Mekong Restaurant Inc

12/21/10

My favorite restaurant in Richmond

by Derek A at Citysearch

This used to be my favorite restaurant in all of Richmond, until the family that runs it opened another restaurant further down Broad called Da Lat. If I want great food, I go there; if I want to hang out with friends or get some beers, then I go to Mekong. Their slogan is "Beer is the answer" and their 200 beer menu proves it.

07/25/09

THE BEST BEER LIST IN TOWN

by beer101 at Citysearch

This place is truely a Richmond landmark. Great food and great beer . This place is awesome

• Pros: Inexpensive, great beer selection

03/12/09

Yuck!

by bbj123 at Citysearch

I've eaten at Mekong many times in the past but the quality of the food has been going down steadily each time I order. Last night will be the last time I order take out from there. The sauces were bland and every piece of meat was full of fat. The spring rolls were mushy and very unappetizing. The owners need to focus some attention in the kitchen and figure out how to make their food good again.

09/22/08

Used to good, Now its GROSS! Horrible Service!

by janetplanet82 at Citysearch

I went to this place in summer of 2007 and the food was very good. I went back in in Sep of 2008 and the my entire tables food was bad!! The lime chicken is DISGUSTING and looks like pieces of random mystery meat and brown leaves. Thats it no vegetables or anything just meat served in a dirty looking cooking p0t that looked like they used a million times and brought to the table. The food was so unbearable I ended up eating plain rice and giving it to my dogs. The service is horrible, I went with 2 other people around 3pm and no one else was in there and we still couldnt get any service. The waiter slammed down our drinks, wouldnt even look at us, and sighed heavily when we asked for a coke and instead of just wanting the water they served.The place was also very dingy and dirty. I raved about this place and was the one who recommended it and now really regret it. Dirty nasty food and poor service is what you'll get from Mekong on W. Broad St.

11/26/07

I wake up craving Mekong's food

by fakeplastickim at Citysearch

I love this place. I've been more than a dozen times, and it's my favorite place in Richmond. They have such flavorful, fresh, well-priced dishes. My favorites are the grill platter (make your own spring rolls, basically) for about $13 and the rice noodle salad for about $6.50 -- both of which have plenty to fill you up, and the former almost always provides enough for leftovers. It's a lot healthier than American-style Chinese, too. When I get takeout, it's always ready before they say it will be and is always delicious. They even gave it to me for free once, probably because they'd already closed the register. I took a friend from Northern Virginia there when she came to visit, and she liked it so much she wanted to go back the next day, which I thought was great. I took other friends there, and they enjoyed it, too. The service is attentive, but sometimes they are rushed. Also, the vegetable soup I tried once was bland. I'm not crazy about the decor, but it's clean. Lots of vegetarian choices. Reasonably priced drinks with an incredible selection of beer and Belgian ales. I'm sure I'll be eating Mekong food again in the near future.

• Pros: Good prices, extensive food and beer menus, super-fresh ingredients