Mi La Cai Noodle House: Salt Lake City

One of my top five places to eat in Salt Lake City is called Mi La Cai Noodle House. It is a Vietnamese restaurant. From the outside, the restaurant doesn't look like much, but the inside is very modern and clean. The food is not only delicious, but the service is great, the portions are large, and it is fairly inexpensive. Mi La Cai won "best Pho" in City Weekly, but my favorite dish is the Pineapple Chicken.

Pineapple Chicken ($7.25):

The Pineapple Chicken dish is for those people who love sweet food with a lot of flavor. It is also healthier because the chicken is not fried. It is chicken with pineapple and bell peppers, covered in a thick red sauce. The sauce reminds me of sweet and sour sauce. The only thing I would change about this dish is that there is too much pineapple in proportion to chicken. If you do not like warm fruit, you probably won't like this meal. 

Shrimp with Cashew Nuts ($9.75):

Shrimp with Cashew Nuts has shrimp, cashews, bell peppers, zucchini, and celery, with a light sauce on top. I wasn't impressed with this dish because it didn't have much flavor. If you are going for a lighter choice, this would work because there is hardly any sauce and there are a lot of vegetables. 

Fried Chicken Noodle Soup ($7.75):

It had a half game hen, which was fried, sitting in chicken broth with egg noodles at the bottom of the bowl. I didn't have the chance to try it, it looked unappetizing to me since there was half a chicken just sitting in the bowl, but my dad said it was pretty good. If you are going for soup, I would get the pho because that is what Mi La Cai is famous for. My favorite is the Chicken Pho.

Don't forget: Try their egg rolls and spring rolls for an appetizer, both are delicious. The spring rolls are wrapped in thin rice paper, which are hard for me to find, usually restaurants fry them. 

Reservations: It would be smart to get a reservation if going on a weekend evening, other than that you should be seated immediately. 

Click here to see the menu: Mi La Cai Menu

Mi La Cai Noodle House
(801) 322-3590
961 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Located in the same parking lot with Auto Zone.