Lemongrass Cafe

83 N. King Street
Honolulu, HI 968??
Phone: (808) 851-7010

DMSC: A few weeks ago we walked by this place and Island Guy said we'd try it sometime.
APOO: We ended up walking in circles because none of us knew exactly where this place was. Good thing IG kinda remembered :) 
DMSC: Funky! This place was part office, part retail shop, part restaurant. When you first walk in, to your immediate right there are people sitting at desks working on computers! The restaurant portion takes up about half of the space - a counter with food, and seating. There is only one plate per day, and you get what they serve you!!
APOO: When we saw the menu, we were like, "Six bucks for everything on the buffet menu? What are we waiting for!" I sort of expected a bigger plate but we only got one serving of each buffet item. Still good still good. The chicken came with a separate peanut sauce and of course I opted out. Following DMSC's lead, I put chili fish sauce on my plate plus more...and more. IG did the same but not too much. After we took our first bite, DMSC and I were gasping for water. "Dang, the chili sauce is so hot!" we both said. I felt a major heart burn coming. IG was still his normal self because he wasn't stupid enough to ignore the chili part of chili fish sauce.
APOO: Everything tasted great. I especially loved the beef curry. I am guessing that DMSC and IG liked the satay chicken with peanut sauce because they ate it really fast. The cold vegetables were refreshing, especially with the chili fish sauce exploding in your mouth.
APOO: Since the plate was on the small size for big eaters like us, we decided to get the red tapioca dessert. We all thought it was small (AGAIN) and different. The sweetness was pure coconut sauce, unlike the Chinese style tapioca pudding that has sweetness from rock sugar. They also put ice in this red tapioca dessert which I thought was unnecessary because I would rather eat it chilled.
APOO: DMSC took a lot of random pictures of the place. One of the walls was all brick, giving the place an antique old-stylish look.  
APOO: Near the front of the shop was a display of ceramic, food, and other Hawaiian collectables for sale. Since they were all one of a kind, the price tag was super high.

APOO: I gave this restaurant a 4 because the place looked interesting and that the food was great. The red tapioca dessert was just a 3 for me.