Restaurant: AnQi Bistro
Location: 3333 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. (714) 557-5679
Date: November 19, 2023
Cuisine: Vietnamese Fusion
Rating: Really great, but really far
Because we are good friends with the An family we hauled down all the way to South Coast Plaza for a special meal at their OC bastion, AnQi.
Located in the South Coast Plaza mall by the Bloomingdales and the Paradise Dynasty.
AnQi.
We had this gorgeous private room.
Welcome cocktail of Grapefruit Martini.
With a Grapefruit bubble!
Tonight’s special menu.
Passing Amuse of Pork and Beef Meatball with a bit of fish sauce.
And Mini Tuna Tacos.
Our host tonight!
Amuse Bouche. Asian Shrimp Ceviche. Mint, kaffir lime leaves, sesame rice cracker.
Intro. Kaluga caviar, salt cream, fresh baked Japanese cheesecake. Really lovely soft fluffy mild sweet cheesecake with that bit of caviar. Quite nice.
Aburi Blue Fin Toro Tasting. Akami, Chutoro, Otoro. Torched. I should have just had them not torch mine. They were cute and I could tell the fish was excellent but…
The cooking made them all taste the same.
Anqi Signature Dim Sum Flight. Shrimp & lobster, filet mignon, chives. I loved the two outer ones. The seafood one in the center was a touch too sweet (it was in the sauce).
Special Foie Gras Nigiri.
Famous Garlic Chicken Wings. Thai chili, ginger, thai basil. These were plump, so juicy, so sweat and tangy. Really great.
An’s Famous Roasted Crab & An’s Famous Garlic Noodles. Roasted garlic and An’s Secret Sauce. This shell-less version is fabulous.
Had to get some extra garlic noodles.
Lemon Truffle Snapper En Papillote. Cooked en papillote, shiitake mushroom, leeks, kaffir lime, mint scallion sauce. Super moist and tender white fish.
Inside.
Anqi Ultimate Wagyu Tasting. Japanese kagawa A5 olive fed ribeye (right), Japense miyazaki A5 NY (left), and Australian sher wagyu NY (center). The miyazaki was the best by far — but all great!
Hot salt rock to cook stuff on.
Like these too-die-for garlic mashed potatoes.
Chinese-style greens.
Chef Dessert Plater — pretty over the top!
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Some really awesome food and a great night. They treated us like pharohs. Long drive though!
