Yuan Japanese Asian Restaurant — Restaurant in City of Cohoes

Seated immediately upon entering and asked what we were drinking. There was no one else seated in the place which I found odd being that it’s a Thursday evening at 6pm. Got our drinks within mins and then the waitress was off giggling on her cell phone. Eventually she took our order. A container of fried noodles was placed on the table with duck sauce which is complimentary. I’ve had fried noodles before so I know what they “should” taste like. These were stale as if they sat around for a few days in an open container. Not good. Pushed them aside. I didn’t want to say anything to the waitress regarding the noodles being stale until our food was in front of us. Our order is eventually taken and the food was done and on our table within 10 mins of ordering. We ordered 2 chef specials and 1 À la carte. Upon trying the chicken with mixed vegetables, there was no taste/bland and the little bit of veggies I did receive were more mushy than Al Dante. The white rice that came with the meal was actually good. The 2nd order was sesame chicken. I immediately can tell that’s it is way overcooked/hard just by looking at it. I tried it and yep hard as can be. This also had a very sweet taste. I found this to be unusual because sesame chicken is not sweet. General Tso is sweet to taste. Rice with this meal was good. We ordered a side of house lo mein which was actually the hit of the meals. Served pipping hot and good tasting with beef, shrimp, chicken and some veggies. Maybe there was two different chefs cooking the meals tonight? How can two meals be cooked badly and one be very good. I don’t know if the service we received this evening was a fluke because prior visits were pleasing. I do hope for their survival, they straighten out whatever the issue was tonight as this was once a very good place to eat at. Unfortunately, we will not be...

Yuan Sushi is a pleasant little Asian inspired restaurant, providing good quality service and food at an acceptable price. The menu is packed with choices for both the vegetable and meat lovers, and the atmosphere is pleasing to a business-cascual kind of guy like me.

My party arrived around 7:00pm to find the restaurant mostly empty, and we were seated almost immediately at one of the available tables. For as empty as the restaurant was though, its small size made it feel less noticeable. The ascetics was also very simple, with light music playing in the background and some televisions here and there that were showing the local news. 4/5 stars for the ambience.

Our service was close to perfect, as our waiter, who I think might have been the son of the restaurant's owner, was quick with our drinks, refills, and bringing out our orders. He was professional and pleasant, things I highly value when I just want to enjoy my meal without a server asking me how everything was every five minutes. 4/5 stars for the service.

The food was a double edge sword for me however, as I ordered the Ton-Katsu (fried port cutlet). The dish was delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the next day I awoke to a sour stomach and signs of food poisoning. Do I know for a fact it was the Ton-Katsu? No. But I do know that no one else in my party got sick. That said, everything else I partook was delicious. The Spring Rolls, while small, were packed with explosive flavor. The house salad was the perfect size, though the dressing was a tad too sweet for my tastes; I prefer my ginger dressing to be more tangy. 3/5 stars for the food.

Overall the majority of my party was completely satisfied, so while I personally suffered a repercussion from dining here, I won't let it affect the score as much. Which is why it gets...

Great concept, the lunch box meal, but the devil is in the details.

No noodles with the soup-maybe this isn't a thing here?, no hot mustard sauce with the spring roll, a pin drop of wasabi that barely covered one piece of sushi, questionable ginger that I couldn't eat, such low-grade plastic silverware that it failed at its function and no cookie, once again, maybe more Chinese than Japanese, but it's always an appreciated touch.

The food quality was decent. The portions were not generous but adequate.The ingredients were fresh and flavorful. Service was quick and very friendly.

Parking was sketchy in this part of Cohoes. A few glossy and glazed glances from the under-employed loitering about mid-day made me uneasy about leaving my car unattended. This is not the restaurant's issue in...