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| - I went with my partner to Luckee for brunch to try their take on dim sum. The menu can cater to many dietary preferences, with some solid veg and meat options. The interior design is delightful, especially the graffiti wall motifs and open kitchen. However, the tables are too close, forcing the neighbouring server's rear to be almost on our table throughout our meal. I'm a woman and I've had less intimate lap dances.
Susur normally delivers and then some. Unfortunately, our first item was black been beef short ribs from the dim sum cart, which were slightly on the side of lack-lustre, but was offset by a delicious leaf-wrapped pork sticky rice. We then shared the delicate order of shrimp dumplings and a two person Peaking duck pancake, which was amazing and is really hard to find in downtown Toronto. The duck was perfectly roasted with a crispy skin and tender inside, and the house made marmalade and hoisin was a perfect match.
We also ordered a 'fun' shrimp rice roll which was delicious, and a crab and tofu cake, which never came, although we were assured it was coming by several staff for a straight 30 minutes. For dessert, we had a chocolate ganache tart which was not sweet enough to justify its sea salt top. It was a finish too rich for such a subtle and aromatic coursing.
My only complaint about this place was our server, Alvaro. He looked more like an out of work boxing coach than a waiter and had an attitude to match, sporting an off-putting grimace and thick gold chain. He continually would disappear for 20 minute stints and lacked the excitement that a server should evoke at a newly opened restaurant. The food-runner we had was a very charming young man with great energy, we would have rather had him as a server as he fit the Luckee vibe more. Seeing all the other guests laughing with their friendly servers, we decided it just wasn't our lucky day.
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