The following are summaries of recent Times...

The following are summaries of recent Times restaurant reviews.

Anh Hong, 10195 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove. (714) 537-5230. Open Mondays through Thursdays 3 to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Anh Hong is a Vietnamese restaurant for beef lovers only; the specialty is a seven-course beef dinner that would bring a trucker to his knees. You start with a flavorful beef salad topped with a sweet vinegar sauce and then experience a variety of courses ranging from fondue to grilled sausages wrapped in Hawaiian lot leaf. Service is warm and attentive, and the waiters will show how the various courses should be eaten. It’s an encounter with Vietnamese culture as well as a culinary adventure. For $9.95, there’s probably no greater value anywhere.

La Mer Genkai, 540 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach . (714) 497-6799. Open every day from 5:30 p.m. All major credit cards.

La Mer Genkai is a restaurant with something for everybody: The food is Frenchified Japanese with more than a hint of California thrown in for good measure. Belly up to the sushi bar for such designer treats as “dynamite,” a seaweed-wrapped cone with tuna, daikon sprouts and Japanese chili. Or sit in the woodsy dining room with the pink back lighting and gape at sauteed duck in raspberry butter. erved rose petal style, and simple salmon teriyaki. Both traditional and non-traditional dishes are given a field day in this noisy place.