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Bamboo

Bamboo

1441 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA, 94164, United States

Asian • Seafood • Chinese • Japanese


"We were staying at the Holiday Inn nearby. My wife ordered Thai food from a restaurant on the same street and had me walk down the hill to pick it up for her. I wasn't in the mood for Thai and decided to pick something up from Bamboo. I was glad I did. I walked in and looked at their lunch menu. I ordered a combination lunch special... Kung Pao Chicken, Orange Chicken, and white rice. I could have had chow mein or fried rice instead of white rice. Based on how great the food tasted, I regret not getting it with chow mein, . The lunch special even came with and egg roll and soup (egg drop soup or hot sour soup). Unlike back home, they even gave the soup when getting take out. This was a nice surprise. I chose the hot sour soup. I had no complaints about any of my choices. All were delicious. The Kung Pao looked a little different than I am used to, it was tender sliced chicken and I am used to chucks or cubes of chicken. It had a very good sauce and I like it a lot. The Orange chicken was wonderful. It also looks a bit different than I am used to as the sauce was a little dark and it had thin slices of orange peel nested in the sauce. None the less, it was great., maybe the best I ever had. The egg roll was still crisp when I got it back to the room. And the soup was pretty good. A nice touch was a big wedge of orange in the container. They gave me two fortune cookies and two sets of plastic wear. An added bonus, I was served tea while waiting for my order. The place is small and not a fancy place, but the tea gave this place a touch of class. The price was very reasonable too. In short... I was very happy I went to Bamboo. If I had another day in San Francisco, I would have probably gotten food from here again. But would have tried the chow mein with the lunch special. The walk back up the hill was the only thing I didn't enjoy about this excursion. I am old, out of shape, and not built for hills."

Izakaya Takasei

Izakaya Takasei

2980 Yorba Linda Blvd, Fullerton I-92831-1523, United States

Sushi • Asian • Asiatic • Japanese


"I recently visited Izakaya Takasei and had a mixed experience.My boyfriend and I ordered the takoyaki, chicken cutlet and egg rice bowl, several yakitori, takowasabi (raw octopus with wasabi), and the Kobe beef roll. While the takoyaki and yakitori were delicious, the chicken cutlet and egg rice bowl was really bland. The Kobe beef roll was a bit odd with the combination of garlic butter and tataki sauce. Unfortunately, there were also a few items on the menu that were no longer available, which was a bit disappointing. It would be good for the restaurant to update their menu to avoid any confusion or disappointments.While the food at Izakaya Takasei comes out quickly, this can also be a double-edged sword. During my visit, my boyfriend and I received several dishes at once, which meant that a lot of our food was sitting out and getting cold while we were eating the others. It would be great if the kitchen could pace the dishes better to ensure that everything is served at the optimal temperature.The service was a bit lackluster as well. The only time we were able to ask for condiments, utensils, and more water was when the employees brought our food out. No one checked on us throughout our meal, and it would have been nice to have a more attentive staff.On the plus side, the restaurant has nice Japanese decor and is quite spacious. However, there was no background music, which made the ambiance a bit dull.Overall, while there were some drawbacks, Izakaya Takasei may be worth checking out if you're in the area and in the mood for some Japanese cuisine. Just be sure to join the wait-list on Yelp beforehand and check in with the host when you arrive."

Red Lantern Sushi Asian Kitchen

Red Lantern Sushi Asian Kitchen

9 W Mill Rd, 07853, Long Valley, United States

Tea • Fish • Asian • Sushi


"I hate this 4/2022 negative review, but it is necessary to read it. This is a restaurant in serious difficulties when you read other reviews you can see the topics. First they are terribly underoccupied, and everyone waited for food for at least one hour. They have a cook and a service employee working a top Saturday night shift and they simply cannot maintain the avalanche of the two diners and take orders. The server worked so hard, I felt bad for her. But a server can not order, take-out orders, package take-off, serve diners, do cheques, seat coats, heat tea, etc. for 15 Mäzen. Not possible. The restaurant was filled with cartridges that circle like hungry vultures, wait one hour and for 6 pieces sushi. Every EVERYONE was angry, worried and waiting. Some had to wait 30 minutes. Second, her menu is from the date. It has a sticky note that things can be 1 2 dollars more. One of our special roles was advertised at $15, but at $19. So it's a guessing game that costs everything because the menu is irrelevant. This is completely unacceptable. Thirdly, the sushi is just bad, not like that. For example, because they are so overwhelmed, it sits on the shelf waiting for pickup once prepared and has a chance to get warm. The sushi was subordinate to supermarket sushi, and both my wife and I woke up the next day with very annoyed stomachs. We should have got Shoprite sushi. The ingredients were poor. The fish was obviously old, the roles were built carelessly, and it made us easily sick. All in all, the picture we got was from a failed restaurant that is in serious trouble, and for the disaster fast. You can't use take-out orders, they can't keep with diners, and the quality of their sushi is terrible. They worked hard, but they need more help and better ingredients. With more help, they could focus on their food. I wish them good luck and hope that they have success, but that was a failing business that made us sick the next day."