EAST Restaurant & Lounge

Good Chinese fare. Prefer sitting at the bar, with great drinks, good service and a friendly atmosphere.

The king po delight and string bean chicken were delicious

My boyfriend and I know better then to stop at American Asian Restaurants that haven’t been recommended but the outside exterior was stimulating, we were hungry and chose compulsively. I’d like to believe this place is much better during the heart of the summer. The food was mediocre at best. The chicken tasted as if it was reheated from the previous day and the calamari was not only chewy but tasted frozen, thawed and just thrown in the dish I ordered. The calamari definitely was not sautéed nor did it have any flavor of the sauce which lead me to my conclusion. The maki roll was the best thing we ordered and still only a 5 out 10 for taste and quality. We had hot tea and I requested a second bag which didn’t improve the taste. My opinion, the owners are buying the cheapest products possible and hoping that most of the dinners have never had decent American Asian Cuisine. My advice keep driving by, there are far better places off 95 and Route 1.

The food was rated low because it was more of a stir fry, when what I ordered was the udon. It was too full of veggies, little to no noodle, very little flavor, and the beef was disgusting. The beef was nothing but fat. The atmosphere was amazing but made me feel out of place being in a fancy hotel styled restaurant by the beach. It felt as though my sister and I would get kicked out for wearing a regular t-shirt and pants. However, the service was good, and the drinks were potent. Scale of 1 to 10 I'd give it a 7.

*Allergy Alert* Uses MSG!!! Can ask for it to not be included but egg rolls and pork fried rice are made in advance & have MSG in them. We’re warmly greeted and seated. Waiter brought water right away. He was very friendly and helpful with questions. In my opinion all the food was way too sweet! It was buffet food in a sit down restaurant. All of our meet was not piping hot. Like it had all been friend and was waiting under a heat lamp till ordered… then throw the same sauce on everything and bam, food. Building is interesting. Needs some upkeep. Landscaping needs done outside. Bathrooms were clean!