TL;DR Good restaurant for late night cravings! Service was quick and minimal, but the food was tasty! The drinks leave something to be desired and I found the environment to be a little dark for my liking, but alas. My buddy recommended this restaurant cause it's part of a handful of late night places that are open late on Bellaire Blvd. Coming in at 11PM on a weeknight, it was a little busy, but seating was speedy. We were kinda in a hurry so we ordered the Chicken Curry, the Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken, and a few drinks (I got the Mocha Frappe w/ Cookie). Food came out within ~8 minutes of ordering. Our water (which was served in Mason jars?!?!) was refilled multiple times (thanks, Waitress Whose Name I Forgot™). My mocha frappe was essentially a cookies and cream shake with a Hydrox dipped in it. Wasn't anything different but that's on me for not going out of my comfort zone in regards to drinks. The curry was steaming hot and the popcorn chicken was juicy and crunchy. And, for the price, the portion sizes are just right for people wanting to share or for animals like me who don't know when to stop eating. I just wish the lights inside were brighter so I can actually see what I'm dining on. Yes, it was night, but that doesn't mean the inside also has to be dark. That lighting type is for snooty, rich people restaurants who serve you a portion the size of a pistachio alongside a "minimalist smear of sauce" and call it gourmet. Just turn on the lights. Rant over.

I will say that I have been coming here for a long time and the food is excellent but the loss of a star is for service. A lot of the waiters/waitresses are very distant and barely do the bare minimum. They'll seat us, take our orders, and never check up on us again. It is a shame because I love the food and environment! My favorite items to get here are the calamari (I love the sauce it comes with), Kimchi Bulgogi fries w/egg, and beef fried udon. The food truly is delicious, I just wish they had better training for the service there to really make the trip worth it. Prices are reasonable and on par with other restaurants in the area, portion could be a bit bigger. I'd recommend to go here but just watch out for the bad service.

Service was fast and attentive and drinks and food was so good and hot and fresh and also the ambience was relaxing and nice they had good music too

Cafe 101 has always been one of my favorites for years. I've been going here for over 10 years, and the foods and drinks have always been consistent for me. I've always liked the atmosphere here, and it's a nice and casual place to hang out with friends. Lately I've been ordering them for to go's than eating there in person, but the foods have always been good even then. My favorite foods here have always been the Baked Mussels, Beef Fried Udon, Sizzling Kalbi Beef (Hot Plate), Chicken w/ Three Flavor Sauce, Scrambled Eggs w/ Beef, and the Tornado Roll. These dishes have always been flavorful, and they've pretty much become some of my comfort foods over the years. The photo is from one of my more recent to-go orders from here.

They have a huge variety of drinks, and it is really good! I like their kiwi juice! Tasted fresh too. Also get their sizzling oyster plate. It's worth the price and delicious! Skip the soft shell crabs because they cut it up and gave us barely any. It wasn't worth the price.

I've gone here since my college years (~2008). The place has been renovated and has a nice, chill atmosphere. There is a bar to the right of the entrance. The restrooms are fairly cleaned. The food and drink menu is very extensive! They have a variety of appetizers, sushi, hotpot, rice plates, etc. I always get the Japanese curry chicken nuggets & house salad with a tropical fruit green tea drink which comes with a lot of fruit. My husband gets the pepper chicken which has a good kick and mango frappe. The fried rice was pretty good but the fried squid doesn't seem as good quality anymore. It's located in a busy complex in Chinatown but parking is usually available on that side of the complex.

So many options to choose from! This restaurant is packed with such a wide variety of Asian dishes, ranging from sushi to hotpot to noodles and more. It was definitely difficult to decide what to eat. I was craving sushi so I decided to try it. I would consider myself a sushi connoisseur and I was impressed with this sushi. I got the crunch roll along with a tuna and salmon nigiri. My family got other wide ranges of food like the kimchi hotpot soup, amazing! The Japanese Katsu curry was also one of my favorites. There's also a wide variety of different drinks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic. I got the peach green tea, was also good. Got seated fast on a Saturday night, food came out fast and staff was friendly. Decent amount of seating and nice ambiance of the place!