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Great Lakes

Asian restaurants in Great Lakes

  1. A

    Peninsula

    Malaysian dishes – including achat (tangy vegetable salad in peanut dressing), red curry hot pot, spicy crab and fish in banana leaves – rock the palate in this contemporary restaurant.

    reviewed

  2. Himal Chuli

    Cheerful and cozy Himal Chuli serves up homemade Nepali fare, including lots of vegetarian dishes.

    reviewed

  3. B

    Crisp

    Music pours from the stereo, and cheap, delicious Korean fusions arrive from the kitchen at this cheerful cafe. The 'Bad Boy Buddha' bowl, a variation on bi bim bop (mixed vegetables with rice), is one of the best cheap lunches in town.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Sunda

    When celebrities and star athletes come to town, they beeline to Sunda. Nicole Richie, A-Rod, Jamie Foxx and other scenesters glam it up while swirling specialty cocktails and forking into pan-Asian dishes and sushi, set against a backdrop of black-lacquered wood and travertine marble. Make reservations a few weeks in advance for prime-time weekend dinner.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Joy Yee’s Noodle Shop

    Folks line up for bubble teas packed with fresh fruit at this brightly colored, hip cafe. Do yourself a favor, though, and save one of the deliciously sweet drinks for dessert after a bowl of udon, chow fun (rice noodles) or chow mein.

    reviewed

  6. Hmongtown Marketplace

    The nation's largest enclave of Hmong immigrants lives in the Twin Cities, and this market delivers their favorite Vietnamese, Lao and Thai dishes at its humble food court. Find the West Building and head to the back where vendors ladle hot-spiced papaya salad, beef ribs, sticky rice and curry noodle soup. Then stroll the market, where you can fix your dentures or buy a cockatoo or brass gong.

    reviewed