The Riverfront Asian Cuisine & Bar — Restaurant in Wilmington

I am utterly surprised that this restaurant has alot of 5 stars then expected. This comment would probably be the most accurate one here. Let’s start from the top.

It was our first time visiting here after the other restaurant closing down (UDON) in quite a long time. Me and my mom wanted to try to food and try something new. As we walked in it was very cold in there, the fans weren’t moving but we felt air everywhere. It was freezing actually and wanted to go outside but it was deadly hot. It took the waitress a while to ask us what we would want to order actually.

So I’m not really a fan of spicy food and I wanted the Panag Curry and asked if I could get a 0. She said sure but then said the spice is made with it and I would barely taste the spice. I said ok and hoped for the curry to not be very spicy.

We had gotten the first plate (Chips and sauce) then our appetizer (Shrimp rolls). I kid you not the shrimp rolls were so tiny like the size of your finger and thin we were baffled! And when we took a bite out of the shrimp roll all you could eat was the crust! It would have tooken an estimate of 4 bites just to get to the shrimp and once you do you can’t even taste it! It didn’t look cooked and looked plain raw.

Not even 2 minutes of getting the shrimp rolls our main courses came out. My mom had gotten the pineapple curry and I’ve gotten the panag. I did do a test of the curry sauce and it didn’t really taste right. (And it was REALLY spicy on top of that). The worst part is I tasted peanut sauce (I do not do good with peanut butter it makes me nauseous and I throw up) I could’ve sworn I didn’t see the menu mention peanut sauce and just tasting it made me sick to my stomach. (My mom was complaining on how chewy her chicken was and both of our drinks were watered down). I couldn’t eat anymore of my food since it was very spicy and too much peanut sauce as well, and my mom was over it. (It also tasted nasty, wasn’t cooked that well) We did not take the food home and just left.

The food was just so discusting and horrible I ended up getting a sick stomach and throwing up continuously in the toilet.

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE DESIGNS, IT MIGHT LOOK BEAUTIFUL BUT THE FOOD AINT! 2/10 NOT COMING BACK,...

Update: sad to say that JCO left, but this place is still decent. However, last time we went the noodles were not as flavorful (Khao Soi and pad thai). Hoping it was a fluke for next time we go.

I've been apprehensive about this place since the Ubon rebrand, but after having tried it today, it is actually really really good. Menu may seem long and intimidating, but this crew knows what they're doing serving up various types of Asian food.

I ordered the tom kha soup, chicken pad thai, and dry noodles with duck, all requested spicy. If you are looking for Asian spicy, all you need to say is spicy (so be careful). Tom kha was extremely flavorful, hot and sour. Pad thai noodles had an awesome texture, like Korean chewy but not undercooked. The pad thai sauce 100% beats out the other well known Wilmington pad thai kitchen--it is so tamarindy and tasty. Those two dishes convinced me to stop playing it safe and try out something more exotic (I never order exotic dishes at poor quality places): queue the duck noodles.

When I say the duck noodles were the best duck and noodles I've ever had, I mean it. I was having a pretty bad week but this dish knocked it out of the park and my enthusiasm and mood instantly lifted. The duck was a crispy, meaty portion (you could honestly have a whole side dish of just the duck, that's how much there was) and it tasted something more like Filipino lechon, but duck. The egg noodles were bouncy and generous, well sauced and sautéed. It was less spicy than the soup and pad thai, but spicy nonetheless.

Service was fast, though the night was slow and we were the only table there. The man serving us initially seemed wry, but opened up to provide tongue-in-cheek humor and was glad to serve us. He thanked us warmly for our patronage as we left.

At this point, I'm glad Riverfront Asian replaced Ubon. This is a fresh take, with high quality ingredients and flavors. I was foolish for not giving them a chance earlier, and I...

Parking: Free parking lot. Can also parallel park nearby.

Service: We visited Sunday around opening (11:30 AM - 12:00 PM). We were greeted and seated immediately. Waitress was really nice and warned/explained to us the difference between the Lao and Thai papaya salad as most people are only aware of the Thai papaya salad.

Best authentic Laotian cuisine I have had in all of PA/DE! I love spicy food and their spice level 5 was perfect for me. I ordered the Lao Papaya Salad (spice level 5) and Larb Gai (spice level 5). Both were very flavorful. I highly recommend both if you're looking to taste what authentic Laotian cuisine is like.

Atmosphere: I really liked the "chill" vibes I got dining indoors. I also like how it is facing the river. There is a bar inside as well.

My only issue with this place is that they do not have a non-alcoholic drink menu (at least none that I saw/was given).

Overall I will definitely be coming back here whenever I crave...