Delicacies of Asia

A relatively new place on State street, and Delicacies of Asia has quickly become one of my favorite lunch spots! Thus far, I've had their pork dumplings, spicy Ramen, and Taiwan style pork rice and they've all hit the spot! At roughly $11-13 for a proper dish, each meal is individually filling or good to split with a friend.Now, the service...AMAZING. Even though it's a seat your self/pick up your food/bus your own table type of place, the staff is unbelievably friendly and helpful. Can't wait to continually go back and try more menu items!

Visited Delicacies of Asia one late evening with friends to grab a late night snack. The ambiance of the restaurant was very calm and inviting. The venue was very quiet and relaxed. My friends ended up ordering the fried Chinese donuts and an order of beef tendon noodles. The fried Chinese donuts were very crisp on the outside and delicate and fluffy on the inside. The beef tendon noodles smelled very good and my friends loved it. Overall, this venue offers a nice atmosphere and is an awesome late night joint for food as the restaurant doesn't close until 2 am during weekend nights.

Great location right on State St; I wish I could say the same about the mediocre food. I ordered takeout sesame chicken, and my friend ordered udon with fried beef. Both were fairly bland. Additionally, the rice was way overcooked and mushy--not a good sign at all. My favorite part was the free grab rangoon they gave us for for ordering over $30. It was tasty and crunchy. I wish my entree had been half as good.

Amazing, open late, gave us free crab rangoon. Couldn't ask for better :)))))))))))))

Very disappointing to say the least. Ordered the fish hot pot. We were served deep fried fish on a plate drenched in sweet and sour sauce. When we asked the waitress if it was the dish we ordered she assured us it was. And then when we received the check and it stated sweet-and-sour dragonfish we asked the waitress again if it was the dish we ordered - the fish hot pot. And again she told us we were served the fish hot pot. Another waitress overheard our discussion and also assured us that the fried fish covered in sweet and sour sauce and served on a plate was the fish hot pot. I've ordered fish hot pot from many different Asian restaurants and I know that deep fried fish filets drenched in sweet and sour sauce and served on a plate is not fish hot pot! Why they lied rather than apologize and have the fish hot pot prepared for us we will never know. The dishonesty was a turn off and very insulting.The other 2 dishes we ordered were correct. One was a shrimp dish - the shrimp were dry and the flavoring was bland. The other was a tofu dish which sounded great but the tofu had an unpleasant slimy texture to it and it was drenched in nothing more then sweet and sour sauce. Both dishes were terrible.Don't make the same mistake we made. I would rate this as the worst Asian restaurant in Madison.

Yummy food and great service! Would love a more traditional style of tea but the bottled 'sweet' tea was still good.

Also called Hot Pot 608, this place is off the hook! Authentic, delicious fresh food that had us wanting to have more room in our belly to eat it all. We had both the spiced and original broth, lamb, steak and chicken, ramen and udon noodles, and a slew of fresh vegetables and herbs. Price is perfect for how much you get and the quality is excellent. My college aged son and I loved it! And we loved the service. Great find!

Okay food, slow service and food overpriced for value.I went in for lunch and took 45 minutes from order to service in a restaurant with only three tables to serve and I was was there before the other two.

Food was okay, average really. Since we bland. Service on the slow side. Costs higher than norm. Next time it's probably keep walking by.

Tasty and fresh, they know what they're doing. First time coming got the miso ramen, extremely well done.