Lemongrass Café

I absolutely HATE THE SERVICE HERE! The lack of customer service is unwelcoming and borderline disrespectful. On every.single.visit!!Wether it’s dine in or take out!
The food is good and it’s in my neighborhood so that’s why I always come here.
Only the elderly woman is nice. I think she’s the owner. She’s the ONLY ONE there that makes you feel welcomed and doesn’t give you an attitude when you ask for something, e.g. check, extra sauce, limes, napkins, water refills and even the check!
Now back to the food. The food is good. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you annoy them and ask for extra sauce they give you «extra sauce» if you know what I mean…

Checked out this place for lunch today but sadly didnt get to eat because the waiter was so rude.

Food was OK, good for the price if you want a quick craving for phở’ but service was rude and you feel very out of place and unwanted. I won’t be going back

So yummy! The waiter was a little sarcastic but it’s ok because I am too. The food was phenomenal. I ate Phở with the rare steak and it was soooo delicious. The spring rolls were good along with the peanut sauce. The place is clean and the bathroom are as well.

This is my go to phở place. I dont live in the area but will travel to quench my craving especially on a rainy day.

One of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants and it’s close to home (Henderson)! They have a pretty large selection on their menu and the service has been good every time. I usually get their Seafood Phó or the Bún Tôm Núóng. Yum!!!

The food is great. The service is pathetic, borderline rude. And don’t even think about using their bathroom, it is disgusting. I can’t believe it’s osha qualified. Gross. I still come back for the food, but it gets harder and harder.

Wish I could give zero stars. The worst service I have ever had. When we walked in it smelled gross, like old wet clothes left in a corner somewhere. The person that seated us did not even talk to us, just pointed at us and pointed at a table to sit. The place wasn’t even busy. He was very rude when I asked about the items on the menu. Will never come back and it’s a shame because it’s so close to our house.

Lemongrass is on of my favorite spots to go to when I crave Vietnamese food! The have a very large menu to choose from. I usually call in an order for pickup. It’s a great location not too far from where I live and it’s very convenient… I’m so happy that I don’t have to travel far… I have lots of favorites from Lemongrass like the fresh spring rolls, #68, #38 phở, porkchops, bah mi sandwiches… I’m craving it now. Lol that’s my cue to stop writing before I decide to call in an order… If you like Vietnamese food you should try this place out.

This place has really good food but the service is terrible. The waiters don’t say «hi». They’re rude. One time they through the menu on the table and other times they’ve spilt water on my food and my lap. He didn’t even apologize. He acts like he hates his job and taking it out on the customers. My husband, my daughter & I go there once a week. You would think they would recognize us ordering same things. We’ve been going here for years. It’s the closest to our house. I’m at the point I want to find a new place but afraid the foods going to be terrible. Some how they must have changed owners or something because people use to be very friendly that worked there.

This is my favorite Vietnamese restaurant on this side of town. Support local businesses!

Meh… the Banh Mi is seriously dinky (about the size of a hot dog and bun from Costco), and it wasn’t overly tasty. I didn’t see the $ 10 minimum for credit, so I was told to order more items. No thanks, all I want is the Banh mi. I was given a long story about how they are charged to use the credit card reader, but they would make a HUUUUGE exception this time, but NOT next time. That’s cool, I’m not coming back.

I don’t usually write Unilocal reviews but wow. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. i always think going to a restaurant deals. with giving us food saying hi some smiles from the serber. But nah. The owner (he is 40 yr oldish guy) doesn’t say shit. Just comes to us and waits for us to tell him. At the end we give him our bill and pretty good tip and nothibg. So I went up to him and gave him a good smile to think about. WORST PLACE. Food is not even that good. Trust me. My. family owns restaurant too and this gotta be the worst sht ever

You have to really look for the location because it is a Vietnamese restaurant in an old diner building, but the Phở was delicious. The vegetarian is my favorite. Comes with a ton of vegetables and the broth is great.

PHO was good, just not great! The service was a little lacking as well. Overall, it was a good dinner and reasonably priced.

I ordered #68 — vermicelli with pork, pork sausage and egg roll. This is the 2^nd time I have ordered this dish. I like it. I am not a big Phở fan so the noodles work for me. On this evening we had an older woman as our waitress & she was very nice. Other occasions I have had the older gentleman who never answers your questions when asked & is very abrupt. This venue is never packed. Myself & my dining partner were the only 2 in the restaurant on a Wednesday evening about 7pm. By the time we left there were about 6 other people.

I only order the phở here and it’s pretty good as far as phở goes. The problem I have with this place is that they have the most miserable staff outside of a prison cafeteria in the first year of a 20-​year prison sentence. If you ask for something you won’t know if they heard you because they won’t acknowledge you. Just give it 5 minutes and see if they bring it to you.

The food was decent, but have to agree with previous reviews.
Looked like only 2 employees in the front and yes they were rude and almost seemed angry they were there. Service was slow, never checked on us, even had to wait for the check. I have been there in the past and agree there must have been an owner change, it had really gone downhill.
With so many competing Vietnamese restaurants, don’t know how they are going to last. I’m out—

Pros: THE BEST food ever! Fresh tasting, great prices and a big variety (menu).
Cons: No one smiles, very impersonal. I felt like they were doing me a favor by «letting» me eat in their establishment. The place also smells bad.

I love this place but I’m giving it 2 stars because every time I come here the male waiter has the worst attitude, like it’s such an inconvenience that we walked in to eat. Over it bro, never coming back.

2 stars for service. 3 and a half for the phở. The diner feel turned Vietnamese is kind of random but doesn’t feel like a diner. I loved the geisha paintings on the wall but this place was a big miss for me. Came in on a Sunday. Seated right away. Server was in a bad mood seemed like. I browsed the menu while boyfriend was in the bathroom washing his hands. I decided to browse and maybe try a noodle bowl with grilled meat but they wouldn’t let me substitute beef for pork instead of pork with pork sausage. I went for my usual phở tai. Nothing outstanding about this phở. Meat was tender and the portion was standard. I remember the phở tasting better. As for service it’s been so long I can’t tell but the server here was absolutely rude. I wouldn’t return. It’s sad there’s less than a handful of phở places on this side of town and most of them have hit or miss service and subpar phở.

My favorite Vietnamese restaurant on my side of town! At some point this place changed business owners and there were some inconsistencies such as a noticeable change in their phở broth, hence the lower rating.
— Spring Rolls: Love their version! They add a crunchy element in the middle and it is yummy! Add sriracha to the peanut sauce for an extra kick.
— Phở: I used to really like their phở broth. It is not as flavorful anymore. The phở tai (rare beef), seafood, and vegetarian phở are all good.
— Vermicelli bowls: Flavor bomb and great noodles. Their noodles are thin and soft, while other places have hard, thicker noodles. My go to is the charbroiled pork with egg rolls. I highly recommend the beef lemongrass vermicelli bowl if you’re not afraid of flavor! The sweet, vinegar, fish sauce that comes with the bowls is yummy… pour it all in the bowl and mix everything up. I love the freshness of the veggies and all the different textures going on.
— Beef crispy egg noodles: I really like this dish, but they are a bit stingy with the «gravy.» I like the center to be slightly softened by the brown sauce, with outer edges still crunchy. They tend to serve this dish with not enough sauce, with a center that is still very crunchy.
Service isn’t the best, but food usually comes out in a timely manner. Pay for your meal at the counter after you’re done eating.

I had lunch here on a weekday with some coworkers. I had no idea this place existed and it was in a shopping center that I frequent. The building is unassuming in an old diner’s location.
I started with iced tea. It was very sweet and I liked it once I got past it not being the typical tea. For my lunch I chose the chicken noodle bowl which reminded me of a deconstructed Phở. Everything in the bowl was very tasty and very fresh. It came with a carrot sauce on the side for dipping. All other sauces were served on the side to add as you please as well. I liked being able to choose my own flavors.
Pricing was very reasonable. The waitress that served us was very sweet and took good care of us during our visit.

Lemongrass was my favorite phở place in town for years. Recently, several friends and I stopped by and to say I was disappointed in our experience would be understated at best. The smell of cleaner upon entering was so strong, i asked to sit at another table.
We didn’t recognize the staff so I’m not certain if they’re under new management, but the server was incredibly rude during our time there. My boyfriend came to join us and the server hardly gave him any time to order, and tried to take the menu away from him.
It took forever to even get our appetizer, and we noticed that people who sat well after us were served their food before us. The lemongrass beef was one of my favorite dishes, that time, it was charred and not up to the quality that I expected it to be.
When we went up to pay, we had asked for the cash to be applied first with the remainder to be paid on the card. He ignored us and pointed to the minimum ten dollar credit sign, which wouldn’t have been an issue but he was very rude about it so rather than putting some cash towards our bill first and dealing with the attitude, I just put it all on the card. It is an absolute shame to see the quality in service go down so drastically from where it used to be, and I will never go back.

This place has horrible customer service. Wasn’t greeted by the host, no one came to take our drinks, we waited for 25 minutes and still no one came.
We left very unhappy. Didn’t get to try their food, but it wasn’t worth dealing with their bad service.

I like this place and food. Price is reasonable.
The only down fall is the servers are not friendly and as not as catering as they should be.
I will definitely come back. Like there vermicelli noodles with veggies and assorted meats in it.

I’m a shameless regular at Lemongrass Café. Although business has increased steadily since I first started coming here, the quality of service and food has not declined, which is PHENOMENAL. It might even be safe to say that the staff and food here have gotten even better with ‘age’!
Now on to the phở…
The phở. Oh my god, the phở. It hits the spot. And when I say the spot – I mean THE spot. Amazing with a hangover, even better sober. It’s better than sex, and I can say my mind’s been blown once or twice so I know what I’m talking about.
Lemongrass Café is BETTER THAN SEX. When you’re full, you wish you weren’t cuz the food is so goddamn good. You just can’t get enough.
I’ve had phở in different parts of the USA including Hawaii, and Lemongrass Café has the BEST phở I’ve had EVER. The broth is savory and delicious – it doesn’t need any addtional condiment although you could add whatever you want obviously. It’s flavorful and fresh… I get all hot just thinking about it.
Now the staff. The people taking your order and refilling your water and fulfilling your every need. They are wonderful, beautiful humans and you will love them. Every single one of them. They’re always smiling, and their smiles are genuine – they don’t fake it and that makes the climax of this experience indescribable.
Now the food might take a little longer than other phở spots to come but it’s because it’s FRESH, people. It’s worth the wait. This restaurant is about QUALITY, and you get more than you pay for. If I’m not mistaken, Lemongrass Café is more affordable than other Vietnamese restaurants.
The fresh spring (?) rolls are Amazing, and the peanut sauce that goes along with it is orgasmic. I rarely use that word cuz I rarely orgasm, so believe me when I say it’ll make your eyes roll back.
In fact, everything I’ve had here is delicious! Even their iced coffee!
Overall, Lemongrass Café is the best. And trust me, I’ll have nothing but THE BEST.

Yes, it really is a 50’s style diner that serves phở.
I’m not a professional on Vietnamese food (aka Vietnamese) so I’m not sure how phở/​Vermicelli noodles are actually supposed to taste. When my Vietnamese friends want phở, they come here. When I want phở or Vermicelli noodles, I go to the place down the street on Eastern. Lemongrass isn’t my favorite. The Vermicelli noodles taste weird here… Plus there are so many leaves in it I feel like I’m eating a salad.
Other than that, great service!

Located on Eastern, btw Pebble & Wigwam; in the same shopping plaza as Regal Cinemas Colonnade.
Clark County Health District restaurant inspection certificate is an A Grade Rating! I 100% agree!
From the menu…“Vietnamese dishes are generally light in nature, using very little oil, even in stir-​fried foods. The Vietnamese prefer their foods as fat-​free as possible. Therefore, Vietnamese is well suited to today’s health-​and diet-​conscious diners. We use the freshest herbs and vegetables, and all our dishes are prepared to order. One herb used extensively in our cooking is lemongrass. This herb has a distinctive mild citrus flavor and is recognized for its ability in promoting health and wellness.“
My experience last night was very enjoyable…
*The restaurant was clean, including the men’s room!
**The thermostat was set to a comfortable temperature!
***Cultural wall pictures and Buddha décor w/​$ bills attached for good luck!
****The service was prompt and friendly!
*****The prices were very reasonable!
******Parking was convenient!
*******Seating was plentiful without wait!
********The food/​drink were delicious!
Thanks to recommendations and photos from fellow Unilocalers, I was very pleased with my dinner selections.
1^st of all, trying to pronounce Vietnamese words are challenging for me. So I pointed at the menu and the waiter confirmed my selection by saying the number aloud that was synonymous to each selection.
The traditional Vietnamese sandwich, Banh Mi, was appetizer size and extremely flavorful with grilled pork aka #151 Thit Nuong. Served on a warm, lightly toasted French baguette bread w/​ingredients of pork liver pâté, a touch of soy sauce, shredded pickle carrots, fresh cilantro, spicy jalapeño and crispy cucumber slices.
My entrée was their specialty-​Phở-​made with a savory beef broth, flat rice noodles, jalapenos, and fresh herbs.
Phở Dac Biet #38 is a combination of rare and well-​done beef, meatballs, soft tendon and tripe. An accompaniment side plate of bean sprouts, a large stem of fresh basil and wedge of lime were all added to my Phở; along with several decorative squeezes of Hoisin and Sriracha sauces. It was delicious, however I would recommend adding extra meat for $ 2.
My home-​made iced teas offered a citrusy flavor that was never less than half full x3. Excellent service that earned a 30% tip.
I’ve concluded eating Phở is something that must be enjoyed while leaning over the bowl, as as my shirt can testify.
Looking forward to returning for #SR01-​Goi Cuon (Spring Rolls w/​shrimp & pork), #12-​Banh Xeo (Vietnamese crêpe), and #75 Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef soup).
Open til 10pm.

My first time at lemongrass was sometime in 2009. Since then, its changed owners a few times.
The big bowls of phở and decent prices havent changed though. Im not a huge consumer of phở, but the broth here is pretty tasty.
I order a 39, i believe which is the rare meat, and it was very tender. We ordered a combination bah mi sandwich, 150, homemade sausage, an order of spring rolls… and a few other bowls of non phở.
The older couple that seems to be the owners were very kind. Never had to hunt anyone down for water, or forks or anything like that.
I dont understand why they only seat in one part of the restaurant. .and i do agree that the tables filled with mail, paper and god only knows what is a little off putting.

I’ve been to a lot of Vietnamese restaurants and I had phô so many times. I haven’t quite found the perfect broth until now! This restaurant is located in what used to be «5 & diner» way back in the day and so at first I was kind of skeptic about this joint thinking another phở place probably mediocre.
Walked into a very brightly colored restaurant and décor was kind of outdated, but who cares as long as the food is good right? This restaurant had character leaving some of the «diner» décor behind. Our server took our order right away. He was very attentive. I ordered phở of course (well done beef and meatball) and I love how they add green onion to the broth and they have a small size which is perfect for me ($ 6.95) Great flavor, I didn’t really need to mess with it by adding so much sauce. Prices are excellent too! Thank goodness I found a place that serves great phở in my area. No need for phở kim long or phở so 1 anymore.

Solid place for Vietnamese food. I’ve gotten the vermicelli and rice dishes and would come again for those dishes. The outside of the restaurant does not scream Vietnamese, instead it screams diner. Like really, the outside looks like what you would imagine a diner to look like. Kind of cool and funky.
My gripe about Lemongrass Café is the service. It’s been pretty iffy all the times that I’ve come here and that’s for both dine in AND take out. For dining in, it took way too long for someone to come up to us, greet and seat us then even longer to get water and have our orders taken. For take out, I had called in my order and came a little later than what the host had told me it would take. And then waited another 10 minutes on top of that. AND the restaurant was not busy at all.
Questionable service but the food is good enough that I will keep coming back for now!

Huge bowls of phở for $ 8!
Food came out slower than I’m used to at a Phở restaurant but I was definitely not disappointed with the food. We got the shrimp and pork spring rolls and the Vietnamese fried egg rolls to start. Spring rolls came with the tasty peanut sauce and fried egg rolls came with the fish sauce but no pickled carrots and radish. Phở came out hot, delicious, with very tender brisket! Will definitely be back.

One of the few Vietnamese restaurants I have come across in Vegas and I have to say it is decent enough for me to come back multiple times. I was thinking about giving this place 4 stars, but I have been spoiled with cheaper and tastier Vietnamese dishes back in Orange County.
My favorite dish would have to be the lemongrass beef rice plate with the egg cake and shredded pork that comes with rice and vegetables. Don’t get the lemongrass beef dish that only comes with the meat and veggies because it is the same price, but you don’t get a variety of items. I tried both and you don’t get much more beef so just be aware of that. A few things I didn’t like was the lack of pickled carrots and daikon that normally come with broken rice dishes and the weak tasting fish sauce. I literally had to use the whole bowl they gave to me to flavor my rice and it still wasn’t enough. If you don’t like fish sauce, then it shouldn’t be a problem haha.
You can expect typical Asian service which means the workers don’t have the best customer service. I was literally seated and handed a menu and the guy comes over less than a minute later asking me if I was ready to order when I was clearly still checking the stuff out. Then he never came back to check on my friend and I so I had to go to the front and ask for service. They don’t really check up on you if you need a refill on your drink or when you are ready to pay the bill. If normally let these things slide since the food usually makes up for it. In this case however, I am desperate for Vietnamese food so I guess I’ll lee coming back until I find a better place.
Oh yeah, don’t get confused by the place if you are going to try it out for the first time. It literally looks like an American diner from the 60’s. They should probably change it up a bit unless that’s the look they are going for…