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Merrick Sea
Merrick Sea, a new Chinese restaurant in Merrick, features two distinct specialties: lobster and Sichuan.
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Lobster with ginger and scallions is one of many lobster dishes at Merrick Sea in Merrick.
Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
The exterior of Merrick Sea in Merrick.
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Owner Sara Fang and her niece, manager Ivy Zhu, at Merrick Sea in Merrick.
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Pork pot stickers are first steamed and then seared on the bottom at Merrick Sea in Merrick.
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Hunan smoked pork with garlic stems is actually thinly sliced bacon with lots of leeks at Merrick Sea in Merrick.
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Mapo tofu, served at Merrick Sea in Merrick, is one of Sichuan province's most famous dishes.
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Among the many vegetable dishes at Merrick Sea in Merrick are string beans with eggplant.