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MÍRAME Beverly Hills - Modern Mexican

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Even though we have been going to Southern California virtually every year to visit Bryan's parents, we typically stay closer to Orange County. As such, we have surprisingly NOT visited Los Angeles city proper much at all.

This time, we spent a fully week right in downtown LA near the Staple Center. Bryan had a conference there, so we had a chance to hang out in LA a bit.

Frankly speaking, I think I've gotten used to Hong Kong's walkable streets and excellent public transportation system. I wasn't as used to LA's driving culture, and having to hop into a car to go anywhere was a bit tough for me. Still, there are some places that are pretty walkable, including parts of Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.

We enjoyed a lovely modern Mexican meal at MÍRAME in Beverly Hills one weekend day after spending the afternoon visiting museums in Los Angeles.

My favorite dish was the delicious Salmon Skin Chicharrons served with an addictive fermented garlic aoili. The chips were surprisingly light and airy, not a bit greasy. The aoili was ridiculously addictive. I took so much at the beginning that Bryan had barely any aoli in which to dip his last chip. Oops. Thankfully they were willing to give us a bit more aoili, which made me SO HAPPY.

When I saw the Mirame Fermented Green Tea Salad ($16.00) on the menu I immediately wanted to get it because it reminded me of the Burmese counterpart version. Mirame's has cabbage, peanuts, and herbs tossed in a tamarind shrimp vinaigrette. Although not really like a Burmese tea leaf salad at all, it was still refreshing, with lots of different textures. I liked it, though I secretly kept thinking how I liked the Burmese version more.
For our main meat dish we went with the server's recommendation, Niman Ranch Pork Tenderloin and Cochinita Pibil ($46.00). The pork came with gooseberry and broccolini, served with a cacao vinaigrette. The sauces were interesting, and overall the dish was nice, though to me it wasn't the most interesting.
For dessert we had a lovely cornbread "cake" topped with grilled baby corn and served with ice cream and a tomato jam. It was more sweet than savory, and was certainly a creative and unusual dish.

General Thoughts - MÍRAME Beverly Hills

Mirame is a fun place to enjoy Mexican-inspired, creative dishes in one of the most glamorous cities in LA. It's not authentic Mexican by any means, but the food is tasty, and overall Mirame is a trendy, modern, and pleasant place to catch an enjoyable meal. I especially enjoyed the salmon skin chicharron, which I could dip in that fermented garlic aoili forever. I don't think I would make a special trip to Beverly Hills just to eat there, but I would certainly be happy to go again if I were in the area.

MÍRAME Los Angeles
419 N CAÑON DRIVE
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210

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