Reviews
Like sashimi or carpaccio, some reviews are better when they’re fresh and raw. Below are some of the wonderful things that have been said about us in the media. In addition, click here to see what some of our other guests have to say about us. Have your own comments to share? Let's hear them!
Awards and Media Reviews for Molly Woo's:
2007
“Executive chef Stephen LaFountain experimented with different recipes for four months before he perfected the toasted coconut cream pie at Molly Woo’s. The base is a basic cream cheese pie, but the secret is in the coconut – toasted instead of fresh, which solves the texture issue some people have with this tropical fruit. “Most people who don’t like coconut try this and change their minds,” LaFountain says, adding that the vanilla crème anglaise on top gives it another level of sweetness, for “an added touch of ‘Mmm.’”
September 9, 2002
Seats: 250, including private dining room, patio and bar seating
Cuisine: Asian. Specialties: Hong Kong scallops with broccoli, red onion and black pepper sauce; sashimi sampler with tuna, yellowtail, whitefish and octopus; crispy-fried catfish with mushrooms, red peppers, jalapeños, Thai basil and spicy garlic sauce; orange peel beef with red chilies.
January/February 2003
If you’re craving an out-of-the-ordinary happy hour experience that boasts a flair for the exotic, consider a visit to Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro, a member of the popular Cameron Mitchell family. If you’re yearning to wash down your spicy scallop roll or shrimp tempura roll with some Dragon Punch or Typhoon Tea, this is your spot.
With its hanging red Chinese lanterns, 16-foot-high ceilings and wall of Chinese artifacts, visitors are guaranteed prime people-watching angles from every corner.
July 2004
Best Spring Roll
As spring rolls from 10 restaurants were sliced into pieces for the taste test, some tasters impatiently hovered and circled the table, looking--as one of them noted--like sharks. This was a vicious no-nonsense bunch, providing possibly the most brutal taste test in recent Columbus Monthly history. One spring roll was described as tasting "like carpet." Other descriptions included the words "chlorine," "a shoe store" and "car exhaust." One, however, won by a landslide. Not only was it noted that the rolls came with an excellent sauce, but that chopsticks and fortune cookies accompanied them as well. One taster stated, "By far the best--tops on size, taste." The hands-down winner: Molly Woo's Asian Bistro.
2008, Columbus Alive Readers Poll
Best Asian
2005, AOL CityGuide City’s Best
Best Chinese
2004, Columbus Monthly Best of Awards
Best Spring Roll
2004, AOL CityGuide City’s Best
Best Chinese
2003, Columbus Monthly Readers Poll
Best Asian
2002, Columbus Monthly
Best New Restaurants
