Du-za Mi-ha — Restaurant in Warsaw

I've must have passed this place a million times over the years, almost always seeing it packed with people from all walks of lives, students, families, singles, working people - you name it. And I was always always tempted to go and give it a go, but such places in general, not Asian or Korean, but the layout and design of this particular kind, are not too enticing to me. Anyway, the other day, I was on my way to work and had just about enough time to grab a bite to eat and this was on the way. I ordered from some disinterested staff (they all generally seemed like they were working there against their will), got my buzzer, sat down, waited. The food got served in a manner, where the waiter is already turned away and walking off, before the plate is completely on the table. So, the food. Looked good smelled good. Tasted good - at first. The more I ate, the more the suspicion grew on me that some of the ingredients (and yes, it was certainly all topped off with fresh herbs and onions and such) below that and the noodles was... reused. You know, like Bill Maher says "I don't know it for a fact but...", I am 60/40 certain. Until... I sort of felt something. Slowed down chewing, searched with my tongue, and found a 2.5-3cm piece of piercing wood or bamboo in my food, which could have severely damaged the roof of my mouth. I finished, left. Ok, before you ask, why didn't you complain, didn't get a refund? Fair enough. But as I said initially, I was on my way to work and pressed for time at this stage. 30-40Zl. is not worth the hassle if it means coming to work late and angry - at least for me. I simply won't come back, and am...

I'm a local, so please take my opinion into account — I've known this place for many years. "Duża Miha" (which roughly translates to "Big Bowl") used to be a spot for cheap, fast, and quite tasty food. Unfortunately, over the past few years, the portions have been getting smaller while the prices have gone up. Now, the prices have reached the level of premium Asian restaurants, even though this place was never considered something worth big money — just a better alternative to regular fast food. (A few years ago, it was even open 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights for partygoers.) Sadly, at this point, I can’t recommend this place anymore. P.S. They even recently changed the takeaway containers to ones that are half the size, but they still charge 2...

Pho broth was good and tasteful, although soup in it's enteirity was not fully authentic as the "mix of meats" didn't had classical mix of tripe, tendon, flank, meatballs etc. Also, it didn't had a mint and sprouts on a separate plate. There was not too much of noodles, and there's only one size of soup to choose from. Was it "duża micha"? Not necessarily. However, even with this full list of minuses it was still tasty and I would recommend.

On the other hand, fried rice with mix of meats was incredible! Super rich and fresh. Very flavorful. I'd come here for fried rice rather than the soup. Very good!

Crab rolls were good and indeed had the taste of crab meat.

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