Sichuan Restaurant Meili Is Competing With Its Rival on New Turf | Eater NY

"Opened Wednesday, February 12, at 160 North 12th Street and housed in the Coda hotel, this new Brooklyn Chinese restaurant from the team behind a Midtown Sichuan spot presents a menu that includes Mr. and Mrs. Smith (chile-and-peanut-sauced sliced beef and tripe), mapo lobster, tea-smoked duck with stick rice, and a red-style Chongqing fish stew. Prices are listed as $10–$16 for cold dishes, $12–$15 for dim sum, $18–$72 for entrees, and $3–$17 for rice. Cocktail highlights are the Oolongtini, a take on the espresso martini with toasted rice, and the Pearl Glow made with clarified coconut milk punch, gin, pear, elderflower, and citruses. A partner in the project, Peter He, will remain executive chef of the Midtown restaurant (and previously led another noted Sichuan restaurant); other partners include co‑founders Miki Niu, Zhouyu “Joe” Tso, and managing partner Jianxin “Jason” Xie. Located a couple of blocks from a Williamsburg Sichuan outpost and roughly a half‑mile from another Sichuan spot, the opening sharpens competition in the neighborhood." - Nadia Chaudhury