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Asian Delite

Asian Delite

893 Bloomfield Ave, 07006, West Caldwell, United States

Tea • Pizza • Asian • Sushi


"I first discovered Ichiban years ago when they offered a wonderful 50% off deal on sushi, which made me an almost weekly customer. Sadly, Covid and inflation have caused that deal to go away, but even so the food is still very good, and the prices are in-line with the other sushi restaurants in the area. The restaurant does look a little threadbare though these days and could use an update. Also, while their menu is sufficiently diverse, they don 't offer any daily or seasonal specials that might make things a bit more exciting. That said, I really enjoyed my meal tonight. The staff and chef remember their regular customers and treat them well. When I came in, I was welcomed warmly and greeted by name, even though I haven 't been there in at least six months. To start, I had a simple green salad with the ubiquitous ginger-carrot dressing that can be found at virtually every Japanese restaurant in the country. The greens were crisp and fresh, and it was a nice way to start the meal. What came next was both unexpected and quite delicious. I was presented with a complementary appetizer from the chef that 's not on the menu. It was strips of fish tempura (some kind of white fish) that was drizzled with eel sauce and spicy mayo and topped with masago. For my main course I chose a double portion of their California Earthquake appetizer, which is essentially a California Roll that 's been coated in tempura batter and deep fried. It 's served with the same eel sauce and spicy mayo drizzle that was on the complimentary appetizer. This is a dish I 've been ordering for a long time, and truth be told, it was what I came to Ichiban for this evening. I 'm normally not much of a sushi roll guy. I prefer traditional nigiri sushi, but I 'm a sucker for this roll. The combination of the hot crispy coating, the creamy avocado, the crunchy cucumber and delicate kani, along with the spicy/sweet sauce is borderline addictive. I can 't really recommend Ichiban as a destination restaurant, but if you live or work nearby, or even if you just haven 't been to Ichiban in a while, it is definitely worth checking out."

Kenny's Sub Shop

Kenny's Sub Shop

130 Rollins Ave, Rockville I-20852-4093, United States

Delis • Asian • Lunch • Chinese


"I really wanted to like this place, and I half did. The 3 stars is from the taste, don't get me wrong, all of the meat was cooked properly and nothing was overcooked and I thoroughly enjoyed it but there were definitely some issues with the taste ofthe food. To start off I will say that I enjoyed the shrimp toast, it looked like it was burned but didn't taste that way. Itwas a heaping portion and was greasy like typical places so I placed it on a few paper towels. I also liked the Mongolian beef.But there was just maybe 15 strips of beef and 70% of the dish was just vegetables and for $16 it's just not worth theprice. As for the lemon chicken, it was a thin chicken breast breaded and sliced into pieces and served on top of a bed oflettuce. I did order carryout and requested no lettuce and they did not do that and did refund it. On top of that I don'trecommend the lemon chicken as the lemon sauce was very runny and did not have enough flavor. I tried the combination friedrice and it was let down. It included five pieces of shrimp and very tiny pieces of chicken and pork. The rice was also yellowSpanish rice which doesn't make any sense. The rice also had no flavor so I definitely don't recommend the fried rice. Overallthis place isn't that bad but I don't recommend trying the lemon chicken or the combination fried rice. The mom's going beef wasreally good but for the amount of beef you get it's just not worth it. If you like shrimp toast I do recommend this place to tryit. ?? for food allergies, some of the dishes are served on lettuce! Since my favorite thing is fried rice I would say that Iwouldn't return here again because it was flavorless."