What a cozy, little spot filled with delicious food and great lighting! I recommend coming for a romantic date night, family dinner or a small group of friends. My only complaint is no music. Soft background music would really complete the mood. Do not forget to bring the champagne! BYOB! I came here on Friday night around 8PM to meet a friend for dinner. It was my first time here and I will definitely be coming back soon for a date night! I was immediately greeted by the host. He confirmed if I had a seating preference and told me it would be a short wait. I had a seat and was escorted to my table within 5 mins. The waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. He got me champagne glasses and popped the bottle while I waited for my friend. To start we split a seaweed salad and the shrimp dumplings. YUM! Seaweed salad was standard, good size and a perfect starter to share. The shrimp dumplings you could tell were made to order. They were so moist and fresh yummmmm! For entree we split a volcano roll and salmon avocado roll. The volcano roll was recommended by the waiter- and I'm happy he did! It was spicy with Sriracha sauce, which was so different and the rice melted in your mouth. Delish! Next time I come I want to try a noodle dish! Overall: great atmosphere, service & food! read more

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I have been here many times and I LOVE it! I'm addicted! My favorite dish is the vegetable coconut curry. It's loaded. The only problem is that it's not close enough to my house! read more

Finding Princeton area genuine-and-affordable Asian cuisine, especially one with a unique flare like French influences, is quite a rarity. Roots executes a menu filled with flare and flavor. The lunch menu is a steal for both the quality of ingredients and overall taste. Dinner, as well, has been truly memorable as the kitchen is experimenting with authentic recipes and contemporary modality. Brunch puts the bow on this new restaurant, offering a visage of French cuisine. Don't think twice about coming here if you enjoy faithful Asian cuisine with an individual taste. Must order: Sticky Pork Buns (*veg option: mushroom), Roots (or Chicken Shoyu) Ramen, Homemade (pickled) Kimchi, Ice Cream/Pastry du jour. BYOB, Affordable, Delectable... read more

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OMG. Yum. Stop whatever you're doing and go there now. Absolutely EVERY bite of food that was brought out to our table of 3 was A-MAZ-ING. Honestly the space is a little bizarre (It's set up EXACTLY like a Chipotle... i mean EXACTLY) but whatever, who cares. The kimchi fried rice and miso ramen were favorites of the table. Absolutely outstanding, reasonably big portions, really delicious. read more

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Can I give 10 stars to this place!! Roots is beyond awesome! The food is wonderfully prepared, fresh, and beyond delicious!! Just go here!! You will not be disappointed!! read more

Finally, a place where my girlfriend and I can get food we both enjoy! It's great because I crave Asian food quite often & she doesn't. So here they serve crepes which can keep her busy while I get my pick of Asian cuisine and chow down on the real stuff! Now, I've only been here once but I can tell you for sure I'll be back. I had the Beef Noodle Soup and it was good. Soup was good, meat was all there, veggies were classic bok choy, but the noodles (ehh...)! Was it pricey? Quite! But to be honest I think they did a good job picking the menu. I also saw scallion pancakes on the way which is a huge plus. Having Pad Thai, Ramen, Beef Noodle, and sushi is a killer combination... and they're open later than Pei Wei. Advice to management: Get some rice noodles! After reading one of the reviews... I'm almost sure I ate spaghetti. This goes for Beef Noodles, Pho, Ramen. Spaghetti will NOT cut it- we demand egg noodles and rice noodles! Docked one star! read more

Roots - It does look good, but it will never trump Pad Thai or Ramen for me... - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Doesn't look like much when you walk past it. But after an aerial yoga class next door, my friend and I decided we wanted to grab a bite before going grocery shopping. After searching the area for good new spots, we saw roots that's literally 5 doorsteps down from the yoga studio. When you walk in you can feel the simplicity and charm of this place. The menu is simple and very similar to other restaurants offering Asian cuisine. The difference here is customer service and flavor. The lady taking out order was very pleasant and helpful. Helped us make a decision. I chose the Thai Coconut Bowl. Which was delicious, a hint of curry without overpowering the other ingredients. Very good balanced meal. My friend got the pork buns which he loved, and the drunken noodles. The pricey is just about right for the area the restaurant is in. Overall, a great experience and will definitely return. read more

Roots - Thai Coconut Bowl and Pork Buns in the background - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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The shop was not much big,but the food was really fantastic,that's my view.The pork burns were quite yummy,well but a little too spicy.The Reman was a big bowl,I've been full...While the Cha Siu Bao was delicious indeed,if you'd like to taste the real Chinese,maybe that's a good choice.The price was not expensive,to our surprise,it was likely to be $10 to$15.Also,the environment of this restaurant was quiet and romantic,I like it very much. It is worth for you to have it. read more

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This place is always amazing! There has never been a meal we didn't enjoy. Their teriyaki bowl is a must have, sushi rolls are always fresh and delicious. I also recommend their Roots salad and scallion pancakes to start! Service is wonderful too! read more

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During the pandemic we go grocery shopping at Whole Foods which is in the same shopping center. Then we sometimes order lunch from Roots. I wish they put more vegetables in their Shrimp LoMein. Ordering and paying on a smartphone phone is very easy. As for the reviewer Leah B, who claims that the mmanagement is "shady", I find her "shady". She writes in her latest review dated 7/18/2020 that the place is "unhygenic". How is that possible when Roots has been takeout only since the pandemic began??? Yelp gets a bad reputation when they don't shut down this type of behavior. Wonder if Leah B. is a competitor. read more

Nice decor, very fast, BYO, and decent food. Enough to want to come back again but not quite memorable. I got the vegetarian Thai Coconut with ramen and the wife got the shrimp pad Thai. It tasted good but I kind of regret not trying some of their signature dishes which makes me want to come back to try that. read more

Roots - Vegetarian Thai coconut dish - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

A few stalls from whole foods, Route1-West Windsor, NJ. Another Asian fusion w/a decent ambience & price. Similar to pei-Wei but gives you more options. Worth checking out. I got a ramen bowl + drinks w/tax for $12. Good portion! read more

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Not one, but ZERO stars for the mastery of an appalling service. No service at all would've been better than what we experienced today. We're Princeton localities, having lived in this beautiful city for approximately 15 years. Ever since Roots opened, we've been regular customers. Roots definitely has some quality dishes, prepared well. The only reason we kept going back was exclusively due to the food. Each subsequent visit, the service degraded. After our visit tonight, it was apparent that we would not be visiting again. First, the woman at the front desk does not understand customer service. Never have we seen her receive her guests with a smile. There's a well constructed, heartfelt message on the wall, but the restaurant embodies none of it. It almost feels like someone was hired to write that message. She behaves as if she's doing you a favor - trying to find a table. If you're a first time visitor, you'll have to wander around for a good ten minutes before you're addressed - if at all you're approached. There was a time when I had request for a table three times before we were seated - after 45 minutes. Oh - and she also doesn't understand that customers need to know how long they should be expected to wait prior to getting seated. You just have to take your chances when you walk into this "pan" Asian restaurant. Second, there's a sense of egoism in all waiters/waitresses. Ambiance makes a restaurant successful. All Roots has is edible food. If you do not care about how you're treated when you're enjoying a meal, then Roots is the place for you. Otherwise, Pru Thai in Pennington is FAR better. Go there! We found a very sharp object in our drunken noodles tonight to which both the lady at the front desk as well as the servers put on a great act of surprise and skepticism. One of the waiters claimed it was a piece of uncooked rice. The lady at the front desk, noticing the commotion, comes over and deems it as a "piece of wood which was left uncolored" who later continued to say that she didn't understand how it "got in there." If she doesn't know how it got in there - should it be my problem? I don't care what it was - if I'm ordering a dish, I expect there to be nothing but the contents of that dish. We did not receive a proper apology or resolution for the sharp object. I was simply disgusted. As I've said, the only reason we go back is because of the food. Today, that basic expectation was severely undermined. Guess we'll be going to Pru Thai from now onwards. Roots - thanks at least for a few years. It was a good run. read more

Disclaimer: I might be biased and spoiled by California's Bay Area. Seeing this place have such high ratings gave me higher expectations for the food. Everything about this restaurant was really nice except for the food. Upon entering, the restaurant has a warm atmosphere to it. It's also very clean and doesn't feel cramped, with a slight hipster feeling. The waiters are very attentive, and my water glass was never empty. The food was alright. When a place offers all kinds of Asian food, including Chinese, Japanese, Hong Kongnese, Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese, it's probably good to not have high expectations. I appreciate the nod towards all these different countries, but ramen is probably best served in a tiny ramen shop and dim sum is probably best in a dim sum restaurant. I ordered the (chicken) Pad Thai. While each individual ingredient was very well made, the combination of them was very disappointing. I thought the chicken was very tender and the noodles were chewy and good, but the overall taste was bland. It lacked that slight sweetness and sour taste which makes pad thai oh-so-delicious, and kind of just tasted like spicy bland noodles. My friend ordered the Thai Coconut Bowl, which was a lot better than the Pad Thai. The chicken in this was also very tender. The curry sauce was okay, but felt like it lacked depth, and the purple rice was definitely interesting. Overall, alright, but did not feel like it was worth the price. Overall, I thought Roots had an interesting idea. It is definitely convenient for customers to be able to just visit one restaurant to try a wide variety of Asian dishes, but if you are looking for the yummiest "insert any Asian food here", this is probably not the place for you. read more

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My family decided to order out from Roots yesterday since it's close to my grandma's house. We ordered on the phone and our food was prepared and ready within 20 minutes. I checked the bags before I left to make sure everything was there since it was a big order. And i was missing this sauce for the pad Thai. I asked them for the sauce, and the women working there got an attitude with me saying I should've ordered it with the meal, which I did! The Pad Thai portion was huge and she gave me this tiny condiment cup that maybe had to a tablespoon of sauce. When I asked for a second because I got 2 orders of Pad Thai she got even more annoyed with me and reluctantly gave me another. Mind you still not enough for the (2) large portions. I easily dropped 100 bucks at this restaurant and was met with rude customer service. Not only that but the roots ramen I ordered was awful!!! NO FLAVOR!!! The broth was clear liked dish water.. just a dump of noodles, over done/dry pork belly, and even the boiled eggs wasn't even marinated in any sauce. I was extremely disappointed. My parent's Pad Thai noodles were just dry and no flavor either. The only thing we had that was enjoyable was the pork buns. I probably won't go back and just stick to Terakawa. I give them a star for prompt take out process. But the flavorless meals for the price you pay is not worth it! read more

I think this place is average. Pho bowl was nice but does not include cilantro, and the quantity is not as 12 dollar worth. Chicken Pad thai has no peanuts or enough bean sprouts and chicken. It is little bit greasy. Shrimp dumpling was good, but the other dumpling order I forgot the name was not good. The dumplings were served late. It includes wide range of Asian food, but I honestly could not find their specialty in any particular dish. The interior is clean and nicely decorated with woods. read more

Roots - Pho bo and chicken Pad thai - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I've gotten many good meals here but yesterday was the most disappointing lunch I've ever had. I got a roots Ramen and the broth was completely without flavor and was almost clear. It actually tasted like dishwater. The noodles were a big clump and everything else in the bowl was without flavor. A complete waste of $15. Thank goodness Daniels's Ramen is now open. read more

Mango Shrimp Rolls Yum! It's very nice ambience. BYOB Overall pleasant experience though they can add to beverage menu. Food presentation and quality is at par to fine dining. No more P.F. Chang for me or maybe mostly not. read more

Roots - Mango Shrimp Rolls - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

First impressions were great very nicely decorated with a welcoming feeling. The staff was Friendly and accommodating. I ordered a grilled pork bowl and it was delicious. Great place I'll be back read more

I came here on a Monday night with a friend around 7:30p. When we arrived the place was very busy. There were only 2 tables available and one was under a reservation so the host sat us at a high top by the window. To our surprise, she then sat 2 other people at our table. This place is not equipped to handle communal seating, so we were very close. I requested to be moved and the host obliged without question. It's also BYOB which is great! We opted to share the pork buns ($8). They were okay. Very little pork belly and oddly, they add crushed peanuts. I ordered the Drunken Noodles with beef ($15) and it was actually pad see ew with a kick, which I love! Overall the place is small, and comforting and the food options are varied and can please just about anyone with a taste for Asian food. Is it authentic? No, but it doesn't have to be authentic to be tasty! read more

Had dinner here on New Year's Day. Family and I were seated right away. I had the General Roots bowl with ramen noodles and chicken breast (it was pretty much like General Tso's chicken). It was delicious!! My only gripe is that they didn't cut off all the pieces of fat off the chicken so I tasted the fatty bits even though the chicken pieces were deep-fried. Not a huge deal though. Servers were very nice and food came out quickly. Our table also ordered soup dumplings, pho bowls, and ramen bowls. It was all tasty, but a tiny bit on the bland side. The owner was walking around checking on and greeting people. She was very warm and welcoming and I thought it was a nice touch. I would definitely come back again. I also loved the decor and ambience. read more

Roots - 1/1/16: General Roots bowl with chicken - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Delicious food. A bit pricey. Favorite dishes are the eggplant garlic sauce and general roots. Sushi is also delicious here. Not a huge fan of the pad Thai. read more

Roots - Yum! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

A couple of months ago, I met a friend for lunch here and ordered the Roots Ramen bowl, which was OK. On a recent Saturday evening, around 8pm, I was on my way home, hungry and overdue for dinner, and was in the mood for something light at that hour of the night - such as a bowl of ramen. Recalling that was a Roots specialty, I stopped in. The seating was full. I passed two or three couples waiting for a table and stepped up to the hostess to put my name on the list. Without stepping over to the reservation book to glance at the names or pick up her pen, she said "oh, we will not have a table for one for at least half an hour. Would you like to order take-out?" (No, I did not want take out...) The manner in which I was addressed suggested that the restaurant didn't wish to have a single diner taking up a table on a Saturday night. I recalled that a ramen stall, Genji, was available at the Whole Foods market, a few paces from Roots. And so, exited Roots and found that the Genji Ramen stall was still open. Score. I found what I was in the mood for, without the attitude. read more

Clean fresh ingredients. Everything in the menu is good. Try the Shoyu ramen. I also like the shrimp with purple rice bowl in Thai coconut sauce. The place is clean. Nice atmosphere. Right next to Whole Foods. read more

Roots - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

"It's going down, I'm yelling timber" - pitbull Ambiance - nice Price - slightly expensive Food - served hot which was nice but way too salty. I couldnt even finish the dish. We got Thai spring roll - decent Purple rice (mixture of black and brown rice) with beef and hot peppers - way too salty couldnt finish even though i was starving Wifey got pad thai - no flavor except salt Just like a fallen tree that yelled timber i will not be returning. read more

Roots - Purple rice (mixture of black and brown rice) with beef and hot peppers - way too salty - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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Excellent food, enjoyed the scallops, salmon, rock shrimp appetizer and one of the sushi rolls. Dessert crepes are good too. Good quality ingredients, very tasty! read more

Roots - Salmon over soba noodles, so good ! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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Ugly disgusting garbage dank non-edible roots Literally taste like tree roots Whether you eat pho ramen Chinese noodles It don't matta, yeah, it don't Mattaaaaahh On top of that, we waited for 30 minutes to be seated. Waitress gave us attitude and thru menu at us, didn't give us time to order, and rushed to give us the bill. Done. Done. DONE. Never will ever ever ever in my life past life future life go back read more

It's good, but it's just nothing crazy special. I have y tried a whole lot, but I got some of the curry bowls. My biggest complaint would be that they could've added lime and peanuts to the one I had, and the shrimp weren't completely deveined. read more

This place is delicious! The food is super fresh, very fast and the staff is always friendly. We're big fans.

-The fresh juice that we ordered felt slightly expensive but tasted absolutely delicious - Ambiance and service both are great - Singapore rice noodles and rice bowls are perfect! -overall great location and good price read more

Cute restaurant conveniently located in the Whole Foods shopping plaza on Route 1. Pros - Decor, fresh ingredients, and all the food came out piping hot. Cons - slow service, food was overly salty, pad Thai tasted like stir fry salty noodles. Lacked the signature tamarind flavor that makes it Thai. The Hubster ordered beef with hot peppers which was even saltier than the pad Thai. Meh - pass on this one. read more

Roots - Salty pad Thai - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

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Awesome Asian fusion food..Japanese, Thai, Korean combos. Drunken noodles, Thai rice bowls, Ramen and pad Thai are my go to.. veg Thai bowl with red curry is stupendous! Service is fast around lunch time even though it gets crowded.. Wondering about desserts? Not to worry, they have fresh crepes.. Thai ice tea, cappuccino and latte trying to stay healthy? Order away.. fresh juices, with mix of veggies and fruits, made on the spot. Highly recommended if you are into Asian food.. read more

I like the concept and the vibe... but I'm not as crazy about the flavor and the prices. It's definitely more so fusion so don't come here looking for authentic Asian flavors. The flavors are much more muted than traditional Asian spots. read more

This is my favorite restaurant in the state of NJ, without a doubt. The food is always fresh and delicious. I live for the white miso soup!!! read more

Roots - Asian Fusion Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I've eaten here a few times. Honestly it's ok because it's different but I haven't been very impressed. It's a little too expensive for what they're offering. I do agree with other reviewers when they say that the Pho and Ramen have been tasteless. People who rave about these dishes have obviously never been to the gems we have in NYC! I miss the city even more because you pay a small amount for fabulous food that's worth every penny! read more

Very good and inventive Asian food. It's been many years since they've been open and even as a BYOB (think it's that -- please change if not) they are packed. Their takeout is fast and efficient too. Need to get more inventive instead of substituted vegetarian items -- your local clientele will appreciate it. read more

Excellent place I have eaten here many times Never disappointed. Their bowls meals are excellent and very vegetarian friendly. I usually prefer low sodium diet and they are able to accommodate. read more

Best Asian fusion place near Yardley PA... Short ride to Princeton on route 1. Modern decor and lovely food. Owner is a hard working person always there taking care of the guests. read more

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Tasty, fresh food in unique combinations. Love the variety of flavors and premade concoctions. This is definitely a fusion restaurant than combines Asian traditional soups and noodle mixes with numerous flavors from around the world. Great amount of food too. Little noisy. Service was ok. Bathrooms were clean. Parking lot was bad because Whole Foods is right there. Overall, very good. read more

Food is just alright! Nice place and it's close to Whole Foods. I ordered the Taiwanese beef noodle soup it was ok.. the broth is not the best. I also tried the shoyu soup it was kinda cold when it was served. And vegetable dumplings needs more flavors. read more

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