Mimi Chinese Miami
Restaurant · Miami Beach
1575 Alton Rd unit 2, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Highlights
Regional Chinese cuisine with Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong specialties
Regional Chinese cuisine with Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong specialties
"Mimi’s looks like a lovesick vampire’s lair with red velvet seats and curved walls. You can’t help but feel a little sexy when you sit down. You can drop some serious money here but thankfully the menu's strengths are the (slightly) less expensive dishes like the hunan chili seabass that slaps you politely with spice." - Team Infatuation
"Mimi has temporarily broken the curse of out-of-town Italian restaurants plaguing South Beach. The Toronto restaurant is a rare combination of sexiness, great service, and flavorful food. While there are a few dishes that should be avoided—like the four-foot belt noodle and the absurdly-priced beef rib—the majority of the dishes soar way above the phoned-in fusion that passes for Chinese food in most of South Beach. Prioritize the hunan chili seabass and shrimp toast, and revel in the thrill of a non-Italian transplant in South Beach." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"When describing the spice of the Hunan chili seabass, our server described it as a nine. Out of ten. It’s probably not a nine in Hunan, but on the Miami scale of spice, it was definitely not an exaggeration. The fish comes doused in a pile of finely chopped fresno chiles that leaves a lingering burn in your mouth after even the tiniest bite. But it’s a burn that keeps you coming back for more. It’s the spicest dish we’ve had here but there are more things—like a belt noodle covered in Sichuan pepper—that’ll pleasantly hurt. Just ask your server to steer you towards the nines." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"Big Hug Hospitality brings Mimi Chinese from Toronto to Miami. The restaurant is an ode to regional Chinese cuisine. Menu highlights at the sophisticated Alton Road space include specialties from Hunan, Taiwan, Sichuan, and Guangdong, like Hunan chili sea bass, hidden crispy chicken, the Four Foot Belt Noodle, and Chongqing hidden crispy chicken. That dramatic noodle dish is currently getting a lot of play on Instagram." - Laine Doss
"Mimi’s is the only restaurant on this guide that isn’t casual enough for open-toed Birkenstocks. It looks like a lovesick vampire’s lair with red velvet seats and curved walls. You can’t help but feel a little sexy when you sit down. You can drop some serious money here but thankfully the menu's strengths are the (slightly) less expensive dishes like the hunan chili seabass that slaps you politely with spice. Just avoid the $130 beef rib and the four-foot belt noodle, and dinner here will be successful." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
