EastWest

2306 2nd Ave N, Birmingham
(205) 202-4496

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Leigh Riley

Food is good, and won’t break the bank. Dining room is small and crowded so expect a good bit of noise. The soft shell crab bao buns are my favorite.

Wiley Powell McCullough

I really enjoyed myself at this restaurant. A time was had and I will be back soon

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Chinese Duck Nachos, Spicy Garlic Shrimp, Seared Salmon

Dennis Cruz

This is a fabulous spot. The food and drinks are reasonably priced. The decor is urban chic. Love this spot

Parking: Parking close is a challenge.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kobe Burger

TheOtherBonJovi

Great food, good cocktails, and great service make a killer combo.

The Mongolian Ribeye and the White Chocolate Bread Pudding are a MUST.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sebastian Nazario

Came out very disappointed after our evening here. I would like to preface by saying that our food was great and it is always a nice atmosphere in the restaurant. The service however left much to be desired (it sucked). Our drinks took more than 20 minutes to get to the table. We ordered two appetizers, one of which they ran out of and we were not told until it was too late to reorder. My girlfriend was especially upset with the evening seeing that we were celebrating my birthday and the note she left on the reservation was totally disregarded. The only time our server showed any ounce of interest in us was when it came to dropping the check off, which she did before our dessert got to the table, and still had charged the appetizer that we never got and the drinks that one of the other very wonderful employees graciously offered to take care off.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Korean Fried Cauliflower

Ashley W

This used to be a favorite, but it’s quickly slipping. I always have a reservation when I dine here. Sadly, this last time we waited about 10 minutes before even being approached for our drink orders. The restaurant only had 3 other tables seated at this time. After dining and closing out our checks for about $200 per couple - we were asked to get up and leave because another group needed to be seated. We maybe had finished paying our checks by 5 minutes. We were finishing drinks and finishing our conversations. Looking around the restaurant, there were multiple open tables. I don’t know if I’ll be back or suggest to others. The staff has become pretty rude and unprofessional.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

ej brown jr

bao buns!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Chinese Duck Nachos

Benjamin Crowley

I hate reviewing places but I feel like this one was necessary. We reserved a table online early for my fiancée’s birthday. The system informed us that we would have to pay a fee if we didn’t cancel in time. That was the first off putting sign. We were running late due to traffic and called the restaurant to let them know. The lady on the phone informed us that we had another reservation behind us. It felt almost like a threat that we should hurry lest we lose our right to eat. When we got to the restaurant the hostess informed us again about the reservation behind us. All in all, it felt very cold and uninviting to be reminded multiple times that you only have a set amount of time to eat like this is some super exclusive club and we should be lucky to even eat there. The food was great, but we will never go again solely because of the “reservation policy”. This restaurant needs to focus less on getting people in and out and more on keeping the customers they have and providing a welcome environment.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Andrew Benson

Very nice little restaurant! Great food, the bao buns and Kobe burger were great, with cheese and two patties.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Beef Bun, Kobe Burger

Alexandria Lockett

The food is AMAZING!! For my appetizer, I got the spring rolls. They were very crispy and flaky. The sweet chilli sauce complimented them very well! For the entree I got the pan seared salmon. I LOVED IT! The crispy skin was PERFECTION! The risotto very creamy and flavorful! I will definitely be going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andy Reinaker

Excellent dinner and service at EastWest.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chinese Duck Nachos, Korean Fried Cauliflower

Marcel Debruge

Consistently very good. Menu is a little limited, but they do a terrific job. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily Hammack

food was DELISH!! I really liked the pork and the soft shell crab bao buns. the service was good too (a little slow on the drinks but good came out very quickly). If i could change just one thing about the restaurant it would be the music. it was soo loud i could barely hear myself think. Otherwise, I loved it!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Korean Beef Bun, Chicken Teriyaki Bowl

Jackson Hankins

Hosted our engagement party here and found the service, food, and event space to be excellent. Our guests raved about the Lemongrass Meatballs, Lettuce Wraps, and Spring Rolls. The cocktails were also very good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shea Shannon

I’ve been eyeing this menu forever and the reviews and food pictures all pushed me to finally go. Maybe my expectations were just too high? Was the food bad, no. Was it great, also no.
We started with the spring rolls and while the flavor was good they were pretty oily. We also had the wings and I was sad they weren’t as great as I expected. They just didn’t have the flavor I was expecting .
My husband ordered a chicken dish with curry and mustard and he was pleased. I had their spicy shrimp and it was just a lot of spice without great flavor.
I did enjoy both cocktails (East 75 and Osaka spritzer)
With so many excellent restaurants, this one goes into the 1 and done category.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

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