"Upscale Cantonese restaurant Yao is tucked, somewhat disconcertingly, within a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the Financial District. To get to the restaurant, you walk through the lobby and take the elevator to the second floor, where the decor becomes much more befitting of a banquet-style Chinese restaurant. Here, many of the dishes are conceived with theatrical flair and great for wowing a crowd. Don’t miss the lobster mapo tofu, which is presented with the lobster body, and mixes the lobster meat with velvety tofu and well-balanced Sichuan spices." - Eater Staff