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Asian Bistro
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
4 reviews for Asian Bistro
"Bringing a taste of Manhattan to the Quiet Corner"
This place is an oasis for those of you who enjoy good food. The sushi is amazing and Tony, the head sushi chef, is an artisan who has fine tuned his skills whilst keeping his creativity of any sort of flavorful combination you could imagine. The Sushi Bar room is like steeping outside to a Asian Grotto (if there is such a thing), with a full size replica of a tree in fall glory under a tented awning. The Asian Bistro Cake, and the Bistro Tuna Tartar will have you coming in 7 times a week, twice a day. The bar is a work of art in itself and the staff attends all of your needs impeccably. And then there is the show piece, the skilled hibachi chefs who create the steaming onion volcano to "shooting shrimp" to a willing diner. The restaurant is located behind the East Brook Mall, across from the Movie theater. If you are in the area (Friday and Saturday seatings fill up quickly so come early or stay later for bar lounging) and want to witness great food outside the city, Asian Bistro is a must eat.
The food is consistently good, but there is a noticeable difference in the quality of the service depending on when you go. The service at night is top notch. The service at lunch time is not so great. Servers have been distracted by customers they were more familiar with, other members of the staff and their own cell phones. They frequently neglect to ask if we want anything else and simply bring the check. Stick to going at dinner time.
If I told you that you, (yes you!) could get really good sushi, I mean Boston/New York standards good, in Mansfield Connecticut, you would probably think I had lost my god damn fool mind. And if I happened to appended said statement with the established suburban mall setting of said sushi joint, you would subsequently call me a big fat liar and then proceed to spit in my handsome face. And hey, I really wouldn't blame you. I didn't believe it either. But listen: I am not being mendacious about the Asian Bistro. Really good sushi, for really cheap. Yes, it is in a mall. Yes, it is in Mansfield, CT. Yes it looks like it was decorated by a site impaired/ bipolar 12 year old. And yes, they pump out slow jazz of easy listening hits, lyrics replaced with an out of tune saxophone that makes you feel like you are losing your mind. But seriously, this place is cheap and good and you would be out of YOUR mind not to eat here. Well only if you happen to be in the Mansfield/Storrs region and like sushi. Do it!
They have the best sushi rolls on earth (my favorite: Philadelphia, Mansfield, spider and sweet potato rolls). I cannot eat sushi rolls anywhere else because they don't taste as good. Love their service, drinks and don't forget your student id to receive 10% discount. In Willimantic, there are not that many nice restaurants but this one is really special. LOVE IT!!!
