9 East Hibachi & Asian Kitchen

The entrees are to die for always delish and fresh. I've tried several different dishes each one as good as the last. I always enjoy 9 East

Sad when you go to this restaurant and the last times it was really good and this time so terrible! I was very disappointed. The chief needs to be retrained or the kitchen manager fired. Pork rice old, orange chicken dough tough could not chew it, spicy mango not spicy and cold,wasn’t sure there was any mango! The white rice was the only good dish on the table. Rangoon dough was tough and chewy, chicken lettuce wrap to much salt and dry. This was at lunch but not excusable. Bummed

We dined here as a family on Christmas evening and honestly 9 East is among the best Chinese/Asian restaurants on the CT shoreline. A good amount of people come here for the hibachi experience as well as sushi. But this time we came for the Chinese food which was exceptional for the shoreline. 9 East stands out among the rest for quality food and large portions. When we were seated we were shown the QR code to scan (no menus provided) and honestly the online menu is not intuitive = a wreck of a site and needs to be fixed. But if you get past that, the dining experience is wonderful. We are a family of five and the total bill before tip was $140 and included a scorpion bowl (super strong and a little expensive at $22), one order of scallion pancakes, one order of dumplings, a fried rice, mandarin chicken, general tso chicken, 2 orders of general tso tofu and an order of broccoli/tofu in garlic sauce. We ordered a noodle dish which the waitress forgot to bring but we appreciated that because the portions were large and we were full! All in all, a positive experience with excellent food.

Entertaining hibachi with talented chefs. This hibachi is in an updated Asian style restaurant, while it is pretty inside, I personally like the feel of the old hibachi on the other side of town. The chefs are playful and will squirt sake into your mouths from the bottle and play catch with the vegetables. The food is delicious, as with any Asian dish. At the hibachi, you start out with a bowl of miso soup and a bowl of salad. For the dinner, I recommend the complete hibachi dinner with steak, which also comes with some shrimp. There was never any problems with any meals anytime I've been there, so I wouldn't sorry about getting your order wrong. (Besides, at the hibachi, the chef literally makes your meal in front of you)

Food and service was extremely mediocre. Prices that are high should reflect high quality food and service but this does not happen here. Atmosphere is great though as the place is quite beautiful.