Le Lai
Company Details
Tuesday: 10:30AM-10PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 10:30AM-10PM
Friday: 10:30AM-10PM
Saturday: 10:30AM-10PM
Sunday: 10:30AM-10PM
Contact Information
Houston, Texas, 77036
United States
Le Lai Reviews
Submitted by DuanMoo Moo on 08/16/2022
DuanMoo Moo 5 stars rating.
This is a down-to-earth eatery with good food considering the low prices for fresh made dishes. We had stir-fried bitter melon beef, sautéed fillet with mustard green, and half a steamed chicken, all three for less than $45 including tea, rice, house soup, and gratuity. It’s like family cooked meals.
Submitted by Teresa on 08/02/2022
Teresa 5 stars rating.
This is a small restaurant where you can sit comfortably with delicious homemade-like Chinese food with reasonable prices. And the staffs are friendly and nice!
I love this restaurant ❤️❤️
Submitted by Victoria Gonzalez on 06/19/2022
Victoria Gonzalez 4 stars rating.
The inside was nice and everyone seemed to be having a good time. My waiter was very nice, and the GREEN BEANS were VERY GOOD. I enjoyed my spare ribs and pork along with my green tea. Overall this place is good and worth the money.
Submitted by Julianne Tran on 06/17/2022
Julianne Tran 5 stars rating.
I had this clay pot rice in Toronto, Canada and was craving for it. Googled it and found this place. They had quite an extensive menu. I like my dishes, it feels very home cooking and the service was great. Love these mom and pop restaurants.
Submitted by Sam Lo on 10/21/2021
sam lo 5 stars rating.
One of the best Cantonese dishes serve in town. My regular lunch places. Price is a lot cheaper than other shops around here. Highly recommended.
Submitted by Karen Wester on 03/29/2021
Karen Wester 5 stars rating.
We ordered several dishes. All of them were very good. The lady was very attentive. She checked on us frequently and even packed our food togo for us. Will return.
Submitted by Not Sure on 02/16/2021
Not Sure 5 stars rating.
This is one of the go to places in China town for authentic Chinese food. The place is not much to look at inside, very simple and plain. The fried calamari / squid (black pepper squid) is some of the best in town along with the fried pork chops. The woman who I assume is the owner has been there every single time I have been there. And that is 30+ over 4 years. Dishes are around $8 and is byob so great place to take larger group 4+ and share.
Submitted by XP Liu on 02/14/2021
XP Liu 4 stars rating.
We ordered three dishes. The beef is fine. The noodle wasn't what we expected but it was good as well. The chicken didn't meet our expectation. It should be fresh but fried and hard.
The old lady waitress speaks English well which is surprising, nice job!
Submitted by Soo Leong Liu on 08/02/2019
Soo Leong Liu 4 stars rating.
Overall, it was good, though I had to take away a star due to a cleanliness issue with my plate.
Nine of us ordered from the very affordable lunch menu, so the servings were not large. Flavor was pretty good. The place was packed at 1pm on a Thursday.
Submitted by Jason Leeham on 06/23/2017
Jason Leeham 4 stars rating.
--- NK Score = 8.0/10 ---
6/10 = Furniture/Ambience
8/10 = Food Quality
8/10 = Variety/Mastery
9/10 = Affordability/Service
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--- Price Range ($5.00 - $8.00) ---
--- Lunch (Cheap) + Dinner (Good) ---
--- Solo or Group (to 6) = Applicable ---
--- Parking Accessibility = Good ---
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=( QUICK RUNDOWN )=
- Casual Atmosphere
- Simple Interior, Spacious
- Cheap Foods, Good Portions
- Good Flavors, Various Dishes
- Cantonese Style Cuisine, Chinese
- Good Service, Nice Staff
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( Atmosphere )
Pretty simple looking restaurant in an old, almost dead Plaza. The place doesn't have any bad smells so you'll have a fine dining after you sit down and order. This place is fairly quiet, even during the Lunch or Dinner hours the noise level is still moderate, pretty neat.
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( Food Quality )
- Green Beans ($6.95): Has lunch special offer of only $5.18, smaller portion but just as good. The green beans here are good, like almost as good as you'd want them to be, soft flavor with a hint of crunch in every bite. Not to mention, the portion they give is just gigantic, so much that you'll have enough fiber and nutrients to last a week! I'd recommend getting this dish here.
- Eggplant w/ Ground Pork ($6.95): Has lunch special offer of only $5.18 as well! Pretty good eggplants, nothing too special about the flavor, but they do give a nice portion. Also, the eggplants were cooked nicely with a tender chewiness and the interior was soft enough to become your pillow! Big slices too!
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( Price / Service )
The prices here are extremely cheap, especially when compare it to the vast quantity of food they give for some of their dishes. Also, if you come during lunch time, you can order all the yummy dishes you like for only $5.18! Yes, $5.18!! So do come for some cheap lunch if you're feeling hungry. Lastly, the service here seems very kind and were definitely prepared to give you an excellent dining experience for cheap food!
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Recommendations: Green Beans ($5.18), lunch special price for some delicious green beans and a portion big enough to fill your stomach!
- Signed NK (May 2017)
- Images below by Jason Lx (NK)
