Asean Bistro
Asean Bistro
Shrimp Egg Foo Young Dinner (8.30.23)
Beef Szechuan Style Dinner
Happy Family (10.31.23)
Dec. 2022
Beef Pad Thai Dinner
Dec. 2022
8. Orange Chicken Lunch Special (6.26.23)
Entrance
10.19.22
Happy FamilyHappy and General Tso's Chicken (1.10.25)
Dec. 2022
Shrimp Toast (Dec. 2022)
1.10.25
Dec. 2022
Vietnamese Rolls
Seafood Tom Yom Soup
5. General Tso's Chicken Lunch Special (6.26.23)
Dec. 2022
Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce (8.30.23)
Pork with Plum Sauce Dinner (5.5.24)
Lo Mein Dinner (Dec. 2022)
Brown Rice
Wonton Soup (8.30.23)
Becky H.
Sep 12, 2024
Some seriously good food and the lunch special is a bargain at $9.25, especially since it's a lot of food and comes with one side dish. So my friend and I met for our monthly lunch and I had a little trouble finding the right entrance to the parking lot as it goes through a Royal Farms lot. But once I got there, there was plenty of free parking.She was already seated, but as soon as I joined her our server appeared to take drink orders. I was mildly surprised that her Diet Coke came in a can with a glass of ice. I guess they are really geared toward takeout, although the dining room is spacious and nicely decorated.We decided to try the sweet and sour spicy cabbage starter, and it was so good! Crunchy and fresh, with a few red peppers tossed in (I did NOT take even a nibble!) which gave it a nice kick. We each kept back a bit to take home.I opted for the Hunan Pork with an egg roll as my side; she chose the chicken in hot garlic sauce with soup. She knows my spicy tolerance and said the chicken dish was probably a bit much for me, so I didn't even sample hers. The pork was excellent, with tender crisp broccoli florets and tender pork in a mildly spicy mushroom sauce. So yummy and a lot, so I have another meal tomorrow. :) Of course, both our plates came with sticky rice and I don't eat much of that, but she took some home for later. The server was pleasant and on top of things without being pushy; we actually sat for an hour after eating, just talking, and there was no pressure to leave. Of course, for a while we were the only table; it might be very different during the lunch rush.There was a moment of confusion when our bills came. I had asked for separate checks and they were provided, but the server seemed mildly disturbed when I wanted to use my debit card to pay. He asked, "Do you have cash?" I almost never do. My friend does. So I said I could pay both with my card and she would give me her cash but in the end, the server just took my card and her cash anyway. I left a larger than usual tip because it was good service and also to maybe make it worth their while to pay for the card usage.I would go back if I was in the area, but I do live a bit too far for takeout unless I want to reheat the food.
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Darrell W.
Apr 27, 2024
Update!!! The food was delish!!! The pork dumplings were fresh and fried to perfection...the string bean chicken was very tasty and was seasoned to perfection with the string beans had the perfect crunch to them. The lunch lo mein with shrimp was pretty good also!!!! Our waiter was great as always!!!Decided to go in for lunch because last Saturday we ordered takeout and it was terrible!!!! So we had to come in and see if the quality had really dipped.....NOPE NOT AT ALL!!! We guess it was just one of those days this past weekend...food is still great!
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Chris B.
Dec 26, 2024
Just amazing. So so soo good. Best general tso ever. I love this place. And it's soooo inexpensive. I don't think they've changed their prices since they opened twenty five years ago. This place is where everyone should go for the best Chinese food in Howard county. No question. Tell Jesse Wong hello!
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Bryan H.
Dec 27, 2024
Really nice restaurant the service was excellent. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. The decor was very pleasant. The food was great and very reasonably priced.
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Anna F.
May 24, 2024
My first time trying Asean Bistro for carry out. The price point is good. I ordered Malaysian noodles, chicken chow mein, hot and sour soup, general tso chicken, happy family, crispy eggplant and shrimp egg foo young. I didn't try the general tso chicken but I tried everything else I listed. The crispy eggplant tasted sweet to me. I think it would have been better if I ate this right away. The food was good and not greasy or salty. It's definitely better Chinese food I've tasted in the surrounding Baltimore and Maryland area. The food came quickly and the woman who took my order was nice when I asked questions. I was so hungry that I started eating and forgot to take pictures.
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Carroll N.
Dec 26, 2022
12.25.22My husband made reservations for 8 at noon on Christmas. He was told that it was supposedly their busiest day of the year. Perhaps for dinner, but for lunch it didn't seem necessary as there were a lot of empty tables at that time.Typically if we are home to celebrate Christmas, we have gone to another Chinese restaurant that has dim sum and a lazy susan, which makes it easier for communal eating. Our friend wanted to try a different restaurant this year so we suggested Asean Bistro as it's one of our favorites. They have received several recognitions including being among one of the best restaurants in Baltimore in past years.Upon arrival, my first observation was a musty odor permeating in the restaurant. Typically we do carryout if it's just us dining. It's been a while since we dined in so it looks like they have updated their decor. Unfortunately they do not have a lazy susan so we each ordered individual apps and entrees. Our table was not large enough and felt tight.My husband ordered the subgum wonton soup and kung pao chicken. I ordered the shrimp toast and the peking duck, which I shared with our friend as they do not have an option to order only half. I loved the shrimp toast and peking duck. The toast was crispy and shrimp cooked perfectly. The duck skin was crispy, had the perfect amount of fat, and the hoisin sauce wasn't too sweet or salty. Our friend and I agreed that they were generous with the pancakes. At other restaurants, you have to order extra.They only sell Coke and Sprite. Our friend's daughter wanted Dr. Pibb. Also, their juices are limited so our friend had to order lemonade for one of the kids.Few suggestions for restaurant:-offer more variety of sodas and juices-update Fivestars app if buy one get 1/2 off dinner is not available on Christmas. Expiration date on the app said yesterday was the last day.-use odor eliminator products to freshen the restaurant-provide a lazy susan for the one round table in the restaurant
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Summer B.
Feb 4, 2024
This was my first visit to this establishment. We had lunch here the lunch special is $9.25 which is very good for the amount of food they give you. I tried Orange chicken with jasmine rice nice flavor. The dipping sauce for the egg roll was tasty as well. The wait staff were pleasant. The ambiance was peaceful and relaxing . I will visit again.
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Adam R.
Jul 7, 2023
This is one of my go to places, and I've noticed since I was a kid, that the prices actually have not really gone up over time, in fact, we stopped in for lunch and they have really fantastic lunch specials here! I go with the general so chicken, and it comes with an egg roll and absolutely exquisite dipping sauce. The general so has the perfect crunch, and the sauced have really permeated each piece to perfection.The furniture and the songs have probably stayed the same since I was a kid, which gives it that slightly fancy, but traditional asian feel that you'll find at the best asian sit down places. But, the server (same one since I was little) really doesn't like me, and my dad says doesn't like him either (incredibly rude and wants to walk away half way through we're ordering, and then likes to berate us in mandarin (which as an asian food lover, I do understand some of what he says) but... he's an 80-100 year old man who just adds more flavor to the place (fun part of the experience right?).I'd say this can also be a perfect date spot if you're going through or near the Snowden river parkway, or an after stopping by all the asian grocery stores in the area place.
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Suzanne N.
Sep 22, 2024
Looking for "Chinese" food during trip between airport and home 3 hours away. Found this on a Google search. Lovely understated decor restaurant with good service. Menu had nice variety of selections not your usual fare. The food was hot and portions good. Unfortunately food was unimpressive. The Hot & Sour soup was thick and bland with very little other ingredients. The Spring Roll was hot and well cooked but filling lacked much flavor. The combo LoMein had absolutely no flavor. I had the Honey Sesame chicken. Large pieces of chicken well cooked but sauce was also lacking any destinctive flavor. We had leftovers and I will see if it is better today. The prices were a bit high for the quality of what we ordered.
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Becky M.
Dec 12, 2024
I ordered catering for 20 people and I was very impressed!. The food arrived on time, hot and delicious. The driver set up the food quickly and arranged everything neatly on the table. We enjoyed fried rice, chicken and broccoli, steamed vegetables and general tso's chicken and a variety of appetizers, desserts and drinks. I would definitely reorder from here again.
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