Lé Mu Bistro

1 Reviews on “Lé Mu Bistro”

• Heather Nabers West

  New, Creative & Absolutely Delicious. For L Mu, the menu is small, but the plan is for it to change every week. And even though it is small, the chef has managed to accommodate a multiple of dietary needs, including dairy free, and vegetarian. We went with a small group of friends, and between the five of us, we ordered everything on the menu. And every dish was absolutely delicious.The night we went, there were two appetizers on the menu: waffle breaded chicken tenders with a maple-sriracha glaze & green mango slaw, and green mango, beet & radish carpaccio with watercress & a lime & Thai basil vinaigrette. Everyone else ordered the chicken tenders, but since I knew I was going to get dessert, I wanted to make at least one healthy choice, and I’m so glad I did. I LOVED the carpaccio. It was absolutely delicious. It tasted light & fresh, and was the perfect start to my meal.Everyone else was incredibly pleased with the chicken tenders. I had a bite of my husband’s, and they were so good. The chicken was moist, the amount of breading was perfect, and the flavor was awesome. They were sweet, with a slow building heat. A bite of the chicken, with a little bit of the slaw, was absolutely perfect.For our entrees, most of us went with the grits (green curry grits, caramelized galanga braised pork belly & watercress). Holy crap, this was amazing! I typically stick to goat cheese grits, so the curry was a nice surprise. The star of this was the pork belly. The pork belly had amazing flavor, and was so incredibly tender. I was starting to get full before I had finished this (and I still planned on getting dessert), so I left some of the grits behind, but the pork belly disappeared quickly.My husband went with the vegetarian option: the vegetarian bahn mi, which was grilled Portobello, sweet potato pt, and pickled mango, radish & carrots. It was served with house made beet & sweet potato chips, and it was so, so good. This version was hearty, filling and delicious. The grilled mushrooms gave it a wonderful smoky flavor, and all of the flavors just worked really well together. As good as the pork belly grits were, my husband actually said he liked this sandwich better. And don’t even get me started on how good the chips were.There were two options for dessert: a salted charred corn crme brulee (made with coconut milk, so it was dairy free) and & peanut butter masaman curry glazed doughnuts with coconut crme. These doughnuts were so, so, so good. The doughnuts themselves were deep-fried balls of deliciousness, but the curry took it to a whole new level. The curry was a really strong flavor, the coconut crme was much more mellow, and when you got a bite of doughnut with both, it just knocked your socks off.If you’re in the Hampton Roads area, you HAVE to check them out. The food is top notch, the service was excellent, the portion sizes are generous and the prices are great (we had two sodas, two appetizers, two entrees, and a dessert for about $50). The amazing food is all the reason you need, but if you need additional encouragement, it’s so important to get out & support local businesses.

  July 26, 2015, 12:44 am

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