Midtown Lunch

M Kee opened last fall in Chinatown with a noodley and roast meat filled menu. The entrance shows off all the roast delicacies, so I couldn’t begin to think about ordering anything other than meat over rice.  Although I was warned that 2 meats were enough for me, I had to push it to the limit and order 3.

My platter looks kind of gorgeous, no? My 3 were, from top to bottom, duck, spareribs, and roast pork. The chopped meats were placed on a layer of bok choi over rice. The plate cost $7. The M Kee guys were right in saying this was too much for one person, but I was happy to have the 3 to sample from.

Though they weren’t super meaty, my favorite of the 3 were the spareribs. The lacquered meat crackled under my teeth.  The pride that M Kee has in its roast meats is apparent in its roast pork, whose flavor and texture is miles beyond that which is served at your average take 0ut joint. The duck was my least favorite of the 3, it was all bones and fat and the skin was not crisp enough. As I left I noticed the hanging meat I should have replaced the duck with, roast “pig”, not to be confused with roast pork, it looked like some sort of crispy skin chicharon. Can anyone confirm that the roast pig tastes as awesome as it looks?

THE + (What somebody who likes this place would say)

• 3 roast meats over rice is way more than enough food for $7
• Exellcant spareribs and roast pork

THE – (What somebody who doesn’t like this place would say)

• Duck is better elsewhere

M Kee, 1002 Race Street, 215-238-8883