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    Nova Cafe

    4.7 (40 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Grand Opening
    Jeff S.

    We took my dad to Nova Café for Father's Day lunch because he was craving some Thai food and we wanted to try a new place. It is clean and since they just opened, it may feel a bit spartan with so much empty floor space, but the decor is simple and somewhat trendy. It was nice and quiet, with music at a low level and a TV that was showing picturesque scenery. The location is ideal and has plenty of parking available. Waze (the navigation app), actually has them located in another, smaller strip adjacent to the actual location. It's not difficult to figure out though, because they're literally within eyeshot of the place. It's currently they're "Grand Opening", but the service was great. They were very attentive and checked on us the correct amount of times. They gave us time to check the menu, got our drink orders quickly, and when I ordered appetizers prior to ordering our meals, they got on those very fast too! When the waitress came to ask if we had any questions, I said: "Is your lunch menu all-week or is there a limitation like no Sundays?" and she let me know it's an every day thing! Yay! We don't see that very often. Lunch hours are basically from open till 3PM and the lunch prices are between $11-14. Our order: Dad got Masaman Curry with chicken and fried rice. He was a bit disappointed that they didn't have any brown rice, but he finished that whole plate. He said it was good though. My sister got the Thai Basil Plate with Chicken and fried rice and she really enjoyed it. My stepmom ordered the Thai Basil Plate with Beef and steamed rice. She really enjoyed hers too. I had the Panang Chicken Curry with both steamed rice and fried rice. I wanted to check the flavor with each...and I was hungry. We also ordered some steamed Chicken Dumplings and some Fried Shrimp Shumai. Originally, I ordered them to be friend dumplings and steamed animal, but the waitress told me that the shumai (in her opinion) was better fried, so I switched them. Later, she brought out 4 extra fried dumplings. I prefer my dumplings and shuns I fried! She was right- better mouthfeel and more depth of flavor. I would've maybe preferred a ponzu sauce or plain soy sauce rather than their sweet dipping sauce, but it was good too. All of the dishes were served with some cabbage and shredded carrots that had a fake flower on top. I've seen plenty of places serve flowers with their dishes, but never faux flowers. I think they should drop those because they look OK, but they really don't need them. My stepmom also ordered some green tea, which they brought in a somewhat fancy (new age-y) teapot. I also ordered some of the Tom Yum Soup ("for 2"), a Beef Lo Mein, and a Thai Basil Plate with Chicken and fried rice to go. I tried each one after arriving home and found that the Beef Lo Mein and Thai Basil Plate were both lacking flavor for my liking. The tenderness of the chicken and beef was consistent in all the dishes, so that was a plus. The veggies were all cooked correctly and were still crispy-fresh. The noodles in the Beef Lo Mein were appropriately greasy too. The Tom Yum Soup was not very spicy, had 3 shrimp and 3 scallops, about 4 white mushrooms cut into 4ths, some red bell peppers and some onions. The soup was lackluster, not hitting the sour or spicy notes I'm familiar with for the dish, but the seafood within was tasty. Overall, I have to give this place 4 stars because the Chinese food just didn't quite hit the way it should to be awesome. The service was fantastic and the Thai food hit properly- not too spicy, not to weak, but had great flavor. I love that they offer the shumai and dumplings steamed OR fried and I'm definitely going with fried from now on. I think this place has room to grow, but they're off to a great start and they have beer and wine to make things even better. They've got their stuff together, so give them a shot!

    Lunch beef lo mein
    Austin H.

    They spent some money on this place. It is very nice. There a few touches they have added that balances some upscale touches with casualness. The menu is great with lots of options covering several different Asian cuisine types. They have a good lunch menu as well. I ended up getting the beef lo mein. It was excellent and the presentation of the dish was beautiful. The noodles were perfectly cooked. The beef was as well. The sauce coated it perfectly and had the traditional wak hai sear to it. The portion was perfect for lunch. I came in hungry and left satisfied but not overstuffed. The prices were reasonable too. The two people working there were incredibly nice. I will definitely be returning.

    We had Fried Shrimp Shumai (6pc Steak Beef Hibachi Veg Pad Thai

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    Service very efficient and fast. Thai dish and Chinese dish delicious. Seafood was wonderful! Great Thai sauce.

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    The food is really poor. 4 entrees and all of them mediocre and disappointing. I do not recommend this restaurant.

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    Great food, service , large portions and good prices !!! Restaurant is very clean and managed well !

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    The food is amazing and very reasonably priced. Super good Singapore noodles for $18 when a fast food value meal is $12 after tax.

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    Love the food. Very fresh and delicious. Menu is limited and hope they add more items.

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    The best Chinese food we've had....hot and fresh! Very clean and friendly staff. Loved it.

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    Wonderful food and service. Both the Thai dish I ordered and the Chinese my husband ordered were fresh, hot and delicious.

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    1 year ago

    Delicious food and great service. Very clean and quick delivery of our food. Chicken pad Thai was great. We will be back!

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    Curry and Hibachi were excellent. Friendly staff. Service was fast. We will be back again soon.

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    To be honest? The outside is not much (besides the cute decorations on the tree) it looks like…read moreyou'd get mediocre food here. But the moment you walk in, everything changes. The low lighting was wonderful for my sensitive eyes. The smell was clean, but not too strong. They were open late, which was wonderful for me and my friends, for we were craving ramen at around 9:30. After we were seated, the service was quick (but that could be due to the late hours.) The first server seemed a bit quiet, but like a wonderful person. Our second server was no doubt one of the sweetest people I have ever met. We had a wonderful conversation about how the small restaurants are always wonderful. She was radiating positive but gentle vibes, so I felt my nerves slip away. By her, I was informed that the owner was usually in (most likely he wasn't there then because of the hour), which only proved that this food had and will always be cooked with love. And after my friends mentioned I was writing a review, she was eager to hear it. At the time it was just notes I took, but she was so pleased and that entire night I received so much praise. I had ordered the strawberry ramune, in which I was most shocked at how it tasted like true strawberry. But the lychee...it was on a whole other level. I had never had anything lychee flavored, but I felt as if I was soaring in the sky and diving in the deepest ocean. Then for starters we had edamame and pork gyoza. The edamame was well salted, and I had found usually edamame is either too salted, or not salted enough, but this edamame stayed in the sweet middle and tasted like it was straight from the Earth itself. The gyoza is most wonderfully cooked, and it feels as if I was floating upon the clouds, looking down on the world. The flavors were subtle, but so delicious. I got the spicy noodles, (but I have forgotten the name), The noodles are creamy, and I can only describe this feeling close akin to an enchanted forest. The pork was meaty, and the fat is easy to seperate if you are not for the fatty part. But then...the broth. In an instant I am shocked, frozen in pure awe at the flavors that danced in my tongue, and that most wonderful burn of spice, no doubt, they knew how to use spices perfectly. Overall, the ramen felt like what one would call a home, warm and comforting, as the tastes embrace you with open arms. With the atmosphere and taste combined (as well as the wonderful Japanese music that played), I felt transported to my own world, one without the stress of life and worries of future. Just great food, and a smile on your face. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. No doubt deserves praise, and it almost makes me sad how unnoticed this hidden gem is. The noodles would soak in the flavora of spice so perfectly, I found myself addicted. For a desert, we ordered strawberry and mango mochis. The wonderful server brought us multiple, because she knew what our stomachs -satisfied, but not full- craved. The Strawberry mochi was wonderful, and tastes refreshingly authentic. And it felt as if I was just a slight cloud which reflected a rainbow. And now, the mango mochi. I'm not a mango person, but this tasted like no less than a sunset, with the beauty, the feeling, the overall bliss. I leave with the most wonderful taste in my mouth, and an undeniable want for more. I must thank all of the workers who made this place so special, for this is the first time I've had proper ramen, and this was no doubt the best provider for that satisfying first bite.

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    4.3
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    3.2 mi
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    Bento box, nigiri and tuna roll set, shumai appetizer
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    3.5
    (566 reviews)
    3.8 mi
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