Chinese Mirch, Framingham

[trufflehound]

I just noticed it next to Stardust Jewelers on rt 9. Anyone tried it yet?
http://www.chinesemirch.com/menu/menu...

[CookieLee]

Has anyone actually been to the Chinese Mirch in Framingham? Any rec's? Thanks!

[pratyk]

I've been there a couple of times. I know quite a few people who have been there and they've always liked it.

Some items on the menu are very ordinary but many a dishes are pretty good.

Drinks:
Masala Coke + Mirch Mojito were pretty decent.. avoid the kaapi nirvana.

Starters:
Chicken lollipops were nice. Crispy and slightly spicy. i'd order these every time. CHicken momos were decent. I'd avoid the gobi manchurian. Crispy okra was very bland the last time but it was better on the earlier visit.

Soups:
Sweet Corn, Hot and Sour, Manchow .. all were good. I'd order the manchow over Hot and Sour though

Chicken Entrees:
Mirch 65 was the best of the lot. Very well executed as far as the taste goes. Chicken coriander was the other entree we got out of that section. was not impressed with it.

Lamb:
Crispy Schezuan Lamb was another one we liked. I wanna try out the cumin lamb next time around.

Vegetables:
Chili Paneer was standard. Not great but pretty decent.

Noodles/Rice:
Ordered CHili Garlic noodles, Schezuan fried rice and American Chopsuey. The chopsuey was a little too sweet for my liking but my friends seemed to like it. Chili garlic noodles were well done and I'd recommend them as well as schezuan fried rice out of that section.

I hope this helps .. Your post definitely put Chinese Mirch on my dinner list for this month :)

[hargau]

Do they have anything that is very spicy? As spicy or spicier than anything at Sichuan Gourmet for instance?

[pratyk]

Nothing we ate was very spicy. I haven't been to sichuan gourmet in a year so can't really give you an accurate answer on that one but the chef can certainly cook it up to match your palate.

[hargau]

That is very disappointing. Their dishes on their menu are marked 0-3 stars for heat content and many of the dishes you list are what they call 3 star "very hot"... Oh well. Glad i asked.

[greygarious]

This is secondhand info - a friend who knows jalapenos and thai bird chilis well went to China Mirch yesterday with a companion whose tolerance for heat is low. So they ordered two 1-star vegetarian dishes. Both came with very thick cornstarchy sauces and were extremely spicy, so much so that my friend is waffling about eating the leftovers the companion couldn't handle. Neither would consider going there again.

[CookieLee]

pratyk, thank you so much! I'm going to print out your rec's. I'll report back. I'm hoping to go tomorrow.

[pratyk]

Just one warning: Don't take it as gospel. Feel free to experiment :)

I grew up eating this sorta stuff and chinese mirch is probably the best option for indian chinese in/around boston!

[CookieLee]

hehe, ok. I'm always interested in trying new dishes.

[pratyk]

Chinese Mirch in Framingham is a franchise of the one in New York City. It does the basic stuff well (Fried rice, hakka noodles, machurian, etc.)

It's definitely the best Indo-Chinese restaurant fare around Boston .. a couple of items on the Ming III menu (Westborough next to the Regal Cinemas, another newly added location of the Ming in Edison, NJ) are better but the portion sizes of Ming III are disappointing while they charge the same as the Edison, NJ location.. (Comparison: IMO, Ming in NJ > Chinese Mirch, NY)

All in all, try it out if you like to chomp on some Indo-Chinese food .. It's definitely the best of the lot around Boston ..

[lipoff]

Have you tried Mumbai Chopstix in Boston and Grain & Salt in Allston?

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Mumbai Chopstix
254 Newbury St, Danvers, MA 01923

[Prav]

I had the lunch buffet at Mumbai Chopstix last Saturday.

The dishes on the buffet included:

Pepper beef: tender meat, but very bland. not spicy at all.

Szechuan chicken: such a disappointment - hunks of chicken in a really mild "red" sauce, and not even the slightest bit of heat.

Spicy tofu with eggplant: this was the best dish. but still very unremarkable. large soft chunks of eggplant with the occasional square of tofu. in a spicy brown sauce which was slick with oil, a mild heat. not much complexity nor heat.

Sesame chicken: i didn't try this (sesame allergy), but it looked like your garden variety amero-chinese sesame chicken.

Vegetable fried rice: white rice mixed with green bean / corn / carrot mixture, the stuff you get frozen in a bag. i'm serious. :(

Hakka noodles: wheat lo-mein noodles with mixed bits of vegetables, it was very salty.

Shumai: these hadn't come out yet, I didn't stick around for them

Overall, VERY mediocre. Service was a bit hover-y. It's a nice dining room, though.

[trufflehound]

Is that the Ming by Not your Average Joes? Dosen't look open yet.

[hargau]

is this the old pacific buffet location??
They have some food photos from other locations in the franchise on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid...

[trufflehound]

No, I believe it's the same building as the jeweler. There is a sign in the window of the old PB. Another buffet coming soon.

[bigboy]

Any news if the new buffet is open at the old Pacific Buffet location?