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Where to eat Asian food in El Prado: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Reviews on Asian food in El Prado, Taos, New Mexico including Sushi a la Hattori, Great Noodles, Donabe Asian Kitchen, Song's Asian Restaurant, Hunan Chinese Restaurant, Yu Garden
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6. Yu Garden
Overall Ratings
4 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By Tom T
It's easy to miss this place, tucked back in a small strip center next door to the much larger "Hunan" Chinese restaurant. We nearly missed it ourselves, and were specifically looking for it on a dark night.This family-owned gem has very good food, and a very limited beer/wine menu. Our hot & sour soup starter was not all that hot (spicy), but was nicely sour and well-heated physically. My wife's orange chicken was packed with orange flavor, and the sauce was all it should be. I had "Lamb Two Ways", one half prepared in the Mongolian style, with lots of onion, and one half prepared in Hunan fashion, with lots of vegetables and hot peppers. Both were delicious, with a full-flavored lamb shining through all the spices and peppers.
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5. Hunan Chinese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By CopperMountainMan
Chinese Festival, a combination of meats with vegetables in a brown sauce, was without flavor. I had hoped for a spicy Szechwan brown sauce, but had to add soy sauce simply to provide some flavor to the meal. Portion size was very adequate. The vegetarian spring roll is small. I ordered hot and sour soup, but the waiter was insistent that I had to accept egg drop soup. A mixed event for lunch. Reasonable prices. I would like to compare the flavors with other Asian restaurants in Taos. I have enjoyed better Chinese lunches in many other towns.
4. Song's Asian Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By Tcp102
I really donât understand whatâs happened with people and food lately.. Chinese-American food has been a staple of American casual dining for decades, and we all know what it is. Yet here in the reviews we literally have people saying things like âIâve been to Asia and this isnât authentic..â No kidding, Sherlock. This place is standard American Chinese fare with their own take on it. Youâre going to find egg drop soup, sesame chicken, orange / general Tsoâs chicken, and the like. The General Tsoâs, which they call âwarrior chickenâ - is actually spicy, which is rare and good. Their take on Orange chicken isnât heavily breaded and is a nice and welcome departure from an old staple. The place is family run, friendly and inexpensive. Hipster foodies - get yourself in check; youâre not that special. A trust-fund trip to Southeast Asia does not make you an expert critic of Kung Pao Chicken. The snobbery lately in reviews is beyond the pale. Do you also complain at Burger King when they donât make your Whopper medium-rare?
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3. Donabe Asian Kitchen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Asian inspired fine dining in the heart of Taos, New Mexico. Join us for tasty food, delicious wine, fantastic art in the historic plaza.
Reviewed By d0wnhiller
As vegetarians we eat our share of Asian food, so I was hoping for something else for lunch. However the better ranked restaurants near the Plaza were pretty busy so we decided to settle for Donabe, expecting the usual fusion standards. Lucky us! They were innovative, fresh, and delicious. Service was relaxed but in synch with the laid back atmosphere; we had a quiet table in the shade in the courtyard out back. We ordered four smaller dishes: fried tofu with Ponzu sauce, seaweed salad, sesame noodles, and a mix of house-made pickles. All were excellent. The fried tofu had a nice crisp shell sprinkled with sesame seeds, which contrasted nicely with the soft interior/. The seaweed salad, also house-made, was unique in having 3 varieties of seaweed, which I've never encountered before. The sesame noodles were nicely dressed, and a generous portion at that. I watched a couple at another table order only that as an entree. The house-made pickles were salted and vinegared, and carried a bit of a bite, as did the noodles - it's New Mexico, right? I also had a Zia root beer - very tasty, and I wouldn't have known it didn't contain sassafras if I hadn't checked the label. I hope you enjoy discovering this restaurant as much as we did.
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2. Great Noodles
Overall Ratings
4 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By Where2NextColorado
There are benches and now tables to accommodate the lunch experience. The red vegetable curry was rich in aroma and for $8.50 a reasonably priced lunch for the serving size you receive.The owner is friendly and positive; the place is fun for people-watching and quiet as it is in the pedestrian area.
1. Sushi a la Hattori
Overall Ratings
4 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By Deb B
We stumbled on this place by mistake, (behind the Overland store), and the food looked so good we had to stop and eat. The service was extremely slow and the staff not very friendly, but the food made up for it. We ate sushi and some tempura only, but the main dishes that went by looked fantastic as well. If you like sushi, don't be hesitant that this is in the middle of no where in New Mexico!! Excellent food!!
