La Vie French Restaurant

"This is a French restaurant owned and operated by Vietnamese staff. Came here for dinner on a Sunday night. Made reservations but the restaurant was not that busy tonight. The escargot is a must order here. They typically have daily specials that are not on the menu. I had the New York steak special. Steak was cooked perfectly with a nice peppercorn sauce. All entrées come with turnip soup and a small salad. Also tea or coffee served after meal. The service could have been better as we had to ask for water and servers were on their cell phones too much. Prices are reasonable and the food is delicious."

"The atmosphere is VERY PRETTY AND VERY PARIS. I LOVE that they had Eifel Tower decorations everywhere. I also love that even though it's clearly Asian own, the menu was authentically French. They give you a 3 course meal with bread, soup, salad and dinner with your entree price. I loved that. The soup of the day was turnips, that was not good. The Caesar salad was delicious ( especially the dressing). My lamb chops were DELICIOUS AND SO WAS THE ASPARAGUS AND CARROT PUREE THAT CAME WITH IT. It also came with scalloped potatoes that were bland. But, I literally ate everything else and knew I wanted dessert so I was glad I didn't like them. I ended up eating ALL OF THE CREME BRULEE ANYWAYS. MY FRIEND HAD THE FISH SPECIAL AND HATED THEM AND DIDN'T LIKE ANYTHING BUT THE VEGGIES. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS. MY SAUCE FOR THE LAMB WAS THE BEST SAUCE I'D EVER HAD WITH LAMB CHOPS."

"Second time coming here. It was my mom's birthday. I had made a reservation a week prior, but in the morning and someone picked up and noted my reservation. When I got to the restaurant, the staff asked if I had reservation, but could not find my name. After few minutes of trying to figure things out, we were finally seated. Glad they understood. The meals we ordered comes with a soup and salad. And bread and butter. Would say that it would be nice if the pieces of lettuce were smaller for the salad. Other than that food was tasty. I remember during my first dine in, I ordered a French onion soup and that was mega salty. Not sure about now since it's been a few years and I didn't order that this time. Food portion was alright. Got a flan for birthday special item. Was good."

"Food is excellent here. The French onion soup was not the best I've had but it was pretty authentic. It would have been better if they added a little bit more cheese. The escargot was excellent full of the butter herb flavors. The lobster tail was perfectly cooked too. My only complaint is don't get hot water here. Their canteen or jar has a strong bleach smell to it. Get wine or bottled water instead."

"I don't know much about french food but the place was nice. A lot of people make reservations but when my wife and I went they sat us right away, they just opened so they weren't busy. By the time we left it started to get packed so if you have more than two people it might be best to make a reservation. The food isn't cheap. On average, a plate is about $26 if I remember correctly. That wasn't a turn off for me since I wanted to treat my wife to a great dinner. The food was delicious. We ordered two appetizers, two entrees, two desserts, one tea and a bottle of wine. The total came out to about $140, not including the tip. The location isn't the best. It's next to a tobacco shop and a nail salon but they do have parking so you don't have to worry about parking blocks away. This is the only "bad" thing about the place but it isn't really an issue. Overall, my wife and I had a great time. The food was great and the workers were very accommodating. It's been a while since we sat down and took time to enjoy a dinner date. We definitely want to come back."