Meili (160 North 12th St.), a new Sichuan restaurant, opened yesterday, February 12, on the lower level of the CODA hotel in Williamsburg.
Chef Peter He is behind Meili’s elevated Sichuan fare. Chef He was born and raised in China and previously led the kitchen of Cafe China, which earned a Michelin star while he was there. He is also the executive chef at Manhattan’s Chili, a sister restaurant to Meili.
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In the first paragraph you call it elevated Sichuan food and then in the next paragraph you call it Sichuan street food. I don’t think it’s either one of those things unless the menu is centered around dishes that aren’t mentioned in your article; those dishes are standard menu fare in the Sichuan canon.