M Joy was a very pleasant surprise for my wife and me. We love our lamb and this place does it very, very well. The location is clean and cute, with a lot of nice little touches that add to the ambiance, and the server was very easy to talk to and passionate about his food (and tea). Between my wife and I, we ordered:New Zealand Lamb Rib Rice - This was just straight up delicious. So you know how when you order a good Hainan chicken rice the best part of the meal is actually rice itself? The rice on this dish is like that, but with lamb. You can taste the lamb fats and juices making the rice extra fragrant, while the carrots balance it out to make it a little sweeter and not overwhelming. The lamb itself is tender, juicy and it tastes clean. It's definitely lamb, but not at all gamy. 100% would order again.Grilled Lamb Shank - Also delicious, my wife liked this one more than the lamb on the plate (I'm still on team main course). Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with two deliciously fragrant powders to dip. One wad heavier on the fennel, the other was a bit sweeter, we asked for extra containers of both on the way out.Special Salty Milk Tea - As much as I loved everything else, this is the one that actually stole the show. I've had salty milk tea at Mongolian and Xin Jiang places before, but this is the first one I've had where everything together perfectly. Where some places it tastes like the salt was added as an afterthought, the salt feels like it's an integral part of the experience and if you don't have it you're wrong. It's full of flavor but somehow light, salty but so easy to drink, has the light taste of buttery goat milk but never becomes too much. do yourself a favor. Absolutely get this if you come.Yogurt Dessert - Honestly, I was still in the process of being blown away by the tea when I had this. It was very well made yogurt, light but flavorful, mixing very well with the fruit.Overall fantastic place. 100% recommend.
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