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| - I was a bit skeptical when I found out about this place at Aria. Given the experience with Chinese places inside a hotel on the Strip tended to be an expensive mediocre food quality meal. When we arrived, there was not anybody at the reception for some reasons, minutes later somebody showed up and seated us at our table. The décor matched the level Aria has with a darker theme like many fine dining restaurants.
First impression we got was our waitress really talk down on us based on our familiarity with their menu. Not off to a great start. We got some BBQ Back Ribs and BBQ Pork (Char Siu) for starter. The ribs tasted decent, the meat was tender and it leaves a teeth mark after biting onto it. The char siu was ok, even though they used a more expensive area of the pig, but the food color usage sets the quality back. They have luxurious items like shark fin, bird's nest, and abalone here as well.
For main course, we had Braised Bai Ling Mushroom with Baby Bok Choy. It was a bit disappointing, they did not cook the mushroom long enough, which made it taste like can mushroom. Foo Jian-style Fried Rice was tasty, probably the best dish among what we ordered for the night, there was a nice balance between the sauce and fried rice. In comparison with, Egg White & Dried Scallop Fried Rice, which was decent, but just not as good as the Foo Jian rice. Pan Fried Fish Patty with Daikon was ok. Spicy Chicken had an overwhelming flavor in it, almost felt like a bit too much. Salt & Pepper Fried Tofu was a bit uneven seasoned.
I have mixed feeling about their service, on one end, we got an odd waitress with rude attitude and she took forever to get the bill right at the end. On the other end, we have great supporting service with our plates getting swap for clean one after each dinner phase and there was a floor manager figure making service was up to par. They all still had that poker face though.
Blossom has potential to become the best Chinese restaurant in town, I am still not convinced yet, perhaps I am judging them harsher being a fine dining place. Some elements are still missing here. Price was actually not too expensive compared to some of the place I visited in Vegas.
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