Had friends from out of town join us at Mon Jin Lau on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Hubby & I arrived at 5:30 and our guests arrived about 15 minutes later. First clue before things started going south was only 2 menus per table of 4, the reasoning being, what else, but Covid. UGH! Next was a 4x6 card that said our dining experience was not to exceed 90 minutes; if we had had 2 more in our party, we were not to exceed 120 minutes. Next, drinks and appetizers were brought to the table and the spicy calamari was plated in an unusual and very attractive manner and was tasty. At this time, we had to request cloth napkins, as the coney island sized paper napkins were not sufficient for the dinner meal. Three at our table ordered simple dishes, pepper steak, egg foo young and some chicken dish, and I ordered Seafood War Bar. The first 3 dishes were delivered without rice and my seafood dish was listed as "sizzling rice on a hot plate", but there was no sizzling rice to be found. That dish was okay, but much too much bok choy and very liquidy without the rice. We received the check at 7:16, and then the coup de gras occurred with the hostess arriving at our table and telling us they needed our table and the one next to us for a party of 8, who were waiting in the foyer. Needless to say, 4 very disappointed diners departed the establishment vowing never to return. read more

The menu is limited, that is, not as extensive as your typical Chinese Restaurant, but this is not your typical Chinese Restaurant. The food is superior and the presentation is exquisite. The list of appetizers are unique and you can make a meal out of ordering a couple of them. Service is good, atmosphere is great and entertainment and fun activites are regularly available. It's an upscale place with upscale prices, so be prepared, but after you're finished, you won't be sorry. read more

do not go here if you are interested in food poisoning from the sushi as well as veryyyyyyy bad customer service from the manager. this place is outdated as hell and so is the food apparently. i don't know where they get their crab, but i am typing this after throwing it up. please just avoid this place!!! read more

Planned to go with my friends for their Shanghai Wednesdays event. This was our first time going to this restaurant and from the the pictures online, the food looked really good too. Reserved a table online and as soon as we were seated we were told we would only have the table for a certain amount of time. It really looked like they cared more about setting up for the event and get us out more than anything as they were moving tables around us, waitress aggressively trying to get us to hurry up with our order, and then telling me that if I am going to order more I need to hurry up because we only have the table for so long. Our "time" was literally out and some of us were still eating! It was just a terrible experience overall that we decided to just leave and not stay for the DJ. I would also not recommend eating there as there food is subpar and their drinks are WAAAY to strong! read more

Always excellent food. Fresh, hot, and flavorful. Service and ambience very good! Would definitely recommend.

We came in for a quick business meeting and had a wonderful experience. Although they were filling up, they were thoughtful enough to take the time to accommodate us. Our server Linda, was the main highlight. She was incredibly friendly and enhanced our experience. We will definitely be coming back! read more

I love this restaurant it's one of my favorite spots in Michigan . The owner is a really great guy and really cares about his restaurant ! Best sushi and Japanese food in the area , has a great creative culinary flair. Come here and get served multiple appetizers, and stay a while. Some days they turn the place into a dance party . Lots of small plates excellent service just all around the best. I've been coming here with my family since I was a kid can't wait to go back . Try it! read more

I read a lot about this place so decided to go with my friends who were visiting from Ohio. The waitress didn't know most of the dishes and was unable to recommend anything. I love eggplants so we ordered the eggplant starter on the menu who was horrible. First of all, I didn't taste the eggplant, it looked like something rolled with weird stuffing that tasted like cubed chicken stock or like instant soup powder. My main course was the mixed seafood in nest (which until now I don't know what was the nest made of). I don't think I will go back again. read more

Mon Jin Lau - This seafood meal was nice, but the eggplant starter was a huge disappointment - Asian Fusion Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Let's start from the beginning - despite making a reservation and them having open tables, they put us on a table right on top of another couple and next to the door, so the whole visit was me getting a cold wave every time the door opened. After being seated, we ordered our drinks (beer and shanghai cosmo) and appetizer (the eggplant). Our waitress (Pompom) brought our drinks after 10 minutes and informed us they're out of eggplant. We shrug and order the scallion pancakes and give her the rest of our order (tuna tacos and a couple rolls for both my husband and I - she notes it down on a already scratched pad). The scallion pancakes arrive and are ok. The shanghai cosmo is terrible. Then she brings our my husband's rolls and my nigiri and tells us oh by the way the tuna tacos are out. So 2 things we ordered today were out. Also she failed to mention this earlier or we would have adjusted our order. We wait for another 15 minutes before I can find her and flag her down to ask for the rest of my order and she tells me this is it. I remind her I ordered the Keke rolls, she doesnt apologize - she goes oh yeah and walks away. 10 minutes later my rolls arrives and we finally eat - but the cherry on top of the icing is that the rice is slightly raw. A sushi place with RAW rice. We've had enough at this point so we eat as much as can cause we're starving and then pay the bill and leave and grab Wendy's on our way home. I am hoping this was a off day cause this place is really awful. read more

Normally have a good experience and love the sushi however - i had a very frustrating experience tonight. I called on the way to dinner and asked for the current wait time - they said unsure 10-20 minutes but that I could come and put my name in. We got there and only valet parking was available - i went in to put our names in and my boyfriend went to get cash to valet the car - after 45 MINUTES of waiting we got denied. I have never been denied after waiting at a restaurant and this was an awful experience. read more

Started charging cover for the club when the full restaurant was open and seating people at tables. Walked in, saw it was beyond capacity and walked right out. read more

Great birthday dinner location for a friends birthday ! I ordered the *Salmon in the beach sushi roll, the pomegranate martini and the *sesame chicken with brown rice. The Salmon on the Beach was creamy , savory and delectable I would order it again , the sesame chicken is in a sweet and tangy sauce it was delicious . The pomegranate martini was great , I would visit again :) read more

Mon Jin Lau - Salmon on the beach is the far left roll on the left side plate ! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Troy, Michigan

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The Monj never disappoints. They have excellent food, service and pricing. The staff is always courteous and attentive. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. It remains the best Asian fusion restaurants in the area. read more

Love this place - been coming for 35+ years now ! The food is always good - and wait staff is always accommodating ! And Zorin is here " The best Maitre d'hotel in the city & manager, over sees to the front of house - u can't beat his trained eye - always makes you feel welcomed ! read more

You can never go wrong with mon Jin lau. I they have great oriental dishes and good sushi. It's very affordable and they environment is absolutely amazing! read more

This place is cool for its location and has awesome happy hour deals. Got to sit outside for happy hour so it was awesome. The mojito was really good and refreshing. Sushi was good for its price. They also have really good fried rice. They have events during the week nights so the scene can change depending on the night you go. I've heard good things about it too, I'll have to come back and check it out. read more

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The best sushi anywhere!! Introduced all our friends Mon Jin Lau (love the Salmon on the Beach - yummy!!). They all rave, it's so much better than big chain restaurants. Now our kids are bringing their friends to Mon Jin Lau, a new generation falling in love with the fun atmosphere and great food read more

Where do I start, we had booked a table for 8 but 3 canceled so it was 5 of us, they sat us down and the server came to separate the tables because yeah they could use it for other people.Sh almost hit me trying to move so fast , I had to tell her hey stop stop don't push the table . my friend has been standing because she came a little later than us and they grabbed her chair. And she went and told the manager who apparently doesn't give a damn, he brought her a chair and looked so upset that he had to do that. When the server came to finally get our order and we told her we wanted separate checks guess what , it's a no no, she said it's easier for her to do one... the drinks were not great, looks like they just fill them with alcohol, sushi was ok, fried rice eww. And on top of everything, the bill comes, they add the tip. Of course when u know how rude you are that's a good move. This was my third time going , and will be the last!! I have one word for them : Money Hungry! Stop taking so many people when u have 2 servers (there was literally no room to get up from the table without touching other people sitting at other tables next to you) instead focus on serving well the ones u can take . read more

Is and always will be my favorite Asian Fusion restaurant. High quality dishes, spectacular wine selection, and awesome service.

Great food and great service. This place never disappoints! It's been there forever but worth going to again and again!

Had a birthday reservation for three weeks specifically for a patio table. Drove all the way there to be told it's first come first serve for patio by manager. Poor hospitality read more

Sushi was great! The restaurant was so accommodating. They made me something that was not on the menu (Spicy Crab Salad) that was so good! Recommended they added it to their menu. Our waitress was great! So friendly and checked in with us multiple times. The manager also checked in. Overall great food and great service! read more

So very disappointing! Made reservations for a party of 10 & requested to be seated in Garden room. When we arrived we were told the Garden room wasn't requested & they couldn't accommodate my request. I told them it wasn't my fault that the person who took the reservation didn't put this info in the reservation but it didn't matter to them. We drove over an hour to come here & we're crammed into a table in a corner. it was very uncomfortable especially for the larger men. Someone spilled their drink because we were all too close to one another. When food arrived everyone's soup was either cold or just warm. Food was brought out to 2-3 people at a time while the rest of us waited 5 minutes or more to get our meals. This was suppose to be a special dinner at a special place but turned out to be a BIG disappointment!!! None of us will ever return & we will be telling everyone we know that this is not the same Mon Jin Lau that we used to love. read more

Lisa is back. And I mean back in full effect. She is our favorite. Better treat her wonderfully. She needs the trophy bucks. read more

Mon Jin Lau - Asian Fusion Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Beautiful experience with friends and families delicious food and wonderful ambience highly recommend it

servers suck ass, kept forgetting to bring orders so decided to ask other servers because the others would forget and the one would get upset with you for going to another server. the also charge you gratuity for each bill if you do separate bills even for shity service read more

Always thought the place was abandoned. I've lived in the area my whole life and only this year ate there. As much hype as I've heard over this place, wasn't impressed. It's not horrible but for the price, not worth it in my opinion. Tried a few different dishes and every meal was just okay. I guess I would say go once just to try it maybe you'll be more impressed. read more

Went there for my birthday, the food was alright, and the service was mediocre. Went for restaurant week. The place is lovely on the inside but the outside was very not inviting. Over all it was okay but don't think I'll be back. read more

Mon Jin Lau is one of my top favorite restaurants to go to in Michigan. I am always impressed with the dishes I order. The sushi here is perfection. Highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Great food and drinks with gluten free options. Tables are close together which concerned me with covid.

I love this place. I try to get this place some way to complain on their food but It never happened. They are good at all . Robin best friendly server. read more

A regular spot that I come to once in awhile for bday party's and hang out but this time the experience wasn't that good or food. I was there for a bday party for a group of 15 and this time the service was not as good as before. The food also wasn't up to par this time. It seems like every time I eat here the food get smaller and smaller and it gets more expensive. I got the lemongrass chicken Thai chicken and the chili pepper squid and my wife got the sea-bass. All the food use to be good but this time it was a step down from before maybe it was just this time . Also the service wasn't that great this time we order before a lot of people and most of the people order the same thing in our party but we was the last person to get our food which it took a very long time. read more

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We were going out to celebrate our anniversary and this place was amazing. We were a party of 4 and we all really enjoyed our food. We shared the eggplant appetizer. Our waiter Nick and food runner Marwan were attentive friendly and made the experience even better. read more

Mon Jin Lau - Social distancing lol - Asian Fusion Near Me - Troy, Michigan

My experience today was the worst. The customer service provided by both Lala, the hostess and Miichael, the manager was deplorable. I was told that they do not accept cash but when a white customer came right after me, they told her that she could pay with exact change. When I questioned that discriminatory practice, the hostess walked away without acknowledging me and when I spoke with the manager about it, he screamed at me and told me that he was talking to his staff and then walked off and never returned. The owner called me and said that I got it wrong and it was not discrimination but lack of updating a staff upon return from vacation.... so is that any reason for me to be treated in the manner that I was? Should the restaurant not have updated returning staff on any changes sothat situations like these can be minimized? Is it okay for management to make it seem like the customer is NOT telling the truth? If you are a black person considering dining at this establishment, please don't go here.To all of my other friends, the customer service is poor.. take your money where you will be valued. read more

I was contacted through Facebook to celebrate my birthday here. My server was sort of inattentive but the manager sent extra shots to my table to make up for that. He was great. I enjoyed my time here. read more

This place gets POPPIN' on Shanghai Wednesdays, especially for Ladies' Night! Ladies' Night means 1/2 off sushi for the fairer sex :) This is how I enjoyed my last Ladies' Night at MJL: Step 1: find good company to go with you. Step 2: make a reservation. You must - it gets packed! Step 3: get dolled up because this is a "see and be seen" event. Step 4: drive or be driven there and take advantage of the complimentary valet parking. Check out all the fancy cars parked near the entrance. Step 5: check in with the hostess. You will be told your table is not ready yet because yes, it gets that packed. Step 6: go to the bar and order drinks. Step 7: spy some people getting ready to leave their bar seats. Go claim those seats! Step 8: sit and order at the bar. Step 9: enjoy your company, food, and drink. Make sure your check shows 1/2 off for sushi. Step 10: hit the dance floor and dance the night away! And of course, remember to tip the valet! read more

We shared the egg rolls, duck & a chicken dish-everything was yummy! Our waitress was wonderful & very attentive too!

This place has been around forever but I just went for the first time last night with my boyfriend who had been before. The one and only hiccup was the fact that our reservation wasn't recorded and we had to wait 15 minutes (not too earth shattering) and the host did his best to accommodate. Our waitress was June and she was excellent. Her manner, her recommendations and even her presentation of the wine we selected was spot on. We ordered the Ginger Garlic Eggplant as an appetizer, I was unsure at first but it was fantastic. The crispy eggplant was yummy - I was sure it was deep fried but according to June it was baked - even better!! My boyfriend had the Mandarin Crispy Duck which he ordered the last time he was there (something like 15 years ago) and he loved it all over again. Note: it is super rich so if you are looking for "light" this should not be your choice. I ordered the Kalbi which was delicious and tender. It came with a variety of vegetables which was perfect for me. The menu is quite large so there is something for everyone. The decor is a little tired and the window we were next to a bit drafty but we will be returning to this fun, reasonably priced gem again in the future. read more

Has a ton of good options. Plates are generously portioned I recommend splitting. The Sesame Chicken is off the hook!!

This place can't figure out how to change its time of service on the phone directory. And when you tell them, they say look at google, don't call. They don't care and there food os also going downhill. read more