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| - Had a chance visit Pan Asia this past Saturday after our 5.5 mile hike up South Mountain. My sister and her bf raves about this place so we decided to lunch here at noon.
I liked the look and feel of the restaurant on the inside. The place sort of feels trendy and reminded me a bit of the restaurants I used to frequent in L.A. We requested a booth for our group of four and were seated pretty quickly (the table was way too high for the booth). At noon on a Saturday, the place was halfway full.
We found out that all food was 1/2 off regular prices on Saturday (dine-in only), so that excited me. We ended up ordering the following items:
* Crispy Crab Puffs ($4/$2) - these little triangles of fried wontons filled with cream cheese and "crab" were delish...according to the others at my table. I didn't try any, so can't attest the taste.
* Crispy Tofu ($6/$3) - deep fried tofu cubes served with their supposed-to-be-spicy sauce. Although not spicy, the sauce was awesome...think dark soy with caramelized sugar. This was my fave dish.
* Fire Roll ($15/$7.50) - A California-style roll topped off with their sauteed shrimp in a special sauce, with a Bacardi ring around the plate, which was lit by the waiter at our table. The show was the best part of this roll. CA rolls are so boring, and although the sauteed shrimp tasted good, it tasted exactly like the walnut shrimp dishes I've had at other restaurants. (see photo)
* Japanese Lasagna ($10/$5) - A crab and avocado roll with cream cheese spread on top and baked until melted. Call me crazy, but when I saw the name of this roll, I expected to see some pasta tossed with a wasabi-based sauce.
* Las Vegas Roll ($8/$4) - Eel, "crab", avocado and cream cheese roll that's dipped in batter and deep fried. These were decent, but what fried item isn't?
* Chicken Fried Rice ($7.95/$3.98) - this was delicious! They included many pieces of juicy chicken pieces. The rice was fried perfectly...not greasy at all. This and the deep fried tofu were my fave items.
The bill came to $27 (pre-tax and tip), so we felt we got a great deal. The rolls are a bit on the skinny side, but not indecently so.
Their menu is pretty vast, so I'm looking forward to going back and trying other dishes...especially the Chinese items.
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