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| - My biggest beef while living in Toronto was that I never had a real memorable meal. Most places I went to were either 'meh' or were good but nothing I couldn't cook at home. Given, as a student I would have never been able to eat at Lee, but we wanted to go out for a special meal to thank J's parents for their help with our wedding. So it was definitely a "splurge" for us (worked out to about $250 for 4 people with some booze having been consumed).
Thanks to rush hour traffic, we were already running late when we headed to Lee. We called to let them know that we'd be late on our reservation but they were okay with that. We were seated promptly at a four-top indoors. Our server was very friendly - knowledgeable, nice, and not afraid to give her opinions. She was also not too intrusive and seemed to know when to be present and when to be scarce.
Because of my dietary restrictions (kosher meat-wise) we opted not to do the chef's selection and instead picked items off the menu, including those that I could eat and some I couldn't. We ordered the following:
Fried Tomato Salad - I expected this to be like fried green tomatoes but instead it was more like a thick tomato basil sauce. It packed a lot of flavor but the textures weren't too diverse - mostly soft. Probably the lowlight of the night though tasty.
Singapore Slaw - ORDER THIS. You hear 17 ingredients and think "ick" but man does everything go well together. It's a super light and refreshing dish, tons of different flavors and textures that actually work and the presentation is absolutely beautiful. Just get it. We paid the extra $6 for the sashimi salmon on the side and it was really good - they seasoned it with a bit of salt and we devoured the thing.
Salmon Ceviche - Interesting. This was made of 6 spoons that had salmon with daikon, ginger, ponzu and a few other ingredients. Very composed, interesting flavors - nothing like any other ceviche I've tried before.
Garlic shrimp - This was a big hit with the others but I didn't try it myself.
Slow braised beef - another big hit (very tender, I heard) but also didn't try.
Lamb - J said it was cooked to perfection and it was devoured in an instant.
For dessert we split the banana cake, creme brulee, and the dumplings. The dumplings were the biggest surprise but were really scrumptious - like warm mochi. The banana cake was delish and the creme brulee (though not as inventive as the rest) was really tasty.
We had a great time and really it's the first memorable dining experience I had in Toronto since first visiting in 2003 (and living there for 2 years). I'm with Team Susur!
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