Top Asian Fusion Restaurant in Montclair
WaBa Grill
9015 Central Ave Ste D, Montclair, CA 91763, United States
Worst Waba Grill. Supposedly a corporate store but is not run like one. I ordered a Avocado rice bowl with a side of bbq ranch. Apparently they no longer make bbq ranch. (understandable if it doesnt sell) Employees (the ladies) seemed rude. The cooks were nice i asked one for soy sauce because the ladies were in the back....im assuming prepping. Got back to work to eat my food and there was a hair in my rice... BUMMER. Also, didnt seem like they washed the rice 3 times like theyre supposed to... kind of slimy/sticky... not a good consistency.Avocado was great and perfectly fanned with over 9 slices.Then my coworker goes to get herself a steak bowl with avocado and comes back (not knowing my experience) with the same experience with the employees as i had.Now, as far as claiming to be corporate uniforms were not up to standards. hair wasnt fully contained and non slips were not worn by all employees. Was not greeted with the hi welcome as i usually am by other corporate stores/ franchises.and no friendly smiles were seen (aside from the one cook that got my soy sauce)i think this corporate store needs a revamp of new employees. (aside from the cooks)honestly disappointed.
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Paradise Buffet
9059 Central Ave, Montclair, CA 91763, United States
I eat here WAY too much....and drive from Walnut/West Covina area to do so. Almost everything they have is good to great with a reasonable price tag, so its no surprise that its almost always busy.If youre new to the area its a full buffet with a full Mongolian BBQ in the middle. I say full buffet cause its not just Asian food but has cheese enchiladas, meatloaf, etc. What gets me back is the Mongolian BBQ, the ribs on weeknights and prime rib on the weekends. They offer various additional seafood options at dinner as well but thats not my thing. I think most Mongolian BBQs are similar but Ive got two tricks to make my dish stand out. For one, I go to the salad bar and add jalapeños, and since most of the watery sauce burns off when cooking, I go and get some of the ponzu sauce for the potstickers and put that on AFTER. That makes this Mongolian BBQ a notch above the rest. I cant remember if I reviewed Paradise Buffet before but my biggest pet peve is that they slide the dishes around on the big fry wheel (whatever the heck its called) and your stuff is cooked right where someone elses was. I hate curry, and if someone put curry in theres before you thatll ruin my dinner. I REALLY wish they kept everyones food in their own spot when cooking like Fire and Ice does down in Anaheim. I was gonna give this review 5 stars, but now that I think about it Im gonna knock it down one for that.They recently changed their weekday pork ribs from an American style sauce to a more Asian style sweet and sour which Im really liking a lot. Its a unique sauce thats way better than sweet and sour ribs youd get at a Chinese restaurant. And usually their ribs are thick and meaty, although my last trip they let me down on the quality a bit. Id say half to 3/4 of the time they get really good ribs that have almost an inch thick amount of meat per rib. Even if the amount of meat is sub par on occasion I never feel like Im losing out.I like their Chinese chicken and Greek salads too. Im happy they have blue cheese dressing for a mixed green salad but it needs to be thicker and with more chunks, or I wish they had separate blue cheese crumbles like at Golden Corral.They also have a really big dessert island. The cinnamon rolls are pretty good when theyre fresh. Some old dude complained once about the soft serve ice cream machine but I like it. I like soft serve thats more icy than creamy if that makes any sense, he was probably the other way around. They also have hand scooped ice-cream so you cant go wrong.All in all this place is great. If youre new to the area I would say its a must see. If they addressed the things I mentioned above and/or added some spicy tuna or crunchy rolls I probably wouldnt eat anywhere else!P. S. A shout out to Veronica, shes a total sweetheart who will chat and offer to grab you dessert and such. Most servers there are pleasant if quiet. She stands out and you better tip her if you get her.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
5295 N Montclair Plaza Ln, Montclair, CA 91763, United States
Update 6/23/22Tonight we stopped in for dinner and everything was ok until the check came. Our server (see the pic for name) brought our check on a digital device, but would not let go of it. I asked her about how I leave a tip and she told me it was included. I asked is that the way they do it now, they figure the tip? She said yes. The only options on the screen were “print or email the receipt.” I couldn't even see the total because I was on the far side of the table. So I pushed print receipt to see what I paid. We did some math and saw that the tip added was 22%. I thought that was kind of strange that a business would assume a 22% tip when the average is 20%. It was only about $3 more, but it felt shady. On my way out I asked the manager about it and she said there are options to choose your tip amount, but I explained to her that I was never given those options. She looked at the servers name and apologized. She said she could redo the transaction, but I told her not to bother. I explained how the situation felt uncomfortable and that I think I am just done with the uncertainty of our experiences every time we come and that we would just go elsewhere from now on. It may sound petty to some, but the dishonesty of this waitress really bothered us.Update 4/3022My whole family loves Lazy Dog. Great fusion menu and the Huckleberry IPA is amazing. We ordered the Huckleberry Apple Pie for dessert and it is my new favorite. The patio space is great for those who want to social distance as well.Update 3/9/22Sadly, something has gone really wrong for this restaurant. My wife and I went last Sunday night and had an experience so bad it was comedic. My wife ordered the pot pie and the waiter tells her they may be out and asked what her second choice might be. She said the broccoli and ham Mac n cheese would be fine. I ordered the fish tacos. 30 minutes later the waiter comes back and informs me that they are out of the fish for the tacos and wanted me to pick something else. At this point my wife asks if she is getting the pot pie or not. He informs her that there is no pot pie. I asked my wife if maybe we should just go, but she assured me the Mac n cheese would be fine. So I ordered the salmon. The waiter returns and tells me they are out of salmon too. I say I will just have my drink then and skip ordering dinner. He literally walks 5 feet from me and turns around to tell me that they do, in fact have the salmon. I ask him what is going on, how could he suddenly know this? A few minutes later the manager comes out and says our dinner would be free. I assured him that we did not need free food, still he insisted. The waiter also gave us a gift card, but I am not sure if I will be back, because when our food came, it was made with weird substitutions. My wife's Mac and cheese was made with fettuccine noodles and sliced broccoli stems. The veggies with my salmon also had broccoli stems. (See pics)We are very sad because this was our favorite place.