Asian Bistro — Restaurant in Alexandria

My partner and I went to Asian Bistro last evening (5/14/13). The experience was horrible. The waiter took our order after about 10 minutes. The drink order arrived about 15 mins. later. We waited 20 more minutes for the appetizer, at which time our waiter said "I'm sorry for the delay, I forgot to put in your order," when I actually witnessed him putting in the order directly after taking it. We waited another 30 minutes and still no food. Meanwhile he had not returned to out table, but waited on other customers. We began to question what was going on. People who came in later then us had received their meals and were finishing up. I asked to see the management, of course that did not happen. I asked for the food to go, then changed my mind. I cancelled the order, and refused to pay for the meal. I offered to pay for the drinks and the one appitizer that we had received over our hour (+) wait. Another waiter (maybe manager) said forget it. I was so angry by then, I'm sure they wanted us gone. When I returned home, I phoned and spoke to the manager. He said the waiter had forgotten to put in the order and offered us a free meal. I will never go there again. I informed the manager I was not looking for a free meal nor do I want one from them, and told him I thought there was more to the lack of service then just a...

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...

Ordered from Door Dash and it took around two hours for my food to arrive. I live about 15 mins or less away from this place so that was the beginning of my frustrations. My Dasher gets 5 stars because he stayed until the food was ready and also informed me that this place had to remake my food (whatever that means).

Once I finally received my food it was definitely not worth the wait. The sesame chicken was dry af. The rice comes in a small box that looks like it should be a kids meal. The miso soup came in a larger container than the rice (not sure why they are generous with the soup and not much else). I will say the miso was pretty decent and is the only reason I gave two stars. My wife said her sushi was good but she'll have to submit her own review for that. I won't be wasting my time ordering from...