Asia Garden

Great sushi. Love the tuna lover, edamame, sweet potato rolls and much more. Don’t be deceived by the exterior.

Upon entering, you’ll notice Asia Gardens careful attention to detail. It’s modern, with trendy lighting and a simple green and white theme. The menus neatly organized, the prices cheap (though a tip, take out is a bit cheaper), and the service quick and friendly (hopefully you’ll have the pleasure to be served by will, a bright eyed, attentive waiter).
Steamed dumplings: sublime. Green pepper chunks (?) add perfect crunch.
Avocado salad: creamy and balanced, not too sweet.
Mixed vegetables: excellent amount of sauce and flavor, veggies were bright and steamed just right.
The eel and tuna sashimi was fair, but hey, we’re no where near the sea.
Overall a great experience. Thanks will!

I am a regular customer and have been since Asia Garden opened and spend an average of $ 150 per month. I usually use their coupons from the mail flyer. Last time I was there I said how forgetful I am, that I forgot my coupon. No biggie! they said to bring it next time. I did, though it had expired 2 days prior. I had a $ 50 carry out order and I tried to use it. They said no, because it’s expired. Okay, I will give them that… my mistake. Anyone else would have accepted it. Not that $ 10 will make or break me. It’s just the whole idea. I will never go back there, ever again. Also, the food this time was marginal. Barely seasoned and very little meat in any of the dishes.

Best fish in the STL area!
I moved here from MKE, which shouldn’t have better sushi than STL since both are Midwest… But overall the STL sushi scene is horribly disappointing, until I found this place. I absolutely love sushi & had given up on it here (STL area) — it is just that bad. I had tried the highly raved Drunken Fish, Wasabi, Seven, & other STL sushi restaurants & was always horribly disappointed by their low quality fish & extremely high prices.
This place is not the high quality fish (I get sashimi everywhere) that you’ll get in any other U.S. City (Seattle, Chicago, NYC, LA, San Diego, etc — I travel a lot for work…) — but it is the highest quality I’ve had in the STL area & the prices are good for the area too. (I also find STL to be horribly overpriced for sushi compared to the rest of the country.)
So overall, STL does suck for good sushi (sorry, but have to honest) — but this place is definitely the best & will be the only place I go for my sushi fix when in the STL area.
As a side note — the exterior does look non-​inviting, but once inside, it’s all good & be ready for STL’s best quality sushi.
For the area — this place deserves 5 stars (the best).

For our area It’s 5 star compared to other cities a good 4. My husbands family thinks Chinese Buffets are the only place to eat on the planet so I have grown to hate Chinese (or at least Americanized takeout that tastes dirty to me). My husband loves it. Asia Garden is our perfect solution!!! And now they deliver!!! He can get Chinese and I can get my favorite Thai and Japanese. Plus I LOVE their sushi. I am not a sushi officianato having only tried some whole foods, Fresh Thyme, and the local grocers version. Asia Garden’s is the freshest and best tasting, it so melt in your mouth I moan with pleasure when I eat it. I had the amazing roll once and it was AMAZING the cream cheese literally melting on your tongue. Who knew sushi could be served warm!!! My only complaint is I don’t always know what I’m getting with the a la carte sushi. Meaning I have ordered the $ 2.00 California roll the last 4 times I have been there and even pointed it out on the menu. The first two times I got 6 1 inch size pieces with a dipping sauce to share with the husband, third time same items charged around 4 dollars, fourth time I got one jumbo giant size around 3 to 4 inches, was way fancier and had more of a crunch. It cost about $ 5.00. I’m not experienced enough to figure out what I’m ordering wrong. My husband is of Asian decent and it’s not uncommon for us to get offered things that are not on the menu, so maybe I’ve stumbled upon an off menu treat.

Brought my family of six here on a Saturday evening. The atmosphere is nice enough for date night but not too stuffy for the kids. The staff was friendly and efficient. We ordered Chinese, sushi, and sashimi. Everything was very good. Not too salty, which can be a problem with Chinese food. My only complaint is that our food was lukewarm. Definitely could have been hotter. The sushi and sashimi were wonderful… fresh and tasty. We will definitely be back.

Dined here this evening and was pleasantly surprised. As another reviewer commented, don’t be put off by the exterior as once inside it’s very nice and open and looked spotless.
The sushi and sashimi were good as was the hibachi beef. Serving sizes were abundant and prices very reasonable.
Will make a return visit soon and try the other sushi offerings.

Really fresh fish. Beef was very good. Properly steamed veggies. Very reasonably priced for sushi. Nice ambience. Nice presentation. Friendly knowledgeable staff. My only request would be to turn off the radio and the TV.

2 weeks ago they delivered to my location but today they say they can’t and it’s less than 3 miles away. Seems strange. The food is just ok and customer service obviously stinks.

Ordered in tonight and had recieved a flyer for this place and sushi sounded good. Delivery time was reasonable and only $ 3 and I live a town away so I felt like this was a steal.
I had an Amazing roll and some chicken fried rice. The roll was wonderful and I was a little worried, its flashed fried, that it may get soggy on the way, but it was great. The fried rice was light and good my only complaint is that the chicken was boiled and didn’t have must flavor.
Overall, nice way to get out of cooking on Sunday. My belly got full and I would do it all over again if I had too.

Where should I start? Sushi was definitely alright, but the hot meals we had just weren’t that good.
The sushi tasted fairly fresh, was priced pretty well, although the prices on their flyer they sent out this week, were lower than what was on the menu. We had a philly roll, rainbow roll, and alaska roll. All of them were fairly good, especially for Collinsville, IL. Nothing to write home about, but better than Wasabi in Edwardsville.
The hot meals, I was so disappointed. The chicken red curry that I got tasted more like moo goo gai pan, it was flavorless, and the chicken was slimy. Definitely not the same as the curry I eat at Sen downtown, but it was the same price surprisingly. The Mrs. had beef with broccoli, and again the meat was kind of slimy and chewy for such an expensive dish. Last one of the kids had the hibachi chicken, which was the only meat at the table that actually tasted like chicken. I thought it was fairly decent, and the portion was huge.
Overall, we’ll probably be back for sushi, but only for sushi. The exterior of this place is kind of blah, but the interior is fantastic! Very clean, beautiful lights, TVs and even a big screen TV on the wall, but not in the way that it is annoying. Service was a little slow, but they were very friendly.
Give this place a try!

Best crab sticks I have found in the area. Price is comparable on sushi and sashimi. Would like to see some calamari though that would make it my new sushi dive. Great atmosphere and great workers what elsewhere can you ask for? For me to be back in Japan which has the best food on earth I my opinion

Asia Garden is very tasty! We get an appetizer, miso soup, and a entrée. The prices are very good for the portions. The vegetables are fresh, hot, and crisp. They have great combination meals as well as sushi. I typically get the beef or shrimp hibachi. It’s fantastic. I also enjoy the Miso soup and shumai appetizer. Plus, each table gets a complimentary basket of shrimp chips. So good!
The atmosphere is so clean it seems sterile. It’s also very modern and lovely. The service is great.
I took away one star because the fried rice is only mediocre. It can range from too salty to way undercooked which is too bad. Fried rice is one of my favorites.

Service is very good and place is clean. If you order hot tea, it is a tea bag, not a pot of tea. Sushi is fresh and made to order. It is a nice change of pace from «traditional Chinese strip restaurants». I enjoy the Japanese dishes as a change of pace.

Lovely place & not what you would expect in a strip mall, don’t let the outside fool you. Great food & menu as well as prices. I have attached pictures of the inside as well as our sushi & pictures of the full menu. Definitely give it a try & I highly suggest the rainbow roll & the spicy yellow tail roll.

Good sushi. Nice clean place. Very good value. They have a large menu with something for everyone. If I’m passing through the area again it is a must stop.

Very nice place, affordable with very good sushi. Not much to look at from the outside, but the décor inside was very nice, and immaculately clean. Very friendly staff.

Ahh, Asia Garden. I waited so long for you to open. Even longer to actually go. Had so many high hopes, dreams, expectations. Alas, all of that was slowly dissolved as I proceeded through my order.
Okay, melodrama aside, I was very disappointed with my first visit here.
Having an upcoming sushi date at another establishment, I opted out of a sushi order in favor of the teriyaki steak bento box. Maybe it was my own fault for not specifying the doneness, but it was bordering on «shoe leather,» which is only for psychotics and people without taste buds or nerve endings in their teeth. The sauce was very neutral and did not have that sweet, salty, umami type quality that is pretty much synonymous with teriyaki.
The tempura batter was soggy and did not adhere to the veggies very well. The sticky rice on the California rolls was more dry and falling apart, which is akin to rolls that had been prepared much earlier in the day.
Then there’s the bubble tea. I won’t go into my own past in regard to this on my own personal level but I will say that I have been QUITE eager to finally try this here. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that is was indeed available when I ordered it. Although, I can not say that I enjoyed it, at all. It was very watered down and severely lacking in sweetness and flavor in general.
I am going to give this place a second chance somewhere down the line and I sincerely hope that I can massively upgrade my review, but I have to be honest. Otherwise, it would defeat the whole purpose of Unilocal.I just feel awful leaving a bad review as it is a very welcome addition to Collinsville’s otherwise homogeneous restaurant options.
If I had to rate just the service we received, I would give you a five.
Will give the sashimi and nigiri a go next time. Fingers crossed…

Sushi prices are terrific without sacrificing much in terms of quality. The Super California ($ 7) and the Philadelphia ($ 4) were the big hits of the evening.
For those not into sushi, they offer hibachi and typical Chinese fare (Orange Chicken was decent and presented well). Eight crab rangoons for $ 5 was a good value as well.
The décor is also top notch as well.

We were frequent customers and will not go back. We ordered orange chicken that was all hard breading, and when we asked to get something different the owner/​manager said we would have to pay for our orange chicken but only pay $ 2.00 extra for a piece of teriyaki chicken. Not in business to serve the customers! So… They’ve lost us for good!