Asian Bistro

I used to beg to come here after summer camp as a kid, I ordered takeout here as comfort food when I was cramming for finals in college, and now I go in for a bite whenever I just want some good food as an adult. The food has always been great and fairly priced. The owner is very kind as well. I love this little spot.

Good food, good friendly service. Decent prices. Small place, but not too busy on a Friday night. The Cashew Chicken was delicious, and the Papaya Salad was excellent.

This is one of our favorite places that we order take out all the time. I love the chicken panag and the yellow curry soup is amazing. The soup is hard to find. Highly recommend both.

Really glad that I stopped here for lunch. The staff was so friendly and I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of vegetarian options. They have a full menu dedicated to vegetarian options! I had the sweet and sour tofu and my partner had the pho. My dish was so fresh and flavorful. I’ll be dreaming about it for a while.

After a day on Amtrak and about 8 miles of walking around DC and Alexandria, we were tired and hungry. We literally picked this place because it was right next to our Airbnb. None of us were really craving Asian, but here we were.

Well, Look no further if you are looking for an explosion of tastes in Old Town, Alexandria. Starving or not, we would have recognized the expertise in the chef's knowledge this cuisine.

Three of us ordered to share. The rolls were outstanding, the warmth complimenting the textures. We could actually taste the crab in the Crab Rangoons. This is not always the case, often times, whatcha get is some cream cheese without any hint of crab. The General Tso's Chicken was fresh, clean and crisp tasting. I'm not really a fan because I usually sense a smokey flavor. No smokey here. Perfection! My friend ordered a tofu dish with vegetables that was probably some of the best flavored tofu I'd ever eaten. THAT takes talent! My choice was a shrimp and cashew fried rice which was so flavorful I couldn't stop.

With all the restaurants to chose from in Old Town, I would make it a point to stop here at Asian Bistro. It's on my "gotta go here again" list.

I don’t know what happened to Asian Bistro, but the food was barely tolerable. There was Tom cha soup that was watery, devoid of vegetables or even good mushrooms, chokingly too much lime juice and an almost clear broth. The chicken sesame was worse, if that’s even possible. It was fried chicken breast pieces smothered in a sugary sauce with bland broccoli pieces and some dried out carrot julienned on the side. I’m not a picky eater, but blah. No placemats or even a small vase of flowers or a bottle of soy sauce to rescue this subpar meal on the table. Never coming back. Miss the restaurant I used to know. No wonder the place was empty of customers.

I had visited this place many times before the pandemic started and it was really good, but I just had a very disappointing experience. The food didn't taste good. It feels like the dishes were cooked so fast that the ingredients didn't acquired a good taste so the flavors were bland. We ordered the asian bistro ramen, beef king pao and a wok fried seafood.

Very good prices! The soy sauce ramen and sushi were very good. I will be back to try other dishes. The floors were sticky like a mug tho someone clean that thang 🧼🧹🧹
2nd visit: I Stopped by here after a bike ride to mt Vernon and went to town on the ramen and spicy Thai basil chicken. It was delicious.