Lem’s Kitchen and Lounge

If you enjoy quality food, do not come here!!! We came because we saw an advertisement for crawfish but will not come again. The service was extremely slow, we did not get half of what we ordered after an hour of waiting. The crawfish was smothered with MSG, it gave us headaches afterward. Very overpriced and sketchy people. Seems like they cater towards a party crowd, club music playing and holes in the walls. Much better places in Bellaire with better food, service and environment.

This is my 1st time at this restaurant and omg the most horrible experience of worse service ever.The restaurant is quite huge but only 1 server and so many guests. Why did they schedule 1 server on the weekend??? I saw at least 10 guests left the restaurant bcoz they lost patience on the service. Some waiting at Keats 10min at the door and no one guide them to a table some other guests already sat down but didn't have anyone came to assist them.If we didn't order the food , we probably stood up and left too.We waited a good 30min but food came partially . Some of us finishing eating and the last person on our table hadn't been served. Then we got served we ask for condiments which supposed to come with the meal such as basil, been sprout and other herbs to eat with the food and was told they ran out of it, but saw the server serve another table the same items to another table.Overall it's the most horrible experience I ever had at a restaurant.Food was mediocre. Not even good.Definitely not a comeBack for me.

I've been wanting to try out this place after seeing the owner posting Facebook live videos of herself cooking and then eating the foods. I was very curious about their specialty Bun Bo Cay. I have to say, omg guys this may be my new favorite broth noodles! Just like the name suggests, it is literally bun noodles, with variety of beef cuts, and it's spicy (perfect amount not too much). The closest thing I can compare to is Bun Bo Hue, but more beef flavored and spicier? The beef cuts in the Bun Bo Cay is tender and I love that there are some pieces of tendon and fatty brisket too. It's super flavorful and good amount of spice to it so I don't have to really add on more seasonings. I literally was craving it so much today I had to make the drive to go get it. I also tried their bun mam nem and it's pretty good. Not many restaurants offer these items on the menu. Their bun dau mam tom is good but I've had better cha, and their pork belly is a little too fatty...But I can't wait to come back and try more. They accept credit cards if over $10 purchase.

Worst experience ever, come by the day after Christmas with my family. The place was empty and only 1 server. The server walked by and dropped the note pad on the table and told us to write down what we wanted to order. She doesn't let's us explain what we wrote and walked away. End up missing an order, and she gets mad at us. What type of service is this?They added 20% for the gratitude but not giving us any receipt and just said the total. When we asked for the receipt, they said we can go take pictures because the system broke down and can't print. If they can't print out the receipt, why not tell us that the tip included until we ask. Never come back!

Nice and good food , owner is so sexy lol she a trophy hehe it's a good lounge at night , music good , random music

I came with my husband and parents and was very disappointed the 2nd time I had their meal here, from the front staff to the waitress it was not a pleasant experience. Washed my had and their sink was clogged with good particle in floating in the water.We came back for the nem nuong platter my husband and I shared since last time we couldn't finish it. The meat was cold weren't like a nice grilled glazed on them like there fresh. We asked for plates and she gave us 1. Come on idk why she's was being stingy with plates. We had to request for extra napkin because every person at the table only had 1. My dad order shaken beef bo luc lac came with a few beef and the rice was hard dry and bland it crumbled in your mouth. It was disgusting Terrible service stingy and the food is no longer good. I will not be coming here to support. Considered their party trays but after trying their fried rice I do not even want to even bother. If you mess up in fried rice I mean it is a problem.

This is the spot for some decent bun dau mam Tom. Everything was fresh and spot on. Generous portion for 2 to share Their other dishes is passible, but not something I'd come specifically to eat. If you want to please a large group with different palette, this is a good place, but don't expect to wow anyone with any particular dish except for bun dau. Mi qua: noodles doesn't taste freshly made, doesn't have that authentic made Bo ne: not the best, one of my friend was craving but we knew it wasn't gonna measure up to bo ne houston. The pate and butter for the banh mi was just for decoration but not meant to eat. (Smallest of portion, butter was straight out of the fridge, not spreadable). The beef was tender, at least they got the main ingredient right... Durian ice cream: hits the spot

Once again, airline Rewards program brought me to Lem's Kitchen on a quiet Sunday night. The disco lights and music were blaring. I thought I went to a wrong restaurant. I never knew this was a restaurant with unique Vietnamese food here. From the exterior window decals, it looks like a party room. I was greeted by a young lady wearing party dress. I'm okay with that as long as they serve food. She pointed at the booth seat by the wall where I could see the entire restaurant and the dance floor.Very festive here, except when I tried to take a look at the menu. I ended up taking pictures of all items in order read the menu. I wanted something soupy. She introduced bun bo cay. Then I spotted bun bo hue. Very quickly I realized how the menu was organized. I ordered mi bo cay as egg noodles vs rice noodles. I like any noodles. But the spicy beef caught my attention. I couldn't agree more with Caroline N's review about the tenderness of beef chunks. The spiciness is pretty mild but it made me cry. The savory is intense. I didn't need any other condiments at all. My photo didn't come out clear because of the disco lights. Oh well. Try again next time.There was another table of 4 sitting by the singing booth, I think. I received my dish pretty quick. It's cozy to be a nightclub and lounge. I highly recommend Lem's Kitchen as my choice of entertainment and dining stop on the west of beltway.

Love this place for the com chien Bo luc lac which is usually $17 something. Why did they charge me $25 for the same thing I usually get without telling me

Last night my wife and I had went in to order some soup but right away they ignored me and were too busy flaunting their money from the table they just served and when I tried to order not the lady in the picture but another lady started shooing me away, when all I want was just soup. She kept constantly shooing me like I was a fly and the moment I had to make my wife come out they were acting the same but now to my wife and they started talking mess, so we told them come outside and of course they didn't. I wouldn't recommend this place as the server don't care about customer service only money enough money for the night. Then to end the night some lady came out tried to call the police on our when all she had to say when that the kitchen was close. If I could give this place no stars I would. Highly recommend don't go here, the man tried to make it up with two open beers but I didn't trust it so I gave it to, two homeless people.