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| - Was here a couple of weeks ago with some friends for dinner. Decor was nice, but I'm here to eat.
The wait staff was polite and our waiter was excellent; explained the concept, the dishes and suggested what to order so we'd get a nice spread of variety and enough to eat. Really nice start!
Then came what I would describe as a mess of dishes that felt like it came from different restaurants and the minds of several chefs. A standout for me was the prawn. Very crispy and flavorful, but really heavy. The ravioli, nice texture and good flavor, but overly heavy. The fried rice with trouffles, nice, but you give any Asian some trouffles and day old rice, it'll be just as good or better. We got the shumai as well... The waiter described it beautifully, but the texture and flavor would be something that Asian diners would actually complain about; a mushy mess. After 6 or 7 dishes, I remain confused about what I was eating and how they tied together.
We were done, and right about the time when the shumai came, my mind started to wander as did one of my friends. Someone suggested jokingly that we hit up Asian legend for dumplings after as we were not satisfied with the portions sizes or the quality of flavor that we were getting there.
The bill came and we were a bit blown away. Yes we read the prices, but I think our stomachs were confused as to how dissatisfied we were still. $50 a person for something I expected much much more and better.
We proceeded to Asian legend, got 2 trays of soup filled dumplings and the onion beef roll for $18, tax, tip, in.
If you didn't grow up with Asian food and have deep pockets and are light on expectations, you may want to try Dailo. But if you're a true food purist where you're looking for great food for a reasonable price, there are many excellent alternatives available in our city.
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