Top Asian Restaurant in Reseda
A&W Seafood Restaurant
7213 Reseda Blvd, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
My one star is not for the restaurant, it is for Google who has made a BIG Mistake! You would be hard pressed to find a burger, fries and a Root Beer here.I dont know who catagorized this restaurant but it is not an A&W Root Beer fast food restaurant! I dont think that there are any left either.This is obviously an Asian influenced cuisine restaurant.Please help these poor folks out and change the uninformed discription of their restaurant!
A & W Seafood Restaurant
9306 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324, United States
We had just come into town and we wanted to have dim sum for a light lunch somewhere on the way to UCLA. I googled good dim sum places and this one popped up so we decided to try it. It was late afternoon so there was hardly anyone there. The first person you saw was this lady behind the counter when you went in. She did not smile but did ask how many people and we told her two.. So she told this other lady to sit us at a table. Both women were not very welcoming. The lady that sat us down starts rolling the dim sum cart to us. At 2pm there wasnt much to choose from. We ordered the sui mai,the shrimp and scallop dumpling and the fried sesame balls. She almost just started to put a variety of steamers plates on our table but we didnt want what she had in the cart. We ordered the house special chow mein. The food was disppointedly ok. The shrimp scallop dumpling skin was soggy and the flavor was ok. The sui mai wasnt bad but it might have been better if we had come earlier and these item came out piping hot from the big steamer. The fried sesame balls were fresh and delicious. We had two orders of that one with red bean and the other with yellow bean. Yellow bean was our favorite but they ran out. Since there wasnt a lot to choose from the dim sum cart we ordered the house special chow mein. When it came out I was surprised how it was fried up. There were more noodles than there were meat or veget . It was pretty skimpy on the added ingredients that is supposed to be in that chow mein. The third lady that served us was the nicest one there. The chow mein was ok. It did have flavor but it did not have the wok fire and flavor you would find in really good Chinese restaurant. I was disappointed with the quality of food served there and the unfriendliness of the front desk and the first waitress. I will not be going back.
Vinh Loi Tofu
18625 Sherman Way #101, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
It has been so long since Ive had Pho.... After becoming vegetarian, Pho just wasnt on the menu. But, during a recent trip to LA, I almost stumbled across this totally unassuming diamond of a restaurant. If youre a fan of Pho, but meat aint your thing, you need to check this place out. Decor-wise, this place is every other strip-mall Asian place in LA. Theres nothing to really tell you how great their food is except a few reviews on the walls - which are easily discounted until you try the food. Thats where Vinh Loi shines! The Pho brought me back 30 years with all of the flavors and textures of a truly good bowl. It was a total joy and Im looking forwarding to returning.
Golden City Chinese Cuisine
17719 Vanowen St, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
I ordered dinner to be delivered for 2 of us, and it gave a delivery time of almost an hour. About 25 minutes after the delivery time, I called the restaurant and was told the driver left and I should receive my order in 10 minutes. Needless to say, I was not happy, and I suggested that practice good customer service by calling to inform the customer. The only thing the manager (Ed) said was they were very busy. By this time I had little confidence in this restaurant that I was ordering from for the first time. 45 minutes after the specified delivery time, and much more than the 10 minutes Ed told me, I saw the driver pull in to my driveway, I greeted him and asked him to confirm what was ordered, he looked at the ticket he was holding and told me I dont know. I took the bag (yes, I was frustrated), I touched the top container and it was basically room temperature. I called and talk to Ed again, he said they were very busy tonight, and that the driver really didnt speak good English. He said next time I order, I should talk to him and he would take care of me, I asked him what he meant, but he didnt specifyI told him this couldve been a better experience had he reached out (in stead of the other way around), and said with how he treated me as a customer who just spent over $50, was not appreciated, and I didnt have a good enough experience to order from them again.I leave good feedback when its deserved, and bad when its deserved. In good conscience, I could never recommend this place.Good luck!
Pho 22
9651 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324, United States
I stopped by this Pho place today to grab lunch. I was in the area picking up my suit so I figured I would try this place out. I looked at their menu online and though the price was reasonable. I found parking easily here because I came before the rush because after lunch, finding parking can be difficult here. I came right when the place open so they were not busy at all. You can place your order over the phone but since I came when they just open, I put in my order in person. I got the 4 piece spring rolls and bbq beef bun me. The lady said it should take about 10 minutes for my food to be ready so I waited inside the restaurant. The place isnt that big inside but I guess it works for them. My food took about 20 minutes to be ready and I took it to eat at home. I thought the spring rolls were okay but not the best and they dont give you much sauce. The bahn mi was delicious, I just didnt like the tomato in it and it seems smaller than other places. If I have a chance to come back, I might try their pho since I saw they have free refill on the noodles.
Awesome Thai Cuisine
18505 Victory Blvd, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
If you're in the Valley and are craving Thai food, this place hits the spot! When I first tried this place, I used Grub Hub to have the food delivered to me. I was not disappointed. The delivery person from this place was always nice and friendly, which I appreciate.The food is delicious - seasoned and flavored very well! I was always happy about my purchase, including my stomach and taste buds. The Pad Thai, Seafood Spaghetti Spicy Noodle, Beef Pad-See-Ew, Pa Nang Curry, and Tom Ka Soup are my favorite.When I realized how close this place was when I use to live in the Valley, I just called to order and picked up. The lady that works there was always so nice, friendly, and attentive. The customer service is wonderful and food is delicious.The name of this place speaks for itself, “AWESOME THAI.” I highly recommend Awesome Thai for anyone craving Thai food in the Valley!
Lum-Ka-Naad
8910 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324, United States
Long story short, it was alright. However, you should ABSOLUTELY NOT under any circumstances order takeout. The food is much better in person. This place makes a mean bean donut, by the way (its on the secret menu).Short story long, I believe in giving every restaurant I try a fair chance and opportunity to impress me. So we went here to try the best dish here. The waiter recommended the Grilled Mackerel (20 minute prep time) and advertised it as pretty good. While this waiter had a convincing smile, we decided to trust him halfway. So we ordered the chicken pad thai (an iThailian classic, to be sure), 2 oz cucumber sauce, and the Grilled Mackerel (20 minute prep time).The first thing to come out is the 2 oz cucumber sauce. The colossal portion could keep my family full for minutes. I couldnt even finish it. Next came the chicken pad thai. Pretty standard stuff, the seasoning was well balanced, but I would have felt some severe second-hand embarrassment for the restaurant had they NOT gotten down their freaking chicken pad thai. Finally, the pork and beans out comes the Grilled Mackerel (20 minute prep time). And let me be straight up, the Grilled Mackerel (20 minute prep time) was nothing short of iffy, I have no clue what the waiter was thinking recommending it to us. Regardless, I do like a meal that stares back at me while Im eating it. Kind of annoying that the chef left the meat on the fish (lol), but after picking all the bones out, we could finally discard the flesh. The fins were a little soft, sickening if you ask me. Absolutely would not come back for mackerel dorsal fin. The bones were pretty bland and very awkward to actually chew and swallow. Pretty much the only redeeming part of the fish was its eyeballs. Ill be honest the Grilled Mackerel (20 min prep time) had prepossessing eyes, and they tasted equally as beautiful. However, the bean donut was fantastic. Frankly, the only reason I gave this place 4 stars was that 1. google will delete my review if I go any lower, and 2. the bean donut was BOMB. Its not on the main menu, you have to ask your waiter for it, and they can only make it for dine-in. Ultimately, This is why I will never order takeout from this place.Also would like to mention that I found a small slab of 12L14 steel in my pad thai, not sure if that was intended or not. =/
Top Thai Cuisine
7333 Reseda Blvd, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
I was there last week and I had a terrible experience with the server. One of their female waitress looks like in her 40s with dark skin was extremely rude. When she puts down a plate of fried rice I made a joke asking her why is it so small? Her respond was the owner is stingy My family and I was surprise with her answer.We also noticed the look on her face that she doesnt seem to be happy and when she serve us again. My brother asked her is she all right? And she told him that shes not happy working here because the owner doesnt treat her fairly because he won't give her time off and She also told us that she wouldnt eat here after seeing how things are. After her two negative answers we decided to not talk to her anymore.I honestly feel like this waitress needs to be fired because she is very rude and unprofessional and most importantly she isnt showing the appreciation of having a job especially her English isnt good at all.
Thailand House
19307 Vanowen St #5023, Reseda, CA 91335, United States
Horrible service, one of the women who works there was extremely rude and disrespectful to my mom. My mom and I have been coming here for years and recently she took my stepdad and he didnt like his fried rice, so they asked them to take it off the bill. We came back again today because like I said, we never had a problem with them until today. Its my moms birthday and we go in to order, my mom asks for fried rice (which we have ordered at least a dozen times) and the lady loudly denies her and says last time we ordered fried rice we cancelled the order so she wouldnt let us order it again after we have came and enjoyed it numerous times all because they couldnt accept some constructive criticism. Terrible experience and almost ruined my moms birthday party. We will never return.
Shogun Sushi
10174 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324, United States
Ive been here a few times in the past many years as it was a favored location by friends (never mine personally). The visit that really put me off was my visit on Sunday, April 9th 2017 at around 6 or 7PM or so - evening time. I was meeting up with friends and I got there about 10 min late and my friends were there already and sat down. We were only given the paper slip for marking down sushi but I wanted the full menu so I asked for it. Didnt get it right away, probably waited about 5 minutes. Took another 5 minutes for a waiter to come and take our order, actually it was one of the owners that took our order. So at this point, It took 10 min for me, 20 min for my friends to finally get an order in. I will pause here and say Im still okay at this point in waiting since it was probably peak or close to peak time so the restaurant was busy. Judging from how the restaurant was being run, it looked like 2 of the waiters were new, still trying to get a hold of things, one who is a seasoned waiter and it seemed the owner was trying to help out as well. I know how restaurants work and I have patience.That said, while we waited for our food, my friends and I chatted and waited patiently. It wasnt until I realized that a group of people who were sat in a booth after we were sat got their foods first and even finished their meal and another group sat in that booth and yet, our food was no where to be seen. We wanted to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt but after a 40 minute wait and not even a soup being served, i grabbed the veteran waiter (who was waiting our table) and inquired politely whats going on with our food and that we have waited for over 40 minutes. Im sure the waiter thought we were exaggerating. Ive seen (and I bet you have too) people who wait 5 minutes and say they have been waiting for half an hour.. but he came back, acknowledged that we have indeed been waiting that long as it was time stamped and basically gave us the excuse that they were short handed therefore our food was not started yet. Thankfully, my friends were also very understanding and patient so we waited further, where at this point, most people would storm out. I was another 10 min until our food finally started to arrive. So we ate, and paid, no tip of course, and before we left, we asked again, this time the owner, why it took so long. My friends and I dont like to jump to conclusions and were hoping for a valid reason behind the massive delay. The response we got was outrageous and unbelievable. The owner said, from her mouth, that because her friends came to visit the restaurant, she allowed speedy service to them... which in return forgot our orders. She is totally playing favoritism and she admitted it to a customer. Never have I seen or heard that before but it was pretty appalling.A week later, another friend wanted to grab something small and quick and had picked this location so I met up with her and I just had water and 2 orders of sushi. That took about 25 minutes from the point of me ordering to me getting my food. Now at this point, I have re-affirmed my opinion about this place. I was also told by my friend that he too went again a few weeks later and although my friend got a decent service this time, waiting about 10 min or so for his food, the friends he was with didnt get theirs for a while and they were apparently pissed.That said, even if I got an apology from the owner and they offered a free meal, I wouldnt go because that would mean the owner is now favoring me which means there could be someone else who falls victim to waiting.Im not blaming the chefs. Im not blaming the servers (since some seemed new - if they arent new, this place has terrible training). I do blame the veteran server a little since if you are a veteran, you should be able to see whats going on throughout the restaurant and know when tables are not getting attention. The whole restaurant isnt that big. But mostly I blame the owner(s) who have no freakin idea how to run a restaurant and or is too incompetent.