Page 18 - Jackpot Magazine South ~ September, 2024

CASINO DINING GUIDE
Lillie’s exceeds goal of serving perfectly delicious dishes
Golden Nugget restaurant has diverse offerings
By Lori Beth Susman
BILOXI — Asian cuisine that is traditional yet modern, diverse while still familiar, can be found at Golden Nugget Biloxi. Lillie’s Noodles Asian Cuisine and Sushi makes no secret its goal is to prepare and serve perfect dishes that everyone will enjoy.
Restaurant manager Kim Tran and sous chef Khang Nguyen successfully meet that goal and then some. There is plenty of comfort food that guests have come
to love, dishes that remind them of home-cooking yet with a bit of extra flair. Tran said everything is handmade and made in-house, and there is even a bit of Vietnamese- Cajun style in some of the items.
Lillie’s has an array of items from soups and salads, small plates, wok-prepared dishes, rice and noodle entrées, fresh sushi, and the popular Vietnamese specialty dishes, which are listed on the menu by their Vietnamese name. But don’t worry about not being able to read those; the descriptions are very clear and you’ll want to order several.
We visited Lillie’s, located on the first floor of the Biloxi casino, on a recent weeknight,
Sushi is a favorite at Lillie’s Asian Cuisine. Fried lobster, snow crab and cream cheese make up this delightful Golden Nugget roll, which is topped with fresh blue crab and drizzled with eel sauce and spicy mayo.
and watched as Tran and her friendly team greeted guests with smiles and hugs, even offering suggestions on what to order from the extensive menu.
We started with a selection of appetizers, or small plates that weren’t all that small.
Popular at Lillie’s are the crab rangoon, dynamite shrimp and Korean fried chicken, also known as KFC (but, with all due respect to the Colonel, this is so much better). The chicken drums and flats are double deep fried and coated in a tangy sweet-spicy
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