Kazia’s Rae’s Restaurant
“The concept of heating up your food isn't the best idea but now these guys have hot food choices and a fantastic idea…”
“In the rear, there a few shelves of items you'd find at an Asian Grocery, plus a decent frozen and refrigerated section.”
“I plan on stopping by again, especially if I'm in the same shopping center but I fear for my local IHOP.”
Kazia’s Rae’s Restaurant
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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I'm glad I saw the new sign on the highway reading Kazia Rae's Chicken! The concept of heating up your food isn't the best idea but now these guys have hot food choices and a fantastic idea… Asian fried wings and legs! This is the product that will bring crowds to this tiny half dry food store half take out eatery.
Let's start with the interior! It's bright and roomy, lots of places to sit lots of condiments free samples all the good stuff!
The chicken menu takes a little getting use to but you will get it quickly. There are 4 types of coating/sauces honey garlic teriyaki sweet and spicy and well one other that escaped my memory. The wing sections are huge meaty and delicious. I didn't try the legs this time but there was a few in the case that looked great! The coating was thick and crispy just excellent. Sides are white rice an Asian salad Asian fries or veggie fried rice. I had the simple veggie fried rice which was just adequate but the rice grains them self were not ordinary. They use a short grain rice that seems to be a higher quality than most the take out places serve. I doctored mine up with some of the sauces they have for you to sample.
I noticed they dropped their outrageous convenience store prices on all of their items. Now the Asian ingredients and frozen products are fairly priced. It would be tough for me to give up my trips to the Asian market on Rt 35 in Middletown but in a pinch I know if I need some wonton wrappers or sesame oil I can stop here.
I believe in second chances and Kasia Cash and carry got theirs with their fried chicken. Now if they start selling breast thighs and buckets I'll make this my regular stop for an alternative to KFC.
FoodDude!
Ok if you're in Hazlet and you're looking for a quick bite and asian beverages /bubble tea then this place is for you. It's basically a small asian 7-11 with business hours. There's pre prepared Chinese /Japanese food in the refrigerated section in the front. There's made to order bites in the back, small snack and processed food grocer section (ie instant ramen, asian sauces, chips, cookies, chocolates), and bubble tea, hot /cold teas, smoothies, coffees (hot/cold ). They can customize your drink with flavoring and sweetness. There's even a reward card that tracks your beverage order and rewards for your loyalty. There's a microwave to heat up your refrigerated purchases and tables in the front.
I can only comment on my bubble tea purchases. My wife enjoyed it the first time but not the second time. My gripe is it wasn't cold enough and the boba was either too hard or too soft the times we went. Can't comment on the food. The teas are OK – you can do worse.
The place is clean – I guess because it recently opened – and the staff friendly. The staff greets you and gives you a tour of their store and concept. I was taken aback to see mostly Caucasians serving the food and ownership /management. Probably would come back if in the area.