We attended the Vulture Fest in nearby Makanda and decided here for dinner. I was disappointed to…read moresee they didn't have hibachi grills where your meal is prepared in front of you. We were seated in a room full of tables. Our seafood choices, the lobster and scallops were overcooked and tough. The soup was light and tasty. Very good yumyum sauce. Overall, the food was only mediocre at best! We will not bother to eat here again.

I absolutely love Yamato! Being that we are so far from the…read moreocean, here in Carbondale, I was scared to try sushi. But don't be like me, leave your fears at the door!! Run don't walk! Not only is this sushi really tasty and the staff really kind, but they offer a huge variety of other dishes, if you are a fresh fish whore, like myself! The tables and menus are never sticky or dirty and the bathroom is also very well stocked and maintained, which should be an industry standard, but you'd be surprised. Whenever you call in an order, your food is ready for you when you get there, no, waiting around. And the same goes for their super fast service when you dine in. I am always in and out expeditiously. Which is perfect because I work right down the street. I can pop in, stuff my face, and bounce, 30-45 minutes flat. This place is a true gem!

Fujis is my favorite Japanese restaurant! Not only for dine in, but carry out as well…read more We order at least once a year for my birthday! Always great!

Love the BBQ eel. And the salad was great.We well be back. Wife loves the Speciality riolls. We go…read morethere every week.

Took a chance on trying New Kahala given the price and the Taiwanese options on the menu. Dropped…read morein on a Wed night. Ordered the pork chop rice noodle soup, lu rou fan, and the yu choy with tofu in spicy tea. - though the wheat noodle version of the pork chop noodle soup came to our table, the pork chop was full size, crisp and great match for the soup - will need to double check with the staff which noodle is on my order next time. - the lu rou fan - we realized afterwards - they had forgotten to finish it off with a soy egg and mustard greens - still a good comfort food dish (though I prefer a pork belly version) - the yu choy in spicy tea was perfect with tofu since I didn't want to make the dish heavy with a meat. Spicy tea to me is like a spicy shrimp paste described as Malaysian style at other restaurants. this dish was solid veggie option to balance our other meat heavy dishes. - the hot and sour soup and egg roll were somewhat plain as included options on the lu rou fan and yu choy (would not ding them for this since I don't expect these sides as the star) - soda fountain option with Coke products Dining in experience is a bit dimly lit...maybe creating a more relaxed environment. Chinese/Taiwanese pop was playing.

Got some lunch at this Chinese restaurant in Carbondale. It has options for both Americanized and…read moreauthentic styles. New Kahala is probably the best Chinese restaurant in town. Has a lack of competition around here. The menu has a pretty good variety for a small place. Came in and it wasn't busy. It's got a pretty okay amount of tables inside. This is located in a strip mall along with a few other local restaurants. Maybe this place gets overlooked. There were a few others inside, so they knew about it though. It's about $11 for an entree. The vegetarian ones include Tofu With Mushrooms. Crispy tofu without being burnt. Entrees also come with a soup. The fried onion was one of these. Has pretty good flavors for what it is, even for those not authentic. It's located on East Grand Avenue at Wall Street. There's plenty of options for both meat eaters and vegetarians.

Orange Chicken is amazing! My go-to in the West Frankfort area, people are super nice always…read more Perfect for a quick and great-priced lunch.

This was the first time I've visited the Super Wok & I had to ask myself, "Self what took you so…read morelong to check this place out?!" I placed a to go order cashew chicken, general tso chicken, vegetable fried rice, crab rangoon. The portions were HUGE & better yet outstanding. The food was cooked to order fresh, delicious flavor & very reasonably priced. There was enough food to feed 4, 5 or 6 people. The place had a dining room & I was thoroughly impressed by how clean the entire place was. The pretty lady who waited on me was as kind & gracious as can be, felt like an old friend I hadn't seen in years. I cannot say enough of how happy I was with my overall experience with the Super Wok. Easily some of the best Chinese food I've e er had. Suffice to say I will definitely be paying more visits at lunch/dinner time to this fine restaurant!!

Gotta say I went into this buffet style restaurant with low expectations. I was super excited that…read moreI was wrong. I don't ask for much with Asian buffets but the fried rice has to be good. It was right on point!! The selection was awesome!! 4 lines of good food. Seafood was exactly as it should be. They even had marinated steak strips. Sweet and sour chicken was exactly as it should be. Honestly i was really pleasantly surprised. Only thing that was not on par was the crab meat "imitation". It was marinated in something that I'm not quite sure of. Didn't recognize the taste. Be cautious with this. Service was meh. Brought us our cokes and that was about it. Overall, no real complaints. Enjoy!!!

I rarely give poor reviews to places that I really feel are trying, but I definitely didn't get…read morethat vibe here. Neither the food nor the service was commensurate with the price of the weekend buffet. We came in at suppertime on a Saturday and was pleased to see that we'd beaten the supper rush. Well, there was no supper rush - never a good sign. I was immediately disappointed to find that some of my favorite Chinese buffet foods were not included on this buffet. To be fair, there were items that I don't typically see on the Chinese buffets that I've frequented, just not what would appeal to me. Of course, that's not their fault. I love Low mein, but theirs was soggy and tasteless. The hot food was warm at best, which doesn't bode well with fried shrimp and fried mushrooms. We overlooked several good restaurants to scratch the itch for Chinese cuisine, but we left still itching.

We stopped for lunch and split a pad Thai with tofu and fried rice with tofu. It was so good. The…read moreservice was pleasant and fast. Nice people there and very cute decorations.

I ate here a few years ago while staying at a nearby hotel passing through the area on business and…read moreloved the food, but had forgotten about it. I was in town again recently on business travel and rediscovered the place and Boy, am I glad I did. The food was just as good this time as the last. Not only will I remember this time, but I will make a special arrangement to stop and eat the next time I'm passing through. Great food & friendly service too!

Love the food and get enough for 2 meals. You don't have to wait long for them to cook it.read more

yes, i'm back to further rag on China Wok of Marion, Illinois. you must understand that i'm an…read moreidiot and keep going there because it's convenient, and for the most part they serve yummy stuff. thing is they have their stubborn ways at this place. apparently, they've been sued in the past for too spicy fare. because nothing is spicy at this joint by golly. and yes, they have the red font with the pepper on the menu, but there's absolutely no heat served at this joint. the eggroll sucks here. the oil is always boiling, yet they refuse to deep-fry the dumplings-- you either get steamed or lightly pan fried. also, the green peppers are sliced too big as well as the carrots. and their food supplier sometimes gets them some very tough broccoli, and as you know China joints REALLY get the milage out of broccoli. my advice is to get the House Special egg-foo-young, as it's three generous sized omelets. otherwise, i can only advise that China Wok of Marion, Illinois is like a box of sampler chocolates in that you never know what you're gonna get. this place disrespects their customers as if it's honorable old custom virtue. and i can confirm that they don't fry noodles here and act like Chow Mein is a figment of Americans' imagination.

Tried the Mongolian beef with rice and crab rangoon on side. All hot and tasty. I'm a big eater but…read moresaving some for tomorrow as portions are good size of the Mongolian beef.

It was the worst Chinese food I ever had ordered chicken fried rice and an egg roll. The chicken…read morelooked like it came from a can. The rice was bland tasting, no vegetables in it other than onions. The egg roll was tolerable at best. If this is the best in town, then it's sad.