My wife and I dropped in mid-afternoon for a light lunch of Honey Ginger Chicken and Chicken Fried Rice. It was tender, delicious, and ample. We will return soon for dinner and bring some friends.
This is one of the best Asian restaurants in the city. I have been getting take out and eating in for over 10 years and never disappointed! The food is always fresh and authentic and tastes delicious. The service is a as good as the food. They go out of their way to accommodate my particular dietary needs. Special thanks to the manager Ming! Even the delivery staff go the extra mile. Well done!
Dalat is a Chinese-VIetnamese restaurant located at Grant Park Festival. I don’t know why they call a collection of shops a festival. However, I digress before I begin. After visiting the Boston Pizza here, I decided I would give Dalat a try as well. Restaurants that try to mix cuisines are always an interesting experience. Rarely do they do both well. Pho Mama’s being one notable exception.
All I can say is I have been waiting to find a Chinese restaurant like this one! First, the dining area is so very tidy and neat. There is no odour or even a detection of smell inside which is unusual but quite nice from the typical odd smell found in Chinese restaurants.
Second, the staff is so friendly and easy to communicate with. With all respect, I find it difficult to speak to some staff in Chinese restaurants because either I cannot understand what they are saying or they cannot understand me and get my order wrong.
Lastly, the food. I started with the consomme soup which wasn't the best I've had but it was good nonetheless. I then got the fried chicken wings and deluxe Cantonese chow mien. It was so delicious and tasty. The chicken wasn't overly oily but rather very crispy and fried in fresh clean oil (you can tell by the absence of taste in the oil). The chow mien was incredible!!
I highly recommend this restaurant. I'll be visiting it again to dine in because I live too far to consider it a place I can order take out but the dining experience was very pleasant.
Good Eats. We have been going to dalat for about 15 years...since they were on Ellice. The food is still great after all these years. We normally get the hot honey lemon chicken, the dry breaded veal, dry beef chop suey, and/or veg. chow mein. All are great but the veal can be superb! I would recommend if looking for a great all around Chinese food place. The interior of the Taylor location is pretty high end for a Wpg Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant.
JessiGurl 'Nikki' Montifar (Cabigas)
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I was surprised to see a lot of reviews saying how people don't like this place! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! I absolutely LOVE Dalat! The food is amazing and the people who own the restaurant are so nice and friendly :). Every time I come here with my family, it's always a great experience. I've never been disappointed :).
Been going to Dalat for years, this place is underrated. Food is always very tasty and fresh. Friendly staff and great environment. It's quality Chinese food and service for a reasonable price. Love the honey garlic veal, pan fried shrimp and ginger fried beef
Awesome. Really love this place. Been eating here since I moved to area (3 yrs). If you are wanting chinese that ISN'T generic MSG laiden garbage - GO HERE. Prices are what you should pay for good Chinese. $60 or so for 4-5 dishes. Real nice interior design for eat-in. Nice staff. Best dishes are beef satay, hot honey lemon chicken, Cantonese chow main. Highly recommend.
Good food, great service. Dalat was a pleasant surprise. Despite yielding a contemporary atmosphere exemplified by its modern decor, there is still a fast-foodish feel to the menu. The consomme is quite delicious and has fried crisps in place of the rice found in its equivalent at other restaurants. The entrees were overall delectable, however some of the items listed on the menu as 'spicy' disappointingly lacked heat in my opinion. If you really like the heat, make a special request with your server. One thing to keep in mind prior to dining at Dalat is that it is not a typical fast food restaurant so the price to portion ratio is not reminiscent of many other Vietnamese restaurants (ie. You pay more for a smaller portion). The notable exception being the vermicelli dishes (out of the dishes that I have tried anyway). The fried vermicelli and shrimp dish does taste good however there were too few shrimp to be proportionate with the volume of noodles accompanying them despite the large size of the shrimp. One of my favorites was the shrimp with green pepper and spicy salt, although you can find this dish under different names at several Asian fast food restaurants, Dalat's fares strides above the others. Service is quite good and staff are quite attentive to water-levels.
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