After consuming a large amount of food at a buffet
restaurant recently, we decided to test the waters again and try Dragon Legends
located in the heart of Markham on the southwest side of Woodbine Avenue and
Highway 7. This restaurant is I believe
a sister restaurant of Dragon’s Pearl Restaurant in Toronto as it had recently
took over a former banquet hall and transformed it into the buffet restaurant
that it is now today.
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| Yellowtail Sashimi Complimentary Dish |
We made reservations to the restaurant for 6:00pm on a
Saturday night and upon our arrival, we were greeted by not one but 5 hostesses
at the door. We were led to our tables
and because of our coupon, we were given a complimentary yellow tail sashimi
dish for our efforts.
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| Sashimi and Sushi |
As with any buffet restaurant, it is always difficult to
comment on every little thing we had that evening so as my tradition I will focus
on the good, the bad and the ugly.
Overall the food itself was surprisingly very good and very fresh. I’m not too sure whether it was because of
the full house they had that evening that allowed for a high turnover or that a
lot of their dishes were made fresh, on the spot, right in front of you but many
of the food they served in the restaurant was actually quite delicious.
To start off the evening, I actually tried every single
piece of sushi and sashimi that they had out on display. Some items I had either never had before or
had maybe once or twice in my lifetime.
The bonito sashimi and the salmon chip were actually 2 somewhat newer
things for me to try and both were yummy and tasty. The bonito fish for those who don’t know
comes from a mix tuna and mackerel family of fish and it’s a slightly meatier
fish than some of the more traditional fish in the sashimi family. The salmon chip was also a nice clever
dish to make. A simple salmon sashimi with
mayonnaise sauce placed on top of a chip actually made a wonderful snack to
have. The rest of the sushi and sashimi were surprisingly good, partly because all of te fish were quite fresh .
One did not get that stale taste in any of the rolls or in the sashimi that I had tried
that evening which was a rarity especially in a buffet style restaurant.
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| Peking Duck and Fried Chicken |
Two of my favorites of the evening had to have been the
freshly grilled A3 steak and the Peking duck wrap. Both are made fresh right before your eyes
and as a result, it made a world of difference when compared to other places
that serve the same dish. The A3 steak
was soft, juicy and tender and tasted heavenly while the Peking duck was cut
fresh right before your eyes. I think I
alone had about a half dozen Peking duck wraps that evening alone.
Other notables that evening were the crab legs and the roast
beef. As much as I enjoyed the roast beef,
I was surprised to see, or better yet not to see, any prime rib available for the
evening. I was a little surprised not to
see it as it is usually a staple in any buffet style restaurant.
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| Grilled Salmon, Ribs and Roast Beef |
The ugly of the night really had nothing to do with the food
at all but with a personal hygiene issue with one of the waiters. I really hate speaking this way about anyone
because it’s not really my style to do so but your waiter is part of your
dining experience. Although there were plenty of waiters serving us that
evening, one of them unfortunately had a really strong body odor emanating from
this person. It was pretty bad in that
every time this individual had come to take our plates away or pour us a glass
of water, I would have to hold my breath and stop eating as it was just
horrible. I realize people work hard and that they work up a sweat however if you do and you emanate a certain
odor, then an application of a deodorant is really all one really needs. I know everyone at my table could smell this
person and it’s unfortunate that many of this person’s colleagues failed to
speak up.
Dragon’s Legend
25 Lanark Road
Markham, Ontario
905-940-1811
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