Asia Kitchen is a real Chinese restaurant, not an MSG palace or a high-falutin' "fusion restaurant". My wife and I went there at lunch time on a Monday and ordered the twice-cooked pork and the string beans with ground pork, from the lunch menu. The twice-cooked pork was made with real fatty pork belly (like it ought to be), with a mix of vegetables, not a lot of red pepper, and a hint of cilantro. I found both dishes a little too salty, but I'm very sparing of salt when I cook at home. The green beans were cooked just right, not overcooked, and I think they were Chinese yard-long beans. The pork was not ground, but finely diced into 5 mm cubes. Portions were generous but not stupefying. If I'd wanted more heat, there was a big bottle of Sriracha sauce on the table, and some hot black bean sauce. Good basic things to order in a Chinese restaurant you haven't been to before - next time I'll be a lot more adventurous, and try to organize a party. I do a lot of basic Chinese cooking at home - slice and stir-fry - at home, and I go to restaurants for dishes I don't cook at home. Back there a week later for kung pao chicken (beautifully cut chicken, not enough heat for this south Texas boy) and Chinese sausage with Chinese sausage (very savory sausage, an old favorite I cook often). There were plenty of customers, but it wasn't crowded. I'd say maybe a third of the customers were east Asian. All of the staff I spoke with spoke excellent non-native English. We were in and out in a leisurely hour, both times we were there. They don't have a beer license, but they told me you can bring your own. Four large circular tables, with central lazy susans, for 8 to 11 diners, so you could easily organize a party there; in addition to booths and small tables. read more

Asia Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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The food here is really amazing but their wait time has started to creep up (an hour to an hour and a half while they quote you 30 min on phone/online) so it can be a frustrating experience. Last few times I've been there I have seen 5-7 others waiting on online orders over an hour and those waiting for a table 20-30 min. read more

The wait was horrendous but the food was worth it. I had the wontons in chili oil, hot & sour soup and eggplant in garlic sauce hot pot. All were amazingly well executed and delicious. Pro tip: Don't use the app to order if you want a precise wait time. read more

There's not one thing slick about the setting ... but this is the best Asian food anywhere! It does take a minute to get your food, but it's fresh!!! read more

Forget the other places located in strip malls all over Knoxville, this is THE ONE. Duck noodle soup got me lovin myself. Mustard soup , put that in my mouth! Wantons in chili for that adult palette. Eggplant pork sizzles so hard you won't know what to do. Try it all, eat it all. Tea must be a hawty cause lots of folks be sippin. Sprite from the gun wild! read more

An hour wait for carry out? And my food still isn't ready? This is crazy. They aren't even that busy.

Absolutely love this place. The food is delicious, service is prompt and courteous . The Fish and Soft Tofu in hot chili oil is one of my favorites. Honestly we haven't had a single dish here that has disappointed us . read more

I love the wheel in the table so sharing food is so easy. family sized portions and delicious.

Great food, and even better portions. Prices are old school, and the staff is always on top of things! One of my favorites!

The food is good. So lets get that out of the way. So why two stars? Here we go. I orderd two items and they tell me at least 30 minutes before my food is ready. I understand its not fast food like Panda but if I had a 30 minute wait I should have eaten there instead? Do people at the table get quicker service? Ok, you can call it critical but NOT when you spend almost $40 for two items. So yeah, a bit pricey but again the food is good. I was traveling through so probably on me for not choosing Panda if I was on a scheduled. read more

The food and service is good. They even had Karaopke. The drink menu has a great variety to choose.

Really bad experience. A wrong order first . Then, wrong meat was used in a meal but refused to admit.

You can get a lot of different things into any given day, but if you like kitsch things, make sure you get your kitsch in. Like they do at the Asia Kitchen. They have really friendly owners and servers, and good prices. Lots of authentic Asian food and fusion Americanized Asian food too. Because Knoxville doesn't have the biggest Asian Community, which is why it's a surprise to even find anything authentic in this region - and a really nice surprise as well. They don't carry bubble tea anymore so that broke my heart but I'm still a big fan of this place. read more

Asia Kitchen - Get your kitsch in - Chinese Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

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Authentic Chinese food. Recommend by Chinese friends who grew up in China. I get an urge to go back here every week. It is so good!!

Love this place! They serve the most authentic Chinese food I've ever had in Knoxville (I'm born and raised in Malaysia and only recently moved to Knoxville). This place was heaven sent when I was home sick, wanting some authentic Chinese food. read more

DO NOT ORDER TAKEOUT HERE. One order of fried rice took them 1 hour and 30 minutes. It was supposed to be ready in 40 minutes and I waited there for 50 minutes after that. Multiple tables were seated and served food after I arrived while myself and 5 other people waited over an hour for takeout orders. All our food came out at the same time, it was painfully clear they ignored all the takeout orders and only were making sit down entrees. Massively rude. I will not return, the food was not worth it at all. read more

In searching for the best local Chinese food, I found Asia Kitchen. It is located in an unremarkable strip mall, like many such establishments Walking in one is not impressed by the decor, though it is clean and not crowded. It is obviously a primarily take-out restaurant, with only a few tables. I did see a steam table, but I'm unsure if it is used or not...perhaps at lunch. The menu is fairly typical of such restaurants, so I order my usual, Orange Chicken. Ordering was easy and the lady at the register was efficient and friendly. I took a seat to wait and several take-out orders were picked up. Mine was ready in good time, so I grabbed some soy sauce packets and took it home where I pulled out a surprisingly generous dish, and one of the tastiest meals I've had in Tennessee so far. I may not become a regular, but that's only because the drive is a bit inconvenient. I have already visited a second time. read more

I have been craving good Chinese food for a long time so my son took me here for Father's Day. After an hour drive to get here we waited 45 minutes for my son's dinner, mine didn't show. it took him about 15 minutes to eat his dinner but mine didn't show so I canceled the order and didn't eat my Father's Day dinner. When we brought this up with management they told me I should have ordered General Tso's chicken and they charged us for the food my son ate. This was the worst service I have ever had at any restaurant anywhere. I highly recommend that you go elsewhere, unless you want General Tso's chicken! read more

Fantastic Chinese authentic delicious and very good take out service. The food was outadtanding crab Rangoon were great the general Taos was so so good hot and fresh. Wish JT was closer to rocky hill but I do think it's one of the better Chinese places in town. read more

Every time we come we try something new. Today we had the braised tofu with shredded pork and mixed veggies it was good. We also tried the sliced beef and broccoli which was good as well. read more

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Probably the best Chinese food in the southeast as far as I'm concerned. I was turned on to this place by a friend who has very strict standards on where he eats and he did not lead me astray. Asia kitchen does not disappoint. It appears this is where many Asians in the Knoxville area eat as well so that says a lot to me. read more

Quick friendly service and hands down by a mile the best Asian food I've had in Knoxville! WOW was it tasty, fresh and a wonderful balance of flavors. Can't wait to go back and work through their menu. Hot pot, eggplant with ground pork._10 of 10 Diced chicken with hot chili _9 of 10 Next on my list is Beef chow fun which I heard was wonderful as well. read more

The Sichuan hot and spicy (ma la) menu is excellent. Fish and tofu in chili gravy, chicken with chilis, etc. are great dishes if you venture on the hotter side and appreciate legit Sichuan style food. read more

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I don't like leaving bad reviews... but there is no way I could possibly leave any positive reviews with how sick my wife and I got. Stay away from the shrimp read more

Food was great. Had Mongolian Beef as a lunch playe and it was amazing. Very tender, great flavor. Place is worth the stop.

Sliced pork belly with hot garlic sauce as appetizer reminded me of a trip to Hong Kong. Also, ordered Roasted Duck with Rice Noodle soup as main dish. Perfect combo to compliment the spicy and flavorful broth of soup. My wife had Sizzling Sliced Beef in clay pot. We can taste the aromatics dish had been cooked directly on clay pot. We will return definitely and try other dishes. read more

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Best Asian food in the area. Amazing verity. Place is clean, and the service is great. I would recommend this to any person who loves American/Asian food. They have your classic Americanized asian food as well as authentic asian food. read more

Can you believe this CHINESE RESTAURANT doesn't canteen about CHINESE PEOPE AT ALL?? they think Chinese is less likely to make trouble so they put us on wait for the dish for 50mins!! In the mean time, any other customers before or after us got their food. They seems like they are too busy to take care of everyone but actually they decided to abandon CHINESE people. They don't deserve any customer, they are racists. read more

I ordered delivery. They messed up the order. Then wanted me to drive to pick up the mistake they made. I guess customer service is not part of their training. read more

Now this is the one that you want to go to if you want some authentic food! From the tables to the people even Netflix has been featured on the show for best Asian food in the country. Need I say more. And if you want to do some cooking, you can go to the grocery store right next-door called sunrise. Take me later and go eat now! read more

Absolutely amazing food! Authentic Chinese in Knoxville? Look no more!! Their Taro Boba is so delicious! Ordered the hot and sour soup, roasted duck rice noodle, pork lo mein and eggplant and pork garlic clay pot!!!! read more

Asia Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

This is the best Chinese food I have ever had. This include San Francisco, New York City, and anywhere else. The restaurant is in a mediocre at best mall and the dinner menu is not inexpensive. It is just very good. read more

Incredible food. Great selection. No need to go anywhere else in Knoxville for Asian food.