MontAsia — Restaurant in Columbus

This place is the real deal for good food. Color me skeptical when I was going through Cooke City and I see a sign advertising great Asian food in the middle of nowhere. I’m sure it was the best in town but that doesn’t mean much as far as good Asian food and rural Montana.

But I was hungry so I decided to give it a bite and I was impressed. The food really was good Asian homestyle cooking (not fancy stuff, balanced flavors, not greasy). I’ve spent time in Asia and for the most part I shun Chinese food in the US because I know what the real stuff should be like.

The menu was a bit more Malaysian in style but “Asian” captures it accurately. It’s a take out window though there are a few tables outside as well as wifi on premise. They advertise a variety of non-alcoholic drinks but we didn’t have any.

After a week in the Tetons and Yellowstone eating camp food and the occasional overpriced meal I can honestly say this was the best food we had in the area. It was also more reasonably priced than the park food. I got the feeling if this place was in a trendy city it would be a food truck.

So if your in town and looking for a break from pizza, burgers, sandwiches and sausage give this place a try. If your tired of park food use this as an excuse to tour the Lamar valley and keep going for a bite....

tldr: strongly advise calling and asking if it you are allowed to eat here without a reservation. It is a long way to the nearest alternative when they refuse to seat you. I would give zero stars if possible.

We (party of 2) went here one Sunday in mid-September. It was around 6:30 pm, ~90 minutes before close. There were

We ate here last night, unfortunately due to eating here my wife ended up in the hospital. She fell completely unconscious for about a minute two different times. We thought she was dying, it was the worst experience of my life! She ate the chicken Alfredo, it was good however the chicken was “off”. When we went to the hospital we made sure not to tell them anything about what she had for dinner, as we did not want to self diagnose. But the questions kept coming, and everything led to food poisoning. I just called and asked if the person that answered the phone was the owner and he said, “ would it matter?” Not very good customer service with me. (My service was bad so we got disconnected.) So now i’m sure I have around a $3000-$5000 medical bill, and ruined trip to Yellowstone. To the owner: I would love to hear from you regarding this. Great food... it just...