Special with unlimited sushi should earn spot more guests
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Ye Asian Bistro offers a solidly executed, large and versatile menu, plus speedy service. It occupies a tidy, roomy and pleasant-enough space that resembles a banquet hall with durable red carpeting, wood-paneled walls, reproductions of lively Japanese artworks and a fanciful lighting feature in the center of a high ceiling.
Ye Asian Bistro is in the Graceland Shopping Center — a population-rich but restaurant-needy area — meaning that the perfectly fine eatery is a nice neighborhood dining option. So where are all the people?
During several recent visits, the place has been virtually empty. Because takeout orders were being filled during those meals, a dining companion wondered whether Ye’s lack of a liquor license was contributing to its seating vacancies.
Whatever the case, there’s at least one good reason to dine in here: a daily special of unlimited courses that includes all-you-can-eat sushi ($21.99). This isn’t a buffet spread but a dinerselected, made-to-order progression of (approximate a la carte prices follow) soups and salads ($2.50 to $5); appetizers ($4.50 to $10); and sushi by the piece ($2.75), “regular” rolls ($5 to $6.50) and “special” rolls ($11 and up).
“It’s the best deal in town. But I’ll probably have to raise the price to $25.99 soon,” owner Jason Ye told me a couple of weeks ago.
Although not necessarily the best local dining deal in my book (it’s hard to beat two-for-one — or 75 cents apiece — al pastor tacos every Monday at Los Guachos), if you’re famished,