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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dressy

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    Spicy sea bass with boc Choi

    Dinner with 5 family members last night at Elements. As good as always with attentive service, well prepared food and appetizers. We arrived at 5:45 and the diningroom was packed by 6:30 on a weeknight. We are sad to see the restaurant close, as June 21 will be their last service. We may have to make the jaunt to Cary to try out chef Michael Chuong's new restaurant. If it's as good as Elements has been over the past years, it will be worth the trip.

    Cocktail
    Lauren H.

    Never disappoints. Been coming for years and never had a bad experience. I can always count on good food and good service. Specials are typically amazing.

    Seafood cioppino
    Doris J.

    My son and I went to this Asian fusion restaurant in Chapel hill. It was pretty tasty! We ordered 2 appetizers. The chopper wedge salad and tuna tartar wraps were intricate and delicious! It taste better than the picture looks! The romaine chopped wedge salad had strips of warm crunchy crisps that make the dish! Two main dishes are the seafood Cioppino and salt and pepper catch. Both were delicious! I loved the salt and pepper catch (fish) that was battered lightly and fried to perfection. The cioppino was not as spicy as they claimed it would be so we asked the waiter for some chili oil. The service was good. There was also a wine room where patrons store their bottles of wine.

    Chicken
    Melissa G.

    The atmosphere here is perfect! Sunny and light, open, not too loud, tables have space between them, nice bathrooms. I like that they have such a small menu because it means that they use fresh ingredients and what they serve is done right. The food was all delicious! And the servings were plentiful as you can see by my photos. The server was okay. Apparently, the spring roll app only come with 3, and we got one with 4, which we wouldn't have even known except the server made a point of coming over and saying, verbatim, "I hope you enjoy that fourth spring roll. It only comes with three, and a table ordered an extra one and you got it by mistake." Um. Okay.

    Charita A.

    This is an upper scale choice for anyone in the Chapel Hill area or in my case staying at the Aloft which is a short walk nearby. I sat at the bar and had great service from one of the floor waiters. I ordered the special appetizer which was a ricotta toast. Even though the crostini was a little well done to the point it was hard to bite it was still delicious. The ricotta was incredibly creamy and, the sweet red peppers on top were a perfect compliment. My main course was a crab ramen. This was packed with giant pieces of crab which was awesome for 28 dollars but the Ramen noodles sauce felt like I was eating a packet of instant Ramen seasoning. It was a lot of sodium at once. I had dessert as well. A brioche bread pudding with salted caramel drizzle and housemade ice cream. A little too doughy for me but great experience and flavor combos, thus the 4 stars.

    Bo Lu Lac
    Ken C.

    Solid menu but not what I expected I just want to start off and say that the food tastes great, but at the same time subverted my expectations. I wanted to check this place out because the their asian fusion concept intrigued me. We started off with the crunchy tacos and xiaolongbao. The cruchy tacos were super tasty - raw tuna in a crunchy shell. However, the xiaolongbao were...regular xiaolongbao. Not sure how it is fusion. Also, as someone who hails from NYC, I found the price point of $12 for 4 bao to be wayyy overpriced for regular bao. For the main courses, we had the red curry linguine and bo lu lac. While tasty, calling this food "fusion" would be tenuous. Can barely taste the curry in the linguine - tasted like regular Italian food to me. The bo lu lac was basically steak frites. The filet mignon is supposedly "wokked" but just tasted like regular steak with a little soy sauce on the outside. I did like the truffle wedges that came with it tho - big fan of wedges in general. We closed the meal with elements pie which was basically like a oreo chocolate cake. All in all - good food. Expensive, presumably because they are offering "fusion", but came in expecting something more exciting.

    Beef udon noodles
    Emily B.

    I went to Elements on a Thursday evening as part of a large group, seated in our own private room with four tables of eight. It was very loud: the hard surfaces echoed all the talking, and it was difficult to hear even the people seated right next to you (just word to the wise if you are thinking about bringing a large group or if you go on a night that is especially crowded). Each table was given three appetizers: Thai Brussels sprouts, cha gio tom cua (crispy spring rolls with pork and shrimp, with DIY mint, cucumber, and lettuce to wrap them in), and dry pot cauliflower. All were OK, but all were very oily. Chili sauce and chili oil provided most of the seasoning for each, so there was very little flavor variety between the three appetizers. For my main course I had the whole yelloweye snapper served crispy on a bed of arugula, shallots, and peanuts. The fish was cooked beautifully and served with nuoc cham (which would have been better with more lime juice to brighten the otherwise dull profile of the sauce). Beef udon noodles and Madras curry grilled lamp chops were popular with our group, but I can only speak for the sesame green beans under the lambchops (they were oily, and did not retain any of their supposed sesame seasoning). The desserts we were offered -- cheesecake, a chocolate mousse with a thick Oreo cookie crust, and freshly made Chinese donut holes with dulce de leche -- were tasty but much heavier and richer than they needed to be, especially following the food described above. I wish the sorbet selection had been offered. Overall, the service was attentive and the table decor attractive, but the food I had was far too oily, lacked flavor, and was not especially notable. It was all good enough for our large group last night but I won't be going to Elements on my own.

    Beautiful lobby
    Onvara A.

    What a great date spot for some contemporary Asian fusion! My boyfriend and I came here for an anniversary and found the ambiance to be intimate and perfect. The food was also stellar, but be prepared to spend a lot of money. We shared the Sea Bass and Russian Roll for our entrees. The Sea Bass was TO DIE FOR! I practically inhaled the dish because it was so so so good. It's Chilean Sea Bass and asparagus in an aged miso, maple syrup, soy beurre blanc sauce. Although it was heavenly, I don't think it was worth $36 because of the tiny portion, especially since it was advertised as a "main plate," not one of their "small plates". The Russian Roll (Spicy Yellowtail, Blue Crab, Tobiko, Cucumber, Salmon Outside, Russian Aioli) was good but again, I thought it was overpriced at $16. The good thing about the small portions is that you'll definitely have room for dessert! We decided to get two desserts because their dessert menu looked amazing. We got the Key Lime Creme Brulee and Molten Chocolate Cake (Indulgent Hot Chocolate Lava Cake, Raspberry Sauce, Vanilla Ice Cream). The Key Lime Creme Brulee was the perfect amount of sour and sweet and was cooked to perfection. The Molten Cake is baked to order, so they have a disclaimer that this will require 15 minutes of baking! So if you are in a rush, I recommend placing this order as you're eating your entrees because you do NOT want to miss out on it! So gooey, warm, and decadent. The vanilla ice cream was also better than I was expecting. Overall - incredible food, good service, and amazing ambiance, but bring your wallet stuffed and ready.

    Delicious bread basket
    Evan D.

    This review only applies to 1) their sushi; 2) their bread basket and 3) their takeout experience. My wife and I were in the mood for some higher end sushi and after a not-great experience at Aki Hana plus living too far from M Sushi and O-Ku she remembered that a friend was recently talking about the good sushi at Elements. I was a little hesitant at first because the prices are higher than any of those places mentioned above and it seemed like every roll featured either tempura or salmon which aren't usually my jam in the sushi world. We bit the proverbial bullet and ordered the tuna three ways roll, the mango salmon roll and the red dragon roll. Also ordered the bread basket because it looked amazing (and was). 1. Bread basket -- the focaccia, homemade crackers and bao were all fantastic as was the whipped honey butter. 2. Tuna three ways roll -- there were none of the alleged gold flakes but there was a healthy portion of truffle ponzu which was amazing. Thinking back I'm not sure if it needed the toro other than maybe for its luscious texture because the ponzu overwhelmed the taste. All in all still a great roll. 3. Mango salmon roll -- my favorite -- a delicious interplay because the silky and unctuous salmon and the perfectly ripe mangos. Never had anything like it and could eat one of these rolls almost every day and not get tired of it. 4. Red Dragon Roll -- nowhere near as spicy as something touting 'reaper mayo' would lead one to believe but still nice interplay because the tuna tartare, cucumber, salmon and soy glaze. Should also mention that all the fish was super fresh and the contact free ordering process was simple. Will definitely be back.

    Poke bowl
    Jessica H.

    I had a lovely lunch at Elements the other day. Everything on the menu looked fantastic- I had a hard time choosing. All the entrees come with soup or side salad. I ended up choosing the poke bowl with a side salad. My dining companions chose walnut prawns and shrimp pad Thai. Everything was amazing! The ambiance was very beautiful and calming- it's almost as if they're going for a spa vibe there. The service was nice, although a little slow for people on a lunch break from work- on the other hand that could have been intentional and not hurried, so I'm not complaining, just taking note. We also shared the Elements pie for dessert- it was a chocolate mousse on an Oreo crust with raspberries. So delicious and perfect for sharing after such a nice meal!

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    This Asian fusion restaurant. The environment is very nice. Seafood is very fresh. However the tast of dishes is not impress

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    Too salty or Too sugary. I had a scallop and a pad thai. Horrible taste. The best dish is the bread before Entree.

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    Ask the Community - Elements

    What exactly is the tasting menu? Is this available on Saturdays?

    Hi Kathryn, We currently do not offer a Tasting Menu on our menu, however, just reach out to me at 919-537-8780 or email van@elementsofchapelhill.com and we can certainly put together a tasting menu for you if you like. The Tasting Menu is a multi… Read more

    Do you do BOGO sushi specials?

    Hello Brooke, Thank you for your message. We do not offer any 'Buy one, get one free' specials.… Read more

    Is it true that if you purchase a dessert, don't like it and request another you are have to pay for the one you don't like as well as a new dessert? Hoping this isn't true for a fine dining experience?

    We asks that guests inform your server immediately if you do not care for a menu item, so that we can whisk it away and bring out your new dessert. We will take this off your check. However, there are times when guests do not make their server aware… Read more

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