Sizzle It Asian Bistro — Restaurant in Novi

Tucked away in a posh and quiet Novi neighborhood is this new Asian fusion eatery where Japanese, Chinese and Korean cuisines meet together producing a very unique and exciting dining experience. It is conveniently located on Novi Road just 5 minutes away from the popular Novi shopping district and 12 Oaks Mall. It is a relatively new restaurant (as of Jan 2018). We went there for lunch and were pleasantly surprised!

We ordered from the Sizzle It menu page where you pick your choice of meat, vegetables and sauces and the food is presented to you in a hot “sizzling” hot bowl. You add your desire amount of sauce to the bowl and stir fry them together. It is so delicious! The ingredient seems to be very fresh and of high quality. We equate our dishes to be a crossover between Korean BBQ and Chinese stir fry. One advice is to try the little containers of sauces first before pouring them all in. The sauces are actually very tasty but for people who do not want their food to taste too salty/strong, you may want to go easy on the sauces. You can always throttle the amount to your own likings. We used half of the sauces and it turned out just right for our taste. You can always add more after the stir fry procedure if required.

We saw other patrons ordered the Bento Boxes and the portion looks to be very generous. The Ramen noodles looks good too (Tonkatsu Ramen… yummy). We sure will be back to try those soon. We also saw the making of the Rolled Ice Cream where they cut up fresh fruits and “stir fry” with ice cream on a cold plate and roll them up, finish with your choice of dressing ingredients. That looks really good also.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is casual with updated décor. The restrooms are very clean furnished with automatic trash cans where the lid opens with sensor. That, we have not seen in any other places. Overall, we are very happy we found this new fusion restaurant. Dinning out is as much the quality of the food, but also the enjoyment of the experience. This place provides reasonably priced, good quality and tasty food in a fun and...

Me and my fiancée came in at lunchtime. We got the bento box for the Pepper Steak and Sweet&Sour Chicken. My fiancée loved her meal, but the soup and spring roll. I liked the soup, but it got really stale after minutes of being at the table. The plate and style was great, and the service was excellent.

Now, onto my overall experience. Me personally, I was not really happy with the food. The Pepper Steak was decent, but was bombarded with peppers and onions that I only got 2-3 pieces of good size steak strips. The spring roll was cold and the fried rice wasn’t fried, but tasted like it was reheated in a steam warmer. The loe mien was bland, which really depends on what restaurant you go too.

Now, after criticizing with my opinions, the food could be amazing. We use to eat at Kim’s Garden, and seeing it is the same owners, we were hoping that it would taste the same. Sadly, are wishful thinking was not on our side. Compared to Kim’s Garden, this was a huge step down and hoping that they turn it around in the future.

Our bill was $24.80, it wasn’t worth the money. I’d rather spend $25 at a drive-through.

Service: 5 Stars Appetizer: 3 Stars Drinks(w/refills): 5 Stars Food Readiness: 5 Stars Plating: 4 Stars Food Taste: 2 Stars Food Cost: 2 Stars

Overall: 3.7/5

A quick note to the staff: I work in a kitchen, and I know things can get stressful. We were the only guests in the store though. I personally would love to help you guys out and see how it’s all prepared. Food is an art and never should be rushed. I think this place could be amazing, but it needs more flavor. Change the loe mien and fried rice, I think they could be great side appetizers, instead of what is being served.

I will return later in the year and hopes to it...

Phenomenal food. Some of the best Asian food in this area. The honey chicken had a rich, full flavor. You could actually tell you got the right meal. A lot of restaurants you can order honey, sesame, or orange chicken and the sauce basically looks and tastes the same (bland). Not with Sizzle It. Distinctive, rich flavors. The chicken was lightly breaded - no balls of excess fried breading or soft spots - and properly crunchy. The crab rangoons are homemade and very good. The honey walnut chicken was absolutely amazing. A surprising amount of delicious shrimp in a delicious creamy sauce on a bed of chow mein. Popcorn chicken was also really good and the spicy Japanese mayo was delicious.

They have the widest selection of bubble milk tea I’ve seen in this area. You can choose from a wide variety of cold and hot types, then there are a dozen different types of bubbles to choose from.

The rolled ice cream was also delicious. Lots of unique flavors to choose from - including lychee and taro. You can watch them make it. They break the ice cream apart on top of a frozen pan, let it freeze for a minute, and then scrape the ice cream into rolls. Then there’s a wide selection of toppings to choose from.

The bento box portion sizes are generous for the price. We ordered the dinner size and had enough each for another meal. Prices are not too bad either - $12.50 for these boxes overflowing with...