This is the old Iron Skillet location. Every business that has been in this location has always eventually shut down. I saw the Iron Skillet open just last week and a few days ago as I was driving home, I saw a sign on the windows saying the grand opening of LeQuy would be on Wednesday, September 21.
A tasty Vietnamese joint would be a hit in my books for the city of Campbell. I'd have to drive 30 seconds to this place. My wife and I bought take-out from there today. Interesting thing is that they serve straight up traditional breakfasts in the morning(i.e. eggs benedict, omelettes, etc.) An ldater in the day, they serve Vietnamese cuisine.
This recent heat wave prompted myself to skip the pho tonight. I ordered one of the house specials which was sea bass fried rice and my wife got the grilled chicken/rice plate. We ordered an appetizer of spring rolls as well.
Fried Rice $9.99
Chicken/Rice plate....$8-9
2 Spring Rolls $3.95
The spring rolls were quite tasty and weren't skimpy at all. I thought they hit the spot, but my wife thought the taste was a bit too shrimpy for her.
My wife's chicken was perfectly cooked/marinated. However, the veggies that it came with seemed to be lacking. She was hoping for some more veggies instead of just a few pieces of lettuce. A few tomatoes/cucumber slices would have been nice.
My sea bass fried rice was a little bit disappointing. Portion was very large and I ain't no little guy, so that was a good thing. But there wasn't too much sea bass in the fried rice. The fried rice was a bit too peppery, leaving a little kick in the your mouth as the aftertaste. It could have been balanced a little bit more, with some more onion, tomatoes, basil, or scallions. A few pieces of sea bass seemed a bit rubbery as well. I still ate it, because food is food and I needed to eat.
I think they're still in the process of hiring servers/waitresses. We saw a lady walk in and ask for the boss. The hostess said that when boss was done with her other interview, she would call the lady's name.
Also, I'm a stickler for STRONG AC in a restaurant. I'm always down to eat pho on a HOT HOT day as long as there's AC in the joint. When we walked in, it definitely didn't feel like there was AC. I saw the multiple ceiling fans at work. The hostess was definitely hot behind the counter too. I asked her if there was AC in the restaurant and she replied "yes, but if you find a cool spot in here, please let me know where it is". However, she did mention that the back of the restaurant was a lot cooler than the entrance(where is where we were standing).
All in all, I REALLY yearn for this restaurant to do well. It'd be a blessing to have this place to close to home. Hopefully they can work out the kinks early and take customer feedback into consideration. We'll be back again to try Pho when it cools down and who knows, perhaps Eggs Beni one weekend morning. If it's good, then no more need to go to Stacks and wait with the other 100 people. read more