Just like Spinal Tap’s amps, this appetizer tour goes to eleven…eleven weeks that is!
And for this high volume week, I thought we’d go to a restaurant I’ve eaten at before, but I don’t remember ever featuring them on the blog, so it’s off we go!
Here we are at Asia Grill in the back section of Junction City. I’ve had lunch here before, but never been here at night and I don’t think I’ve ever featured them on the blog.
It’s freezing out here, so let’s go inside and see what’s happening in there.
You can order over there at the front counter, so let’s go say hi to the two people over there.
This is Yulang and Amira looking great behind the counter! We had a nice chat and they took my appetizer order.
Here’s the spacious dining room and I chose that single table in the back.
As soon as I sat down, Amira delivered me my iced tea, nice!
This is my view of the front of the dining room.
TV screens hang from the ceiling and comfortable booths line the walls in here.
Meanwhile, back at my table…
This week’s appetizer order has arrived!
I got an order of the Minced Chicken with Lettuce Wraps and an order of the Crab Rangoon.
Both appetizers look fantastic, let’s dig in and try them out.
I have never seen Minced Chicken offered as an appetizer before and was curious to try it out.
This is chopped chicken with Shitake Mushrooms, water chestnuts and scallions with a hoi-sin sauce. I mixed some of the hoi-sin sauce into the minced mixture and put it on the iceberg lettuce and this was a tasty treat!
The minced mixture had a tasty savory flavor and the lettuce added a nice cool texture to the dish. This was a very flavorful and satisfying appetizer!
Crab Rangoon is one of my favorite appetizers of all time and these look fantastic! We’ll add some of the sweet chili sauce and try them out.
The wonton shells are crispy and the cheese and crabmeat filling is rich and delicious!
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Appetizer Rating
Both appetizers were fantastic, but I thought I’d rate the Minced Chicken since I’ve never had that appetizer before.
I’ll give the Minced Chicken a high rating of three and a half Chad Wallace Deviled Eggs. I’ve never had that appetizer before and it was quite a tasty treat!
Thanks to Amira and Yulang for the wonderful food and friendly service at Asia Grill!
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Asia Grill (In Junction City)
5832 Knoxville Avenue
Peoria
309-689-8880
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