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| - Ten of us came here for a big family dinner to celebrate my mother's birthday. We called in advance to make our reservation and found a table awaiting us upon arrival. We were able to get wheel my grandmother into the restaurant without any difficulty and we were all seated comfortably at a round table.
I observed private dining areas behind us, which would've been even better had they been available, but the noise-level in the restaurant was under control and we could all hear each other without a problem.
It took a little while before our orders were taken, and because we had such a large number of vegetarians with us, our choices were rather limited. I did the ordering for the group and tried to mix up all the vegetarian options; unfortunately I didn't realize that there were so many variants of "green stuff" and we ended up with four plates of green veggie dishes that looked essentially the same (of which the dry sauteed green beans were tops)! Nonetheless, the vegetarians quite enjoyed the hot & sour soup (which we had customized for them), the deep fried tofu, the shredded radish roll, and the eggplant. In retrospect, I would've probably ordered doubles of the last three dishes.
As one of the few meat eaters on the table, I had the responsibility of devouring the onion pc roll with szechuan beef (very tasty), the kung pao chicken (hit the spot), the steamed green bass (not bad) and the soup filled dumplings (mouth-watering). Mission accomplished.
Once the food started arriving, we requested hot sauce, which came in a small dish and was finished within minutes. They then brought us a rack of spices, which was also completely finished by the end of the meal. What can I say, my family likes it hot!
Overall, everyone enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere was perfect. We all ate to our hearts content for only $20 per person (tax & tip included). Two thumbs way up for Asian Legend!
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