{"id":10126,"date":"2017-02-23T15:29:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T23:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=10126"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:38:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T23:38:37","slug":"newly-opened-richmond-midam-cafe-bistro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/newly-opened-richmond-midam-cafe-bistro\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Opened in Richmond – Midam Cafe & Bistro"},"content":{"rendered":"

For foodies like me and Jess from Domoiscraving.com<\/a>, crappy weathers wouldn’t\u00a0stop us from checking out a new and highly anticipated restaurant. After venturing\u00a0through the snow, we found ourselves sitting at\u00a0Midam Cafe’s<\/strong> new Richmond location. \u00a0With their first location established in Coquitlam, the Korean restaurant has quite a\u00a0reputation for their Korean rice cake and dessert dishes.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has taken over Bestie Chicken<\/strong>, \u00a0a shortly lived Chinese restaurant on Garden City Road. The transformation is impressive. I quite like the\u00a0new decors and the\u00a0unique NBA theme – not that I’m a huge fan of NBA. If I find a personal passion from a restaurant owner, other than food, \u00a0 incorporated\u00a0in the interior details, it often feels refreshing and inviting, \u00a0as long as long the\u00a0exhibition is\u00a0not too over the top.<\/p>\n

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midam cafe & bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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midam cafe & bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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midam cafe & bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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midam cafe & bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The banchan dishs<\/strong> came first, which is pretty standard at any Korean restaurant. I like how neatly cut and elegantly presented the dishes were. There were kkakdugi\u00a0(a simple radish kimchi), \u00a0mung bean jelly, and braised potatoes. No baechoo kimchi that’s\u00a0usually served though.<\/p>\n

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banchan dishes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For appetizer we ordered the Pork Belly and Squid<\/strong> ($13), which was decently sized. \u00a0We asked if we could make it spicy, and they happily complied. \u00a0It was not quite what I had pictured, as\u00a0I would like the pork belly a little thicker with a\u00a0more luscious texture. \u00a0The spicy and savoury flavours were quite pronounced, and it was nice to see some vegetables and rice cakes for some nice contrast in taste and texture.<\/p>\n

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spicy pork belly & squid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were curious to check out the Budae Hot Pot<\/strong> ($28), which is popular among Koreans of\u00a0the younger generation. As ‘Budae’<\/strong><\/em> means Army in Korean, this dish came from the post-war era when food was scarce, and it was started\u00a0near\u00a0the U.S. Army base in Korea, where they used army rationed food\u00a0such as spam and processed cheese. But today the ‘Army Stew’ has evolved and become a big comfort dish for sharing, especially among young people. \u00a0Besides cheese and spam, we could also find sausages, bacon, tofu, rice cake, instant ramen noodles, kimchi and different fresh veggies in the hot pot, and it was quite the experience to put the health conscience aside and enjoy a warm hearty meal, which was perfect for a cold winter day like this.<\/p>\n

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budae hot pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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budae hot pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For dessert, we picked the 4 Coloured Rice Cakes<\/strong> ($13) as we thought it would be enjoyable as an aesthetic\u00a0choice. The dish turned out to be even more visually stunning than we expected. \u00a0The 4 cakes had different colours, different flavours and unique toppings, including<\/p>\n