J Liu Restaurant & Bar

How great! We went during happy hour so it was $3 off the price of appetizers! We started with bowls of lobster bisque, then we shared crab rangoon, shrimp, calamari, and brussel sprouts! This was so good to share the both of us. We had leftovers. Service was great at the bar! They were really busy. The interior is as pictured, it's very spacious!

I had lunch there with a large group of 10 or 12. The waitress was attentive at first - got our drinks and took our orders. Then we waited a long time for our food. Considering that they were not at all busy, this was puzzling. Oh well. My salmon salad was very good. Then, we had to wait again to get our checks. I went up there at some point and she assured me that she was getting them ready. At that point, they were still not at all busy. Just a few tables at the south end of the restaurant and a few more at the north end. I'd hate to go there when they're busy.

tonight i attended my first meetup with columbus super foodies a group of people who share my same love for food and fine dining. tonight's meetup was at j liu restaurant & barhouse salad - gfstrawberry, chopped bacon, pecan, mixed greens, gorgonzola, sweet & sour vinaigrette 8crab rangoons(5) hand folded wontons filled with crab meat, onions, carrots, celery and cream cheese fried and served with sweet chili sauce 10mongolain beef strawberry comfortbacardi limon rum * southern comfort * lemon juice * strawberry puree * splash of lemon/lime soda 9mango jalapeno martinifresh mango & jalapeno infused grey goose vodka * fresh lime juice * simple syrup https://www.jliurestaurant.com/

I really enjoy J. Liu. It has many options on the menu and the service is always consistent. I've had JoJo a few times and she's very attentive. My go to is the Tuna poke bowl. Lots of ingredients and great flavor. I've seen other meals and they all look good. Large venue with an event space upstairs!

We have been to J. Liu's many times and we are always pleased. Regardless as to if it's for their happy hour (which is one of the best in the area), or for dinner, we have yet to have a bad experience or dinner.Their prices are more than reasonable, and one of the few restaurants not to mark-up their prices an insane amount. I just went to dinner with a friend last night and after tip, it was only $65. That included an appetizer, chicken sandwich, an Asian dish, and two, large cocktails.We have been going to J. Liu's for more than 9 years and we have enjoyed every visit and have been happy with the food. It's one of the better, established restaurants in the area, if you ask me.

The amount of salmon you get for a $19 salad is really sad. I will not order here again.

The ambiance was just average.The place is really dated.The outside of the restaurant looked better than the inside.The server was very fast and efficient.When I received my order,it was just average.It wasn't anything outstanding.I had a very simple order with fried rice and chicken.I have had much better tasting food at other similar places. I will probably give it another try,but I will just order something different.A person that I was with had ordered salmon and these vegetables.Their order looked awesome,and their food was really good.On my next visit there,I hope I will be able to give this place 5 stars rather than 4.

Terrible service (one person working the large bar area on a Saturday night), terrible drinks-overly sweet and just not good, and the worst food I've had in a long time. Blackened tuna- no flavor, definitely not blackened. Supposed to be topped with watercress/ cucumber salad, fried shallots and cilantro. There were maybe a few leaves of lettuce. Borderline inedible. Had a Chinese food flavor about it which did not work. First and last time I will go here.

Came here for the Thanksgiving Day buffet. Huge regrets. We came here about 7 years ago and it was phenomenal. We had a positive experience so decided to come again. This was a huge regret we have in hindsight. Not only was the food disappointing, but the service was majorly lacking. It took almost 15 minutes to be greeted by our server. And another 5-10 minutes to be served ice water. We were at the restaurant for nearly 2.5 hours because of how slow our service was. A member of our party did voice our concerns before we left and they were told to call back tomorrow to discuss. The only good food was the prime rib, mashed potatoes, and salads. The turkey had a weird taste to it. The stuffing was sloppy and salty. The crab rangoons didn't have hardly any stuffing in them. The cranberry sauce was a cranberry jello consistency that melted on the plate and gave everything a jello taste. This dinner was just not worth the price. The food did not taste gourmet. The Asian options tasted like they were previously frozen entrees you can find in your local grocers frozen food section. The deserts were definitely frozen and thawed as well. I guess we were just expecting too much. Come to find out, we were charged a 20% gratuity for that bill. We are usually 20% tippers if not more, IF it is deserved. Our server got a $27 tip from just half our party and it was not deserved. It's frustrating because we work hard for our money, and our server was not attentive and did not meet our needs so there for we do not feel there should have been an automatic 20% gratuity added. This should be something that is made transparent at the time of booking. We will never consider coming back to J. Liu, and will never recommend them.

Went here for drinks with my friends and every single worker there behaved as if they were pissed we were there. Not a place I feel welcome ever coming back.