Lemongrass Restaurant — Restaurant in Keaau

Very impressed with the new and improved Lemongrass in Kea’au shopping center near Foodland. I had not visited in over 4 years as the food had previously become a bit bland. I ordered the Lemongrass Chicken Special plate that comes with rice and a fresh green salad (made to order). A light sweet fish sauce is on the side in a solo cup for the chicken. The portion would be enough for two to share. The Chicken without the sauce was well seasoned and I guess it was a Vietnamese dish. The menu is very varied with Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese options. I have lived in NYC and was used to the typical "Americanized" Chinese dishes and was happy to see many of my favorites on the menu. The steam table is open from 9:30 to 3PM and the food looked very appetizing and fresh and I have included photos. I've always been suspicious of pre made food and don't order if it looks droopy and lacking in color. The steam table selections all appeared appetizing. I also noticed that the Lemograss chicken was not overly salted. I'm planning on returning again tomorrow to try other options. The portions are big and prices are still...

It's been over 9 years since I've had food from here I enjoy their salt and pepper pork and sweet sour spare ribs the prices are better than I thought that is if you have rice at home. The guy who helped me was ok could have been friendlier but English must be his second language anyways, I give it 4 stars cause 12 dollars an entre is good maybe the salt and pepper pork could have had more but the spare ribs had alot. The taste of the food is all their own so that's what sets it apart and is worth driving from hilo to keaau for grinds especially when most places charge 15 to 18 bucks in town and all kinda taste da same this place is consistent as I remember 9 years ago would have gave it 5 stars but service drew it back small kine. Well that's it for today's run looking for da best ono grinds for da buck so until next...

Be careful of overpricing. Didn't realize we arrived after 3:30 end of lunch we tried to order off the lunch menus and waitress said lunch had stopped so had to order off the other menu (fair we we late) much more expensive. She asked if we wanted rice. I thought it was included. No.had to buy rice. Three meals which would have cost about $30 now cost $48. But after we paid the customer behind me and heard the conversation said doesn't the food come with rice and she said you can order off this menu which was the lunch menu and what she told us we were too late to order from. Her meal...