Asia
“I was skeptical at first about this place that looks seedy sandwiched between Woodhaven house and a Papa Johns Pizza storefront but it delivers.”
“Their "Tex-Mex" offerings are pretty amusing though.”
“I always test a Chinese restaurant by ordering Shrimp with Lobster Sauce.”
Asia
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
5 reviews
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I wasn't feeling too hot and really needed some chicken soup. After reading Yelp reviews I stopped by and picked up one chicken noodle soup and one wonton soup. Boy they really hit the spot and I had enough left over to freeze a serving of each for future emergencies!
If you're in a quest to find the best Chinese fastfood takeout, I think Asia is up in contention for winning that award. Chinese takeouts come one too many these days, popping up like wildfire on every other block. There is nothing that distinguishes Asia from any other takeout, with the typical 4-5 tables inside a fairly low-budget ambiance, and a counter where you order your food and can watch the chefs do their work. But the first thing that stands out at this place, is that they also have a Mexican menu for tacos and the like. I have not ventured that far, but I have had the chance to try several of Asia's Chinese dishes on different occassions and have to say they were all a notch above any other Chinese takeout.
The General Tso's Chicken was soft and moist, far from other places overcooking their chicken or serving you yesterday's chicken. One of the giveaways is how stale/hard the breading of the chicken is. This tasted as if it were made that day and the sauce that complimented it was right on.
The Beef and Broccoli is another dish I tried as it is a staple dish for Chinese takeouts. This dish is fairly simple to make, so if they mess up this dish, it's a dead giveaway to avoid that takeout. But fear not, the beef was very fresh and tender to the bite. The broccoli had a nice crunch, still signifying its freshness.
The Pepper Steak is also a familiar dish that is very similar to Beef and Broccoli with the exception of broccoli substituted by onions and peppers. But again, the beef was tender without any cartilage/fat that some Chinese takeouts make the mistake of leaving on. The onions and peppers were abundant in this dish, but nonetheless very fresh.
Even the Egg Rolls tasted fresh as opposed to the typical egg roll which is twice fried in an attempt to get rid of their old eggrolls from yesterday, making the veggies and pork taste slightly like cardboard.
So far I've had three very enjoyable signature dishes here and I'm pretty excited to try their other dishes, maybe even venture into their Mexican menu. If you're in the area and looking for a quick, cheap and tasteful Chinese takeout, Asia is the place!!
The food was fantastic …eggroll perfect, fried rice some of the best ever. Typical NYC style takeout looks dirty, lots of delivery and people yelling the food was great and priced right. Ill be going back
Delivery review:
3.5 stars
Ordered a small won ton soup ($1.50) and general tso's dinner combination ($7.50). The delivery was really fast and the person on the phone was really patient, explaining the different sizes for the chicken. The won ton came with 4 large dumplings and the broth was just right. You can't beat it for the price. The general tso was pretty good. Not bad for the area. The egg roll was really greasy (even for an egg roll) – we each took a bite of it and put it on the side. Not a bad take out spot for the price.
I dont understand what all the great reviews are about. It was very typical chinese takeout. I ordered steamed wonton with spicy sesame sauce and was a little disappointed. Actually the best I ever had was at Jade Bamboo on Dry Harbot Road. Had the sesame chicken, it was good but nothing different. It was just ok. My wife had the sweet and sour shrimp which was a total disappointment due to the amount of fried dough that was wrapped around a small piece of shrimp. Delivery was good and very fast. I will stick to Jade Bamboo for takeout chinese though. I tried.