Lemongrass Restaurant - Health food restaurant in Tucson - 344 N 4th Ave, USA

Visited and had dinner here the week it was crazy hot in Tucson. I think it was 114F during the day we visited but as it was later in the day, likely more around 100-105F? They only had a swamp cooler going so it was a little bit better in the restaurant and the owner had apologized it was not cooler. The staff there is nice and friendly. The food was good but for me a little on the oily side. Wife got the stir fried rice dish with chicken and I got the noodle dish with chicken w/fresh tomato based sauce. If it were cooler I think the meal would have been much more enjoyable.

There are very few places as unique and welcoming and delicious as this true gem in downtown Tucson on fourth Avenue! My wife and I are both foodies, and my wife is an excellent chef, and as soon as we started tasting, the food tasted just like a perfectly cooked home cooked meal by someone who really appreciates fine cuisine. This reminds me of old world restaurants I have been to which are still very intimate. The chef is a geologist who has brought his high level of intelligence to bring truly unique chemistries of food to your palate. This is one of those restaurants that was so good you say to yourself this could be come a larger or replicated restaurant in other cities!!! Truly great food, with a really personable chef, who had a great personal story to share. I recommend this place to anyone who wants foodie level food.

Lemongrass is not your typical restaurant. Far from it! We were actually looking for Thai food (which this isn't, it is its own genre) and stopped in after going right by it and missing it, it can be hard to spot. We were immediately given a warm greeting and seated by a friendly gentleman, who we later learned was Dr. Tank Ojha, geologist, researcher, owner, and chef. Tank prepared us a truly delicious meal, came by and checked on us, discussed his food preparation techniques, and made us feel like welcome guests. As another reviewer commented, it was more like eating dinner at someone's home. The casual atmosphere (paper plates, plastic dinnerware) added to the charm, like dining at a Nepalese mountain camp (where Tank learned to cook.) We look forward to seeing Tank and sampling his cooking again next time we're in the Tucson area! Pictures: Combo 18, Lentil patties, with spinach sauce. Also general inside view showing seating.

We were there on a Saturday night so it took about 40 minutes to get out food but it was worth the wait. I had the rice noodles with shrimp and my wife had the lentil patties in a rice bowl. The owner did let us know it might be a while for our food and was very nice. We would definitely go back again. Our food was excellent!

The owner is super nice. And the food is super delicious. If you like the meal in the menu, it will not disappoint. Very authentic. Would order again. The curry tastes very full of favor. Highly recommend.

This little place is super cute and very inviting from the get go. Tank is very kind and the food is obviously fresh, you can taste it! The only reason I don’t give 5 stars on the food is because the noodle dish really did not have enough noodles, very tasty motherless though!

Wow, what can I say, this hidden gem is excellent. Food is great, owners are so nice. Simple ordering, small and amazing place.

We really enjoyed the different spin on fried rice this restaurant offers. It’s very different from the usual Asian fried rice you’d expect. I ordered the chicken fried rice while my wife ordered the vegan fried rice with tofu. What we noticed right away is that they do not skimp out on the protein(chicken and tofu). Some places I’ve been to before put too little in their entrees but this is not the case. The flavor was also very good and would recommend giving this place a try if you want something a bit different. They have many more choices for entrees as well, so take a look! The host was also very friendly and hospitable.