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| - There are places on this site that get 5 star reviews and I wonder why. And then, there are those places that get 5 star reviews and I think that it is so well deserved. Miu's Cuisine is one of those places. This is the kind of place that moves the 5-star-review-bar just a little bit higher for future establishments!
I don't even know where to begin. My palate and my mind have been blown completely away by the flavors that I experienced tonight. Thank you Norm R for organizing the UYE.
I ordered the Spicy Lamb Ribs and the Garlic Pork Belly, both were delicious items. The Spicy Lamb Ribs dish is seasoned with the Schezchuan pepper. That pepper is not in the family of HOT like the jalapeno. That pepper makes your mouth tingle and feel numb when you eat the food. There was an appropriate balance of salty with the zingy-ness of the pepper. I came to learn when our dinner was over that the chef toned down the spice level for my American palate. I'll say that is a huge mistake because I wondered why they would give that a 4/5 star hot star rating. They should have asked me. I will be sure to request the correct spice level if I order that again.
Fortunately for me, I had dinner there with about 10 other Yelpers (Jeff E, Laura I, Jared R, Chrystalle B, Tom S, Liz S, Norm R, Robert O, John M, Teresa S and Mario C). We all were happy to pass our dishes around for others to sample -- family style. So I had my share of food there tonight. I found that my palate was partial to the schezchuan style and not as partial to Cantonese. No surprise there, I LOVE spicy foods. These are my favorites from tonight in order.
Cumin Flavored Lamb
Water Boiled Fish
Spicy Lamb Ribs
Braised Eggplant
Pork Belly In Garlic Sauce (Kinda hard to chew)
Combination Fried Rice (I was going to skip this, but had a last minute taste. SO GOOD!!!!!!)
Sauteed Green Beans
Seafood w/sizzling Rice Cake
To put it into perspective, the Seafood w/sizzling Rice Cake would get a 4.5 Star from me.
At the bottom of the favorite list and at the top of the NEVER AGAIN list would be:
ANYTHING with bitter melon. (Yikes, not good that bitter melon).
My Wish List:
Salt and Pepper Squid
War Wonton Soup
Roasted Duck
Any of the Reservation Only Seafood dishes.
I didn't mention the ambiance, the service or the location... all not so great, but with the food being a solid 5+ Stars, who cares if its located on the moon, I'd go there. Let's hope the service improves. The servers just need to improve their efficiency. Albeit, they are extremely nice and accommodating!!
Go here. Period.
Mini Update: I've thought about how slowly food came out. it was actually nice so that plates of food could be passed around and sampled. and empty plates could be removed to make room for the next plates. If everyone's food had come out within 5 or 10 mins.. then some food would have been cold by the time you get to it, etc. I like the way the plates trickled out, in hindsight.
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