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Asian food near Baylor University
12Asian restaurants within 1 mile
4within a ten-minute walk
83%independent, not chains
Open map listings put 12 Asian restaurants within a mile of Baylor University, 4 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 15 within 3 miles. The busiest street is Franklin Ave (5).
The closest Asian restaurants to Baylor University
- Panda Express Chinese · under 0.1 miles
1311 S 5th St, Waco - Clay Pot Restaurant Vietnamese · 0.3 miles
920 S Jack Kultgen Expy, Waco - Fortune Cookie Express Asian · 0.4 miles
723 S 6th St, Waco - Wei Tasty Asian Asian · 0.4 miles
721 S 4th St, Waco - Club Sandwich Asian Fusion · 0.7 miles
601 Webster Ave, Waco - The Blasian Asian Cambodian · 0.8 miles
720 Franklin Ave, Waco - Koko Ramen Japanese · 0.8 miles
720 Franklin Ave Unit 230, Waco - Jack Noodles Vietnamese · 0.8 miles
720 Franklin Ave Unit 100, Waco - Teriyaki Park Asian · 0.9 miles
220 S 2nd St, Waco - Bangkok Royal Thai · 0.9 miles
215 S University Parks Dr, Waco
Chosen local-first, then listed by distance from campus: a starting point, not a ranking. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); they carry no prices or opening hours, so check before you go.
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What to order
- Noodle soup: pho or ramen — Vietnamese pho for a clear, aromatic broth with herbs on the side; Japanese ramen for a rich, fatty one. Both are best at shops that make little else.
- Dumplings and small plates: dim sum or izakaya — Cantonese dim sum is a daytime meal of shared steamed and fried dumplings; a Japanese izakaya is the evening version, small plates built for drinking.
- Grilled meat: Korean barbecue or yakitori — Korean barbecue is cooked at the table with banchan alongside; yakitori is skewered chicken over charcoal, ordered a few sticks at a time.
- Something fresh: Vietnamese or Thai salads — Fresh rolls, bun noodle salads, Thai larb and green papaya salad: sour, salty, herby and light. The best answer on a hot day.
How to spot a good one
- One cuisine, cooked properly — A restaurant that cooks one country's food, or one region's, almost always cooks it better than a pan-Asian menu with sushi, pad Thai and General Tso's chicken on the same page.
- A second menu, or specials on the wall — A section in the cuisine's own language, or a handwritten list of specials, usually means the kitchen is cooking for people who grew up eating the food.
- Rice and noodles treated seriously — Fragrant jasmine rice, sushi rice that is seasoned and close to body temperature, noodles with spring rather than mush. The starch is where shortcuts show first.
The whole picture is in the Asian food guide.
Questions about Asian restaurants near Baylor University
- How many Asian restaurants are near Baylor University?
- Open map listings put 12 Asian restaurants within a mile of Baylor University, 4 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 15 within 3 miles. About 83% are independent rather than chains.
- Which Asian restaurants are closest to Baylor University?
- Panda Express (under 0.1 mi), Clay Pot Restaurant (0.3 mi), Fortune Cookie Express (0.4 mi), Wei Tasty Asian (0.4 mi) and Club Sandwich (0.7 mi).
- Where are most Asian restaurants near Baylor University?
- The busiest street is Franklin Ave (5).
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