I’m a Groupon, LivingSocial, HomeRun, BuyWithMe, etc. addict. One of the companies offered a deal for Asian Spice, and I purchased it, actually thinking it was Asia Nine. Yes, I’m a moron. I didn’t even realize I made the mistake until about a month after the purchase. In actuality, it wasn’t a mistake, per se, since most people associate mistakes with bad things. Asian Spice was not bad… it was delicious.
We went for lunch and sampled a bento box, an entrée, and some sushi. There are several different bento boxes to choose from, including deep fried garlic pork, beef teriyaki, combination tempura, and the Japanese fried chicken, which is what I had, though I was debating between the fried chicken and the deep fried pork. The California rolls were large, with just the right amount of rice, and fresh ingredients. The salad had a nice, light peanut vinaigrette dressing. The miso soup was perfectly done, with nice little cubes of tofu and leaves of seaweed. The Japanese fried chicken was… awesome. It was a flattened and fried chicken breast with a fantastic, tangy sauce, served with a perfectly cooked little mountain of rice (I’m half-Asian, so this is key. If an Asian restaurant cannot cook rice properly, I’m running out.). Heaven. And a lot of food.
We also tried the Thai Spicy Fried Rice. The menu described it as ‘”Famous Thai fried rice”–Fresh jumbo gulf shrimp, sea scallops and calamari stir–fried with rice, fresh green chilis, garlic and basil leaves.’ It was the menu description to a T. Big, fresh pieces of seafood, and nicely spicy. It was a big mound of rice, and smelled of peppers, basil, and garlic. Absolutely delicious.
The last item we tried was a fried sushi roll (yes, because you can never have enough fried food). It was a spicy shrimp center, with avocado, and deep fried. Crispy, crunchy, spicy, salty, avocado-y, yummy. I wish I had taken a picture of it, because it just looked both delicious and pretty. It was quite a giant roll, and could have been enough for one person, but we couldn’t NOT leave the roll on the table.
Asian Spice was everything I could have wanted. Delicious, fresh ingredients, perfect seasonings, and perfect portions. The only bad thing was that the menu was too big and we wanted to try about 20 different dishes and sushi rolls! Cross your fingers for another coupon, or just head on in there and be ready to partake in all of the goodness they offer.
-JDS[ad]
