Aja Asian Cuisine & Lounge
| Address: | 28 US-1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA |
| Phone: | +1 732-249-5888 |
| Site: | aja-newbrunswick.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 11:30AM–10:30PM 11:30AM–10:30PM 11:30AM–10:30PM 11:30AM–10:30PM 11:30AM–11:30PM 12:30–11:30PM 12:30–10:30PM |
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Gurdeep Simran
After continually telling my entire family about this place, being that I had been here once before, I was embarrassed and extremely disappointed with the HORRIBLE quality and service at this restaurant. It is clearly obvious why this place is barely filling tables let alone filling the restaurant. My mother is vegetarian and I simply asked if there was any way for the soup to be made without eggs (which was refused by the server). Then, I asked what options there are to substitute with the soup instead and the individual said salad, but it is an additional charge. An additional charge for salad when you dont even have any vegetarian option available in the first place. After receiving the salad (opted for it because I didnt want to see mother staring at us while the rest of the family eats). The best part was that the salad was literally the size of a VERY small hand... Two pieces of lettuce and two pieces of tomato. Not to mention that ALL THE WHILE our soups were ICE COLD. I literally mean they were as cold as the cold drinks that were ordered. Now comes the entree. I ordered what I remembered from last time (Malaysian Style Red Curry with chicken). How many pieces of chicken you ask? One piece of chicken! One bite! Just one! Literally mostly sauce with a few veggies and one piece of chicken. And left to eat that with a fork. I WILL NEVER GO OR RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE IN MY LIFE EVER AGAIN. I really hope the owner(s) read(s) this to understand how horrible their staff, food, quality, experience, etc is at this place. I cant wait for another half way decent restaurant to open up so that this place could be out of here already. Its just a pathetic and awful looking piece of architecture that diminishes the presence of Route 1 in NJ.
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Mark Cerqueira
Holy crap! Entering this restaurant is a hazard if youre already on Route 1. Basically, you need to merge into a lane where cars are entering and accelerating to get onto Route 1. If it was any other state where drivers arent complete and total jerk-offs, this wouldnt be a problem, but what can I say? New Jersey drivers are cream of the crop when it comes to being "courteous." Check Ajas website for "safer" entrance directions. AJA pretty much hits a bunch of the Asian food groups: Japanese, Thai, Chinese. They also have a well-stocked bar and the decor is very, very appealing to the eyes. The food itself is okay. My dining party mostly focused on the Japanese menu; we had Gyoza, Shumai, a Sushi and Sashimi platter, and some rolls. Everything was okay. The one really sour point was the bone my dining partner found in his sashimi, which is inexcusable in any sushi place.
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Frank Pongratz
To document my experience... Appetizers: Rock shrimp was excellent, fried calamari is very different from what you would usually expect, it is half salad and half small salty calamari, and it was decent. Entree: the bento box was definitely unique to the restaurant and was very good! All of the portions were sized so you wouldnt leave hungry. The problem was that the meals for my party came out at different times. It took about 25-30 minutes to get 3/5 meals and close to another 15 for the final one. Service: definitely off for the atmosphere. Servers werent especially pleasant and we had a dinner added to our check that we didnt order.
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Sasha Cohen
Really, REALLY slow service. I don’t think they put the servers through any training and for a complicated menu like this, they’re bound to mess it up – which is exactly what happened with us. Everything was slow, from the greeting to the drinks to the food to getting the credit card back. The food is okay, nothing special – all fairly standard Asian fare. Given the subpar food and service, there are better places out there and I don’t recommend coming here...
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Bruno Pedroso
Ive been going to Aja for a couple years now, and I can say I am always highly satisfied with the experience. The setting is dimly lit and typically quiet, which can be quiet relaxing. The service is always top notch since the food is prepared quickly and well. The Sushi and Sashimi are always good and fresh. They have a diverse menu with great choices so even if sushi isnt your thing; they have great grilled wok and teriyaki options.
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Keith Ulle
Food was good but service was "off". Sat at bar and had a few drinks and dinner. Numerous times the bartender looked at me, my "empty" glass and continued on. Then asking the person sitting near me multiple times if everything was ok,etc. was weird since there were like 5 people at the bar. Wasnt impressed with that persons customer service but was a cool place- not good enough to come back if flying solo. Maybe better with a group?
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Daniel Ceglio
I had the Hibachi Shrimp and it was disgusting. Food did not seem fresh at all. Shrimp was hard, Noodles over cooked and the rice was mushy. They drowned the food in some kind of sauce that was not flavorful. Food was so bad we hardly ate anything. We quickly paid the overpriced bill headed home and ordered Pizza, that is how bad the food was. My advice, skip this place. Not worth the time nor the money.
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Karen Echenique
I visited for the 1st time on Mothers Day. It is a good place to eat, atmosphere is good and the waiter was awesome!!! He was extremely attentive and offered to speak in Spanish to my elderly mom and aunt. Food was very good. The décor was really nice but it needs some repairs - The wall paper hanging down as you enter is not appealing. The Koi pond was a nice touch as well as the wall sculptures.
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Przemek Klosowski
This Asian food is near Rutgers, but quite hard to get to: the entrance to parking lot is right after a major local highway intersection, so we almost missed it after making a turn in heavy traffic. The outside and inside decor is quite unique---look up the outside in Google Street View and you will recognize it from far away. We had a decent sushi and basil chicken dish which hit the spot.
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Karl K
Incompetent waitress, slow service with nearly empty restaurant, overpriced drinks, bland food, and chilean seabass that wasnt completely fresh/badly prepared. To top it off, I got over-charged and when I pointed it out, the server actually used "oops, I mis-quoted the price" for charging double as an excuse and refusing to correct it. Not recommended.
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Hana Chang
nice ambience considering its a lounge in the middle of route 1 with just a movie theatre around. food is not bad and happy hour after work is great when you want to catch up with a friend. does need some improvement on service though as last time I went, they messed up on the tab by giving me the wrong bill
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Tom Hutch
Love this place, from the Outside its questionable but once you get to the inside it is set up well, food is great... drinks are great. Desserts awesome... Id suggest any of the signature sushi rolls, the sushi pizza, live scallops or really try it all. Definitely have a Leeche Martini or 2, 3 or 4.
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Mahalia Polk
The food was amazing!! The sesame chicken was incredible, even the rice was excellent! Only complaint is that it didnt come with enough broccoli! The sushi was also great! Service was fast, they were training many new waiters but the service was still great!!
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Monika Gurcinaite
Love the food here. Clean kitchen and the staff is really friendly. On Mondays they have specials where is half off on all alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend one tree hill roll and pineapple rice with shrimp or chicken( I usually do both)....
