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During the pandemic, I took a hiatus from restaurant dining, concentrating solely on takeout. Now, post-vaccination, I’ve returned to the patios and dining rooms of our favorite local establishments. Join us as we explore the best independent restaurants in the area have to offer.
By Jason Perlow:
Before the pandemic, one of the requests I used to get on my Facebook “ Foodies Who Review South Florida ” group is where to get the best chinese food. It was so frequent that we put together a number, which we ’ ve now updated for 2021 .
The restaurant on that tilt which I ’ ve recommended as the identical best chinese restaurant in Broward, and possibly all of South Florida, time and time again, is coral Springs ’ Mainland China Bistro. It opened in January of 2017 by Tiffany Huang and her conserve Tsu Yue Wang, who is the owner of several NYC restaurants, including Ollies ’ Noodles .
Mainland is one of the few “ veridical ” chinese restaurants in SoFL in that it caters chiefly to an asian clientele. While it does have American-Chinese dishes on the menu, those are not their best offerings. It is a szechwan restaurant whose province ’ randomness cuisine is noted for its practice of loss chili oil and barbed Sichuan peppercorns, besides known as “ Hua Jiao. ” This spice is necessity for giving dishes a touch “ numbing ” sense over and above the heat of chilies .
szechwan peppercorns were a darling of the late Anthony Bourdain, who once gave me a sack of it after his travels in China .
One of the best ways you can taste this hot and numbing combination ( referred to as “málà” ) is in Mapo Tofu, or “ Pockmarked Grandmother ’ randomness Beancurd, ” the key signature dish of Sichuan province .
Legit Mapo Tofu is not for the faint of affection — and don ’ thyroxine order it “ extra blue ” unless you have tasted it hera earlier. This classic Sichuanese dish is a bowl of easy tofu, ground pork, and leeks, cooked with ferment broad bean and chile paste. The plate is swimming in red chile oil with ample amounts of Sichuan pepper.
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It is the merely serve on the lunch specials menu ( served until 3 PM Tues-Fri ) with a 4-chile warning. We suggest you eat this over rice, so you don ’ metric ton blow your head off .
Mainland besides makes an authentic Sichuan interpretation of hot and sour soup. It ’ randomness vinegary, identical peppery, not at all gloppy, and features wispy clouds of testis, firm bean curd, bamboo shoots, and enoki mushrooms .
The restaurant besides features this piquant bolshevik oil as a condiment interracial with soy sauce and black vinegar for their Dim Sum. I highly recommend the Sichuan Wontons and Steamed Pork Dumplings from this list .
MAINLAND CHINA BISTRO
mainlandchinabistro.com
2445 N University Drive
Coral Springs FL 33065
Hours : 11:30 ante meridiem -9:30 post meridiem, Lunch Specials until 3 post meridiem Closed Mondays. Indoor and Outdoor Dining Available .
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