I got the impression that this place is trying to be all things to all people. Â The menu options include Chinese, Sushi, Thai. I tend to prefer a more focused menu, but decided to try it anyway.
The plus side to having so many options is ordering a little bit of everything for dinner. Unfortunately, not everything was as tasty as I'd hoped.
The edamame is good - just the right hint of salt and served hot.
Spicy Tuna roll and California roll were not much better than what you'd find in a supermarket. Â
The Shrimp Summer Roll was very good and the peanut sauce was out of this world.
The Shrimp Pad Thai was a bit disappointing. Â Way too much lime juice that drowned out the awesome flavor of the noodles and shrimp.
Service was good but not exceptional. Â
Not sure if I'll go back to this place or not.
Didn't realize until I sat down that this was no longer Sushi Taiyo!
Cold lunch. I don't know what one reviewer means that people choosing to eat chinese are seated on one side and Japanese menu people on the other. Maybe it has changed. I was ordering a noodle dish and the people next to me had sushi. Anyway...
I ordered the yaki udon which came with hot and sour soup. The soup was not even room temperature and it was like 45 outside! The Yaki udon was pretty plain and barely warm. I was dashing in for a quick lunch and had to go back to work, so I had no time to fuss about anything. The service was SLOW.
My bill was $13 and some change. I put a $20 and the change on the tray and the waitress asked me if I wanted change! As If I was going to leave a $7 tip??? She brought back a $5 and 2 singles. I hate when waiters play that game. Did she think I was going to leave her $5 for taking my order, bringing my iced tea and asking me if I wanted the bill? A server brought the cold food to me. So, she got the $2 and that was it as I had no other change. I would have left $4 if she had given me singles.
The woman to my left had a soup/tempura combo that was steaming hot and looked good, so I may go back and try that. And I will probably go back and try the sushi - you can't really mess that up.
The only reason why I even this place 2 stars was because the setting was amazing. It had a a relaxing vibe and the layout was impressive. However, the food was over price for what it was. Well maybe it wasn't, after all it is the middle of the shopping area. But I would have assume that they would have better service considering that its next to the all the high end stores with clients excepting amazing customer services. No, the waiter even flat out told me that his tip was not included with the meal. And he even chased me down - I had misread the bill; even through I had barely over the bill. It wasn't like he really did anything special. He dropped my food and that was it - not even refill on the water. Next time I'll just go to the Popeyes right around the corner. At least I wouldn't be too disappointed if I get bad service.
Review Source:I accidentally came across this restaurant and decided to go in without reading reviews which is really rare for me to do. It turned out to be a great place to have dinner. When you enter the restaurant you are greeted by a happy hostess. This is a fusion of Japanese and Chinese. I decided to start off with a dragon roll with brown rice which turned out to be an excellent choice. As an entree I ordered off the Chinese menu and ended choosing the scallop and mushroom dish which was also perfect. Annette my waitress was attentive through out the whole time I was there, and helpful with suggestions. I sat by the window so I can people watch. Excellent food and excellent service. I will go there again possibly tomorrow!
Review Source:I've missed good Chinese in River North since my beloved Ben Pao got shanghaied. Â
So, my engines got fired up when I stumbled across TopWok.
Unfortunately, my two meals were the culinary equivalent of buying a Coach purse in Chinatown.
First meal: Pad Thai. Yes, I *know* that's not Chinese. But it's an Asian staple that I thought would serve as a good measure of TW's abilities. Top Wok's Pad Thai was swimming--nay, DROWNING--in lime juice. It was nearly impossible to detect any flavors other than lime. Back off the green fruit, Jack!
Next visit: Shanghai noodles. They were pretty good, though light on chicken. Most noticeable to me was that this dish, which is usually a yellow curry firestorm, tasted more like that ubiquitous fake banana flavoring.
I'm not opposed to paying $15 to $20 for a Chinese restaurant entree. I did that on a weekly basis at Ben Pao. But the food quality must justify the price. Â While TopWok's servings are generous, the quality and tastes are, uh, unFORTUNEate.
You know how the saying goes... The best dine in makes the best left overs? OK I made that up. If you spend a long day shopping on the mile, turn the corner and check this place out. The portions were huge as this is family style, so I wouldn't recommend getting two entrees so choose wisely. Their use of cinnamon ..... I don't really have many words to describe... just amazing. I frequent the local PF Changs and this place makes changs look more like a panda express.
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