If you want to get laid by your date guys then definitely bring her here. The wow factor that you'll get from your lady friend will guarantee that you will get some action after dinner but be prepared to pay for it.
I didn't take any pictures of the food because it was so bad I was worried it would spread to my camera. Kind of like shaking a fugly person's hand, the fugly might spread to you (a quote one of my friends use to say all the time). To make things simple below is a list of what we ordered:
- Pu Pu Grille
- Thai Greens Salad
- Szechuan Peppercorn Scallops
- Roasted Wild Salmon
- Vietnamese Duck Breast
- Char Masala Lamb Kabobs
- Hummus
- Toasted Flat Bread
- Chicken with Rice - This item isn't on the online menu. I don't remember the name
- Buddha Chocolate Cake
The Pu Pu grille was their taste platter appetizer. It contained pretty much all the appetizers they had on the menu. Nothing on the Pu Pu Grille made me go "Wow". The tempura vegetables were not crispy and a bit too oily, the panko shrimp was a bit too oily and also not crispy, the chicken skewers were dry, and the spare ribs were average. The highlight of the Pu Pu Grille were the lamb sausages. I'd say most people would NOT like the lamb sausages. The consistency and texture of the sausage reminded me of a blood sausage. It has an over powering lamb flavor that I'm pretty sure most people would not like but I actually like that flavor.
The lamb kabobs were your run of the mill kabobs. They were made of ground lamb and served with a cilantro yogurt sauce.
The Thai Greens Salad really confused me. The description says "mixed asian greens", which to me would be something like lettuce, mint, parsley, bok choy (chinese cabbage). The majority of my greens was ARUGULA . Last time I checked arugula was not an Asian green. Other than that the salad wasn't bad but it's not that hard to make a salad. As long as your ingredients are fresh, you have a nice proportion of varying fruits and vegetables, and a decent dressing you're good.
My mom had ordered this dish the Szechuan Peppercorn Scallops which were cooked and cleaned well. The scallops were fresh and didn't have that ocean/sea water taste to them. Interestingly enough the dish is served with black sticky rice which I love. Too bad the rice was kicked so improperly that it was barely edible. Black sticky rice is a very difficult to cook especially for people who are use to Minute Rice. Because of the thicker and tougher skin, black sticky rice needs to be soaked in water for hours before cooking it.
My sister ordered the Roasted Wild Salmon. The portion was actually very generous and presentation was decent. The fish though was VERY bland and a bit over cooked. Imagine taking a salmon steak and deep frying it with no seasoning whatsoever and on top of that it's DRY.
I had ordered a chicken and jasmine rice dish. The jasmine rice was overcooked and incredibly dry. My chicken was also incredibly overcooked and dry. It was just bad.
My dad ordered Vietnamese Duck Breast cooked medium rare. By the time it came around to trying a bite of my dad's dish I was done. I had tasted too much bad food to venture any further. From what my dad said it was "average".
My sister was raving about the Buddha Chocolate Cake was we ended getting a slice ($15) to share between everyone. The cake was extremely rich and it seemed like they used quality chocolate but the batter mix was just off. I enjoy my chocolate cakes to be silky smooth or velvety. This cake was like eating peanut butter. The cake was chalky and gooey and seemed that the batter and chocolate wasn't not incorporated together very well. I really do have an affinity to chocolate cakes but I'm not really a sweets person so take my criticism of Mie N Yu's cake with a grain of salt. I mean maybe it was suppose to taste the way it did and it's the preferred method of preparation.
Whenever I took a date here it usually cost about $90 for two. This is a place you should skip unless you're bringing a date. It seems that Mie N Yu is aware that it's a great date place as it says so on its website.
Rundown:
Price: Overpriced
Service: Bad
Food: Bad
Restaurant Decor/Setting: Casual/Business Casual
3125 M Street, Northwest
Washington D.C., DC 20007
(202) 333-6122
http://www.mienyu.com
