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| - A group of 5 of us ventured into the new Asian Legend located in a plaza near the Jane/Major Mac intersection. One of the group frequently visits another Asian Legend location and has always raved about the food. Based on her ravings about the place, we decided to give it a go on a Friday night.
As our friend was here before, she wrote down our selections and passed it to the waiter. I don't know if this is par for the course here, but I noticed small pads of paper on most tables and a pencil as well. Perhaps it's done this way to avoid confusion, as the menu is fairly large. Anyways...it worked and we received all the items ordered.
We ordered far too many dishes to comment on them all, so I'll list some of the hits and misses
* Steam Soup filled Dumplings with Ground Pork - the person who recommended this place said this is one of her favorite dishes at Asian Legend, so she loved it. Being a "newbie", I found it interesting. Not sure I would order it again, as it was a bit salty for my liking, but it's a neat combination of items.
* rolled Onion Pancake with Sliced Beef - the onion flavor is fairly light. I found it to be a bit on the gummy side (I had an end piece) but all my dining companions loved this dish.
* Vegetarian Spring Rolls - ugh. Not very good unfortunately. I've purchased frozen ones better than what we were served.
* General Tao Chicken - had a nice heat to it, generous portion size. Very good.
* Stir Fried Spicy Shredded Beef - complex flavours which were completed overwhelmed by far TOO much salt. Generous portion size.
* Fried Sliced Noodles with Sliced Beef - pretty flavorless
* Sautéed Baby Bok Choi with Garlic - the hit it of the meal. Cooked perfectly with an intoxicating aroma of garlic. Perhaps the best I've ever had at a restaurant.
Our male waiter was very good. When we saw a dish on someone else's table we asked what it was and asked for it. He came back laughing a minute later to inform us we had included that item in our original order. He was attentive and friendly.
So, based on some of what were ordered, a few dishes were definitely misses, some were fantastic. I'll most likely visit again just to sample more items.
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