"The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid.” W.H. AudenPrague's Holešovice neighborhood is a dining desert. I know a few people who work in the area, and they are always bemoaning the dearth of good eating options.

It certainly has the modern looks that match the direction this fast-changing section of the city is taking.
It's across the street from the popular dance club, Mecca.
The Molo 22 interior had an eclectic mix of hardwood floors, hardwood walls, electric green accents, aluminum duct work, rope-wrapped support columns, and some brick.


I went with G-Man and a few of his colleagues who work nearby. The menu was all over the map -- Thai, Greek, Indian, Czech, American, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.
One person tried the soup -- a spinach cream with smoked salmon (47 CZK).

Another colleague had the Caesar salad with chicken nuggets (144 CZK). It was a sad looking thing, made with iceberg lettuce instead of Romaine.

I really have to wonder how someone could plate that and call it a Caesar salad. The price, considering the small size and low quality, was pretty outrageous.
I had "Hoi Sin" chicken (144 CZK) with jasmine rice (35 CZK). It came with lots of vegetables, including green onions, and red and green peppers. There were also a few peanuts.

The menu described the sauce as slightly sweet and Japanese. It was neither.
According to Wikipedia, hoisin is a Chinese condiment, and the word is a romanization of the Chinese word for seafood "海鮮" as pronounced in Cantonese. I poured the sweet sauce from someone else's dish on mine to make it more palatable.
G-Man had the Thai green curry chicken with chicken (171 CZK) and jasmine rice.

G-Man'ss boss had the Tandoori chicken satay with yogurt curry sauce (149 CZK).

Another colleague tried the hot chicken wings (154 CZK). The seven wings were not too spicy.


After that, I switched to a .33 liter bottle of Pilsner Urquell (39 CZK). The restaurant had a bar that does a number of cocktails and where smoking was permitted.

Perhaps the chef never sampled properly prepared versions of these dishes. Or it is possible the kitchen was aiming more for the Czech palate than anything resembling authenticity.
Too bad.
For the sake of the neighborhood, I hope this restaurant realizes its ambitions were too high, its quality too low, and that they used too many grains of salt.
Until then, this writer will avoid eating there.
Molo 22
U Průhonu 22
Praha 7 - Holešovice
Tel . (+420) 220 563 348
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2 comments:
"Unfortunately, the carbonation was not at full strength, which made it fairly unpleasant." I can't think of any way in which drinking Stella wouldn't be unpleasant....
Been around there, Pivní Galerie is few metres down the street, wouldn't go in for the life of me, and not only because of their beer choice (which is enough to keep me away, the "poshmodern" look of the place, pretentious and designed by a computer and not by a person is really unwelcoming. I think the quality of the food pairs really well with the it.
Hello, we moved to Holešovice recently and also found that there are very poor dining choices there (do you have any tips??). We visited Molo22 out of curiosity and were pleasantly surprised - vepřová panenka (pork loin?) was excellent and the chili goulash was also good. However, that's just one visit and I wouldn't judge upon that.
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