Taste of Asia

Self serve and you pay by the pound. The yakisoba noodles and teriyaki chicken is a must! It’s definitely more worth after 2:30pm their happy hour = 50% off!

You could have blind folded me and said the food I was eating was Panda Express and I would have believed you.
For some, that would be an insult. But I like Panda every once in a while. So to have this place close by is pretty sweet. It definitely wasn’t the best I’ve had, orange chicken/​chow mein/​fried rice/​spring roll, but I don’t know where else you can get that kind of meal so quickly and at that price.
Only negative was I got a lot of scraps from their buffet style setup. They need to refill those things more frequently to keep it fresh for the next person.

I like it! Great for worker bees in the Century Square building. Just pick up a box, pick up what you want and weight that baby on the scale ($ 8 per pound). Good selection of Asian entrees. It’s alway consistent and fast. The service is always top tier. Two thumbs up, and they stay there.

As a Korean student, I really like this place. I don’t usually make a review about something, but I felt that I must share this nice place with you. They provide over 20 kinds of Asian foods, and the foods taste really good and fresh! Especially, I like Korean style spicy pork. They also change the menu everyday and I would recomend you Tuesdays and Thursdays’ menu. Moreover, you don’t have to pay for ur beverage. They serve it for free, so do not hesitate to get a beverage! If you are looking for some nice Asian foods, this place won’t disaapoint you.

So I am not normally a fan of buffets due to cold, overcooked food but this is an exception. I have eaten here multiple times. The food is mostly Korean and is cooked in small batches as to avoid the food from sitting too long or becoming overcooked. The food is fresh and delicious! If you are a vegetarian (I am not), it is awesome as they provide a ton of options. I happen to love their lo mein, teriyaki chicken and beef bulgogi. Oh and their egg omlets and dumplings are addictive.

Ack! I need a bathroom… right now! Oh, Asian by the pound food. How did I miss this?
Yep, a random bathroom trip led me to find a new Asian hot food bar!
Selection: Great selection! I come back to a place when they have specific items I like. Oh boy did they have some good stuff here. Fresh watermelon (I have a weakness even though it is so heavy!), the apple greek yogurt salad, Asian omelet (these tasty Asian treats are one of my personal faves), shitake mushrooms (ahhhh LOVE), bok choy, and tons of tofu. Some meat optiosn also, but super veggie choices! Some of my faves were very prominent.
I avoided the greasy things, but I found the mushrooms and bok choy to be nicely sauced.
Price: Ack! Heavy. I paid the price.
Another nice thing is that they open super early! So I can even get my Asian food fix for brekkie! Nice!
Anyway, expensive as usual, but a great selection.

Tuesdays (and maybe Thursdays) are my favorite days to go. That’s when they serve egg salad and spicy pork. (Otherwise they’ll have a folded egg omelette and… I don’t remember what they replace the pork with…)
I always get the same things (maybe not all at the same time, although it has happened), usually in the smaller order: egg salad, white rice, spicy pork, bulgogi beef with broccoli, meatballs, and vegetable pancake.
You pay by the weight and not by the selection, so, if you’re cost-​conscious, just be careful what you select and pile in. I think it’s between $ 3-​$ 4 at minimum, and it just goes up from there. A canned soda is about $ 1 so just get it from your work vending machine if you want one. If you’ve spent over $ 10, they throw in the soda for free.
I actually like going here, because I love the food I named above (the bulgogi isn’t quite as tasty, but that’s ok…) and love that I can get them in that combination. Definitely a fan of that. I like having a bit of everything, family style.
As for the curry, it’s not thick like Japanese curry. or even like Indian or Thai curry… but it’s curry. And it’s actually not too bad.

This is a decent little buffet for a downtown Seattle food court. You can find most of the standard items here and most of them are ok. I haven’t come across anything that I’ve come to regret. I just wish that heavy but inexpensive items like the steamed vegetables had their own prices.

If McDonald’s was a fast food Asian place and charged by the pound this would be the place. The food is alright and consistent. The staff is friendly. I come here for the healthy selections of salad and vegetables. In a pinch and if your in a hurry this is the place to go.

It’s pretty ok. Going through, you can tell what seemed like safe bets and what seemed uncertain. I forgot what I had for the most part but it included fried rice. :P The curry chicken didn’t look appealing and looked water-​y. Pass on the sushi; it looked… matte? Staff did seem nice, though. Might have to scope out the other safe bets. Seating is tough during lunch. You could try the benches down the hall or walk to Westlake Park across the street.

I was downtown and needed to grab a quick lunch before I took the bus. Behind me was the Century Square Food Court so I decided to give it a go. I’m trying to go (mostly) wheat — free this month so that ruled out the gyro and sandwich places. Taste of Asia seemed to be the best option, even though the buffet setup makes me a little nervous in such a high traffic area.
The buffet is divided into two sections: salad bar and Asian food. It was only 1pm but most of the dishes were pretty low and/​or didn’t look fresh. I started with the salad bar and discovered scant offerings. There were no carrots, plain lettuce (there was Caesar salad), olives, croutons, or dressing. I made a «salad» of withered tomatoes, 2 kinds of cucumbers (plain and spicy), and broccoli. I skipped the sad looking sushi rolls (only one kind), pasta salads, and melon. Then I moved onto the other part of the buffet. There were typical fast food offerings, such as potstickers and those Asian potato pancakes. I went with a little bit of chow mein, rice, orange chicken, and a couple bites of some beef dish. The chow mein was pretty good but really greasy and I had to avoid lots of crunchy noodles that were either overcooked or sitting out too long. The orange chicken tasted like something else, maybe kung pao chicken. It wasn’t very good. The beef was actually really good. Well seasoned and the only thing I wished I’d gotten more of.
The man that rang me up was extremely polite. There is also free water, though it’s not refrigerated. For about $ 6 (pay by the pound) I had a quick and filling meal, but it just wasn’t very good. There’s not alot of food to choose from at all and I guess ya gotta get there early for anything to be fresh. I won’t be back. World Fresh Asian Eatery in Two Union Square is far superior for both selection and quality of food.

I’ve been at a new location (2 blocks from my old location) for the past couple months, and it’s given me the opportunity to try some new places.
The rotunda /​food court at Century Square is geared mostly to those who work in the 30-​story office tower above it. It’s not a shopping mall food court a la Westlake Center.
I did discover a diamond in the rough here — Taste of Asia.
A previous reviewer described Taste of Asia as an asian buffet. And while the food is served buffet-​style, the type of «asian buffet» that reviewer seemed to be expecting was of the all-​you-​can-​eat variety. Taste of Asia is pay-​by-​the-​pound. It’s moreso a self-​serve asian deli.
Ok… now to the food. I find it to be decent and filling. I get the same thing every time I go there, because I’ve found what I like.
I grab one of those 3-​segment to-​go boxes. First small segment — beef bulgogi, which is awesome. Tender, flavorful… seems to have been marinated for a long time. The main compartment belongs to vegetable fried rice and vegetable chow mein. I’m a starch addict, and their versions of both are fresh and tasty. The second small segment — 3 – 4 potstickers, depending on how the supply is looking, and how many people are in line behind me (I feel guilty sometimes). The potstickers are usually done perfectly. Crispy on the flat bottom, with the rest of the wrapper moist and chewy. The filling is tasty.
Next — they weigh in. I think they charge 6-​something a pound. I usually wind up at about $ 8.
I can’t speak to the other offerings on the steam table — I will never eat buffet sushi. Sounds like a food-​handling nightmare.
I know what I like, and Taste of Asia fits the bill just fine