We just finished lunch here, and let me say... wow! Great food! Great Service. Our server, Cameron was so awesome! We're both foodies, and are thoroughly impressed! We'll definitely be back!

I feel as though I need to update my review. I've come back a number of times and the consistency - I feel as though has improved... their overall quality of their food has just been elevated... It is one of my go to places now for lunch for sure.

Food was perfect. All four meals we give 5 stars. Service was adequate. The ambiance was not too bad.

I have been pretty desperate in my search for a good Thai food place since I moved here last year. I felt really spoiled in PDX with all the amazing choices and I've tried three or four places here and honestly I've disliked every single one...until this one. I always get the same thing, drunken noodles. Or in this restaurant's case #32 it was absolutely delicious. It had the perfect amount of heat and a hefty amount of chicken. I suppose my only complaint is the tomato, it's so large. I had half a tomato in there and that seems excessive. (Like a tomato cut in half, I don't mind smaller pieces) Service could be better but I also work in the industry so I understand on a weekend that it's unpredictable.

To my taste Asian 1 is one of the best Asian restaurants in Bellingham. It doesn't look that promising when you walk in-- sort of half bar and half restaurant. But the food is excellent. I like the fact that they offer some low calorie dishes, with the calories actually on the menu. We've been here quite a few times, usually ordering the Panang Curry, which is excellent. We've also tried the Mongolian Beef and the Cashew Nuts Delight with Tofu and Vegetables. They were both very good, except we thought the Mongolian Beef could have been spicier (more on that later). Another really good dish is the Swimming Rama with Tofu, which features very fresh spinach and a ton of tofu with an excellent peanut sauce. We've twice had the chicken and crab fried rice which featured very tender chicken but the last time we had it the crab tasted like it was canned. Overall, we are quite happy with this restaurant. Dragon River serves up very good and authentic Chinese food, Busara is great for Thai food, and there are a number of newer Asian places in town that are competing for the top spot. Asian 1 is definitely in the running. A word on spiciness. When we mentioned that our Mongolian Beef, ordered 4/4 on the spice-o-meter, was not all that hot, she explained what's going on. 4/4 really means 4/10, but they won't tell you that unless you specifically ask (we're supposed to be mind readers, I guess). If you order any level greater than 4, they start adding Thai peppers. Also, you can ask for a spice rack to season it yourself. This changes everything for us. They gave us a sample of the Thai peppers which we added to the leftover fried rice and had for breakfast the next day. Wow, it was a lot hotter, and much better to our taste.