So long, Irish; Hello, Thai (and Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean…) Vieng’s Asian Bistro (139 Crocker Park Blvd., 440.871.2888), which took over the Crocker Park spot vacated by Claddagh Irish Pub, aims to attract big crowds with its sweeping pan-Asian menu. Vieng’s is the newest member of the Timothy Ly family of restaurants. The others include Thai Gourmet in Stow and Rockside, and Pad Thai in Hudson and Fairlawn. Following a total gut job, the restaurant received a complete makeover, the highlight of which includes a central waterfall. Some 200 diners can take seats at the bar, in dining rooms, or at the sushi bar. An outdoor patio, complete with alfresco bar, will accommodate another 150.
The multi-page menu is indeed sweeping: In addition to the sushi and sashimi there are Thai salads, Chinese noodles and Korean barbecue. Some 20 starters include both typical (spring rolls, satay) and less common (salt-baked shrimp, chicken lettuce wraps). The bulk of the menu is devoted to Bistro and Chef Specialties, many that appear ambitious and delicious. Whole roast duck is carved and served tableside; red snapper is fried whole and drizzled with spicy garlic sauce; sake-steamed grouper comes with a black bean sauce. Beer, wine, sake and cocktails available.
6 comments:
I recently tried the "pick-up" at Asian Bistro. There was not a menu on line after a call to the restaurant. I specifically wanted to know if they had a pick-up parking area and they responded that there were 2 spaces right out front. I ordered Mu-Shu Shrimp with extra shrimp. I always order Mu-Shu at every new asian restaurant as a test dish for proper preparation and perfection of taste.
I arrived in the stated "15 minutes" but the specified parking spaces were filled. I drove completely around Crocker Park 3 times and still the same cars were in the short term spots. I had to resort to parking in the parking lot. By the time I had walked to the restaurant there was a clear spot. However that spot was soon taken and the people got out and went in Alladins!. The Mu-Shu was still warm and plentiful with shrimp. The price was $18.00 !!!!!
Rather than rice pancakes flour tortillias were substituted and there was no plum sauce even though the menu specifically stated that the dish came with plum sauce.Either the egg or the sauce was burned so the dish had a charred blackened quality, usually the dish is a teriaki, sweet , hot quality. Mu-Shu beef, pork or chicken is regularly $14.00. This is really expensive. Go somewhere else for reasonable delicious Mu-Shu. Their chef should taste the dish before it is sent out at these prices! Very disappointing.
Me and a friend went to this restraunt with our young families. The staff was not very friendly and the trouble started when my 15 month old got a little excited and was intermittently, laughing loudly. We were fortunately in a semi-private booth, large enough to hold a party of 9. Another customer, sitting at the bar, wanted the 15 month old to stop laughing! I can understand that this is their prerogative, but this was soon followed by a staff member who came by to ask him to stop being mean!
I agree that this is a bistro and not a typical family restaurant, but there has to be some tolerance of young children. This place clearly gave me the impression of catering to the snobbish. The food was nothing to write home about and outside of the presentation, the quality is very poor. Some of the appetizers like the thai rolls should be avoided at all costs. The portions are large, but I didn't know that quantity was a good substitute for quality at a bistro. It is not very pricey for a bistro, but too pricey for the quality of their food. They certainly have lost me as a customer.
Much to the chagrin of the patron with the baby, go to Olive Garden and join the rest of the coupon redeeming trash who can't afford babysitters.
My wife and I thought the food was quite wonderful and the service great as well. This was after we had to fight our way through the Lorain trash who were window shopping and probably stealing from people's cars.
just went to vieng's yesterday and the food was...both good and bad. My mother and i had sushi, it was alright. the vegetarian was the best of them. My aunt on the other hand got their red curry dish and it was ammmazing. I recently visited portland where thai is the food of choice when going out. I haven't found curry like that in ohio. the blueberry mojito martini is pretty fascinating also.
Four of us just came back from Vieng's Asian Bistro, and it's great. The service and foods were very good. Give it a try and be your own judge. We highly recommend it.
1. Dont take your baby to a bistro
2. they dont have baby food
3. if you want crappy chinese food go someplace cheaper. come to the nice places to try something authentic
4. the sushi is amazing if you want to go for the weird stuff. trust them. they are the chefs.
5. im going there for possibly the 5th time this month. rainbow and dragon rolls are the best sushi i've had thus far. who cares if they're a little snobby, so are half the jerks who go out to eat.
go there. get something you've never heard of before. split with a friend so you can try different things. and tip your server well, its harder than it looks.
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