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Azie on Main opens Friday
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Azie on Main opens Friday
Last night, Meal Ticket was invited to check out a preview of Azie on Main, Win and Sutida Somboonsong's latest suburban Philly restaurant. (The power couple's also got � deep breath � the original Azie in Media, Newtown Square's Teikoku and Mikado, Wayne's Flavor and Ardmore's Thai Pepper.) It opens to the public Friday.
The 206-seater (789 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, 610-527-5700), taking over what was the upper-level fine-dining portion of Maia, features swank talking points like framed booths, a 20-foot-long birch communal table and an onyx sushi bar. There's also a 46-seat outdoor patio, which provides a nice view of all the cars that are way nicer than yours. (Just us?)
The menu, conceived by exec chef/partner Takao Iinuma (Morimoto) and executed by chef de cuisine Kaz Matsui (don't think it's this Kaz Matsui) is similar to the spread at the original Azie in Media � sushi/specialty rolls, hot and cold apps, fishy and meaty entr�es. Pics above � New Zealand mussels cooked in sake (things are huge); the Red Dragon Roll (jumbo lump crab, tuna, scallion, avocado, spicy mayo, eel sauce); pan-roasted Chilean sea bass in a brown butter teriyaki sauce; steamed veg; green tea tiramisu.
Opening hours of operation: lunch Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner Mon.-Thu., 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.; Sun., 5-9 p.m.; Sunday brunch 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
the table is not birch- it is bubinga and the patio is surrounded by bamboo which is tall enough so that it blocks the view of the parking lot and i believe the hours you posted are also wrong - they are not open for lunch yet and wont be for a few more weeks. Nice article !
duh: I checked with a rep for Azie and I'm told the table is birch. I could see the parking lot from my seat on the outdoor patio, which is to be expected of an al fresco dining area situated ... in a parking lot. (This was not meant as a criticism; some REALLY nice cars!) As far as the hours go, they're correct, but you're right in mentioning that lunch and brunch has yet to launch. They're coming August 2.
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