Lemongrass Cafe

I had the spring rolls and meatball pho, the broth was a plain, but delicious! It tasted very fresh and the small portion was definitely more than enough food. The meatballs weren't too fatty and had a nice flavor to them, as if they were marinated before they we're put into the soup. Spring rolls were good and came with plenty of peanut sauce. The service is what you'd expect of a Vietnamese pho restaurant, quick and efficient with not much interaction. The restaurant is clean, quirky too since it's in a building that used to be a retro diner. The smell that another reviewer mentioned, to me, is just a fish oil smell, something that's used in this type of cuisine.

I give this place a 3.5 stars. The first time we ate here we ordered two vermicelli bowls which took FOREVER. We waited for close to 25 minutes for the food. If we were on a lunch break from work we wouldn't have made it back on time. Luckily we weren't starved at the time but still wondered if they forgot about us. The bowls were good once we got them. The second time we dined there we got the pho which was good. Good broth and noodles were cooked perfect. I did notice that the two times my wife and I have eaten there there's an off putting smell that lingers in the air. It was noticeable enough that we remembered it from our previous visit but not strong enough where you'd lose your appetite. Kind of like moth balls and sewage. The restaurant is clean so not sure if it's because it's an older building. It looks like it used to be an old diner before being converted to a Vietnamese restaurant.