Asian Food and Cooking

Sushi Fix in Wayzata opens today: Here's a preview

When the Sushi Fix first rolled into downtown, there were a few skeptical eye rolls. Raw fish? From a truck? In August? But what those sweet, unsuspecting souls didn't know is that they were one bite away from a new addiction. Soon lines twirled around the open Sushi Fix truck window like so many te ... More >>

One Two Three Sushi set to open in Minneapolis skyway, from the folks who brought you Masu

The folks who brought you the now nationally recognized Masu Sushi & Robata are ready to open their newest venture. One Two Three Sushi will open February 11, for hungry downtown lunchgoers in the skyway of the IDS Building. The new venture will serve the popular rolls and lunchtime classics, b ... More >>

Masu makes the short list for country's best sushi

They've already garnered endless praise from locals, and recently opened a second location at the Mall of America, but Tim McKee's northeast Minneapolis Japanese joint Masu Sushi and Robata has made the Travel Leisure magazine's short list as one of the very best sushi restaurants in the country.S ... More >>

Copper Pot Indian restaurant now open in downtown Minneapolis

See Also:Top 10 Indian restaurants in the Twin CitiesThough Bombay Bistro and Dancing Ganesha are still going strong, when upscale Indian restaurant OM closed in early 2011, downtown area diners lost a high-end eat-in spot. Copper Pot Indian Grill, now open in the Lumber Exchange building at Fi ... More >>

Origami opening new location in Lowry Hill East

See also: Origami's deep-fried blowfish: Not just for the thrill of it 100 Favorite Dishes: Uni at Origami No offense to some of the other good sushi joints in town, but we've always had a soft spot for Origami in the Warehouse District. From its incredibly delicate gyoza to its perfectly constructe ... More >>

Masu Sushi Mall of America has an opening date

See Also: Masu Sushi makes list of best new American sushi restaurantsBest of the Twin Cities: Best Japanese Restaurant -- 2012 Dining options at the mega mall are about to get a little hipper. The Best Japanese restaurant of last year is getting a suburban sibling. The menu will be nearly identica ... More >>

Golden Tummy: A new food truck debuts

Thanks to my eagle-eyed friend, we saw a new food truck out on Marquette this week. A sliver of bright yellow peaking out behind the another truck.  Turns out this was the first day of business for Nancy Yang and her crew at the new Golden Tummy. The jolly Buddha seems to say, "Hello! ... More >>

Little Szechuan named among 50 best Chinese restaurants in America

​Last week CNN's travel-focused site CNNGo confirmed what City Pages readers and critics have  known for years when it named Little Szechuan in St. Paul among the 50 best Chinese restaurants in America.

Royal Orchid reopens in Columbia Heights

Royal Orchid, which formerly had a location in Roseville in addition to its spot in the skyway of downtown Minneapolis, has reopened on Central Avenue in Columbia Heights after being closed in Roseville for the past year and a half. This is a welcome development for the stretch of Central Avenue th ... More >>

Masu Sushi to open in former Soul Daddy space at Mall of America

​Mpls/St. Paul Magazine broke the news that popular Northeast sushi joint Masu Sushi and Robata, a restaurant created under the guidance and consultation of Tim McKee, will open a second location. Interestingly enough, it's slated to make its home at the former Soul Daddy space in the Mall of ... More >>

Ocean Buffet in Brooklyn Center: A first look

Ocean Buffet in Brooklyn CenterThe Twin Cities has no shortage of Asian buffet restaurants. But who would have guessed that the award for highest per capita concentration of Asian buffets would go to Brooklyn Center? With the recent opening of Ocean Buffet on Shingle Creek Parkw ... More >>

Asia Bistro to resurrect Nankin's legacy

Minnesota Historical SocietyThe original Nankin restaurant.​After 80 years in business, Minneapolis's storied Nankin Cafe, longtime a center for Minnesota's Chinese community, closed in its City Center location in 1999. Its legacy has lived on in bits and pieces, with some of its furnishings f ... More >>

Sushi with Your Poochie

Dolsot Bibimbap at Dong Yang Oriental Food: 100 Favorite Dishes, No. 31

Kei TerauchiDolsot bibimbop: the food pyramid in a stone pot​It may be true that fast food provides you the most calories per dollar. But you are paying for processed fat and starch flavored to taste acceptable to the tolerant palate. If you are looking to fill up on healthy and full-flavored ... More >>

OED adds banh mi and muffin top

Banh mi makes the cut, as does doughnut hole.​Language standards are loosening up, as evidenced by last week's update of the Oxford English Dictionary, which added a few slangy acronyms--OMG and LOL, FYI, and WAG--as well as the trendy terms smack talk, couch surf, fixed gear, and ick factor. In ... More >>

University Avenue's best Asian restaurants

Restaurants worth fighting LRT construction.​This week's Dish review dubbed On's Thai Kitchen on University at Snelling in St. Paul as a restaurant worth enduring the hassle of LRT construction (Work is now being done between Emerald and Hamline, with the 'dozers moving on to the rest of Universit ... More >>

Airplane food that doesn't suck

Kei TerauchiOn this flight, the glass is definitely half full​Chicken or beef? The question alone is cringe-inducing. With its aluminum foil container, mystery meat covered in undistinguishable sauce, and that particular odor, airplane food has been the butt of the joke for decades. Is thi ... More >>

Top 5 ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year

Tea HouseThe Chinese New Year is a celebration of food and family​The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in the Chinese Lunar calendar. This year it starts on Thursday, February 3. To celebrate, Chinese people often attend festivals and fireworks. But most important, they get toget ... More >>

Tiger Sushi 2's Little Black Dress is the skinny, sparkly drink of the week

Little Black Dress$8This cocktail has Veev.​Tiger Sushi 22841 Lyndale Ave SMinneapolis, MN612.874.1800Have you been enjoying all the holidays have to offer in the way of food and drink? Have the freezing cold temps sent your running for the comfort carbs, cookies and cocktails? We understand. And, ... More >>

Sen Yai Sen Lek vs. Taste of Thailand: Who has the best pad thai?

A.J. OlmscheidA taste of Taste of Thailand's pad thai​This week Food Fight went for another top takeout dish, pad thai. Between our two competitors, Taste of Thailand and Sen Yai Sen Lek, we found that while the main ingredients are fairly uniform--a heaping pile of noodles, a sprinkling of c ... More >>

Twin Cities' best suburban restaurants

Nick VlcekSzechuan at Tian Jin: Worth a trip to the suburbs.​This week's Dish features Travail Kitchen and Amusements, whose unique, gourmet gastropub fare makes it worth the drive to Robbinsdale from elsewhere in the metro. If you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul, here are four more foodstuf ... More >>

Amu's Madras Cafe now open

Indian food is back in the former home of Nala Pak!​The "open" sign is lit once more at 4920 Central Ave. in Columbia Heights, former home of the famed Indian eateries Nala Pak, and, before that, Udupi. This time, the new joint, Amu's Madras Cafe, has an antithetical neighbor: Sonic. The buil ... More >>

The best thing I ate this week

Crowning a new banh mi king!​The best thing to come out of France's colonization of Vietnam is, arguably, the banh mi. The pitch-perfect sandwich marries a pillowy, delicately crusted baguette with meat (often pork) or mock meat, pickled and fresh veggies (carrots, cucumber, and usually cilant ... More >>

Wondrous Azian Kitchen--take the tour

Now open. See the slideshow.​With the closing of the beloved Azia and A21 Anemone Sushi on Eat Street, Thom Pham takes on a new endeavor of epic proportions. Renovating the space that last housed Zake, Wondrous Azian Kitchen is bright, spacious, colorful, and fun. With a sign out front that ... More >>

St. Paul Grill, Sea Salt & more: Most popular dishes at your favorite restaurants

The catfish po' boy is No. 1 at Sea Salt​When you go out to eat, do you ever stare at the menu for minutes on end, waffling over what to order? Do you ever wonder if the restaurant's regulars know something you don't? Here's a handy guide to what customers order most at some of the Twin Cities ... More >>

Sven Sundgaard has mastered the microwave

​Local weatherdude Sven Sundgaard is off your television screen and on vacation this week, enjoying the heat and hummus in Israel and Jordan. When he's not globetrotting, the active Sundgaard can most often be found at the nearest Thai food establishment.

City Pages Beer Fest, Triple Rock bacon bargain: The Week in Food

​ It's festival week! Pay homage to the state's dietary staples: rhubarb, beer, and dairy products. Enjoy free bacon and set your sights on making the world's largest meatball. God bless a Minnesota summer. Tuesday 6/1 Did you know? The record for the World's Largest Meatball was set three time ... More >>

Bubble Me kicks out quick Vietnamese-style sandwiches

I typically head to Eat Street when I'm feeling like a great Vietnamese-style sandwich, but the relatively new Bubble Me in Uptown had me curious enough to stop in for lunch.

Crave, Cooper, and Icon bring convenience to St. Louis Park

Taste is often lost in the strip-mall dining experience

Food Fight: Pho Tau Bay vs. Pho 79 pho

We weigh in on two different Eat Street takes on pho aka Vietnamese comfort food.

Fuji-Ya celebrates the big 5-0

Raise a glass of sake and take advantage of birthday deals in honor of the beloved sushi spot.

Now Open: Mt. Fuji

Will Maple Grove's Mt. Fuji succeed in one of Minneapolis' most cursed restaurant spaces?

King's Fine Korean: great for groups

The Art of Food: Edamame, by Sharyn Morrow

Barhopping: Tum Rup Thai

Asian Oasis

Ronin Sushi Cafe offers relief in the fast-food desert of Lakeville

Minnesota a leader among restaurant food poisonings

Check please: we've got the third-highest total in the country

R. Norman's and 7 Sushi Lounge: work it

Buttoned-down bankers and tie-less creatives converge downtown

The MnDOT Motto

A day late, a dollar short, and the wrong address

Thai Uptown Style

Tum Rup has one thing a neighborhood really needs: Good food at reasonable prices for the people who live there

Pucker Power

If life gives you lemons, that's a start. But local chefs cook with a symphony of sour.

Texture and Snap

Terrific authentic Sichuan in--where else?-- a suburban strip mall

The Seventh Dimension

Mai Village boasts the best part of Vietnam's food, art, and architecture, and its long meals with family

Fresh Fish Lowdown

Secrets of the sushi bar revealed!

Bánh Mì Bonhomie

The Sandwich Even a Critic Never Tires Of, and Other Happy Surprises

The Spice Channel

Take the Slow Boat

No Can Do on Man Doo in Eagan

Fast & Healthy