"Long Gong may look like a generic strip mall restaurant, but it’s unique in that it specializes in dishes from Guanxi. So there are things on the menu at this casual University Park spot you won’t see in any other Chinese restaurant in Miami. A meal here can include a clay pot of hearty braised pork belly and crispy fried taro wedges, delicate scrambled eggs with tomatoes in an umami gravy, and cold shredded chicken drenched in a spicy, numbing chili oil. Ordering the Guilin rice noodles, though, is non-negotiable. It’s a dish from the owner’s hometown and includes a bit of tableside showmanship as a server pours a sweet and savory beef broth into a tureen of noodles and mixes in sliced beef, peanuts, and scallions." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, carlos c olaechea