Saturday 21 June 2014

Amay's House Burmese and Asian Cuisine


Squash tempura 4/5 – They were deep fried in a thicker batter (more like a fish and chips than Japanese tempura).  I love the housemade spicy sauce.  They said it was made in house with garlic.  Normally I don’t like garlic but it was not too strong.


#11 Pickled Mango Salad (pickled mango, onions, fresh cilantros, and roasted sesame seeds) 2.5/5 - the pickled mango was very sour.  All I could tasted were the pickled mango and the onion.

#8 Myanmar Tea Leaf Salad (fermented tea leaves, tomatoes, and cabbage) 4.5/5 - A little too salty then what I wanted.  I really liked the crunchy broad beans.  I could taste more of the tea leaves than the  ones I had at Bo Laska.

#6 Chicken Keema Prata  (prata stuffed with ground chicken, onions, and traditional spies) 4/5 $5 – Crispy and not too oily prata.  My only complaint was that 90% of the filling was chopped onion and only 10% chicken.


#15 Seafood Glass Noodle Salad (Assorted seafood and glass noodles mixed in Thai tom yum flavor topped off with lime leaves) $8 4/5 - reminds me of the Xiamen Style Fried Vermicelli with Tom Yum.  I would call this a Hot and Sour Fried Vermicelli.


#18 Mohinga Fish Noodle Soup (Rich moodles in a catfish broth with lemongrass and banana tree root.  Garnished with sliced lime, fresh cilantro, and fried garlic) $6 4.5/5 – very flavourful catfish soup but the noodles were a little overcooked.  Cilantro and fried garlic were not too strong (how I like it to be).



#23 Chicken Curry (marinated boneless chicken slowed cooked with traditional spices, served with steam coconut rice) $8 4.5/5 – The chicken was juicy and tender.  The curry could be a little spicier.



#24 Lemongrass Beef Curry (marinated beef slow cooked in lemongrass with traditional spices, served with steam coconut rice) $9 3/5 – Curry was not spicy too.  Mild to strong lemongrass flavor.  The beef was too chewy. 


#36 Danbauk (Burmese style biryani with roasted chicken leg and basmati rice, seasoned with saffron, cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves) $9 3.5/5 –  The chicken leg was more tender than the ones in the Chicken curry. Lots of saffron in the rice. 


#34 Pork Sausage Fried Rice (Jasmine rice, onions, egg, carrots, peas, green onions, corn, cilantro, cucumbers, and sliced pork sausages stir fried in special blend of sauces) $8.5 3/5 – Fried Rice with Chinese sausage.   The same as what you will get when you order this in a Chinese restaurant.  The rice were a little too wet and they were stuck together.

No dessert on the menu =( but we were offered watermelon.

Great service!  The owner offered us free squash tempura.  There were only 1 other table when we were there on a Saturday evening.  I like this place and I hope they can keep in business.

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