Let's start with service...fast and friendly. The food was okay but left something to be desired…read morefor price. Two egg rolls and a curried chicken= $24 lunch. Curried chicken lacked the curry flavor, plus big chunks of potato/carrots. Needed to cut to eat. The pork rolls had no pork that I could tell but were otherwise good.

Delicious food from a food truck at the Slice of Shoreview! I got the Spicy Chicken Vermicelli…read moreRice Noodle Salad with an Egg Roll. Fresh herbs & SPICY chicken. Perfection! Very fast service so the line went quickly. Food truck-so we walked our food over to the picnic table under the trees=perfect ambiance by the lake!

There were so many food vendors at the Hopkins Food Truck Festival. We specifically sought out Thai…read moreThai since we were craving egg rolls and some good Asian food. It was was a nice surprise that the line was manageable. The egg rolls were reasonably priced. We got three good-sized rolls for $10. The dipping sauce was easy to grab and tasted great. Nothing too fancy, just a solid complement. Our rolls came out right away, which was a bonus. The filling was really good. I especially like the noodles mixed in with the pork and veggies. 10/10 would get again.

We were at the MN Food Truck Festival and tried this place for thr first time. All of the food…read morelooked amazing! There was so many options, but we decided to keep it easy with the pork egg rolls. They were so fresh, and they came out as we were finishing paying. The line wasn't too long, so it was perfect. The woman taking orders was very nice as well, and she's the one that grabbed our egg rolls! Will definitely be trying to hit them up in the future at other places they appear. Give them a try for sure!

Tried this place hoping it'd become a go to takeout spot…read more Pork fried rice had really good flavor (4/5), but the pork chunks felt a little processed. The wontons were easily the highlight, legit my favorite thing we ordered (5/5). Orange chicken was solid too (4/5): crispy and better than most takeout versions. Lo mein was fine but forgettable (3/5). Sesame noodles were the only real miss (2/5) pretty bland and not much flavor. The space is tiny with only a couple tables, and the waiting area kind of blends into the dining space. Lots of yelling from the kitchen while we were there, so definitely more of a takeout spot than dine-in (2/5). Overall it beats the big chains, just not by a huge margin. I'd order again if I'm nearby, mostly for the wontons.

This is a great Asian take out restaurant Huge menu…read moreGood portion sizes Everything tastes good Fresh vegetables Could be more flavorful, I always order extra spicy

Visited Sweet Basils for dinner tonight. There were two other tables occupied, so it wasn't busy…read more Service was not good. We asked for tea when we arrived, we ended up having to ask again after the food was brought out. We had to ask for silverware, which was not provided at the table. The waitress didn't come check on us to see how the food was or refill beverages. The only time she came to the table was to take the order, deliver food and drop off the bill. As for the food, they have a broad menu with many options. I ordered the cashew chicken. Lots of veggies and some chicken, it was ok. Overall was disappointed by the service and food was just ok.

Located in a strip mall in Brooklyn Park, off of 610…read more My second time giving this place a try. Overall good experience both times. Service is friendly. They serve some Thai, some Vietnamese, and some Chinese. I prefer a place that can pick a lane rather than try to accommodate 2+ types of cuisines. The place has about 15 or so tables. Both times I came for lunch and they have a $13.95 lunch special with choice of white or fried rice and then fried wontons or egg roll. Overall, flavor profile is sweet. They also use a lot of fish sauce. I ordered the spicy chicken Thai stir fry and egg roll. Egg roll is crispy and a little on the thinner side. The stir fry was ok. My friend ordered the lunch special chicken curry which she said that she liked. This place was busy with office groups out for lunch and a few other diners. This place wouldn't be a top choice for lunch but it's decent.

Located in the back area of the Asian grocery store, Phil-oriental Foods, the Pinoy Fusion…read morepoint-point restaurant serves up some classic Filipino food in humble surroundings. My wife and I made a conscious effort to stop-in for a late lunch, taking the light rail from downtown Minneapolis. The food was quite good with friendly service. There is no signage for the restaurant outside, so have to trust Maps and go inside the grocery store. Towards the back against the back wall, is the restaurant, with a few tables/chairs for eating in. Everything is packaged for takeout, and there is no table service. It's very similar to how bigger filipino grocery stores in Cali have a section dedicated to hot meals, with prepared food to be scooped up. It is only open during the weekend during lunch hours, with the current menu posted on their Facebook page. They did have unexpected items (like fried smelt) on the menu, that I wanted to try, but was told it wasn't available. Thus, ended up getting a two choice plate combo for $10, with white rice, one pork BBQ stick and beef mechado. Both were very good, with the pork stick being mostly shoulder meat (little fat), and the mechado having very tender beef, with very little gristle. Both went great with the rice, and my wife and I happily shared. With this good experience, we decided to get 8 BBQ sticks ($30 total) to bring to a dinner hosted at a friend's house that same night. This amount exceeded what was already available, so the nice server let us know it would be 10-15 minutes. We figured it would even be better if freshly made, so had no problem waiting for it. Unfortunately, it wasn't nearly as good, with the pieces having a lot of gristle and not as much of the charred goodness that the original sticks had. Guess one has to eat it for dine-in to get the full effect.

Woke up today and had a hankering for some crispy pork belly. My go to spot (Firebox Deli) didn't…read morehave pork belly this week, so I decided to check out Pinoy Fusion in St. Paul at 789 University Ave W. They used to be a food truck outfit, but now have a kitchen and a couple of tables inside the Phil-Oriental Market. The market itself is pretty small, with a decent selection of Filipino grocery items, and the small deli is located in the back. Just follow the incredible smells wafting from the rear of the store. Belly up to the counter and about 8-9 entrees are kept warm behind the glass, cafeteria style. Everything looked pretty appetizing, but I was jonesing for the crispy pork belly. I got a pound of that goodness, and I asked the lady helping me what the meat was on the skewers next to the pork belly. She told me it was BBQ pork on a stick. They looked like charred meat candy, so I got 3 skewers. A small take out container of white jasmine rice also came with the order. I also asked if they had any lumpia's today since I didn't see them in the food trays. The lady said they make them to order, so I decided to wait an extra 10 minutes so they could fry some up. Exactly 9 minutes later, the lady came from the back with a to go container filled to the top with hot, small lumpia rolls. Evidently 21 lumpia's come in a single order! Bonus!! I had some to share with the wife and kid. I paid for my order, and snuck a piece of lumpia into my face hole while walking out the door. I burned my tongue, but the pain was worth it. They were pretty good, and super crispy! When I got into my truck, I tried a piece of the bbq pork on the skewer. Holy crap it was good. The meat was nicely charred but tender, and the marinade was outstanding! I immediately went back into the store and bought 5 more. Of course I bought too much food, but it was totally worth it. I'll be back next week, and Pinoy Fusion is now on my restaurant rotation list. Check out the pics-

The shrimp fried rice was Delicious !! I included menu since no one has posted recently.read more

I wish I could love this place, since it's just around the corner from my house AND I'm not…read moreterribly discriminating when it comes to any kind of take out food. When I'm hungry, 'good enough' is good enough. The food wasn't inedible but I wouldn't go back a second time. It lacked flavor ~ *any* kind of flavor ~ and the fried rice was almost unbearably dry. The lady who served me was nice, however. I'd have preferred to give her more of my business.

Good modern Chinese food in an industrial space. Bold flavors and some fun takes on traditional…read moredishes. The beef chow fun had stacked noodles that were very unique and tasty. The 3 cup tofu had a slight kick - good but probably not a repeat. Loved the dry pot cauliflower though its name isn't really describe it. Everything had a very strong flavor which is generally good, but it's on the verge of being too much. The only dessert option was a boba panna cotta that looked super fun was was overly sweet, had stale boba, and the texture was much more jello than panna cotta. They were nice to remove it from out bill.

I took my cousin out to eat at this pop up kitchen in NE Minneapolis. Since we had to be in the…read moresouth metro and it was traffic time, we decided to go check this place out. Located in the industrial area, there's a corner office in this big parking lot that is now bar and restaurant. I didn't make reservations so we sat by the bar. We were greeted upon arrival and the hosts and server were so nice. Food is asian fusion, definitely recommend the beef chow fun with spicy chilli oil. The noodles are so soft and fresh. Drinks are delicious too.

We got takeout from Gion and everyone ordered Pho. I had chicken, my wife had beef and our kids had…read morejust the pho broth with noodles. The Pho tasted amazing and was packaged really well in to go containers. The food was available for me to pick up as soon as I arrived which was also appreciated. We would like to go back and eat inside once our kids are a little older. The interior was nice, not loud with a decent amount of tables and booths.

WHOA MSG OVERLOAD!…read more This is typical Asian street food. Fast & full of MSG! The bread here is very authentic Vietnamese.. It is light and airy and crispy on the outside. I ordered Bo Ko. The carrots tasted like they were from frozen. It was a weird texture. It was not from fresh. Their beef was extremely tender however I assume from the MSG because it's normally not this tender anywhere else that I've ever had. The taste of the broth definitely tasted like it was from a soup base powder mix from premade not in-house. If you've ever had this dish at Quangs which is another fully loaded MSG Asian restaurant they make it better there of a thicker broth, more like a curry beef broth. The service is absolutely incredible. You will not find better service at any other restaurant in your entire life, however, I do not believe in fully loading foods with MSG. So it definitely breaks my heart to give a one star review just because I feel like everything was cooked with sauce packets powder packets not like authentic individual spices. They're charging almost $20 when you could buy the sauce packets that are five cents each at the Asian grocery store stores. So the taste is a rip off here. This place has a lot of potential because at other Asian restaurants, the service always always horrible. You will be particularly surprised the service here is absolutely terrific. The dipping sauce for their shrimp and pork spring rolls tasted more of a sauce that you would get in Thailand, not Vietnam. They serve Thai food at this place and we all know Thai restaurants have the worst service you'll ever have in your entire life. Since this is a Vietnamese restaurant, it's highly unlikely that their Thai dishes are authentic. So I will give them three stars, five stars for the service one star for the food. P.S. For this being a Vietnamese restaurant, I did not see any Vietnamese customers in there although there were other Asian customers in there I would say they were Korean Filipino Hmong. That says a lot about the Viet food. I would say this is a Thai-Viet sytle dishes. Not authentic Viet. My goto Vietnamese place are MT Noodles in Brooklyn Park they do not use MSG. My goto Thai is Coconut Thai in St Paul / Edina.