Cathay Asian Bistro

My daughter and I had lunch yesterday at Cathay Asian bistro. This is obviously a restaurant that was in decline and has seen much much better days. I was shocked to only find a few cars in the parking lot at what used to be the witching hour 1:00 in the afternoon. The restaurant had very few patrons at 1:00. We were shown to our seat and it appeared there was only one waitress in the sushi side of the restaurant I thought this place used to be packed at this time. My daughter ordered two sushi rolls they were great I ordered three spicy sushi rolls all three looked identical and tasted identical. Perhaps they were all three different I could not distinguish the difference though. The sushi was okay nothing brilliant or to write home about. Mine I'm still questioning? What was once beautiful koi ponds in front had now been neglected to just a green murky waterway. I will check back and report in a few months on the progress or decline of Cathay Asian bistro.

Vegetarian options are available, but I would try somewhere else next time. I love that I can order a vegetable tempura here. We also got the vegetable low mein and the buddha entree. I thought the salad and soup were good, though I didn’t expect the hot and sour soup to have chicken in it (the last place we loved didn’t have chicken in it). Most everything seems to have some egg in it, and that’s not my preference but obviously is common for the fried rice and such. The main deterrent was the oiliness of the food and the lack of strong flavor. Everything tasted a bit weak. I don’t particularly like soy sauce plain so I never add extra to my food, but here I did. The service was fine. Nothing special, but no problems. The restaurant on the outside is a ton of fun and my kiddos were so excited by the statues. The prices have been raised recently according to a sign at the front, but they were also quite reasonable. We paid around $8-9 per meal (including the tempura which was served with fried rice). At first I was thinking a sushi/hibachi date night in the future could be a fun time, but after trying the food we’re going to try other places before we’d come here again.

This restaurant is always amazing whenever we go. The cooking is always spot on, entertaining and worth every penny. The portions are huge so I always have a to go and lunch for work. Great place to take kids because they do things like a volcano and train with the vegetables while cooking and some of the chefs even catch eggs in their hats. Sushi and hibachi in one sitting can’t be a bad thing.

I've been to this place multiple times with no issue but this last time I said something about my sushi being off and tasting bad and they blamed me. They said I was the only one that complained about the sushi and that I complain every time. So good luck with this place, they feed you old sushi and then blame you for it.