Tag: traditional Chinese food

It is unbelievable that just right here in Sunny Isles, a few minutes from Biscayne blvd the world changes completely. I am at Chef Philip Ho authentic Chinese restaurant, and I am already feeling this is a completely different world that I don't frequent that often but that I should.

I love all sorts of Asian cuisine, Chinese being my least favorite but I think I have not had traditional Chinese food in years. If I have had some sort of Chinese in Miami in the past few years but it was probably with a soo-Miami modern spin.

I walked into this place and it reminded me of places in Chinatown - San Francisco, this is as closed as it is going to get in Miami for a traditional Chinese dining experience. I immediately thought this place was promising as there are a lot of Asian people eating and the waiters barely spoke English (I don't know about you, but for me food taste better when they speak to me with a thick almost-impossible to understand accent).

Steamed egg custard lava bun

Wow, I am insanely amazed by the quality of the food here. I ordered the steamed chive & shrimp dumplings, roasted duck bun but perhaps the most memorable of all was the steamed egg custard lava bun. The name sounded intriguing and I love everything with an egg and when "lava" is added to equation, I just gotta have it.

I cannot describe with the right words how deliriously weird and delicious were the steamed egg custard lava buns. Hot and sweetened to perfection. I start thinking I need to stand up right now and see who is crafting them back in the kitchen (please can I just look at the chef?). If mister chef Philip Ho himself is folding these magic buns in the back I just need to see his face (by the way I tried but they told me Philip was hidden all the way in the back, and I though, ha like a precious jewel). Back to the egg custard bun, I strongly suggest that you come to this restaurant if you like dim sum.

I then ordered the steamed black truffle & scallop dumpling and the deep fried taro ones. I asked for a menu to go and marked everything I had because I will be back here often to try all of the other 100 buns, dumpling, fried rice and noodles they have. Today I'm specially happy, it must be the dim sum.