Asian Bistro and Grill opens its doors downtown

The doors are open, the tables are set and people are enjoying their lunch. A large fish tank decorates the front of the restaurant. The warm color tones, paper lanterns and murals provide a true Asian feel.

The Asian Bistro and Grill is now open, serving authentic Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and Thai foods. The restaurant is located downtown at 124 Hancock St.

Family and part owner John Tran designed the atmosphere and menu around the town of Milledgeville. He hopes the variety of food he has created will be a hit in Milledgeville.

“I wanted to create something that the whole town can enjoy,” Tran said. “It is good authentic food that matches the town’s pocket.”

The menu boasts soups, salads, sushi, noodles and kid-friendly items. The lunch entrees range from $7 to $9 and the dinner entrees are $8 to $12.

The restaurant will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. In addition, it will stay open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and the bar will be open until 2 a.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.

Tran hosted a food tasting the night before the Oct. 15 official opening. He said it was very successful and people were excited about the variety it would bring to downtown.

Junior nursing major Maggie Shackelford ate at the restaurant on opening night.

“The food was great because there are so many options,” Shackelford said. “It appeals to more people than a restaurant that serves only Italian or only Mexican.”

The majority of the servers are college students. Junior Bianca Torres said she has really enjoyed working at the restaurant so far.

“I have only heard great things about the restaurant,” Torres said. “Everyone I have talked to has really enjoyed the food here and the atmosphere is so bright and unique . very different from anything else in Milledgeville.”

Since the restaurant has just opened, it does not accept GCSU’s Bobcat cards. However, Tran said if he feels as though it would attract GCSU customers, then he may consider accepting it.

Although Tran has not done much advertising, he said he hopes word-of-mouth publicity will spread good things about his restaurant.

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