The only halal restaurant in Hangzhou is Maizhou. It has been relocated several times, and the store has been closed for many years and reopened, but what remains unchanged is the authentic home-style taste and the Northeast gourmets who often come from far and wide to find taste.
The restaurant mainly focuses on chicken, beef, and mutton, and the tenderloin slices in the classic Tohoku dish pot bun meat have also been replaced with chicken. The chicken is firm in thickness and tenderer than tenderloin; The batter is fried shallowly, the inside is all wet batter, and there is a lot of oil, and the juice will burst when you bite into it, and the taste is crispy but not firm. The amount of green onions, coriander and shredded carrots is larger, and the aroma fluctuates after cooking in oil. However, the sauce is sweet and has no sour taste, which is an improvement method to move closer to Hangzhou cuisine, which is more suitable for the taste of local people. Compared with chicken pot meat, the cut of beef is smaller, the taste is slightly tougher, the color is darker, and there is not much difference in other aspects.
Mai Zhou is good at making fried foods, and the same is true for vegetarian dishes. The soft-fried fresh mushrooms make the charm of imitation meat, the oyster mushrooms are thick and meat-like, fried to dry without oil, the size is delicious, and the chicken essence and pepper bring a full umami taste, which is also very suitable for snacks. The sweet potato is sweet and crispy, the inside is glutinous, the color is bright, and the silk is continuous, and diners who are not afraid of heat can try it, but when the product is unstable, they may encounter the situation that they cannot pull the silk, and they can ask the kitchen to redo it.
There are more dishes of beef and mutton, the roast lamb chops start from one and a half catties, the fat layer is rich and fragrant, and the golden surface layer is burned by the fire, and the entrance is dense and smooth. If you don't like the fatty taste, the roast lamb leg meat is lean, the fiber is delicate, and the mutton flavor is also light; At the same time, the lamb skewers and roast lamb trotters also have unique flavors, and it is more homely to make the pancake mutton and beef beans in one pot, and the taste is relatively more universal.
Maizhou's cuisine is a fusion of Northeast and Northwest flavors, and also adheres to the traditional style in seasoning and cooking methods, with plenty of oil and saltiness being the common characteristics of most dishes. There are few waiters in the store, especially near the end of the meal, there is often only the proprietress in charge, and the food and water are relatively slow, but the proprietress is enthusiastic and heroic, which relatively saves some dining experience. The tableware on the table costs 2 yuan per pair, and you can ask for free tableware, but there are no bone plates and cups, only a bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
