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| | Mai House | | | “Retro-infused Tribeca eatery dishes out Vietnamese fusion and out-of-this-world cocktails.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: Vietnamese |
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| | | | | | To paraphrase the song, “Mai House is a very, very, very fine house.” But business appears to be slow, based on a Tuesday night dinner that found the restaurant sparsely attended.That’s too bad, because I think chef Michael Bao Huynh’s Vietnamese-inspired menu is terrific. I rated Mai House at two s... Read More | | | | | | 186 Franklin St., at Hudson St. (212)431-0606 TYPE: Modern Vietnamese VIBE: Earthbound sleek OCCASION: A hip date or group dinner DON'T MISS DISH: Fresh dungeness crab DON'T BOTHER DISH: Duck leg confit DRINK SPECIALTY: Buddha's eye cocktail PRICE: $55 & up HOURS: Dinner, Monday - Satu... Read More | | | | | | I did like the crispy skate.The "rainbow chard" and anchovy tomato vinaigrette, however, though they were fine complements to the fish, seemed to stray from Southeast Asia. Although I ... Read More | | | | | | There are strange doings at Mai House. In January, founding chef Michael Bao Huynh was out. Or was he? Apparently, it was just a misunderstanding: he had merely gone AWOL for five weeks.In March, Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn launched a tasting menu at Mai House, based on the food he’d prepar... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Mai House, Drew Nierporent and Michael Bao Huynh's Vietnamese entry in Tribeca. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 5-1 One Star: 3-1 Two Stars: 4-1 √√ Three Stars: 20-1 Four Stars: 5,000-1If there was a way to bet on 1 1/2 stars... Read More | | | | | | At Mai House, the story seems to be, “He said…she said.”More than two weeks ago, Eater reported that top cheffer Spike Mendelssohn was out, and another top cheffer, Lisa Fernandes, was in, but retracted the story after owner Drew Nieporent denied it.But last week, Spike told Chow.com, “She’s at Mai ... Read More | | | | | | Spike Mendelsohn: no longer at Mai House.Photo: Josh Ozersky Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn has left Mai House, but don’t assume his departure is related to winning a reality show of some sort. According to Eater, Mendelsohn got the mitten after publicly stating that he would soon concentrate... Read More | | | | | | Drew Nieporent is one of the handful of successful restaurant entrepreneurs in New York City. There is probably formula to the operations of his kitchens and the way his restaurants run. I have found a consistent thread. His latest addition to the Myriad Group is Mai House. Mai House is locate... Read More | | | | | | Come the stroke of ten, Drew Nieporent & Michael Bao Huynh's latest riff on Modern Vietnamese, suddenly becomes a downright deal with a new 10 After 10 PM menu. While Michael's dinnertime fare successfully elevates regional Vietnamese to a plane of elegance, the 10 After 10 PM brings it right b... Read More | | | | | | Great space, food is not bad for a modern/updated take on Vietnamese Read More | | | |
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