Haiku
“I ordered the Vietnamese salad and an eel avocado roll, both of which were very good and came in no time.”
“I had the Szechuan spicy chicken dumplings and tasted the pork dumplings my brother got, they were both delicious.”
“It's a great place to meet friends for dinner, but it's also good for takeout.”
Haiku
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
7 reviews
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There are a number of Haikus located throughout Westchester county, but don't associate the multiple locations with lower quality food. I've had many enjoyable meals here; the food is tasty and high quality.
This particular location in Scarsdale is located amongst a number of stores in a small shopping center on route 22. The restaurant itself isn't big but they do a great job with the layout and decor – low lighting, dark woods and warm browns and silvers. Part of the kitchen is open where you can see sushi chefs preparing dishes.
We started with some yasai gyoza (pan fried veggie dumplings) – they were very good, just enough crisp so that you can bite into the dumpling without encountering gummy dough. My go-to dish at Haiku is pad thai (which they do very well), but tonight I went simple with jumbo shrimp and broccoli in a brown sauce with brown rice on the side. I was really impressed; the shrimp were substantial – big enough that I needed to but them with a knife to make bite-size pieces. The broccoli was crisp and the sauce was tasty – great dish.
Service was good and the staff was friendly – we were greeted warmly upon entering and exit; I'm sure to be back!
Had a perfectly acceptable meal here. But it showed a place going through the motions.
The sushi/sashimi combo — at a $26 plate, had just salmon, yellowtail and tuna. Nothing more creative you could do? It was fine, though strangely, each sushi tasted a little sweet. Not a bad sweet, but I'm more used to the flavor of the fish standing out a little more.
And the pad thai was just ok. A little too sweet again for my taste.
The dumplings seemed a little too canned, and the chicken satay came with just 2 pieces — kind of a ripoff for the price. The hot & sour soup was a little peppery but overall, solid.
Service was good and they put up with a large party.
Would I come here again? Sure. It was a good neighborhood place — the type you could come again and again without being fearful of the quality.
But you just won't go "wow" afterwards.
Their lunch specials will make you hearty full. Not full to the point of exploding but comfortably full. Other than your entree, you have a choice of soup (miso, wonton, sweet+sour soup) OR salad PLUS white or brown rice.
Had the Singaporean pineapple prawn off of their lunch specials. Giant, delicious prawns. Big chunks of pineapple.The side of sweet and sour soup was great and surprisingly well done (sour, spicy, not overly peppery I so often encounter).
Was nearly packed by Friday 1pm with grandmas, families, couples. My question is don't ya'll have to work?? Was expecting emptiness but I liked it being packed. Was loud enough, no one could overhear each other's conversation.
Staff is all Asian and curteous. I haven't seen this many Asians congregated in one place ever in Scarsdale. Well decorated, clean, relaxing atmosphere with top 100 radio hits playing. Big alcoholic drinks menu. Ya'll need to update your non-alcoholic drinks menu–bubble tea please! Something other than soda.
Granted this ain't real Asian food but it's pretty good and not white washed 🙂
great food, awesome sushi… this haiku is different from the other ones ive been to it offers you more quality food! items on the menu in this location differ from the ones in WP, the ambience is great… awesome for intimate dining…
What a cute restaurant! Very chic – A rarity for restaurants in this area. Great bar with reasonably priced drinks. Unlike other reviewers, my food is usually delivered in a reasonable time.
Love the General Tso's Chcken and pork dumplings. My favorite Chinese restaurant in the Scarsdale / Eastchester area.
My mom took me to Haiku after a couple hours of dress shopping at Lord & Taylor across the street. It was around lunch time so there weren't very many people. We were immediately seated and given menus. I ordered the Vietnamese salad and an eel avocado roll, both of which were very good and came in no time. The salad was refreshing and the added crunch from the noodles made it such an interesting dish. My mom ordered the Malaysian curry with chicken and I was lucky enough to take her leftovers home. It was SO good!
Service was great; our waitress was very nice so there were no complaints there. The ambiance was appealing; it definitely looks like the kind of spot that would be great for a romantic date night. The interior, including the bathroom, was very clean, which is always a plus. If I'm ever in the area again I'd definitely stop by to try more of their dishes.
This is my favorite Haiku location. Good ambiance/decor and great food! I love their Pad Thai. It's a great place to meet friends for dinner, but it's also good for takeout. If you get it to go, it's a huge amount of food – definitely enough to share.