Coast Asian Bistro

Continuing on our search for decent Asian food in the Valley, we decided to try this fairly new addition to the mix. Upon entering the building, the lovely décor definitely catches your eye. Sparkling tiles, subdued lighting – so far, so good. We were seated promptly, and provided with dishes of seasoned peanuts and something that appeared to be malformed/​diseased carpaccio. We had to ask the waiter, who said it was some type of seasoned beef. Ok.
We decided to start with our usual test appetizers (if these pass our «test», a place will usually follow through with decent main dishes). We ordered the hot & sour soup, and potstickers. The soup arrived promptly. It was not true hot & sour soup. It was made with CHICKEN! Not a good omen. It was virtually flavorless, neither hot nor sour.
While waiting for the potstickers, we ordered our main dishes, a Sichuan beef and a phở.
After a long wait, the entrees and potstickers arrived at the same time. Oddly, the server then attempted to grill the beef in the serving plate (not done with Sichuan cuisine), and had great difficulty putting the sizzling hot plate on the table as the «fajita» dish didn’t have enough of a rim to handle safely. Tongs or a larger plate would help – I see a disaster in the making.
The potstickers were not made with a proper siumai wrapper – they were wrapped with a thick, gummy wrapper. They were inedible.
The noodles were also flavorless, and no rice was served with the beef.
The funniest thing of this whole dining disaster is that when my husband told the waiter that the dish he ordered was supposed to be Sichuan and not Mongolian (which is what was served to him), the waiter just shrugged, laughed, and said he just knows what they tell him – he knows nothing about Asian food.
Apparently, neither does the chef.
Fail.