One of The best Thai Cuisines in The Triangle Area
Located at:
8320 Litchford Rd
Suite 142
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 954-0377
Hours:Mon-Fri
Lunch 11:00am-2:00pm
Dinner 5:00pm-9:30pm
Sat-Sun
Lunch 12:00pm-4:00pm
Dinner 4:00pm-9:30pm
info@lemongrassthairestaurant.netCitysearch Editorial Profile -- By Alex Leviton
This unassuming Thai restaurant serves up some of the hottest dishes in the Triangle.
The SceneEleven tables spaced amply allow for private dinner conversation or a comfortable lunch spot during work. The space is casual, yet refined. Framed art posters grace mustard-yellow walls, while a wood parquet floor adds a crisp feel.
The FoodEven the salads here are spicy. The green papaya salad is a bevy of julienned papaya, topped with roasted peanuts and chili peppers, in a lime juice and palm sugar dressing that sweetly evens out the peppers' kick. Duck panang comes lightly fried, sliced and slathered in a strong, creamy coconut-curry sauce with carrots and green beans. Chicken red curry is more bamboo shoot than chicken, but fresh basil leaves make a pungent contrast to this dish, one of many marked "hot and spicy" on the menu. Cool off with the "fresh young coconut milk," a refreshing, clear juice with floating pieces of coconut.
Insider TipsSave MoneyLemongrass offers a fabulous lunch deal: For $9, you get a soft drink, appetizer or salad and entree. Available Monday-Friday 11am-2pm; Saturday-Sunday 12pm-4pm
Know Before You GoThe food here is seriously spicy. At Thai restaurants, asking for a dish "Thai hot" means as hot as it comes. Most restaurants' hottest dishes come in a four-star ranking, but Lemongrass goes up to five stars.