Overall, this was a pretty good experience for me, a little outside my comfort zone but hey that's what Yelpin' it up is all about right? Exploring new places and trying new things.
We came on weekday evening thinking that it may be less busy however, between two other large groups and our group of 20, it turned into an apparently unexpectedly busy night for the restaurant and their two lone servers seemed to be overwhelmed. My critique here was that we did provide adequate notice of our reservation and judging by the set up of the other parties so did they - the restaurant should have planned accordingly for more staff. To the staffs credit they did their very best to accommodate but service was spotty and slow.
Not all was bad though, we ordered a variety of items to share as starters. The crepe rolls and the massive dumplings were both something worth trying. That said beware of the dumplings as they are filling! Oy. I had 1 of each kind and a crepe roll or two and by the time my main came I was proper stuffed.
For my main I ordered the kebab with a side of french fries and it was just OK in my opinion. When I see large cuts of succulent meat on a kebab I get really excited because typically the bigger the hunk of meat the juicier and more tender it is - right? Well in this case the portion sizes were there butttt the meat was terribly dry and overcooked - it made me sad. The seasoning was definitely great but for a guy who enjoys the juicy-ness of medium rare, this was not cooked to my liking.
I feel like the gaps that might make up the difference between 3 and 4 stars (maybe 5 stars) might be easily rectified upon another visit on a less crazy busy night. I look forward to giving Suliko another chance (and so I can get more dumpling action in my mouth). Until then...
Eatcrest Out!