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Anna's Asian Bistro
When you visit ANNA'S, you'll experience the authentic home cooking that Chef Noy and owner Anna Makmok (mother and daughter!) have enjoyed all their lives. Their inventive, expansive and affordable menu features the cuisines of Thailand, Japan, Korea, India, Laos and beyond. Start with something crispy - like Japanese stuffed avocodo or tempura, Thai chicken wings or Indian samosa. Perhaps a Japanese pork kabob or Peking duck bun is more to your liking. Saigon and Bangkok rolls, miso, Tom Yum or Mama Ginger soup plus a salad will round out your first course. For a main dish, try Mongolian steak or chicken, ginger scallops, or Laotian curry noodles. ANNA'S original sushi items are much in demand and include Chef's Signature dishes and nearly 30 varieties of makimono! Or you can choose by the piece and design your own dinner from the sushi bar. ANNA'S boasts three beautiful dining areas - the Mirror Room, the Circle Room and the more intimate Fireside Room. See you at ANNA'S!
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50 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
Rating Breakdown 50 reviews
5 stars
(15)
4 stars
(26)
3 stars
(8)
2 stars
(0)
1 star
(1)
Food
(Outstanding)
4.2
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- neighborhood gem(30)
- fit for foodies(24)
- good for groups(20)
- romantic(17)
- special occasion(14)
- hot spot(7)
Anna's Asian Bistro Reviews List
Review 1 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Awesome Asian Fare
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"My wife and i were here on a friday night and we truly loved this restuarant. My wife is a lover of sushi which I don't like and I am a lover of thai food which she hates. Annas was the best of both worlds for us, The stuffed avacado is the best and a must try!!! I had the pad thai which I loved and my wife had the godzilla sushi roll which she was excited about....and also the byob is an awesome touch with no corking fee..."
Dined on 6/14/2013
2013
Special Features: good for groups, vibrant bar scene, romantic, neighborhood gem
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Review 2 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Great Menu Options! Delicious Food!
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"I enjoyed the stuff chicken wings and the death by chocolate dessert very much. My guest all raved about their food selections, too. I will definitely return."
Dined on 6/09/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem
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Review 3 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Pretty good
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Seven of us came for a birthday party. The food is pretty good. The restaurant might do better to specialize in maybe 2 cuisines. The Pan Asian menu is not serving them well. We tried a red curry, sushi, vegetable stir-fry, an eggplant dish, and Anna's special. Also, vegetarian egg rolls (good), quite odd samosas, and vegetable dumplings. The dumplings were the best. We also had dessert-mango with rice, lychee ice cream, a chocolate dessert (large), and Thai custard. All were good, although the lychee ice cream and Thai custard were tiny. The BYOB was a big help. Very good service and ambiance. We left pretty well satisfied and happy. Prices are reasonable. I might go back."
Dined on 5/23/2013
Special Features: good for groups, romantic, neighborhood gem
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Review 4 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Great Sushi and more!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Sushi was very fresh and good. In addition we had eggrolls, Mongolian Chicken and Chicken Teriyaki (sp) and these 3 warm dishes were very, very good. Prices were more than reasonable. Also, with Anna's being BYOB it was a very econimical meal. We will be back!"
Dined on 5/23/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 5 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Fantastic
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The best ribs ever at any Asian restaurant. The stuffed Avocado was awesome and I the Pink Passion sushi rolls were amazing!"
Dined on 5/17/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, romantic, neighborhood gem, special occasion
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Review 6 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Wow!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"I almost think we shouldn't rave about Anna's so it doesn't get crowded out of control, but it's too good not to share. Anna and David have created a masterful menu and backed it up with a head-spinning variety of flavors and choices so that you could go back every week and not get bored. They are wonderful hosts and we enjoyed talking about the food, Thailand and their backgrounds as well as enjoying the meal immensely. We treated it as kind of an Asian tapas experience and that was great - can't wait to go back and try some of the entrees as well. The BYOB thing is nice, and the fact that they don't hit you with a "corkage" charge is considerate. We have found a new place for our regular dining list, can't wait to go back."
Dined on 5/11/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, late-night find
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Review 7 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"We love Anna's Asian. The owners Anna and David couldn't be more accommodating. It's BYOB which is always appreciated. The sushi is top quality and very fresh. We love the avocado tuna appetizer. Great place."
Dined on 5/05/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, romantic, neighborhood gem, hot spot, special occasion
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Review 8 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Big menu, great location
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"We hit Anne's on Sunday before a show and although there was no one in the restaurant (about noon), we had a great time. Anyway, our meals were good and I especially liked the lettuce wraps. The coconut shrimp was just that -- shrimpy on the shrimp, and tons of coconut. Tip: would have liked less c and more shrimp. The sauces on all of our dishes were very good. I think if Lyric Opera ever puts out a restaurants near the opera they should mention Anne's -- it took us all of two minutes to get to the Opera and there are a LOT of west loop restaurants that are just fine for the Opera crowd.
Budget conscious people can go to Anne's and get a few items and still be under $20/person. I just read it's BYOB; we'll try that next time."
Dined on 5/05/2013
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 9 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Love the soups!
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"Our waitress was so sweet. When I told her I liked the Tom Yum and Tom Kah soup, she made a special blend of the two and it was fantastic! And SO accommodating. We had the house salad as well, which was big enough for two people to share, the egg rolls were great and the pink roll was also great! The rising sun was my favorite. The interior could use an update, but other than that we had a great experience."
Dined on 5/03/2013
Special Features: romantic, late-night find, neighborhood gem
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Review 10 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Great Asian cuisine! Anna's mom is in the kitchen cooking everything from scratch and to order. I've been going for over a year and there's nothing on the menu I haven't liked. My favorites: stuffed avacado, the duck, Malaysian curry rice, roti canai, drunken noodles and the green curry."
Dined on 5/04/2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, romantic, neighborhood gem, great for lunch
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Review 11 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Poor)
1
/
5
Really?
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"I was really looking forward to this restaurant after the 4.5 star rating given on the site. Bottom line: we were really dissapointed. First of all, please note that this is a BYOB restaurant, so if you feel like having a nice dinner with drinks, better bring your own. We also went because we wanted to eat sushi. I think for the quality of sushi served here (low quality), it should be better listed as Thai-Vietanemese restaurant. I'm not sure about the other dishes in the menu, but I ordered the most appealing (and expensive) roll in the menu and it came with a"giant tower" of tempura in each of the pieces; you could barely taste the fish, and it made it an unnecessarily unhealthy dish. This is the best they can do? We won't come back."
Dined on 5/04/2013
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Review 12 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Everything on this menu is
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Everything on this menu is fantastic. BYOB too!"
Dined on 04/11/2013
2007
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, hot spot
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Review 13 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Everything that our party
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Everything that our party of five ordered was really great! I did not give it five stars only because I felt that the wait staff could have been more friendly. There were two times where I felt she was a little annoyed. We were a well-behaved crowd so I do not know what that was about."
Dined on 04/13/2013
2002
Special Features: fit for foodies, hot spot
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Review 14 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Cool place, but not a favorite
Food
(Fair)
2
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Friendly service and good BYOB experience, but food didn't taste as fresh as I'd like. It felt kind of rustic and romantic in an authentic / under the tracks kind of way... Cool little restaurant over-all, but not a favorite."
Dined on 04/02/2013
2012
Special Features: romantic
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Review 15 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Delicious and Pleasant
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"The food was deliciously complex and flavorful choices. Less than high-end decor, but some renovations/changes are in process. Comfortable and pleasant, with attentive service."
Dined on 03/19/2013
2012
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem
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Review 16 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Delicious food and great BYOB
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Delicious food and great BYOB spot! Definitely a hidden gem in Chicago."
Dined on 03/22/2013
2012
Special Features: good for groups, neighborhood gem, romantic
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Review 17 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Delicious dinner!
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"This was our first time to Anna's, and what a wonderful surprise. The food is unbelievable! There is an avocado/tuna appetizer that is delicious. We also ordered the spring rolls and they were very flavorful, as was the dipping sauce that accompanied it. We ordered several types of sushi, and not only were they delicious, but the presentation was outstanding as well. One of our guests did not eat sushi, so she ordered a shrimp and veggie stir fry, we all sampled it, and it was wonderful, too! Our server was very attentive and helpful. All in all it was a great evening! We can't wait to go back."
Dined on 03/08/2013
2003
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, romantic
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Review 18 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
My favorite sushi place in
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"My favorite sushi place in town. Creative rolls, delicious appetizers like the seared ahi tuna. Can't get enough of this place"
Dined on 03/07/2013
2012
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, romantic, special occasion, hot spot
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Review 19 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
The food and service are always
Food
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"The food and service are always impeccable. It's always a pleasure to eat here."
Dined on 02/16/2013
2010
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, special occasion, great for lunch
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Review 20 for Anna's Asian Bistro
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Best byob in towm
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"This was my third time there and each time has been a consistently great experience. Highly recommend to anyone who likes Asian food."
Dined on 02/14/2013
2012
Special Features: neighborhood gem, romantic, special occasion
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Anna's Asian Bistro
Based on the average of (30) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
6 out of 8 recommend this product
Food
(Outstanding)
4.1
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.9
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic