Miami restaurant copies Lionel Messi's favorite childhood dish. My Argentinian mom approves.

I took my wonderful mother Gloria to try the MilaMessi – a breaded-steak dish inspired by Lionel Messi's favorite meal growing up in Argentina.

• The classic milanesa napolitana is an homage to the recipe that Messi's mom, Celia Cuccittini, used to feed the world's best soccer player.

State of plate: The MilaMessi is served at the Amalfi Llama in Aventura, which counts the Messi family among its investors, per a spokesperson.

• The $48 dish features a deep-fried, panko-crusted beef filet topped with pomodoro sauce and gratinated brie. It comes with fries.
• It is "an imitation of the original recipe" shared by Messi's family, the spokesperson tells Axios.

🇦🇷 Gloria's thoughts: " Perfectamente Argentino ," she told me.

• My Argentinian mother, who cooks amazing milanesa herself, said she personally prefers to bake her milanesa, but the MilaMessi was so tender and made with such high-grade beef that it didn't even taste fried.
• She usually uses mozzarella, but the brie elevates it more, she says.
• The sauce is semi-sweet and not too overpowering. And the fries are "spectacular."

Yes, but: The MilaMessi was as big as her head, so she asked for a box and gave the leftovers to my little sister.

🤔 The verdict: Who makes the better milanesa — Celia or Gloria?

• I will vote Gloria every day of the week but my mom took a more diplomatic approach.
• "They're different."