Ten Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar Restaurant Review
4647 MacArthur Blvd. (Campus Dr.) 
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Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-660-1010 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Ten Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 Orange County (CA) Late Night Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment Thurs.-Sat.
- Outdoor dining
- Open late Thurs.-Sat.
- Valet parking & parking lot
- Upscale casual
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| Even though the adjacent nightclub has been renovated yet again and renamed 8Eighty8, Ten Asian Bistro is still a hip place to hang out, especially at the affordable happy hour. A neon-backlit Buddha presides over this sleek, Far Eastern-inspired spot. The setting is striking, the sushi creations elaborate and the presentation impressive---but we're left wondering if there's any substance to back up the style. The flowery Cal-Asian fare is definitely secondary to the scene. The martini menu, which features treats like the sour patch (Pucker liqueur and Belvedere vodka with a lip-smacking sugar rim) and the raspberry lemon drop, is much more original than the dinner menu, which mainly offers items any sushi lover has seen a hundred times before: rainbow rolls, seared albacore, seafood salad and so on. This bodes well for the bar scene, but not for any gourmet aspirations. Oddly enough, the local airport district business crowd hangs out here for lunch, noshing on sushi or more American favorites like teriyaki chicken or Kobe-style beef sliders. |
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