Amber
Amber
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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I vacillated between a 3 and a 4. Ultimately, I rounded down. Here's why.
First, we all know about my P2P ratio index (Price to Portions). This one failed the test. You're talking 8 bucks for 4 dumplings. They were pretty delicious, but this is price gouging, especially when you can get ones of comparable quality at lots of other places in the vicinity. P2P for me is what makes me give them less charity with my star ratings. $8 for two "duck buns" that are basically hershey kisses on steroids (size wise). SMH.
BUT BUT BUT the food itself was great. Besides the appetizers, we had a sashimi plate. 10 pieces also sounded like a P2P scam, but the portions here were actually good. One piece here is the equivalent of 2 pieces at your typical place. Now I'm thinking about changing my P2p evaluation above, but I typed it already, and nah.
Desert menu didn't have fried ice cream, but a decent mix of Japanese staples (green tea ice cream) and American stuff. Had chocolate pyramid.
Decor is typical Asian Fusion. I feel like they have a factory that spits out the decor in a kit. Dark mood lighting remniscient (sp) of a set in your typical Hong Kong crime drama.
Would I come again? The P2P on appetizers — the best part of Asian fusion — needs a little work. I'll be touring other establishments before coming here again.
When we lived in Manhattan, Amber was our go-to sushi place. We were in the area and decided to go. Lucky for us, we walked down a different block and saw the sign. They had moved 2 months prior
across the street.
The place is much smaller but the quality was the same. The sushi and special rolls were delicious. I usually get the sushi/sashimi combo for one and it was great! The pineapple fried rice was delicious as usual. We will continue to go when in the area.
Ehhh! I'm indifferent about Amber. To be fair, I'm a strict diet, so I couldn't indulge like I wanted to. I ordered the steamed veggies with tofu and brown rice. The servings were large, but prices were a little on the high side. I get it — they have to make rent in a place like this. My friend ordered some sushi and she wasn't very impressed with it either. I was creeping on other people's dishes and they look pretty tasty. But looks can be deceiving, I suppose. Completely underwhelmed by the entire experience.
Amber, you are a solid 3. I want to push you to that four, but all stars are earned and I can't say you've earned beyond a 3.
Service-it's great! If it was this category alone, I'd give you a 5. You're all really nice people and generous with the water.
Food-so after your relocation my boyfriend wanted to go back for the pineapple fried rice. We agreed it was a bit spicier than we recalled. We still enjoyed the cashews, chicken and pineapple in it. However, what happened to the fresh pineapple that it was served in? That was part of the fun from ordering it.
I got two sushi rolls. The specialty rolls are overpriced ranging from about $16-$19. They are not that large and not the best combination of flavors. The spicy crab on top of the Ocean roll tasted like a hot sauce spicy (think Frank's Red Hot) and was dry. I left quite a bit of it on my plate because I just wasn't enjoying it. The spicy salmon roll tasted fresh and was somewhat better priced at $7.50. The miso soup was about $3.50 and quite a large bowl.
We might return, but I can't promise it will be anytime soon. They do offer wine and beer for happy hour during the week. Why not add some rolls to the happy hour menu?
Only okay. My boyfriend ordered dinner delivery from them and received our order an hour and a half later. We waited so long that my boyfriend fell asleep. Honestly, the food was not worth that long of a wait. They said the estimated wait time was 30-40 minutes. We called an hour after we placed the order, because we figured it would not get here within 30-40 minutes, so we decided to give it another half an hour. When we called to check the status of our order, all we were told was that the delivery man already left, they did not even call the delivery man to ask him where he was, they just said he had a lot of orders to deliver. If it was going to take longer, at least let us know before we had placed the order. At least we would be prepared to wait that long. The food was a little underwhelming. Their salmon did not taste too fresh and all they provided me with was low sodium soy sauce. The Indian pancake tasted pretty good. Perhaps the dine-in experience would be better. I would definitely recommend against ordering delivery from here.