Restaurants in Springfield

Lotus Inn's chefs draw upon Chinese, Japanese, and Thai recipes to craft their artfully plated pan-Asian dishes served to guests in a zen-inspired dining room. The menu's entrees and appetizers span the geographical and culinary distance of Asia, with dishes such as pad thai and general tso's chicken mingling with szechuan chicken and panang curry. The chefs also roll tasty morsels of sushi, with gourmet rolls such as a salmon-and-avocado Lotus Inn roll or a spicy-tuna-and-tempura-fish deluxe rainbow roll. They also have a recently redesigned dining room, which now boasts a private party room, Japanese zen elements, and an extended cocktail bar and menu.

Zagat–rated Kabul Afghan Cuisine transports diners to another land with spiced Middle Eastern dishes in a dining room adorned with traditional rugs, colorful costumes, and ornate desert murals. Soft Afghan music floats through the festive dining room, mixing with the scents of spice-simmered lamb and chicken dishes and sizzling kebabs of ground beef, salmon, and veggies as diners balance palates with their BYOB bounty. In the back of the restaurant, patrons can reserve a taqh—a raised platform covered with Afghan rugs and ornate cushions—where parties kick off their shoes and dine without silverware to invoke airs of an authentic Afghan dinner or of a meal savored at home while waiting for the dishwasher repairman.

Crêpe Town's 25 crepes fall into four categories: breakfast, vegetarian and low-calorie, classics, and crepes of the world. Specimens from this last group represent the culinary flair of Mexico (chicken and taco sauce), Sweden (salmon and cheese), and Hawaii (ham and pineapple). The eatery serves scrambled egg crepes and other breakfast offerings all day, and it serves dessert crepes such as chocolate ice cream and marshmallow even if the phase of the moon indicates that man should hibernate. Each crepe is made to order and available in white and whole-wheat varieties.