A week dedicated to celebrating Greater Cincinnati’s Asian-owned restaurants returns for its sixth year this March.

Asian Cuisine Week runs from Monday, March 3 until Sunday, March 9. Produced by Asianati, a nonprofit that celebrates Asian culture through food, stories and events, Asian Cuisine Week features exclusive chef-curated dishes, along with secret-menu items and special pricing.

This year, more than 45 local Asian-owned restaurants representing 13 Asian cuisines will participate. We’ve highlighted just a handful of restaurants dishing out delicious specials and secret-menu items in honor of the week, but you can see all the menus and participating restaurants at acw.asianati.com.

Uncle Yip’s 10736 Reading Road, Evendale SPECIAL #1: Tiao Tiao Fish ($17.95) SPECIAL #2: Hunan cured pork with antler mushroom ($28.95) SPECIAL #3: Hand-torn cabbage with pork ($16.95) SPECIAL #4: Spicy sizzling chicken ($15.95) SPECIAL #5: Rock salt calamari (tentacles) ($15.95) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Quan Hapa 1331 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine SPECIAL: Chicken Adobo Ramen — Braised chicken thighs in garlic, vinegar and soy sauce with chicken broth, ramen noodles, ong choy and bean sprouts. ($16) Photo: Catie Viox/Provided by Asianati
Siam Orchid 511 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue SPECIAL: Thai chili wings and tom yum ramen Photo: Provided by Scooter Media Company
Bridges Nepali Cuisine 4165 Hamilton Ave., Northside; 133 E. Court St., Downtown $10 Featured Dishes: 1. Momo (Nepali-style dumplings) (Pictured) 2. Rice Bowls 3. Milk Chai/Lassi Photo: acw.asianati.com
TOUS les JOURS 5675 Deerfield Blvd., Mason; 4770 Fields Ertel Road, Mason SPECIAL #1: Cloud cake piece — Strawberry, mango, blueberry, chocolate, fresh cream, green tea and mocha flavors available. ($6.75) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Wendigo Tea Co. 3116 Warsaw Ave., East Price Hill SPECIAL #1: Free rare tea tastings SPECIAL #2: 20% discount on retail teas for anyone who mentions Asian Cuisine Week. Photo: acw.asianati.com
Global Cuisine By Blesame 11707 Lebanon Road, Sharonville SPECIAL #1: Chicken adobo with rice ($12) SPECIAL #2: Mang inasal BBQ chicken ($12.50) SPECIAL #3: Chicken curry rice ($12.50) SPECIAL #4: Pompano escabeche ($16) SPECIAL #5: Steamed tilapia ($14) SPECIAL #6: Salmon steak bedded with veggies ($14) Photo: facebook.com/asianatiofficial
Stone Bowl Korean & Ramen Restaurant 3355 Madison Road, Oakley SPECIAL #1: Tofu bento (vegan) ($19) SPECIAL #2: Dumplings bento (vegan) ($19) SPECIAL #3: Chicken bento ($19) SPECIAL #4: Wings bento ($21) SPECIAL #5: Pork bento ($20) Each bento box comes with seasoned potatoes, beans, fruit, tomato, pickles, a crunchy dumpling, sweet potato noodles and salad mixed over rice. Photo: facebook.com/stonebowloakley
Tea ‘n’ Bowl 211 W. McMillan St., CUF SPECIAL #1: Mango sago coconut cream ($7) SPECIAL #2: Hainanese chicken rice ($14) SPECIAL #3: Mala minced pork noodles ($14) SPECIAL #4: Malaysia satay tofu salad ($10) SPECIAL #5: Thai basil minced pork over rice (pad kra pao) ($14) Photo: facebook.com/teanbowl
Maya Indian Restaurant 4486 W. Eighth St., West Price Hill SPECIAL #1: Chicken tikka masala SPECIAL #2: Chicken curry SPECIAL #3: Saag paneer SPECIAL #4: Lamb or goat curry SPECIAL #5: Fish or shrimp masala Photo: acw.asianati.com
Banh Lao & Thai Cuisine 7340 Kenwood Road, Kenwood SPECIAL #1: Ginger chicken wings ($14.95) SPECIAL #2: Beef jerky with sticky rice and Jeow Som — Thai pepper hot sauce. ($14.95) SPECIAL #3: Lao fried rice ($16.50) SPECIAL #4: Nam Khao Lao crispy rice salad with your choice of pork or tofu. Vegan and gluten-free. ($16.95) SPECIAL #5: Beef pho specials with oxtail or beef rib. ($18.95) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Maki Mono Covington 715 Madison Ave., Covington SPECIAL #1: Pork and vegetable egg rolls ($9) SPECIAL #2: Small buffalo crab dip ($10) SPECIAL #3: Braised beef short ribs ($25) SPECIAL #4: Musubi ($8) SPECIAL #5: Small strawberry roll cake ($9) Photo: facebook.com/makimonocovington
Neko Sushi 3443 Edwards Road, Hyde Park SPECIAL #1: Bento box ($14.95) SPECIAL #2: Rolls ($5.95) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Saigon Noodle Bar 9220 Allen Road, West Chester SPECIAL #1: Small short rib pho ($27) SPECIAL #2: Spicy beef and pork noodle soup/bun bo hue ($14/$17) SPECIAL #3: Vegan pho ($13/$16) SPECIAL #4: Rare beef pho ($13/$16) SPECIAL #5: Udon noodle soup/banh canh ($15/$18) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Boba Angel 203 E. Seventh St., Downtown SPECIAL #1: Mango Madness ($7.70) SPECIAL #2: Angel No. 1 ($7.70) SPECIAL #3: Vietnamese banh mi sandwich ($9.99) SPECIAL #4: Spicy tuna onigiri ($5.99) SPECIAL #5: Hong Kong-style hot black tea ($4) Photo: acw.asianati.com
Hawkers Alley 28 W. Court St., Downtown SPECIAL #1: Korean beef ramen soup ($17) SPECIAL #2: Bò né steak hot plate ($19) SPECIAL #3: Vietnamese braised pork belly and egg ($16) SPECIAL #4: Korean dumplings ($9) SPECIAL #5: Saketini ($11) Photo: facebook.com/Hawkers Alley

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