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Does Miami Finally Have Great Chinese? Kinda

If you've got the money, honey, they've got you're Chinese

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Matt Meltzer
Apr 24, 2025
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Miami has never been a Chinese food hotbed. Not to besmirch the good people running Tropical Chinese, but unless you’re lucky enough to live in Westchester that trek down Bird Road can be a little long for Mongolian Beef. That all changed with the opening of Mimi Chinese, and while it’s not the cheap Chinese takeout you remember from childhood, if you’re fiending for the favors it’s worth the splurge.

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Ok, so does Miami finally have a great Chinese restaurant?

In short, yes. Mimi Chinese is the brain child of Braden Chang and David Schwartz, who made their name in Toronto with Mimi and Sonny’s Chinese. They got a couple nods from the tire people, and now have transformed a space at the old Firestone station on Alton Road into buzzy, art deco dining room. You’ll be se…

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