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| - My first visit to U & Me was in the middle of the day and both the service (despite the fact that the place was almost empty) and the food was terrible. Anyways, I heard from multiple sources that it had some of the best authentic food in town, so I rustled up some people to go back to check out the scene - late at night this time. I'm happy to relate that this visit was a lot better food wise.
I'm a dim sum addict so being able access my tasty "ha gao" (shrimp dumplings) at any hour is pretty much heaven for me. It's actually open and busy until 4 am, so it can be a pretty good place to people watch while you're chowing down. Lot's of big and little groups - actually, I would say U & Me is probably one of the restaurants most able to host a large group for dinner with short notice in Calgary.
In addition to dim sum they serve the traditional canadian-chinese menu of mostly cantonese inspired dishes. The dishes are hit and miss - sometimes they are really, really good, and sometimes you wonder if that was actually what you ordered. I'm not the biggest fan of their dinner menu, but it is decent. The service is so-so and the entrance can be difficult to find. This place isn't fancy, either. In my opinion there are better, more consistent Chinese restaurants in Calgary during the day, especially close by, but for a late night snack it is pretty much the top of its game.
Try and get a window seat for some really good views of Chinatown!
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