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| - Think of Spring Rolls. Now think of a better version of Spring Rolls and just like that, poof, Dazzling! Dazzling is a modern Asian Fusion restaurant. They have cuisine from every Asian country under the sun. Thai, Viet, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, some Malay.
My gf and I came in after a Salsa class. We sure worked up an appetite. They had a prix fixe deal that I found interesting. Appetizer, entree, dessert for 23 bucks. The selection was adequate.
Choices ranged from a Japanese sushi entree to Thai noodles. We chose the spring rolls to start, seafood fried rice and Crème brûlée to finish. We also ordered a sushi roll on the side. I forgot the name of it, but instead of the regular nori seaweed, it had a red rice flour wrapping. Inside, scallop, tuna and some veg. My gf and I thought this roll was one of the best sushi rolls we had ever experienced. The flavors were different but not too much to be unfamiliar. The wrapping gave it more of a fresh spring roll feel rather than a sushi roll, just delicious. The portion was very small, 4 pieces for around 11 bucks but it's really good.
The spring rolls we ordered were also very good. In comparison to the countless spring rolls I've eaten before, these were much better. The filling was vegetarian, but it came out fresh out of the fryer, hot and crispy.
The seafood fried rice was a mound of delicious seafood flavour. Shrimp, squid, scallop, and a few mussels, it was all there. Typical fried rice but enough to feed 2.
Last, the Crème brûlée was a wreck. The worst I've eaten. The consistency was way off. Past the sugar crust was a flan like pudding which was scrambled in texture. Not smooth, silky and creamy as every dessert called a Crème brûlée ought to be. My gf is a Crème brûlée monster, she was ultra disappointed and upset with terrible ending to a decent meal.
The service is good, menu is well selected and the options are not limiting. The food on the most part was good. The prices are a bit more expensive, but expected for the area and location. Dessert killed our 4 star visit to a 3.
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