Asian Mint

09/22/09

My favorite Thai and Sushi hangout

by EatDallas at Citysearch

I love coming here for Lunch and Dinner. Their price point is so affordable and the value is amazing. Best Pad Thai in town, Pineapple Cashew Shrimp Fried Rice, Ginger Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Spicy Kung Pao oh so yummy! $6.50 martinis of the day, all day. $1 nigiri every Monday and Tuesday Night from 5:30pm-10pm with $2off all Sakes. Half priced bottled wines over $39 every Sunday, All Day! Gotta finish with the green tea cake or the sticky rice with coconut ice cream.

• Pros: Pad Thai, $1 sushi, mango martini, greentea cake, stickyrice

01/06/09

it was not the best

by nic01312345 at Citysearch

One day i went to asian mint to get some dinner.it was crowded with a bunch of americans. So the waitress took us to a table, got some drinks, and went straight to ordering. The server was disrespectful and didnt come to the table that many times when i needed something. so when we were done we asked for the check. Just when we were leaving we said "Thank You" but the server just walked away with no manners. I thought that i was not treated with any manners. So i will of course not go backto asian mint again.

• Pros: It was clean
• Cons: not treated well

12/16/08

Cute place, Good food, weird location.

by raspberryt at Citysearch

IThe location is about as random as it gets, in a shopping strip right off the highway next to an Office Depot, but once inside it has a fun, very green and trendy feel, without coming across as snobby or tacky. (I wouldn't recommend going there if you want privacy though, the tables are tiny and squeezed into the small space)

I started with a cup of Tom Ka soup, my favorite appetizer on a cold night, and while it was rich and had good flavor, it was not at all spicy like I expected it to be (and good Tom Ka always is), and the texture was a little thin and watery. But lots of chicken chunks and mushrooms, which is a good thing in my book.

I'm a huge fan of thai noodle dishes, so my friend and i ordered the Pad See Yew and the Pad Kee Mao, both with beef. The dishes are huge servings (although still a little overpriced at $11 each) and came with broad, flat noodles (that were a little overcooked, but still okay). The Pad See Yew had excellent flavor, very sweet and light, and I liked that it came with lots of big juicy broccoli heads and spinach leaves. I got the Pad Kee Mao medium spicy (which looking back i would have gone spicier, because they dont seem to make things very spicy at all for thai food) and it was good but mild compared to the same dish at other places. Not the best of either dish i've had but not disapointing either, and there were enough leftovers to take home for an entire other meal.

We finished with the Green Tea Cake, which was AMAZING. Layer after layer of cake, whipped cream icing, and green tea ice cream...it was so light and refreshing for a cake i couldn't believe it! Definitely the best thing i had all night.

Overall, the food was really good but not quite good enough to justify the high prices, the atmosphere was trendy and casual, and the service was friendly and prompt. If not for the weird location, i'd probably go back there with friends--they also serve sushi and have an extensive drink menu i'd love to try.

• Pros: buzzing atmosphere, big portions, extensive menu, great desserts
• Cons: bad location, small space