Koi Asian Cuisine & Lounge

Rebecca Fyffe 5 months ago

Koi in Evanston absolutely blew me away with the service we received yesterday. Koi is a pan-Asian restaurant that, surprisingly, pulls off dishes from multiple regions not just competently, but excellently. Their sushi and maki are always fresh and delicious. Their har gow, shumai, and Peking duck are as good as anything at the best dim sum spots in Chinatown, like Triple Crown or Cai. Their Szechuan dishes are also top-notch, which makes sense, since Koi’s owners were associated with Peppercorn’s Kitchen, the outstanding Szechuan restaurant that used to be next door before it closed. When Peppercorn’s shut down, Koi absorbed many of the employees, including chefs, along with much of the menu. We ordered some of our favorites: shrimp har gow, shumai, and Snakehead Fish with Pickled Vegetable Soup. They also make another Snakehead Fish soup with green peppercorns that we love. One tip: ask for chili oil with the har gow and a red vinegar sauce with the shumai. If you do not, they tend to default to hoisin, presumably because they assume American diners are more familiar with it than the more traditional Chinese pairings. The vinegar, especially, is a perfect counterpoint to the r

Sy W 9 months ago

Real delicious authentic Chinese food with menu for authentic Chinese and American Chinese dishes. Four of us ordered fish dishes which is more than what we needed and that had generous portions but all dishes were so delicious that we ate everything lol. We got 酸汤肥牛 a sauerkraut beef dish, 干锅包菜, stir fried cabbage, 干锅豆腐, stir fried tofu with potatoes, 小炒肉, green peppers with pork, and 三杯鸡 a chicken dish. My personal fav is stir fried cabbage and the tofu. They were so well seasoned with fresh ingredients. Chicken was a little too savory. But after all really friendly service, they even gave 杏仁酥 and fortune cookies as dessert for free. Def a 5/5!!

J P 9 months ago

Went in on a weekday for lunch. They have two different menus, one for Chinese cuisine and the other for Japanese cuisine. I opted for Chinese and ordered 3 dishes. The wonton in chili oil was sweet, which was not how it’s supposed to taste. The Xiao Long Bao was definitely premade or maybe from frozen. I’ve eaten a lot of Xiao Long Baos over the years, and I was really disappointed with this one. The Dandan noodle was too salty. Overall was unfortunately a disappointing experience. To me, the taste was far off from authentic Chinese. I can’t speak on the Japanese cuisine because I didn’t try any, so perhaps it might be better.

Yuyi Zhou Edited 10 months ago

Tried the assorted clay pot for the first time and it was amazing! Everything tasted homemade and the soup was especially wonderful. The other dishes we ordered were also great. Really enjoyed the meal!

jane val a year ago

We had a wonderful time with Yelp at Koi Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant. It was a great event where we got to try not only their great cocktails, but, some of their delicious food! We were able to try the following: Pomegranate Lychee Belini Lychee Martini Vegetable Spring Rolls Vegetable Dumplings Damage Vegetable Maki Rolls Dragon Fire Maki Everything was fresh and delicious and a great time was had by all attendees. We can't wait to come back and try more of their menu.