Lemon Grass Restaurant — Restaurant in Sacramento

Wednesday, 2/02/2022 - Took my friend to Lemon Grass restaurant for her birthday/congratulations event tonight. I've been here once, like 5 or 6 years ago and absolutely loved the Thai Steak dinner with the peanut sauce. Restaurant is pretty inside. Upon arrival tonight:

Pros:

1. plenty of parking. There's more parking spaces towards the back.
2. restaurant was very clean. Chairs, bowls, plates, napkins, utensils and cups all clean.
3. restaurant was quiet.
4. there's a bar.
5. food presentation was pretty. Water good.
6. Thai Steak dinner was ok. It wasn't medium rare as I requested. But it was still good. The peanut sauce that goes with the steak was very good with the steak. Steam veggies and rice were good.
7. the Lunar New Year special: Halibut dish was good. The sauce in the bowl made all the difference. Noodle in bowl good. They offer rambutan fruits at the end of our meal.
8. server checked in on us to make sure we didn't need anything else several times.
9. server was very nice and professional. Even offer to take our picture for us.
10. server even packed our food to go for us.
11. bathroom was very clean.
12. ambiance was nice.

Cons:

1. they don't offer anything for the birthday person. But you can order dessert and they can put a candle on it for you, I was told.
2. parking was a little dark.
3. there seemed to be only 1 waiter. He was VERY busy running around waiting on the 4 or 5 tables I saw.
4. upon arrival, there was no one at the front to greet me. No signs that let's patrons know if they needed to check in, wait to be seated, or just go sit at any open table and they'll come serve you. I stood there for a while before someone came.
5. there's a $2.00 fee for extra peanut sauce. Wish they told me.

Conclusion: Nice Restaurant. I like it. Very clean. Server very nice, but super busy. Foods good. Ambiance nice. Very quiet restaurant. Try this place if you...

We are huge fans of Lemon Grass and have been for years - the food is always fresh, delicious, and bursting with flavor. We live near San Francisco and every time we visit Sac we order from Lemon Grass. Oh my goodness, those crispy veggie rolls always impress and we’ve never found anything like them at other restaurants.

When we got engaged, we reached out to Lemon Grass to ask if they could cater our wedding in Sacramento. They agreed and we met with Mai Pham and Tyler to map out a menu of vegetarian and chicken dishes. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Tyler went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly and walked through the whole plan and schedule with us. On the day of, he personally came over with trays of delicious food and dozens of sauces and helped the staff prep everything to the same standards as the restaurant. They were a smash hit - our guests were blown away by how delicious and fresh everything was. Having them cater made the day even more special for us.

Lemon Grass remains our favorite restaurant in Sacramento. If you're in the area, stop by and try their food. You won't be...

Ordered curbside pickup for 5pm at about noon. Almost $150 order. I called when I arrived to notify them I was out front. Man responded "it's not done yet, I'll have someone run it out when it's ready. " Ok, no problem, It's a busy night understandable.

Keeping a 2 year old occupied for a few minutes in a car seat is hard. I waited 20 minutes outside and called my wife to update her on ETA. She called the restaurant and had the rudest interaction with a woman on the phone "Oh your order is ready and sitting here. Why didn't he just come in? He didn't talk to me..."

Why are you arguing? He said someone would bring it out. I have a 2 year old in a car seat, and oh yeah, did you want COVID? There was a reason we asked for curbside pick up... Good food, horrible service. This was the second time too.

Last time we dined in for my MIL's birthday and the waiter completely forgot to put in her order. Which, I get it, it happens... But she was the last one to put in her order, and he didn't even...