My brother and I don't have a ton in common aside from our jowls and our lashes, but one thing we both appreciate is trying new types of food. Knowing this, he always tries to introduce us to interesting restaurants whenever we're visiting him in NYC, so he decided to take us to Calle Dao for Cuban-Chinese food:
Fish and shrimp ceviche with sesame ponzu and plantain chips
Grilled shrimp with garlic yuzu mojo sauce
Chicken empanadas with curry mojo sauce
Chimichurri pepper flat iron steak with white rice, beans, and maduros
Tofu stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms, snow peas, celery, and chili black bean sauce
Cuban food isn't that popular in Toronto so I'm not very familiar with it, but I thought every dish was excellent with marriages of flavours that are truly inspired. The ceviche and the chimichurri steak were stand-outs for me, but the tofu stir-fry — which I would never have thought to order because it doesn't sound particularly interesting — was surprisingly flavourful and aromatic. To be honest, I didn't think such a fusion existed, but I'm realizing that NYC has everything in abundance.
Calle Dao
38 W 39th St.
New York, NY 10018
(646) 476-5696
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