Yangtze Restaurant

3.14 out of 5

Based on 7 reviews

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1333 3rd Street Promenade

Santa Monica, CA90401

Get Directions

(310) 260-1994

Web Site

Authentic Chinese Thai & Sushi Bar

Hours of Operation

6 Days A Week;7 Days A Week Daily Everyday

Payment Methods

AMEX, VISA, MASTER CARD, DISCOVER, DINERS CLUB

Products and Services

Bar & Bat Mitzvahs|Catering|Parties|Restaurants|Restaurants & Banquet Facilities|Food Service|China|Sushi|Pot Stickers|Flatware|Thai

About Yangtze Restaurant

1 2 Price Sushi (At Sushi Bar Only) Every Day
This Restaurant Is Named After the Yangtze River, Which at More Than 3,000 Miles Is the Longest River in China.
Beginning in the Mountains of Southwest China, It Winds Through the Valleys of Central China and Flows Out Into the East China Sea To Korea and Japan. Legend Has Is That the Yangtze Is Home To Twelve Stone Goddesses Who Guide Trade Ships in the Mist.
Good Luck Is Guaranteed To All Those Who See Them and Give Tribute.
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not very good

Posted bynekinekion 11/18/2007

it is cheap and location is good, but food not so.

half price sushi

Posted bydorcolon 11/14/2007

during the day at the sushi bar select sushi is half price, not bad sushi either, can be crowded in a tourist season

Nice presentation, Crappy service, Ho-hum food

Posted bybobofishon 12/25/2006

So my wife and I decided to go out for Christmas; we're remodeling so it was a good idea to get out. We headed out to Santa Monica to walk on the beach for a little, and decided to stop by this little restaurant that we've heard some decent things about. The seating was prompt. The waiter, while friendly, was barely competent from the beginning. My wife asked for a glass of water, and he brought her an iced tea. When we ordered appetizers, he apparently put them in with the main course order, and we ended up waiting a long time, only to get our table filled with everything all at once. The Tom Ka soup was mediocre at best, the yangtze sampler was ok, and of course by the time we got to our entrees, they were well on the way to being cold. I ordered the honeyed duck, and my wife the jade curry. As far as I can tell, the kitchen got an old green curry, an old yellow curry, mixed them together, and called it jade. It was tasty, but only in a shopping mall thai place kind of way. My honeyed duck was dry dry dry. I'll give it to them that the skin was mostly crispy, but overall the duck was way overdone. Also the sweetpotato in the dish was intrigueingly grilled, but grilled a little too long; it started to taste a little of mold. I had to basically beg to get the check, and we sat there for nearly a half hour with my card in the check portfolio....finally I just got up and walked up to the innappropriately busy hallway between the sushi bar and the restaurant and made them take my card. A person slightly less honest would have just skipped on the check. Frankly I wish I had done, because I am now $45 poorer for a crappy meal. Having worked at restaurants myself, I looked at the wait staff with an informed eye; some people would say they are busy, I say they are terribly disorganized. Essentially: Mediocre food, pathetic service (largely due to incompetence) but lovely location. On the way back to the car, we saw two or three better restaurants.

Asian fusion with decent sushi, good Chinese, and so-so Thai

Posted bydmenkeson 11/5/2006

Although most seem to be focusing on Yangtze as a sushi bar, it's more of an Asian fusion mix than that. I've been eating here for years, moreso for their Chinese food than their sushi, though they have Thai dishes as well (their pad thai wasn't as good as other places). Sitting outside on the Promenade is great for people watching while sitting in the back gets you half-priced sushi (I've had a blast doing sake bombs with groups back there). Their dumplings are pretty good and their sushi rolls are better than their nigiri. The prices are overall reasonable and I'd definitely go back for more of everything!

Public service announcement: half price sushi in the back of the restaurant

Posted byrudetteon 11/5/2006

If you sit in the back, where the sushi chef is, sushi will cost you half as much as if you sit in the front (where you get to people watch on 3rd street). It's just OK sushi, but great price.