Chinoise Cafe On Queen Anne

03/23/09

beware of dishonest servers at chinoise seattle!!

by buglife at Citysearch

i was surprised to see my credit card statement with 32% tip when we ate at chinoise seattle. luckily i am the type of person who keeps receipts. i put in 12% tip and what j.jackson did was added full $10 on my original tip!!! what a ripoff!! beware of this trick, they write (1) infront of your tips to add full $10 to your total bill.

• Pros: good food but,,,,,
• Cons: surprisingly dishonest servers!!!

09/08/07

Yuckoise

by spankmehard at Citysearch

The variety of Asian foods does spark interest, but this place is ?the ?Jack? of all trades and the master of none.? Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese foods are available. There isn?t a wide selection, but there are popular dishes from each category. Thai phad thai, Chinese Mongolian beef, Vietnamese pho, and Japanese bento box. The environment is casual ? not classy at all ? and the service was the same. So I wouldn?t bring a date here. The food was OK at best (it must be the MSG). The sushi was HORRIBLE. It?s a nice idea to have a selection of popular dishes from diverse restaurants, but why eat a variety of just OK food? The biggest disappointment was the Spider Roll sushi. The chef apparently ran out of ingredients, or was too lazy to make some, so he filled in the middle of the Spider Roll with extra rice. Superior sushi, at Ototo, is just available across the street. The biggest quirk about this place was that you have to pay for tea. No class. Low quality. Average prices. Don?t waste your time here.

• Pros: Wide Variety
• Cons: Bad Quality, Street Parking

11/04/06

My problem with "Chinoise"

by phasmid123 at Citysearch

Ok I must tell you I have never eaten at Chinoise. I've always wanted to but something bothers me greatly.

The word "Chinoise" means "Chinese" in the French language. So here in USA, we have a sushi (japanese) restaurant with a name that means "Chinese" in French. Would you want to eat at a place with such contradicting and confusing name? What kinda food do they server there? Is it Chinese, Japanese, French, American, some of the above, or all of the above?!

Imagine you are in Italy, you see a restaurant's name in English called "Mexican," you walk in and find out they serve neither Italian, Mexican, English/American food but Ethiopian food. Would you stay or leave?

08/03/06

The BOMB! So FRESH and so clean clean.

by daviddees at Citysearch

I just moved to Washington and was looking for some sushi on Queen Anne. I am so glad that I went here. Their rolls are fresh and inventive. I recently came in with my girlfriend ans she ordered sushi and I had Thai food, yellow curry. Not many places offer those choices. I have tried a few of their dinner dishes and have never been disappointed. One of our favorite appetizers are the summer salad rolls served with peanut sauce. This place is consistently very good. Thanks!

• Pros: Fresh sushi, eclectic menu options...something 4 everyone
• Cons: parking, small place

04/04/06

Wonderful sushi!

by danic81 at Citysearch

Wow... it just doesn't get better than this. Chinoise (at all locations!) has such a great mix of traditional rolls plus their house specialties. Every bite (and yes, you CAN fit that large roll with the sprouts sticking out into your mouth) is full of fresh, well balanced flavor. Miso soup is awesome every time. I have always loved everything we've ordered -- be sure to sit at the sushi bar and watch the action from the front row. Prices are reasonable considering the quality you get -- have never tried the other pan-asian fare because their sushi is just sooooooo darn fresh and delicious! Have always found service perfect -- attentive but not hovering, friendly but not overly chatty, kept our tea and waters full. THANK YOU CHINOISE!

• Pros: fresh, unique rolls, reliably delicious