Foods from Hủ Tiếu Mì Gia
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2013 Mar 5
Visited for Saturday lunch with a Vietnamese friend. I was excited to try the hand-pulled egg noodles described here: www.capitaldining.ca
When I queried the server, I learned that the noodles are in fact *not* made in-house. To my knowledge, there are no noodle soup restaurants in Ottawa that make their own noodles.
Here's what we had:
A7. Goi cuon nem nuong - Vietnamese sausage salad rolls. First time trying this and it's a great alternative to the usual shrimp/pork ones! Ate them too quickly to take a photo!
A2. Cha gio tom - Shrimp spring rolls. Tasty, filling padded with taro.
M3. Hu tieu mi gia - With egg noodles (the store-bought kind). This soup is a wonderful tasty meal!
B5. Bun chao tom - Vermicelli bowl with shrimp on sugar cane. It was okay, but the sugar cane was the thinnest I've ever seen and the shrimp paste was thicker and more brown than other places. The shrimp was enjoyable to eat but lacked the delicate shrimp flavour I've enjoyed elsewhere.
All in all, Hủ Tiếu Mì Gia is a good contender in Ottawa's Vietnamese food scene, offering some dishes that the more common Pho houses do not.
When I queried the server, I learned that the noodles are in fact *not* made in-house. To my knowledge, there are no noodle soup restaurants in Ottawa that make their own noodles.
Here's what we had:
A7. Goi cuon nem nuong - Vietnamese sausage salad rolls. First time trying this and it's a great alternative to the usual shrimp/pork ones! Ate them too quickly to take a photo!
A2. Cha gio tom - Shrimp spring rolls. Tasty, filling padded with taro.
M3. Hu tieu mi gia - With egg noodles (the store-bought kind). This soup is a wonderful tasty meal!
B5. Bun chao tom - Vermicelli bowl with shrimp on sugar cane. It was okay, but the sugar cane was the thinnest I've ever seen and the shrimp paste was thicker and more brown than other places. The shrimp was enjoyable to eat but lacked the delicate shrimp flavour I've enjoyed elsewhere.
All in all, Hủ Tiếu Mì Gia is a good contender in Ottawa's Vietnamese food scene, offering some dishes that the more common Pho houses do not.
2012 Sep 12
This new place used to be a video and Banh Mi store called Binh Video. The owner, Binh, is a friend of a food-minded Cambodian coworker of mine. My coworker was praising the food here so I went to check it out. He said it was the best Hủ Tiếu he's had in Ottawa, and I have to agree!
The only food item he's been disappointed with was the Banh Mi, which was made with soft bread rather than crusty baguette.
The only food item he's been disappointed with was the Banh Mi, which was made with soft bread rather than crusty baguette.
2012 Dec 17
Uh oh. Is it possible that this soup is BETTER than the namesake Hi tieu?
The answer is unequivocally, emphatically yes. This soup is incredible.
I would encourage the chefs of the city to go and try the brisket in this dish, because it is so delicious it could end the tired pork belly trend in one fell swoop.
The answer is unequivocally, emphatically yes. This soup is incredible.
I would encourage the chefs of the city to go and try the brisket in this dish, because it is so delicious it could end the tired pork belly trend in one fell swoop.
2012 Sep 12
My wife had the Hu Tieu Mi Gia, which is this restaurant's namesake. It was absolutely stellar. I'm still salivating over the taste I had and I can't wait to go back. It was certainly one of the best broths I've ever encountered. The menu describes the soup as Egg or Rice Noodle in Chicken Broth (Hu Tieu) with BBQ Pork, Ground Pork, Shrimp, Quail Egg, Fried Bread Stick.
The fried bread stick is a smaller version of the kind you get at congee restaurants, and it is served on a side plate.
The fried bread stick is a smaller version of the kind you get at congee restaurants, and it is served on a side plate.
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