My other half and I celebrated her birthday at Oiji Mi over the weekend. We thought it was one of the more impressive one star restaurants we’ve been to. The service was excellent, the food was unique and delicious, and their drink selection was killer.
Course 1: A few tasty bites. Beef tartare wrapped in pickled daikon with a dollop of caviar, a chawanmushi riff, and a little shrimp with gochugaru vinaigrette. Great start.
Course 2: Scallop on a bed of Napa cabbage with bean sprout broth. Very good.
Course 3: Lobster ramyun in a spicy sesame sauce. Was surprised that it was cold, but it worked quite well. This was my wife’s favorite course.
Course 4: Short-rib Galbi. This was one of my all-time favorite beef dishes. The short rib was luscious and the sauce completed it extremely well. The mashed potatoes were made with confit garlic and were topped with ribeye cap!
Course 5: Chapssal donuts with creme fraiche ice cream. Again, among my all-time favorite dessert courses. A perfectly blend of sweet and savory. I would have eaten as much of this as they would have given me.
Bonus photo: an absolutely delicious Portuguese dessert wine made from moscatel.
We will definitely be back!
by parker472
Dining and Cooking