Reviews for Lotus Leaf Restaurant in Eden Prairie, MN
Nice Spicy Thai Food. The chicken is White Meat and Hi Quality. We got the Potstickers, the Chicken Pad Thai, and the Spicy... Chicken Pineapple Fried Rice. It appears that Take Out is the only option currently. Get it spicy! Read more
I've been looking for a great Thai place in Eden Prairie and I'll have to keep looking. This was better than your typical... Chinese food fare, not so greasy, but we're far from blown away. The edamame was okay, but rather bland (could use some salt atleast). The pot stickers were the best of the items we ordered. The pineapple fried rice was infuriating - as others havementioned you literally have to check a box and pay an extra $0.50 for all the things that are SUPPOSED to come in pineapplefried rice, driving up the price. We added in baby corn and shredded carrot - we received LITERALLY 2 pieces of baby corn and ~1tbl of carrot! Baby corn is my kids' favorite and they were very upset (as was I for paying $0.25 per baby corn). We also gotthe cashew shrimp and garlic beef - the flavor was great on these, but the portion size was ~half of what we expected for the~$15.00 price tag. *Sigh*, we will probably order from here again regardless though, as its the best given a lack of options forThai food in Eden Prairie. Read more
Be careful when ordering. I got the Thai fried rice. On their website there's a picture of a beautiful bowl of fried rice with... egg, scallions, etc. What you get is a bowl of brown rice (fried) with the protein of your choice mixed in, no vegies, no egg,nothing. As it turns out, if you want to have those things in your rice you have to pay $.50 for each of them....not horrible,but pretty soon it adds up and you have a $20 order of fried rice. What a joke. Read more
This place is a 3.5 for me with the possibility of climbing to a 4. Here's why... I ordered pad thai, added some thai basil and... snap peas. It is supposed to come with bean sprouts. You physically have to check a box if you dont want them. I double checkedmy order... I did NOT check that box. I should have got bean sprouts...My pad thai did not include bean sprouts. I pay extra foringredients. Seems fair. But I take issue when restaurants short you on ingredients you are supposed to get with yourorder. Otherwise, what people say here i found true. Fast carry out service. Pleasant experience with the person giving mefood. The sauce flavor of the pad thai was good. I added a little extra lime (and mint) from home and it was bright anddelicious. The spring rolls were stuffed full and with fresh ingredients. All in all, I'd be willing to try this place again,but would hope they got my order correct... Read more
If you're looking for big portions and cheap food, this may not be what you're after. The portion sizes are on the smaller side,... but the higher prices are my only complaint about this place. You pay for the artful preparation, the freshness, and theincredible flavor. The spring rolls were lovely and VERY flavorful with a rice paper wrap much thicker and softer than I'veever had before and warm savory peanut sauce with a kick. The pot stickers were also delicious, soft and crispy. The stir fryhas a surprisingly semi-sweet sauce and the shrimp were moist and tender. My dad described the curry as a succulent, savory,blend of spices and vegetables and said the crispy fish had a nice light texture. Read more
Heard quite a bit about this place from friends. Was very disappointed. The basil and pineapple fried rice were flavorless -... hardly any vegetables and tasted like two day old fried rice. Tofu was added on top but without mixing it into the sauce and soit too was just fried flavorless tofu. If I could, I would give them 0 stars. We ordered the food as takeout. What I felt I gotwas some leftovers from the other night that they tossed a bit of pineapple into. I only wish I had taken photos before thefamily decided to dig in. Talk about a complete waste of money. I'll add in one bit: It seems my family has been here oncebefore. The food at that time was very fresh and delicious. That is in part why they insisted we try the food today as well.Needless to say, we aren't going to try their takeout ever again. Read more
I have tried few other Thai restaurants , but this one is the best . The presentation of food is 5 star , taste is authentic as... it gets and fresh , quality is best as well as quantity . Outdoor seating is available , have lots of beer and wine variety forthose who drink , quite place . We asked for medium hot and it was exactly how much hot (spice)we wanted . The other restaurantswe went was always way more hot (spice)even for medium level than we could handle . Jasmine tea was good combination with padsee yew , chicken satay and spring rolls . The server was really nice and friendly considering the fact that we needed her helpwith all the mess our toddler was making , very helpful and considerate . Again ... If you are in Eden prairie and want somereally tasty Thai food , good ambience and helpful staff this is the place for you .. no doubt on that . Definitely visitingthis place again!!! Con: no activity papers for small kids as other restaurants give . Read more
One of my favorite places to order from. Their curries are amazing and their noodle dishes are great. They are wonderful at... accommodating gluten free needs too. Always love my food from here! Read more