The waiter didn't know how to serve soup didn't give us bowls no spoons. The service over all…read morechanged

The shirt on the server who guided me to my table through the well-lit, open space read "Ask me…read moreabout 2.99". So I did. This is the price of their house marg. So, of course, I ordered one. A minute or two later, it was in front of me - a goblet filled to the salty brim with a well balanced blend of tequila, lime juice, triple sec and ice. Everyone else at the table followed suit, but the service wasn't so instant. More on this later. We were a group of 9, with reservations. The table was nicely located and not off in a corner. There were 2- and 4-tops all around us. Another long table, this one bar height, butted the end of our regular height table. The servers soon separated them for easier access. Goji y Agave is the product of a partnership between a Mexican chef and an Asian one. There are two menus for food, but you can mix and match between them. Several of us ordered a little from each. Few of us could finish our entrees, the portions were so plentiful! An early snag was placing an order for nine drinks at once - the bar was overloaded, and the servers couldn't get them out together. This created a bottleneck where we could see them on the bar, but could not get to them. Folks were thirsty! This repeated when bringing out food. Once the food arrived, it was amazing, but it was a long wait getting all the orders for a large party together and out at once. Fortunately, it was early on a non-weekend night. Sadly, things were still delayed. But I still recommend going, just maybe don't take the whole gang at once!

Service was wonderful. Beautiful setting. Food creative and delicious. Enjoyed the fried oyster…read moreappetizer and the shrimp taco appetizer.

I visited MC for the first time tonight and was blown away by the service and food. Elizabeth was a…read morewonderful server. She definitely knows the menu and gave great recommendations when we were debating certain dishes. If you were a fan of Elements Restaurant in Chapel Hill, then this place will fill the void. We will definitely be back.

I've driven by a lot of times but I'm glad we stopped by today!!…read more Had the butter chicken it was so good the chicken was very tender I ordered mild but it wasn't spicy next time I may make it spicier. I like creamy so it was good if you aren't a fan of creamy sauce then you may not like it. The boneless biryani was good as well that was definitely spicy! The cocktails were pretty sweet and the waitress was able to describe them well. The waitress was very attentive as well as another waiter who was helping. We def will order one entree next time because the portions are pretty big (major plus though!) the samosas were delicious and the chutney sauce was 10/10! The outside area is beautiful and the inside is well spread out.

I like the food here. I think they do well with flavors and the food menu variety. Where I think…read morethey suffer is pricing for portion. This is a good place every once in a while with the bar convenience but I would say there are restaurants in the area that offer a better portion for price. The service is good, they work hard and the bartender is working hard to change up their menu. Ambiance is beautiful but this place seems to be too pricey for us to come back consistently.

Wow! This was one of the best meals I've ever had! My husband dined here several years ago, and…read moreevery time Raleigh comes up in conversation, he hyped this local gem up to me and said it was a must-visit whenever we had the chance. Well, I finally got to try Brewery Bhavana and it was indeed incredible. Definitely worth the hype. We met my coworker and her partner here for dinner, and I was grateful we had a reservation because this spot was poppin' on a Monday night! The dining room is huge, but the decor breaks things up a bit and makes your meal feel intimate. Everything is shareable, so I highly recommend visiting with fellow foodies who want to try a little bit of everything. Honestly the entire menu sounded amazing, and it was hard to choose! Thankfully our servers provided some excellent recommendations. The Pork Bao was probably my favorite bite of the night, and may very well have been the best Bao I've ever had. The Lap Cheung Fried Rice was also delicious, and I'm usually not a fried rice person! Also worth mentioning is the Lo Mein, which we ordered with chicken. We didn't stay for dessert, but all of their sweet offerings sounded incredible as well. I did try one of the beers they brew on-site, the Sow. It was light and sippable, and I appreciate their diverse beer and cocktail offerings. I can't wait to visit Raleigh again because this will be my first stop!

I love the concept Brewery Bhavana! They have a wide variety menu options with dim sum, main…read morecourses, unique cocktails, and house beers. It typically gets pretty full on the weekends, but we were able to walk right in on a weekday and sit at the bar for dinner. The interior is sleek and modern, with a beautiful large marble bar. We got the Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings), Lap Cheung Fried Rice, and Cold Sesame Noodles. All were excellent, but the sesame noodles were a stand out! Very flavorful and a refreshing dinner option for a hot day.

i loved the meal i had here a couple of weeks ago!…read more my mom and i came in on a sunday night and were seated right away. the service was great from start to finish and the place is really cute. we started with the "like a vegan" sushi roll and the spinach gyoza. i really loved the sushi, but the gyoza was UNREAL. the filling was soft but the outside was chewy and lightly crunchy from its pan-fry; one of my favorite dumpling dishes i think ive ever had. for entrees, i ordered the geisha rice bowl and my mom had the green curry, both with tofu. these are slightly pricey dishes but the portions are enormous; we barely got through 1/4 and saved the rest for leftovers the next day, where they held up just as well. we ended with the yuzu cheesecake with mango coulis - a stunning dessert! lightly tart and fruity, and smooth and creamy as well. i also got a lychee limeade mocktail and that was super nice too. literally every aspect of this experience was excellent and i would do it all over again! if they add more vegan options to the menu that would be a bonus but the existing ones are so good that i don't even care that much. so glad i tried this place out!!

Bottom line: Zest was a pleasant lunch experience overall. With a large menu selection, there's…read moresomething for most everyone. I liked my gyoza dumplings and spicy tuna sushi roll for starters (but the sushi was a bit too spicy just for me). My favorite was the Katsu Chicken entree that turned out very well and I enjoyed it. Besides having to exchange out our beginning set of dishes when seated which was gladly done, service went well here during the meal. The Deets: I met up with some friends here at Zest for lunch before heading over to check out "The American Revolution Experience" over at Downtown Cary Park. The restaurant space and setup is very nice and can be for both a casual meal or one a bit more special, with outside and inside seating as well as a dedicated sushi bar area. We were seated promptly for our lunch reservation and our server introduced himself while taking drink orders (of which I got the Strawberry Basil Fizz mocktail, it was very nice) as we perused our menus. Zest has quite the menu selection with a bit of everything to please any taste including a wide selection of small plates/starters as well as sushi and entrees size dishes also. I went with starting out with their gyoza dumplings and a spicy tuna sushi roll. The gyoza were nicely done and out pretty quickly, I liked them. The spicy tuna sushi roll came next and I usually find that at places "spicy tuna" can mean either a hint of spice for flavor or a full-on very spicy experience depending on the establishment. With Zest, it was the latter and in retrospect I think I should have gone with the regular tuna roll instead here but it was a good sushi roll with a bit of cucumber for a crunch. I decided on getting the Katsu Chicken for my main entree. The chicken was done nice and golden brown, tasted excellent with the accompanying sauce. The veggies stayed crisp/crunchy even though cooked and I liked that a lot. One of my friends got the Thai Shrimp Tacos and I noted these were very large shrimp with plenty of sauce on them. However another friend got the Lobster Tacos and remarked that hers lacked sufficient sauce for her tastes. I have to note the one main hiccup encountered here was at the beginning where one of my friends remarked on noticing that the sauce dishes and plates placed on our table before we sat down did not appear clean. We stacked them all up and asked the server to exchange them all out, which he happily did to our satisfaction. Other than that, I had a pretty good experience here for lunch at Zest and would gladly stop by again to dine.

Bida Manda mean "father and mother" in Sanskrit. This restaurant was started by siblings (a…read morebrother and a sister), and they named their restaurant to honor their parents. What a great idea! I like to come here for one dish: the squash curry or the pumpkin curry. It's either vegetarian or vegan, so yeah, it's pretty much the highlight of the menu as far as I'm concerned. It's called the Manda Curry or Mom's Curry: Slow-cooked house coconut curry with fresh root vegetables, jasmine rice, and pumpkin. It reminds me of Vientiane Palace's Squash Curry. Upscale ambience!

I have not been to Bida Manda in years. It is a classic in downtown Raleigh and highly regarded as…read morethe predecessor to Brewery Bhavana. We came in with some friends on a Monday to celebrate a birthday. My friend has a gluten and dairy allergy, which was actually no problem here. So if that is a dietary concern for you or a loved one - this is a great spot to bring them! We were all able to enjoy a majority of the food. My partner and I both enjoyed a mocktail version of the roselle freezy - it was amazing! Either as a mocktail or a cocktail, you should try this drink. For starters, we had the crispy chicken wings, spring rolls with veggies, and the lettuce wraps. We all enjoyed the chicken wings so much that we got a second order of them. I enjoyed the spring rolls much more than the lettuce wraps as they had more flavor to them. For dinner, we shared an order of the Manda Amphone's Curry and the chicken pad thai. I originally did not expect to be blown away by the pad thai - boy, was I wrong. This is hands down the best pad thai I have ever had. If you love pad thai, you need to try theirs. I also thoroughly enjoyed the curry. Both dishes were rich and flavorful and came with enough to share between 4 adults. Overall, not having been to Bida Manda in 10+ years, I was impressed and will definitely return.

Delicious!! This was…read moremy first time having ramen, and my friend suggested we go here, and I'm so glad we did! Noodle Blvd is located in a spot that you could easily miss, but it's easy to get back on track. I pulled into the gas station parking lot beside the restaurant, then just turned right into the restaurant parking lot. The parking lot is fairly small, so be warned about that. My friend was there when I arrived, and he sat at the bar. When I walked in the door, I was greeted with smiles and waves. It was very inviting, which is fitting for a ramen restaurant. My friend ordered us Lychee Margaritas, and oh my goodness, it was so good! We decided to visit right at opening on a Saturday, so the bartender was still preparing some of the ingredients needed for the margarita. The bartender informed us that it's usually better once a key ingredient sits for a while, but I loved the drink regardless. I ordered edamame for an appetizer, which came quickly and was good! Since I've never had ramen before, I asked our server what he recommended, and he told me about some of their most popular dishes. He told me the N9. Chicken Curry Ramen was a favorite of his and the patrons, so I decided to order that. It came quickly, and I was immediately in HEAVEN upon my first bite. I loved every bite after! I decided to play it safe with the spice and got level 2, but I can definitely go up a level or 2 since I love spicy. Highly recommend, and I will be back! Worth the drive from Clayton, where I live.

The service was good, waitress was pleasant, no issues there…read more A busy weekday night, a loud group at the big table in the middle didn't bother me as I was at the bar. The short rib ramen was good, but the noodles were short, like they were cut or made short on purpose. The shrimp shumai was disappointing. Small bite sized portions, but they were soft. After cutting into one, I found out that they use rice as a filler with a bit of shrimp. I've never seen rice used in shumai, unless it's Shanghai sticky rice shumai. Also got a unagi don togo, it was good, just a bit small on the portion of eel, but it's hard to mess up an unagi don.

Found It! If you love Thai/ Asian cuisine this hidden gem will blow you away The drunken noodle and…read morethe Pat Thai tasted like an authentic grandmother's kitchen. The service was friendly, and Alla took great care and was very attentive. We will for sure be back.

This place is a mixed bag, they had Korean, Chinese and Thai cuisine. All mixed in one spot! I…read morerecommend this place to anyone that would like to try mixed food items with a large group, we had 6 adults in our party, we all had different kinds of food. The staff were super friendly and the food arrived on time. They were welcoming and I really loved the interior decoration. The reason for a 4 star is that my expectoration for drunken noodles was high, and I feel like I've have better drunken noodles in other places. Asia pot had a unique flavor on their version of drunken noodles, which I was not a big fan of. I guess I'm so used to the standard version or drunken noodles.