Sushi Thai and Tapas
Being totally honest the food was good by anyone standard just one of the dishes (cashew beef / no mushroom) we could’ve done without really wasn’t anything special so one star ⭐️ taken away bc of that but absolutely everything else was incredible. The atmosphere is second to none we ate outside and enjoyed the heaters on a chilly 🥶 Florida evening and enjoyed the downtown st Pete scenery service was also good … would highly recommend chicken satay , steamed dumplings and garlic sauce , Drunken beef noodle and pineapple 🍍 fried rice with chicken drizzled in peanut sauce
I must admit the food here was absolutely delicious. We got to the restaurant at 830 they sat us down and then rushed us and said we had to order because the kitchen was closing they should have said that before we sat down. The bathroom could use some love! Other th n that I would recommend because you will be pleased with the food!
Really tasty sushi. Some of the more common rolls had unusual ingredients, but in a good way. Standard spicy tuna roll had crunchy jalapeños but was welcomed. Was nice to be able to order half rolls too which allowed to taste more offerings. Great location in downtown. Would recommend.
Hamachi was really good, personally I would have likes a little more citrus/yuzu.
Alternative tataki - cooked perfectly and nice and crunchy with tasty flavors.
Lemongrass specialty roll - definitely recommend, it's like a party in your mouth, all sorts of different flavors and textures. Just wish it was a little warmer when served.
Tom yum gai soup was on point.
Quail eggs sushi was really good as well, definitely an acquired taste, not for everyone.
Puff daddies dessert was a huge portion and super delicious to finish things off.
I went there for the lunch special as I usually have for years, ordered the lunch special but to my surprise it is significantly smaller. Not only that but they gave me a “Yellow Submarine” the size of a penny, I have attached a pic with two types of their sushi for comparison. Sadly it seems like this place has started to cut costs and that takes away from the value, people come here for a quick and filling lunch, unfortunately that’s no longer the case.
Really tasty sushi roll. I went with the Mexican roll it was warm and very fresh ended up ordering another one. Staff were really friendly!
Super yummy
My favorite place to go for Thai in The Burg! Everything is out of this world delicious
Amazing food and atmosphere.
Great place I come for the la bamba . The atmosphere of this place is amazing and welcoming. More reasoning pricing and food is better then mangosteen down the street “NO SHADE” but I love this place
Authentic, comforting, excellent service. Truly a gem!
Don't get the pad thai with seafood!. Ate here with two friends on a Friday night. They had massamam curry and rice and said it was good. I ordered pad thai with seafood. When it arrived, it was an enormous portion of noodles on a big plate, probably enough to feed a family of 4 or 5, on a syrupy extremely sweet sauce. The shrimp were large and there were rings of squid and a couple of unshelled mussels. I took a couple bites but the noodles were extremely overcooked and the seafood looked kind of okay but was flavorless like something out of a can. The place was packed with a line out the door. I remembered eating here at Lemongrass several years earlier pre-Covid during after hours when it was one of the few places open after the bars closed. I remembered ordering a Ramen dish and thinking it wasn't very good but then thinking it might be better during the day. Here I was a few years later and I was disappointed again We met up with 3 friends afterwards at Tampa Bay Drinkery, which is a unique live music bar with great cocktails. They asked how dinner was. I said I would never eat there again. They were surprised. What about the chicken satay one of them asked I didn't order that, but I'm not going to chance being disappointed for a third time. The service was robotic, impersonal, but maybe it's because Lemongrass is an all night kinda place. But quite honestly I'd rather eat at Waffle House. I know the chicken sandwich would be quite good, and I'd spend $10-15 instead of $50 for a mountain of overcooked noodles on a cotton candy sauce, 95% uneaten.. There are so many better restaurants to choose from in St. Pete. Maybe it's the hurricanes and everyone's traumatized. But, come on St. Pete restaurants! Can you at least act like you're proud of your food and happy to be there serving your customers? Is that really too much to ask of this towm?
Great atmosphere, amazing service and the Red Curry was out of this world! Highly recommended to any Thai or Sushi lover
Wonderful food.
I ordered through UBer eats from lemongrass for the first time. I have to give it an average rating because I bought Thai Pad chicken and it was ok but really nothing to it. Didn’t have a Thai taste. Also I was blown out of my mind with the portion size, its for a family of 4. My husband and I ate a little in a cereal bowl and the other 3 parts will go to the garbage. What a waste of food. This is a sin when there are so many people Hungary out there. Also, there’s no need for any restaurant to be serving portions this size. It’s like they say, since Americans are obese, we have to serve these large portions. 😩😡
The sushi and Thai curry were exceptional. The service was prompt, efficient, and courteous.
Very good, lots of flavor, large menu selections, I had the beef & broccoli. My friend had the chicken curry. The flavors were VERY good, and portions were larger than expected. We plan to return when in the area again. Parking was nearby and on the street but reasonable and convenient.
Absolutely great food and a wonderful atmosphere. Pricing isn’t too high either by Downtown St. Pete standards. Truly a must go restaurant!
The curry’s are all great here!!!!! Cute casual date night spot!
Would I go back? Yes. The sushi was great, although with it being two weeks ago, I have forgotten which one. The soup was delicious, and the orange chicken was awesome!
Rice Paper Wraps were delicious!!!
The food was delicious. There were a lot of vegetarian options, which is something that we look for. They custom-made vegetarian sushi for our daughter. All of the ingredients were very fresh in all of their food.
Hamachi was really good, personally I would have likes a little more citrus/yuzu.
Alternative tataki - cooked perfectly and nice and crunchy with tasty flavors.
Lemongrass specialty roll - definitely recommend, it's like a party in your mouth, all sorts of different flavors and textures. Just wish it was a little warmer when served.
Tom yum gai soup was on point.
Quail eggs sushi was really good as well, definitely an acquired taste, not for everyone.
Puff daddies dessert was a huge portion and super delicious to finish things off.
Being totally honest the food was good by anyone standard just one of the dishes (cashew beef / no mushroom) we could’ve done without really wasn’t anything special so one star ⭐️ taken away bc of that but absolutely everything else was incredible. The atmosphere is second to none we ate outside and enjoyed the heaters on a chilly 🥶 Florida evening and enjoyed the downtown st Pete scenery service was also good … would highly recommend chicken satay , steamed dumplings and garlic sauce , Drunken beef noodle and pineapple 🍍 fried rice with chicken drizzled in peanut sauce
The food is good, people are nice. It's not a five-star because the food is good, but it isn't great. The fried chicken was mostly breading.
I actually have never eaten at the LemonGrass but I received amazing customer service today. I was buying a gift certificate for my granddaughter and was having a hard time accessing my email receipt. The gentleman I talked with was very thorough and professional and even called me back to make sure everything was settled. Really amazing! Thank you!
Thai dishes are great, staff is nice.
O lemongrass let me count the ways, my family and I love it here the service is always fast and pleasant. We've never been disappointed from the curry to the appetizers the food is phenomenal and full of flavor.
Great food. Had sakis waiting for sushi and hot food. They put in one bag with no insulater. Sushi was hot when we got home. Ask them for separate bags
Absolutely great service and delicious food!
The chicken is always overdone
Hands down the worst Pad Thai I've ever had. It's like they just decided to pour sweet and sour sauce over some noodles and chicken.
The chef definitely needs to learn how to make traditional Pad Thai
Love to sit outside for a lunch special! Only wish they had crab i/o krab!
I received two orders in one hour. That restaurant deserves one star.🥹
This is my go to Thai restaurant downtown. Food is good service is good. Love the massaman curry
Great place I could eat here day,
Food was very good and served fairly quickly. Four of us ate well for less than 100. Waitress was quick to wipe down table outside for us and was very pleasant. We would return.
Perfect stop before Milton blows us all away🙃
We love Lemongrass! Super friendly staff, always quick service, very large portions, and awesome sushi. Definitely the best sushi in downtown St Pete! Highly the Pad Kee Mao and the Red Hot Chili Peppers roll
I went there for the lunch special as I usually have for years, ordered the lunch special but to my surprise it is significantly smaller. Not only that but they gave me a “Yellow Submarine” the size of a penny, I have attached a pic with two types of their sushi for comparison. Sadly it seems like this place has started to cut costs and that takes away from the value, people come here for a quick and filling lunch, unfortunately that’s no longer the case.
Incomplete dishes. Ordered Pad Thai ..lacked flavor. No egg no cilantro. Very disappointed.
Amazing experience! Loved my spicy tuna roll. Speedy service as well.
Really tasty sushi. Some of the more common rolls had unusual ingredients, but in a good way. Standard spicy tuna roll had crunchy jalapeños but was welcomed. Was nice to be able to order half rolls too which allowed to taste more offerings. Great location in downtown. Would recommend.
The food and service were great! Panang Curry is my favorite.
If you want a Thai food lunch in downtown St. Petersburg then this is the place. The only problem was that the floor was sticky.
Fantastic
Consistently great - good lunch specials during the week.
Wonderful
Love this spot.
Been going for years and it’s always delish!
I eat here for lunch at least twice a week. The consistency is second to none. Food is always fresh, service is always pleasant. Portions are very generous for the price. Couldn’t be happier with the place. I would take family or a date here without a second thought
Take away Sushi. I opted for 4 different 1/2 rolls. The Sushi here is a bit more expensive than others but they do make 1/2 rolls, example full roll 18-20$: 1/2 roll 13.00. One roll stood out; the ? Salmon out tuna in, the others had too much tempura crunch I could not enjoy the other flavors. Bill 56$
I must admit the food here was absolutely delicious. We got to the restaurant at 830 they sat us down and then rushed us and said we had to order because the kitchen was closing they should have said that before we sat down. The bathroom could use some love! Other th n that I would recommend because you will be pleased with the food!
Delicious doesn't even begin to describe the food here. Giant portions, always perfectly prepared. So many options to choose from its often difficult to make a selection, and I've never been disappointed with any of it. Fast and friendly service, family run, clean and cozy restaurant with outdoor seating.
I have them bring food over to Mickeys Cafe because he has a great selection of 🍷
Had a great time here! Food was so good. We got the White Peach cold Sake and it was delicious! Huge menu with lots of choices! 10/10 would recommend
The Best Rolls I have ever had. Try their peanut sauce. It was the best and I am a bit of a Karen when it comes to Thai food.
P.S. The portions are huge.
The food was great!!!
Dirtiest place ever don’t eat there
Disappointed with the pad Thai… the sauce was sweet and sour but I was expecting the real pad Thai sauce. Otherwise the food was good.
Nice place, attentive servers, quiet atmosphere, good food.
We ordered two lunch specials, which were quite delicious and large in portion. The service is regular and the atmosphere is very relaxed. The only thing we didn’t really like was that the avocado in the sushi was not ripe yet and not all of the beef pieces tasted as great. For the rest, it was a good moment to rest and reset ourselves to resume our exploration of St. Pete.
Lemon Grass is one of our favorite restaurants in downtown St. Pete. The food is consistently delicious and the presentation is great.
This is one of those places I always recommend to people new to st Pete. One of my favorites.
Rude to those who deliver for them.
Rock N Roll presentation is the best
Fresh and good quality sashimi, delicious sushi rolls, good selection of food and drinks. Server was super nice and accommodating. Food came fast and tasted amazing. The ambiance was great. Desert was incredibly yummy. I’ll definitely go back to try other things they have on their menu.
THE BEST GREEN CURRY DISH WITH FRIED TOFU! GREAT MENU! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The sushi at The Lemon Grass in St. Petersburg is spectacular—each bite was a delightful explosion of flavor. Joe's service was amazing; she made sure our dining experience was smooth and enjoyable. If you're in the area, don't miss out on this gem for a truly memorable meal.
Finally had dinner here. The menu is enormous. It is also very logically constructed, so it was easy to identify what we each wanted.
We will definitely head back for more meals. There were so many other entrees I wanted to try!
So, we went back with family which were in town visiting. The menu is so diverse it has something fir everyone.
When seated, the host warned that they were short staffed. But, our server did a great job, and food was out with every course in reasonable time. Definitely sticking with all 5' stars.
BACK FOR MORE! Daughter was in town, wanted a healthy choice of food. Still 5 stars!
Back again. June 2024: Great service. Always wish I could eat 5 different entrees. Great choices.
Great. Love the crab rangoons.
gasssss
Super cute place! Great lunch deals and expansive menu! Would go again
Amazing place. Great food and sushi! Our goto place when in St Petersburg.!
Please read this review before is to late if you’re visiting Tampa.
Worst Thai/ Japanese food ever!!!!
The food was amazing! My wife and I had the miso souo, rainbow roll, and chicken fried rice. They were all very good and the portions were big enough to share! Great service and great place.
Nice restaurant in the heart of St. Petersburg!!
Ordered a salad which was never served but I was still billed for it. Needed to request napkins, salt, pepper, hot sauce. My 2 friends meal came on time but disappointed my meal cane about 5 plus minutes later. Embarrassing watching them eat and wondering did they forget more?
Excellent service, sushi is always well prepared and tasty and tom kha soup with chicken is a yummy starter. Really like the LA Bamba roll 😋
Great service and even better food. Can’t wait to back!
Very friendly staff and good flavor
Excelente lugar , muy acogedor , la comida deliciosa
Excellent Lunch
Great Red Curry & Green Curry
Great food.
Had lunch today at the best Thai restaurant in St. Petersburg, the lunch menu was outstanding, the service was on point and the food was served in a timely manner. Highly recommended!!!
Good food, good variety of rolls, & tried a sushi cone which i have never heard of and it was great!
The food and sushi quality is great!
Service is pretty standard, and the atmosphere is decent too.
A great spot overall! The food is a little pricey but thats just whats been happening in the area. The portions are fairly generous though! Both in plates, sushi rolls, and apps.
Highly recommend for visitors, or a good casual date spot with the added bonus of it being so close to other things to do/see in downtown. Of course if your a local you may find yourself repeating often.
Great Lunch specials too.
Great experience. Had the sushi boat with a buddy. Highly recommend.
Absolutely one of my favorite places to eat in town. My bf and I have been many times and every time no matter what we get it’s delicious (and that’s hard to say about a restaurant). Also they have massive portions! My curry chicken me lasted 3 meals.
Best place downtown st pete
I never have a bad meal at Lemongrass. Almost everything I’ve ever had here is phenomenal. The sushi is fresh, the tapas are delicious, and the desserts are sinfully good. I cannot recommend this place enough!
Great lunch specials and the food is fresh and delicious.
If I could put zero stars I would, worst food I have had in Tampa area. They made us pay the bill on a bunch of food that wasn’t even edible. The menu description did not match the food, the spicy tuna is not spicy tuna, the Thai wasn’t good either. Highly recommend anything over this place. Our bill was 100$ we left hungry!
Oh my I did not expect the food to be this good im a plain man but I would recommend the tempura shrimp and pork fried rice any day of the week!!!
Very cold waitresses - We went on a monday night, so the place was not crowded. Before the waitress gave us our glasses of water, my husband and I asked to be seated outside, the lady shrugged at us before she agreed to move us. There were at least 7 more empty tables and they were not reserved. Didn't get the attitude.
Food took so long to come out - We only ordered shumai, sashimi, and one blondie roll, and it took 30 minutes for them to prepare it.
Food was HORRIBLE - you can tell the shumai and sashimi were frozen and not fresh; the blondie roll did not have kimchi at all (menu said otherwise) and very thin for a $15-roll. We were also not even served with soy sauce - WHO FORGETS SOY SAUCE FOR SUSHI???
Love the orange chicken and very nice sever.
Very cozy experience with great food.
The best tapas and sushi in town! We love this place and will be back soon. I highly recommend lemongrass sushi thai tapas.
I come here whenever I want sushi 🍣 in St.Pete. Their sliced octopus salad 🐙 🥗 is absolutely delicious. The kimchee dressing they top it with is my favorite. They also put their own kimchee sauce on their spicy tuna roll along with sriracha. That and the quality of the tuna in it is what makes it the best spicy tuna roll that I have had from anywhere. My boyfriend and I went here last night and ordered a few different rolls to try. One of them that we ordered was called The Monkees 🍌🐒 roll and it was the best sushi roll I have had in a long time. The roll is filled with tempura banana, cream cheese, and topped with bbq eel. The sweet and savory combination of the flavors paired extremely well together and was my boyfriends favorite. They have a wide variety of sushi and Thai dishes to try. I really like that you have the option to order all of the different sushi rolls as a whole roll, half roll, or cone/hand roll. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy delicious sushi in the St.Pete area.
Top notch Thai! 👌
I've been twice for lunch in the past month and both times were great. First time I got the sushi/sashimi lunch special. Second time I got the Singapore Shrimp lunch box. Both were extremely filling and delicious.
the toasted bagel is the best!!!!!! servers are always personable and friendly, i love this place.
I have always enjoyed dining at lemongrass, the food , the service and the ambiance has been fantastic. They have maintained a clean environment pre covid and post covid. I noticed that the waiters clean , sanitize hands when handling credit cards and before touching plates to delivery. I have also seen them cleaning down tables and menus. My favorite is the mussel dynamite, and this dish gets better each time I order it.
I got a few sushi rolls. The fish tasted fresh and it came out in a timely manner. Mona was our server and was very friendly. The music is low and was great for conversation
Absolutely delicious and unique spicy food 😋
Took a bit to get our food, but excellent dinner! The Fuji Apple Sake is to DIE for!!
Gyoza is a must!! Nice atmosphere and good times
A friend recommended this place and I'm so happy we came!
This place is sooooo good! The sushi is fantastic and the most fresh food I have ever tasted. I had the Sublime and Finn rolls and are by far my favorites. I also had the crazy train rolls as an appetizer and with the peanut sauce were amazing. The Thai Tea is is a really great drink to order and goes well with anything. That Sam guy is really cool too.
The best sushi in town I will drive an hour for this! So good and the atmosphere is great definitely recommend coming here!
Best curry in St. Petersburg. 🙏🏼🖤 I tried so many different restaurants and was incredibly disappointed until I finally tried LemonGrass. My only one additional wish is that they had yellow curry!
Our favorite Thai restaurant in downtown! Fish soup was delicious and savory. The Signature and Showcase Rolls are amazing. The service is always great every time we go.
Big portions, good food
So not happy with my experience here. I went for my birthday and the service was terrible and the menu very misleading. I ordered the sushi roll sampler and one would think that you would get a sampler of sushi rolls however you get sushimi and California rolls. When addressing it with our waitress she said there was nothing she could do about it. What a waste. Avoid coming here
LemonGrass is our all time favourite Thai place in St Pete, maybe even all of Florida!
Lovely restaurant. Have been multipule times. Food is good every time. Staff is kind
Owners are great. Super friendly. We keep coming back for the best Thai food in St Pete. Love the curry.
Love this restaurant! My favorite sushi in st Pete by far. The big bopper is incredible!
Order 3 Thai dishes, Tom Yum (lack originality and did not have sour taste), Calamari - no taste and sauce subpar, and spring roll. All of them lack Thai taste - sub par. Did not try the sushi.
Great food & awesome service!
Great food and great service with a clean and cozy environment, highly recommended. The portions are very abundant and the food is fresh and tasty.
A true delight . Went with two friends and we had the Thai dishes. Great flavor and quality and seasoning. One of the best Pad Thai dishes I’ve had. And their pork Rangoon appetizer was so much better than the standard fried stuffed wonton. Great service. Enormous portions. Reasonable prices.
Got the pad see-ew super delicious!
Had the toasted bagel roll and it was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend.
The service needs alot of work. 8 mins waiting before someone acknowledged us and the waitress lacked alot of service and attention.
The lemongrass roll was good, the blondie was very basic. No soy sauce at the table for the sushi and when asked, they brought a to-go plastic for it, that you couldn't even dip the sushi into.
I was really rooting for this place.
Great experience. Was quickly seated even though it was a busy Saturday evening. Right away waiter brought us lemon water. We started with the Tom Kha gai to warm us up. Great flavor! Would get again! Then we shared the wallflower, big daddy, red dragon, ebony and ivory, and the Paul’s. The Paul’s was my favorite. Great flavor 10/10 . It was so good I couldn’t even wait to take a photo!
Very cute inside, overpriced for the size of rolls we got. Our server seemed preoccupied and had to pull aside another waitress for us to get more rolls. When our original waitress came back we told her we wanted to order more she made a big deal about us ordering more and was like, "more?!" She left again and when we tried to leave we had to grab another waitress so we could get our check. The quality of the fish was fine, the rolls were small. It maybe was just an off day but we left wanting a bit more from our experience. Be ready to spend some
$$$ though.
Stopped by with my wife during First Friday! First time there and we ordered Krab Rangoon and Gyoza(pork dumplings)
Excellent choices!
Next we shared the Mongolian Beef which was also fantastic!
We then ordered another Krab Rangoon to share!
Service was excellent and food was the best!
Highly recommend!!
We will definitely return!
Sorry about the photos but I forgot to take a photo of the Mongolian Beef!
Great food and atmosphere. Always consistent and tasty. Service is always top notch. One of the best places downtown for sushi and Thai. Large menu too!
Amazing food and service! We had the rainbow roll and the green curry.
Food is always great, service is spot on, and the sushi is so fresh it’s like they are fishing out back and serving it right up. Best place!!!
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- Contact: +1 727-894-1111
- Website: http://lemongrasstapas.com/
- Location: 310 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, United States
- Map: 27.7710157, -82.6375068
- Thai restaurant
- Restaurant
- Sushi restaurant
- Monday: 11 AM–3 PM–4:30–9 PM
- Tuesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4:30–9 PM
- Wednesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4:30–9 PM
- Thursday: 11 AM–3 PM–4:30–9 PM
- Friday: 11 AM–3 PM–4:30–10:30 PM
- Saturday: 1:30–10:30 PM
- Sunday: 4:30–9:30 PM
- Outdoor seating: Available
- Delivery: Available
- Takeaway: Available
- Dine-in: Available
- Fast service: Available
- Great tea selection: Available
- Great wine list: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Solo dining: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
- Alcohol: Available
- Beer: Available
- Cocktails: Available
- Coffee: Available
- Comfort food: Available
- Happy-hour drinks: Available
- Healthy options: Available
- Late-night food: Available
- Quick bite: Available
- Small plates: Available
- Spirits: Available
- Vegan options: Available
- Vegetarian options: Available
- Wine: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Dessert: Available
- Bar on site: Available
- Toilet: Available
- Casual: Available
- Cosy: Available
- Trendy: Available
- Groups: Available
- Tourists: Available
- University students: Available
- Accepts reservations: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Debit cards: Available
- NFC mobile payments: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- High chairs: Available
- Free of charge street parking: Available
- Paid street parking: Available