Friday night was foggy and cold in Calgary. I planned to go shopping at the Asian market on International Avenue, to collect some goodies for sweet and sour soup. So a friend and I set off to seek out tiger lily buds and black fungus. I found both and some bbq pork and sweet taro buns, which under no circumstances should ever be passed up. Once we were done wandering the store, it was time to find a place to eat. I had been on a food tour of International Avenue several months prior and had the opportunity to visit Mimo Portuguese Restaurant. On the tour we sampled goodies from the Restaurant, but I had never been back for dinner.
To start with we ordered the grilled squid. Squid is commonly sold fried in restaurants here, so it was a different preparation then I’ve had before. The squid was incredibly tender and was served in a spicy tomato sauce. I loved the sauce and the bread that mopped it up, but I found the squid slightly fishy tasting. For dinner we ordered the Paella and pork and clam casserole to share. The Paella was enormous and came heaped with clams, mussels, crab, shrimp, squid, lobster and chicken. Up to this point I'd never been a huge fan of Paella, but this version certainly changed my opinion. The rice in a spicy, light tomato sauce was jammed with meat and seafood. The pork and clam casserole was my absolute favorite though. The pork was cooked in a rich, almost smoky, tomato sauce that had really distinct flavor. Our waitress let us in on the method. The clams or mussels are added to the pork and tomato sauce right at the end. Once cooked the sauce is poured over a bed of fried potatoes. The potatoes swim around in the tomato sauce and soak up all the yumminess. So good.
The food is quite spicy so consider yourself warned. If you don’t like a lot spice I would suggest you ask to have it toned down. The prices are very reasonable and the food is outstanding. The portions are huge too as you can see from the picture of the leftovers. The night was topped off with a hot mug of specialty coffee, the name of which eludes me. It comes in a huge glass and is apparently a mixture of 5 different liqueurs and coffee of course. It tasted a bit like tiger ice cream, so there's probably sambuca and grand marnier in there somewhere. It was a happy ending to the meal.
Mimo Restaurant 4909 McBride Blvd Calgary, AB
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