Smaly K.

I have been wanting to try their Stone Pot Rice since I love crispy rice, so when my bf offered to take me out to lunch, we agreed to come here. We came her on a Saturday a little before 12:30pm. They were already busy. There was only one table open, that hadn't been picked up yet, when we arrived. We waited a bit to be seated. The place is small and crowded, and we tried our best to stay out of the worker's way as she cleaned the table for us. Then she told us to "have a seat, please," but definitely not in a nice tone. She was the only one working in the front, and I know she was busy. All tables were full at most times. There are QR codes at the tables, and we order from our phones. We ordered General Tsos Chicken, Sichuan Stir-Fried String Beans, Chinese Sausage & Chinese Bacon Stone Pot Rice, a side of rice, and an Iced Green Tea. After waiting 30 minutes, we noticed four tables that came in after us were already getting their food. And everyone had cups for their water (there were carafes of water already on each table). We didn't get any cups for water, and wasn't sure if we were supposed to grab them ourselves (she did finally fill up our almost empty carafe and bring us two cups after our second dish arrived). So, it did take us about 30 minutes for us to get our first dish, the General Tsos Chicken, which tasted alright. At least 10 minutes later, the second dish came, the Sichuan Stir-Fried String Beans. That was really good, had a nice kick to it. But we couldn't eat anything yet because we were waiting for our side of rice. The worker came over to check on the black pepper shakers. She reached around my boyfriend across the table, and then just flat out coughed a couple or few times right in the side of his face. She didn't cover her face or anything. My bf and I just looked at each other. An hour after being there, I finally get my Stone Pot Rice, and I assumed it would take some time for this dish, but we were still waiting on the Iced Green Tea and the side of rice. So, we still had not eaten any food yet this whole time. My bf noticed that after she dropped off the Stone Pot Rice, she crumpled up our order ticket; she must've thought we got our whole order already. He had to go up and tell her that we're still waiting on the green tea and rice. She finally brought the tea, which the cup wasn't even filled up to the top, and almost 5 minutes later, the side of rice. By this time, my bf's food was already cold. I had ordered my Stone Pot Rice spicy and super crispy, but they didn't add any spice, and my rice was more chewy instead of crispy, and it was burnt. I had to ask the worker lady for some chili oil. I know the lady was busy, so it was hard for everyone to get much of her time easily. There were a few times we tried to get her attention, and she'd look at us, but not listen to what we had to say, and just walked away. A couple tables got up and left because it was taking too long. Another table left after getting half of their food, and canceled the rest of the order. Another table asked for their order to go because they'd been waiting too long. Some of their dishes looked good, but I don't think I'd come in to dine again. The only way I'd try more food is if I have it delivered.

Donut D.

This is my second review of this restaurant and I have not change about it. They are incapable of taking multiple to go orders and handling dine in. The service is friendly but unsystematic. The kitchen staff was very slow in preparing the food.

Courtney L.

For being tucked in a corner of a little strip mall, Lee's Kitchen was bustling when five of us went on a Saturday for lunch. The restaurant has around 10 small tables, so we were lucky to be seated immediately. One employee completely managed the front of the restaurant by greeting customers, serving the food and cleaning up the tables. She was very sweet and welcoming, pulling two tables together to accommodate us. I am not deducting any stars for this, but I noticed there appeared to be somewhat of a language barrier. She communicated almost completely in Chinese and had to grab an employee from the kitchen to converse with a customer in English. Ordering and payment takes place completely via QR code, so there wasn't much interaction with the staff other than us needing to ask for some serving utensils. The food was prepared in a timely manner and the employee served each dish with a sincere smile. Just keep in mind that if you order a stone pot, they take about 30 minutes to prepare, so place an order for it immediately if you're in a rush. + LEE'S MARINATED PORK ($18.99): This tender slab of pork was chopped into thick cubes and cooked in a soy sauce marinade. It had a hefty layer of fat on the top which I avoided, but the meat itself was succulent and not too salty. Due to its heavy fat content, I recommend eating it with some rice. + CHINESE BROCCOLI w/ OYSTER SAUCE ($12.99): Exactly how it sounds, this was just a straightforward vegetable dish. It was cooked nicely with the broccoli stems still having a firmness to them. + BLACK PEPPER BEEF FRIED NOODLES ($18.99): My favorite! The noodles were tossed in an addicting black pepper sauce with bean sprouts, onion and tender slices of beef. It had a slight wok flavor and every bite got increasingly more spicy from the pepper. I'd go back just for this dish! + BEEF, PORK & SHRIMP RICE ROLL ($10.99): Medium-sized shrimp and crumbles of beef and pork were wrapped in delicate rice ribbons, lightly covered in soy sauce. The rice rolls fell apart easily, so this was difficult to share, but they tasted pretty good and had a reasonable amount of filling. + CHINESE BACON, CHINESE SAUSAGE & TARO STONE POT ($16.99): Thin slices of fatty Chinese bacon and Chinese sausage topped a large bowl of rice. The rice coating the inside of the pot developed a brown crispiness, giving it a crunchy texture and toasty flavor. Some cubes of taro were buried under the meat and a small portion of bok choy laid on top along with a coarse chili oil. This was a substantial and shareable dish, but there was much more rice than meat, so I probably wouldn't get it again. They have complimentary pot of bone broth at the front of the restaurant where customers can help themselves to unlimited servings. It was clean and light with a natural chicken flavor. Overall, the food was good in terms of flavor, but the rice rolls, Chinese broccoli and marinated pork were NOT served hot, which was concerning. They were room temperature at best, so I was turned off by that. We didn't get sick or anything, but it was unsettling at the moment, especially when seeing that their King County health rating was also just "Okay". 3.25 stars.

Alex N.

This place caters towards a white audience for some dishes and some towards Asian people. Takeaways are their stone pot dishes and that's about it. Bulk and price approved. More info if you want: beef chow fun has good wok hey but lacking in salt. Avoid the cheong fun that shit was more water than soy sauce. It had as much flavor as store bought potato salad. If you bring that to the cookout I'm not inviting you back!

karthik

Today we tried the following Fish fillet congee- authentic flavorful congee. Good portion for one. Rating 5/5 Chef special black pepper fried noodles - spicy and tasty. Excellent taste. But beef pieces were less. Good portion for one. 3/5 because of the less pieces. Or else definitely 5/5 Fried donught wrapped in rice sheet - 4/5. Excellent taste. Nice contrasting taste with the spicy noodles. Ambiance - simple and neat. But less number of tables. Peak time it might take 15-20 to get a table. Ample parking space Service- usually a lady used to be here. She used to serve really well. Today we had a guy who was very sad in service. He was not polite. They use to have peanuts and soup. They did not had today. When checked with the server he was not even responding properly. Todays score. . Food 4/5 Ambiance. 4/5 Service. 2/5

Mike L.

I checked out Lee's as it seemed like it was rated well. The premise is pretty simple - seat yourself, scan a QR code, and order. A single server for the whole place then brings food to you. You walk up to the cashier and pay afterwards. The ambiance is no frills with cpop playing in the background. You can also get a free soda if you write a 5 star review on Yelp/Google. The full menu through the QR code also is not fully available. From all of the items listed, only half were available to order. Unfortunately, I shared two rice plates with my party and the rice was consistently overcooked - it was mush. The sauce on top didn't add much flavor as well. Salt crispy chicken rice: This is basically popcorn chicken rice and it's okay. The chicken is slightly marinated and sweet. Sweet corn and egg rice roll: This dish should've been named corn rice roll. It didn't come with egg like in the title. Adding in egg is an additional cost. Considering the dish itself is already pretty pricey for just the noodle and corn, the egg should've been included. The rice roll itself was not bad. Garlic lettuce: The lettuce was undercooked and had a raw garlic flavor. Black pepper beef fried noodles: The noodles were the only positive highlight of the meal. There was a good black pepper flavor. Chicken katsu rice: The chicken katsu had an odd fry texture. It was thinly breaded and looked odd. Also, the chicken katsu was not seasoned. Overall, the whole meal was about $80 and only one item was okay.

Bon J.

Absolutely be careful if you have a PEANUT ALLERGY!! We ordered online and clearly noted PEANUT ALLERGY for each item and they sent the noodle dish with PEANUTS scattered on the top! We totally regretted ordering from here, it's so dangerous for our peanut allergies!!!

I really wanted to like this place. The young man working there was patient and kind. Pros: lots of seating at 5pm on a Thursday Fairly clean Great menu selection Easy to order takeout Really great young man working there Big portions Freshly made Cons: food is inedible I ordered the Peking Duck Crepe and the shrimp rice roll Peking Duck crepe was huge but they basically give you 3 pieces of duck for something that's 8x11 in size and the duck pieces were not meat pieces but the butt ends of a roast duck you would get at a Chinese deli It was extremely gamey- disgusting and it took me eating 1/4 of the very crispy and fresh crepe to get to it... that was when I stopped eating after the super gamey flavored butt piece of the duck and asked to throw it away. The shrimp rice roll was more rice roll than shrimp and had a weird flavor. It felt like it was cooked on a pan that had chemical on it - bleach? Whatever it was, the chemical smell contaminated the rice roll Finally the packaged chop stick they gave you has a very bitter taste... I think from the processing of the wood. You can't untaste it and it impacts the food flavor Maybe this contributed to the very odd and very alarming taste of the rice roll - I spit it out of my mouth after and threw everything away... For $40 for both dishes that were barely eaten, I would Not recommend

Nin A.

When coming in we were greeted by the only waiter they had and such a hard worker! Though our table wasn't cleaned yet she sat us down immediately and then cleaned up our table. Each table already has their water pitchers which is really nice so no need to ask. You order your own food by just scanning the QR code or you can order Togo on their kiosk. I'd say that since we ordered a couple of things some of the items did take a while but, I can't complain since all the food was really good. Me and my family really did love their chef recommended black pepper beef fried noodles, taste like what we would make at home so really delicious! The ambiance of the place seemed very chill and the place wasn't too big so I don't know if you can sit a part of more than 6 people... Definitely a place where if you have time to go by yourself and your in no rush I'd recommend it here, their selection of soups seemed more popular since that's what we've noticed with our surroundings.

Emelina W.

Great price and great food! I don't like their rice roll and fried fish cakes , the other things are great. Recommend rice noodle! and pig feet rice. Free Parking

Michael X.

For Lee's Kitchen, I have been to two locations - the newly opened Factoria one and now this location here in Redmond. I was really eager to check out the location here as I have had good experiences at their location in Factoria one. So we went on a Sunday around 1PM and had a 5 minute wait to get seated. Parking is convenient - there are plenty of parking spots surrounding the building, and you could even stop by Hui Lau Shan for dessert afterwards if you wanted. Ambiance is casual dine in - there are probably seating for maybe 20 people in the entire restaurant. There also is a take out kiosk right next to the kitchen if you are looking to order there. Ordering at the tables are done through scanning the QR code and waiting for your order. I had several issues while trying to dine in: - Unfortunately service-wise, If you are look to wait 50 minutes for your food, then I would recommend visiting Lee's kitchen in Redmond. I do not understand why this locations service is terrible compared to their other location in Factoria. I had to not only check in once at the 30 minute mark, but again at the 45 minute mark to see if my food was being made (if at all, since I was provided no updates to the order, the restaurant wasn't even super busy at around 1:30/1:40 as people were leaving after the lunch rush), as the server didn't provide any check in updates. I don't think my order was that complicated. I ordered two items, clay pot rice and a shrimp and beef rice roll. The rice roll at the Factoria location was the first thing out after 8-10 minutes and it took them 50 minutes to get my singular order out. I think the lack of communication and expression of apology turned the whole experience off. Regarding the QR code ordering: - There was a table mixup. There was a ordering system malfunction/mess up and we had to scan another table's QR code to order, and they had to use our table number to order. I think this made things much more confusing than it had to. The other table who used our table's QR code got their food, finished their food, and THEN I had to wait another 10 minutes to get any of the items I ordered. I said I got to the restaurant at 1PM, ordered around 1:10, and then received everything around 2:20ish. - The ordering system was different than the Factoria location. To place the order, it wasn't clear if you needed to pay immediately to get your order in the system. Like your order was previewed and then there was a pay button only to continue to the confirmation page. I know at other Chinese restaurants that use the same system, you get your order confirmation, and then after you get your food, the pay button lights up. As for the food, I think everything tastes good - the rice rolls were paper thin and delicious, the stone pot rice had crispy rice and was very generous with the service - all of which is so unfortunate as the service was abysmal on my visit. I would personally advise others to be wary on visits and hope others don't fall into this situation. I personally wouldn't revisit this location as I think this is on par with some of the least ideal restaurant servicing that I have experienced. Wishing anyone good luck on their next visit that you get your food fast and on time.

Lilian H.

There's free unlimited service of peanuts, fried wonton strips, pickled veggies, pork bone broth soup, and tea before you start eating! The rice noodles are silky and thin with a good mouthfeel. The beef brisket rice rolls did not have much sauce and was slightly heavier on the star anise flavor, the meat was tender and fatty, and the preserved egg and meat rice roll was just ok, and the wonton noodle soup was hearty but didn't have that much flavor. Price point is amazing for the food you get. I would come back for the comfort of the meal since it felt so home-y

Do the traditional food kind of right way! But need focus and make sure fresh. Hope next time do better!