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| - If you get one thing out of my review - order the duck salad!!! Just do it. That was hands down the best dish of our night!
The restaurant is stunning!! Beautiful decor, ambience, truly tres chic. The service was wonderful... everyone was kind, attentive, and just great.
The food was good. I stop short of great. Perhaps I had higher expectations, but some of it was just okay. We had the duck salad - that was outstanding. We also ordered the Jasmine Beef Short Ribs. I really liked that too. Very tender, flavorful. But on the flip side, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Almost like any other bbq/teriyaki type of beef. But it was good. And we also ordered the Shanghai dumplings. Also tasty and good, but once again, nothing out of the ordinary. I guess I was expecting more. The duck salad on the other hand is a dish that isn't like something else at any other restaurant. For our entrees, we ordered the Beef Merlot and Spicy Shrimp. The shrimp was good. It is not fried, it is in a curry like gravy. It was tasty. The beef merlot we ordered on the recommendation of many of the yelp reviews. I wasn't really a fan of that dish. It wasn't bad. It was tasty, but it wasn't asian fusion and it wasn't anything that I would order again. Finally, we got the salty fish fried rice. That was pretty good, but again, no different than something you would get at a regular Chinese restaurant. Are you getting my drift? To me, with prices like these and the "style" of restaurant, my expectations are to experience unique dishes that you can't get elsewhere.
As for drinks, I tried the "Chinese" Mule... yes, Moscow mule like drink. It had an Asian kick with ginger and something else. It was pretty tasty. Right up my alley because I don't like the sugary sweet stuff. But if you like the sugary stuff, do The Hakka.
All in all a great experience. But I wouldn't say my favorite of fine dining in Las Vegas!
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