Lele East & West Thai Vietnamese Cuisine

5015 Tacoma Mall Blvd #103, Tacoma
(253) 302-3998

Recent Reviews

Kai Llamas

Gotta make sure to finally give a rating to ol reliable! Good food, great prices, and very attentive service! I've been going here for 7+ years and I wouldn't trade this place for anyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shelly S

Very nice restaurant and food was tasty and hot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joe mama

Went here just for the pho, based on another reviewers experience. It was ok, broth taste watered down, little meat, not worth coming again for the pho. I never tried the thai food so maybe that's better. I was just passing through but I already have my go to pho spots back home.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

S M

We visited this restaurant a few weeks ago. It was amazing. It's a hidden gem for sure. Great service, and great prices. Food came quickly even as a party of 7 nice portion sizes as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joshua Hines

Stopped in based on the great reviews and found them to be well-deserved.Service was fast and attentive. Very friendly wait staff and quick kitchen.We enjoyed a pot of hot Jasmine tea and started with some fresh shrimp spring rolls and caramelized chicken wings. The rolls were generously sized but nothing special on their own. However, their iteration of peanut sauce was the best I've had and took the rolls to the next level! The chicken wings were very big, crunchy on the outside, juicy, and delicious!For our mains, we ordered pork pad Thai and chicken green curry. We asked for both to be medium spicy (3 out of 5) but neither had ANY kick to them at all. Despite not having any spice, both dishes were WAAAAAAY good and perfect portions.The curry might be among my favorite of all time. I can't even describe how rich, flavorful, and tasty it was... I want more already. The pad Thai was incredible, too. Plenty of meat and a wonderful coconut sauce to go with it.Get here!Parking: Large, strip mall parking for multiple businesses.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Thai Curry, Fresh Spring Rolls

Sierra Laurelle (RubiconRenegade89)

Dietary restrictions: Easy to ask for deletions of ingredients you're sensitive to.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fresh Spring Rolls, Pan Fried Noodle, Shrimp Pho, Crab Rangoon

Ben N (Erv)

Really good Thai food! I got the Pork Pad Thai and it was one of the best I’ve had in a while. We walked right in with no wait. Food was delicious and hot. I’ve had better tapioca in bubble tea, but overall an excellent visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard T

Pleasently quiet, great food, nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mark Melsness

Great place to get good food for lunch and dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Egg Rolls

Bobblehead McGee

I have been trying different things here and have loved everything so far. Current fave is the sizzling eggplant. It's good, not too spendy and the people are great. You won't be let down, try them!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tai X

I took food out, not sure about atmosphere, but that looked pretty good.I was really surprised at how good the food was, being so close to a mall.I drive 15 minutes to get this food.Try it!

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Banh Xeo Saigon Crepe

Paul Sellers

Great place. Prices are reasonable.Everything is good.Just a solid place for lunch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Red Curry, Fresh Spring Rolls, Thai Curry, Pan Fried Noodle

David

HIDDEN GEM: I am excited to go back and planning on making a regular spot. Food is AMAZING. Service was great. Prices are fair! Everything is so perfect. I highly recommend you go try it out.ALSO THE WINGS ARE INCREDIBLE

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

anita parkinson

Super cute place, great decor, fabulous food! Very quick service.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options!! Yay

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Prawn Pad Thai

Michelle Phanthavong

Came here on a Sunday around 3 pm and there was no one else in the restaurant. I came for a party of four and my members were like 20 minutes late due to traffic but they were nice and waited and it started to fill up as we got closer to 4. It was spacious. A server was eating lunch and the main guy took a minute to come out and we ended up just sitting wherever we wanted.I did look at the website menu online on their website and there's a couple variations. There was also a conflict in pricing for the bubble tea on their main menu ($6) and on the small drink menu on the table ($5), I didn't verify which was right because I ended up getting Thai tea which came in a classic bubble tea type cup and sealed lid.We got crab ragoons, which were not on the actual menu but written on a chalk board that I saw when I first got in for 12$. Came in a small bowl with a decent portion. They were okay. Mostly wonton wrapper, not a lot of filling at all. I wouldn't get these here again.Fresh spring rolls were good, nothing out of the ordinary and came with a pretty big serving of peanut sauce in comparison to the rolls.For main entrees: phad Thai with 2 stars. Would not get again there, lacked a lot of flavor. Was more or less eating plain noodles it tasted like. It did come with a peanut like sauce on the side which would have just made it tasted like peanut noodles more than phad Thai. It looked like honey mustard at first. Red curry with 4 stars, not spicy at all though. A ton of vegetables, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, celery, and onions. Taste was subtle and could have definitely used a bigger heaping of red curry paste. My husband got meatball pho and he stated that it didn't really taste like much at all either. They never gave him the plate of herbs which most places do (menu does state that they do give it on the side) and he never said anything either though.The portions were decent sized and good for the money besides the ragoons. I just wouldn't go again because of taste. I had a bit of hope because of reviews but if you're looking for really good, strong thai flavors, I would not recommend it here.Service was good though and attentive while it was slower but when it did get busier, you did notice you had a wait a little more. Since it was mostly just two people.Vegetarian options: Meat choices include tofu a lot but does not clarify if the dish would actually be vegetarian or not. Pho does have a disclaimer that vegetarian broth is available on request.Parking: Shares lot with other vendors like car toys.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fresh Spring Rolls

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Lele East & West Thai Vietnamese Cuisine

5015 Tacoma Mall Blvd #103, Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 302-3998