Summerlicious July 8: C5

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The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, universally derided as one of the ugliest buildings in the world (trust me, I’ve seen uglier) is surprisingly light and crisp from the top floor dining room. The pyramidal structure converges on the 5th floor (“C5”) of the ROM, creating a rather modern and artistic frame for the city view. Unfortunately, the novelty ends there. The ‘tempura’ in aioli was so bland that I could not differentiate between the vegetables and the seafood. The steak was lukewarm, chewy and altogether uninteresting (especially beside a wedge of iceberg lettuce). And while the dessert was tasty, how can it not be with so much cream. The only surprise came in the bill. The categorization of this family oriented restaurant in Summerlicious's top price bracket ($25) makes no sense.