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| - One of my favourite games to play here is "Count how many Canada Goose jackets are in the restaurant." Because, almost every other person and their mom is wearing one in this restaurant. Kind of ironic considering we're all here to eat the peking duck, but I digress...
I've been here three times with different groups of friends and family members, and have deduced one thing. Come here for two things, and two things only: the peking duck and the sweet potato fries. They are delicious, made to perfection, and worth the visit, while everything else will leave you unsatisfied or completely underwhelmed (and you can get it at other restaurants for much cheaper.)
The service at Da Ya Li is probably the most disappointing thing about it. Servers speak little to no English, which would be fine, but are almost never there when you need them, and the food takes forever to arrive. Several times, we had to ask for extra eating utensils (because our table of 9 only had 5 plates,) refills of water, or something else that really should have been taken care of. For a place with astronomical prices compared to other Chinese restaurants that serve similar fair, you should have the customer service to back that sh*t up.
On a bright note, the peking duck is fantastic and filling and the atmosphere is lovely. My family bought the VIP card and it just wasn't worth it for us, but do consider getting it if you're going to be coming back often.
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