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Top 9 Asian food in Santa Monica, California, United States
Discover Restaurants offering the best Asian food in Santa Monica, California, United States. The beaches of Santa Monica attract all sorts of visitors-- don't be surprised to see families playing on the sand next to a boot-camp fitness class with a barking instructor. Visit the Santa Monica Pier, a haven of shops, restaurants, and carnival attractions (including a Ferris wheel) atop a wooden wharf. By night, the Third Street Promenade is the place to be, bustling with activity from moviegoers, party animals, and talented street performers.
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9. Satdha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By srimanone
Wonderful service, food prepared with love and you can taste. Always a good meal with no complaints. A little pricey but it fits in with everything else. Good parking and excellent service.
8. Lunetta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 75 reviews
Lunetta All Day is our interpretation of a neighborhood diner. Great food, great coffee, great beer, great cocktails & great friends.
Reviewed By 956MikeH956
â¦..to burn your house down out of a desire to inconvenience your mother-in-law and it is an equally false economy to fill your restaurant with customers on the dineLA scheme who will never return and take up both space and attention. Overbooking is inevitable. A burned-down house is a result, but not recommended. Having made a perfectly respectable reservation for four at a perfectly respectable time, the unutterably feeble behaviour of the novice receptionist and her pathetic seating manager on Saturday night last only goes to show that the desire for more bums on seats is self-defeating and ultimately destructive. Not even the offer of a free drink can absolve the shambles that ensued. Uncontent with this mismanagement, the service was vile. Our waiter, having efficiently provided two types of water as requested and glasses, then decided to absent himself for long, long periods and despite both empty bottles and empty glasses, was blind and oblivious to them. He stood on one side of the table to take all orders, so couldnât hear from the more distant partys and made no effort to move round the table or even listen. The wait staff plonked dishes willy-nilly on the table, regardless of whom they were for, passed plates in front of our noses rather than make the effort to find the correct guest and stand next to them to present a dishâ¦it was comedic after a while, though deeply offensive and thoroughly vulgar. The chef, who was wandering about looking smug, as well he should, has some staff who can cook, though the balance of the menu was pretty poor as was the understanding of the ingredients - what, pray, is 'lot de mer'? Did you mean 'lotte' or monkfish? I only ask as you didn't serve it. A list of desserts that all contained sugar â in a world of increasing diabetes? Really? Have you thought about this, Mr Chef? Clearly not.
7. Bangkok West Thai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 129 reviews
ManyCenturies, 5Regional Cuisine KOFThailand. INTRICACY traditional Comes/Traditional/FousionThai for ThaifoodGik. Lightly, full of Aromatic/HarmonyTaste/Spic Edge kick. Voted4the Best Thai food in Santa Monica, California. instagram : bangkokwestthaicuis
Reviewed By OCDane
This was my first time here - what a great place. All the traditional dished and tasing really good.Service is fast, friendly and attentive.Will be back for sure.
6. Bangkok West Thai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 129 reviews
ManyCenturies, 5Regional Cuisine KOFThailand. INTRICACY traditional Comes/Traditional/FousionThai for ThaifoodGik. Lightly, full of Aromatic/HarmonyTaste/Spic Edge kick. Voted4the Best Thai food in Santa Monica, California. instagram : bangkokwestthaicuis
Reviewed By OCDane
This was my first time here - what a great place. All the traditional dished and tasing really good.Service is fast, friendly and attentive.Will be back for sure.
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5. Chinois on Main
Overall Ratings
4 based on 232 reviews
Reviewed By RonWamberal
It's been one of my favourites for years and the old traditional dishes and favourites are still being served. Enjoyed my cantonese style duck with plum sauce but food has moved on and for sheer excitement and innovation, would now prefer Dialogue.The service is still excellent and very attentive.
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4. Sushi Roku Santa Monica
Overall Ratings
4 based on 461 reviews
Sushi Roku combines the finest, freshest fish from pristine waters around the globe with the kind of artistry that can only be provided by a mature sushi chef ensuring superlative traditional sushi, together with a splash of California innovation. Sushi R
Reviewed By Guido65
We decided to try this place for lunch. Menu for sushi was limited and pricy. The flavors were just bland. Tried the soft shell crab roll very bland. Fried calamari was okay but sauce was good. Service very average. Eastern pear was okay nothing special. Definitely will pass on going here again. Spoke to manager who seemed genuinely concerned about our experience and took care of the issuesThanks for visiting for lunch. We're sorry you weren't fully satisfied with your experience, but we appreciate you letting us know that you spoke with a manager who took care of your concerns. If you're ever in the area again, we hope you'll give us another chance to better meet your expectations.
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3. Cassia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 217 reviews
Cassia is an award-winning, neighborhood restaurant from husband-and-wife duos Bryant & Kim Ng and Josh Loeb & Zoe Nathan. Taking its roots from Bryant and Kimâs culinary heritage and experiences, Cassia celebrates the fresh, vibrant flavors of Southeast
Reviewed By travelculture123
This is Asian fusion that is not on the level of fine dining. Seafood coconut soup was too rich for my taste, and no lime to balance it. Contrived green beans with avocado. Black cod in miso broth was the only highlight. Portions and wine pours tend to be big, but the atmosphere is oppressive - super high noise level, tables packed together in an enormous restaurant. It is jammed, with very table taken - a uniformly young and seemingly unsophisticated crowd. There is also an obnoxious "health" surcharge in lieu of honest menu pricing.Hello Travelculture123,I want to extend my apologies regarding your experience at Cassia. If youâd like to try dining with us again on a less busy evening please let me know. On certain nights, the noise level and the amount of guests in our dining room is much less. Thank you,Benjamin LightonGeneral Manager
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2. SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 491 reviews
High end sushi. Has 4 locations.
Reviewed By hmill42894
I came here with a friend who absolutely loves this restaurant. We came early enough that we waited maybe 5 minutes for a table for dinner, which was awesome since she told me there is usually a crazy wait. The waiter suggested we try the "Trust Me" after he explained the menu, and that's what we both got. The small sushi plates kept coming, and I was definitely full at the end. The fish tasted so fresh, and everything was delicious! I like how they told us to eat everything right away and not add any sauce if a plate already had it on it. Definitely my first experience with a menu like this, and I loved it!
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1. Upper West
Overall Ratings
4 based on 225 reviews
Upper West is Santa Monicaâs newest dining destination, serving modern American cuisine thatâs as familiar and comforting as it is original and inventive.Featuring an open complete kitchen, a full-service 27-foot bar, a sophisticated wine collection and a
Reviewed By gregh632
We picked this restaurant away from the main drag because it was conveniently close to our concert venue, McCabeâs Guitar Shop. So glad we did! The dishes were delicious, sized just right for a late night bite. I had the pork tenderloin, cooked medium rare with a rich, dark sauce and goatâs cheese mashed potato. My wife had the salmon, perfectly seasoned and served with couscous - not usually a favorite of ours, but very enjoyable in this preparation. Service was brisk and friendly, the wine list was comprehensive and reasonably priced, and the decor was pleasant to look at - large original canvases. It was a bit noisy, and tables were close together, but it suited our mood. A great find in a city with many restaurants, most not nearly as good as The Upper West!
