Leilani Asian Fusion, a new restaurant that features Filipino and Pan-Asian flavors and traditions, officially opens Friday, Aug. 9. The restaurant is located in the historic Hobbs Building at 2 N.
River St. in downtown Aurora. According to a news release, Leilani Asian Fusion is a dining destination for locals and visitors from the surrounding suburbs that features extraordinary cuisine and an underground lounge open for late night entertainment, cocktails and light bites.
The restaurant is the brainchild of Abigail Tiu-Kemph, general manager and strategic consultant, Executive Chef Garnett Chavez and Chef de Cuisine Clark Francisco from MORA Asian Fusion and Roka Akor. Together, they bring a wealth of culinary expertise and passion for Asian cuisine, offering a diverse menu that includes inventive takes on sushi, steak, vegetarian dishes, boba (bubble tea), signature cocktails and much more. Tiu-Kemph has partnered with Aurora-based developers Harish Ananthapadmanabhan and Jay Punukollu to bring Leilani to Aurora.
The entire team is thrilled to contribute to the city’s growing reputation as a dining and cultural destination in the western suburbs, according to a news release on Leilani Asian Fusion’s “We are incredibly excited to introduce Leilani Asian Fusion to this vibrant community,” Tiu-Kemph said in the release. “Leilani is named after my daughter in honor of her late father Jason Morales, an exceptional restaurateur and entrepreneur, engineer and longtime s.