Yup! They’re every bit as good as they look. And everything is priced between $8-$17.
Category: Reviews
LEMONGRASS CAFE
Case in point (see preceding post): The Lemongrass Cafe. Everyone said we “had” to try it. Even a palate as sophisticated as Dr. Pat Moreo’s (major domo/Dean at the Hospitality School at UNLV) said it was a find. And it was…somewhat tough to find tucked away in a defunct Five and Diner at that shopping center on the Northeast corner of Eastern and the I-215.
But find it we did, first for a feast with the good Doc, wife Rosalie and friends, then twice more in rapid succession to see what all the shoutin’s about.
And it was good. Very good. And in taste…exactly like the last fifteen Vietnamese restaurants we’ve been to.
PHO HUNG
ELV has a confession to make: He’s eaten in almost every Vietnamese restaurant in town (many of them multiple times), and he still hasn’t a clue what separates a good one from a mediocre one.*
Back in the day, we had our very own Miss Saigon (nee Hanh Le), who accompanied us around town with instructions and insights into this cuisine (most of which consisted of: “My mother makes a much better version of this…”).
Here you can hear us chattering about Pho So 1, which was our favorite hangout back in ’01 and ’02. But the little lass left town long ago, and we’ve been rudderless when it comes to these things ever since.