It was a beautiful day in Pittsburgh today - I had to get outside for a walk in the sunshine. I thought I'd just wander around for Thai lunch and so I ended up at Lemon Grass. I'll probably not be back.
There was just one table of 2 seated and eating when I arrived. And, a table of 10 leaving and all paying separately. All using a credit card. I forgot to mention that the one waitress working is also the cashier. So, it took quite a while to process this table's payments individually by card. In moments like these, it's best to just get the one check for the whole table and take the 18% auto gratuity as a courtesy to the server. (Sorry for the rant there...)
All that said, the huge table of 10 had left. I was dining alone and there was just the other table of 2 in the restaurant. I thought I would be able to get in and get out for lunch. But, no such luck. It took a while for the server to take my order. The food came out quickly enough. But it was quite underwhelming. I settled with the Thai Fried Rice with beef. There was a ton of Thai basil in the dish which was quite overwhelming. I couldn't be sure if the basil was fresh which may be why the dish tasted a bit rancid to me. My entree also came with a choice of soup and a small vegetarian egg roll. I chose the hot and sour soup. The soup was neither hot in temperature or spice but it certainly was sour.
I was a bit surprised considering that there were a whopping 3 diners in the restaurant that it took a while for the check to arrive and to get drink refills. I had high hopes for this place but the food and service was just so disappointing. The hunt continues for decent Asian food near my office in the Allegheny Center...