JR Asian Fusion

Pros:
–As a vegetarian, the food here surpasses most other Long Beach restaurants in their quality and number of options. My favorite dish is the Indian pancakes and scallion pancakes (appetizers).
Cons:
–I had a terrible experience here one night (9÷7÷15) in regards to service. I arrived at the restaurant a few minutes before my friend, so I decided to go in and get us a table. When I walked in, nobody acknowledged my presence. There was no host/​hostess, and all that I saw working was a busy waiter and busy busboy (busman?) Neither made eye contact with me, which I felt was intentional. I awkwardly stood there waiting for my friend to arrive.
When she came in, we worked as a team to try to get our presence known, and finally got the attention of the waiter and he seated us. Overall, the restaurant seemed to be occupying 5 – 6 dining groups. After reading through the menu multiple times, much time had passed, and nobody ever came for our drink orders. My friend walked to the bar and asked the bartender if someone could come take our orders. The waiter finally came over and collected our drink and food orders.
By the end of the night, my appetizers arrived after 45 minutes, while my friends appetizers never arrived. The waiter told my friend that he would go into the back to talk to the chefs, and when he came out, he told her that the chefs were backed up with delivery orders, and unfortunately, her appetizers can not be made. But he ensured us that our main entrees were in route. After another grueling 45 minutes (1.5 hours total of waiting), our dinners came out: my tofu came out as chicken: as a vegetarian, I could not eat this. Her fried chicken/​rice dish came out as two separate plates– one with just cold vegetables, and one with cold (not fried) chicken pieces.
Although I do find positive qualities about this place, I was definitely disappointed with the terrible service that night.

Came here last night for my friends birthday with a group of 12… had such a great experience. Food was awesome, server was very attentive, everyone always had a drink and at the end of the night they turned all the lights off and brought over a homemade mango cheesecake for the birthday girl and a round of drinks! Service was amazing, all the people that worked here were so friendly, will definitely be back and telling my friends about this place!
Pineapple fried rice was sooooo good and came in a pineapple!

Excellent service, better food. Unbelievably fresh. Went here in a whim because we were starved and couldn’t have made a better choice. The rock shrimp is the best I’ve had, no joke. Pad tai was delicious and the lobster special was killer. Found our new long beach spot!’

WOW! This place was Amazing! So refreshing. The service was great, the drink selection was really good and the food was by far some of the best Asian food I have had in a long time. The presentation was awesome! I had the crispy walnut shrimp and the chicken pineapple rice, it was ridiculous! I will definitely be returning to this place to try more dishes

inexpensive and DELICIOUS! all fresh ingredients in the food as well as the yummy cocktails! we have eaten here twice and gotten take out as well. Staff is very professional and really nice (fun too!)

Please add sushi to the menu!!! Love this place, great atmosphere but it would be 100% if they offered sushi. Nothing like a hot day with some chilled sashimi

I was actually shocked at the quality and taste of the food at this restaurant. It is by far the best Asian food in the Long Beach area. The place is clean and nice, with a friendly open vibe. It just feels like anybody in the place could talk to anybody. The bar is beautiful and the drinks are good. James is always friendly and welcoming, and the prices are really reasonable for what you get. Now I just have to continue working my way through everything on the menu.

Overpriced glorified Chinese food. Ordered 4 dishes. No Thai flavoring found in dishes and chicken was low quality. Only plus was fast delivery.

Amazing food and amazing service! We had the Kanu salad which was incredible! The wonton soup is out of this world and the steamed pork dumplings were delicious. We had the sesame chicken and the beef pad Thai for our main entrees and both were unreal! This is probably the best sesame chicken I’ve ever had. Usually the chicken is so dry at Chinese places but this chicken was juicy and tender. As a dessert we had the mango cheesecake which was insanely good! It was my boyfriends birthday and I didn’t even ask them to put together a plate for him but they did it anyway when we ordered dessert. On top of it all, they’re open until 2/​3am on Friday and Saturday nights. This spot is a true gem on the west end and I will be going back many many many more times.

Ehhh in starting to cool on you JR. Was first to review and really loved my first few experiences there. Already been in at least 5 times. My last visit… not so great. Sunday night, 7:30, JR was the only place with no wait so I recommended it. I noticed they raised the prices of their drinks a month into being open. The food was the usual, good to very good. What disappointed me was this: a waitress, obviously new, spilled a glass of water and a beer onto our table, and the young lady in my party got 12 ounces of Sapporo in her lap. No biggie, we rolled with the punches. She even left to go up the block to change her clothes and was back before the appetizers came. We had to change tables while they cleaned up the mess, and the bartender became our new server. You’d think for the inconvenience, maybe we’d get a free drink or app? Nope. Hardly even an apology. Not cool JR.

Great place and great food! A great addition to the West End. The city finally approved their beautiful bar.

JR Asian Fusion is excellent from the amazing cocktails, delicious food, the chic look inside and great to[ notch service. Me and my lady friend went to celebrate her birthday. She got the Dragon Fly Mojito and I got the Melon Vodka Ginger Beer. Both were the best we have had. What I liked about the Mojito was that it was not too sweet, too many places make Mojitos too sweet. Both were not only tasty, but strong.
Onto the food. For appetizers we got the Haru Maki (Japanese vegetable spring rolls) and the Crispy Calamari. While the Haru Maki was good, it pretty much tasted like most spring rolls we have gotten in the past. But the Crispy Calamari was the best we have had. It had a nice kick to it, was not overly breaded and the calamari itself was very tender, not rubbery at all. Like I said the best we have had, highly recommended. For lunch we shared the Thai Style Seafood delight, which also include a small lobster tail and came with rice (brown for us). It was big enough for us to share. This was a delicious mix of various seafood and various veggies with a majorly spicy sauce. We both loved it.
Our waiter could not have been better or nicer. He knew it was my lady friend’s birthday and surprised her with the Mango Cheesecake with candle. This was the proverbial icing on the cake. DELICIOUS. What we liked most about it, was that is was not overly sweet, plus it was homemade. Worth going just for that.
Prices are very reasonable considering the quality of the food and the service, which like I said was top notch. The day before, when I was riding my bike by there, I stopped in and asked if they allowed dogs on the outside and they told me yes, so we brought our little Teddy with us to lunch and our great water even brought him out a container of water. I can not say enough about our waiter. Some of the best service we have had and we have been to many places, especially in Manhattan.
As you read, you will hear others talk about the amazing food and drinks, plus the great service.
This place is worth a visit if you are in Long Beach.

Went here for a late lunch (15:00 hrs) and ordered Haru Maki and Tempura Shrimp appetizers. The food was very good. The service, however, was not as polished as the quality of the food. The place had five customers being served including me. I had to get up severs times to find someone and get them to provide what I was looking for. Could have been a 5-​Star rating with the improved service.

Everything is fresh and delicious and the drinks are awesome!!! Prices are great very inexpensive we love this place! If you looking for a good place to eat in long beach I highly recommend JR Asian Fusion

Foods alright, $ 2 wonton. Don’t bother paying for music though, they let it play for a little but then they change it to whatever they want.

Payed for music a guy changed it. I guess they don’t enjoy good music.

My friends and I went here for drinks, we all ordered something different and shared. All the drinks were awesome! It’s so nice to have a place in long beach that serves good specialty cocktails. Every place down here serves bottom shelf liquor and mostly beer, it’s nice to have a place to get a martini. I haven’t tried the food yet

Excellent addition to the west end! Staff is great, and the atmosphere is amazing. James the owner could not have built a better establishment. The food is delicious, seating and tables are very comfortable, and at a very reasonable price! Have a shot with James, he’s a hell of a guy!

Cool laid back atmosphere. Delish food and dangerous cocktails ! The mango cheese cake is amazing (and I normally do not like cheesecake)