Sacramento Chef Billy Ngo Turns Family Recipes Into Midtown Viet-Chinese Hot Spot
Billy Ngo’s Chu Mai melds Vietnamese‑Chinese home flavors with elevated cocktails in midtown Sacramento. Chef Billy Ngo has opened Chu Mai in midtown Sacramento, a new restaurant that incorporates Vietnamese and Chinese family recipes into a modern space. The restaurant's name is personal, an inversion of his mother's maiden name. The dinner menu shifts with seasons and Ngo's whims, with notable dishes such as lobster & shrimp “cheung fun” ($24), and a Grilled Lemongrass Pork Steak ($48). The bar program incorporates savory elements such as fish sauce and MSG into cocktails, and the restaurant lists Jose Carrasco as its beverage director. The menu is expected to continue evolving, with seasonal produce, price points on larger plates and chef Ngo’s own experiments shaping what appears weekly.
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At Chu Mai, chef Billy Ngo’s new midtown Sacramento dining room, Vietnamese and Chinese family recipes show up dressed for a night out. The restaurant layers comfort-food roots into carefully plated s... [2972 symbols]