Banyan Asian Fusion

I stopped by Rebecca Roth and her Gallows Group's new restaurant, Banyan, in the old South End Boston Hammersley's space last night with a date for some sake and to check out the space. Gorgeous interior and loved the "tree wall" in the back. Our bartender/muse, Leia, did a lovely job keeping our group entertained and being knowledgeable about the sake options and Kirin beer foam.

We particularly enjoyed the Kirin beer served with icy beer foam on the top made by only 1 of 3 machines like it in the US: one in Dodger Stadium, one at Citi Field, and one at the restaurant. In Japan, Kirin girls with backpacks walk around the baseball stadiums and serve beer out of one hose and beer foam out of the other. Absolutely delicious and you won't want beer any other way.

Terrific overall spot, the staff is friendly and professional, and a great experience.

Terrible rotten food! We went there the first time when they just opened. The food there at that time was okay. We went back the second time because it's near where we live. It was a terrible experience. First, the side dish before the meal was rotten. We saw the white mildew on the food. After they took it back, I heard the manager blamed on the waitress who didn't stir well the food before serve. The mold will be gone after string??? We won't believe what we saw next. They cooked the food the wrong way. Then they picked out the shrimp from the wrong dish and re-cooked the way we ordered! We'll never go back to this place again! BTW, I did noticed that they only have few customers. Two, to be exact, were there during we stay. That's why, I guess, their food was rotten and they have to re-use the material to cook. The worst Chinese restaurant I've ever seen in the world!