The founders of popular downtown Miami Vietnamese spot Tâm Tâm and chef Adrian Ochoa have partnered up to open Double Luck, a pop-up slinging Chinese dishes with creative twists in Miami’s Shorecrest neighborhood. The restaurant currently operates from the former New Schnitzel House space Thursday through Sunday, with hopes of becoming a permanent fixture.
“The menu is kind of an introductory course for people,” Ochoa says. “I’m taking advantage of my love for more traditional Chinese food by helping people walk through the Chinese American path.”
That path includes approachable favorites like crab leg rangoons alongside lesser-known offerings such as double-cooked pork belly, mapo tofu, and cold mushroom salad—dishes Ochoa hopes Miami diners will embrace beyond their usual takeout orders.
Chinese Food Dreams Find a Home on 79th Street
The chef’s fascination with Chinese cuisine started years ago when a friend introduced him to Sichuan cooking at a spot in North Miami. After stints at Ghee Miami and helping launch Tâm Tâm, Ochoa furthered his Chinese food journey by running pop-up China Moon on South Beach, where he mastered the classics. When Adam Gersten from New Schnitzel House offered his space, the team transformed it with just “a couple coats of paint and some decorations.”…