Jade Eatery in Forest Hills is a popping place to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation or any occasion. With long tables for large group dining and a full-service banquet hall behind the restaurant, Jade Eatery has all life’s celebrations covered, as well as daily lunch and dinner. Plan your organization’s gala, wedding, or any special event for up to 300 guests.
The pan-Asian cuisine at Jade Eatery offers the best in sushi, Thai, Chinese, and Indian dishes, served in a sumptuously designed dining room with a Buddha and reflection pool stocked with koi fish. Owners Kumar, his son Karan, and partner Richard, are masters of hospitality and fine dining, now with locations in Hicksville and Port Washington, Long Island. Weeknights feature a hopping Happy Hour at the elevated bar in the back where silky, curtain-draped cabanas allow for intimate chats, cocktails, and dining from 12-7pm with low priced cocktails, beer, wine, and appetizers. Enjoy creative cocktails such as a pink lychee martini, tamarind margarita, kharma, pina colada, and your favorite beers.
We started with a few appetizers to experience the breadth of dishes. Yellow tail sushi is fresh from the sea and artfully prepared with wasabi and soy sauce. Rock shrimp tempura is a house favorite served with Japanese mayo. The coconut shrimp are a must, so crunchy and juicy inside, with sweet mango chili dipping sauce ($17). Shrimp spring rolls are delicate and crunchy outside with mango sweet chili sauce for dipping ($17). Sriracha Jade wings add a kick to this starter and the teriyaki wings or Bourbon Jade wings have a glossy glaze with plenty to share ($16). Chinese style dumplings are fried or steamed in a basket with savory soy sauce. We shared the cocktail sized samosas, bite size versions of traditional savory pastry filled with potato, peas, and mild spices, a great vegetarian option, as is the cauliflower Manchurian style.
Jade Eatery’s menu features an extensive sushi section, Wok section, Thai section, and Mughlai dishes from Northern India, including the tandoor oven. Diners are encouraged to share different dishes, such as a gorgeous platter of assorted sushi rolls and maki rolls made with tuna, yellowtail, eel, shrimp, and more. From the tandoor oven, my friend’s tandoori chicken was marinated in yogurt and ginger, then perfectly cooked to a succulent finish in the clay oven, served with fluffy rice. Butter chicken, masalas, curries and biryani rice dishes are all delicious and made on the spot.
Thai lamb curry Panang was exceptional with tender slices of lamb, green and red bell peppers, and a creamy, silky sauce that soaked into the fluffy rice. From the grill comes juicy skirt steak Szechuan, crispy Thai steak, and filet mignon to cut into. Noodles and rice dishes from Thailand and China are fabulous, such as Pad Thai, Jade special seafood lo mein, Thai basil fried rice, and the outstanding pineapple fried rice, meant to be shared. There are even Jade tacos filled with glazed salmon, teriyaki steak, cauliflower, and chicken tikka masala for a twist.
Get your dessert on with moist carrot cake, chocolate lava cake, chocolate fudge cake, and an Indian dessert of gulab jamun. Jade Eatery is open every day from 12pm to 11pm with lunch specials served Monday to Friday from 12-4pm starting at just $18. Jade Eatery is located within the charming, historic LIRR Station Square in Forest Hills, and a 5-minute walk from the E,F,R lines on Queens Blvd. Visit their Forest Hills, Port Washington, or Hicksville, Long Island locations for fresh, creative pan-Asian cuisine, great cocktails and service in a peaceful environment. Reservations are recommended on weekends and call now to book your private party or banquet for up to 300 people in the catering facility and outdoor tea garden. Thank you, Jade Eatery!
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