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Forbidden City Lounge at Leilani Asian Fusion - Leilani Asian Fusion, Aurora, IL

Leilani Asian Fusion

4.5
4.5
147 Reviews
$50 and over
Contemporary Asian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 32 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
  • Great for creative cocktails
Leilani Asian Fusion offers a diverse menu that includes sushi, steak, vegetarian options, boba, signature cocktails, and more. The restaurant is a culinary sanctuary where Asian flavors weave together, forming a unique tapestry inspired by love, loyalty, and legacy.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Filipino, Japanese
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (331) 300-2919
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Neighborhood
    Aurora
  • Cross street
    River St. & Galena Blvd.
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Aurora Transportation Center

What 147 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Leilani Asian Fusion delights with its "spectacular" culinary experience and captivating ambiance. Guests rave about the "amazing" service and the unique, creative Asian-inspired dishes. Highlights include the Korean dumplings and Honey Walnut Tempura Shrimp. Despite some initial service kinks, diners appreciate the vibrant atmosphere and plan to return.

147 Reviews
  1. PJ

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great new restaurant! Everything we ordered was delicious and cooked to perfection!

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  2. Marianne

    Chicago

    16 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Service sucked. If I could give this review a negative star it would be a negative 10. I would pass this restaurant by and pick another. Will never go again. Party of 6 automatic 20% tip. First entree came then a 1/2 hour later next entree came. It took around 1 hour for our whole table to get served. They didn't clean off the appetizer plates until we piled them up at one end of the table. They even forgot some of our order. Expensive. WORST service I have ever experienced.

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  3. Kathryn

    Chicago

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The only complaint we had was the bar order was very slow. The drinks were great . The food was exceptional with a nice presentation. Great atmosphere and would definitely return

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  4. Anna

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Went for lunch and was able to order anything from the dinner menu as well.

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  5. Michele

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the food. Great service, so friendly. Highly recommend.

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  6. Kathy

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Food was pretty good but service was terrible. To start, there was a long wait for drinks. Then we ordered two appetizers. A very long time passed between when we ordered those, and when our drinks finally arrived and we ordered our entrees. I specifically asked the server if the appetizers would be coming out soon, before our entrees, as I HATE when restaurants end up serving you them right at the same time. She assured me it wouldn’t be an issue as we had ordered them quite a long time before ordering our entrees. Well, one appetizer came out, with two of three entrees at almost same time. One diner waited another 10 minutes or so for their meal, and second appetizer finally arrived at same time as last entree. We also had to ask for knives, and one entree was skirt steak, and one was salmon and asparagus. Don’t know how we were supposed to cut it. In addition, skirt steak tasted good, but was all sliced up already. Strange way to serve steak, and of course all the juices had already come out before even being served. Calamari and dumplings were good. Also, the only gluten free desserts on menu are sorbet or ice cream. Diner who needs to eat gf tried to order either one, and was told they have none, of any flavor of either dessert. Except the lava cake for the other diners at our table arrived topped with ice cream. So weird and kind of ridiculous to have server swear they were all sold out of every kind and flavor when there it was, on top of the cake. Restaurant comped the second appetizer and 50% of the entree we waited so long for (we didn’t ask-they offered this). It’s not enough to make me return and try it again. Oh, and our reservation was for 5:30. Can only wonder what it was like for diners more in the middle of busiest hours. Service needs a lot of tweaking. Felt like it was one issue after another.

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  7. Carolyn

    Chicago

    8 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Definitely not as good as our first visit. Portions inconsistent. Wine pours ridiculous for the price. The restaurant is freezing. My dinner was cold and took forever to get that fixed. My dinner portion was almost 1/2 the size from our first visit. So incredibly embarrassing taking our friends after raving about this restaurant only to have every aspect substandard. I can’t imagine we will return anytime soon.

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  8. Alan

    Chicago

    13 reviews

    2.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    The appetizers and drinks were fantastic. The main meals were cold. They arrived at four different times for four people, and the service was very very very slow. They said they were short staff, but they should’ve compensated for it. We were there almost 3 hours for a meal of four people.

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  9. Alyssa

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I went for my birthday on a Wednesday night. Not very busy but that was actually nice to me. Great ambiance. Food and cocktails were good! Our waiter was awesome. He let my fiance sample the wine before committing to which one he wanted which not many people do. they also gave us a sake shot and dessert for my birthday!

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  10. Mayxee

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service was excellent! Highly recommend you to try the restaurant.

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Leilani Asian Fusion is rated 4.5 stars by 147 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 32 times today
Google Map for Leilani Asian Fusion

2 N River St, Aurora, IL 60506

Additional information

  • Cross street
    River St. & Galena Blvd.
  • Neighborhood
    Aurora
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Filipino, Japanese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Aurora Transportation Center
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