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Asian Fusion

Asian Fusion

Via Santa Chiara 54, 10122, Torino, Italy

Sushi • Pesce • Dessert • Asiatico


"Ho provato questo locale dopo una segnalazione di alcuni amici e ispirandomi alle buone recensioni trovate in rete. Il locale dall'esterno sembra un semplice bar, quasi anonimo, anche se all'interno è tutto sommato carino ed elegante. Il proprietario, Jimmy, sembra un personaggio da film, un uomo di altri tempi molto gentile e con una eleganza particolare. Quando si comincia a entrare in confidenza si scopre anche che è molto simpatico. Come letto nelle recensioni abbiamo prenotato del sushi, e per le scelte dei piatti tipici ci siamo lasciati guidare da Jimmy. Il sushi era semplice ma ottimo, pesce molto fresco e condimenti misurati ed equilibrati. I piatti tipici malesi, qualche antipasto e qualche portata principale, si sono rivelati molto buoni, speziati al punto giusto (prevalentemente con curry) e molto equilibrati, mantenendo una certa delicatezza nei sapori. Ho trovato molto buoni i gamberi satay e il pollo satay, spiedini di gamberi e pollo tipici, dal gusto molto particolare. Piacevole sorpresa infine con i dolci, che spesso in questo tipo di ristoranti non sono indimenticabili... Una crema a base di mango, molto buona, e un Semifreddo latte di palma, pezzettini di palma di mangrovia, riso Venere e noci, veramente ottimo! Prezzo tutto sommato buono, con un po' di sconto (grazie Jimmy) e bevendo solo acqua abbiamo pagato in cinque persone 130,00€. Unico appunto: i menù plastificati sembravano da ristorante turistico di terza categoria, non lasciatevi ingannare dalle foto perché non rispecchiano l'aspetto delle portate, che sono comunque ben presentate e belle a vedersi. Giudizio quindi molto buono."

Curry Co

Curry Co

Via Giuseppe Verdi, 45/a, Turin, Italy, Altessano Italia

Thai • Curry • Caffè • Panini


"Intrigued by the many positive reviews, I decide to give it a try. Small place, a few tables outside but at most a table is always free in about ten minutes of waiting. I order a Green curry, it is served with rice and you can also take a half portion. The taste is good but it is made with a ready-made green curry, a paste/cream that can now also be found in supermarkets. They put peppers and courgettes never found in a Green curry. Very liquid, the coconut milk is barely noticeable. Second course was a classic pad thai that I left 3/4 of the way through. Of the original dish there is only rice linguine, unfortunately the sauce which should be Thai instead has tomato puree which really shouldn 't be there. The original dish is spicy, served with sautéed vegetables, peanuts, sugar and lemon added when serving, there is only lemon on the plate. Basically they are rice linguine sautéed with some bean sprouts and cabbage. First of all, I wonder if they have ever eaten a Thai dish in the kitchen/property and the answer is definitely NO and also how customers can give such a high rating. The luck of this place is the customers, more than 90% of whom are students under 25 from the nearby faculty, who know very little about Thai cuisine. Final thoughts: Small place suitable for kids who want to try something different at a low price, but don 't say you 've eaten Thai Food. The word Thai cuisine should be removed because there really is nothing Thai about it. Not suitable for those familiar with Thai cuisine. In Turin there are other small Street Food places where you can really find the flavors of Thai cuisine. Rejected Update : I have lived in Turin for dozens of years and travel around the world, I think that orientation is not my problem and therefore knowing if I have been to one restaurant rather than another. As long as it lives on reviews from 20-year-olds who don 't know Thai cuisine, it will always have 5*. You also need to be able to deal with those who really know that cuisine (church connoisseurs and travellers) but who are certainly not the restaurant 's target audience. The owner is certainly in good faith but evidently does not eat or is present in the kitchen, otherwise he would not have been able to respond like that. At this point I can only invite the owner to check what is happening in the restaurant and verify for himself what I have written. I repeat: excellent place for beginners without too many pretensions to Thai cuisine, not suitable for those who know it"