In the year since I have been to Le Cristal Chinois - previously my favorite dim sum place of all time - the food has gone way downhill. No longer can I justify paying over 20$ per person including tip, because when I came here this morning the food alternately tasted as though it had been sitting out, or it was just plain cooked improperly.
We got shrimp dumplings, shiu mai, meat dumplings, rice wrapped in banana leaves, sesame ball filled with salted egg yolk, beef spare ribs and one other dish. The most appalling of the listed plates was the sticky rice in leaves -- typically one of my favorites, this one was tiny and the rice was far too overcooked and gluey.
Overall, I was crestfallen. I always tell people that this is my favorite place for dim sum, but I will never say that again after today.