Hai Hai - Thursday, April 12, 2018
We've all been to Hola Arepa and we've heard good things about Hai Hai. Afterall, Christina Nguyen is a James Beard Nominee! Without much fuss, we all agreed on this restaurant. After eating it is evident why she is a James Beard Nominee. Every dish had so many wonderful flavors. The drink menu inspired all of us to order a drink. We know the food was good. We recommend this place,but we wonder, did the drinks inflate our scores? About the only "negative" of the restaurant was the ambient noise. It was very loud. Maybe we were just too excited about the #norswefinmark tour that 4 of us took, but the noise level made long chatting challenging. Here are some other highlights from tonight:
Hai Hai Mpls Menu
Drinks Ordered
926 -- Floating Market (2)
886 -- Lychee Keen (Slushie)
801 -- Hai of the Storm (Slushie)
738 -- Hai Thai
600 -- Tour Bus Tales (1 regular, 1 mocktail)
Dinners Ordered
942 -- Hanoi Sticky Rice (6)
899 -- Roasted Brussel Sprouts (5)
860 -- Beef Grilled in Betel Leaf (5)
854 -- Roasted Potatoes (5)
845 -- Banana Blossom Salad (5)
828 -- Water Fern Cakes (5)
782 -- Vietnamese Crepe - Pork Belly & Shrimp (5)
IF the Floating Market was in Slushie form, it would have received a perfect 1000.
The Banana Blossom Salad was a very light salad, springy and fresh. It was also very colorful. The Brussel sprouts had a different flavor in every bite, including some well placed spice. Although the Crepe was good, overall, it was more boring in flavor(when eaten as a whole) than everything else, but the actual crepe itself was very good. The rice noodles with the Grilled beef really made that a fun lettuce wrap to make.
- We can make a mocktail for you! Bonus points to our waitress for immediately jumping in and giving drink ideas that weren't on the menu!
- This tastes so fresh.
- I'm so full right now, but if I had another bowl of that sticky rice, I'd eat it all.
- My lips are seriously numb.
Hai Hai Mpls Menu
Drinks Ordered
926 -- Floating Market (2)
886 -- Lychee Keen (Slushie)
801 -- Hai of the Storm (Slushie)
738 -- Hai Thai
600 -- Tour Bus Tales (1 regular, 1 mocktail)
Dinners Ordered
942 -- Hanoi Sticky Rice (6)
899 -- Roasted Brussel Sprouts (5)
860 -- Beef Grilled in Betel Leaf (5)
854 -- Roasted Potatoes (5)
845 -- Banana Blossom Salad (5)
828 -- Water Fern Cakes (5)
782 -- Vietnamese Crepe - Pork Belly & Shrimp (5)
IF the Floating Market was in Slushie form, it would have received a perfect 1000.
The Banana Blossom Salad was a very light salad, springy and fresh. It was also very colorful. The Brussel sprouts had a different flavor in every bite, including some well placed spice. Although the Crepe was good, overall, it was more boring in flavor(when eaten as a whole) than everything else, but the actual crepe itself was very good. The rice noodles with the Grilled beef really made that a fun lettuce wrap to make.
I want to go again. The food was amazing - so many delicious flavors. Can't wait to see how the May restaurant compares.
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