I'd been wanting to revisit La Miche for a while, it's a favorite of ours during hot spells. For some reason, I'd had bad timing and gone when the place was closed. Finally, with a normal lunch hour at hand, I was able to return.
It seems that La Miche has done away with the lunch specials menu. So, I would be able to order mezze during....though mezze for one just didn't seem right, so I went through the menu and ordered the Makloubi (Makloubeh).
As is the norm, things started with a nice refreshing salad.
And hummus with flat bread. I think the bread here has gotten better over time, but it's still not in the league of, say, Alforon as it gets hard quite quickly. The hummus is very mild in flavor, but perhaps that's how folks like it.
The main course is quite substantial. Makloubeh literally means "upside down" in Arabic and this dish is presented in that manner.
The dish is a nice mélange of flavors and textures. The base of cauliflower and a very tasty eggplant is quite good; the rice is moist and full of flavor. The chickpeas, peas, and almonds add a nuttiness and a nice textural contrast to things. The lamb; well, I thought it the weakest link in the dish, decent gamey flavor, but it was dry and in all honesty, if the rice was cooked in the lamb stock, I could have done without it.
The portion size was pretty large so I brought the leftovers home. The Missus loved he veggies, but said She said the lamb was too dry.
In the end, I was happy to see La Miche had their regular menu available all day; I'll be bringing folks over to share mezze. I still believe it's those dishes that shine here.
La Miche Kabobgee
9350 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92123
nice!
Posted by: kat | Thursday, 07 September 2017 at 12:04 AM
I like this place Kat.
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 08 September 2017 at 09:30 AM
i love this place and the owner is the best.
Posted by: jack | Monday, 11 September 2017 at 05:01 PM
The Owner is a really nice guy Jack.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 11 September 2017 at 06:15 PM