Overpriced at night, go for lunch
Weia Teia has improved a lot, but it's still too pricey to eat there, especially for dinner. I am speaking, of course, as a college student without a lot of money to throw around. Go for lunch - you get free soup (even if it's not the best thing in the world) and the prices are literally HALVED. It's a great place to go with friends to have lunch on a rainy day and feel like you're out at a nice restaurant. It's a pretty nice place to go eat.    [04 Feb 2006 17:41:31]

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Recommended Dishes: strip steak, MASHED SWEET POTATOS, soy-glazed salmon

     ­Meg   

WHAT A REAL TREAT!
We eat out quite a bit and this is our favorite restaurant. The food is excellent and the presentation is awesome. We love it!    [21 Apr 2005 06:39:31]

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Recommended Dishes: Salmon in Curry,my favorite.

     ­Barbara Koppes   darbar at neo dot rr dot com

Not Good
I ate at Weia Teia last night with my sister and her roommate. My sister helped describe the decor as "postmodern," but if this means as little to you as it did to me, I'll give a description. Most of the seating is fuzzy black booths with uncomfortable, tall backs. The chairs for large party seating looked awful, the back rests were the size of a paperback novel with a couple of thin rods for lumbar support. The walls have panels of fake velvet, other than that the place basically nondescript, although this might be the point of being postmodern. The hostess sat us at an unset table, then presented us unwieldy menus pasted to long wooden planks. The menus were stained and smudged. When she returned later to pour us water, I asked for a wine list, but was denied because it is forbidden on Sundays. This of course is not the restaurant’s fault, but Ohio’s. Nonetheless, we were not offered any beverage other than the untasty tap water. Our server arrived soon after and offered us some bread. Chewing the bland roll, my sister noted as he walked away, that there were peanuts in the bread. The server did an about-face and asked if anyone had a peanut allergy, which we did not. Fortunately, if you do have such an allergy, he informed us, they have a supply of “epipens”, in case of anaphylactic shock, which has happened before at Weia Teia, as he joked “here we go again!” We had a nice conversation with him about stabbing an epipen directly into the heart, although I believe the thigh is the correct location. But let us move on to the food! I was somehow not discouraged by our introduction, and decided to order a couple of appetizers. The intriguing dish “Duckin Donut,” the server warned, is chilled duck breast, cooked medium-rare, with a donut. The duck came out medium-well, if that, with an unfresh salad of peppers. I give credit to the donut, it was the most perfectly prepared item we tried all night, but was a complete failure to match the other elements on the plate. I regret not trying the appalling “Pepsi Shrimp.” This is “fusion” cuisine at its foulest. The calamari rings were mediocre, served in a crown of fried wonton skins, the sauce may have been squeezed from a packet from a Chinese take-out. Presently, our entrées arrived. The “creative presentations” cited by other reviewers were essentially identical for all three plates; a cake of tepid white rice was the foundation (and although the scallop dish claimed a “shrimp risotto,” it was plain rice with a few tiny, stringy shrimp; this type of fraud should be punished mercilessly); all plates were garnished with a pair of antennae made from deep-fried spaghetti, not tasty, and not attractive enough to merit ubiquitous use. The scallops themselves were cooked satisfactorily, but a large, mealy, insipid tomato did them no justice. Much the same may be said of the salmon. My sister suffered through a dull, dry chicken breast. Somehow, after such generous dissatisfaction, I had a morbid craving to be dismayed by Weia Teia’s desserts. As a professional pastry chef, I just couldn’t say no when the server asked if there was anything else he could get me. Everything he offered was chocolate, except a mango cheesecake, so we tried that and an alleged “frozen chocolate mousse.” The cheesecake was old. It looked old, tasted old, the crust had turned to paste. The butterfly cookie garnish was out of touch with postmodernism, but I’m willing to let that slide. As for the frozen mousse, it might have been good when the cook froze it. It came to us icy and freezer burned. I neglected to try the wafer, but my sister likened it to tobacco-dog hair, although this may be an exaggeration. I tried to make an escape to the restroom, where I found the largest shock of the evening. It smelled, the toilets were unflushed, the stall was rusting. This room is positively premodern, maybe even prehistorical. I have nothing else to declare. Eating here was like watching a car wreck.    [05 Apr 2005 03:47:05]

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     ­Get a Burger in Oberlin, Washington, DC   

I have been to the location in North Olmsted and in Oberlin many times and the food, presentation and service has always been amazing. We have had nearly everything on the menu and have loved it all. This is one of our favorite places and we would reccoment it to anyone. We go there for our special occasions because it is fabulous every time. Thank you for yet again...a wonderful dining experience.
Denise    [15 Sep 2006 22:27:49]

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Recommended Dishes: tai pesto salmon, steak, rosoto chicken, satay chicken, ...everything actually!

     ­Denise   

Excellent dining experience!
We had an absolutely wonderful lunch there this week. The food was beautifully presented. It was one of the best meals we have ever had!! We hope to return there soon--very soon. I don't remember the name of the wonderful dish I had, but it was chicken with noodles and diced cucumber in a noodle roll with sweet potato fries. It was absolutely delicious. The restaurant in North Olmsted is now Wild Mango, I believe, owned by the same people.    [23 Oct 2006 10:21:02]

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Recommended Dishes: chicken caesar salad, sweet potato fries in rice paper roll

     ­A fan!   

Fantastic
I visited Weia Teai twice while in Oberlin for a college visit with my son. These were simply two of the finest meals I have eaten in a restaurant. I enjoyed the tasteful and soothing ambience and found the booths comfortable and private. The food was beautifully presented and the quality and taste of the food was superb. My service was excellent. I enjoyed the surf and turf for dinner with a gorgonzola salad that was a terrific surprise. The filet mignon was generous in portion and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The tiger shrimp were lightly battered and very good. My lunch the next day was wonderful as well. The shrimp bisque was lovely to look at and better to eat, as were the perfectly prepared steak, sweet potato fries, and spring rolls. I've had many spring rolls in many restaurants on the East Coast and make excellent rolls myself; none match Weia Teia's. The restaurant was excellent in all respects. I'm visiting relatives soon who live an hour away. We will make the trip so I can treat them to a meal in this amazing restaurant. My only suggestion is to switch the too-long board menus for something less unwieldy. However, the very reasonable prices on the menu make it worth the reach.    [02 May 2007 23:04:30]

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Recommended Dishes: surf and turf, lunch steak with spring rolls and sald or sweet potato fries (I substituted the fries for the salad), gorgonzola salad

     ­Lynn   

I've eaten at Weia Teia several times and love it!
A terrific restaurant with innovative dishes. Weia Teia used to be located on the Oberlin Square and that location is now occupied by an unnamed Chinese restaurant that is not very good (which should not be confused with Weia Teia).    [14 Jul 2007 13:57:11]

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     ­Rick   rickr1208 at aol dot com

As good as New York
I have eaten in some of the best restuarants in many cities. This little place tucked away in Oberlin is a favorite. Not pretentious, and while not my asthetic...good enough. the food is delious and adequately portioned.
Only negative...Once I ordered ice cream for dessert and was presented with a feast for palette and eyes. the second time I ordered an got two scoops plopped in a diner bowl...guess the chef was busy!!!    [30 Jan 2008 15:46:21]

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Recommended Dishes: Everything but careful of off menu dessert requests!

     ­Dreamwalker   

Great for Oberlin, bad for San Francisco
In my opinion, reviewers who say Weia Teai serves amazing meals or car wrecks are exaggerating. The food is fine and the service is usually good. It's one of the best eateries in Oberlin, but it's over priced. In San Francisco, I can get better over priced food that's a lot cheaper. I agree with the a previous review, go for lunch or order something cheaper and you’ll be happy.    [23 Feb 2008 19:57:11]

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Recommended Dishes: Vietnamese salad bowl

     ­Peanut B, Oberlin College Student    

I love it
I've been to this restaurant 4 or 5 times and was always very happy with everything. Love what they serve the tea in. Love the flavors and unusual presentation    [21 Apr 2008 14:33:19]

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     ­J from cleveland heights