"The inside of Tai Lake looks like a combination of a hotel ballroom and a YMCA rec center, which is just one reason why we love it. The classic Cantonese seafood spot works for all sorts of occasions, from a weekday lunch to a birthday dinner. There are a lot of big round tables, and they have a long menu of well-made standards. We usually go for the salted-fish fried rice, ginger-scallion lobster, and Peking duck." - Candis Mclean, Alison Kessler