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| - I became aware of this place through my Groupon App.; after checking their menu online, I bought the Groupon because they served egg yolk raviolo. However, being the short attention spanned pig that I am, I kind of forgot about it. I stumbled across it on my phone today; so I decided to give it a try.
Sadly, the raviolo is no longer on the menu, so here is what we ordered: crudo, lobster salad, hamachi, halibut, and gelado. The appetizers were good but oily. The lobster salad had great flavours and the macadamia nuts were a pleasant touch but the overall texture was slightly mushy. The hamachi and tuna had too much oily dressing while the pea shoots on the side were tough and the stems were hard to chew. Even with the small missteps, I thought we were off to a good start. Even though we got two fish mains, the tastes could not be more different. The halibut had a tomato/olive sauce which was very refreshing but the fish itself was overcooked. The hamachi was buttery and fishy (in a good way) but the real star of the dish for me was the charred corn garnish. It was so sweet and had the "prefectly grilled" flavour -- I could eat that corn all day long. We originally wanted to have the eclair for dessert but it was not setting properly due to the humidity of the weather. We changed to the cashew gelato which was rich and satisfying.
The food was great (with the few misses) but nothing hard to find in the Yorkville area. The restaurant itself had an intimate atmosphere and the couches were really comfy. One major issue I had at Dyne was the plating; both the crudo and the hamachi main basically looked like the leftovers in a dumpster after waste management has come but didn't get everything with the forklift. Even the ice cream looked a little bit like a cake of mud with some awkward bits and pieces on top. The only dish with good visual presentation was the halibut. I would like Dyne if I prefer a quiet and relaxing environment with food that's "easy to like" and nothing too out of the ordinary. All in all, Dyne was not bad, but I wasn't impressed either.
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