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Wild Ginger
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Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Japanese, Sushi Bars, Thai, Vegetarian [Edit]
10 Park PlBronxville, NY 10708
(914) 337-2198
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
14 reviews for Wild Ginger
There's much to like about this place--the decor is lovely, the staff is very friendly (be prepared to be peppered by "hellos" and "good evenings" as you are escorted to your table) and probably features the most spacious dining area in Bronxville.
Still, I have trouble strongly recommending it. I've lived in Bronxville for many years now and slowly the places that have been there forever under the same management are being replaced by places like Wild Ginger--big, shiny and clearly aiming to attract patrons from across Westchester. To me, these places are like many recent big Broadway musicals (usually those based on a movie). They hit their marks, the cast is enthusiastic, and they don't skimp on the spectacle, but you find it hard to locate the heart.
Both times I've been to Wild Ginger I've suffered service mishaps. Entrees are served as they are prepared. This is fine, but I once waited a full 10 minutes to receive my entree after my companion. More recently, it was a good 10 minute wait after we were seated before our waiter materialized at our table. And, although they serve plenty of spicy food, it doesn't seem to be anyone's job to refill water glasses. Even on a slow night, there are many waiters and bus-people in sight, but it's unclear what they are all doing.
I'm not well-informed about pan-Asian cuisine, but I find the menu a little too cluttered and overwhelming. It seems like it could easily be reduced by 20% and allow more sophisticated patrons to order off-menu variations. I've tried their sushi and it was fine, but if you are interested in sushi in Bronxville, Japan Inn (one of Bronxville's remaining "home-grown" places) and Haiku do it better (fresher, tastier). The other entrees I've sampled have been good, but lack any "wow" factor. The green tea gelato for dessert was excellent.
One great advantage of Wild Ginger is they offer food discounts during "happy hour" and a Prix Fixe menu Mon-Wed. The $18.50 for the Prix Fixe (appetizer, entree, dessert) is an outstanding bargain for Bronxville. Plus, it limits the menu options for you, which for me was a plus. Like the afore-mentioned Broadway musical, you will probably feel better about Wild Ginger if you eat there at a discount.
My wife and I Love finding new places to eat. We try to stay away from the routines of eating at the same places just because we know it is good. The way we like to do things is find a place, eat there, and if it's good then spread the word and find another. This is how we found Wild Ginger, through word of mouth and on the internet. The first time this place opened up we thought to ourselves, "Finally, a hip place outside of Manhattan!" The food was well prepared, plating was beautiful, service was great, and the decor was very hip. As with every restaurant, the goal should be to stay on top and continue to strive to be the best. Well, as for this restaurant, they were heading down the wrong path.
My wife and I have gone to this place a total of 5 times. It would have been more if the food, plating, and service was worth going for. The sashimi was once cold and fresh but is now warm and sliced by the hands of a novice sushi chef. The spicy tuna tartar was once served in a martini glass surrounded by greens and garnishes but now served on a plate with PRINGLES (Yes, Pringle Chips) shoved into the tartar for decoration. The service, what once was close to a four star restaurant now seems to be close to a family who started a restaurant, hired their son having no waiting experience to take care of patrons.
The only thing that might be worth going there for are the stir fry noodles. But even that is stretching it because it tastes just the same if you ordered it from a Chinese Take Out Restaurant.
I recently went there on 9/25/09 just to give it one last shot but as I have said in my earlier statement. Wild Ginger has lost all its energy that it had since it first opened up. I'm not sure if they changed owners or what the excuse might be. But one thing is for sure and that is I will never walk in that place again.
i don't quite understand such harsh criticisms, especially in comparing wg to haiku/japan inn. i'm big on sashimi and i find wg's sushi bar much more reliable than its neighbors. seafood is fresher, rolls more innovative - and the price is just as, maybe even less, than haiku.
wg's dim sum, for a restaurant miles away from chinatown, are pretty decent. their dumplings come in a variety - steam/fried, duck, chicken, veggie or szechuan.
i highly suggest having lunch here. all lunch entrees are served a'la bento box, and for around $10, one affords a filling portion of the entree (and there are tons of options), accompanied by soup, salad, some dumplings and rolls.
It is pointless to go here, you have Japan Inn and Hauki which are proud to serve quality fresh food with an experienced staff. Going to the Wild Ginger was like going to a cheap place to get acrylic nails (for customer service) and imitation crab meat (for cheap food).
Please do not be fooled with its decor.......terrible terrible place..Haiku and the Japan Inn is 100 times better.
Take a cheap date who you wanna fool to Wild Ginger...
We did not have a good experience at its sibling restaurant, Water Moon, in Rye so that should have been the first warning. We went with an open mind and they disappointed. The shui mai was cold (probably microwaved along with edamame) since they came within 2 minutes of being ordered. When we told them it was cold inside, no apology, just whisked off. The honey glazed shrimp/chicken was not advertised as fried and was average, the steam chilean sea bass was lukewarm at best. Our waitress was indifferent at best. They certainly can fill the water glasses well. We sat at a booth and right behind me, there was a nail head protruding from the seat. Overall, stay away unless you want to be disappointed or have come to expect little from Westchester dining establishments.
I think this place opened very recently... If you are familiar with the Westchester restaurants, the menu is VERY similar to Haiku which is literally around the corner from this place! The food is "pan-asian" covering everything from pad thai noodles to sushi.
I got the Tsunami Roll which is basically cucumbers, jalapenos, and red peppers on the inside and pepper tuna and avocado on the outside drizzled with spicy sauce. It was a very SPICY roll which i loved! They have other creative rolls which sounded awesome!
My other friends got hot food and they all said it was delicious!
I will definitely be back to try some other stuff!
Good service, awesome decor (very serene/modern/hip)... there is a sushi bar, a regular bar, and you can see the kitchen in the back.
As for the prices, its also very similar to Haiku... entrees range from 9.95 to 21.00... not bad for the portions!
Most Yelpers dislike Wild Ginger, but compared to its adversary, Haiku, I'd have to say it's my favorite of the two. Here's why: Great portions, great price, pretty ambience, and attentive service. I came here for lunch and was pleased with the lunch special of garlic beef that came with brown rice, miso soup, and stir-fried veggies. It was adequate, simple, and no fuss, which I like. Another plus--the portions arrived on time and fresh. What more could a Yelper want?
I've only gotten takeout, so I can't speak for the restaurant experience, but I can say that I've ordered from Wild Ginger many times and the food has been consistently mediocre. Dry meat and off-kilter flavors abound throughout the menu. The menu looks promising, but the food is seriously disappointing. There are better places to go for Asian food in Bronxville.
I like this place. I have been here a few times. They have a wide variety of rolls. Staff is very friendly. Loved my waiter a while back I think he said his name was Boody (something like that) He was funny and added to our evening.
Valentines Day was made excellent via dinner here. The food was great and drinks seemed balanced. Some of the reviews I read were pretty harsh, but I found nothing to complain about. Attentive service and great attitude. Not sure what others were complaining about.
I first experienced Wild Ginger in Long Island and was excited about having one closeby in Bronxville. In general I love the wide selection of food this restaurant has to offer. One of my favorites is mango chicken, and their salmon is pretty good as well. The decor is very modern and it's a great place to kick back with your friends, with coworkers after work, or to go out on a date. However, when it's busy the service becomes slow, but is still okay. I'm still a fan of the restaurant in Long Island more than this one, but I will definitely be back again when I get cravings for good pan-Asian food.
Recently I relocated to Bronxville and was wondering, well, where would I eat?? Westchester is known for it's expensive yet drab food selection, so I figured I might be stuck with Trader Joes and Whole Foods fare in these boondocks.
However, a couple weeks before my move I was excited to see that there was a restaurant named "Wild Ginger" in Bronxville, just as there had been in the City. I wondered if in fact they were part of the same chain, and that I would be able to get my gluten-ous soy protein cravings met at this W.G. Alas, this W.G. was a totally different restaurant. (I think the marketing people at Asian fusion restaurants are conspiring to make all fusion restaurants either wild or ginger. Anyway, I digress.)
So, there was no soy protein at this Wild Ginger, but the place really lived up to it's title as a fusion restaurant. I was able to get Dim Sum appetizers, Edamame, Thai noodle lunch special, and sushi on the side. Granted, this wasn't the best thing for my stomach, but it was what I wanted. The quality of the food was good, it wasn't too salty, and each dish tasted reasonably authentic. I think the sushi was actually quite good, but I ordered salmon sushi, which is not too hard to get wrong, unless the salmon is uber fatty, which this was not. The dim sum was perfectly steamed and fresh. The edamame was springy and perfectly al dente. The noodles were a touch drenched, but I am super picky about saucing of food, and find most Thai food over-sauced.
The decor at this Wild Ginger was very strange in a good way. The furniture was a kind of neuvo-traditional Chinese hybrid, dark-stained slabs of wood grid patterned up between booths; while along the walls there were figurative murals in a Japanese style. Meanwhile, along the back of the restaurant was the most vibrant blue light board, neon and almost pulsing, and above it images of vegetables glinted vibrantly through the techno light board. I don't know if I would call it stylish, but I definitely found it exciting. For a moment I was lost in a kind of Martha Stewart meets Hokusai meets Blade Runner land of incredible torpid visual fusion...
The price for lunch at this Wild Ginger was quite reasonable, which is pretty amazing, considering it is right in the center of Bronxville. The dinner menu seemed pricey. I recommend it for lunch.
The decor was very lovely. The wait staff was very friendly. The drinks were very good. Sadly, the food wasn't all that great and the prices were kind of steep. I got the pan-seared tuna with soba noodles. The whole dish, while beautifully presented, just lacked flavor really. My mom got the Wok glazed Wild Ginger tofu which was also just kind of eh. The vegetable dumplings were a bit too rubbery. The one dish that was good was the beef pad thai. Some of the sushi rolls sounded good, but they were a bit too pricey for me.
The restuarant has a great design, although the majority of the patrols in my opinion where clearly under dressed, myself included. The food was good, the service was slow. I had the seared ahi tuna with Sobba noodles and thought it was great. fresh ahi good flavors, good sized portion.
