Momi Gyoza Bar

I didn’t go exactly to this location I went next door and ordered gyoza and it was very delicious. I will be coming back soon I would hope that the restaurant would have more selection to choose from.

Very highend dim sum but very expensive. I’m from NY and even I think it is way over priced. The dim sum though you can’t miss.
Be careful its an only cash place

Really i dont like at all the place.
The food full extremely spicy, very low variety of food, very dissapointed.
If you asked for water they bring you a warm bottle water…
Never come back.
No credit cards… only cash.

Really good high quality food. Tried the dim sum and it’s was basically dim sum to the next level. Not the mass produced type you see at the dim sum places in The San Francisco Bay Area. These are done with quite a bit more care and craftsmanship. I also tried the scallion pancake shrimp taco. The scallion pancake was amazing and the lightly panko breaded shrimp was perfect (definitely not overcooked).
My waiter was excellent and he recommended that I do a sampler dim sum appetizer. This is an excellent idea. This gives you a good idea of which of the dim sum will be your favorite. What I got was one each of the dim sum that was on the menu. And since the night was a slow night I actually got a bonus which was the edamame dim sum which is not even on the menu. There were three dipping sauces for the dim sum. My favorite was the wasabi ponzu sauce. The hot oil was okay not too spicy. And they had a green chili sauce that was made fresh. For those of you that refresh taste this would probably be good for you. This was the spiciest of all the three sauces too.
The restaurant is actually quite big from its profile outside. The seating though is more communal or family style. The waiter said if you catch it at the right time you can come in with a fairly large group and be seated in the same table.
All in all the food was very good and like I said it was high quality. The only downside is it is quite expensive. However as my waiter told me the food is designed to be shared so a bowl of ramen would be enough for two people. This may be a bargain if you’re not a big eater. Also due to the tight seating, if the place is really crowded the chefs might get too busy and maybe the quality of the food might not be as high. I ate during a Saturday that was unusually light. I think that due to the storm that was coming in there was a very small amount of people that was eating out tonight. Anyway the food is very good and I recommend you give it a shot just to try it.

Overpriced, cash only, 5% charge fee on their «we-don’t-accept-cards-so-deal-with-it» bright orange ATM machine, gyozas were ok (but honestly you can get the same quality at the grocery store if you know how to cook them!)
Sauces were great.
Service was great.
Other than that I have nothing else to say. Blah!

Had been feeling for Gyoza and heard about Momi from a friend who posted it on Fb. The pics looked great and she loved it.
As soon as I got there the place was about half full or half empty. I sat at the long picnic styled table and the server approached immediately and asked if she could help. Very friendly and all of the staff seemed happy. My friend and I immediately ordered 2 plates of Gyoza and he had wanted Ramen but that was at their sister restaurant next door and they only had one ramen dish here so he was a bit bummed. Our server recommended this Buddha beer which I have never tried. It seemed a bit expensive at $ 8 but figured I’d give it a whirl. It was good but not worth $ 8.
As I’m eating I look around and realize this restaurant only takes cash!
In today’s day and age with credit cards and even new payment methods including those where we simply use our cell phone and soon to be payment methods with even your watch, I was a bit taken aback by this.
Conveniently there is an atm right outside but then it charges a service fee and not to mention the fee afterwards. It definitely put a damper on the whole experience and I will definitely not be going back, at least not until they step into the 21^st century.
The food was good but due to my inconvenience I couldn’t even appreciate it.

A little late on writing a review but I remember the gyoza were pretty good. We had pan-​fried veggie dumplings. They bring out several delicious sauces so you can combine and make your own perfect dipping sauce or have it on its own. Honestly, the gyoza are pretty pricey but I guess they can charge that much since its brickell and the atmosphere is very hip and izakaya style.
We also ordered the duck kamameshi which takes about 20 min to make. The kamameshi itself kind of lacked in flavor but that’s what all the sauces are for! Mix in the sauces to your liking and it’s delicious. The server brought out the hot pot and started mixing it all for us right away but if I do go back, I think I would ask him to leave it sitting for a bit because I like the bottom of the rice to be nice and crispy. The whole point of getting a hot pot is that crispy bottom! I didn’t get much of that. :(
Yes, they only accept cash. So if you’re coming here, make sure you stop by your bank first!

This place is good if you have a craving for gyoza, the gyoza itself are quite authentic and well cooked (tried the steamed and fried ones), but the amount of food is scarce and the price is too high for what they offer!

Friendly staff. Clean. They only have one ramen dish I think… the clam ramen is so good! For $ 15 you get a bunch of clams in your soup.
The gyoza is good too.
Would definitely come back here again.

They could use a bigger menu (or descriptions at the least) and vegetables would be nice. The dumplings were very good, but I left feeling like hmmm, I just ate a ton of dumplings and wasn’t quite satisfied.
The server out our order in wrong too, didn’t take the blame, but brought us one free beer to make up for it… there were two of us :-/​
It’s also cash only, just a warning.
Not somewhere id go back to if I wanted a well rounded meal or way extremely hungry… but something quick to coat the stomach, sure.
Somehow we also managed to spend $ 50 between two people without alcohol and not leaving full and satisfied…

Great artisan dumplings are a true delicacy in Miami – right next to stone crabs, apparently, and Momi’s new dumpling spot reflects this.
For the very few hip Miami «dumpling purists,» those who might prize artisan dumplings over virtually all other edibles in a typical meal, this may be just the place for you. And these are perhaps the priciest dumplings in town, sitting center stage and certainly not a side show to a ramen bowl.
Chef Jeff’s Gyoza Bar, just like his Momi Ramen spot, is another labor of love rather than a practically priced lunch spot like you’d find in a bigger city with much colder weather, too. It’s cash only, and surprise, surprise, it’s been empty the past few times I’ve stopped in for lunch. That’s a shame, too, because the dumplings are spectacular.
The dumplings and other limited items certainly deserve five stars, but stratospheric pricing makes it hard to look at this place as anything other than a special treat for now.
Note: there’s no longer ramen on the menu here – just some small hot pots, a $ 6.00 miso soup, and beers & sakes.

Interesting concept from the Momi crew… I’ll keep it short and sweet.
Would love to give a 5 star review to a Brickell spot but I just can’t get past the prices here. For a dumpling house, the gyoza and dumpling prices are really high (I’m used to below $ 5 for an order in NYC) and the selection is very slim.
That being said, the food is incredibly fresh and delicious and on my latest visit i had very tentative staff. Note that it is cash only and only has 1 beer (Buddah) available.

I’ve now been to Momi Gyoza Bar on a couple (albeit very similar) occasions. The situation goes like this: there are about eight of us, we’ve consumed a few drinks beforehand, plan on consuming more drinks later on but know it’d be smart to load up on some food… Enter dumplings!
The short: It’s cash only. I still don’t quite understand why. There’s an ATM there. It’s overall inconvenient because not that many people carry around cash these days but it’s just what they do. I’ve learned to deal.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s spill fact number two: They only serve Lucky Buddha beer. It tastes like Heineken and comes in a cute little glass bottle. Goes well with the dumplings and I’ve learned to appreciate the simplicity in choice.
Fact number three: The water you get is bottled and usually grabbed from a corner so it’s lukewarm. Again, I don’t quite get why seeing how Miami has just fine tap water. Someday, I’ll figure out just what is going on here.
Finally, let’s talk dumplings. After all, I wouldn’t normally tolerate the above three on more than one occasion if the food wasn’t decent. The pork and chicken pan-​seared are a must order in my book. Besides that, I’ve really enjoyed the shrimp shumai and baby crab meat shumai. What I didn’t love? The edamame pan-​seared, nor the Peking duck hot pot. Both are tolerable if you soak it in any of their three sauces, but I wish it had more flavor naturally.
More about those sauces… They are addicting. I can’t tell you how many times I «accidentally» dropped my dumpling to take a ponzu bath.
This definitely isn’t going to be the cheapest meal you can find in Brickell. Both times, I ended up paying around $ 50 just for myself, but that included a LOT of dumplings and a couple of beers.
Overall, I enjoy the communal seating because it makes for the perfect situation when with a big group of friends. Not sure if it’d be my first choice for a date night but glad it’s an option for dumplings on demand.

4 stars for
Now since it’s my 2^nd time going to this place. Food is very good. We ordered Shanghai dumplings and it’s really good with matching punzo sauce!
And we ordered the PORK BELLY HOTPOT which was really really good !
Service is great! Fast. Knowledgeable with the food they serve which is good to have.
Will I come back? Absolutely WILL!

I am a huge dim sum fan and was thrilled when this place opened. We had a selection of many different dishes and while everything was good, some things were excellent. The shrimp shumai and the mushroom rice dish were by far the best. However, the place is interesting and here’s some pros and cons.
Pros:
(1) Very solid food that you can’t find anywhere else nearby.
(2) Diverse menu with plenty of non-​pork and veggie options.
(3) Many different dipping sauces.
(4) Staff all speaks English here (as opposed to some of Momi’s other venues).
Cons:
(1) Communal seating. Not a romantic, private place to eat as the tables are long, cafeteria style.
(2) Pricey.
(3) Limited seating.
(4) Small portions.

Wow on so many levels. Came in end of the night on a Thursday. Two cool dudes were working and took car of me and a friend. Very nice and helpful and gave us some SAKI to go with our late night snack. They made us a order of the pan seared and steamed dumplings and they were delicious. Had a unique green chili oil dipping sauce that paired nicely with the sweet flavorful ponzu dipping sauce. Great food even better service.

Been wanting to try this place ever since it opened and finally got the chance on Friday night.
The restaurant is small and has a «family style» ambiance with only three long tables inside — guests sit across from each other at a shared table with many other diners. You’re super close to the people surrounding you, but this facilitates a «community» dining experience where you can see what other people are eating and find out what’s best.
We decided to taste a little bit of everything — the steamed chicken gyoza, crab shumai, scallion pancake with parmesan and seafood gyoza. The scallion pancake had the same texture as the layers inside of a croissant. It was light and soft and the parmesan added a slightly salty texture that we appreciated.
The chicken and seafood gyoza were light and flavorful, especially when dipped in that green mustard and wasabi sauce. In fact, the whole dinner was so light that I didn’t feel totally full at first… but then it all hit me at once about 30 minutes after we left and I was stuffed.
The only reason I took off a star was because I’m not sold on the prices here. In order to get a complete meal that fills you up, you need at least two menu items per person, which amounts to a minimum of about $ 25 before tax and tip. I liked it, but to me, the price structure needs to be slightly revised for a ton of repeat business.

This location just opened, right around the corner from the original Momi. This location is very cute and spacey with an open kitchen. I ordered the Pork Belly Ramen, Baby Crabmeat Shumai and Pork gyoza. The Pork gyoza was pan-​seared and delicious! It paired deliciously with their Hoison Sauce mixed with their Scallion dipping sauce. The Baby Crabmeat Shumai had a very light flavor and tastes delicious with Hoison sauce as well. Now, this was my first time having real ramen and it was delicious. It had a thick, eggy broth. The pork belly was so tender and tasty! The chef was a very sweet guy! He came to our table and asked us how everything was! I really appreciated that! I will definitely be back for a cozy, warm soup very soon!

I don’t say this often, but if I could give this place six stars, I would.
As gyoza is the name, we decided to try a few — the vegetable fried dumplings and the baby pork & veg dumplings. Compare to Dumpling King up north, Momi has a more delicate skin and flavor, more carefully crafted. Dumpling King is the carb and meat that fills the stomach of the masses while Momi’s is the snack for tea-​sipping ladies with dainty mouths.
I am also excited to try the Kamameshi. It’s similar in style to the Chinese clay pot rice, or the Korean dolsot bibimbap: all rice with toppings cooked in a hot pot (in this case an iron pot). The pork belly kamameshi uses cured Chinese pork belly, mixed with egg, edamame and other ingredients. Jeffrey took out a metal spoon to help us scoop out the crispy rice at the bottom, which some consider to be the special treat.
I have always been a fan of Momi’s ramen, but I figure I’ll try their new items. Jeffrey, however, insisted on us tasting his new creation, which is not (yet?) on the menu. As usual, the home-​made noodle is al-​dente, and this soup base has an intriguing flavor, thanks to the pungent and slimy natto he added.
Owner Jeffrey Chen is a New York Chinese who trained for years in Hokkaido, so his dishes, from ramen to kamameshi, reflects this fusion of Japanese and Chinese cooking.
The wait staff are all very friendly and efficient. Unlike the American territorial system, here everybody comes to take care of you: removing your plates, filling your tea, etc. Eja, from Mongolia, (I told her she’s the first Mongolian I’ve met in person!) and Sammy are both very nice and cheerful.

=== MOMI + GYOZA + BAR ===
For some reason, dumplings are popular. All the foodie and travel shows seem to be showcasing dumplings in almost every episode. In Miami, you find different types of dumplings: in Chinese wonton soup, gyozas at Japanese restaurants, and American fusion restaurants that love to fill dumplings with crispy duck or oxtail, to be exotic. But nobody really cared about dumplings, or the dumpling culture for that matter, until television brought it to our attention.
To say that you have a great place for dumplings is probably the strangest thing you can say. I’ve never heard anyone complimenting a great wonton soup, or great gyozas instead of sushi. We just don’t do dumplings. But if you love Asian cuisine, watch food shows, or attempt to cook Asian food, you will eventually run into this unknown. Where can I find some good dumplings?
And here comes MOMI Gyoza.
Part of MOMI Ramen, this gyoza shop is pretty big. It is the most ambitious incarnation from the MOMI group. Very spacious, modern, with lots of light and glass, MOMI Gyoza is a cool place. And the gyozas, as well as the dumplings, are delicious.
The menu offers gyozas and dumplings, along with ramen, soups, and other appetizers.
I’ve tried the gyozas (pan fried, contain garlic) and they were really good. Better than the ones I’ve had at MOMI Ramen. They come in a dozen, and if you think you are ordering too much, trust me, you’ll have to stop yourself, specially if you ordered the pork belly dumplings or the seafood ones. The gyozas here are a beautiful thing.
As far as the dumplings, well, they come in many varieties. I tried the regular dumplings, and the vegetables and the seafood dumplings, and they are just amazing. They come to the table in a steamer, and even though you need to eat them fairly quickly, make sure you don’t burn yourself. I also had the dim sum style dumplings.
Combined, these dumplings make you ask yourself if better dumplings could be available anywhere else in the world. Once you add the soy sauce, the spicy sauce, or even the mild vinegar, this food could drive you to madness.
I also had the cabbage in tonkotsu broth, and the tonkotsu broth is out of this world.
Tables are shared picnic style, biergarten style, where you seat next to strangers. It is a nice concept where you get to meet people, but not so cool if you are trying to have a private conversation.
This place recently opened and there is always people. Make sure you go before it blows up, or … No dumpling fo’ you!
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