Las Vegas Asian Night Market 2019

Double the size of 2018, the Annual Asian Night Market was the place to be for one night only. Open from 6PM to 11PM, the lines were long, anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour wait to get in. Admission was free when you signed up in advance on Eventbrite.Once inside, booths and plenty of food trucks awaited. There were about 20 different setups ranging from teas, dessert, hot dogs, sushi, ramen, noodles and more. Most lines went quick and the grub was served up fresh and hot, or cold if you chose meet fresh or fluff ice. The fam and I went this year so was easy for us to sample about 7 different foods from multiple booths / trucks. Tables to enjoy your food were available at each end and the entrance. It was a beautiful evening as the weather was in the 70-80's, perfect for an evening of sampling local hot spots and food trucks. Tip: Have each person stand in a separate line to maximize what you can order and share the food as it is served. Will be back next year to experience it again!

In just its second year, I missed the inaugural Las Vegas Asian Night Market as I was back home in Hawaii at this time last year. Reading the reviews, it doesn't seem like I missed much, but after reading this review (for those who didn't attend last night's festivities) y'all didn't miss much, as there was so much more to be desired and so much more to still be improved upon.It also didn't help the fact that We recently came back from attending the Gold standard of night markets in North America, The Richmond Night Market in Canada which has been around since 2000, boasting over 100 food vendors and over 200 market vendors in an open, 18-acre lot, various games, exhibits, and a main event stage that caters to the 1 MILLION attendees every year.Back to our "night market", the overall vibe felt like a very poorly thought out block party. For the 10,000 people who attended last night, here's some highs and lows of the festivities in my eyes:Highs: 10,000+ in attendance means that there's a demand for events like thisGreat effort to the people responsible for putting this together .Now the Lows/Points of improvement:BIGGER, OPEN LOTWith attendance guaranteed to grow next year, a bigger open area is SUPER necessary. A blocked off street section with lines snaking every which way and people going against the grain saying "excuse me" every second was chaotic!LIGHTS/SIGNAGE/LOUNGING The street lights were the primary source of light for the event which made for a blah, dimly lit venue, the lounging areas that I saw were just tables and chairs at either side of the street, kinda like an afterthought. Some food vendors' signage was non existent or not very visible, again to a poorly lit venue. Better lighting is another necessity!MORE VENDORS Drop "Asian", rename it 702 or Las Vegas Night Market, and reach out to chefs, restaurants, food and non-food vendors, etc. After all, aren't we considered a culinary destination? There's seriously no shortage of food choices here. Maybe this way, it'll alleviate the long lines, offer more food choices, and lessen the possibilities of food vendors running out of food(Fukuburger ran out at 8:30pm)/drinks ,gives people the opportunity to browse, shop, and possibly come back for more food.AREN'T WE A CITY KNOWN FOR ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT?There's also no shortage of singers, dancers, acrobats, magicians, comedians, cooking schools, martial arts schools, etc. in Vegas!?TAKE A PAGE FROM THE RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET Check out my review/pictures!Go on their website and check out all the YouTube videos....It's a well thought out night market...Scrap the VIP Package and offer an Express Zoom Pass to allow Zoom Pass Holders early entrance before General admission attendees. More people are guaranteed to purchase this for sure.Extend dates to possibly multiple weekends in a month instead of just one day each year?(Maybe mid-September through the month of October) Richmond Night Market was every weekend(Fri, Sat, Sun) from May 10 through October 14, from 7pm to 11pm and the place was packed start to finish!TAP INTO OUR LOCAL ARTISTSMaybe think of a theme, and make it more inviting!A little splash of color and maybe some cool installations to give the venue life! Color does wonders!Remember, these two stars are MY EXPERIENCE, so take it with a grain of salt, learn and evolve from it, and don't taze me, don't @ me, or message me with any form of negativity. Believe you me, I really want this thing to stick around, because our community could really use an event like this after working out the kinks. ALOHA!!!SHAKA METER: \uuu/ \uuu/ 2(with a huge margin for improvement)

Sorry Terri C. I love ya, but you're so off base.The first Asian Night Market was a one-night affair held in the adjacent parking lot outside the St Rose San Martin hospital in the easterly direction. This 4.5* review might've been rounded down to 4 if I didn't see the first review and feel the need to counteract it.The list of food vendors was surprisingly strong for a first-time effort. Brew Tea Bar - you know this, Terri - are the kings of the local boba scene, and two of their owners showed up to sling sweet teas in special limited-edition Mason jars. Long-time locals Chef Sheridan Su and Jenny Wong brought their pork belly baos from Fat Choy. Noteworthy local dessert spots Fluff Ice and Matcha Cafe Maiko were there. Shang Artisan Noodle showed up, and I'll give props to Lee's Sandwiches for their Vietnamese finger foods and drinks even though I never get anything from them aside from baguettes (because they're not that good). And that's just the food which I didn't try.What I did taste was an assortment of Asian or Asian-inspired foods of all sorts. "Takoyaki" with kurobuta fillings and a vegetarian Yasai - with crunchy lotus root, carrot kinpira, and cauliflower kimchi - were fun and simple $5 small plates from relative newcomers Paid in Full. The grilled baby octopus by District One, another veteran local spot, was also good and contributed to the night market feel. The namesake sushi roll ($8) by 808 Sushi was nothing that special, but I enjoyed it. And the poke nachos ($10) by Hikari were a tasty, shareable treat built on addictively crunchy wonton "chips."Yes, it was f%&king crowded at peak hours, and I would've appreciated a venue at least double the size to accommodate the crowds, but you're blaming the organizers for being victims of their own success, and you shouldn't be reviewing the impact of customers anyway. Food trucks were even running out of food because so many Asians (and folks of all ethnicities) came. And aren't the crowds one of the typical characteristics of night markets?To be fair, and to provide constructive criticism (aside from expanding the space), I would've appreciated seeing a sign for the registration tent. Actually, all vendors should be encouraged to tape signs high up on their tent so that you can see what they're offering despite the unanticipated crowds. And please make sure that food trucks like Hungry Kepuha doesn't run out in the first hour and a half or so of a 5-hour event. Thanks.I really hope that Asian Night Market comes back. It was crazy at times, and I did have to wait for a long time for the "takoyaki" to be cooked fresh on the spot (the only way which it should be served), but I would return again and again as long as the variety of foods stays the same or even improves.

Didn't expect much, ended up just as expected. It's fun and cute. Hoping they can expand more vendors and do better marketing next year. It Definitely have its potentials though. Don't compare it to 626 night market or other night markets in other states though. Try to compare it to last years or any asian food night market events in Las Vegas (which was none). They are definitely improving from last year. Just needs more vendors and varieties. Still looking forward to next years if they will continue to have one.

Pretty awesome event! I came here not knowing that it would be packed and parking would suck! But we did find parking and eventually made our way to the entrance where i thought I would have to scan my eventbrite tickets. But because of how crowded it was, there was no real entrance so we just walked right into a herd. Pros: tons of good foodCons: Ran out of good foodPros: really good foodCons: Really long linesPros: Lots of peopleCons: Lots of peoplePros: pretty cool stage showsCons: Stage shows caused crowding around the best food trucksOverall I had a good time, but I hope that they learn this area was WAY too small for such an event, and they gotta have a few more food options and bigger area to accommodate 1000s of people that showed up.

I got home from work on Friday, got ready to go to dinner as my husband and I tried to make a decision on where to go for dinner. While we were "discussing" it, a Yelp notification popped up on my phone that a Yelp Elite just checked in at the Asian Night Market. Better yet, it was down the street from my house.I did try to talk my husband out of going there first as we did attend the first Asian Night Market a few years ago in L.A. And that was a bummer as there were throngs of people there and pretty much all the booths ran out of food by 6 pm. The only person that got anything was my husband, a bowl of fried chicken feet. I didn't want to go through the hassle again. However, my husband convinced me that we should just go.We got to the hospital at 5:30 and made our way to the parking lot in back. Because we got there early enough, there was a lot of parking. As we got to the booths, it was nice to be able to walk around. It was also nice to see food trucks and food booths. A little disappointing that a few of the food booths were accepting cash only. However, glad to know that the food trucks take card =) Although a small venue, there was at least one of everything - Japanese street food by Paid in Full, sushi Hawaiian-style by 808 Sushi, even Guamanian food was represented. I was feeling at home. And entertainment! My husband and I especially liked the Taiko drummers.What my husband and I did choose to eat was so good. Hikari's taco poke and OMG salad. So so good that we plan to visit the restaurant. We tried Shang as we've only heard good things about them. Way too spicy for my taste, but it was good and tasty. But because it was so spicy, Fluffy Ice came to my rescue, hooooot! I needed to get the spices off my palate ASAP!I almost forgot, they had pub tables setup in two different areas. That was so thoughtful. If you've been to a food truck rally, you know how hard it is to eat when it seems you're holding everything.Well, I forget that dinner time in Vegas is 7pm and boy did the community support this event and I'm glad they did. I haven't been to an event in a long time where there's so many people that you are shoulder to shoulder with the person to the right and left of you and you're trying not to step on the person in front of you and hoping you wouldn't have to jab the person behind you if they step on you too many times. Everyone was very respectful.I think the other thing that was so great about this event, free parking and free entry. If you registered on Eventbrite, you got a free bag. Who doesn't love free!? And the weather was great!My husband and I had a really nice time. It was a great event and I look forward to the next one. Hopefully a larger venue and more booths.

Went to this year's event on Saturday, 10/19/19. Heard a lot of good things from last year's event so I wanted to make sure I made it to this one. With that said, I thought it was just ok.Let me get the negatives out of the way so I can end this review on some positive notes. First and foremost the number one complaint everybody had for this year was that if you wanted to avoid the long lines to get in you are strongly recommended to register online (it's free) to get your ticket which is a QR code that they will scan for you to be admitted. Of course if you don't do that then you can register at the gate which takes even longer. The complaint was that it still took forever to get people through the line fast enough which resulted in long lines with wait times up to an hour just to get in. Eventually they just started letting everybody in without having to scan anything. What the heck was the registration for then?There were so many people that attended that some of the food trucks ran out of food after the first couple of hours! (event runs from 6 to 11 pm) So with that many people results in not enough parking. As for the positives, you get to try food trucks and other local Asian restaurants that you may have not been to yet. The event is free which is a topic I have been bringing up for the past 5 years on food festivals. You shouldn't have to pay to get in to an event only to pay more just to eat. It's free but you have to register.Takes place on a Saturday during the fall season so weather is very pleasant.In closing, this event is only gonna get bigger so I hope they have plans in place to help alleviate or solve the current problems now. No disrespect to Panda Express but I would rather see local businesses and food trucks from out of state instead major chains like Panda in which you can get anywhere. I also would like to mention that if you are going to attend this even that you at lest take a shower if you have not done so for at past couple of days. With that many people walking around so close together, even the slightest scent of body odor can be detected. So please, take a shower before attending this event. Yelp 2019 Review #41783 overall

So excited to finally have an Asian Night Market in Vegas! Hoping this becomes a regular event. The crowds in attendance for this inaugural event definitely support the idea that this could be successful, and even expand. Most of the food was good, vendors were well-selected, and it was an overall success- but there are definitely some kinks to work out with logistics. Chalk it up to a learning experience for OCA and keep your eyes peeled for info of another!PROS:+ Good food variety. There could have been more vendors to alleviate the lines, but I liked that there wasn't a lot of competition as far as overlapping dishes across businesses. Fat Choy bao and Oming's bowls were standout dishes, well portioned and well priced.+ There was seating and tables! I've been to a few festivals where there is no seating at all and no tables, so while they may not have been utilized in the best way here, at least they were available.+ Ample parking! At least when I was there, there was plenty of parking, and even a valet option (not my style), which has been an issue with other locations/events. + Did I mention it was free?! We regularly have food truck festivals that charge an admission fee on top of inflated food prices, so to have free entry really helped motivate me to cross town to go.+ Speaking of money, some businesses were cash only and it is appreciated that there was an ATM available on site and well-marked on the provided online map.CONS:- Layout. As you can see from any photo, there were far more people than space. The vendors were set up in a tiny lot, and even before it got crowded there was no space for lines to form.- Admission. I like that it was free, but saw no point in encouraging the EventBrite ticket usage, as no one was checking them. While this helped prevent a bottle neck, if the organizers wanted to actually USE this feature their booth should have been AT the entrance, not just nearby.- Seating and tables. The cocktail tables were well placed and convenient. The large area of chairs for watching the stage were not well utilized as there wasn't much going on there. More round tables and seating would have been better.- It's a family friendly outdoor event, but next time it should be stated that strollers and dogs should be left at home. Traffic bottlenecked around slow-moving or straight-up parked groups (since seating was not accessible) and as for the pets, it's a safety issue too.TL;DR: There's room for improvement but I had a good time and think they will use the experience to make the next event better. Great to see mobile versions of respected businesses in town, hope the good turnout helps them get more participants in the future.

If anyone was wondering if an Asian Night Market would be successful in Sin City, the crowds who attended tonight's event would be overwhelming proof. Held in the parking lot of St. Rose Dominican, San Martin campus with free admission from 5pm-10pm, there were already crowds of people lined up for food when we arrived around 5:30pm. Heralded as the first-ever Las Vegas Asian Night Market, there was food and drink plus entertainment. Some of the businesses in attendance: Brew Tea BarOming's KitchenHikari SushiFluff IceSon of a PigFlock and FowlThe Spice Is RightAware Tea and CoffeeMatcha MaikoThere were other businesses, but these were the ones I can remember.After getting my free sling bag, a gift for registering online through EventBrite, I walked around to see what was available before settling on Thai food truck, The Spice Is Right. I ordered Drunken Noodles with chicken and waited about 30 minutes for my food. My dish was good, but was it worth $12 and the wait? Probably not. The crowds just got bigger and the space to walk around got smaller as the evening progressed.I love that there was a free event like this at all and I would also love there to be more. Let's say that tonight was a learning experience because there is obviously a desire from the community to socialize and eat at such a night market with good food options. There definitely needs to be a bigger space to accommodate the lines of people and a seating area for people to eat their food instead of standing in crowds with others trying to navigate around them. I can't address the parking situation (which looked busy, as well), since we were lucky to have walked from our friend's house right in the neighborhood. The weather was perfect and we saw lots of friends here, so I look forward to the next edition of this event which I'm sure/hopeful will be much improved.

I just returned home from the First 'Asian Night Market' that features cultural cuisine, crafts and unique teas. The Asian Night Market runs from 5 to 9 p.m today ( October 19th ) to showcase local Pacific and Asian Islander restaurants and businesses.It is held outside and behind the lot at Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican, San Martin Campus in the Southwest Valley right off of 215 and Buffalo.The parking and the event is free to the public. I found parking at the front of the building. The place was too small and packed with people. I don't know where the lines for the food truck started or ended. Some of the vendors include-808 Sushi, Aware Coffee & Tea Lounge, Brew Tea Bar, District One Kitchen & Bar, Duo Duo Arts & Crafts, Fat Choy. Every where they were lines and I saw there was no lines at Lee's Sandwiches and I got wings which was tasty. Most of the dishes at the food trucks were $7 or less. I noticed there was a stage for entertainment and music, but nothing was happening when I was there. This event is hosted by the Asian Community Development council.The venue is too small and way too crowded for me.