Jade Asian Bar & Restaurant

We love to go to Jade on weekend nights because it’s not usually very crowded, so we never have to wait, and we get excellent service. The food is consistently yummy and never disappoints. My favorite app is pupu platter, which is basically a sampler platter. It is surprisingly good and fun to share with friends. We’ve enjoyed the Orange Chicken and house noodles. The veggie dishes are also good. Also, can’t beat their daily happy hour (can’t remember the exact hour but I think it starts at 8pm) with 2 for 1 drinks, including draft Summit. Sadly, they no longer serve sushi. Wish they’d bring it back. The sushi was my favorite. It was always beautifully presented and very fresh.

Jade is a great place to eat if you work in the midtown exchange building, or if you are around the area and want some great Asian food.
They have 2 for 1’s on the beer and from 4 – 6 pm they have free appetizers with drinks.
Their lunch buffet is great and they recently changed the price to $ 5.45 a person, which they have takeout for the lunch buffet also.
All the food in the buffet and on the menu is great, and out of all the Asian places in the global market, I think that Jade is one of the best.
Their staff is friendly and nice!

I love this place! I wasn’t so sure the first few times (i only went to the bar section) but the more I go the more I enjoy. They have great happy hour specials twice a night. Cheap appetizers, 2 for 1 tap beer, and dollar off sushi rolls. GO get some sushi! This doesn’t seem like the place to get sushi, but it is amazing! We sat at the sushi bar and got to know the chef, really nice guy. He made us a few rolls, then conviced us to let him make a special roll not on the menu. We told him what we liked about sushi, and he put everything in one amazing roll. Tuna, tempura shrimp, avocado, carrots, cilantro, rolled with rice on the outside, drizzled with eel sauce and topped with crispy tempura flakes! The best roll I have tasted! Perfect balance of flavors and textures.
I would recomend this place over and over. Sit at the bar with a friend and enjoy a relaxing convo, or enjoy an amazing meal in the back section.
It makes me sad that this place isn’t busier because the food is great and the service is better… so go there!!!

So after months of walking by Jade every other day inside the Midtown Global Market, I finally went for their happy hour with some friends. The restaurant offers $ 2.00 bottled beers and 2-​for-​1 taps along with a sushi menu and Chinese food. During their early happy hour (4 – 6 pm) they have free appetizers with drinks although I went to the late happy hour from 8 – 10 pm.
I had been craving sushi for so long and yet I’ve always been disappointed here in the Twin Cities. Not much can compete with the cheap and ubiquitous sushi restaurants that I was used to in San Diego. I’ve had good sushi here but I’ve always had to pay for it.
Now I can finally say I have a place that can cure my cravings on the cheap! I had a nice tall Kirin Ichiban and ordered the spicy tuna roll, which was only $ 8. When my plate came out, I was amazed at not only the amount of food but the artistry of the presentation.
Usually the fancy-​looking stuff costs quite a bit more, but Jade exceeded expectations in every way; The rolls came out arranged in a circular pattern on a giant plate with sliced strawberries arranged between each piece. There were slivers of carrots lying on top of the arrangement and a beautiful radish «flower» in the center. The outer edges of the plate were swirled with Sriracha sauce and hot mustard which was sliced with a knife to look like the fiery rays of the sun shining outwards from my plateful of food. It was probably the most beautiful meal I have ever seen – especially for under $ 10.
The flavors didn’t disappoint either. The roll was made with tuna, jalapeños and cream cheese and something else that was crunch (cucumber?). It was delicious and I almost couldn’t eat all of it because the portions were so generous… I repeat ‘almost’.
My friends were all good Minnesotans and ate noodles and lemon chicken but they were equally pleased with dinner. The only problem was the soda machine must have been broken because one friend had a flat soda. She returned it, explaining the lack of fizz but the waiter returned with another (different) flat soda. When we tried to explain again, he seemed to get confused and thought she just didnt like soda pop. In the end, she just accepted her fate and drank the water.
I’m not worried about the soda issue since the 2-​for-​1 taps is too good to pass up. It was the perfect compliment to my giant roll of deliciousness. I will certainly be back, especially now that the lot on 10^th Ave is free with validation for any shop inside the Market. Hallelujah for glorious and inexpensive sushi!