Ended up getting sick after eating here 🤢 and it's in a bad part of town.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ramesh Kushari
long waiting time delivery not good
RM
Inside the museum but you can eat here without paying for a ticket, they will give you a sticker to show you’re going to the restaurant.
The gluten free banh mi was delicious. Great ratio of pork and pickled veggies and the gluten free baguette was crispy and fluffy but held up well to the filling. So good! My first banh mi in years since being gluten free.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julian G.
Had the best experience here. Everything is fresh and gluten free - especially the Banh Mi was delicious! Also had great service from Elmar. We will definitely come back when we are in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kim Jackson
Food is a great value and our server Elmer was so cheerful and kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alysha Coughler
Staff was welcoming and very helpful choosing what to get in our bowls. Always excited to find a 100% gluten free spot as someone with celiac disease. Spacious seating and very clean. Food was tasty, filling and fresh. Highly recommend for a healthy tasty quick meal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kimmie Y
Excellent service and excellent food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christina Ng
Came here for lunch before a show at the Orpheum. You don't have the pay to just go to in to eat.
Ordered a family meal. It's a good deal $59 4 entrees 2 appetizer rolls 4 cookies
Added spicy cucumbers.
Everything was good. The sauces for the rolls were a little strange. Yellow and green curries have a kick so not for small kids but we enjoyed them.
Seating available. Service was fast. All gender restrooms available.
Harry Potter
Worst Asian fusion on earth. I’d rather not having lunch next time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Ken Wong
January 2024: Grabbed lunch at this cafe in the Asian Art Museum. The banh mi Sandwich was very tasty ?. Good flavors and ingredients! Very authentic.
Shrimp rolls were very tasty too. Would definitely come back again for more delicious food ?
We eat at museum restaurants on a regular basis. Asian Box had good food and an efficient system for preparing and serving their offerings.
Parking: Parking is scattered, but why drive when Muni is so convenient. About 2 blocks to walk.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Aiyin Liu
Saw the 5 star reviews and have to agree. Come to the museum on first Sunday of the month (free Sunday) just to eat here. Then do some museum stuff, which is also fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
oaklandmomcat
As there is no other restaurant nearby and a walk elsewhere isn't all that pleasant, you are stuck eating in at Asian Box in the San Francisco Asian Museum. Asian Box is a local chain that has taken over what used to be a pleasant, casual spot where you could relax and talk to friends about exhibits, or personal matters - enjoy a menu based on current exhibits and a pot of real tea in a Japanese cast iron pot. Now you have to use your rock concert voice to be heard over other voices and scraping chairs in this hard surface room. Boba tea seems to be the attraction. Food comes in a plastic container with an oddly shaped plastic fork whose tines lean inward. This leads to the spilling of rice and other finely-chopped ingredients. So cover youself well to prevent a dry cleaning bill. I had Spicy Vietnamese Chicken, which was spicy hot. I'll give them that much. It was served on over-cooked rice with a tiny bit of cabbage and a lime slice. And peanuts which escaped through the afor mentioned fork along with the rice. They do stuff a lot of food in those little boxes and there is free ice water.
EndlessVoyage
So if Asian Box were not inside the Asian Art Museum - I wouldn’t be here. The food is average but customizable so maybe we chose poorly. They have drinks and the obvious stuff but it’s in a cold cafeteria with some sort of weird fan blaring. Not really the museum vibe. I recall past cafes at the AA that we’re far far better. I imagine weekdays it is tough for them to stay open this the chain Asian box moves in. The box refers to the takeaway box which you can take to the second floor and sit outside.
Alex Xue
absolutely crucial part of the work day - lunch time filler upppppp
Ended up getting sick after eating here 🤢 and it's in a bad part of town.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
long waiting time delivery
not good
Inside the museum but you can eat here without paying for a ticket, they will give you a sticker to show you’re going to the restaurant.
The gluten free banh mi was delicious. Great ratio of pork and pickled veggies and the gluten free baguette was crispy and fluffy but held up well to the filling. So good! My first banh mi in years since being gluten free.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had the best experience here. Everything is fresh and gluten free - especially the Banh Mi was delicious! Also had great service from Elmar. We will definitely come back when we are in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is a great value and our server Elmer was so cheerful and kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff was welcoming and very helpful choosing what to get in our bowls. Always excited to find a 100% gluten free spot as someone with celiac disease. Spacious seating and very clean. Food was tasty, filling and fresh. Highly recommend for a healthy tasty quick meal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent service and excellent food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here for lunch before a show at the Orpheum. You don't have the pay to just go to in to eat.
Ordered a family meal. It's a good deal $59
4 entrees
2 appetizer rolls
4 cookies
Added spicy cucumbers.
Everything was good. The sauces for the rolls were a little strange. Yellow and green curries have a kick so not for small kids but we enjoyed them.
Seating available. Service was fast. All gender restrooms available.
Worst Asian fusion on earth. I’d rather not having lunch next time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
January 2024:
Grabbed lunch at this cafe in the Asian Art Museum. The banh mi Sandwich was very tasty ?. Good flavors and ingredients! Very authentic.
Shrimp rolls were very tasty too. Would definitely come back again for more delicious food ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We eat at museum restaurants on a regular basis. Asian Box had good food and an efficient system for preparing and serving their offerings.
Parking: Parking is scattered, but why drive when Muni is so convenient. About 2 blocks to walk.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Saw the 5 star reviews and have to agree. Come to the museum on first Sunday of the month (free Sunday) just to eat here. Then do some museum stuff, which is also fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As there is no other restaurant nearby and a walk elsewhere isn't all that pleasant, you are stuck eating in at Asian Box in the San Francisco Asian Museum. Asian Box is a local chain that has taken over what used to be a pleasant, casual spot where you could relax and talk to friends about exhibits, or personal matters - enjoy a menu based on current exhibits and a pot of real tea in a Japanese cast iron pot. Now you have to use your rock concert voice to be heard over other voices and scraping chairs in this hard surface room. Boba tea seems to be the attraction. Food comes in a plastic container with an oddly shaped plastic fork whose tines lean inward. This leads to the spilling of rice and other finely-chopped ingredients. So cover youself well to prevent a dry cleaning bill. I had Spicy Vietnamese Chicken, which was spicy hot. I'll give them that much. It was served on over-cooked rice with a tiny bit of cabbage and a lime slice. And peanuts which escaped through the afor mentioned fork along with the rice. They do stuff a lot of food in those little boxes and there is free ice water.
So if Asian Box were not inside the Asian Art Museum - I wouldn’t be here. The food is average but customizable so maybe we chose poorly. They have drinks and the obvious stuff but it’s in a cold cafeteria with some sort of weird fan blaring. Not really the museum vibe. I recall past cafes at the AA that we’re far far better. I imagine weekdays it is tough for them to stay open this the chain Asian box moves in. The box refers to the takeaway box which you can take to the second floor and sit outside.
absolutely crucial part of the work day - lunch time filler upppppp
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