Went to Daisho tonight and I can't say I was terribly impressed. We had pre-ordered the short ribs, which were really very tender but totally lacking in any flavour on their own without the sauce. The celery root dish made no sense whatsoever (shaved celery root with non existent frois gras). I liked the rice cakes as they had a nice chewy texture and the sauce was good. The grits were probably the tastiest dish of the night, but they were finally brought to the table 25 minutes after the rest of the dishes had been served and most of them had already been removed before it arrived. The grits were also a little underdone and well gritty. The fish buns were dying for either a tangy our spicy sauce, but were served with neither. Dessert was just plain weird and not really a taste treat.
The absolute worst thing about the place? The noise and rushed service. We were a table of four and had to literally yell to hear each other. You constantly felt like the servers were trying to get you out of there. I know there's a 2 hour limit on a reservation, but they pushed us out after 90 minutes. After bringing the cheque, they asked for our coat tags so they could get them ready for us. The server tells us our jackets are ready at the front whenever we're ready to go. Less than 2 minutes later the hostess shows up at our table our coats and we're basically hustled out the door.
I can think of much better dining experiences for $100 a head.
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