Submitted by CMStickmanr7462 t3_ysjjn7 in WorcesterMA
My cousin's in town, and we want to preferably go somewhere with great food and drinks.
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Edit: Thanks everyone for the kind suggestions! We ended up going to Red Pepper, Sawa Hibachi, and Kenichi over the course of last week!
Not Nancy Chang's, all of their food tastes flat.
I like sushi at Kenichi, it's on Shrewsbury st. so parking sucks but easy for you to bop around after. I like Da Lat on park av for casual BYOB vietnamese (get the tofu salad and an order of the egg rolls) and Pho Dakao is pretty good, a lil pricey tho. The Chan Shabu hot pot is pretty good, going there tonight actually. If you wanna do drinks and apps then I'd recommend Kenichi for sure.
This one isn’t in Worcester it’s in holden but it’s 100% worth it it’s called wongs dynasty
Chashu Ramen
Kenichi is great all around save for their sushi, had freezer burn last time
Hardly a pinnacle of Asian cuisine, but Wong's is indeed one of the best Chinese-American joints in the area.
Chuan Shabu is one of our favorites. It has gotten pretty expensive and I miss having better a la carte options, but it's also about the experience. Pretty loud place, too.
That’s why real ones know to go to Sushi Miyazawa.
Yeah, the sushi is just...fine. Definitely doesn't blow me away but I haven't had a bad experience there either. It's good for apps, a couple decent rolls, drinks and in a nice location for mozying somewhere else.
Hell yeah agreed
Gotta recommend Mins wok, on West Boylston st.
Really solid Chinese-American wok style restaurant.
Also, echoing that Nancy chang's is meh. Always a bit bland.
Red Pepper
Dalat, Red Pepper, Sushi Miyazawa
No drinks there.
Brown Rice in West Boylston. Great Thai
Mint Kitchen & Bar. Their food is legit, moved from LA and this reminds me of what I find there. Full bar too.
They have awesome food!
100%. Best Thai in Worcester
Dragon 88 in Boylston for some local flavor.
Red Pepper by far
Wooden Noodle
Broth is good
Da lat
Anh thu is the best imo
The Mai tai’s are amazing
da lat and if you are willing to drive a bit, westborough korean restaurant is awesome
It is the best sushi in Holden/West Boylston.
My Sister's crawfish at Park Ave. Vietnamese food, they also have hotpot.
What a strong trio
Can’t recommend this place enough.
I ordered a duck dish there a couple of years ago and it was full of bone shards, I nearly choked. I can't bring myself to order from them again.
Sake bomb!
Racha Thia on rt. 20 is worth a try…had both and prefer racha Thia
Racha thia
Came here to say this
Seconded
Racha Thai, Pho Shure, Kenichi are some of my faves
Thai time in Clinton is way better than brown rice imo, not the Thai time in Worcester they're not great at all.
Meh, over priced and ramen is not great... Always cold and noodles are off.
There's better ramen out there.
The owners of Brown Rice agree!
Sachi in westboro definitely has better ramen...
Don't get me wrong, I still go to chashu occasionally since it's convenient for me based on where I live.
But during covid I learnt to despise take out ramen, where you throw precooked cold noodles into warm broth... Blegh!
I thought dining in there would be different, but nope. As far as my ramen snob self can tell... It's still take out ramen, just in a fancy bowl.
I just can't rave about it.
Instant ramen is better....
Saigon Restaurant has great pho and a killer bun bo hue.
Rice violet is great for thai food and all their curries slap
Zinski t1_ivzcaxj wrote
Chanu shabu on park Ave is a pretty good hot pot place. It can be a bit intimidating your first time but it's all you can eat and has a regular menu of classics for take out and such. A bit pricey but worth it as a special occasion. Also a nice bar.
Nancy chang's is an ok sit down spot but every time I go there something is off, not super consistent but a lot of vegan options and a nice atmosphere and a good bar.
Kenichi on shewsbury is a smaller cozzy sushi spot that's a bit pricey for what it is, but the drinks are strong and the people are nice and more used to drunks.