The Bistro at the Strand

Daniela Herrera Meza

Mid. Honestly man: the foods' decent, the area looks nice, the price ain't the hottest thing. But what really doesn't strike a good cord with me is the fact that the food can take horrendously long to be prepared. I ordered a Cali sushi there. THE THING TOON TWO HOURS MAN... LIKE BROOOOO

Rose Ty

Terrible. Have to pay $5 for a to-go box plus the cost of the meal and the wait was over an hour long. The rice in the donburi bowl was hard and the sushi was flavorless. Tastes like something you could make at home for cheaper and tastier. Over priced and not worth it.

ifearedfate97

I give it 2 stars for the location of the place, 4 stars for the waiters since they try their best. 1 star for the menu and prices. The name of the "restaurant" is misleading and should be changed, with the name, "the Bistro", you would imagine a nice variety of steaks. Instead you are presented with a menu mostly comprised of Asian cuisine, there are exceedingly more variety of sushi platters then there are for steaks(as if this school doesn't already serve enough Asian food on campus). I ordered a steak from the Entree menu, the wait was horrible, approximately, 55mins of wait time, not including the time it took to be seated. We were starving, I had hoped the wait would be worth it but when I received my plate(and it was a big plate) 90%of my plate was smashed potatoes, 5% asparagus, and 5% was my steak, the size of a hockey puck with little to no thickness. It was ridiculous, a big pile of smash potatoes with asparagus is what I was mostly paying for. When I got the bill I was surprised to see that my Entree was $20, $20 for a plate of potatoes and asparagus. I complained at the checkout and was told that the prices were determined by the weight of each plate. Well that explains why I mostly got potatoes and barely any steak, just another example of how this school just loves to rob students.

Elizabeth Gomez

Service tends to vary, but overall very good. The food is a tasty way to avoid monotonous dining hall food every once in a while. Their sushi never disappoints. I also recommend getting the ramen with the vegetarian broth, it's tastier. They also offer food to-go through Tapingo which is nice when you want to have their food without dining in.