Asura Asian Bistro
“Nothing was left unnoticed or unattended as Kevin even left his bartending duties so that he can write down our orders.”
“This place is a gem in the often touristy and overpriced area around Penn Station.”
“The sushi is always fresh and I really like their Pad Thai.”
Asura Asian Bistro
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Come here pick up a to go lunch. Don't like the inside. And don't like the location. The food is just okay..
This place is decent. The service wasn't the best. I couldn't flag the waiter down for the life of me. Seriously considered leaving because I couldn't get someone to bring me the check. The food was ok. The honey walnut shrimp came, sans walnuts, but I didn't check the menu, so not sure if it was supposed to have it or not. But the dish usually comes with walnuts. They were crispy and made well. I would recommend. The vegetable lo mein was also pretty good. Flavorful with lots of veggies. I would come back to try their happy hour. It's buy one, get one free.
Also, the waiter didn't tell us about happy hour, we overheard it at another table, and asked about it to confirm.
Can't wait to come back here. Beautiful space and not very big, so it's not too noisy. I got there around 12:30on a weekday and it was perfect timing. Service was fast and the my Thai green curry with chicken was fantastic. I would definitely order it again. My friend got the Beef Fried Rice which also looked great. Already told my coworkers we are coming back. Will definitely check out their Happy Hour too.
This place was a great find. We were at the patio of the Renaissance Hotel across the street and ventured over after seeing the stellar reviews. From the second we opened the door the entire experience was great. The music was the first thing that I noticed, they had a great mix of hip hop and electronic. The service was great, we got seated immediately and the staff was helpful in describing the food items and offering recommendations. I had one of the $5 hand rolls which was phenomenal and the Malaysian chicken curry is what I think it was called. They were both very very tasty and I would highly recommend them. Great experience overall!
I am utterly confused why this place has an average rating of 4 stars on Yelp (as of today). If this located in Cincinnati, Orlando or any other smaller city in America, I would agree with the rating scale but in New York, a place filled to the brim with restaurants that have amazing food and interesting themes, this should be rated a 2 star restaurant.
There really is nothing special or too out of the ordinary about this place. Average food, average specials, average decor located in an average part of town (near Penn Station & MSG).
I came because it was advertised as having happy hour until 9pm. LIES! Happy hour ends at 8pm (as other spots). The restaurant shares walls with the hotel next door so the restaurant itself has a weird layout to accommodate the adjacent hotel lobby. When you walk in, you see the bar area and as you squeeze past the bar, you come to a larger back area with a sushi bar to your left and seating to your right.
The one good thing about this place is that their sushi rolls (e.g. Boston, Spicy Tuna, Chicken Tempura, etc) are either $5 or $6 for 6 pieces. That's a fairly reasonable deal for midtown Manhattan. However, overall their food is mediocre and I wouldn't recommend it compared to the vast number of restaurants in the city.
Came here on a whim with a friend.
The food was great! I ordered the three rolls for $14.95. It's listed on their take-out menus but not on the menu inside so you have to ask for it.
I had an eel avocado roll with no eel sauce that tasted very fresh and delicious. I also had the shrimp tempura roll which was very nice, and an avocado roll, which was tiny but OK.
My friend had the beef fried rice which she enjoyed, and we both shared the rock shrimp appetizer which was banging! It was nice and crispy and the mayo makes it so good!
The water gave us great recommendations and was friendly. They didn't refill our water until we asked, but it was all good. Would definitely come again.
A+ happy hour, fantastic food, wonderful waiters!
This place really makes me think of Asian comfort food for when I'm needing some fusion. Always hits the spot.
My colleague Brad B phone order our take-out of his General Tso's Chicken with brown rice and salad and my Chicken Malaysian Chow Fun which they noted my peanut allergy. It really took like 10-15 mins as we walked over only a block from our building. The take-out bag was heavy seems like a lot of food.
I quickly opened my chow fun and the aroma was superbly delicious. Wow lots of chicken in this chow fun and my colleague had a great portion of his General Tso's chicken.
Pretty fulfilling 🙂