Based on 65 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
7816 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 312-8136
Website: http://bananaleavescafe.com/
Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
H M
The first time we went here, we were turned away. The one guy working there was too busy. The second time we came here, my kid ordered the udon soup. The man was confused. I pointed to it on the menu. He showed me his screen, which showed other soups, but not udon. My kiddo changed the order to ramen (although I had just bought a frozen package of ramen from Costco). The man pulled out a frozen package that looked suspiciously like the frozen ramen packages from Costco, and cooked it up with some veggies. When we got home, we found in the takeout bag a container of noodles and another one with this (see pic). This is the most Chinese looking and tasting “ramen” I’ve ever seen. It actually looks like soupy moo goo gai pan. Look, this place needs help, literally. You guys have one guy handling orders and cooking. You have a menu you don’t know, you cook up store-bought food, and you don’t seem to know what you’re doing. I’m sure none of this is news to the owners. I don’t like railing on a small business, but there are too many red flags here. This place is begging to be an episode on one of those reality restaurant makeover shows. Look, get a smaller menu of things you actually can cook, and hire some people.
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Sajeev Anand
One of the worst food I have ever had! Salmon was raw and had a terrible smell to it! Chicken satte were as gross and uncooked as they could be! Tofu preparations were completely tasteless, and smelly! Overall, food quality has gone down from bad to worse! Would not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
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Sarahid Haley
Super tasty and great value, my husband and I ordered some take out form them on the weekend and we ordered from their lunch specials we are also vegan and they had a good selection for us it was very tasty and abundant probably not the best place to eat at the location but the food was sure amazing (although probably not the healthiest option but it was worth every bite)
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Lissa Morales
Only for take out. Food was delicious and portions were big! Thank you!
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Cameron Tarry
Great hole-in-the-wall style place for takeout. Good customer service from the man running the counter, who was very friendly and accommodating. The portion sizes were generous, and like another reviewer said tasted neither too oily nor salty. Amazingly huge variety of vegetarian options too. We’re definitely coming back!
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Victor Velychko
This healthy asian flavors food is awesome with limited choices that are packed full of the tasty stuff. The sauces have been predominantly in middle eastern or latin styles, but this place has some different ones like miso soup – it’s free!! And if you’re looking for something more kid-friendly then there’ll be plenty on offer here too; we definitely plan to return again soon
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Stephanie House-Niamke
I’ve been a regular patron here for at least year and it’s always been good food and good service. There’s a woman who works at the front who is very sweet and friendly. My mom and I went on May 23rd to place an order and some guy (Never seen him before) acted like he didn’t want to serve us. He was the only one in the store. He said we’d have to come back because his “system was down” but it was so peculiar that I walked down the street and called to place an order. He took my order then no problem. And then he charged us the wrong price. This was lunchtime and so typically, we get the lunch price and it costs about $20-$23 for both items that we get. He wanted to charge me $39. I asked him about the lunch price and he said we don’t offer that right now. So I cancelled the order and hung up the phone.
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Fred Ackerman
Great food! Very tastee! Service slightly slow.
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Jayna
Love Banana Leaves, it’s my go-to for vegan Asian options nearby. They have faux meats and will let you sub them in any dish, the prices are great especially considering I usually get multiple meals out of it, and the woman who is usually at the front desk is always so sweet and friendly.
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Joe Byrne
I ate in here with a friend. I got the vegetarian chicken green curry and he got a sirloin beef and vegetable dish. The eat-in experience was not great, as it was on a plastic table and we ate out of takeout dishes because they couldn’t find plates. As a place that mainly does takeout, this was understandable. However the vegetarian chicken tasted extremely strange and off-putting. My friend said he felt like he had eaten bricks after finishing his beef dish. The food was also quite pricey ($16 each for the dishes).
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