The Lemongrass

Delicious and generous. Extra lettuce upon request. Quiet, pleasant atmosphere. Would recommend lunch. Haven’t been here for dinner.

They came to the university street fair. I went to this place on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the price of pork satay was 4 dollars for two. But on Sunday, it was 4 dollars for one. Keep the same. It is not fair. Never going to place. End of the story.

Really great place. I ordered their five spice chicken noodle soup, and the hubby got some stir fry green beans and added some chicken. Both were excellent. We also got some spring rolls.
It can be a little pricey (I think it was $ 11 for my soup), but I do have a lot of leftovers.
I think we’ll order from them again.

Slow service, a lot of fillers to fill your plate and dirty restaurant.
I will not go back.

Satay tofu and mango salsa with fried tofu was sooooo good! I love the expanded menu options, it’s definitely not your average Vietnamese restauarant. I had the phở and was pleasantly surprised that they used a wider noodle, which I loved! The broth was great and I ended up eating all 3 dishes in one sitting and I’m a small person… that’s how good the food was hehe.

I went here a few months back and had the bun thit nuong. It was as usually amazing! They gave us sooo much food in our bowls. They have on site free parking and I’ve been lucky both times I’ve been to get parking.
This time I got the chicken phở. I don’t know if they use the beef broth or the chicken broth in their chicken phở, but my broth was sweeter than I like my phở usually. But I ordered a small and they gave me a ton of noodles and white meat chicken.
I don’t know what my friend got. Some beef dish I think, I had one piece and it was absolutely amazing! Definitely coming back to get this dish!
The service here was pretty slow both times I came. But I don’t think we looked like we were in a hurry nor were we necessarily trying to get their attention.

Love this place!
The staff is always very friendly and efficient. You rarely have to wait long for a place to sit. You never have to wait long for your lunch. The amazing Vietnamese cuisine is authentic, fresh and delicious! The prices are very reasonable.
A short walk from Seattle University and a bit longer from Capital Hill, but very much worth the walk! We are officially regulars!
Free Wifi is a plus!

It does not taste like Vietnamese food, it is more like Americanized Chinese food.
For this price I would expect something better for sure.

Been here before with some friends maybe a year ago. The place is very dark and has «eh» ambiance inside. The seating arrangement confused me a bit, especially that one table with the hard back seat/​wall thing. (We actually got seated here.) I wasn’t impressed by the phở I got. Ordering was actually a little confusing, as the menu makes it seem like you can only order one type of meat. Once it came out, the broth was not that hot and not as flavorful. Some of my other friends got vermicelli bowls or the sizzling plates, which they said were good.
I came again a few days ago to catch up with a friend. I got phở again, and it was still just okay. I don’t know what it is about this restaurant, but it doesn’t scream Vietnamese to me. There are so many dishes on the menu that are just a mix of Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. On that note, there are SO many things on the menu, period. Maybe I’ll come back and try different dishes, but even looking over the menu, nothing caught my eye. On the rare chance that I’m too lazy to walk down to Chinatown, I will be coming back when I am craving phở… other, pass on Lemongrass. There’s plenty of better places.

Food are very good. I love their Phó Special and egg rolls. But the waitresses are too loud. And ambiance is good.

Terrific curries and rice noodle bowls! They are very quick, and the food is always tasty.

Don’t go here! Better vietnamese food within a 30 second walk away!!!
There is a much better Vietnamese restaurant right down the street (ba bar) that has way better quality AND service!!! We went for lunch today and sat around forever to even get our order taken, even when the restaurant wasn’t full. Staff were not attentive. After waiting for an absurd amount of time we were told when we got the bill that their credit card machine was temporarily down. It would have been great to know this in advance or at least before we got the bill. Then to top off the horrible service they had no recommendation on where to get cash, had to walk about 20 minutes and pay a service fee and there was absolutely NO discount given on my meal. I know I will never step foot in this restaurant again, ESPECIALLY since there is a FANTASTIC restaurant serving similar food next door. Save yourself from a frustrating meal :)

Excellent Bahn Mi. Smokey grilled pork with just the right sweetness paired with crispy veggies and fresh baguettes. At $ 4.50 is absolutely fantastic!

Just ordered their egg drop soup for a sick day at home and I have to say it was spectacular! I wish I ordered two bowls.

Came here for lunch last week. I had Bun Rieu which I don’t commonly see in most Vietnamese restaurant menus. It was surprisingly good. The broth was more mild and not too salty. The dish has been Americanized by the restaurant to make it more suitable for the population, there is no congealed pork blood. The veggie plate came with phở veggies and not the traditional Bun Rieu ones though.
I had tamarind soda which was yummy. Their cocktail menu looks delicious as well.
Spring rolls were not horrible, but not impressive.
I’d eat there again.

Food: ³⁄₅
Service: ⁴⁄₅
Ambiance: ³⁄₅
This place is literally a 4 minutes walk from my apartment so I got take out here. The convenience was great, the dish I ordered came out super quickly, and their portions are generous but I found it to be on the pricier side for non-​fancy Asian restaurants (you could hop a few more streets down and find yourself in ID).
I got the pork and fried eggroll noodle dish. Came with a mix of spring veggies on the side. What I like about Vietnamese food is that the flavors are generally really light and refreshing and this place was pretty good about that. There was plenty of pork! But it did feel a little dry. The fried eggroll only has carrots and cabbage in it but is fried pretty well.

I came here for dinner last night with my boyfriend: the location is close to my house and thought we would try it out. When we got there no one greeted us and it took longer than average to be noticed and finally get a table.
The menu had such a variety of options to choose from from fairly inexpensive to sharable platters over $ 25. I ordered the Five Spice Chicken Noodle Soup and a water.
When our food came everything looked great. The broth was a little too physically hot for me at first from being cooked, but overall had great flavor and was enjoyable. BUT we were never checked in on and I never got a refill on my water.
Enjoyed the food and close to home and right off the freeway, but service could use some TLC. Eh.

Ambience. A
Service. A
Food. B–
Price. B
I walked in and service host was friendly, however, I wanted Phở with tendon and tripe. They did have either. Very Americanized here. But what I saw on tables looked good. Prices ran in $ 10 plus for soups. Ouch.
I didn’t stay. There are other options on hill where I can get what I want.

The phở here is alright. It’s not too salty but kind of bland. The portion sizes here are nice for the prices. I however found that their house special was a bit boring. This place definitely was more americanized than the typical vietnamese restaurant.
I wouldn’t come back unless I was in the area, not worth making a trip out for.

3.5 stars, in reality.
It’s not the best Vietnamese cuisine I’ve had, but not the worst either. We’ve been here several times and it’s mostly because it’s relatively quick and the food is pretty decent. I usually order the lemon garlic beef (I like the salty, garlicky flavor of the cubed beef, and wrap it around one of the sweet, vinegary lettuce… YUM!!!) and my hubby gets the 5 spice chicken (it’s ginormous, almost half a chicken with crispy skin!) with curry dipping sauce. Both are good options, since I’ve not seen these at other Vietnamese restaurants.
Service can be hit or miss here, as far as how quickly they get back to you, but it is always friendly. They also have a very small parking lot in the back, and it can get filled really fast.
Overall, this spot does a pretty good job and it’s food has been consistently good.