Happy Asian Cuisine

We’re lucky to have such little great gem in the SV; it’s not a sushi place anymore, but the Chinese and Thai food is so good. You can tell the the chef crafts every dish with fresh ingredients every time. Our family comes here not only for the wonderful food but also because we want to see our local businesses in ABQ thrive 🙌🏽

Lexie was was super sweet and a great person to speak to. She was helpful and our food came out fast! We didn’t have cash to tip and found out the tips on card do not go to the servers. That needs to be changed asap. Lexie made sure we were taken care for our dine in visit. The restaurant was clean! Also they do not serve sushi yet.

Place is very nice. Clean. The food was good. They don't have sushi at the moment but the Chinese food was great. Our waiter was kind. Food came out fast

***RECOMMEND ***

3/2023: NEW OWNER/MGMT

Restaurant is located off of Rio Bravo and Isleta (across the street from Little Anita's and near Bank of America). Plenty of parking spots are available.

Happy Asian Restaurant was not busy at my time of visit at 4p so I had time to look things over. I was greeted by Lexie, who was exceptionally friendly. She informed me that the restaurant had a new owner and asked if I liked the new concept. Lexie also asked if I needed to know about any ingredients that were in anything that I wanted to order and that it could be altered. Another friendly gentleman also assisted Lexie while I was there and seemed to be a great team.

After reviewing the menu (pics attached), I ordered the pepper steak and made an ingredient change. To Go container came out within 5 - 7 mins. It was heavy! The food was tasty and hot.

I will go back and try a different dish just to keep my food choices interesting.

Initially, we were sketched out by this place at its usually empty, and we were the only ones there. However, the food was pretty good. Szechuan chicken and fried rice were good, the orange chicken and the lo mein were delicious and so were the steamed dumplings. Most definitely coming back to try their other dishes as they’re on of the only few Asian cuisine restaurants in the South Valley. Its an underrated place and I wish them more business. Our server was really friendly and nice. The only reason why I’m not giving a full 5 stars is it’s definitely not a high end restaurant but definitely a better choice than Panda. They also no longer serve sushi.

Also, I’d like to mention afterwards we didn’t feel too groggy or bloated, usually sauces and oils make us feel like that afterwards.

For a steamed dumpling appetizer (6 pieces), orange chicken + lo mein, Szechuan chicken + fried rice, and jasmine tea, came out to $40, so about $20 per person. Not too bad. Definitely returning.