LEIZ HOUSE SEAFOOD AND NOODLES Redding, CA — Restaurant in Redding

Jason Zhu is a wet towel. I mean, how does he give a place 1 star when he hasn't even tried the food? Furthermore, the ambience is excellent. Smiles abound at Leiz House as the food is FANTASTIC.

I'm from the south, and I've had my fair share of seafood boils, and Leiz House' take on the seafood boil ranks very highly on my taste bud's scale. My Guera (White Girl) and I had the cajun garlic butter variation of the shrimp and crab boil. Delicioso!

We also had the seafood fries that came with scallops, shrimp, and calamari with a house cheese sauce. What a creative appetizer?! Delicious as well.

Finally, the Leiz Pho special was Pho-ing AMAZING. After we destroyed the boil, we poured the leftover garlic and spices sauce into the Pho. That was a brilliant move by the Guera (White Girl).

Everything was cooked to perfection. The scallops in the fries were soft and tender. All the shrimp in every dish were a delight in each bite, and not over done like some places. The texture of all the seafood presented was just on point.

I don't write reviews often, but the flavors and expertise of the chef were just too impressive to...

We were on a road trip to Anaheim and needed to stop for a night in Sacramento. We decided to stop at Redding for foods because by the time we got into Sacramento, most restaurants would be closed. Per review, we decided to stop at Leiz House. We ordered Leiz BBQ wings, stir fry combo, noodle stir fry, and Leiz special noodle soup that came with pork wontons. Came to my surprise, the noodle soup didn’t come with any side veggies such as bean sprouts, lime, or basils like any other places that I normally dined at. I waited and thought the server was still bringing foods. I started eating my noodle and it was so salty. Couldn’t wait any longer, I asked for bean sprouts. Before the server went to get my request, she asked if I needed anything else. I said “no.” When she returned, she brought a small plate of only bean sprouts, no lime, no basil. Didn’t want to request for anything, I assumed this bowl of soup was supposed to eat without any kinds of vegetables. Seeing the pictures from their menu makes me wonder how others noodle soups come with side...

This was not what I had expected. The restaurant had 4.5 stars, so I thought I'd give it a try. The dining area was shoddy, and the tables were dirty. It looked like a dive and not the cool, trendy kind of dive. I almost turned around and walked out, but I thought I would give them the benefit of the doubt due to their rating.

Drink selection was minimal, as was the menu. I expected more food choices at place that advertises seafood in their name. Because the dining area looked so unkempt, I did not try the seafood, instead ordering a basic beef pho.

It was certainly basic. The broth was a little salty for my taste. There were no vegetables in the soup, just noodles, and an assortment of overcooked meat slices and beef balls. They did offer lime wedges and bean sprouts, but no Thai basil. No extra pepper or seasonings were offered, so I had to go to an empty table to get some pepper oil. This is not a place...