The Model Diet: Nom Noms at MIAM MIAM

The Flo Group’s latest restaurant addition has a little bit of everything for everybody, making dining there as a family that much easier. The open space restaurant located on the sub-level 1 of Phoenix City Galleria is decorated like a foodie’s gaming paradise, with food challenges and foosball for anyone who wishes to partake in some friendly competition. The staff is friendly and laid-back, so if your kid is still at the age of uncontrollable occasional out-bursts at restaurants, nobody will mind.

Yoga-instructor-mom Angelina Liu and her two boys Oliver and Tristan, both professional models and familiar faces on the runway, spent an afternoon at Miam Miam with their tasty favorites. The brothers have different tastes when it comes to food, and Miam Miam’s menu variety is enough to keep both boys (and more) happy.

Pizza! Pizza!

We at beijingkids don’t take sides when it comes to pizza toppings. We love the ZA – any kind of topping, any kind of crust! There’s quite a bit of debate about putting fruit on pizza. Some people are 100 percent against it, while others love the way a sweet slice of pineapple mixes with warm gooey cheese. Miam Miam’s pizzas are among their best sellers, offering two styles, classic Italian-style toppings or the more creative Miam Miam-style pizzas like Aloha Hawaiian (RMB 33) and lamb kebab (RMB 26) that are a combo of local and Italian snack favorites.

Smooth Criminal

Nothing hits the spot like a freshly made smoothie after an intense game of foosball. Miam Miam offers four delicious smoothie options and freshly squeezed orange juice to quench your thirst.

Eat Your Greens

Meals need to stay balanced with a bit of green. The crisp, chilled Cesar salad (RMB 53) is just the thing if your kids aren’t fans of salads. It’s not all healthy greens. Topped with a hard boiled egg, parmesan cheese, and yummy bacon bits, it’s a great “entry-level” salad that’ll have them asking for kale in no time.

All About Comfort

Oliver’s favorite is a comfort food that’s popular with kids and adults alike. The big bowl of fragrant jasmine rice mixed with Thai basil and pork (RMB 56) is satisfying no matter what age you are.

For The Kiddos

While only two items on the menu are created specifically for kids, most of the dishes at Miam Miam have been well received by their pint-size patrons. Their tasty mini burgers (RMB 40) come in a stylish race car fully loaded with fresh fruits, green veggies, and juice.

A note worth mentioning is that Miam Miam is a proud partner of Bethel, an organization created in 2003 to help blind and visually impaired children. Each time anyone orders a margarita pizza or any item from the kids’ menu, Miam Miam donates RMB 5 to Bethel China’s “Love is Blind Project” which offers scholarships to low-income families of preschool students.

Nice Buns!

Their juicy beef cheeseburgers aren’t just for kids. For the grown-ups (or kids with really big appetites) the banjo burger (RMB 69) is as big as one’s head. If you can finish one on your own, then hey, count us impressed!

Photo: Uni You