So after promising myself I wouldn't come back to Tao to eat, here I am again with my fiance because it was 1130 pm at night and Tao is one of the few restaurants still open. Unless you want to eat McD or Panda Express of course...which ain't nothing wrong with that.
We got good service but the waiter was SO PUSHY about ordering drinks. Sir, it's almost midnight and we plan to go to bed after this meal, we do not want your specialty rose flavored cat sake no matter if it's in season!
We ordered:
Chicken gyoza pan fried - super delicious. Great with the barely sweet soy sauce it came with.
Beijing duck for two - freshly sliced duck with crispy skin and crisp scallions on the side. Plum sauce was good and did not overwhelm. moo shi pancakes were freshly made and melted in your mouth.
So a good meal, although it is a bit pricy for the value of the food. I don't know what it is about Tao, but it's also busy so it takes FOREVER to get your food. We got our appetizer in 25 min and then another 20 min wait for the duck after that.
Kept our waters refilled and our dishes cleared. I guess I'd come back again for lunch, dinner just takes too long.
Very very loud and dark.