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Per Tripadvisor, Jade Island 'seems to always be crowded with loyal customers,' and one Tripadvisor reviewer's specific advice for weekend visits was to 'be prepared to wait,' adding that 'there is a reason why it is crowded' — citing the food, ambiance, and drinks. This is reviewer-reported crowding rather than a formal posted wait time; Jade Island does not run a digital waitlist.
A Yelp-sourced restaurant summary describes the room as able to get 'full to bursting on a busy Friday or Saturday night,' with the standing recommendation to 'call ahead for a reservation' to guarantee a table during peak dinner hours. Once seated, service is reportedly efficient even when the dining room is full — a Tripadvisor reviewer noted 'you do not have to spend extended time awaiting your order' — so the crunch point is getting a table, not the kitchen.
Reservations are handled the traditional way: by phone at (718) 761-8080, according to Yelp-sourced listings. No Resy, OpenTable, or Tock page was found, so there's no online booking or live wait-list app — just a call-ahead system for a restaurant that has built a five-decade local following on Richmond Avenue.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Takes reservations by phone at (718) 761-8080; Yelp-sourced listings specifically recommend calling ahead for weekend dinner. No online booking platform (Resy/OpenTable/Tock) was found.
Walk-ins: Walk-ins are accepted, but Tripadvisor reviewers warn weekend nights get crowded enough that booking ahead is the safer bet.
Tripadvisor reviewers describe Jade Island as consistently crowded with 'loyal customers,' and for weekend visits one reviewer specifically advised guests to 'be prepared to wait' for a table. No official wait-time figure is published, but Yelp-sourced summaries describe the room getting 'full to bursting' on Friday and Saturday nights.
Yes — Jade Island accepts reservations by phone at (718) 761-8080, and Yelp-sourced listings recommend calling ahead, especially for weekend dinner. No online reservation platform such as Resy or OpenTable was found for the restaurant.
Walk-ins appear to be accepted, but reviewers warn weekend nights get crowded enough that a reservation is the safer bet — a Tripadvisor reviewer's advice was to 'be prepared to wait' without one. Calling ahead is the recommended approach per Yelp-sourced guidance.
Jade Island has operated on Richmond Avenue for roughly 50 years, and Tripadvisor reviewers describe it as 'always crowded with loyal customers.' Its combination of Chinese and Polynesian-style dishes and tiki-bar ambiance has built a long-running local following on Staten Island.
Jade Island is located at 2845 Richmond Ave in the New Springville section of Staten Island, per its restaurant listings and property records.
Sources: Tripadvisor — Jade Island · Tripadvisor user review — Jade Island · Yelp — Jade Island · Jade Island official site