Asea Fusion Modern Asian Bistro
“The Asea roll w coconut shrimp, mango chicken, lemongrass chicken, and pad Thai were finger-licking good.”
“The sushi is good, but I prefer their staple dishes from the various Asian cultures such as the pineapple fried rice, pad thai, and seafood ramen.”
“The only downside would be that it is rather far from the main 8th Avenue area, and if you're walking, it's a work out for your legs!”
Asea Fusion Modern Asian Bistro
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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We were looking forward to the BBQ lamb but unfortunately they were out of lamb……..however Each dish we had was delicious; Japanese Pizza (minus eel/added salmon), spicy shrimp roll, shrimp tempura roll, hibachi shrimp,nagamaki roll, sweet potatoe roll, peanut avocado roll, avocado cucumber roll and green tea tempura ice cream…oh yea we redeemed a coupon for a hot bottle of sake….woo hoo!!!
The service was great with the exception of our bill being brought to us before we asked for it.
I thought this would be a trendy looking Asian Fusion restaurant. But, there is nothing to boast about the décor. I thought they would have really good sushi from the pictures I see on yelp, so I came try it out. We got this thick menu and I have to say they have such an extensive list of dishes to offer. I came for sushi, so we ordered the Love Cruise for two, which comes with 10 pieces of sushi, 16 pieces of sashimi with a california roll and a dragon roll for $50. The presentation was okay.
I didn't think it was all that pretty. One of the sashimi was cut weirdly. I never seen it cut like that. It was too thick to eat. I don't know why it wasn't cut like regular sashimi. But the other cuts were fine and they are generous with the cuts. The fish was okay. What really disappointed me was the rice. It didn't taste like sushi rice. It taste like regular rice and it wasn't made right. I like my rice done right as much as decent quality fish. The rice ruined the fish for me. It just didn't taste good together.
Well, while I was living in sunset park area, it seems one of the only few options for real restaurant. Mostly are take out fast food stores or delis. Food is ok, service is fine. Suggested if u live along 8th av by sunset part
To preface, I mostly knew of this place because my coworkers usually ordered from here at night. They used to preface that the food was really good. I decided to come here for myself!
A note: parking is a bit difficult to find in this area. But worth it to come!
The venue itself is quite airy and nice, and I like how much ample seating they have. Very comfy and cozy while trendy at the same time. Love it!
Now to the important food:
Live Uni: MY GOSH. I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE EVERYDAY. It's not available everyday and I would recommend calling to see if you can reserve it for when you come for dinner, but my gosh is it worth it. We got these large pieces of uni in the actual sea urchin shell. It made ms really happy. Worth it.
Japanese Pizza: Delicious. I love how they incorporate so many different elements in this dish. I would say it is worth it to get and it is a great dish to share.
Mussels: Meh at best. I wasn't as impressed with it. The sauce was ok, but I've had better mussels.
Spider Roll: Nice large pieces of freshly fried crab. I usually am not a huge fan of spider rolls but I'm convinced this place does it right.
Spicy Salmon Roll: My staple that I love to get at any restaurant. YUM.
Eel Avocado: I was not expecting much from this roll, but was pleasantly surprised. Everything is amazingly nice and fresh.
Yellowtail scallion roll: It's ok at best, not terrible but not amazing.
Seafood Chow Fun : The noodles are pretty tasty – for those who know, the chow fun is cooked 'wet' so be aware of that. I felt this was cooked with great flavor. Yum.
Green Tea Crepe Cake: They told it is is Lady M cake. I've never had Lady M because I've never gotten around to going, but MAN IS THIS DELICIOUS. I was stupid-full when I finished my meal yet somehow 'trudged' through this cake and finished it.
I really enjoyed coming to this place so don't hesitate to come for dinner! Not to mention, Yelp Check-in right now gives you FREE HOT SAKE.
I live in walking distance of this joint so when I saw a sushi place in Sunset Park with such gold ratings I knew I had to jump on it! Inside it's warm and inviting which set the evening off on the right foot.
My boyfriend and I came in for dinner and were seated right away. We were the only patrons for a few minutes but that changed as the dinner crowd began to roll in. The service was super friendly and attentive. The free sake with the Yelp check-in is always a nice touch. I started off with the Kani salad which was good but I've had better. We both ordered a few rolls. All the rolls were awesome! On the particular night we went in the specialty rolls were half off. I don't remember why exactly but we didn't question it. Everything was fresh and delicious. I know I absolutely can't wait to return!
I was really surprised we loved this place. Now my only experience is with delivery but I can tell you food gets delivered piping hot and fresh and super fast. Staying at the Hotel BPM food got delivered in about 15 minutes and it was so good. The Malaysian curry udon soup surprisingly delivers well. The spice level is just right, all ingredients are fresh, and was just overall delicious. I strongly recommend mixing the soup and noodles immediately when it arrives that way you can let it sit for a while and cool down + build flavor. Also it was so filling.
The pad thai was good, not the best we've had but good nonetheless. The Shumai appetizer was worth it.
This is a little hidden gem. Getting off at the 9th Ave stop isn't something I want to necessarily do again…but I am happy I came to Asea. My friend and I made a reservation and I got there a little early…about an hour. They seated me and brought some tea over. LOVE the tea. I sat and read my book until my friend arrived. The place wasn't packed by any means, but it was steady. Ambiance was nice. They started decorating around 9PM for the Chinese New Year.
Anyway, we both did the "check-in" offer – a free little bottle of sake. It was such a nice start! As an appetizer, I got the Kani salad – very good 🙂 $5.
As an entree, I had the spider roll ($9) and one of their regular rolls, spicy crabmeat.
I enjoyed everything and service was decent. I won't go out of my way to come back, but if I'm in the area I definitely will!
Delivery
Salad was decent size with yummy ginger dressing
Fast delivery
Spicy pad Thai without much flavor