Great vibe. $5 highball on Sundays. Jake is one of the friendliest bartenders in the city. The…read moreambiance and low lights with Neon works very well. The DJ keep the mood going. Will definitely be back.

Place was 90% full Friday at midnight. We left at 1AM and still 60% full…read more 2 single stall bathrooms. Great decor. We were seated at the bar. Place was not rowdy at all. Music was pretty loud. Honestly, I was a little toasted by now so I am hesitant to give ratings. We tried: Baijiu barbie: 8/10 Strawberry Yum Yum: 7.5/10 Pisco Sour: 9/10 boyfriend thought it was better than at the Alchemy (smoother). Ha Long Bae: 9/10. Boyfriend loved it and gives it a 10/10. Drunken Dumplings: too spicy for me but boyfriend loved them. 7/10 for me. Very small portion, just a small bowl with 6 dumplings in it.

Friday night date-night turned out spectacular after choosing to dine at JUU KU!!…read more This place was unexpectedly impressive. It had a moody vibe with red ambient lighting and an upscale edgy sushi bar with really unique, oversized art all around. Prices were fair ranging between $12 - $35 per dish depending on what you order. Service was impeccable. Our hostess, server, and all of the staff in general were warm and friendly. Our server was able to articulate the specials and entice us to try the mango salmon roll which was smoky, creamy and tropical. Sushi tasted fresh as we also ordered the salmon sashimi. Watching the sushi chefs interact with each other and have fun while preparing such meticulous meals was entertaining and mouthwatering. My absolute favourite dish was the Rock Shrimp Tempura in a creamy spicy garlic chili sauce. These were perfectly cooked and the prawns were huge and juicy...came with a hearty salad underneath them too. The dim sum deserves a shout-out as well. We ordered the Truffle Lamb and Prawn Shumai Dumplings and it was the freshest dim sum I've ever had in Canada. Reminded me of when I was in Singapore. We will definitely return!!

It's absolutely my number one Japanese restaurant now! I love the interior design, beautiful…read moreartworks, colors and the modern cozy vibe of the place! As soon as you step in, you see friendly and awesome staff till you leave the place! Service is great and I love it. The food is really the best. Their add on the menu that says: "Steps away, worlds apart" is true. The food is the best and very delicious! I didn't have even one item that was not the best! I'm so happy that this place is close to us and I can enjoy their amazing food whenever I want! :) I highly recommend the place!

Food is not bad, great customer service and location. Not a big fan of curry pad Thai and the pad…read moreThai noodles . I bought seafood and barely seen seafood mostly pasta

My "go to" for many dishes..Satay chicken on mango salad was my first experience and my wife likes…read morethe bento boxes with tempura veggies..spring rolls and summer rolls are awesome and can't be beat in Camrose..today our table had noodle bowls and phi, bento box and shrimp veggie plate..no one was disappointed..service was attentive, meal was prompt and tasty..appies were served in order..everything went well.

This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend. It lived up to its expectations. The food…read moreselection varied, but everything we had was excellent. The salmon pressed sushi was amazing. Just the right amount of flavor, and a perfect start to the meal. After that, we shared the beef bibimbap rice dish, along with the chicken karaage. The service was great, with the staff being never far away, but not pressuring as you enjoy conversation and food with friends. The restaurant has a cool urban. Look with various seating and interesting decor. Although you may have to look to find street parking, it is well worth the effort for a great dining experience.

Great place. I haven't been here for a while and it seems like they remodeled and it is a bit more…read moresleaker and a little less fun. Menu is great. I am usually drawn towards the specials of the day. I went with a friend, and we tried a variety of menu items. Chicken Karaage - Japanese classic crispy fried chicken, green tea salt, and chili mayo. The chicken was cooked perfectly. Lovely spiced skin. We also tried the salmon pressed sushi which was fabulous. Wild sockeye salmon, avocado, Japanese mint, kaiware, seared with creamy soy sauce Lovely. We also tried the chef's appetizers for the night which was good. You don't get to choose though, and I can't say seaweed salad is a favourite for either me or my friend. The prawns were yummy though. We had no idea what we were eating in the bowl. Maybe shredded pork? It was decent. The last thing we had the assorted sashimi which was really fresh. Service was fine but not friendly. I will come here again

It has been on my list for a while and I'm glad at last, I went there…read more Our friend wanted to go for the happy hour which is available at their lounge so that's what we did. The place is nicely designed and decorated. The lighting is pretty good and the staff were friendly and nice. The food was very good and delicious. We ordered a bunch of different things based on friends' suggestions and they were all very good. It was a good first experience and now I would like to go back there to experience the rest of their menu and other side of the restaurant.

Nice location. Easy reservation process good communication. I didn't know about the patio, or I…read morewould have reserved it. 6 ppl at our lunch. We were treated well. Of our 6 dishes, we would not recommend the ginger beef or the tuna bowl. My burger was delicious, although a bit well done. My mom's Atlantic salmon BLT was gorgeous! She was so pleased with it. Dad's seafood flatbread was a real winner! The sushi was good, but nobody wanted all those jalapeños. The cocktails are beautiful. It takes a while to get them, but overall, great service. I can't wait to return and waste a whole afternoon day-drinking on the patio.

I went to this place today and tried a few dishes with my friend: crispy tofu, tomato beef noodles,…read morepork intestines, beef noodles, etc. The food was delicious, well-made, and the only thing was my beef noodle, which I didn't take a picture of, was not salty enough. The service was very generous and kind. The overall environment is very traditional Hong Kong Chinese. And, it was not pricey at all! Six dishes in total costed me 65 dollars plus tax and tips. Recommended!

This is the second time I visited the restaurant. I have reviewed this place during my first visit…read moreand I decided to leave a second review. I ordered the Curry Beef Brisket Noodle again during my second visit because the dish left a great impression on me during my first visit. The Curry Beef Brisket Noodle is a must-try and I definitely recommend this if you are visiting this restaurant. During my first visit, I did not have the chance to try their satay skewer and I decided to order a chicken satay skewer to try. The chicken satay was good. The meat was tender and nice, and not too burnt or tough unlike some of the satay that i tried. It came with a satay dipping sauce, but the sauce was not as good as I thought. Perhaps it did not contain peanuts due to possible allergy concerns so the sauce was not as fragrant as I expected satay sauce to be. But still it was good, and the skewer wasn't too expensive as well. Great restaurant and definitely one of the hidden gems in Edmonton.

We love their BBTs, and their honey butter bread is SOLID. Service is prompt and the space is…read moreclean. Their BBTs are underrated IMO :)

A newer place but now there's seating inside with every second table blocked off. We came here for…read moresome drinks but being located on Whyte Ave. finding parking can be challenging. We had to walk 1 1/2 blocks from our car. The ordering area can get a bit crowded and with trying to social distance, we felt like there was no place to stand as there were a few other people waiting. The drinks were quite good although a few of the not-so-common ones were a bit higher priced. But the standard milk teas are about average price. We didn't try any food but the menu offers quite a selection like dinner, snack and dessert items. There are bubble tea places all over the city and I find you can't really go wrong with any drink! I don't like driving all over town for a drink so if you are in the area, give this place a try.

If you ask em to go out for sushi this is the spot I'm going to recommend and hit again, and again,…read moreand again. They boast a huge selection of maki rolls that can hit so many people's dietary restrictions, or palates. Our kids had quite a few they enjoyed as well! The tempura is hot and perfectly crisp. We love the shrimp and vegetable tempura the best. The sashimi our friend ordered was amazing! Served on a bed of string vegetable that was the perfect palate cleanser. We also tried the edamame beans which were lightly salted, very tasty, and quite a large serving. We also had a chance to try the grilled squid which was super good as well! Parking is available right close but since this is near Whyte Ave you just need to drive around a little to find the free spots. There totally is a baby change table in the bathroom too. I love that this place has friendly staff, and is usually not too crazy busy on a weeknight. So we were able to bring our littles here and not feel bad disturbing other tables. They seated us at a large booth and even had kids plates for our little ones. If you like sushi you have to come here!

This is on the top of my list for favorite Sashimi place in the city. Their "boat of Sashimi" says…read more24 pieces, but I have had it 3 times so far, and each time I have counted 28... not a complaint at all! The fish is fresh and delicious! The service is fast and polite! The restaurant is clean and the sushi bar is open to veiw the preparation if that is your thing! I have always enjoyed going here for a full tummy of fresh fish; everytime I go here, I am so hooked on their Sashimi, I tend to forget they offer other Vietnamese dishes as well, such as many different choices of Vermacelli, phô, sushi, and cooked meats; among other options. A little bonus; the server tends to bring a decorative kettle of green tea to the table to sip on as you view the menu and make your choice. Great place to go; I highly recommend!

This was our first visit to Szechuan Sweet Mango. It was just absolutely amazing. I don't think…read morethat I can remember all of the wonderful dishes that we enjoyed. The thing is that they were all so good. Sometimes at a multi-dish meal there are one or two special dishes and the rest are just okay. However at Szechuan Sweet Mango all of the dishes were a delight to eat: none of them were just okay, they were all wonderful. Of course I'll be back to dine here again, how could I not? Free parking is available on the lot in front of the restaurant. If it's full I'm sure that there is plenty of side street parking. The food is a unique blend of Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai food cuisines. I think that the chef selected the best from these countries to design their meals. Not only were the dishes delicious but they were all presented in a way that made them a treat for our eyes as well as our palates. Szechuan Sweet Mango gets my five star recommendation.

First time sitting down for a meal INSIDE a restaurant for 2021. I requested if we were to try…read moreeating inside, we go to a quieter place. I was very glad my friends reminded me of this lovely place as I have ordered take out a couple of times earlier in the year. Parking lot is right off 82 Ave. It's on the smaller side as it's shared with other businesses but also right in front of restaurant. The restaurant is in a great location for those that are spending time in Whyte Ave area (especially if you don't want to wait with a larger crowd for a table to be available), if you're near Faculty St. Jean or if you are walking through the Millcreek Ravine. I didn't see any slopped area for making the sidewalk accessible for wheelchairs or easier for walkers (maybe it was closer to the pharmacy on the other end of the sidewalk?) but the ledge is low enough for those using canes, walkers and crutches that the struggle wouldn't be horribly bad to get into the place. After getting through the door, it is all one level of a restaurant which I appreciate (as some days just walking into a place has maxed out my energy). The restaurant itself was quieter than most places that I've gone in for pick up recently (by quieter I mean noise level and amount of people allowed to be seated), decently lit for early evening and with good amount of natural light through the windows (thankfully not a level of migraine triggering bright). The place of course smelled great! It was the "I need to decide what to eat - fast!" kind of trigger. As my friend suggested this spot for our easing back into in-person meals, it didn't even cross my mind to call ahead to make a reservation. So I'm very glad they accommodated my table of three and were placed at a table by the windows. Definitely give them a call for within the next few weeks if you're planning on dinning in, as I'm not sure what their limits are for seating tables (before or after "open for summer"). The entire time we were at the restaurant we all took note of the decent flow of take out. So glad to see a restaurant well supported by the community! Spacing was very generous between us and the few other tables seated during our dining experience. Menus are still provided at the table but only consist of the Vietnamese menu. If you'd like to order something off the Chinese menu (or want to have a chance to see what items you'd like to narrow down - as there's a lot of great food options!), I suggest looking online. It's been awhile since I had a Vietnamese iced coffee, so I was thrilled to order that again. My cohorts shared the typical pot of tea I would normal get when having Vietnamese meals. We all were curious about how the options with the two restaurants were melding together. I was impressed as much as my cohorts were by our waitress's knowledge of both menus and the ability to help create more vegan dish options than were being presented on either menu. I say that's an extra bonus when you know restaurants can accommodate dietary needs like that. We ordered to start spring rolls and they arrived as quickly we enjoyed them. I forgot the simple pleasure of eating things freshly made within a restaurant vs eating still good food but only being lukewarm or reheated by the time you get home. I ordered the #36 meal that also came with spring rolls. The portion size was still decent for the price but I can't comment on the pricing of the other two dishes. All I know the smell was making me almost have food order remorse and they both have positive comments on the flavours for the vegetarian meal choices (also ordered from the Vietnamese menu). They ordered a bucket of rice to accompany the dishes and it was honestly a perfect size for two people sharing (also commented, it was perfect for soaking up the very last bit of the scrumptious sauce!). I felt really comfortable with the way the restaurant was allowing tables to be seated, how the waitress attended our table and was happy with the speed of how fast our food arrived. Even after we were done she returned to check on waters several times and asked if we needed any dessert options before bringing the bill with the fortune cookies. I thought that was a really nice gesture to let us finish our conversation. Honestly, I half expected our plates to be cleared and a cheque to show up immediately to rush us out there door (as that was how I had remembered my last experience dinning in a restaurant back in summer of 2020). I'll definitely come back again. I liked the flexibility of the two menus and range of items for myself and for any of my friends that all have dietary constraints. Definitely give this dual restaurant a try if you haven't yet.

First time here from San Francisco. The preserved egg congee was delicious. The mushroom rice rolls…read morewere amazing. Everything was perfect and tasty. Definitely recommend friends to try it out.

Great place for dim sum! Excellent service & great ambiance! Will definitely go back again!read more