Chō Funky Asian Bistro is a Pan-Asian spot in South Beach from MO Alkassar, built around a wide-ranging menu that moves through Thailand, Korea, China, and beyond. The format is a la carte, with a fixed 3-course dinner option also on offer.
The menu covers a lot of ground: chicken satay, miso beef tartare, and scallop crudo to start, applewood-smoked pork ribs with gochujang sauce, duck bao, pad thai from the wok, and mains like khao soi lamb neck, crab curry, Korean fried chicken, and bone-in short rib. Duck fried rice arrives in a ceramic takeout box, and a chocolate-filled pani puri shows up on the dessert list.
The room matches the menu's energy — maneki-neko, Chinese masks, Buddha statues, and red lighting fill a dining room that leans decidedly maximalist, down to a goldfish playing on a television and Betty Boop wallpaper near the entrance.
The menu covers a lot of ground: chicken satay, miso beef tartare, and scallop crudo to start, applewood-smoked pork ribs with gochujang sauce, duck bao, pad thai from the wok, and mains like khao soi lamb neck, crab curry, Korean fried chicken, and bone-in short rib. Duck fried rice arrives in a ceramic takeout box, and a chocolate-filled pani puri shows up on the dessert list.
The room matches the menu's energy — maneki-neko, Chinese masks, Buddha statues, and red lighting fill a dining room that leans decidedly maximalist, down to a goldfish playing on a television and Betty Boop wallpaper near the entrance.