Asia Café

Family owned and run offering the tastiest Chinese anywhere. My favorite "hole-in-the wall."

I've been eating here since I was a kid. Love the food and the owners are great people.

Left in anger because of how bad the service was, never eating her again

Cheap eats in Napa? Who knew?!? Wanting something to eat that wouldn't break the bank, but provide a sumptuous meal, strolling through Downtown Napa led us to Asia Café. Conveniently located on Main St., I was perusing the menu at Zuzu next door and my wallet led me to Asia Café. Plus, the big sign saying "Chop Suey" hanging over the awning. Asia Café is a mom n' pop operation, which has great specials to choose from - family dinners & deluxe family dinners, which come with a combination of different entrees. Deluxe Family Dinner for 2 (Cantonese style pork chow mein, pork fried rice, 6 fried prawns & sweet & sour spareribs) $19 Pork fried rice- After only having an appetizer buffet the night before & charcuterie for brunch earlier in the day, the pork fried rice hit the spot for me. Greasy & satisfying, I foregoed my reluctance to eat much rice & had the lion's share of the rice. Pork chow mein- I didn't care for the pork chow mien. The noodles were soggy, which I found un appetizing. Eating most of the rice, I was glad to leave my portion of the chow mein. Fried prawns- 6 puffy pillows of seafood delight, the prawns came with cocktail sauce & hot mustard. Biting into these were a crispy treat. I could've snacked on a bowl of these watching History Channel. Sweet & sour spareribs- Anther fried wonder, the breaded spareribs were tender, sweet with pineapple glaze. The bell peppers, onions & pineapple chunks added even more texture to the dish & I eagerly polished off the plate, leaving only the syrupy glaze. Wonton soup (additional)- I'm an Asian soup guy, and Asia Cafe's por wonton soup soothed the soul. With juicy chunks of pork and, I believe, 12 ground pork wontons, the wonton soup warmed us on a sunny, but chilly, Napa day. Service was good. The "mom" took our orders & waited on us. Our food didn't come out right away, but the wait wasn't too long. We knew our food was fresh, as we could hear the "pop" preparing & cooking our food. Seating is best described as Denny's-esque, with booths on the perimeter and a few round tables in the center. Drab-looking? Yes, as is the décor. But, cheap food! Asia Café did the trick for us during our visit to Napa. Whereas other eateries charged $12 for a cheeseburger, our Deluxe Family Dinner for 2 had us stuffed with a massive amount of food, for only a little more. In a sea of hoity toity, it's nice to see a floating barge of frugality as a respite from all the $$$$ pricepoints. Highly recommend! NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

Good food and great prices