paying for the quality of the ambience and service, which may not be as nice at a more authentic hole in the wall type of place.

We were celebrating our 48th anniversary and everyone from the host to the bus boy to our server and the manager greeted us and wished us a Happy Anniversary. Even some of the other guests did as well. Our server, Dane, made our special outing a wonderful experience. He was very engaging and a lot of fun. The food was amazing to eat and perfect to look at. We have a fantastic time and we wish to thank Marche Moderne and their wonderful staff for making it so.

Had the most amazing experience for our Sweet 16, Sharron was amazing with her caring for all the girls! Merci Beaucoup!

We had the very lucky chance to get a reservation slot at Petrossian on December 2024. Initially we thought this was going to be similar to the other fine dining restaurants that we went to (Per Se (NYC), Le Cirque (Las Vegas), The Modern (NYC), etc.) but it turned out to be a much more tastier, friendly and memorable event. The three of us were peckish so we ordered everything on the menu. Zachary knew that we were unusual customers (ha ha), but accommodated our request by presenting the dishes in a smart order so that the sequence resembled that of a fine dining full course menu where the appetizer-like dishes came out first, then some of the early main dishes and then the heavy hitting main dishes afterward. Vincent presented each dish to us and he was very entertaining/informative when it came to introducing each of the dishes. Both Zachary and Vincent did a great tag-team service and we were very happy with how they kept us intrigued and satisfied with each successive dish that built up to an over arching story one after another. And the food, oh my goodness. It was like a scene in the movie Ratatouille where Remy the mouse explains how each part of the food complement each other to become a much better combination together. In our case, each little morsel, flower, granule, and cube had a purpose and made the overall bite explode in our mouth. We were flabbergasted with each dish and were very impressed by how the Chef (Carlos Cabrera) kept on providing one hit after another as we went down the menu. Later Chef Carlos came out because we kept on getting surprised by each dish, and we had a good opportunity to talk to him and shake his hand. We also took pictures with Zachary, Vincent and Chef Carlos and that will be part of LA family trip photo. We heard that Tiffany is considering overhauling the Petrossian restaurant in 2025 and Petrossian may have to move elsewhere. I am going to visit the restaurant wherever it goes to in the future. See you again.