Little Saigon: Parking & Timing
When Bolsa Avenue jams, where to park at Phước Lộc Thọ, and the bus that skips the gridlock.
On weekends, the whole region comes to Bolsa Avenue. Voice of OC put it plainly back in 2016 — "By 11 a.m. on most Saturdays, traffic is at a standstill on Westminster's Bolsa Avenue" — and resident reports since say little has changed. Here is how to time a visit, where the parking actually is, and the bus that skips all of it.
Tết season (late January–February) is its own animal
Phước Lộc Thọ (Asian Garden Mall)
The symbolic center of Little Saigon since 1987 — the jewelry floor, the food court, and the three statues out front.
- Open
- Daily, 11am–7pm
- Quietest
- Weekdays, or weekends before about 10am — resident reports agree the squeeze starts late morning.
- Phone
- (714) 842-8018
- Address
- 9200 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, CA 92683
- Website
- Official page
Admission
- Everyone
- Free to enter
Many stalls — and most night-market vendors — are cash-first. Bring some.
How a visit works
The mall's own lots are free but fill fast on weekends. Regulars report the Saturday crunch starting late morning — by 11am the lots and Bolsa Avenue itself are slow going.
Reviewers describe parking up to three blocks away on side streets at peak times (weekend afternoons, and especially around Tết). Build that walk into your plan rather than circling.
During night-market season the front (north) lot and the Bolsa Avenue entrance close for the market itself — come in from the other entrances.
Weekday visits are a different experience entirely: ordinary parking, no gridlock.
Chợ đêm — the summer night market
Friday–Sunday evenings on the mall's front lot: skewers, street food, music, trinkets.
- Open
- Fri–Sun, 7–11pm, June 19 – August 9 in 2026
- Website
- Official page
Admission
- Everyone
- Free
Vendors are largely cash-first.
How a visit works
It runs on the front parking lot, so that lot and the Bolsa Avenue entrance are closed during market hours — use the side entrances.
Parking pressure builds through the evening; arriving near 7pm is easier than arriving at 9pm.
Skipping the car: OCTA Route 64
| What | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Route | OCTA Route 64 | Huntington Beach–Tustin via Bolsa Ave / 1st St, stop by Phước Lộc Thọ |
| Runs | Every day | Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday/holiday schedules (current bus book effective May 10, 2026) |
| Heads up | Western end on detour | Currently detours to the Goldenwest Transportation Center until further notice — check octa.net |
| The old 64X | Not in the current bus book | OCTA's limited-stop 64Xpress served this corridor; it's absent from the May 2026 book, so don't count on it |