Mizo Choka Asian Restaurant — Restaurant in Southport

Small restaurant with a surprisingly, cozy interior that serves authentic Burmese dishes and some limited number of other Asian dishes (Vietnamese pho, Indian samosas)

The exterior of the restaurant makes you think that it's a trendy, chain geared towards 20 year olds, but if you step inside, it actually feels family run and features a lot more ethnic decor and has a lot of tables to seat families vs small two person tables.

PHO - overall 7/10 - The beef pho was heavy on the meat, and noodles but surprisingly light on the broth. This is definitely a bit odd but I appreciate that it had a lot of protein compared to other pho I had. It had slices of beef as well as beef meatballs in it. Broth flavor was a solid 7/10 with more meatiness but not so much of that particular savoriness that I look for in pho. I'd eat it again as it is solid.

MIZO CHOKA SPECIAL - overall 8/10 - a noodle dish with the same type of noodles used in pho and a ton of savory flavor! It was served in a bean sauce with little bits of meat, that you would mix together well with the noodles. There was the option of pork or chicken for the meat, and we chose pork. You can also order the noodles with broth or dry. We chose dry and so broth came in a bowl on the side.

Service was good, a bit casual. We definitely took longer to figure out what we wanted as we were unfamiliar with a lot of the names of the dishes. More photos on the menu would have been helpful or descriptions underneath. We ended up pulling up the DoorDash of the restaurant on our phones to read descriptions on there ---kind of funny to be honest. They checked if we were ready to order 3x before we were ready, about 5min apart. We were told we could grab what we wanted to drink from the fridge that was in the room.

VISITING AGAIN. I'm really curious about their breakfast menu! There is a distinct lack of places where you can get ASIAN BREAKFAST (baos, congee/porridge, etc) here in...

This is my new favorite Asian dining experience! The food is not only vibrant and fresh but very flavorful as well. And it comes out hot. We tried a few dishes and each was unique and with many flavor profiles. I want to try everything on the menu! You MUST TRY the crispy pork belly. Each bite is like a moment of heaven in your mouth! I like to make my food extra spicy so luckily they have two containers on the table you can choose from to achieve extra spicy levels. These dishes are so flavorful! The atmosphere was quaint, clean and cozy. Service was attentive, friendly and laid back. I could tell, it seemed like regulars came in while we were eating. I cant wait...

What sets apart Mizo Choka from other Burmese restaurants in the area is that they offer many items that are only limited to their restaurant.

For example, I was pleasantly surprised to see Wat Thar Dote Htoe( pork offal skewers ) on the menu.Despite it being a popular staple street food in Burma, I have yet to see it being served at other Burmese restaurants.

Mizo Choka is definitely the place to go for authentic Burmese cuisines.They also offer dishes such as Papaya Salad and Pho,which are more familiarized by the general public. ((:

P.S. The place is decorated with cultural artifacts which adds a cozy and...