Li also wants to remind customers that the restaurant serves much more than just sushi. The expansive menu features Chinese, Thai and Japanese influences— hence the “fusion” portion in the businesses’ moniker. A delectable hybrid—guests can enjoy pad Thai, curried chicken and various teriyaki dishes in addition to a wide range of sushi rolls. Looking toward the future, Li hopes his guests will continue their great wordof-mouth advertising and send in their friends. “We treat our guests like family,” he said.
of you on a hot blazing grill. “We even have young kids coming in for the experience. Chucky Cheese has become a hibachi scene. So much for pizza and ice cream,” Young said. For the young at heart, Young said their signature cocktails are unforgettable. “And, prices are even greater during happy hour.”
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Last year Billings Gazette readers chose The Vig Alehouse as Best Sports Bar, and this year, the award for Best Wild Ginger Wings went to the Billings Heights hot spot. 2713 Montana Ave. “We use high-quality stuff. Our patronWith its 8,000-square-foot, streetage really likes what we do up here in the front Montana Avenue restaurant, lounge Heights; more people should come up and bar going strong, Wild Ginger draws here and see what we do. It is good, and it customers of all ages for an unmatched is exciting,” said Aric Weber. dining experience for lunch and dinner. As general manager of The Vig Ale“We have a fabulous downtown locahouse, it’s his job to manage the bar and tion, wonderful food and the only raw restaurant seven days a week, while keepoyster bar in Billings,” said Mikal Young, ing customers happy. general manager who also oversees the “People enjoy our wings, which is great bar that brings in local bands on weeknews. Just for the mere fact that nearly ends. every place in Billings has a menu with Opened in August 2015, by Howard and food and wings. It’s an honor,” Weber Tina Wu, who also own the popular Asian said. “We have a full bar, a pretty strong Sea Grill, Wild Ginger has a complete contingent of beers brewed in Montana Asian-fusion menu and Wyoming. …Thursdays, (starting at In his role as head chef, Howard Wu, 5 p.m.) we have free wings to offer you takes charge, Young said. until we don’t. And our $3.50 beer special “He’s cooking, socializing, rolling sushi. goes all day Thursdays.” He’s very meticulous,” Young said. Within the next year, The Vig Alehouse He ensures customers of the authenwill feature a new menu, something that ticity and freshness of all ingredients should be exciting for the regular customused. Those same ingredients are used ers and new ones. Don’t worry, though, in the Hibachi Room, where experienced, wings will still be on the menu. entertaining, Hibachi chefs cook in front
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