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[ "While I got off to a rocky start here (there were various open tables but they wouldn't seat us right away, said they didn't have enough staff to handle all of their open tables), they made a definite fan out of me. This restaurant is on Jefferson St. next to a Popeyes Chicken, so you might not expect such quality. But once you walk in, you know that this is not your run of the mill restaurant. It appears to be a converted house, and they did a fantastic job. Now on to food. The owner gave us little plastic cups to sample the crab chowder, and I had to have a bowl of it, as did my friend. It was perhaps the most exquisite soup I've ever had, no lie. We enjoyed that over a couple mimosas (delicious), and then moved on to the gold. \nMy friend and I both ordered the West Benny (I think that is the name), which consisted of two sides of an english muffin topped with overeasy eggs (perfectly cooked), smoked salmon (high quality), and sauteed spinache. \nIt also came with a side of breakfast potatoes, which are a personal weakness for me because I love those carba-licious taters so. There were also slices of little cherry tomatoes and fruit to top it all off delicately. \nI smothered every bite in egg yolk and stuffed myself to the gills! This meal made me soooo happy, I came home, took a nap, and smiled as I dreamed of eating it all over again...", "This morning I read the previous Yelp review on this restaurant which encouraged me to pay them a visit today. The food is sooo good and the staff are very nice. I had the original pancakes, scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, grits, toast and a tasty Mimosa. That is the best turkey bacon I've had. My waiter suggested I add some brown sugar to my grits and they tasted great! the prices are very reasonable. I will definitely be back. They just opened in May so please patronize their business!", "Food was terrific! Period. The initial service was a little bumpy as we visited in July close to it's opening I believe, but this was negligible as with most restaurants, good help is indeed hard to find. Caitlin D. summed it up nicely. I had several items and all were super tasty and prepared with nice unique conventions. I don't eat as much as I used to, and for me there was a bit more left over than i would have liked, so make sure you bring an empty stomach. Don't let the area keep you away, this is a first class dining experience.", "The Garden Brunch Cafe is in a very nice environment with local artist's paintings hanging on the wall. Even though it serves breakfast and brunch, it's definitely a step up from Denny's or IHOP. I ate here for lunch and ordered the salmon salad. I was impressed, thinking that the lunch side of the menu might have been an after-thought, but the salad was prepared with attention to detail. The others with me ordered pancakes, which were enormous. If I had been in the mood for something sweet, I would've chosen the bananas foster pancakes. The Southern Pecan coffee smelled amazing as well. As someone who enjoys breakfast and brunch, I will be back.", "This place is pure brunch magic- everything was so fresh and so delicious. We tried apple pancakes, a variety of omelets, grits, and the benny; everything was fantastic, if I lived in Nashville, I'd be there every weekend. While visiting from Chicago, we went to this place 2 days in a row- the food was just that awesome. The service was wonderful as well, true southern hospitality! We even asked for the pancake recipe and got the secret ingredient! I hope this place is around for a long, long time.", "I fell in love with this place the minute I walked in. I had called that morning to make reservations for 10 and was told they could definitely host my birthday brunch. They asked if we could be patient once we arrived since they had never served that big of a group and of course we could. Adam, our waiter, was such a gentleman and has a great spirit! The mimosas (we combined cranberry and orange juice with the champagne) were perfect along with our food. I recommend either of the eggs benedict dishes. I can't wait to go back. It will now be a tradition for me and my girlfriends! Huge thanks goes out to the entire staff for making my celebration perfection and also to Adam and the other waiter for singing to me so beautifully!", "I went in for a late breakfast on one Saturday morning since I have heard nothing but good things about this place so I decided why not. The location was not in my favorite part of town. It's run out of a renovated house so it isn't the largest restaurant but it was cozy. Parking is in the back lot which I drove right by it the first time. The local art on the wall reminds me of the restaurants in the arts district in Memphis. There is information on the different artists and some of the pieces were actually pretty interesting. There is a sitting area with some comfortable looking chairs. The furniture in the restaurant portion was a bit worn but hey this is a popular restaurant. A fresh flower on the table with your typical white table cloth. And I just love a place with good service ... at normal restaurants if you are sitting in a particular waiters'/waitress' area none of the other waiters/waitresses will even give you a side glance. It's like you don't exist because they won't get a portion of the tip. After my waiter had gone to check on my order, another waiter saw me and actually checked to make sure that I had everything that I needed. I was almost blown away. The staff seemed genuinely happy to take care of my needs. I also love the idea that they actually serve turkey bacon instead of regular bacon. I ordered the Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with the breakfast potatoes. No mimosas for me that morning. I didn't particularly enjoy the salmon that was on top but that's just my personal issue with salmon sometimes but after removing that it was almost perfect but those potatoes were to die for. I want to head back to this place with some close friends on a Sunday for the jazz. I liked it. I'll be headed back.", "Wow\nBreakfast potatoes awesome\nFiesta omelette awesome\nPancakes great, and I hate pancakes.\n\nNeed I say more!", "I ate a late breakfast here saturday morning and it was great. Atmosphere is nice and even got to meet the owner. My omelet was well made and the potatoes are excellent", "I tried this place a while back and the food was just OK, had a nice decor, and found the owners to be very nice. Going through yelp reviews during my recent visit I noticed that GBC had some reviews for breakfast, so I decided to try them again. \n\nGlad I did, because the pancakes were good, loved the syrup, and they had turkey sausage. No lattes, but I saw a woman bring her drink with her, so next time I will take her lead.\n\nThe only thing I would change is that they open on Saturdays & Sundays for breakfast at 7:00am. If they did I would be there every weekend when visiting." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4 ]

[ "This place is very good. Menu has tons of options to choose from. The restaurant is nice and clean on the insides. Plenty of tables and a bar to eat at. Looks like they have a good amount of extra seats for the busy mornings so people can sit while they wait.", "Happy the Lutz location is now open!\nWent with a friend today for breakfast. We both got a short stack of the guiltless organic wheat cakes 4.99! I got a side of crispy bacon & friend got a side of egg whites. With coffee for me & water for my friend our bill was under 20! \n\nThe new place is open & inviting. Was a bit messy today but it was busy & they just opened so an unswept floor is to be expected. You can have coffee while you wait & assorted pastries were available as well.\n\nThe food quality is good, good service and fair prices.\n\nI just wish you kept pumpkin pancakes on the menu all year round!!!\n\nWe will be back soon, welcome to the neighborhood!", "So far so good! Had the turkey spinach wrap on Friday for lunch and this morning had an egg white omelette. Can't go wrong with either but everything on the menu looks great. Just a small wait this morning but that's to be expected on a weekend. \n\nCan't wait to go back!", "Guava stuffed French toast, duck bacon, blueberry granola pancakes (a combo that is BERRY good), Ginger Beard nitro infused cold brew.... everything was delicious !!!!", "We had a. Wonderful breakfast here this morning the eggs Benedict's were fabulous my husband had corn beef hash it was wonderful and my daughter had the best shrimp and grits she's ever had ! Highly recommended", "I had the amazing meat lovers omelet. The place was very very clean. Amazing sweet people there. The food came to us very fast. Tammy was hands down the best server I've ever had, definitely coming back !!", "Me and my family were driving around the area running some errands, debating on what we should of eat. There were many options to choose from, but we seen this place and I made my husband do a u-turn. It looked like the kinda spot we were looking for. The staff is really nice from when I put my name on the seating list to our server Michael. He broke the menu down to us and let us know his favorite things. He made sure my daughter was fed first, (kids should always be fed first). On to the good stuff, my husband got the buccaneers platter thing. He loved it, and it was a lot of food. So much he left one pancake which is rare for him. (I also made him help me eat my meal). I had the steak and eggs, yum the seasoning was so good on that steak and when you add there yummy hot sauce, it gets better because the flavors compliment each other very well. There corn beef is the best corn beef I had in a long time, they make there corn beef in house which is amazing. Doesn't taste like that fake can stuff that people will sell you and say it's the best thing and it's not. We don't live in the area but we definitely will be back as soon as we can or I have a corn beef craving. They locked us in when I seen the ginger beard nitro coffee. Which is the best coffee in Tampa bay. Thank you brunchies for not just making simple breakfast plates, and keeping the quality and hospitality on a high level. Keep it up!", "Wanted to try someplace new for\nBreakfast. Should have stuck with my regular place! Eggs runny, potatoes cold. Won't be back", "We had stopped by a restaurant in the same plaza and saw that there was this new restaurant and it looked busy so decided to stop by for a late breakfast before heading to the airport yesterday. I ordered the traditional eggs(two scrambled eggs, potatoes, 3 sausage links and an english muffin) but asked to substitute their buttermilk biscuit (which is really a frozen Pillsbury Biscuit I could buy in the store) for the english muffin (big mistake) and then asked for the cheesy scrambled eggs. The waiter told me their would be a slight upcharge for the changes, but I never thought it cost that much. It was originally $8.99 and it then went to $11.27 for switching to the frozen biscuit and they sprinkled a tablespoon of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the scrambled eggs. The potatoes were flavorless and the sausage links were okay. My sister had the shrimp and grits and wasn't overly impressed and stated she makes better at home. The waiter was very friendly and provided good service. For our late breakfast, it was over $30 dollars for two, not including the tip. Definitely not worth the money for the food, will not be recommending or returning.", "Awesome food, the Maple French Toast amazing. Great friendly staff. Lots of food for the money. They have Mimosas, Beer and Bloody Mary's." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 5 ]

[ "I ordered half a Peking duck with my cousin and it was pretty good. This would be the best restaurant if you are in Chinatown for a nightlife. But this area is pretty much dead. unless you go to bars and such. I'd come here for mid-night snacks when I'm in Philly at least once or twice a week, it also has karaoke rooms that are available. This place is opened from 5PM-3-5AM? I'm not sure but my dad basically owns this place. So that's why I'm always here. I personally wouldn't really give it 5 stars but for sure its a 4 stars.\n\nP.S. It's a 5 stars because I know the person.", "One of the best places for fresh seafood in an area that seemed crowded with restaurants that claim to serve good seafood.\n\nTry the geoduck, scallops in XO sauce, or better yet, just ask Ken to have the kitchen whip up something for you using the seafood swimming in the tanks. I promise it will be delicious!!", "Good place, food's better than a lot of the other places with karoake rooms around Chinatown. Stayed here 5 hours last time we had dinner. I guess it helps that I know the owner. Well worth it anyway, all things considered.", "Yummy cantonese food... must do family style to get the most variety! Came here last weekend with a group. Seafood soup, mayo walnut shrimp, peking pork chops, braised short ribs, salt&pepper seafood... all good. You can reserve rooms upstairs to have dinner included with karaoke. Best state of the art karaoke machine I've seen anywhere in chinatown with touch screens and includes newer recent music. We were there for a few hours but eventually got kicked out for being there too long and not spending enough money on drinks... understandable, since we were karaokeing for free with dinner.", "I'm trying to be fair here. My friends really like to come to this place for birthday parties and we kinda patronize the place year round since the manager who works there was a classmate to my friend or something like that. So usually when we come here we get a room to ourselves on the second floor and we sing karaoke and play mahjong and such.\n\nBut despite the relationship, we're not treated as VIP. Yes, we do have our own room, but the food here is expensive. The shabu-shabu meal we had here last month cost about $50 a person and the portion is small, two giant plates of vegetable, one small plate of beef, one small plate of various seafood, one small plate of tofu, meatballs and fish balls shared amongst 10 people. We were still hungry afterwards and ended up complaining to the manager.\n\nTonight, we went for another birthday dinner in which 12 of us shared about 10 dishes and we each had to pay more than $40 each, which comes to about more than $30~40 a plate of food, for Chinese food that's really outrageous. On top of that the food usually takes quite a bit of time to get here upon ordering, this two times I went, it took about 30 minutes and the staff is not really responsive.\n\nThe quality of the food is alright, nothing spectacular, decor is so-so. It's a meh for me. If I'm paying $50 a person, I would much rather go for something else.", "I came here for a birthday party. We rented a karaoke room, it was pretty great. Not too expensive for how long we had the room, and also were able to order some food.\n\nMy favorite is the fried shrimp with mayo. Great stuff.\n\nI haven't tried too many other things there besides the lobster, that was good too. \n\nOverall, it's a decent place to stop by and eat.", "Ken's Seafood is a great place if you would like your 9pm reservation ignored, constantly being assured by owner \"10 more minutes, I promise\" and then FINALLY getting a room @ 10:30pm, being served watered down alcohol,and having to endure other patrons smoking when a smoking ban is in effect. *drum roll please* And the top reason some may love coming here-- to be constantly groped and molested by the skeevy, drunk, MARRIED owner. All this made for a very interesting night and I am sure you too can have the whole Ken's Seafood experience--but be sure to put in your reservations early! (I mean it, make the reservations early and then get there 2 hours later, I'm sure good 'ol Ken will still make you wait with sweet promises too!)\n(The G-Rated version) At the end of our \"adventurous\" night, someone finally spoke up (you know who you are & Thank you!) after Ken tried to work his magic on her, but she clearly told him we all obviously were skeeved out since the multiple times he came into our private room, we would all huddle together in 1 corner. He looked confused and ironically drunk off his watered down drinks & made a pathetic apology. He then stormed off, but his cheap hollow door wouldn't give him the effect he was trying for. But then he showed us by giving us our bill with our original total crossed off & adding an extra $20 to it. We decided not to leave a tip since we figured he tried to have his way with all of us (he doesn't discriminate either) so that was a big tip in itself. Apparently, these smooth cat moves may have worked in the past for him, so I guess we \"missed out\".\nBut don't let any of this deter you from trying this place out. Just don't forget to bring your mace. And eat ahead of time.", "Ken's Seafood is located in Chinatown and they are known for their fresh Seafood. Most of the offerings on the Seafood menu are still swimming! Fish, Shrimp, Crab, Lobster and frogs are in tanks dying to be cooked up for you next meal. \nChinatown has a secret, well maybe not a secret but a trick to finding the best of the best Chinese food in town. This bit of knowledge keeps frequent diners coming back for more and never getting bored with searching for a great dinning experience. And I will share this tidbit with you. later. \nKen's is a nice clean spot with friendly servers and the clientele are mostly Asian, but don't let that deter you because Kens has a lot of choices that are Gringo friendly, so they have Egg rolls, Shrimp Fried Rice, Chicken Broccoli etc. Which brings us to the secret...Every restaurant in Chinatown is famous for at least one dish that they do better that anyone else and I'll give you a few examples:The Dungeness Crab (called \"Big Crab\") at Shao Lin Kung, the Roti and Prawns at Penang, the Pu Pu platter at Imperial, the Salt Baked Spare Ribs at Lee How Fook and believe me I can go on all day!!! \nBut to me, I love a dish my friend Kelly (pronounced \"Kel-we in Chinatown) turned me on to from Ken's. Its a dish called \"Bo Bo Rice\". It's a baked dish so order it when you first get there and it's rice and various meats or /and veggies baked in it's own little ceramic pot. \nBo Bo Rice is very filling and just what your Mom ordered to fight off the winter elements. Ken's also has a few rooms with Karaoke that you can rent for a super event.", "Went there last New Years Eve with my co-workers. Real quick review.. it's the same Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. I don't really feel wow-ed or disappointed by it. We ordered bunch of stuffs and ate it together as a group. No personal experience whatsoever. Thus the A-OK rating so far.\n\nBut we did have a good time there -even though I believe that it's partly because of the influence from one of my friend's wife; she spoke Chinese fluently.. so it made things easier haha.\n\nThe food arrived very late though. We were feed peanuts for close to one hour - and for a moment I almost believed that we were either monkeys or elephants.", "Couldn't decide what we wanted, so ordered some kind of seafood-duck-pork concoction to go. It tasted awful and made the house smell like burnt tires so we threw it out.\n\nTwo stars because we only tried the one thing and probably they serve other items less reminiscent of burning rubber." ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 2 ]

[ "I was invited to the soft opening before doors open to the public on Wednesday, 6/21. Our table of four sampled a few of their brunch offerings. I had the breakfast burrito that was very tasty with pulled pork and a side of jalapeño grits while my friend ordered the same thing without pork. Everyone agrees that mine tastes better with the pork. My friends ordered the avocado on toast with shrimp and an egg and liked it but would have preferred a thicker cut of toast. We also tried the biscuit and waffles which was a huge portion. The piece of chicken was very large. The mimosas were delicious. We enjoyed our meals but since it's a market, they served everything on plastic plates as well as plastic cutlery. Service was on point they were friendly, helpful, and checked on us frequently. The space is great. You can pop in for a sandwich, dessert, or grab some packaged items to go. I think they will so very well in the space. Looking forward to going back and trying more items on the menu.", "I was invited for the soft opening for the restaurant over the weekend, so that needs to be taken into great consideration for this review.\n\nThe space: beautiful, clean, bright....very Dean & Deluca'esque. Everything is order at the counter(s) - salad bar, sandwich & soup bar, prepared foods bar and then an open air market throughout.\nThe prices: it's not cheap ($10+ for brunch entrees, mimosa carafe $22)\nThe service: Not fair to comment, since it was the soft opening...it was exactly where it should've been for a soft opening.\nThe food: errrrr, I had the B.E.L.T. and my counterpart had the chicken and waffle biscuit. I felt like I wanted more to mine (more egg? more arugula? more balance?) the best part was the toasted sourdough. The biscuit...It's huge - as in, big gulp huge. I regret saying, it was a bit dry and seemed to be more on display and less tasty, but I digress, how do you eat something that big anyways.\n\nGrits were delish, but lacked any jalapeño spice and the potatoes were actually very good, crispy and all.\nAnother friend had flattering things to say about the breakfast burrito as well. It was all....good.\n\nAlso, to be clear, this was a soft opening, so I think there are always things to iron out, however, this is not their first rodeo. I don't think I would personally return (I'm cheap), however, the space itself is worth a look and if you need a brunch place in this area for parents or out-of-towners it is dressed to impress, I have no doubt they'll do well. \nI would imagine the night time wine bar is pretty nice as well - okay, I'd probably give another try for a special brunch or drink if I ever venture into Midtown.", "Decided to go see the new C & B. I have been to the one in Charleston. Beautiful interior. A little confusing as to \"what is where\". Did not eat but bought some pastries. My only real complaint is the parking. There is none. You have to park in the garage set aside for the apartments. The apartments are not yet occupied, but I still had to drive to the 3rd floor and try to fit into a parking space that was designed for a Mini Cooper. There was one small elevator which never arrived, so I walked the three levels. I can't imagine how parking will be once the apartments, hotel and other retail stores are open. This is not a knock on the restaurant but getting in to eat or buy food is not going to be easy. It's just another example of the unchecked Nashville growth getting in the way of good planning.", "Great little unique restaurant. The French Dip is great, along with their entire assortment of bakery items. I loved the setup of the building, where there are different sections for the bakery, sandwiches and salads. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a quick bite or a breakfast snack.", "All you need to know is the Tennessee Trio. It rocked my world! I'm a huge sandwich person - perfect vessel in my opinion. The Tennessee Trio has ham, fried pork belly and bacon jam. I went to two of their soft openings and got the same thing... it was that good.\n\nInterior is gorgeous. Very clean and modern. It'll be great for a lot of Nashville and tourist Instagrammers to get their pose on. \n\nAs far as groceries, lots of curated items from both Nashville and beyond. They have McClures pickles... being from Michigan I got super pumped about those. They also carry Jenis Ice Cream pints which are down right dangerous. Great selection of coffee, sweets, cheeses, charcuterie and wine.\n\nThe only reason it's not a full 5 is the parking situation. All the lots in midtown are super expensive or you need change for meters (it's 2017 I don't carry anything that's monetary unless it's a card). If you do meters, it's $1.50 per hour in that area. Paid lots are about $8 an hour.", "Went for breakfast and was delighted by the menu variety, service, and actual space. Would definitely come back!", "I came here over my lunch break with coworkers and we had a wonderful time. The decor is awesome and we all commented about how much more comfortable this environment was than our hospital cafeteria. We all had sandwiches and they were delicious. Everything was fresh and there were lots of options for chips, drinks and desserts. I'd love to come back to this place again and try the brunch. It also looked like they had a good selection of wine and beer.", "Caviar & Bananas offers a distinctive food experience. i call it a type of urban market. walk into a nice coffee bar, then walk through the beautiful desserts, pass by wines , variety of cheeses, walk pass unique market products, then order a personal specialized salad, or over to the deli market for a custom sandwich and/or lovely freshly made deli selections. watch the bakery at work. your choice. drop in yourself or meet friends, its set up for either. i'm heading back soon....................", "Came on a Sunday for brunch. First impression was confusion with two entrances and people did not know where the line formed. If you want to order breakfast, coffee, wine, you stand in the front line. If you want to order a salad, walk to the back of the restaurant. If you want to order prepared foods for later, walk to the back of the restaurant. No signage or direction was really given.\n\nOrdered the fried prosciutto sandwich with spinach and poached egg with a side of parmesan potatoes. The hizzy (husband) got the brunch burrito and jalapeno grits. I asked for hot sauce and was told to go to the front to get it. Very inconvenient. They only have ONE bottle of hot sauce for the whole restaurant by the entrance. Not even by the eating area. And it was empty. While my fresh food sat at the table 75 feet away, I had to wait for someone to refill that bottle. Like had to go to the back and refill. No extra bottles anywhere. The sides were both delicious! Although, jalapeno grits need some spice. I tasted no jalapeno. False advertisement. The potatoes were yum. My sandwich was less than desirable. Not very flavorful. The burrito was very good! Meat filled and a good blend of flavors. Prices were affordable. The huz thought they could have charged more for the burrito, but was happy they did not.\n\nThe chairs and tables are so pretty, but the chairs are too short for the tables. Now, I am short so this is exaggerated for someone like me. My husband who is almost 6' tall felt the same way. He actually mentioned it first. It is nice to have pretty decor, but utility should be first for a restaurant. We did not like the flow of the space. That line is really blocking the rest of the restaurant off. It was just awkward. \n\nParking is definitely an issue, but if I lived close by, I would totally walk in for a salad or prepared meal. Just be prepared to drop some cash. $13/pound under 3 lbs of purchase for the prepared foods. $11/lb if over 3 lbs. Whole foods and Turnip Truck is almost half this price for the prepared foods. \n\nMaybe dinner would be a better experience?", "Florentine omelet and smoked jalapeño grits were very good! Not so much for the coffee." ]

[ 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4 ]

[ "Oh! My! God! Ever since I've eaten here, I have never thought of subs the same again. They are absolutely amazing!! Been open for over 20 years. All the employees know their regulars (I just have to walk in and they ask me my regular order). So great of a place, I have to keep it a secret when I go there without my father because he gets jealous.\nIt's definitely \"that place\". The one you drove by, never really notice. But it's definitely a place ran with passion. All the meats are thin, deli sliced. Rolls don't taste like they've been sitting out all day (ha! Take that subway!), cheese is shredded mozzarella I think.\nAlso provide sides such as macaroni salad and such. \nAlso, if you ask, they will give you a card that once is filled, you get a free sub. Definitely family owned and operated. Every person that I have taken there has become a customer for life.", "Too bad they enver get an order right! ORder it without tomatoes, too bad, you get them anyway. Order it without the topping/mix they insist on putting on every sandwich, too bad, you'll get it too! Sure the bread is fresh and the greens are cold and crisp but if my sandiwch is never made right, what do I care about the toppings?!", "Great local sandwich shop, I go there more if I were closer. Highly recommend for a lunch type place. Much better than a chain sub place.", "Traveled across this country and have never found anything remotely close to the meatball supreme with the spicy relish. Can't go there with my mom. She gets a smack every time because it's so dang good.", "I have been eating here for 25+ years. I only order a Super with everything on it and a side of Greek Potato Salad. So so delicious!! The ladies who run William's are great. They are super fast and everything is fresh. I always call our subs in and pick them -- there is always a mad rush at lunch time and the shop is small. If you haven't grabbed a Super here, you're missing out. Get your sub all the way with the hot pepper relish-it's seriously good!!", "The absolute best sandwich shop I have ever been to in my life (local, chain, or anything else). The hot pickle relish, and the red hot tomato w/ onion dressing is just to die for. All three of the traditional subs are very good just with different types and amounts of meat and cheese. This is one of my favorite places to eat of all time and even better is that it is local plus very casual. Can't wait to go back to Florida to eat here again. Food taste score: 9.5/10", "If I ever find myself on death row, the \"Yum Yum Club\" will be my last meal. They have a large selection of sandwiches, but I've never tried another one. Get it all the way, with hot pepper relish! Bring cash, no cards here, just amazing subs for the last 55+ years.", "I saw some high reviews on Yelp, and decided to check this place out on my way to the beach. There was literally a crowd out the door when I showed up. Good sign? First of all, the menu is pretty unimaginative. I didn't see anything remotely creative that screamed out, \"Order me!\"\n\nThe sandwich that I was ate was decent, but not what I ordered. I didn't bother to take it back, given the volume of people waiting. As I sat there for 20 minutes waiting for my order, I observed that a large part of the problem was how inefficient the staff were. One staff member was taking an order, filling a different order, taking a payment, making a sandwich or two, and then repeating. Specialization might speed up the process.\n\nBy the way, if you order a sandwich \"hot,\" it appears that it's getting popped into a tiny microwave. If they remember your order, that is.", "My favorite sub shop. Family owned and operated. Everyone is very friendly. They use bread from a great bakery in Tampa. And the locals will keep coming back for their homemade potato salad, macaroni salad, and my favorite - cole slaw. The ingredients are fresh and delicious. Get their signature \"Yum Yum Club\".", "I can't remember the last time I had a sandwich this good. The bread is so soft and the hot pepper relish is fantastic. Be sure to bring cash but there's an ATM in the store. There's a few booths inside but it's pretty small. I can imagine it gets crowded during lunch and dinner time." ]

[ 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 5, 5 ]

[ "Ok, the place opened less than 5 hours ago. I came in expecting some growing pains as I was sure they had to have some issues to work out. \n\nWas I wrong. Counter service was perfect. One suggestion is to get a tap for IPA beer - everything they have is a lighter beer than I prefer. \n\nOk, one more issue - not one you'd expect someone to complain about in Tucson when it's triple digits outside, but it's cold in here. \n\nFood came very quickly and I was impressed. Wings are good and crispy. The Barro's Special was loaded with all kinds of fresh goodies. The small was more than enough for my wife and I - even took a couple of slices home. \n\nLots of tables and booths and even some games to keep the kiddies occupied for a while. \n\nI'm sure this place will quickly become a Pizza destination to be enjoyed by all of Tucsin", "Aesthetically, this place is nice. The vibe and atmosphere inside of the restaurant is really weird though. There is no music or sound coming from any of their TV's.. so you can hear the people's conversation all the way across the restaurant, pretty strange for a sit down restaurant. Also, it's the size of a traditional sit down restaurant, with no hostess or waitresses. You have to walk up to what looks like a bar and order then take a number to your table of your choice after you order. It's just strange.\n\nFood wise, the pizza was average. And the wings were nothing special, had too much sauce in our opinion.", "Recently opened Barro's Pizza has now become one of the best Pizza Places (via Chicago style). Also they offer thin crust but take the original. Apparently this is an old name originated from Chicago when Grannie Angelina was making her own pizza and pasta in her home town in Italy. Well, bless her, she let all the generations get her secret recipes. Apparently they are in Phoenix area as well as Southern California. You order first, get a number and wait at your table for the treat of your lifetime. We had the med. size pizza with three toppings of our choice all for about $13.00. The med. size was very large and even managed to take two slices home with us. Let me start with the dough. It was thickish, light and fluffy. Get the gist. The sauce was a little on the sweet side. I'm not Italian but do make some mean marinara sauce and always add a touch of sugar and nutmeg. (My little secret) The cheese was sublime and also the sausage, onions and mushrooms were perfect. Love love amore for this gem of a place. A little far from us but still worthwhile. I believe it is a franchise and hope some smart person opens one up Midtown. They will make a buck on this place. Also have salads, wings, beer and wine. Nice big place and good service. Takes a while to get the pizza but it is surely worth the wait.", "The wings and pizza were very good. The Honey BBQ sauce had a lot of sauce on the wings. The Hot sauce not so much. The pizza had a whole lotta cheese!", "Good pizza and excellent wings. Good job !!!!!!!!!!!!!! An excellent place to go have pizza, wings and a cold beer", "We have eaten at the Barro's Pizza in Phoenix numerous times after games and love it! So we were very excited to see one open up in Northwest Tucson. We called in our order for pickup. We ordered an XL cheese pizza and a dozen wings. The pizza was delicious with a tangy sauce and just the right amount of golden brown cheese! We ordered a dozen wings... half honey BBQ half garlic Parmesan. The wings were crispy with yummy sauces! The wings came with celery sticks and ranch..the ranch was some of the best I've tasted! The pizza and wings were such a hit that next time I'll order one of the specials with two pizzas and wings!", "Love the Chicago feel, they have ample seating, and a kids area. The food comes out quick! The wings are huge and meaty. We ordered the medium mega meat, talk about mega meat! The chucks of bacon were thick the meat was just piled on. The crust was thick with the right amout of crispness to the bottom. We got a Pizookie for Desert, you cant go wrong with an oversized chocolate chip cookie nice and warm out of the oven drizzled chocolate and melted ice cream!", "Finally Tucson has a Barro's!! Been waiting forever to see one here, and alas the day is here. The restaurant itself is clean and beautiful. The food is amazing, especially the lunch specials. The wife and I got 6 slices of pizza two drinks all for 13 dollars. Even their regular specials are pretty cheap. A great addition to the Marana area.", "So I went to Barro's in PHX a while back and I have been going back ever since. When I heard that one was opening in town I could not wait!!! Came here with a few friends and as usual the food was amazing. We got the mega meat pizza and if you like a meaty pizza this is your jam!! The atmosphere is very chill and laid back. You walk up and order and then you seat yourself. My one complaint was that it did take a rather long time to get our two pizzas when the place was pretty slow. It was by no means a deal breaker, so dont let it scare you away. If you want some amazing pizza, make sure to add Barro's to your list!!!", "My hubby took the kids to Barro's Pizza and absolutely raved about it while I was out and about with friends. I really wanted to try it so we went back a few days later and he was absolutely right. Not that I doubted his expertise for a minute. \n\nWhen we arrived I was surprised by how big the layout was. There was plenty of menu options and places to sit even though the restaurant was busy. There are TV's and a section for kids near the back where they can sit at a table, play games, or play in a toy kitchen. This was a big hit with everyone as I could see them and they could enjoy the setting. \n\nThe food was also delicious. We ordered a large pizza with half cheese and half mushrooms and onion. No joke, I actually took the remaining pieces to lunch with me over the next few days after we left. We also ordered a Caesar salad which came with shaved Parmesan, mozzarella sticks (12) and a kids meal. Everything was great. \n\nThis was my first time eating at Barro's and it won't be or last." ]

[ 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "Good food, Good service and good prices. I ordered the fried pork sandwich. It was messy but great flavor. Fries are good as well. Very clean and modern, has 5 or so flat screens.", "So we made the visit because my bf was interested in trying the 3lb challenge which consisted of eating 2lbs of hamburgers and 1lb of fries in 30 minutes. if you are successful you don't have to pay for your meal and you get a tshirt. It was fun to watch him try, tho he was unsuccessful it was a good time. I had the French Dip which was absolutely delicious. The servers were great cheerleaders while my bf was doing the challenge. Great service and a nice atmosphere.", "We went for the first time last night and I'm so glad we did. Top to bottom, everything we ordered was GREAT! We started with their homemade potato chips and fried pickles and both were fabulous. I had the best french dip I've ever had (seriously, the meat was AMAZING!) and my boyfriend loved his bacon cheeseburger with sauteed onions. It was a great atmosphere and we met both of the owners. Both JR and Chris are stand up guys and you could tell they really cared. I recommend Eats hands down!", "We tried this place for the first time last night. Being a Saturday night during March Madness the service was a bit slow. The complimentary chips took longer to get to the table than my husband's salad did. Thankfully they had one of the nearby televisions playing a kid's movie to keep my 3 year old happy. Back to the chips, they are home made and were fantastic. I went the safe route and ordered a burger with seasoned fries. It was wonderful. My husband ordered the blackened chicken and while it was good it was a little over seasoned making it a tad too spicy. My daughter had the kid's macaroni and cheese. It looked wonderful but she couldn't stop eating the chips, LoL. The seating inside was a bit weird. There is a table about 2ft from the door to the women's bathroom. Maybe I'm weird for thinking it's weird but I ended up waiting until I got home to go. They offer a 15% military discount which was great. \n\nOverall I'd definitely recommend this place. I would have given it 5 stars if the service had been a little better.", "We were introduced to Eats via groupon which made our lunch visit even more enjoyable. The service was fast and friendly,and the atmosphere was pleasant and clean. The ten HD tvs kept us occupied while enjoying the complimentary fresh made potato chips with dipping sauce, yum. The lunch special Snapper sandwich was piping hot and the fresh vegetables were steaming. The shrimp salad made with spicy battered popcorn shrimp was excellent. The shrimp were hot and the salad was icy cold. The visit was one hundred per cent positive which has been a rarity in a reasonably priced restaurant setting.", "This is one of my favorite lunch spots in Tampa. I was born in Buffalo and there is a special type of roast beef sandwich that is hard to find anywhere but there. Well these guys not only have it but they nailed it. The bread is a Kummelweck roll which is only found in upstate ny but somehow they have fresh soft salty ones here every time I have been. Outstanding. I also really enjoy the pineapple fritters if I'm in the mood for something fried and delicious.\n\nUpdate: so now it's gonnna be even harder to choose what to eat, the Fried pork chop sandwich is phenomenal. It's is perfectly cooked, juicy yet crispy piece of pork with a very surprising amount of heat. And I like the heat! I was also able to have a side salad instead of fries to keep the fried factor down a bit. Only complaint is it's a large sandwich, that dared me to finish it all.. And I did happily!", "We have been here 3 times now, and plan on going back again and again. This place is a hidden gem in South Tampa!!! All the food is made from scratch, I mean everything down to the potato chips and ranch dressing. Their food is good ol american classic's that are done to perfection! We have yet to have anything that wasn't delicious on the menu. The service is TOP notch. Drinks are always buy one get one free. If you have little ones like we do, they have a TV with a kids movie playing as well as all the sports channels. This really is a great place to go anytime!!!!", "During Lightning hockey games, we tend to come here because of the atmosphere. Sometimes, free shots are given when a goal is made, so that helps! The atmosphere is good and the bartenders usually provide good service. \nHowever, if you sit anywhere other than the bar, the service isn't so great. If you go later in the evening, for some reason the food is always burnt. So late at night, we stick to chili fries or wings to avoid the burnt steak or ribs. After a couple times of this, we learned our lesson. We usually don't complain about things or food, just because we've been in the industry before. But last week, we had burnt food (wanting to give them another try) and we just had to say something to the bartender ... our waiter never really showed us much attention ... we were not sitting at the bar due to it being full. So the bartender came around to us when she saw we needed something, so bravo to her.\nBut overall ... only because of the bartender and bar seating service and free shots every so often and all the tv's ... this is a fun place for drinks and wings! We will continue to go, as always!", "Eats! American Grill has a friendly neighborhood bar vibe. Great black and white early American photos cover the walls as well as big screen tv's broadcasting sporting events. The menu is American Classic dishes... perfect for the picky eater. I usually go for an edgier menu, but really enjoyed the traditional dishes.\n\nOur waitress was super; friendly and never left us waiting for refills or the check. We went on a Monday and got the $5 burgers - great deal! I got the Black and Blue Burger (blackened seasoning with blue cheese) and added bacon to the burger...yummy! The seasoned fries that came with the burger were great, but I would have swapped them for a side salad had I known we would get complimentary homemade kettle chips. \n\nWill be back to try the Waldorf Salad!", "This was my 2nd time eating at EATS! They do American classics and they do them VERY well. I was there on a Sunday during prime football watching time. They have Sunday Ticket, so you can grab your out of market games here.\n\nThis little place on South Dale Mabry is a great place to grab a bite. No, it's not a chain and yes it's very good at what it does. The staff here is very in tune to what's going on too. They saw I needed some extra napkins since I walked up to the bar and grabbed a cocktail napkin - they rushed over some \"real\" napkins right away once they saw that. \n\nI ordered the Northwest Walnut Marinated Salmon. It came with a very generous house salad (which I ordered \"rabbit style\" - no dressing) and on side. I got their sweet potato fries and they were done perfectly. The salmon was on the small side, but very good and super tasty given the marinate. Also...the dozen walnuts on top were a nice bonus.\n\nI'm looking forward to exploring more of their menu next time I'm here. I did see they have a 2lb burger challenge - for $24.99 you get a 2lb burger & 1 lb of fries. You finish it in less than 30 mins and you get that wiped off you bill and an EATS! T-shirt to wipe you chin with.\n\nIf you're in the neighborhood stop by and check them out. There's plenty of parking in the rear. One word of warning...one of the TVs in there has no BLUE color. It's really trippy watching TV that way. I thought the Detroit Lions were the Eagles in throwbacks for the first 10 mins I was there. Obviously that's no big deal...the food was excellent." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4 ]

[ "a new hotel which is very clean. their rooms are nice and well furnished. their fitness center (2 treadmills, 2 ellipticals) is open 24hr/day and they have a sweet roof-top lap pool. the staff is really friendly and i was very impressed with my stay.", "This was my big year. Actually staying in the conference hotel, instead of the rat hole on the edge of town. Yessiree, I was going to live easy this time.\n\nBut no, I was in the Embassy Suites-Tampa, one of the more bipolar hotels I have ever stayed in.\n\nCourtesy shuttle from the airport? Of course not! Let us refer you to a pricey private shuttle. The driver will circle the airport for a half hour after picking you up for more people, even to the point of getting on the highway to the city then getting off again to circle back one more time.\n\nHey, well I finally got checked in. Gee, this is a nice room, let me check my email.\n\nOh, wait, you want to use the internet? That's going to be $15. A day.\n\n$15 FUCKING dollars a day for internet access.\n\nAfter two days, I'll have paid for a month of DSL back home.\n\nLet's see, anywhere else I can walk into many a place and get free wifi for the price of a latte (or less). I can stay in fleabag, 1 star hotels and get free wifi. But apparently there is something SO FUCKING SPECIAL about the Embassy Suites wifi that in addition to the $230 a day for the room, I should pay another $15 for the internet.\n\nSo this review cost me $15.\n\nThis insulting, egregious fact guarantees my unending scorn. \n\nCustomer satisfaction doesn't seem to be their goal here, or they aim to deliver it in the most superficial way possible. \"Call us if you need a toiletry\" apparently means \"wait 20 minutes for a toothbrush, give up, come down to the front desk and get it yourself\". Free happy hour drinks means if you're in line at 5:30 maybe you'll manage to get a drink. Maybe. Want to sleep in? Too bad. The housekeeping goons will be kicking down your door at 9am, and they're not inclined to take no for an answer.\n\nApparently, the breakfast is supposed to be pretty nice. It is only the anticipation of this that even led me to give them 2 stars. If it disappoints at all, I'll be back to yank that away.\n\nSummary: if you have a choice, avoid! Find a place that actually appreciates your business.", "I had a great experience at this Embassy Suites! The suites are very clean and very nice. The beds are tall but kind of narrow. There was a picture in our bathroom that I LOVED! Who says that? A hotel picture that you like? What? Really? Yes, it is true. We enjoyed the managers reception and sort of enjoyed the free breakfast in the morning. I say sort of because it was really really busy so the staff couldn't keep up. There was a big wedding party there so I think that was partly to blame. So I am not going to fault them for that. The staff was overall friendly, helpful, and nice. Especially this guy named Patrick who did some fancy stepping when my 18 month old got in his way. He didn't knock down the kid, didn't fall and didn't drop what he was carrying. It really was pretty impressive. \n\nSo, the one big drawback? As we were leaving, we had a very early flight. Got up at 4:30 am, showered, woke and dressed two small children. We loaded all of our bags, stroller and car seats on the trolly thing and went outside for the first shuttle to the airport. Hmmm, shuttle bus was there so were other potential passengers, but no driver. Yep, he was late that day. Luckily our flight was delayed so we didn't miss it. I am pretty sure some of the other travelers were not that lucky. So, I have to take off a star for that. Not cool. Other than that, can't complain.", "I also had a fabulous experience at this dowtown Tampa hotel. The room was clean and smelled nice. The pool area, though a bit small was also in tip top shape. With a Starbucks on the first floor and a delicious and complimentary breakfast, I would suggest this hotel to anyone I know, and even those I don't!", "This hotel has equal parts yay and nay going for it. The positive is that the rooms are more than ample. If you have to get some work done while visiting--the room is more than accommodating--much more so than the cubicle feel of any normal hotel. Also a plus, is the complimentary breakfast, complete with an omelette station.\n\nAnd now the nay. I don't spend a lot of time in lobby's, as fascinating as they can be. The lobby of this hotel is very cramped. The close quarters extend to the valet service, which can be a small nightmare if there are more than a couple of people waiting. In my experience, this was usually the case. \n\nI guess all of the roominess went into the rooms, which is not a necessarily a bad thing. If you are looking for a view, the Marriott across the street might be a better option. You can see water from these rooms, but in the forefront are parking lots or convention center. Overall, however, the staff is pleasant and efficient and I enjoyed my stay.", "I came up with a few friends for a USF game. Check in was easy and pleasant. The staff was really nice during our entire stay. The hotel has great views and is on the edge of downtown. Perfect location because you're close to highways to get to other areas of Tampa and walking distance from the Forum and Channelside. \n\nOur room was a great size. Typical for the Embassy Suites chain. I love having separate spaces when traveling with a few friends because you never feel cramped, yet we were all able to enjoy time together without having to hang out in one person's room down the hall or some scenario like that. The rooms have microwaves, mini fridges, and sleeper sofas. There is also a TV in the living area and in the bedroom. One thing that was difficult was adjusting the A/C. It had some sort of power saving setting that kept our room comfortable, but we all prefer to sleep in a colder temperature. We called a few days before to see if we could get a high floor or something with a nice view, but we were told that they do not assign rooms until the morning of check in. We ended up getting a great room, but I would imagine that could be tough unless you bought an upgraded room to begin with. \n\nThe pool area was nice. They have a bar during the day, but it was closed when we went at night. The pool is a very narrow rectangle. It makes it feel a little small. Great for relaxing when the hotel isn't full, but probably not so great if the hotel is packed. It's on the 3rd floor which is nice, except the concrete around it doesn't allow for much of a view. Glass would be an improvement. \n\nEach night, they have a cocktail party with free drinks available. We didn't go, but we saw several people there on our way out of the lobby. The complimentary breakfast was really good, and there were lots of options. As far as free hotel breakfast is concerned, this tops my experiences. Usually there are a few toasters and mini boxes of cereal. They had that, plus fresh fruit, an omlette station, french toast, bacon, sausage, different juices, etc. \n\nMy only real complaint with this place concerns the parking situation. My friend and I were coming from two different cities, so we had two cars to valet for one room. We paid $20 each night for each car. That added an additional $80 to our weekend trip. We thought that was a bit much. We called to ask if there were other options for one of the cars like a nearby lot or self parking, and the hotel wasn't helpful at all. Polite, but not helpful. I get it. They want to make money. When I've called other hotels, they've mentioned self parking options nearby, and I remember a hotel in Houston even gave us a night free once for valet parking. I didn't even expect that, but I also didn't expect 20 bucks a night for parking. That's what some 4 & 5 star hotels in South Florida charge. I expected $10-15 for Embassy Suites. Not a huge difference if you were staying one night with one car, but it's a $20 to $40 difference for the time we were staying with 2 cars. \n\nIf we got a good rate again, I'd definitely come back to this hotel, but I'd probably park one of our cars in a city lot for the weekend and valet the other car. Other than that, this hotel was great.", "I stayed here for a business trip this last week and was very happy with the entire experience.\n\nThe Room: Spacious and clean. The King-size bed was very comfortable and the linens were very nice. The desk area was perfect for getting some work done. \n\nThe Lobby/Check-in: Friendly staff made check-in a breeze. The free breakfast and happy hour were both a huge plus.\n\nLocation: Channelside, just down the street from the arena where the TB Lightning play. Valet parking was easy to use and we walked everywhere. \n\nAll-in-all a great hotel experience.", "I stayed here on business on one of the coldest winters for Tampa. The hotel itself is really nice.\n\nHighlights:\n* Awesome gym!\n* Good breakfast buffet\n* Good service\n* Nice towels\n* Soft Bedding\n\nNo so good:\n* Acceptance fee for incoming package? Really? Hmmm...\n\nAfter all, it's the little things that count, no?", "The Good: Fantastic hotel, great beds, CLEAN rooms, great customer service at the front desk. HART Street Car station (Dick Greco Plaza) right in front of the hotel!\n\nThe bad: really poor valet service. I'm not sure if they are related to Embassy or Hilton, but they were the worst. Rude and very short with questions. Definitely detracts from what would have been a perfect stay!", "First off - YES, I liked my overall experience, and some of these peeps are giving an unfair review (example: One reviewer thought the restaurant was crap, but didn't say why.....I actually thought it was pretty good for a hotel restaurant - I ate there 2 nights in a row and enjoyed my Salad (although they put too much oil/dressing on it for me - was a bit soggy) and the burger the next night was very good - quality of the meat very good. No complaints and I am a total foodie. Just sayin'...\n\nTHE GOOD:\n+Raphael R. at the front desk is a personable guy and the other front desk nice too\n+ Great breakfast for the money - bacon, eggs, hot cereal, cold cereal, omelets, etc.\n+ Free drinks in the bar from 5:30-7:30 (Happy Hour on the house) - NICE touch.\n+ Beautiful hotel - open center so you can see all floors and great view from elevator - especially at night\n+ Nice large rooms. Almost too big for my taste since I was traveling alone and don't really use the 'living room' area.\n+ Workout room small but good enough - equipment has TVs in front - nice touch.\n\nTHE BAD:\n+ Walls are a bit thin if you know what I mean (happy couple next door)\n+ Internet access is $15 (shame - they should just build it into the cost of the rooms and call it good - nobody wants to pay extra for things like this when it's such a big thing to clientele but such a small thing to comp - c'mon, ALCOHOLIC drinks are more expensive then Internet - why not switch and give free internet and just ONE drink free to guests instead of all the free drinks they can consume between 5:30 and 7:30pm? That would justify having BOTH internet and giving a free drink and EVERYONE'S HAPPY. \n+ Pool was out of service and being worked on. That alone should be made up by perhaps guests getting free internet service! \n\nGiven my overall experience, I would stay here again - and ask the manager to comp my internet access next time. :-) You never know. Doesn't hurt to ask." ]

[ 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

[ "It came down to price...this place is waaay, way overpriced for the quality of food, the service, and the location (D-Town vs. Philly). No wonder the place was empty on a Saturday night. Any successful restaurant in Doylestown should be packed on a weekend. I'll admit the salad menu is fantastic; still over priced though. Your money will go as far if not farther in a fancier French restaurant in Philly. I hope this place can turn itself around with dishes that taste better that won't break the bank.", "went for drinks and appetizers on a Friday night.\n\nAte in the downstairs bar area, great ambiance!\n\nAttentive, friendly service. Very nice selection of wine by the glass. (6 different red grapes; had nice Tempranillo)\n\nHad the ceviche, which I am pretty picky about. It was excellent, with just the right tartness and spice. As to the comment about prices, this was $14 and almost an entree size portion (est. 4-5 oz of scallops).\n\nIf the main dining room is as good as our experience, I am headed back soon as I believe it is a good value for the quality of food, service and atmosphere.", "It was incredible!\n\nWe had dinner on a Monday night and the place was busy. However, the service was still great. The waiters were attentive, knew the specials and the (highly seasonal) menu very well.\n\nThe Drinks: I started with their absinthe cocktail for an aperitif. It was great, the B&B and absinthe worked so well together. It packed a punch too! The wine list and the bar are what I would call \"tight.\" Neither are extremely huge, but everything is carefully and appropriately selected without being outrageously expensive, and there is something for any taste. The Hendrick's martini with a cucumber is great, and if you like black licorice, try the absinthe. We also enjoyed the Dryer's Chardonnay.\n\nOn to the food. The menu reflects the best available ingredients, so the offerings are always changing. Everything we had was artfully prepared and delicious. It was a real problem deciding what we wanted, because everything looked so good. My fiancee and I ended up having the boudin blanc and the butternut squash ravioli for appetizers, the duck margeaux and the veal picatta for entrees and for dessert the red berries with hibiscus ice cream and the chocolate framboise. \n\nThe boudin is a regular menu item, it is tender and delicious. I am used to the boudin they make in southern Louisiana. This was completely different-- tender with subtle flavors. It was matched perfectly to the sauteed leeks and apples, and the rich sauce. The butternut squash ravioli was incredibly delicate, but so rich with the brown butter and sage sauce.\n\nThe duck was incredible. Truly outstanding. It was not overcooked and it had the duck flavor without being gamy. The sauce was based on the duck but again, didn't have the gamy duck flavor. It was served with spinach and wild rice and polenta cakes. The veal picatta was also delicious. The meat was tender, the sauce was incredible, and the pairing with pear tomatoes and broccoli rabe was outstanding.\n\nThe desserts. Oh the desserts. The berries were served in a sweet spiced red wine sauce. It was so flavorful. The hibiscus ice cream was a new experience for me. The light pink ice cream was so pretty against the dark red berries and the wine. The chocolate framboise was light and airy, but tasted so rich. the raspberries were ripe and wonderful, and the vanilla ice cream (homemade, like all the ice creams and sorbets) was great as well. Last, the cheese plate with port was a great end to a great meal.\n\nThe meal we had here rates five stars across the board. Service, flavors, presentation, ambiance were all outstanding. Go here!", "What a lovely place. The upstairs was just right for our large group. We were able to enjoy many items from the delightful menu. Highlights were the Dover Sole, deboned table side, served with a delicious buttery sauce. Dinner and a show! The chocolate and lemon souffles were tall light and sublime.", "Absolutely amazing! We went for brunch and were so pleased by all the menu options. \n\nTo start we had the fruit plates which are very original and fun. We also had the chicken livers and steamed mussels (excellent starters). For the entrees we had buckwheat crepes and the trout with endives. Both were fantastic!\n\nEven the service was perfect. I would recommend this place to anyone!", "Had wonderful dinner here on both Xmas and new years eve. Quality and freshness was outstanding. Had filet with a foie gras sauce and venison with a root puree that were both excellent. Xmas hom made egg nog ith brandy and fresh cream was tremendous. Service was attentive and non intrusive. In a town ith a lot of ordinary restaurants this one stands out and is worth a visit.", "I had a bad experience here a few years ago. We came for a valentine's dinner, and made reservations a month in advance. When we got there, even though we had a reservation, we waited over 30 minutes. We were eventually seated right next to their back door entrance, which people entered and exited through the whole night. It was snowing out, and every time that door opened, a blast of cold air hit our table. It was not pleasant, and when we asked to move we were told there was no where to move us to. On top of all that, the food was lousy and way overpriced.", "Amazing atmosphere. Everyone is so sweet and attentive. My favorite is JoJo! Great food, I've tried almost everything on the menu and have never been disappointed! A little pricey though.", "I took my husband to Slate Bleu for his birthday as it was one of the few places in downtown Doylestown that we hadn't tried yet. I made reservations and we went a bit later in the evening so we didn't have to wait at all which was nice. We were seated upstairs which was beautiful but the atmosphere was a bit stuffy for our liking. The prices were really a bit ridiculous so we had pretty high expectations. We ordered Escargot as an appetizer which was okay but not the best I've ever head and Skate for our entree which was good but not knock-your-socks off excellent. I don't think we'll go back to Slate Bleu.", "I just saw a few reviews about Slate Bleu and was shocked how many people considered it \"pricey\" or \"stuffy\". What kind of places do they normally go to - Denny's? :)\n\n I thought the prices were fine, and even on the cheaper side. Granted, I have just come from Manhattan and I live in Los Angeles, so I am used to higher prices in general.. \nOkay.. prices aside..\n\nThe atmosphere was lovely. Very comfortable and pleasant.\nThe service was great and waiters very friendly.\nWine selection - very nice (I LOVED their Poppy Hill Cab!!!)\n\n We had skirt steak, which was wonderfully prepared, and the chicken was really great too! I loved the little mini cheese pastry they brought for us as an appetizer (for free).. They also brought 2 yummy cookies for dessert (free)...\n\n I thought it was a really great place, found it totally by accident. When I'm back through the area, hope to return!!!\n:)" ]

[ 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 1, 5, 2, 4 ]

[ "I am FULL AS A TICK... All I need is to pitch a hammock in City Park on this breezy, beautiful April the 13th... Hello!!!!!!\n\nOh my God!!!!! What a god-send in mylife. I think this place was personally created for me. \n\nWhen I got wind of the opening, I knew with haste I must make my way & today was the day; and there was NOOOOOOOOOO disappointment. \n\nBroad & St Phillip is where you'll find this treasure; located beneath a babershop the \"pièce de résistance\" lives!!!! \n\nWalking in, to the right are 3-4 tables & chairs for dining; to the left is a table for two that sits flush with the wall... then straight to the back is all the veganie-goodiness... The FOOD!!!!!\n\nTwo sides, one is for hot food & the other is a salad bar of sorts. All the food is served by the staff, this is GREAT; I don't care for buffets, things happen at buffets, ewwwww. \n\nThe food is served a la carte or you can get a combo-of sorts, 2 entrees and 2 sides. I choose the Pasta, Okra Gumbo, Sweet Potatoes & Mac-n-Cheese (I'm a cheese lover, despite being lactose intolerant). Then to top it off, I got some VEGAN ICE CREAM & a drink of Green-Goddess; all for under $20 bucks; winning with a CAPITAL W!!!!!!\n\nALL THE FOOD AMAZINGLY great & flavorful. Lots of times, removing ingredients from foods you've been eating all your life, you anticipate am unfamiliar, 'gotta get used to it' taste; but that wasn't the case this time go round. \n\nThe okra was robust & tasted of all things creole, thankfully it lacked that acidic tomato taste; this was fantastic, made my tummy happy. \n\nThe sweet potatoes tasted like my granny's; enough said!!! \n\nThe pasta was a new taste for me, just because it lacked seafood, but the replacements were right on time & made me glad I had made the selection. \n\nAnd the MAC N CHEESE; since this is an ALL TIME FAVORITE of mine... This was the seller for me. It PASSED THE TGB-MAC-N-CHEESE test!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!! \n\nWith some many other choices to select, I'll definitely be back to get more of this VEGAN SOULFOOD. \n\nOh and the Ice Cream, you can taste the flavors should that be your desire; but it's VEGAN too... I'm over-joyed this little piece of heaven is open & in the direction of my house... HELLO, dinner as I head to the house. \n\nOoooooh and the Green Goddess, to rinse it all down... I'm a happy, happy, dairy free, vegan food eating camper.", "This place is exactly what New Orleans needs, and it's central location is a huge plus! This place has a salad bar and then a hot food bar and serves several flavors of ice cream and a couple drinks, WHICH ARE ALL VEGAN!!! Super amazing! This place is delicious! The hot food has vegan Mac and cheese, vegan gumbo and jambalaya, steamed collard greens, cauliflower curry, sweet potatoes, vegan bread pudding. Salad bar is an average salad bar but it has vegan cheese shreds and coconut bacon and avocado, they have lots of fruit flavored ice creams and pecan praline ice cream! They have stuffed bell peppers, and even more here! The food I had was super delicious! The staff was nice, everyone is really passionate about the mission there to provide New Orleans with vegan soul food! It's so good! They are definitely in need of more workers if anyone wants a job there, for every time I have been there, the line has almost been out the door, but it is worth the wait! And hey at least I know that's a sign this place is not going out of business anytime soon! Also I forgot to say, very reasonable prices compared to other vegan places in the area! My only request is that they add some vegan poboys to the menu at some point and that would complete the New Orleans Soulfood type of feel. Very good and I WILL be back! (Oh and tip, if you get bread pudding, get ice cream and mix it together, you won't be let down)", "The one thing the other reviews left out was the bread pudding!\n\nI'm not one for soggy bread things so I usually pass when it comes to bread pudding. Besides people asking for the menu of the day and commenting on their Mac n Cheese, their bread pudding is the next most popular discussion on their Facebook page. I decided I should at least give it a shot. \n\nOnce I finally got to the front of the line there wasn't much left so I was thinking it wasn't going to happen this visit. It did. Mind blown. I'm not going to try to figure it out because I know I won't ever get it right but I would love to see how they do it. It wasn't too sweet and it wasn't too soggy. \n\nAlso! That stuffed bell pepper .....man. Another food mystery that I'm perfectly ok with not knowing how the magic happens. \n\nForgot to mention they already sold out of ALL their food earlier in the day and closed up shop for two hours to cook more.", "The food feeds your soul! I've been to this restaurant a couple times now and have not been disappointed. On this last visit I had the fried cauliflower, okra gumbo and yams. I am happy, full and pleased with the delicious plant based food I received along with the courteous service. It is quickly becoming one of my favorites/ go to spots in the city!", "The flavor was over the top! Our favorite two dishes were the okra gumbo and jambalaya. Also treated ourselves to creamy ice cream! Excited to return next trip to NO. Friendly staff & very clean.", "This place is SO FREAKING GOOD. Visiting from Columbus, OH. and we had to stop in. Everyone was super nice and the food was delicious! We had vegetable curry, mac and cheese, cornbread, gumbo, sweet potatoes, stuffed pepper, and bread pudding (so good we got a second order for later). Definitely a must-visit.", "First time here. Great food. Put it on your list.we had the stuffed peppers, mushroom ragu of grits, Mac and cheese and greens. All excellent. The greens are over the top.", "The food is delicious and very flavorful-would definitely fool a non vegan! I had the red beans & rice, mac & cheese, jambalaya, mixed veggies, and cornbread! The young men behind the counter were very nice, and I was also able to sample brf", "Great find for vegan food. Small, welcoming and the food is exactly what you need to fill your belly!", "I'm a fan perfectly describes how I feel about this restaurant. This spot was recommended by someone on the HU Alumni Group Chat so when my partner and I were looking for a date night I suggested this. We entered and it was as everyone described and the pictures depict. It looks basically like it is a small ice cream shop but the ice cream is only in the front the remainder of the slots under the glass are salad bowl and hot entree offerings. You can pick as many or as little as you want with the price maxing out at under $15.\n\nThe best thing about this place for me so far was not fully experienced by this one visit. The best thing about the place to me is the variety of items that they had not just within my visit but between all the visits as explained in the reviews. For instance the jambalaya and mac n cheese are always mentioned in the reviews but during my visit they also had a portabella mushroom dish and a curry dish. Neither of which we tried but it was nice to have those options. \n\nDuring our visit we had, between the two of us, mac n cheese, cabbage, jambalaya, sweet potatoes, bread pudding, cornbread, and strawberry ice cream. The standouts were definitely the mac and cheese and the ice cream with a strong showing for the jambalaya and cornbread. Funny enough it was the \"easy\" dishes that fell flat for me (i.e. the cabbage and sweet potatoes) The cabbage was saltier that I would prefer and the potatoes too sweet. \n\nI will definitely be back. Hopefully, on a day they have the stuffed peppers, fried cauliflower or gumbo or perhaps even a salad." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "I kept hearing decent things about this place, and have been wanting to try it out, but just never got around to it. After nearly 2.5 years of living here, we finally ordered take out. \n\nI'm not really sure what the big deal is and why this gets good reviews. The food is \"eh.\" \n\nFirst of all, it's three different types of Asian cuisine: Chinese, Japanese, and Thai. I don't know, maybe it's me, but one cuisine at a time will suffice for me. \n\nThe place was hopping, but I'm not surprised given the amount of restaurant choices around here, especially Asian. There are quite a few crappy \"McDonald's\" type of Chinese food places. Actually, no, that's not true, there's only one, they just have a perpetual \"Grand Opening.\" We get flyers in the mail all the time. I don't know who they're trying to fool. \n\nAnyway, I ordered the crispy duck, which wasn't too bad. Very filling, but that's just the way duck is. It definitely was crispy. It wasn't the best I've had. The hubs ordered coconut chicken and was disappointed. It was on the bland side. We also ordered \"dim sum\" which was just your typical pot stickers and wontons. That's fine and all, but that's not really a true dim sum sampler. Just more crappy Chinese food. \n\nThis is just one step up above crappy take out, only with a more expensive price tag.", "EXCELLENT service, delicious fresh carefully made sushi!", "I'm gonna have to disagree with Statia here and give these guys a much better rating. Granted, I only go here for the sushi. But I have sampled some food from friends plates and was all very good IMO. \n\nI always order the same thing when I go. 1 spicy tuna (my favorite roll), 1 yellowtail roll and the Limerick roll, which is the cat's meow. It's steamed lobster, avocado and spicy mayo with a little bit of caviar/fish egg things on top. So f'n GOOOOOD!!! Makes me happy happy when I'm chowing down on those. The better half usually gets the chicken and cashews, which I end up eating half of since she seems to be eating like a bird lately. \n\nThe food is always fresh and the service is excellent. I would probably avoid Fri/Sat nights since they get super busy and wait times go 1/2 hr or more. This usually isn't a problem in most places, but here there isn't much of a place sit/stand while your waiting for a table. If you get the Cipper magazine in your junk mail, they usually have a coupon for a free sushi roll. Score!!", "Excellent. I found this place on yelp and was very impressed. I live in DC and eat sushi quite often and still found the food to be excellent. Service was top notch and the restaurant was very clean. I highly recommend Veekoo.", "I almost hate to give a great review for Veekoo- sure they deserve it, but they're already so packed all the time and it was once a secret little gem.\n\nBefore reviewing the food, one can not overlook the consistently exceptional service at Veekoo. Surrounded by chain choices where service frustration is commonplace, Veekoo's plentiful staff is organized, polite and attentive every time. Simply put, this owner-operated BYO does service right.\n\nWhen you compare Veekoo's cuisine to any of the aforementioned chains, other Asian takeout or any alternative at all within 25 miles, it's four star. Sure there are high end fusion choices on the Main Line and in Center City that are more authentic or extravagant, but this jewel at the end of a strip of shops behind a strip of shops is very good for our immediate neighborhood.\n\nAppetizers are pretty standard and limited but all quite good and decently sized. They do have lunch and dinner specials that push the envelope but the menus, both sushi bar and kitchen are vast. The sushi makes a very valiant effort and is always fresh and good. \n\nMulti-cultural entree selections from Chinese, Thai and Japanese menus offer almost too many choices. If I had a criticism or suggestion for Veekoo it would be to pare down the menus and offer limited, premium selections with the full sushi/sashimi bar.\n\nA more limited offering would allow for better consistency from the kitchen. Still, Veekoo is one of the best options that we have for a decently priced, pleasant evening out without traveling to Philly or New York.", "We waited 40 minutes for a table at this restaurant. No big deal... except it's in Royersford. ROYERSFORD. But we read great reviews, and decided to wait, in the cold... and it was well worth it!\n\nThe atmosphere is fun -- energetic, without being loud, busy without being crowded. It's BYOB, too.... While waiting, you can watch them prepare sushi, too, which (as someone who doesn't eat sushi) was just a blast to watch. My meal was good, and my companion thought his meal was outstanding. Both of us had appetizers, and both of us were very pleased.\n\nVeekoo is a great restaurant in a small town that is worth the big wait!", "Ok, so everybody knows that really good Asian restaurants are hard to come by. Mostly diners are relegated to the Chinese restaurant clones that pepper strip-malls all over the country where the food is plentiful but often mediocre and the commonality of the menu from one restaurant to another brings to mind Chinese conspiracy theories. \n\nAfter reading the overwhelmingly positive reviews here on Yelp and also some feedback from coworkers about how good Veekoo is my brother and I decided to try dinner here last night. So here's my take on this place. \n\nThe decor in here is what I consider stereotypical eat in Asian restaurant; Panda print cloth on the booth benches, the prerequisite shiny black chairs, faux flowers, etc. It's hardly offensive, it's just not a very original looking layout. \n\nWe ordered 2 appetizers to share, Szechuan Dumplings in Hot Sauce and Crabmeat and Chinese Wonton. The dumplings were ok but certainly nothing to rave about. The dish was very light on the Szechuan sauce and it wasn't very hot and spicy at all. The wontons were even less impressive and were served with duck sauce and shredded lettuce that was starting to wilt and slightly browning on the sides. I've had much better fried crabmeat wontons from smaller takeout places. \n\nFor entrees my brother and I got General Tso's Chilean Seabass - seabass fillet sautéed with General Tso's Sauce and Mandarin Fancy - cubed fillet mignon, scallops with fresh shiitake mushrooms and peppers in Kung Pao sauce, respectively. My brother liked his Chilean seabass, though it did have a very fishy taste to it. When seabass is cooked properly this should not be the case, it should have a mild flavor. I was very unimpressed by my dish. The taste was just so-so and there were only 3 medium sized sea scallops in the dish and the cubed filet mignon pieces were VERY small (about the size of a thimble) and there were very few of them, like 5 or 6 pieces. There were also no shiitake mushrooms to be found in my dish which was disappointing. At $18 for the entree I definitely felt shortchanged for such a tiny serving of meat and the missing mushrooms. \n\nThe service we received from our waiter was very good. He was friendly and quick. \n\nIn my opinion this place is seriously overpriced for the quality and quantity of food that you get. I don't know, maybe all the hype I heard from others about Veekoo set the expectation bar a bit too high for me but I just wasn't impressed with the food. I've heard that they excel at sushi but I can't comment on something I didn't try.\n\nThis place isn't horrible but I'm giving it 2 stars because I think any more would be a tad too generous. As I look over the reviews for this place again and I see all the 4 and 5 stars one thing keeps going through my mind.... people, if you think this place is good then try Han Dynasty around the corner. You'll have an Asian food-gasm, you'll get more food and it'll cost you a lot less!", "Where to begin? The food was amazing to start. I ordered sushi, it was the best I've had ever (and I eat A LOT of sushi at various places). My friend got shrimp in honey walnut sauce, I tried one and was blown away. Fantastic to say the least. The other two people at dinner with me got general tso chicken and they said it was fresh and tasty!\n\nThe atmosphere, very clean and well decorated. There is a tiny little sushi bar, very quant and relaxing. Theres booths as well as tables. Although the place isn't too large and gets packed it is well worth the wait.\n\nThe service, outstanding! Some of the best I've ever had. They never let a drink half empty without refilling right away. The food was out promptly and fresh and everyone was SO friendly.\n\nI traveled about 30 minutes to Veekoo and I will make it a regular occurrence because it's just THAT good. :)", "I have been to this place several times and it is a great place IF you get there when it is not pack which means you have to get there when they open for lunch and good luck trying to find a spot on the weekends and weeknights. I normally then just do pick up.\n\nWhen you walk in you enter a small foyer and then main door which opens to a small space that has the hosting booth and right next to that is a small sushi bar that is small and when it gets packed, hard to sit and eat there ( about 4 people can sit there at the sushi bar). It is a BYOB place. \n\nThe food is good but had several issues with our order when it gets really busy. What I mean by that is my boyfriend ordered beef and broc. and he got chicken and broc. ( but instead of telling them he just ate it because it was hard to get a hold of a waiter because he was running around doing his other tables). Other than that service was good. They typically leave you alone to eat and come once in awhile to fill your drink once they see it empty. The typical asian dishes that you can get at any chinese take-out is the type of food you will get here but they offer thai, japanese, chinese. It is decent but they should just stick to sushi and chinese because their thai is not that great, taste more like water down thai food then anything.\n\nOther than somewhat bad service on occasion it is a decent place to eat.", "The food is exceptional and the service is impeccable. They do pay attention to detail for sure. The restaurant is very clean and well decorated. The food selection is amazing and has something for every palette. We eat there often and have not had a bad meal to date. The staff is so courteous and never lets your water glass go empty. I highly recommend it!" ]

[ 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 5 ]

[ "I was tipped off to the Prohibition Taproom after reading about the November 1st opening on Uwishunu. The owners also own Cafe Lift (which I've never visited), also located in the loft district.\n\nThe place is well lit from the outside with a huge red neon arrow reading \"BAR\" pointing to the front door. You can't really miss it. Inside, you get the speakeasy feel with dim lighting, clear large filament lightbulbs on the walls that are clad in dark wood paneling. A huge, giant wood bar runs the length of the plus with highbacked leather lounge style chairs.\n\nThe menu consists of your typical gastropub fare. Appetizers: mussels, BBQ or Ranchero wings, and beer battered green beans. Sandwiches: Burger with choice of jack, blue or brie cheese, pulled pork and a grilled marinated veggies for the herbivores out there. Entrees: steak frites, baked mac and cheese, crab & shrimp cakes and roasted chicken.\n\nThe real reason we came by was to checkout the beer selection which was definitely larger than most places but not mindblowing. I'd say about 10 brews were on draft including Slyfox Stout, Post Road Pumpkin, Stoudt's Oktoberfest, Allagash White, Hook & Ladder, Victory Braumeister and a few more. They also had Yards ESA on cask (hand pump). The bottle selection included several Belgians and Germans plus the usual domestic suspects like Dogfish Head 90-Minuyte IPA.\n\nWe had the pulled pork and burger. Both came on toasted Metropolitan Bakery ciabatta with a side of fries and the pork came with coleslaw and an out of place babycarrot. Although the burger was ordered medium rare, it came much closer to medium but the big patty and fresh produce (lettuce, tomato, fried onions) made up for it. The pulled pork was great, a little spicy and not too saucy. The fries taste housemade and are cut shoestring style.\n\nOverall, we liked Prohibition Taproom but weren't blown away. I don't think I'd go out of my way again to come back here. It seems like it will be a great spot for the people living in the loft district, but might be a little too low key for some. However, there isn't too much in the area with this sort of beer selection - but if you're looking for really great stuff, I'd recommend trekking a little further to Belgian Cafe anyway.", "The Prohibition Taproom just opened and it's giving the residents of a shady neighborhood some place to drink and get their grub on. \n\nThe big glowing BAR arrow outside was kind of cool. The bar had these spur off tables coming off it which simultaneously gave more places to sit at the bar but less room in which to order you drinks. \n \nMy only complaint so far is that the food closes way too early. I went at quarter of 11 and they made a last call for food already. They also did last call kind of early for a Friday night as well, but I can guess since it was only it's second Friday open that probably had something to do with it.\n\nI would definitely go again, but I am not sure about walking down rape alley--the two blocks from my apartment at 13th and Vine to this place (past a homeless shelter on a not well lit street)--alone.", "Prohibition Taproom has got personality. Their huge \"BAR\" sign calls to you, even visible from Spring Garden. This faux-speakeasy's interior fits their name, with a large wooden bar dominating the space, lit by beautiful hanging Victorian bulbs. There's room for a crowd, even in the bathrooms[1]. My only gripe is that the exterior is brighter than it ought to be.\n\nProhibition opened earlier this month, and as young as they are, the staff was anything but. Brendan, our bartender and a trained chef, kept us happy, making us shots and taking food orders (they have a full menu). We took down gin ($7/shot), Jameson, and pineapple rum shooters[2]. Would have drank more, but conceded, with great lugubriousness, that it was a Monday night.\n\nStop into Prohibition[3], and tell 'em I sent you[4]!\n\n[1] Their non-unisex bathrooms can fit two comfortably, though most will prefer to go solo. Don't ask how I know.\n[2] I asked for a light, random shot, and was pleasantly surprised with the shooters.\n[3] Do this!\n[4] Don't do that!", "Great selection , Food. Bit expensive but totally standard for this type of thing. Super cool super neat , as far as the \"rape alley\" comment below ( or above ) . Look , it's really not that dangerous and if you really live down the street put a light weight baton in your coat. power of a baseball bat and you dont have to get close to the attackers. Check out this business because i would sure enjoy it alot more if it was a bit more crowded !!!!", "We hit up the Prohibition Taproom on Friday for some food and cocktails. We wanted something local and casual and PTR fit that bill. I'm not a huge beer drinker but I did have something good and my husbadn seemed pleased. It was kind of hard to read the dimly lit chalkboard and they weren't listed in the menu. Maybe they could put some lights on the board to make it more readable. \n\nWe had the green bean fries which were excellent. Perfect bar food and not overly greasy. He had the pork sandwich and was very pleased. I got the burger and honestly the burger was great but the bun was like a sourdough roll or something else really hard and it was hard for me to bite. But I just ate most of it with a fork which didn't bother me. \n\nIt is SUCH a great addition to the hood and it was full by the time we left so obviously it was an underserved area. They have a jukebox! And it was awesom!. I am partial to early/mid-90's hip-hop so I was super excited to hear a little Warren G. and Dr. Dre while sipping my cocktail. I don't think my husband was too embarrased. Parking should be okay too since its a wierd location.", "I have to say I feel a little odd reviewing Prohibition because most of my time there was a good blur, and Dave H. has the photo's to prove it. We went there for a gathering after the last Elite Event, and for the first time in a loooong time the fun filled theme of the night caught up with me. But after piecing together some of those photos, and talking about the evening with Tom and Jenna during the Yelp Anniversary I can only sum up that Prohibition certainly delivered a fun time.\n\nThere weren't any flappers or mobsters, but there was an awesome wooden decor, a long list of beers to try, and the supercool neon marker that said Bar outside. Brendan was a great bartender who made sure that we were treated right every step of the way. Not to bad for a bar that's only been around for a month.", "We went to Prohibition with a group of 8 people on Saturday night. This has got to be the coolest and most comfortable bar in the city. The subtle lighting and killer jukebox really set the mood. We all sat around one of the peninsula's that juts off the main bar which was perfect for socializing and keeping everyone involved in the conversation. The app's we got were fantastic, especially the crunchy fried green beans. The beer selection was very diverse and the bartender did a great job recommending different ones to try. Definitely a 5-Star, we'll be back soon.", "I went here randomly the other night, after stumbling around from another bar. The big \"BAR\" sign is wonderfully placed, as many people have already attested to. Be aware, however, that this place has \"gentrification\" written all over it. Local beers from Philadelphia and beyond are on tap. The coolest traditional CD-player jukebox I've ever seen was resting in the corner, featuring only artists from the early 90s and forward. The lighting is romantic, dark, hollow and welcoming. The bartender who served my friends and I was definitely friendly and gave us information on the beer. The place is a bit pricey, but it's well worth it. What kind of people were in this place? Younger and older, a good mix. Nobody was loud and obnoxious, at least noticeably (the noise-folk music playing in the background kept all the parties pretty detached from one another). I'm not sure if there's a food menu, but I wouldn't be surprised. Oh yeah--the bathrooms are some of the nicest I've seen in a bar in a very long time. Also, though in great walking distance from the subway, this bar is nicely tucked into a back corner where parking shouldn't be a problem.", "Not only is Prohibition good for interesting brews and great food, you can go and hear new albums months before they come out. Yep, one of the bartenders is a music editor and plays all her favorite new picks at the bar, you can preview an album way before you decide to buy it! Just another reason to love the Pro-Tap.", "I finally was able to get some food at Prohibition Taproom. I got a macaroni and cheese sidedish and it was really good. I was afraid it would be the kind that is all breadcrumb-y and it wasn't. It was full of different flavors of cheeses and I really liked it." ]

[ 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 ]

[ "Fantastic! Attended opening night with a group of five ready to eat and drink. We were not disappointed. Will definitely be back.", "Went on opening night and it was great! The place was warm, cozy, and relaxed and was beautiful inside and the decor made it feel like home, with a romantic touch. The aesthetic inside was a direct reflection of the menu - it felt like a hug on a plate. We shared the Brussels Sprouts (fantastic) and I got to try my date's scallops (more fantastic) but the real winner was the roast beef stroganoff. It was so soft and juicy throughout the cut and the wide noodles weren't as heavy as I thought they would be. It was amazing. \n\nThe service was exceptional as well, which wasn't a surprise given the ownership of the restaurant, and everyone made us feel welcomed and comfortable. Overall, it was a great experience and I would definitely recommend going before it gets more raves.", "Outstanding! Went two days after the opening, and everything was truly delicious. The service was wonderful (especially for only being open for 2 days), and the food was even better. Will definitely be back!", "Had an amazing meal here last night. The ambiance they created is perfect, feeling very upscale yet inviting. They did an amazing job with the lighting. The cocktails were interesting and very well balanced. In terms of the food, everything we ate was delicious. The poke, the gnudi, and the fried chicken were highlights. The dessert, the cracker Jax sundae, was great as well. \n\nMy one big issue with this restaurant is the pricing. For what was supposed to be \"your neighborhood restaurant\" the prices are way inflated. 30 dollars for fried chicken? We spent about 90 bucks a person for a meal in quality that is met at many other restaurants in Philly for 20-30 less a person. This will definitely prohibit us from coming here regularly. \n\nPricing aside, the restaurant is excellent and would still highly recommend.", "My husband and I ate here opening night. The food, service and ambiance was all done to perfection. I think we are now in love with The Love! Looking forward to many more dining experiences here.\nCynthia", "Everything we ordered was delicious. It was a little more expensive than I had anticipated, since it was advertised as a gathering place for locals. I, for one, could not afford to dine every week unless I ordered only appetizers.", "I wavered between 3 and 4 starts. The restaurant really fits the neighborhood feel with an ambiance that's sophisticated all around. The rent for the space must be outrages because the prices are not set for an average dinner out on the town. Also, I want to reduce my carbon footprint as much as the next person, but charging for water just strikes me as a bit disagreeable. A quarter of the menu consists of salads. I guess if the rest of the menu is too much green, you'll have to settle for one of the many greens. The food is good but for the most part uninventive. The pasta that came with the lobster wasn't home made which is disappointing considering the prices. The short rib needed seasoning. The pierogi and caviar were interesting but the inspiration for the taste seemed to be Mrs T's minis. The poke salad was fine but I think we've all had our share of salmon crudo with radishes. I think we get the pattern here. The service however was really attentive and courteous. This was a nice experience but it wouldn't be high on my list of places with an outstanding culinary experience.", "Beware of the charge for still water!!! At the beginning of the meal we were offered still or sparkling- the typical- we chose still. We were very surprised at the end to see a dollar per glass charge for the water. I asked the waitress and she said \"oh I should have told you, we charge because it's our personal filtered water.' \nDo I really mind paying $2 for water during a $140 meal? Not necessarily. I do mind the principal of being charged for something that wasn't clear there would be a charge for. \nIt was a wonderful meal with very special food and good service but that surprise, based on principle, was disappointing and left a bad taste in our mouths.", "We weren't able to get a reservation, so we spent the evening at the bar. The drinks were great, if not a bit pricey. I got the Very good bourbon, which was very well named, but also included a large ice cube taking up most of the glass for $14. My husband got the $20 Manhattan (which oddly is $19), which he enjoyed. There was also a very good selection of fancy liquors in the bar.\n\nWe shared the gnudi, which was delicious, the cheeseboard, which had a good variety, we ran out of crackers. We also sampled a friends veggies and parker house rolls, both of which were delicious. For an entree, we split the veal lasagna which was incredible.\n\nI think the general feel of the place is it looks great, the food and drinks are delicious, but perhaps a bit over priced. I'd still come back again to eat in the dining room and try more things.", "Went last evening with GF and family. Wow, beautiful restaurant. Service was spot on and they're only open a week. Broccoli, collards, Brussels sprouts all fantastic. \nOur table had Salmon, Lobster pasta, ravioli all perfect. Started with cheeses and meat for the table. No one does cheeses better than Aimee. Desert the Cracker Jack ice cream, they had a Carmel with sea salt that should have been served in a syringe it's that kind of addicting. \nCan not wait to return. Ambience need anyone say more than it's a Starr restaurant ambience always interesting and amazing." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "This is an easy pick for best Chinese BYO in Philly, and it's definitely a contender for all around best Chinese. The beauty of the place, at least for young people, is in the family-style dining. For a friend's birthday, we reserved a big table in the back of the restaurant. There were almost ten of us, I think, and we ordered about five appetizers (you'd be a fool not to try the pork dumplings) and one entree for everyone at the table. The \"hot pots\" are pretty big deal at Lee How Fook, but they also do all the straightforward Hong Kong, Szechuan and Cantonese classics as well as any place I know.\n\nAnd as I mentioned, you can bring your own bottle to the restaurant; a lot of folks bring quite a few bottles. If you haven't BYO'd a lot, I think it might be the best thing going in this city on a Friday or Saturday night, especially if you have a good group of friends to bring along. In the back room banquet area, my friends and I put away a number of decent and not-so-decent wines before the night was up, and I think the other two or three dinner parties in the room matched us bottle for bottle. See, to me, drinking and eating makes a lot of sense; drinking and dancing -- that's always seemed like a dumb idea in my mind.\n\nI haven't been back to Lee How Fook in a while, but, man, after writing this review, I'm thinking of getting on the phone, rounding up the gang, and heading down there tomorrow.", "Despite the loud, noisy atmosphere which can't be avoided since the dining area is quite small (in the front) but the food is amazing. This is like a best-kept secret in philly...their winter melon soup was my favorite. Everything tasted so fresh and delectable.", "Essentially echoing what everyone else has written. It's somewhat loud, it's extremely well-done, and it's part of what makes the BYO culture so great. Best Singapore noodles I've had-- maybe ever.\n\nI'd recommend reservations-- we got there at 8:00 on Friday just as they were shuttling 3 tables out, and it stayed full until we left at 9:30.", "My best friend from home ravessssss about this place. So we went for her birthday dinner here (winter 2006). It lives up to its hype. I am trying to go against the grain here but really I can't find anything wrong with it. \n\nSide Note: I hope you keep in mind that when I give these places its stars - they are getting graded, in my opinion, of the overall experience and not being graded as a 5 star 5 diamond establishment.\n\nWe sat in the back area of the restaurant for large groups.\nIt's a private room with several tables and has a lazy susan in the middle of each table. \n\nFood really was delicious...so much so that I brought dear old sis here a few days later...\n\nAnd we sat in the regular seating of the restaurant. It's small & no frills & clean. Service is efficient. Food is great.\n\nAs far as pricing goes - it's more \"expensive\" (i use that word loosely here) than other chinese restaurants. For instance, beef chow fun here would be $10, whereas at another chinese restaurant - it probably goes somewhere around $6-7. Speaking of beef chow fun - I attached a photo!", "Only problem with this restaurant is that is closes a little earlier than most of the other Chinese places in the area. This coupled with the night owl tendencies of my group I usually barely make it in the door before closing. Otherwise they have the best Chinese food in the city. Service is best I have had at any restaurant in Chinatown. Their hot and sour soup is be best in the city as well as their salt & pepper squid.", "I didn't realize this before, but 11th is the hippest street in Ctown. Lee How Fook is the first comtemporary style Chinese restaurant that I've ever been to and it's right at home nestled amongst Vietnam, Zen, and Yakitori Boy.\n\nThe decor mimics the dark wood, simple, clean look of Vietnam. They also have a cool, Asian American staff in case you're intimidated by those mostly Chinese speaking joints. The service was good too. I think they refilled my husband's water glass 3 times (at most Chinese restaurants you usually have to beg for water!)\n\nI love that LHF has a hip style but still serves straight up Chinese food. My husband said the pan fried noodles here are his fave so far. My only critique is that the three dishes we ordered (beef with tofu and shrimp with greens) all came with a similar brown sauce. In comparison, I think Shiao Lan Kung has slightly better sauces, but the ambiance at LHF can't be beat.\n\nSome Yelpers have commented that LHF is more expensive than other Ctown restaurants, but we felt like the prices were similar. The portions were definitely bigger though, so we finished with more leftovers than usual. Just one more reason why LHF is our new Ctown hot spot!", "WOW! This place is the ish! I've passed this place a million times as it's on an awesome block of places to eat, but I've never been in. Wow! \n\nI had the salt baked squid and split an order of dumplings to start. The dumplings had the best taste and texture. They were so delicious. So was the salt baked squid. It melted in my mouth. \n\nMy dining companion had a hot pot with abalone and something else in it. It was delivered to the table still bubbling and simmering. I was so jealous. It looked and smelt delicious. Supposedly, it's not as good as it looks but still very good. I didn't have a chance to taste it though. \n\nI can not wait to go back and try a hot pot.", "Ok, let me preface this by saying that the only knock I had on this place was the fact that we were treated differently than the other (non-white) restaurant goers, and that made me feel a bit unwelcome. We weren't treated poorly...the hostess and the waiter (all 14 years of him) were very short and to the point with us while being very open and friendly with the Chinese clientele. Oh well.\n\nThe food was fantastic. Every dish was superb. The tea was excellent. The black bean chicken was tender, the beef and snow peas, perfectly spicy. The egg rolls were crispy and the filling delish.\n\nThis place would have easily received 5 stars if not for what I perceived as different treatment (my guests all confirmed the same). I'll return again, as the Zen House is right up the road and I love that place, too.", "why all the love brothers and sisters?\n\nwe were four and ordered:\n\nfried dumplings, just ok - not as good as mommas and not quite as good as mine;\n\nfish fillet hong kong style - the fish was well cooked but small and the sauce was like what i make at home when i have no time and no ingredients;\n\nfried oysters in black bean and chili sauce - disappointing, the sauce was too salty and the batter on the oysters was too thick and doughy - so the oysters were like meatball sized glops;\n\nkung pao scallops - ok, better than panda express if you get my drift;\n\nduck in lemon sauce - this reminded me of the food court favorite, the duck was fine though it would have been better if it was prepared in a way that some of the fat left the meat and it was literally swimming on a pond of lemon simple syrup that made me cringe inside (i.e. there was no real lemon)\n\nthe rice was kinda lacking, not good quality, and serving it in an open steel bowl means it gets cold fast\n\nthe tea was a combo chrysanthemum and jasmine, an easy but novel way to serve restaurant tea and not have to ask: jasmine or chrysanthemum? i give this a plus over the competitors.\n\nservice was mediocre, but, um, what do you expect from a chinese restaurant?", "So with the high rating on yelp, I ventured out to Lee How Fook after searching for an hour for a parking space...\n\nThe place looked nice on the inside and my girlfriend and I were looking forward to lunch since we were starving. I opened the menu, skimmed through...then realized I didn't really want to try anything here...maybe this is because I was thinking most of this stuff was going to be authentic Chinese fare, but it definitely didn't seem like it. Now nothing against American \"take-out\" Chinese food, I think it's good, but I've been to China, and real Chinese food is just mind blowing....so I can't settle for anything non-authentic if I'm in Chinatown.\n\nSo we just ordered 6 steamed dumplings. They came out within 5 minutes with soy sauce and scallions. They were tasty, but definitely not the best I've had. We then packed our bags and headed to NanZhou Hand Drawn Noodle House (which was unbelievable).\n\nI'm rating this place a 3 just on my experience with the dumplings. Maybe if I tried the food it would be different?..." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 3 ]

[ "Yes, \r\n\r\nThis is THE place Rachel (ehhhh) Ray reviewed for her dinner in Tucson.\r\n\r\nIt is really super food, when it is ever open, that is! \r\n\r\nThe Musts: \r\nThe Pink Scallops, which are pink because they are served with anise and saffron, and the other (*note - to be honest the atmosphere is really dark, and the place is in a strip mall, but the food is sensational*) is the Ahi tuna...this is the single dish that seafood lovers with gourmet taste buds love in \"dry-land\" Tucson!\r\n\r\nYour run down:\r\n-It is Romantic\r\n-It is Trendy (but I think they prefer patrons over 35? Just my experience, but were never rude to moi!)\r\n-They have no view, and it is really too dark inside (hard to read menu)\r\n-The food is lavish and yet understated, simple meets decadence\r\n-Call before going to be certain they are open and to make reservations, if needed.", "Wonderful wine selection (hmmmm maybe because they have a wine store next door) and menu ranging from barramundi to veal ...love their fragrant saffron mussels...always a treat to go here....", "for christmas we went to visit the rents for the first time in tucson. we definitely wanted to take them out to a nice, fancy, good eatery since they work so dang hard and NEVER take a break or treat themselves to a nice dinner. so of course, FANTASTIC, LOVING daughter to the rescue! since i wasn't familiar at all w/ the area and no one i knew could give me any pointers, i first searched on yelp (limited reviews of tucson) and then searched online. i had heard rachel ray made a visit here but that doesn't say much since she \"oooh's\" and \"ahhh's\" over everything. all in all, this sounded like a decent, upscale place in the area. and as another reviewer mentioned reservations are a MUST! it's a teeny tiny place but cozy and dim. between the 5 of us, we tried everything from SAFFRON MUSSELS, WARM GOAT CHEESE, VEGGIE DISH, DUCK, LAMB, and STEAK! i have to say, for a girl that doesn't like mussels, they were darn good and we were soakin up all the sauce w/ our bread. the lamb was too gamey for me and the steak a bit more cooked than i like but whatever wine that the waiter recommended was superb! the desserts were so not up to jane's standards so was a bit disappointed. overall, the food was decent (3 stars...nothing beats SF food) but the service was TOP NOTCH...thus the 4 stars.", "Very small place nested back behing a wine store. The bartender was very friendly and I love their saffron mussels! These are great. The wine selection is great. I wouldn't go here with a large group, probably just a couple of people sice it is so small.", "4 stars. The Dish is a small restaurant tucked away inside a modern wine and cheese shop called the Rum Runner. Although we had the address, it took us a while because we were looking for a big sign that read \"The Dish\".\n\nThe setting is modern, intimate and may even feel a bit pretentious. Patron dress ranged from casual to dressy, but all pretty tidy. The ambience is best for couples, the tables are small, much like round bar tables where one might stand, although there are high stools available. The largest table I spotted could accommodate a party of four, rubbing elbows. Since we had kids in tow after a long day out, we decided that it would be more comfortable for us to buy take-out.\n\nThe food was very tasty, but the portions were not huge. We ordered a chicken dish, a pork dish, but our hands-down favorite were the steamed mussels, which not only tasted heavenly, but were also a phenomenal value, compared to other menu items. What puzzled me was that our waiter was a bit tentative about our take-out order, not being sure if our mussels could be made for take-out since it would be \"brothy\". Made me wonder if no one else had ordered take-out before. (\"Things that make you go \"hmm...\") Bottom line was that they did have good take-out containers and none of the savory broth was spilled. Just didn't expect \"take-out\" that to be an issue at an establishment like this.\n\nThe prices were on the high side, but may be rationalized by the quality of the food. The \"jumbo shrimp with serrano ham\" was tasty but the size of the portion (and the shrimp) was a bit disappointing. Other than that, everything qualifies for \"thumbs up\". The complimentary bread was also very good.\n\nThe wine and cheese section carried a wide variety of wines and spirits. Dining patrons may order wine from the restaurant or pick a bottle from the wine shop but pay corkage. The cheese deli was also very diverse. We bought some very special and delicious fig tapenade, which was a new recipe from one of their chefs.\n\nVerdict: best for a romantic night on the town and if money were no object. Wasn't looking for oysters, but the mussels are a must-have.", "A year ago I would have written a glowing review of this restaurant, one of my favorites for years. However, since they have moved, I don't see why they even bother anymore. Better they should have just reopened as a fine wine/liquor store.\nThe restaurant now is even smaller than it used to be and the seating arrangement is much worse which contributes greatly to the uncomfortable ambiance. Sitting behind a column, otherwise open to the store, is not my idea of a nice dining environment. But there are even worse changes. The menu has been greatly pared down and many of my favorites are gone. So is my all time favorite waiter.\nThe service during my recent visit was simply terrible. Steak, ordered by two of the foursome in our party, was served with great confusion about which steak was cooked medium and which was cooked rare. The waiter kept changing his mind. The mussels I ordered were the size of marbles, not those lush pillowy ones I've had in the past. If that was due to a seasonal variation, why have it on the menu? No one came to inquire about our satisfaction with the meal and we were glad to leave. Oh, yes!! NO RESERVATIONS. One might actually wait in line for this. There are many fine choices in Tucson these days so The Dish, in my opinion, is riding on its former reputation. Too bad.", "Loved my evening here. Came in as a single diner (business trip) and was just going to check out their wine selection. Saw the cozy bistro and decided to take a seat. Ordered light and loved everything. Salad with nutmeg dressing terrific, the stuffed artichokes were amazing - complimented with a little puck of polenta in the middle - one of the best things I've ever eaten. Wine selection was excellent as well.\n\nThe only thing missing was my other half!", "We frequented The Dish at the old address, hadn't been there since the move. Although some of our favorite items are no longer (Vegetable Dish, duck dish, Baramundi) the special tonight was absolutely wonderful. Sole presented beautifully with a spaghetti squash, potato and cream sauce combination. All three of us just loved it. The goat cheese small dish wasn't as good as it used to be, but the leek soup was delicious. Coconut tart for dessert was perfect as well. Service couldn't have been better. Be sure to ask the waiter for the best entree that night, they always know. $12 corkage fee is out of line in my opinion. However, I still would be proud to take out-of-towners to The Dish.", "This is one of Tucson's best kept secrets! I first found out about this place from Rachel Ray's $40 a day. It was hidden behind the wine and cheese place that it is attached too called the Rum Runner. \n\nWhen they were at their old location, it was very small but very cozy. The decor was very relaxing and was perfect for an intimate date night. Now that they've moved, you lose (in my opinion) the date-night feel, but I still enjoy the food and the company. Plus, if you love wine...you can pick your wine right then and there since some of the tables are located in the Rum Runner. \n\nThe mussells are to die for...I love mussels and the savory broth is one of my favorites and the best I've had in Tucson. The homemade butter is declious and always love to get a second helping. I've loved everything I've tasted - The pork belly, the rock lobster, the shrimp, the baby spinach salad, the halibut and NY strip! I've never had a complaint. One of my faves!", "This place has a great scheme going: they fill your gullet with delicious booze and food and then send you down liquor lane, thus allowing you to purchase the tasty wine, beer, or alcohol for which you have just paid the standard (nevertheless high) mark-up. \n\nWhile I can't give the seven course review, I must take a few moments to sing praises to the saffron mussels & wine bar special. la la laaa. This special entails a generous bowl of mussels in a broth of white wine, tomatoes, butter, saffron and herbs, along with your choice of a glass of wine or beer. The mussels were plump and most delicious however the broth did teeter on the brink of salty buttery sin. And I love salt like the sea loves, well, salt. But before the mussels came the wine, both for a mere $11.50. A most palatable spanish white. I don't recall the name, but it was the kind of white such that you could drink the bottle dry and still have some insulin left for desert. Before the wine came the bread & butter. Was there ever such a butter this side of the mississippi? ok, of course there was. Nevertheless: carmelized onions and scallions are blended into a well-softened slab of heaven. \n\nI have recently moved to Tucson from New York City, and this is one of the few places at which I have dined that invokes the nyc standard of taste, style, and quality, it's all, \"we're not pretencious, unless you want us to be.\" Oh yes, my husband had the pork belly, of which I did not partake, but given the noises emitting from him, I'd say it is a choice menu item. \n\nThe last best part? It's not part of a strip mall or shopping center." ]

[ 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 5, 4 ]

[ "Dale Wasem's casual West End restaurant serves Greek salads, gyros and more. I ordered at the marble counter and received my basket of food at the table within ten minutes. It takes a little time since each order is prepared when you order. A hot griddle was used to crisp my spanakopita rollup which was crunchy on the outside with tender chicken, spinach and feta on the inside. The two rollups were cut in half for a total of four fair size pieces. As with other weekday specials it came with a side. Mine was slightly tart tomato cucumber salad, also crisp. Of the two big rooms I decided on the one with brick and natural wood ceiling. Wall decor is minimalist which helps to lend a relaxed ambience. I'm not sure the food is better than nearby Kalamatas, but the atmosphere sure is. I'll be back to experience the other daily weekday specials for under $10.", "The best quality of this place is that it's absent of that huge spinning Lamb Hot Dog that is disgustingly displayed at most Greek places. The yeerohs are actually stuffed with real lamb. \n\nThey execute their dishes very well and the brand new restaurant has a great environment to sit in. The prices are expected. However, I'd think a better business approach would be to offer a larger portion on the sides to make ppl feel like they're getting a better deal, and it's doesn't break the bank to offer more potatoes or rice. \n\nThe girl taking our order was terrible. We were the only ones in line and she wanted to rush us. She had the \"I just work here\" attitude and wasn't any help on what to order at this brand new restaurant. However the rest of the staff was great. It very much had the \"Grand Opening\" feel; where they barrage you with attention. Kinda the like the way Chipotle was the first 3 weeks of its opening. \n\nIf I wanted a yeeroh, I'd come here. But it's just another Fast Casual eatery like Chipotle, Noodles&Company, or Pei Wei. As soon as the \"New Cool Place\" aura dissipates, they'll have to fight hard to keep a strong customer base between Panera and Chipotle, which are on the same street. \n\nSo I recommend that you come and try it, cuz we often make the mistake not appreciating things until they're gone. And this is one of the only places in Nashville that DOESN'T serve a shredded up lamb hot dog and then calls it a Gyro.", "During one of my trips to Belfast to visit the in-laws, I had lamb for the first time. Since then, I've made this protein as my first choice when I try out a restaurant that offers it. \n\nI was absolutely thrilled to see lamb on the menu at Taziki. I had their grilled lamb plate, which came with a salad and a choice of either rice or potatoes. The Asian in me always chooses the rice. It also comes with a \"skordalia\" sauce -- it looks like hummus, but it's made out of bread. I sincerely hope that I didn't make the guy who took my order feel bad -- when I asked what this sauce was, he started off saying it was made from kaiser roll. I thought I misheard him; he thought his accent made him say the wrong word. He was fine -- I was simply doing a double take on a sauce made from bread. I've heard of this type of sauce before; I just didn't expect it. They gave me a sample with a crunchy pita. It was heavenly.\n\nFrankly, I expected the lamb to be chopped up. When my order came, and I saw 3 fillets (fat strips) of lamb, I was dumbstruck and pleased. Both the salad dressing and the skordalia sauce came on the side, which I appreciated. \n\nThe crunchy pita seemed homemade. But it was slightly on the salty side -- but I've also noticed that in general, prepared food around Nashville tastes saltier than what I'm used to. The lamb was slightly pink in the middle (the way I like it) and was great. While I enjoyed the skordalia sauce with the pita, I think the next time I get this dish, I will ask for tzatziki, instead (or order it in addition, since I sincerely like both sauces).\n\nI also like the interior. The tables and comfortable chairs seem more expensive than the type of casual, cafe dining offered. \n\nThere are also salads and gyros on the menu.", "We just finished our first meal at this welcome addition to the Vanderbilt area. The staff was friendly and helpful with the menu, and the food was fresh and tasty. My chicken gyro was a generous portion of grilled white meat folded into fresh, chewy pita bread. The accompanying tomato-cucumber salad was well dressed and enlivened by fresh basil, and the roasted potatoes (which I was allowed to substitute for chips) were garlicky and perfectly cooked. My companion had the lamb plate, which featured a mountainous Greek salad and a bed of flavorful basmati rice. Great service, great value.\nHighly recommended.", "Bleh. Not a good experience. Maybe it's because I have Athen's high standards for Greek food. Maybe it's specifically because the Avgolemono was a little too lemony, came with too few pitas, and didn't seem to be the thickness and color I expected. But probably it's because a few hours after eating here my and the bfs stomachs were a little upset. \n\nI love the idea of a Greek restaurant in this area, and I really love the idea of it being a fast, healthy, and inexpensive way to grab a bite on West End, but the whole experience, to me, felt like they were trying too hard and I was disappointed in my food.", "I was pleasantly surprised by Taziki's! We've had quite a varied reaction to the Mediterranean places around Nashville, with some places offering us uncooked meat in our gyros. For this reason, I wasn't really sure what to expect with Taziki's. However, I tend to use lamb gyros as my standard test at Mediterranean places, and Taziki's was pretty amazing. \n\nFor $8.25, you got a pretty big gyro wrap that was completely stuffed with lamb, and accompanied by the usual lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. It was also filled with their own tzatziki sauce. The gyro came with regular ruffled chips, with the choice of one \"healthy side,\" for which I chose roasted potatoes. We were also given a free order of hummus and pita chips, and then given an extra coupon for free hummus on our next visit! \n\nFirst of all, I was super impressed with the generous amount of lamb you were given in this email. But best of all, even compared to our usual favorites in town, Athens on 8th, the lamb was so, so, so tender and flavorful. It was delicious! My only criticism for the grilled lamb gyro was that their tzatziki sauce was a little too salty. As for the hummus and pita chips, the hummus was pretty good - nothing that blew me away, but still tasty. However, I wasn't the biggest fan of the pita chips - they were not bite-sized, and a little too crispy for me ... but that's a personal taste, as I like my pita chips to be in the middle of soft and crispy. The roasted potatoes were pretty tasty and had a nice garlic taste - great for a big garlic lover like me! Next time, I will probably ask to sub out the ruffle potato chips for something healthier, like their tomato-cucumber salad, pasta salad or fresh fruit. \n\nAll in all, I really enjoyed Taziki's, and was pretty pumped to find a place close to campus that actually serves great Mediterranean food! It may not have the ultimate lamb burger like Athens on 8th, but I think at least their lamb gyro beat out the same meal we usually have at Kalamata's (crazy to think, I know). I would highly recommend this place for a try - it's pretty healthy, inexpensive (nothing on the menu over $10), and quite tasty! WINNING.", "This review will be updated as Taziki's continues to approve but they were definitely working out bugs about 10 days ago when I visited. I have been a Taziki's fan for 15 months. When they came to Nashville, I thought I had struck gold.\n\nOrdered the pasta special with an extra side of pita chips on Friday night. It was pretty dead as the ENTIRE kitchen staff stood around waiting for new orders to come in.\n\nAfter a mere 7 minutes, I had my order. Noticed it appeared to be missing a box. After bringing this to the cashier's attention, the shift leader/asst mgr quickly jumped in and rectified my order.\n\nGot home - the quality of food was decent. The only problem - it was ice cold within 10 min of leaving the store. Thankfully I was home and able to heat it in the microwave.\n\nOverall, I wonder how much attention they will get with their location behind Which Wich which already competes with Panera Bread and Chipotle on West End.", "Went back to Taziki's in the same week! Tried out the basil pesto chicken wrap this time, and I was very pleased. I LOVE LOVE LOVE pesto, and theirs was pretty damn tasty. This time, I tried it with the tomato-cucumber salad - pretty good. It was topped with feta cheese, and was a perfect little accompaniment for the wrap. Really love this place and can't wait to come back again!", "I have to disagree with any of the negative posts listed. I loved this place and was wanting go back as soon as I left. I had the Grilled Chicken Pesto wrap and it was perfect, I ordered a side of hummus for an extra $2 maybe and it too was excellent. The chips felt homemade and were extra crispy, perfect for scooping sauces or dips. I thought the restaurant itself was very clean and especially nice for a quick sit down type of place. The staff was attentive and very helpful and our food came out much quicker than I expected. I will certainly go back and have recommended it to several friends since my first visit.", "The service here was great. Someone greeted me as soon as I walked in, the guy who took my order was very friendly, and the person who cleared my table asked me if I needed a refill or was just in general very cheery.\n\nNot too impressed with the food though. The cucumber salad was delicious, so make sure you order that as your side - but admittedly it's a dish that's kind of hard to screw up. The wrap I got tasted okay, but it tasted like it was made in a microwave (not sure, maybe it was). In general the food reminded me of a mediterranean version of Panera. I don't like Panera either, so if you think the food there is awesome maybe you will like this place more than I did. The best way I can think to describe it is like the food you might get on a fancy mediterranean airline. It was edible and had some nice flavors, but just wasn't great. Without the very friendly service, I would have given this place 2 stars." ]

[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "The neighborhood restaurant that I have always wanted.\n\nLet me be straightforward - I have always wanted a neighborhood restaurant complete with the husband-wife team, the well-executed food and the laid-back atmosphere. And, boom, it has suddenly appeared!\n\nThe space is cozy; not cramped. The food is homey but extremely creative. We had the pork belly, the sunchoke soup, the grits, the chicken and the spot pig. All were incredible; I was particularly happy with the pork belly. Many restaurants serve pork belly too hot. Instead, it was served with fresh greens on top that were steamed by the belly, and the whole dish was simply warm. Taste how much better that temp works with pork belly - it's just the right way to do it. There is simply a lot of thought and love that goes into this food - and it shows.\n\nI could go on, but I assume you get the point. I got to relax and enjoy a well-crafted meal for a reasonable price. You should try it, too.", "Actually, the food here is very tasty. The hostess squeezed me in before a timed reservation, which I appreciated. Shared the pork belly appetizer (excellent, by the way) and I had the flat iron steak. Although tasty, I did ask for medium and the steak was very very raw. Hence the lower stars. Yes we were rushed for time as we knew we had a reservation after us, but we did arrive 80 minutes before the next reservation. The server seemed nonchalant, but apologized when I showed her my blood red steak. So be more assertive than me and you will probably have a lovely meal...", "My husband and I dined at F & F for his birthday two days after they opened. I had been looking forward to the opening of this restaurant ever since I heard about it, since we absolutely love Blue Hill at Stone Barns, but I was a tad hesitant about dining there so soon after they opened because most restaurants usually need a few weeks to \"iron out the kinks.\" F & F was the exception! Every single aspect of our meal from the moment we walked in the door until we left was perfectly executed. \n\nThe dining room was beautifully decorated and felt like a quaint neighborhood restaurant, without giving you the feeling of being the third wheel to the couple dinining at the next table over. \n\nWe started with the sunchoke soup to share, which was excellent. The roasted farro in the soup added a suprising crunch, while its nutty flavor complimented the sunchoke well. \n\nThe winter vegetable salad with homemade cottage cheese was also spot-on. For the entree, while I usually never order chicken at a restaurant, I sprang for it this time, and I was very happy I did. \n\nMy husband ordered the pancetta-wrapped farm egg and the spot pig for his entree. While I did not taste either of these dishes, he could not stop raving about them. \n\nThe courses were timed perfectly and it was so nice not to feel rushed through our dinner. The owner was so hospitable and even offered to take us to meet the chef following our meal, which was such a special birthday treat for my husband. \n\nWe will definitely be going back.", "Delicious, delicious food in a cozy atmosphere. Our entire party tried the sunchoke soup, which was DELICIOUS! Also had the old spot pig and the clove-parsnip creme brulee, both were out of this world. I loved my meal and the relaxed pace at which it was served. Really excellent spot!", "4 1/2. The food is fantastic. I was so excited to hear that Farm and Fisherman was moving into Paul's space. I had heard great things from friends and headed to F & F on Wednesday. I had the pancetta wrapped egg which was quite perfect. I tried the spot pig for dinner based on the recommendations of friends - they did not steer me wrong. It was cooked perfectly.\n\nDining companions tried and loved the beet appetizer and chicken. Did not love the celery grits . . . .I think maybe that flavor combo seems a bit abnormal to someone from the south. \n\nLove eating locally!!", "The small restaurant is attractive and light, a huge window looking out on Pine Street. The menu is small and varied, offering appetizers, smaller plates, and main dishes. We loved the delicate blue fish, barely poached in olive oil, and the sea scallops (their sweet richness nicely playing off the salty guanciale). The steak dish we ordered was excellent, exactly medium rare, the caramelized exterior accentuating the richness of the flavorful beef. Since The Pig ranks first in our pantheon of tasty animals, we had to order the restaurant's ode to pork: a plate of various parts of the pig (a rib, some belly, a little bit of snout, and a larger piece of pork shoulder). Most parts were very good except for the badly cut shoulder piece that was almost all fat. The two deserts were both lovely, displaying a light touch and fine ingredients.\n\nService is not only very professional but also accommodating, friendly, and efficient - if only we would encounter such exemplary service more often. \n\nSo why four stars (actually 4.5) and not five? Because in a restaurant whose website boasts of \"one of the nation's brightest rising star chefs\" and \"his extraordinary work\", expectations are elevated and I have a couple small complaints: The first one is the temperature of the elegant plates should be much hotter because the many small things on them turn lukewarm and even cold very fast (as did our scallops and the steak). Secondly, while I am no fan of gargantuan portions, the amount of food served could be a bit more generous.", "I have never been moved to write a bad Yelp review. Why would I want to write negatively about something that people care so deeply about? Having such a terrible experience at a boutique restaurant was new for me. This is why:\n\nI called and made a reservation for me, my girlfriend, and her parents who were visiting for the weekend. I made the reservation over the phone for 9PM. We arrived at 9:07 and were told that it was likely to be 10 to 15 minutes before we were seated. The maitre d', who is the wife of the head chef, avoided eye contact for the next 45 minutes while we stood in the entrance with nowhere to sit, while they sat a number of couples who had 9:30 reservations. When I asked what the problem was at 9:50 PM they insisted that there was a mistake with OpenTable.com and that we were down for a 9:30 reservation. (How this explained our eventual 10:10 PM seating is unclear. We didn't use OpenTable and had spoken with the owner when we made this reservation). Excuses from the maitre d' were inappropriate.\n\nAfter we waited for an hour, we were finally seated. The maitre d' apologized, and said that in order to make up for the long wait, we would receive champagne that the restaurant had been given as a gift. We were delighted to receive a bottle of fine champagne. After pouring our glasses, the waiter told us he'd \"put it on ice in the back for us\". When I asked for a second glass, we were told that the rest of the bottle had been given to the friends of the head chef at another table. Unprofessional, to say the least. The maitre d' explained that she only meant to offer us one \"complimentary glass\", and that the waiter had the wrong impression. \n\nWe were there until midnight, exhausted by the entire experience to the point of being unable to enjoy the food. \n\nWe were charged for everything we ordered. We were shocked. No quality of food could have made up for the way they treated us. \n\nI hope that they work out the problems in the front of the house service and understand that no customer should be taken for granted. I felt like I was watching a train wreck in slow motion, and that no one on the restaurant staff was at all aware of how terribly it was going. I feel like I should have told them that I was with Ruth Reichl if I wanted good service.\n\nDisappointed!", "My family and I had a really terrible experience at Farm and the FIsherman, and I feel compelled to share it with you. \n\nFirst of all, the service was terrible. They seated us an hour after our reservation, and didn't give us anywhere to sit while we waited, or any food or wine glasses (it's a BYOB) to tide us over.\n\nThe food was not great. The bluefish appetizer was served cold, which was not indicated on the menu, and was a little undercooked. I had the pigs ear salad, which was way too salty, and the pigs ears were basically inedible. Normally, I love pigs ears, but these were tough, chewy, and didn't sit well in my belly. The farro piccola soup was fine, but was more like a hearty chicken soup than an outstanding appetizer at a boutique fancy restaurant.\n\nOn to the main course. I had the old spot pork, which was chewy and overdone, and got cold right after coming out. Honestly, I've had better prepared pork from my local butcher. The farmer's cheese spaetzle had no cheese on it. The steak was good, but my dad ordered it medium rare and it came out rare, practically bloody. Given the prices of our meals, we expected much better quality.\n\nI love small neighborhood restaurants, and I was so looking forward to dining here! Unfortunately, we left incredibly disappointed with our experience, and won't be returning.", "I took my boyfriend here on Saturday night for his birthday dinner. I'm a huge fan of Blue Hill in NY, so we had to try this place. I'm so glad we did! Our meal was excellent, without exception. \n\nIt's a small place, and they were almost completely full when we got there. We were seated right away, at a cute little 2-top by the door. I liked the cozy feel of the place. We were having trouble deciding what to order, and struck up a conversation with the couple next to us about what they'd ordered, which helped us make up our minds. \n\nMy boyfriend ordered the bluefish appetizer and I got the winter vegetable salad. I could eat that salad every day and never get tired of it. We also split the poached egg wrapped in pancetta. It was served with sauteed spinach and mushrooms, and If you eat here, and it's on the menu, this is a must! For dinner, boyfriend got the flatiron steak and I ordered the spot pig with spaetzle. Again, both were incredible. We were so full, we didn't have a chance to try the dessert. \n\nThe whole experience, from the food to the service, to the clientele (we also ended up talking to the couple seated next to us after the first couple left) made for a perfect birthday dinner for my boyfriend. I will definitely go back.", "Firstly, I want to say that I was inspired to look up reviews for this outstanding restaurant because of the absolutely perfect meal I had there the other night. I was going to write about how Chef Lawler was able to transform simple, local ingredients into dishes that were greater than the sum of their parts. I was also interested in seeing how other diners had enjoyed the ever-changing menu at this month-old eatery. But after reading the review by Katherine G., I felt inspired to respond to her serious error.\n\nTo begin with, I understand being seated an hour after your reservation is annoying. But where were they going to seat you? It is a tiny space with the only chairs being the ones occupied by the diners. Where did you want to sit? on the floor? In the bathroom? The coat check? Be reasonable. It is a 30-seat byob...\n\nNow on to your critique of the food. Katherine, I don't know where you trained as a chef. Perhaps at Le COrdon Bleu in Paris, the CIA in NY, or maybe you just volunteered your services as a stagier in many of the three michelin stars across europe. And yes, as a diner and a customer, your opinion is important. But to assume that you are a better judge of of the doneness of confit bluefish (a fatty fish slowly poached in oil) or the proper temping of a steak (medium rare in fine dining restaurants generally has a line of rare running down the center, hence \"medium RARE\") is foolish. How you would prefer your food and how it was meant to be cooked are two different things and should be noted in a scathing review of a new gem in a culinary backwater. Lastly, just to fully correct your inanity, I did not have the pork the other night (i had the chicken, which was superb) if spaetzle is listed as farmers cheese spaetzle, it would imply that the cheese is in the dough itself, not on top. The same way that if you order ricotta gnocchi in the future you should expect ricotta to be inside binding the dough, and not plopped on top.\n\nI'm sorry for singling you out, but your review is an unwarranted mark upon a very strong addition to the rather bland philly dining scene. It is a shame that subtlety is often lost on the desipient. To conclude, probably the best dining experience I've had in Philly, if not the East Coast." ]

[ 5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 1, 1, 5, 5 ]

[ "Went to opening day today and WOW! This place is definitely something that's been missing in this area. Even though the place was super busy it didn't take long to order a beer and food came out fast. The place looks great and on a warm summer night it'll be awesome to relax outside with the fire pits, huge Jenga and cornhole. This place is first and foremost a BAR. So expect it to be loud, crowded and fun. My only problem is that parking is scarce. Otherwise this place will be a hot spot in the exton area I'm sure.", "World of Beer is in a weird spot. Physically I mean. A hop and a skip down the road from both Pour House and Red Star Craft House, two craft beer bar/restaurants looking to accomplish largely the same thing, the competition is stiff. \n\nWOB is freshly opened, so it's hard to hold much against them. For now, the beer selection, it's primary selling point, is very strong. The experience is centered around making the world of craft beer (ha) accessible and enjoyable, with flights, a smartphone app, and distributed smart pad devices all geared towards catering to both the experienced craft beer drinker and the novice.\n\nOn the downside, the food doesn't seem to be anything special. The \"Chimay Burger\" was fairly underwhelming, and if I wanted a fantastic burger with beer I should have gone to Pour House. The loaded tater tot appetizer was tasty, but also nothing spectacular, and virtually indistinguishable from the same dish served at Liberty Union, not far away. \n\nThe atmosphere is very lively and engaging, with an open patio, a large bar, an oversized Jenga game, as well as a bean bag toss. \n\nWOB is likely best of distinguishing itself from local competition by being a Bar, with a big B. Whereas other craft houses really deliver on their entrees, WOB leaves a bit to be desired in terms of food, and does best when treated as a place to drink beer and get an oversized pretzel.", "Just opened Monday. They still need to get their stuff together. Huge selection of beer, the bottled beer needs to be colder. Not sure if their soda machine was broken but we had to send the coke back twice. It didn't have any carbonation and tasted like seltzer water. The environment is relaxed and cool. Appreciated our waitress who told us if we ordered food it would take forever. We will come back in a month or so.", "Very loud. The combination of music and people makes it very difficult to have a conversation. The food wasn't all the great either, ordered the Monk's burger which I felt was very charded almost burnt and the bratwurst which tasted cheap store bought. The beer is the only reason I would return.", "Yikes. Where to begin on this one. I am hoping to attribute this to being brand new and 1) Employees are still figuring things out and 2) People always want to swarm the new place. I am extremely jealous of the people who go to try the food, and even more so of those who would have actually enjoyed their dining experience. During the time(s) I was there, I can not see how this is possible.\n\nWent on a Friday evening around 5. I had only intended to get a beer or two, and for people intending to go here just to enjoy a beer..awesome place! The entire place was open with couches outside, giant jenga, cornhole, and what looks to be like firepits. As of RIGHT NOW, i f you are coming here for some beers and a non-messy, finger food (aka something you won't spill/don't need much of a table for), you'll have a great time! Especially on a warm spring day. While the servers were doing their best to get around to everyone and take peoples' beer orders, I had to go inside to the bar area to get mine.\n\nI thought I heard that they do not take names, there is no waiting list, it is a 100% free-for-all See table. Grab Table. I realized this when we tried to come back later in the evening (About 8 or so) and found ourselves squished up against a bunch of other people also scouring the room for a table, who in turn, were hovering over those attempting to enjoy their meals. This is unpleasant for everyone involved and I hope some revisions come about with this. I can also not imagine what this place will be like in the winter, when the entire outdoor area gets closed off...people may not be so forgiving in having to wait for tables in that fashion.\n\nIn all, great place to enjoy a beer and meet some friends on a sunny warm day. If you are planning to get food (at this stage in the game) its best to...well..plan not to get food! I will revise if I am ever so lucky!", "Hubby and I went there last week and had a great time! Very crowded as it is new but the beer selection was huge! We also had the pretzel with the beer cheese and the cheese and salami plate, both very tasty and came out rather quickly. Will definitely return.", "Obviously-so many beers!!! We were lucky enough to get a table. Friendly service, good food, and a fun atmosphere. The outside is cool with firepit, cornhole, Jenga, ex...\nOnly thing I didn't like was the music being so loud-it was BLASTING(and I swear I'm not an old lady) but I was there with my friend to talk. If I was outside playing games maybe I'd like it that way. Also-if you want a table, they don't take names, which leads to people hovering around people at the tables waiting for them to leave. \nAll in all a fun place if you like beer! And since it just opened, I bet it only gets better as they iron out the kinks.", "Great looking place. Lots of beer obviously. A beer lovers haven. Other than that, not much to differentiate this place from another bar except they have more beer choices. Not that a bar is a problem. Just looking for better food with the beer to enhance this place. Hope they try to step up their game in that area. Kudos to our server Dave. He was awesome. Great service, beard and stache!", "First and foremost, the clientele that flock here is very questionable. Think Applebee's or McDonald's. I hope this is due to the fact that the place is brand new. I'll try to remain optimistic on that front. \n\nOnto the important part - the beers. WOB has a pretty impressive selection for craft beer enthusiasts like myself. It's just a shame that the bartenders halfheartedly pour your beer into a glass before moving on to the next patron. It doesn't help that you literally have to shove people out of the way just to get to the bar area. I get that the place is completely swamped with people, but at times it's just ridiculous. \n\nThe majority of bartenders and waitresses are running around with their heads cut off. Unless you visit there during an off hour, forget about ordering food since it's pretty much impossible. At this point, just get a beer and go elsewhere for something to eat. Hopefully this changes once the dust settles. \n\nThe two times my fiancée and I have visited this location, we have not once seen a manger walking around. You'd think that a new establishment such as WOB would want a manager walking around establishing rapport with customers and seeing how everything is going. But nope, nothing. \n\nThe only reason we come here is for the outstanding beer selection. Other than that, we certainly wouldn't bother returning. If you like to people watch the real gems that come and go from WOB, you'll have a great time here. Again, the beer selection is great, so it's worth checking out if you're a craft beer fan. \n\nThis place has a lot to improve upon. I wouldn't be surprised if security personnel is hired to overlook the lovely patrons. \n\nWe'll try going again in a couple of months in the hopes that they get their act together.", "Arrived at 8pm on a Saturday night and expected it to be busy. What we DID not expect was to be told \"oh we don't take names for tables, its first-come, first-served\" WTF? You mean to tell me we have to go hover over someone's table and then IF we eventually can poach a table before someone else grabs it, then WE are going to have people standing over us all night waiting for us to finish? What the heck kind of business model is this? No thanks, we turned and left and went to The Pour House where we COULD put our name in and did and had a table in 15 minutes. We will not be back to this World of Beer nonsense. Good luck with it." ]

[ 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ]

[ "A great home Greek experience with good food and great atmosphere by the sponge docks of Tarpon Springs. To get the Greek experience, you must get their feta flamed (flambe'-ed?) with the ouzo - opa!", "Our Scene:\nIts a sunny, humid, middle of the week day in Tampa FL. Beth T and companion are sitting around doing nothing.\n\nMe (beth t): I'm bored. \nCompanion: Me too. Let's do something.\nMe: OK. What?\nCompanion: I dunno.\nMe (brilliant idea flashing): Let's try this sponge dock place in Tarpon Springs.\nCompanion: OK.\n\nAs they drove to the sponge docks located on Dodcanese blvd. they became hungry. The sponge shopping didn't help so they stopped in a little restaurant with mediterranean murals all over the walls. \n\nMe: This looks good, you like Greek food? \nCompanion: sure, why not \n\nOh the amazingly oily greek salad with potato salad underneath! Oh the pita and fresh hummus! Oh the perfectly spiced gyros with french fries! Oh the sweet sweet baklava! \n\nMe: Yum\nCompanion: Yeah\n\nEntirely satiated and satisified they moved on down Dodacense Blvd. to shop for more sponges - one can never have enough - \n\nAnd ........SCENE.", "I've been to Hellas Restaurant twice. The first time I had some kind of fish, which was solidly good, but nothing to write home about. The second time I had their specialty, the Gyro. This was amazing. My fiance had some fried shrimp which were great too. It's really nice to sit outside and people watch at night here. The real gem, however, is the bakery that is attached. Definitely try the baklava napoleon and the tiramisu napoleon. The regular tiramisu was good too. Plenty more to try here but I'll have to wait until next visit.", "I've visited this restaurant/bakery on a few different occasions. They have really good Gyros, but in a place like Tarpon Springs with it's large Greek population and heavy competition you would expect as much. The lamb is cooked and seasoned just right and they are stuffed with meat. \n\nThe bakery we have tried too. All of the desserts sold up and down the street must all be from the same place because they all look and taste the same. So buy from the cheapest place you can. The pastries are OK, but many have that pre-made, canned taste to them. It is still fun to select a variety to take home and try.", "A favorite restaurant of mine. Whenever I travel for business to St. Petersburg, I always make the trip up to Tarpon Springs. Food and service is always pretty good, and the whole area is unique.", "Don't get the three stars wrong: if you're craving greek food, go here. But know that your good food is being served up in a place oozing with tourist kitsch charm. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Dinner was great and the staff was friendly. It was packed and yet dinner was efficient. So, the three stars are to say that this was a solidly good place to eat, just not the most amazing place ever. And do get something from the bakery - delicious goodies abound!", "Great authentic greek food. The gyros are the best I've ever had. The greek salad is very good as well. But the real treat is the bakery attached to the restaurant. Great cannolis (both Italian and Greek), awesome baklava and excellent cheesecakes as well. Opa!", "SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Wonderful. My favorite restaurant on earth!!! Everything is wonderful. Once, when my dad went on a business trip, I demanded he go to Hellas and bring me back food. He picked it up on his way to the airport, flew 6+ hours back home to San Francisco, and that was my dinner. It HEAVEN even though it was more than 7 hours old and cold! Their saganaki is so wonderful and their tiramisu is second to none!", "Hellas has great food but it's hard to concentrate with all the greek kitsch. I enjoyed watching the older ladies wearing bedazzled greek fisherman's hats and Tarpon Springs t-shirts. It is a large restaurant but jam packed with tables and very busy. Once you get past that you can enjoy yourself.\n\nWe ordered a combination spanakopita (filo dough, spinach, feta cheese) and tiropita (filo dough, feta, and ricotta) plate which was tasty and big enough from two to share. We also had the Horiatiki Salad (Garden fresh tomato wedges, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, Greek olives, feta cheese with house dressing), always good. The tzatziki was good although it was made with sour cream instead of yogurt giving it a thicker consistency and different flavor. We ordered one other thing which never arrived. The staff was very apologetic. My brother and I are vegetarians so combo plates and salads to order made it a nice lunch. We were stuffed...but not stuffed enough for sweets.\n\nThe highlight of the meal was going over to the attached Greek and French bakery and ordering up some greek coffee and Kourambiethes (shortbread cookie dusted with powdered sugar). If that doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will! You can mail order many of their pastries. (http://www.hellasbakery.com/)", "5 STARS!\nYummo. Best greek food and bakery I have had this side of the pond! Just looking at the glass displays is enough to make me feel like I am back in Santorini, especially considering the over-the-top decor and service. \n\nThere isn't really much more that I can say except GO. \n\noh, and BAKLAVA!" ]

[ 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "New traditional Mexican food from Ventura. We used to live on Ventura ave where the original one is and it was our favorite and we were SO sad to leave it when we moved to SB. This new location has changed our lives!!\n\nThe al Pastor meat is to die for and the tacos are amazing. They have such good tortas (cubana) and Alambres (plates with tortillas on the side). The price is right on and the salsa bar is so good. \n\nThe owners are the nicest people and they made a big leap coming up here so support them and their amazing food!!", "Short version:\n\n* tacos al pastor\n* veggie tacos\n* great prices\n* overall: hell yeah.\n\nLong version:\n\nFor some time I've seen the reviews rolling in for the Ventura location, so when I heard the owners were opening a SB location, I got pretty excited.\nI rallied some friends and went in one evening. Two things immediately stood out: we were the only gringos there, and it was hella busy. \n\nWe did the typical mouths agape gazing up at the menu for way too long and ordered a pile of food. Only afterwards I asked them what were the most popular items from the Ventura location and the guys said we'd covered it pretty well, so yay on that count. And the guys behind the counter were really friendly, even though we were pretty clueless and holding up the queue.\n\nAl pastor, as nearly everyone has said, is one of Cuernavaca's specialties. The pork is not only marinated with pineapple, but served with a fresh chunk of it on top of the taco. Sweet and spicy all in one. It's ridiculously good and just $1.60 each, so order two of them because someone in your group is gonna want a bite of it and you'll be all, \"nuh-uh.\"\n\nI also really liked the veggie taco #2, which is mushrooms, rajas and cheese. Others at the table ordered the potato, rajas and cheese and it looked delicious, but I did not try. The more simple rajas and cheese was okay, a bit too soft and mushy for my tastes.\n\nOnto the gorditas, we got one of the specials, which was a crispy fried pork, like the \"fond\" of carnitas, I really liked that. We also got the chicharron gordita, and their style is soft cooked in green sauce. I like my pork more on the crispy side, so I preferred the special gordita over the chicharron. \n\nThe folks working there said all the Mexican drinks are made from scratch. We got horchata, which was spiced in a way I'd never had before. Perhaps a bit on the sweet side, but overall very nice. I don't know how else to describe it other than a horchata reminiscent of bubble gum...? \n\nThe menu isn't enormous, but there's still a lot more I need to get to and I'm very excited to do so. The items I've had were mouth-wateringly delicious. No wonder the original location has such rabid fans.\n\nA few logistical notes:\n\n$10 minimum for credit cards. No worries, pair up with a friend and get a pile of tacos. \n\nIt closes at 8:30 pm. This is not meant for the late night drunk crowd. Think more for lunches and family dinners. This is not a complaint on my part. Just a note in case you're browsing this review at 2 am, eyes unfocused, in a perceived state of dire starvation. \n\nParking is very tight. About 8 spaces, shared with Mel's and the Grapeseed company. You will likely have to park on the street and walk the extra 50 feet, if you can bear it. \n\nThe interior, although nice for hole-in-the-wall style taqueria, is very small. There's seating for maybe 12-15 people. The time I was there, it was packed, mostly with families. I think this is a very good sign for the restaurant, but be prepared to rub elbows with other folks, or get your food to go. \n\nYou know what? Those last two bits shouldn't even be an issue, if you live downtown. Y'all should be walking more anyway.", "Pretty good, not my favorite place...but the tacos are cheap and tasty.", "Wow. Really good food here. Found this place on accident while searching for a non karaoke Mexican restaurant on cinco de mayo and wow.. Muy Bueno! Muy freakn Bueno! (Just wish they had chips and guac.)", "Just in town for a few days & friends & family raved about this place. It ain't fancy but the food is superb, nuanced and inexpensive. The place is small, so if you go during dinner time you might have to wait a few minutes because people are going to find out about Cuernavaca!", "Bottom line: good, cheap Mexican food. Addictive al pastor.\n\nI've had to update this review after going here more often, and up the rating to five stars. This is largely due to my discovery of the Taco Cubano and Torta Cubana. These are killer. Killer, I tell you. Several kinds of meat (al pastor, ham, milanesa) with onions (and avocado if you're into that). Delectable. Also as prices have risen at other places around town, the burritos here remain a good value, $6.50 at my last visit. They are not super huge but quite filling. The main thing to focus on here is the al pastor (along with the various alambres and tortas that include it).\n\nThe menu is limited to a pretty basic selection of tacos, some gorditas and stuff that I haven't tried, and the alambres, which are basically like getting a big heap of taco filling with the tortillas on the side for you to fill yourself. The alambres here seem to be the more dolled-up items, with a variety of meats and vegetables cooked together in a tasty mix.\n\nEverything I've had has been quite flavorful. They have a little salsa bar with some good salsas, plus onion, cilantro, and other taco fixins. Service is prompt and friendly.\n\nGetting a meal here is easy on your wallet. Tacos are only $1.60 each, which is a good price for the quality. Four tacos for less than $7 makes for a good cheap dinner. The alambres cost about $8-$9 and include enough meat for 6-7 tacos, so that's also a good deal.\n\nI always get my stuff to go, but have observed the place expand in size since I first came here. They took over the space behind and now have a reasonably spacious dining area. The TV is usually showing the news in Spanish. It's amusing if you get to see the no-nonsense guy at the counter knock down questions from unfamiliar customers with the minimal possible response, as curt as possible while still being accommodating. (\"What do the tacos have on them?\" \"The meat. Just plain.\" \"Are they corn or flour tortillas?\" \"Corn.\" \"Do you have flour tortillas.\" \"No.\" \"Do you have any hard tacos?\" \"No.\")\n\nOverall this is a good place. I'll certainly be back, especially since it's close to my apartment. It's a cheap option only a couple blocks off State Street, and the food is good.", "Best TACOS in town. Sorry LILLYS", "Best Tacos In town!! Cant beat the Al Pastor meat with pineapple on the top, hot salsa, cilantro, unions, squirt of lime, and a big mouthwatering jaw receiving its first bite! Stop by ! Way Better than Lily's Tacos! the only thing that does suck about both joints, is that they chose to close the shop on Tuesday! come on now!! Tuesday stands for TACOS!!!!", "Quick and tasty Mexican food for a good price in downtown Santa Barbara - can't really beat that! My top picks:\n\n- The tacos al pastor are great\n- The gorditas are really tasty (this aint no taco bell!)\n- The cheek taco, although very strange sounding, is great. Very tender meat \n- Whatever kind of taco they have as a special! I had the veggie taco a few weeks ago and it was perfect! Spicy and fresh - the way a taco should be! \n\nI'm not the most adventurous when it comes to my taco choices, but my boyfriend will try anything. He liked the eye and the cheek. He didn't give rave reviews to the steamed beef, but then again, he's a man of few words... \n\nGood tacos, great price, and big salsa bar. Only downside is that there is not much space to park. They do have a small parking lot, but it's located on the corner of Carrillo (very busy street) and De la Vina (a one way street heading toward the beach). Just plan to figure out which direction you're coming from and it shouldn't be too difficult.", "I've had lots of al pastor in my middle age, living in LosAngeles, but this place has the best. Period. Based on Yelp reviews, I originally wanted to try a Mexican place on Milpas. There were a few places but no parking, police activity, and mostly tourists. Yes, that's what I said. In my experience, being from l.a., whenever tourists are involved, quality goes down, especially in family run Mexican food! I don't go near the chains!\n\nAnyway, after being bothered about the parking and avoiding the crowds of State St., I stumbled upon Taqueria Cuernavaca. Tacos al pastor are my fave so getting 3 was a no brainer. Yum yum yum! A squirt of lime, some onion and cilantro. Delicioso! Not greasy at all and love the pineapple on top! The salsa selection was decent. The two green salsas seemed too spicy, and the pico de gallo seemed to have no spice, besides tomato. Oh well. I'm here for a few more days, I might hit this place up again. Highly recommend it and will return!!!\n\n\nGreat location, they close early, maybe to keep the late nite Munchie crowd away. Definitely a casual family eatery you want to try!" ]

[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "I liked my Filet Mignon and baked potato. Good selection of cuts.\n\nThe atmosphere is great and the location is near the Arch, the Convention Center and Busch Stadium. For someone visiting from out-of-town, I would recommend Carmine's. \n\nI finished up with a light dessert and a glass of scotch. A nice evening overall. \n\nI recommend making a reservation if a convention is in town.", "One of my all time favorite Filet's was at Carmines. The staff was very laid back and never rushed my girlfriend and I. Though perfect for out-of-towner's, I wish there was one closer to the burbs.", "Eh. \n\nVisited Carmine's on a weekend trip to Missouri after reading the its reviews on Yelp. Can't say I had the same experience as other yelpers this time around...\n\nWhile the service was spot-on (I don't think my water glass was ever less than 3/4 full), the quality of food just didn't meet my \"steakhouse\" expectations. My brother had the porterhouse. I tried the seafood special - prawns stuffed with crab and grilled. There really wasn't anything \"special\" about my meal or the risotto it was served with. Both were bland. My bad I suppose for ordering seafood in a restaurant known for steaks, although my brother's medium steak came out practically bleeding and was sent back for a second round on the grill. \n\nOne positive... the toasted ravioli. Yummm! Wish I had just ordered a second plate for dinner.", "Who doesn't love a good steak? (Besides the vegetarian community, of course.) Carmine's in conveniently located downtown, which is perfect if you're entertaining out-of-town touristy guests and want to take them to dinner after a long day of seeing the sites of our fair city. The atmosphere is pretty traditional, the food is good (I'm a big porterhouse fan), and the wait staff is very friendly.", "I love that Lombardo's and Lombardo's Trattoria are owned by the same people but they don't feature the same menus, very refreshing. Lombardo's Restaurant is located out by the airport, perfect for when you've just picked up a friend and want to have a nice dinner (who isn't hungry after a flight?). The prices here a little more expensive that Trattoria, but the food is good, the restaurant is elegant, and the wait staff is good. I love the tortellini here; the pesto cream sauce is very good.", "Solid steakhouse with a great wine list! Meat was done to Medium rare very nicely. Good appetizers", "Holy crap expensive. We're driving through St. Louis and my friend goes \"Oh Carmine's they are good\" so we pull over. First off the Valet was free for the restaurant (first hint) and we roll up in there with shorts, and we're all dusty from our road trip. Wind blown hair, cameras on our hip and we sit down in the single fanciest restaurant in the mid west. \n\nI will say the food was really really good. This particular road trip we were dirt poor so we both tried to figure out the cheapest thing on the menu, which was very difficult. For two people I think our bill came to just shy of $70. \n\nIt was one of those places that we walked right into and couldn't get away from. It was especially awkward because when we got there the place was empty and then the dinner rush came in and it was all business men in business suits in business meetings and we were sitting right at the front of the restaurant, you literately had to walk around these dusty out of town kids with pennies in their wallet to get to your seat. Awkward.", "There are steak houses and STEAK HOUSES. This is the latter. Order any steak and you get a dollop of garlic butter. Asking for sauce is a no-no, since the steak is tender, juicy and rich. Whoever does their purchasing is a true connoisseur.\n However, I suggest browsing the appetizer menu. Their toasted ravioli are home made, and absolutely amazing! They're filled with a good amount of meat, cheese and spices. It definitely beats the pre-packaged t-ravs you get at most STL restaurants, even the good ones.\n Parking here kind of stinks, since you have the option of parking on the street, or using their valet service. But going here is well worth it, even during Cardinals games.", "Our first impression was when our taxi pulled up and we looked inside the restaurant and had to ask if it was open since we didn't see one person inside eating dinner. The flicker of a TV screen by the bar and of the candles on the tables was our only clue until we saw a staff person walk by.\n\nWe were greeted, and when I asked the host where the washroom was, he cracked some joke about the nearest one being by the stadium, and then walked away, never actually telling me WHERE i could wash up before dinner...\n\nOur water wasn't bad, except for asking us questions from a few tables away instead of coming to our table, and messing up our appetizers - twice.\n\nIf the service wasn't substandard enough (especially for a restaurant with a price tag and ambiance like Carmine's) the food left MUCH to be desired.\n\nOur two hot appetizers came out at room temperature and when we explained that they weren't that great and no, we didn't want to mess with the steak timing by getting fresh ones, they took away our plates, and left them on the bill.\n\nThe salad wasn't bad, and the steak was actually pretty good, which may have been the only two redeeming qualities. Someone swung by the table to ask how the steaks were, but not about anything else, and they cleared away one of our plates while the other person was still eating.\n\nWe were still working on our wine when the dessert plate was brought over, and when we decided we didn't want dessert, coffee wasn't offered, and while were finishing a glass of wine, the check was brought over without any offer of coffee or anything else.\n\nOverall, I'd rate the ambiance a 4, the food a 2 and the service a 2.\n\nWould I go back there every again? Not a chance.", "This is a brief review but let me say my meal at Carmine's was excellent. I get to a lot of steakhouses - nice steak houses - and this place did not disappoint. The only part of my meal that was 'average' were the dinner rolls - they were just normal typical fare. \n\nI was disappointed to the extent that we didn't have time for an elegant meal and so were rather rushed to get through, but that was our own fault. Service was excellent. I had some crab legs with my steak and short while later a gentleman from the kitchen brought me some more, telling me that it didn't look like I was given enough." ]

[ 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4 ]

[ "The food is rather bland and dried-out, but the atmosphere and service are good, so Carmelita's earns a few stars in my book.", "Carmelita's is pretty good. It depends a lot on what you order. Whenever I come here I usually order chilles rellenos, or stuffed poblano peppers with cheese. Their vegetarian options aren't extensive, they do make a good cheese enchilada. They have a full bar and their wait staff is really friendly. Also, their chips and salsa are especially good here.", "I have to disagree with the other posters. I find Carmelitas neither authentic or delicious, and unfortunatley far from clean! My hubby used to work for this family back years ago and knowing inside information from a restaurant always turns you off doesn't it?? So the food is basic american mexican, kind of bland, salsa is very bland. Mariachi band is like the band that wont go away. Do I need to be serenaded when out with the girls?? No, think not", "Eh. All I can say is, I wish this wasn't one of the first places people mention when you ask them where is the Mexican food in this county. I would go there to have a beer, but the food was forgetable. Nice family, though.", "I've been going to Carmelita's for right around 23 years now. That makes up a pretty big chunk of my life, and in that time I've gone through a three part progression of dishes I always order and also a three part transformation of my opinion of the place.\n\nGrowing up I was stuck in a rut and always ordered the #20 Chorizo burrito which is like a breakfast scrambled wrapped inside a flour tortilla. The Chorizo sausage is the soft ground Mexican style instead of the harder Spanish kind, and looking back at it this was more of a breakfast type meal for dinner, but still I probably ate it for 15 straight years! Eventually I moved on to their #39 Enchiladas Banderas with shredded chicken which I always ordered spicy. The dish has three different sauces including a salsa verde, sour cream, and tomato based ranchero. This dish was probably my go to dish for 5 years, and is one of their better ones. When ordered spicy the chicken is still not hot by any means, but it does give everything a great flavor, and the three sauces let you experience different flavors. Lastly, for the last 5 years I have been eating a more pescatarian/vegetarian diet and have moved on to the Guacamole Tostadas. The entree includes two crispy corn tortillas covered in pinto beans, shredded lettuce, tomato, cheese, and delicious homemade guacamole. One thing to keep in mind is that I've always had the best luck at the Belcher and Ulmerton location with providing you the most guac on the tostada. I've noticed at some of the other locations that they tend to skimp you on the guacamole and that irks me considering that's the name of and the best part of the dish. Out of these three dishes I've had over the years I think the tostadas are the best in terms of being a signature item that I've yet to find better. I've had tastier versions of the other two at other Mex and Tex-Mex places over the years, but the tostada remains unmatched in its simplicity, tastiness, and consistency. \n\nThe other signature item that I think Carmelita's does better than anyone is their mild and hot table salsa. The mild salsa is addictive and has strong note of cilantro and onion. It is so tasty one could almost eat it as a chilled soup! The hot salsa is darker in color from the bright red mild and has a very strong jalapeno flavor. They are both excellent, and available for purchase to enjoy at home. \n\nAlso this location off Ulmerton is my favorite as the food is the most consistent, there are never any roving mariachi bands, and it is never so busy that there is a wait like the original Park Street location. In terms of tables/size it is probably the smallest along with New Port Richey, but like I said it is probably their least busy location so getting in is never an issue. \n\nRemember how I had mentioned that along with my three part progression of their menu I also had changing opinions about the restaurant as a whole. Well to expand upon that-- as a kid Carmelita's was my favorite and I considered it the best Mexican food ever. I would tell everyone it was the best and I meant it. This opinion eventually started to change and I realized as I got older, traveled more, and eventually moved away from the area that there were indeed better Mexican restaurants out there. I started to become a believer in the biggest complaint I hear and read about Carmelita's, that it can be a little bland and a little too Americanized. Eventually, I had a new favorite Mexican restaurant after all these years and that was La Carreta in New Hampshire of all places. Was my faith in Carmelita's dwindling? To be honest perhaps a little. But after moving back to Pinellas County I have come to terms that yes while Carmelita's isn't the most authentic place, and until their addition of Fish Tacos just recently the menu has remained stagnant for over 20+ years, but they do so many things right and that's what counts.\n\nAfter all these years I still enjoy their food, and the chips/salsa and guacamole tostada remains as delicious as ever. Congratulations Carmelita's, like an old friend you're always there for me!", "Holy guacamole! (literally and figuratively)...finally made my way to Carmelita's today for lunch and it deserves some high marks from yours truly. I used my standard ranking criteria: salsa and rice. While the salsa is not my absolute favorite (skews a little bitter), the rice was probably the most authentic that I've had in the TB. Seems like a decent variety of veggie options and lunch was $7.50. Sold. 4-stars going on 5 except for those pesky Lone Star beer signs on the wall and out front. Don't mislead a Texan!", "Went back to Carmelita's for my annual pilgrimage to get TexMex...seriously, they've been the \"Standard\" for good Mexican food in my family for 20 years. We met friends here last weekend and, sadly, were disappointed that they had declined. The place was busy; but, the flavors were less than in the past, the rice was dry, the salsa seemed a bit weak, and I was disappointed. My wife's fajita's were better; but, still we were disappointed. We'll go back...20 years is a long time to only have one disappointment....but the old 4 stars/5 stars, dropped a couple of stars.", "All my younger life, I lived in an area where Mexican food was a highly developed art created by people of Mexican heritage, so I like to think that I understand how certain dishes and flavors should taste. I've lived in Florida for nearly 20 years, and have been so grateful to have Carmelita's in my life. Their food is delicious, and over all of these yeas, much of he same wait staff also contnue to work at the restaurants. While I have had, maybe 1-2 instances in all this time, when the food was not quite as prefect as usual, I have never been disappointed, and have NEVER had a bad meal at Carmelita's. We were in just last week, and my better half had the pork chops. They took a really long time to prepare, but... they were utterly PERFECT (thick chops, seasoned lightly, grilled until cooked through, but so so so juicy and not dry dry dry). I do not believe I have ever seen pork cooked by a restaurant that was not cooked unto submssion, near to the point of being pork jerky, or raw in places, so as to make you wonder if you would have an anti-trichonosis drug for dessert. We've gnerally visited the Ulmerton an Park restaurants most frequently due to location, but I've found them all to be fairly comparable/consistent. Someone mentioned that this was Tex-Mex, and I would have to respectfully disagree. Carmelita's menue and preparation is general, quasi-California \"Mexican Rsstaurant\"-type fare. Hope this helps you decide to give them a try.", "The weather outside is horrible so I didn't want to go too far for food so I decided to stop into Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant and I am pleased to say that I was not at all disappointed.\n\nThe chips and salsa that come when you sit down were pretty awesome! the salsa had substance to it and a nice sweet and spicy flavor. I prefer salsa that has some substance where others prefer salsa that really just a red hot sauce with no substance, to each their own I say but theirs was nice and chunky.\n\nI had the Enchiladas Verde with 2 sides of beans and it was awesome, great flavor on the seasoned chicken mixed well with the Verde and sour cream. The re-fried beans are the best I have had since I left California. I was very impressed with my meal here.\n\nThe prices here were pretty cheap, less than $10 per person and I left full. When it comes to Mexican food though everyone seems to have a variation of what a decent price is. I do to, I don't believe that Tacos should be more than $1 each but that's just me, I grew up eating at Taco stands in California. But for a more in depth meal I'll pay more.\n\nThe also sell tamales by the dozen here is you wanted some.\n\nI'll definitely be coming back.", "My favorite Mexican Restaurant closed a few years back (it was on Drew Street in Clearwater) a friend of mine recommended this place and let me tell you it is good! Good portion size, nice staff, and great food!" ]

[ 3, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "This is like a high class Benihana's. The food was excellent, the service was professional and entertaining. Great place for a first date or with a big group of friends. I had a business dinner there, which brought our group closer together (I thought). They also serve sushi so don't think you have to grill it up. This place is a must try!", "has become more of a chain restaurant than what I originally remember. we have been going to ooka for years and i would recommend them to anyone. their food is fantastic and the service is great. however, they have started to skimp on the finer thing that made them stand out. plastic plates, deteriorating atmosphere have taken a notch out of their status. they are still our favorite japanese restaurant.", "The best Japanese Restaurant so far in the area. Their sushi rolls are excellent and the main entree are also excellent.", "So the place is by no means the BEST sushi anywhere, but for our suburban philly world, its pretty damn good!\n\nmake a reservation, especially on a wknd. the place gets crowded and youll always have to wait for a table. service is good to great, depending on the night. eaten there a million times, never have had bad service.\n\neverything - everything is good. my family's favorites are the salmon kama appetizer, fuji roll, clear soup, and any of the udon noodles.\n\natmosphere is okay, and remember - its byob!", "Find Ooka near Best Buy, across the street from Soundex. They're open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner, and serve Japanese cuisine. Around 2006, the restaurant underwent a makeover - maturing from an ugly duckling (a typical Japanese restaurant) and now is modern chic - every detail, from the columns, to the windows, to the menus, was affected, but luckily the prices suffered nary a bit.\n\nFor years, I've come here for lunch, and at least twice for dinner. Their sushi rolls are prepared with panache and come out fresh and tasty - they've got personality, son! Unsurprisingly, their hibachi (table-side cooking) rocks here as well, thanks in no small part to their the flavorful, colorful sauces, and cuts of meat. (They also have a fried ice cream dessert which is a delight.)\n\nService is top-notch - servers are efficient, friendly, and the hibachi chefs I've had have been talented and entertaining.\n\nWith fast service, quality food, and attractive decor, what have you got to lose? Worth the drive, and it's right off the Turnpike!", "I really should not be giving my opinion on this restaurant, since you all had better experiences than the six of us did. \n\nWe tried this restaurant, right after they opened and we all got very sick. We were not impressed with the food , the service ( most of the staff was outside smoking ) and no one to greet us or wait on us for awhile. The decor left a lot to be desired \n\nSorry, but there are much better Japanese Restaurants.", "I think Japanese food is the type of thing where once you've had the good stuff you're ruined for the lower quality version. This place is popular and people seem to love it, but to me the sushi is not that great. The nice thing is the price isn't outrageous, as Japanese food often is.", "Ooh, sorry to hear someone got sick here. I've only had good times and been here a lot.\n\nFood is quite good and I've had Japanese that I thought was good until I came here. I'm not an expert on it, but I really enjoyed this meal. The sweet potato tempura roll makes me so so happy. I love the ginger salad dressing. Bento Box was good. Some crunchy shrimp thing too... yum. It was a little while ago so I''m sketchy on the menu item names... but man, I have not forgotten the meal.", "Ooka is my absolute favorite Hibachi in the area! Of course, there is a standard restaurant there too where you can just order your food, but that's no fun. Go to the hibachi side!\n\nI've been several times and they consistently deliver great-tasting food and a fantastic show. They have never once disappointed me, the service has always been top notch and timely. \n\nThe hibachi chefs we've had have always put on an enthusiastic show complete with all the standards, such as the \"onion volcano\" and the \"catch the vegetable in your mouth\" bit. \n\nBut where it counts is the food and the food is amazing. The best fried rice I've had, the most tender and juicy hibachi chicken I have ever tasted, vegetables are cooked beautiful, it's perfect all around. Just thinking about that tender, juicy teriyaki chicken makes me want to go right now. Who's with me??!\n\nLunch time is the time to go there and you should book yourself some reservations with a party. Lunch time prices are actually pretty decent, your dollar will go a long way considering the quality (and amount) of food you will get. If you go at dinner, the price goes up pretty steep. I would advise against going at dinner for this reason. \n\nOverall, its an excellent choice be it lunch or dinner. It's rare that I find establishments that are up to my high (and my wife would say \"more like picky\") standards, but this one is it.", "My whole family enjoys this place. It is always packed, so I recommend getting a reservation even if you are going within the hour. That little trick kept us from being the poor souls sitting in the corner they call the waiting area. People get all pouty sitting there watchin others eat delicious sushi made fresh and still other people are being entertained by corny hibachi chefs. Watch out for the fire man! (inside joke) Anyway, this hands down the best sushi and hibachi in the area there. P.s. It is very tough to find a spot to park when it's ultra busy." ]

[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5 ]

[ "BEST. WINGS. EVER. Very affordable, very fast, very good!!! No place to sit and eat, so you have to take it to go. Still awesome anyway!!", "I'm amazed this place only have 2 reviews, because no matter what time I go this place is packed with people. \n\nLet me just keep it simple and say please do yourself a favor and stop by this area to get some of their awesome wings. While they are small, they pack more flavor than wings twice their size. It's delicious to say the lease. Also the price you pay for them will make you and your wallet very happy.\n\nTheir customer service is great as well.", "Holy moly! Awesome wings...hole in the wall place. .. but the wings are awesome!! Cheap, fast, delicious. ..", "OMG!!! The best wings ever. My sister and I drive 2 1/2 hours to get their wings all the time. Love, Love, Love their wings. The best wings ever. Delish, yummo..need I say more. Service is excellent. Fast, hot, good, delish. They need to open one in BAMA.", "The best fried chicken ever!!! Safe to say its on the same level as popeyes.. You can get 14 pieces of chicken with fried rice, salad or fries for only 8 bucks?! You can't beat that!! I always order from golden wings for events also!! Come get that good in the hood!!", "1 of da best chicken/wing places in da city but plenty of other great food options. not really a sit down restaurant more like great take out", "Wings were surprisingly good. They were a little small but the food was cheap as hell. Would definitely hit them up if I was back in NO again.", "This place has the best wings!!! It is always packed. The wings are so cheap but they are delicious. People where buying wings buy the bulk.", "Whaaaaaaa? Whaaaaaa?! How many years has this place been here and I never wobbled my way into the door? Whaaaaa?!?!!! I have come here quite a bit since I found it, and let me tell ya.... the buffalo wings are rollin!! Im not kidding, they are really super good! The right size, right amount of batter, no feathers, and the hot sauce is actually kinda hot. Made me sweat , well that isn't saying much, but its a good sweat and I keep coming back for more.\n\nIf you are going to someones house for the game or a garage sale or whatever, drop in here real quick like, they don't do phone orders, and order 50 wangs real quick. You will be kicking yourself like I have as to why you haven't been eating wings here all along.\n\nOh...and they are ludicrous cheap", "Ordered two 100-piece party wings for my baby shower. At the end of the party, not one wing was left! Cooked fresh and didn't have to call ahead to get speedy service. Also ordered a large fried rice and a large combination rice. Food was fresh and tasted great!" ]

[ 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 ]

[ "Frozen beef. Awesome.\n\nNot much to say. As usual, a chain restaurant completely fails in every category. The only reason they make any money is the lack of better restaurants in the area.\n\nThis is what boring tastes like. Yeah, contribute to the corporate message as well. That is, frozen beef and canned crap is your thing. Hey, try to be a little discerning, please. Are you really that easily fooled?\n\nOutback sucks a**. If you frequent it often, you're a poser who has no idea what good food really is.\n\nFor great steak try Henry's, or Craft Ale House or even Fairways.\n\nUgh. Corporate crap.\n\nIF YOU FOUND MY REVIEW HELFUL, RATE IT AND SEND ME A COMMENT.", "Ate here for a month everyday on a business trip.\n\nBeautiful food presentation. Great taste. Consistently excellent.\n\nWill deliver to your hotel if you stay at the Staybridge Suites (which is best hotel choice in the area by the way)\n\nAll of the Outback take away servers were Warm, friendly, kind and professional. They are always appreciative of your business and take the time to say thank you. Feels like a family run institution at this Outback location even though it is a chain.", "Overall we have always had great, friendly service. The servers are attentive and prompt. Overall the food is good and what I would expect. Steaks and burgers tend to be inconsistent in cooking temperature, though. I generally order the food cooked less done to ensure its not overcooked (I order medium so I get medium well). I've seen many cuts of meat sent back due to wrong temperature.", "not a huge fan of this outback...\nhad a great and friendly bartender/waitress\nBUT\nmy prime rib was tougher than my shoe\n...at medium rare..\nthe raw tuna appetizer was pretty good though\nbut it didnt make up for my tough steak.", "Outback Steak has really good food! Their cheese fries and bloomin onion are great! Friendly staff and great service! I have yet to experience a bad meal! Definitely a hit!", "I eat at this outback almost weekly. Rarely do we have an issue with the food.", "The food was pretty good, I only gave it 2 starts due to the service I received. The waitress was not the best.", "I usually do pickup there and it has been excellent this past year or so. Tonight we went there to eat inside and it was fantastic. Great food and great service!", "This is the best outback out there. Granted, it's a chain so the food is on par with what one would expect. However, this outback serves two real Australian beers and I don't mean that watered-down Foster's piss water that Crocodile Dundee sells you at knife point... Although that is available as well. Fun fact: They moved a graveyard to build it, so you know it's cool.", "Yes, this is a chain restaurant, but for a chain, I generally don't mind this place. Was most recently here to celebrate my son's birthday and thankfully, they took a reservation since we were a party of 12. Normally they don't take reservations, but they do offer call ahead seating. We've always had good food and good service at this particular location. I do wish they had their potato soup everyday as I really like it, but most of the time, I seem to be here on a day they aren't offering it. If you find yourself waiting for a table, there isn't really anything else around here, so you'll have to sit in the lobby, wait outside, or hopefully find a seat the bar and have some drinks until your table is ready. We've also gotten take-out from here, and they offer curb-side pick-up. Simply drive up to the marked parking spots, and someone will come out to collect your cash or credit card and will then come out with your food. All in all, happy with this Outback location, but note that they do not offer lunch here like some locations do." ]

[ 1, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "El Gallo Giro has been open for about three months downtown but we decided to hit up their \"grand opening\" party! The place was alive! I know this isn't a normal, per-say night, but El Gallo rings with consistency grand opening or not. They have been working out the bugs of a new location but no matter, this was a great choice again!\n\nThe mariachi band soothed the silence for the evening. They massaged the room with their musical talent and I found myself closing my eyes feeling like I was in Mexico. I hope they do this often!\n\nThe service was great, a bit over the top but I understand they were busy and they just wanted to make sure every customer was taken care of. \n\nOur food came fast and deliciously hot (chili relleno combo and a pork chili verde plate). The cheese oh so melty and the chips and salsa oh so crunchy. We also ordered the table guacamole and I am ok to make the statement that this is on my list of best quac in Boise. I pondered a bowl lick or two but I was on a date... I pondered twice actually. I didn't do it. I regret that decision as I sit here wanting more table guacamole. Let me repeat, the best.\n\nSo in the end, we left full and happy. I highly suggest sitting outside to watch all the people. Not only did we get dinner but we also got a great show. \n\nEl Gallo Giro, yes please! Yesssssss.... Pleeeeeaaase!", "Came here during the lunch hour and it was quite busy. They offer a buffet daily with a large selection of your typical Mexican food fare. No one in my group ordered from the buffet so I can't review that part. Service was slow, partly because it was so busy and also because it seemed they didn't have quite enough wait staff. Chips and salsa were nearly impossible to get refills on which I suppose is good for saving room for lunch (the salsa by the way needed some work, meaning more heat!) I ordered a shredded beef and chicken enchilada with rice and beans. I would give them a solid 3/5, not the best I've had but not the worst. Another person at my table enjoyed the stuffed avocado with crab while other people had fish tacos (reported a 2/5 for the over-sweet sauce) and the street tacos (3.5-4/5). I would consider trying this place again after they get some of the new-restaurant kinks worked out.", "I was there a few Saturdays ago (downtown location), I ended up waiting with my wife for over 25 minutes for our ten tacos. I could see the table next to us who ordered before us were aggravated as well. The food was delicious our waiter was amazing and very apologetic but i could tell the kitchen has a very hard time keeping up with the high capacity of customers, I would suggest more attention to ticket time and maybe another staff member in the kitchen, besides the long wait everything was great. The only other thing I would complain about is, who I assume is the owner or manager, walking around with a scowl on his face very unhappy and unapproachable. The rest of the staff was very friendly and I could tell were happy to be there. I'll go back because of the food and my waiter made the experience worth trying again.", "Did not meet expectations. I read the few reviews that are out and I was hopeful it was going to be great. Visiting from out of town and wanted a good Mexican restaurant with a good margarita. The staff were friendly and I appreciate that the owners are trying to make authentic Mexican fare but most of what we had was just okay.\n\nI ordered a chile relleno crispy and the waitress acknowledged. When it came out it was soft - it wasn't bad but it wasn't what I'd hoped for. I asked her about it and she didn't seem to understand what crispy was. Later the manager came out and apologized and said that's just how they prepare them. I understood that and honestly, it wasn't bad it's just not what I wanted. My Tamale was okay - the waitress asked what meat I wanted in it and I said chicken. I'm not used to my tamales being stuffed with anything other than pork, but she asked so it sounded good. It turned out to be mostly cornmeal and not any chicken at all.\n\nThe salsa was reminiscent of tomato sauce... Very tangy and no complex flavor.\n\nMy margarita tasted good at first but had a strange, cleanser-like after taste.\n\nI will say that the prices are reasonable, especially for being downtown.", "Such a great place! EGGDT is tops in downtown Boise for Mexican food & a good beer selection. They even do late night! So good.", "Gringo mexican food. Very middle of the road. Very casual. Very chill. You cant be let down much if you dont get your hopes up, right? Just come on in and have a good time! Staff are very friendly. Food is just okay but hey it is what it is! Four stars!", "Located in Downtown Boise, next to the bar life, so great after hours environment. The price is low for this area too. Authentic Mexican food which is missing in this area of Boise. Very nice staff and owners, always willing to please. Good food, good people!", "I love supporting small and locally run businesses and this is no different. It is *so* good to get a legitimate Mexican restaurant in the downtown area; no need to always schlep to the Bench or Nampa to get my fix (though that's great too, if you have the time). Service is consistently friendly, helpful, and expedient -- the people here are super nice and it goes a long way!\n\nMy coworkers and I usually come here for the Taco Tuesday AYCE special and it has yet to disappoint. Their carnitas and adobada is probably the best I've tried here in Idaho so far, and you really can't argue with the price. Just come down for lunch, eat your heart out, and do a few jumping jacks before heading back to the office to ward off the contented post-lunch sleepies.\n\nIt's also a great choice as a late night spot, as they are open until 2AM. I'm so grateful there's another option in the Pie Hole price range, which gets a little too rowdy with the runoff from Fatty's. Sometimes it's late and the only solution is a taco.", "I cannot get enough of the street tacos!!! It is definitely one of the places in Boise that I have found to have some authentic and delicious food! If you have a chance to pop in and snag a bite do it! Don't pass these amazing tacos up!!", "Tacos were pretty good and pricing was right. Would have given more stars but the meat quality was lacking. Beef did not taste fresh and may have had freezer burn. I would try it again." ]

[ 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3 ]

[ "I don't even know where to began. My co worker asked What am I having for dinner? It was late I really didnt know. I asked her did she have any ideas. She suggested this place. I was a little skeptical at first because I have ordered from the one in west Philadelphia. The food was ok nothing to go out of your way for. We placed our orders before we left our job. When we arrived it wasn't many people waiting. It was only a short wait as they gathered our order. I order the fried whiting with string beans and macaroni& cheese. I always order an additional side because I always end up sharing with my oh so loving children. (Im very glad I did) my children was in here fighting over the mac& cheese. Trust they are from stingy with the portions. I had a ton of fish literally. I have two children they both had 2-3 pieces apiece and I had the same. It still looks like we never ate any. It was well seasoned not salty or bland. Im a hot sauce girl, I didn't put a drop on my food! The prices are pretty decent especially for the amount of food you get. My co worker said they do get very crowded on Sundays and Saturdays. So please call ahead.", "Went there yesterday and it was delicious. First off the cornbread is great. I had the beef short ribs. It was a generous portion of meat and the bbq sauce made me want to lick my fingers (ok, I really did). The greens were perfect and the mac and cheese was definitely tasty and homemade. My boyfriend had the chicken alfredo. I tasted that too. A large is enough for two grown people who eat overly healthy portions. The sauce was done right. Unlike traditional alfredo it had onions and green peppers that were actually a nice twist. This place is a philly must try. They also do karaoke now on certain nights, I believe 2nd and 4th Friday's. But you should give them a call first.", "This place is the best, the food is oh sooooooo gooooood me and my family were introduce to just to serve you, too from a friend and we are hook. We have ordered the chicken, ribs, salmon and talapia the mac and cheese and those greens be saying something. Oh yea my daughter said don't forget about the sweet potatoes and the dynamite potatoes salad. This food is delicious and it has you coming back for more. The workers are very professional and serve you with a smile. As well as the delivery men to, we use this service to lol from my family to yours we would like to say thank you for good eating. Thanks saranay for sharing this spot with use.", "Great little spot, food was great ppl were pleasant. I had fried chicken, potato salad and collard greens with cornbread square. My friend had spare ribs collard greens and mac&cheese you know I had to taste the mac & cheese and was good. I didn't care for the ribs just a little to tough for my liking. The strawberry lemonade was good too!\n\nGreat portion! \n\nThis weekend I will be trying their breakfast!", "My only problem with this place is they use hot pepper flakes in broccoli and in mashed potatoes and I had to send it back. Who cooks like that without putting on the menu. Not everyone eats spicy foods", "This is my second time getting food from here. I wasn't as happy with it this time. I ordered the fried chicken, with Mac and cheese and cabbage. The chicken was a breast and wing. The breast was really big and moist and crispy. The wing however was really really salty. Like the bottom of the fry mixture salty (if you work in a restaurant, you know what I mean).\n\nThe cabbage was the worst part. It was not cut up into small pieces. They were really large pieces, and it looked like the first layer of a head of cabbage (green, thick). I even had a huge spine layer on my platter. I still would recommend but not the cabbage.", "So this is my 1st time ordering from this place. When I 1st walked in it was cozy inside and nice I ordered the fried chicken platter (6wings) it comes with 2 sides and cornbread for $12 I order mac n ch, and yams. 1st turn off was the wings were so big I hate that and they were not good at all they were under season and soggy. Mac and ch, was salty and yams were not sweet and they don't use yams they use sweet potatoes and it was so stringy and I kept choking so I just stopped eating all together. I also had a side of collard greens and they were cooked to perfection but we're very salty. It only takes one time for me so I won't b ordering from there again. Oh my grand mom ordered the turkey wings smothered in gravy she liked it and cornbread was dry i was very dissapointed and they do give you good size portions of everything", "This used to be one of my favorite soul food spots in Philly, however today was the worse experience ever. When my family and I first arrived, we were not seated. Once we were seated, we had to summon a server to come to our table after waiting for 10 minutes. The staff just stood around. We had to also ask for menus. The waitress did apologize for that but quickly said we just opened up after bring closed for the holidays so we are a little frazzled. I asked if they had herbal tea, she quickly responded and said yes we have mint tea. However when I sipped my mint tea, it was laxative tea (Smooth Move)...smh I watched her look at the tea pack \"Mint\" is not the same as \"Smooth Move\". I will never visit this establishment again!!!", "First off they only got this review because the food was AWESOME! Seriously. I ordered bbq chicken, meatloaf, Turkry wings. Sides were cabbage string beans and mac and yams. Now everything was mamas cooking good. But with that said they lost stars from the slow serivce and half asses delivery issues. They took over two hours and forgot half my order i had to wait for them to bring it back..then got hung up on 5 times throughout this issue. Again great good and i would order again but to pick up next time.", "Delicious!!!!!! We've been here a few times & service was great almost every time (they struggled a little when they had a really large party - but they apologized profusely & even apologized when we returned to dine 2 weeks later). The food is delicious, no matter what we try on the menu. This little spot is one of my favorites!!!!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 5 ]

[ "I was really lucky to be able to get into BlackFinn before they officially opened! I highly recommend this restaurant. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. \n\nI had the pretzels for my appetizer. They were very soft and flavorful with their butter, garlic, and parmesean topping. The accompanying cheese sauce was very tasty and was definitely real, in other words, not nacho cheese you find at the ballpark. For my entree I had the filet mignon which was seasoned perfectly and had a nice crunch to the outside but the inside was very tender. I asked for medium-well and that is what I got. Good job! The sides were garlic mashed potatoes, YUM, and broccoli that was cooked perfectly and well-seasoned. Now, onto my dessert, OH MY GOD!! I had what I think was called, the Finn Hot Chocolate. It was a fallen chocolate cake with a layer of peanut butter on the bottom that was served hot and topped with vanilla ice cream laced with caramel. It was like HEAVEN in my mouth! Soooooo good! I was also very impressed by the portion size. Definitely good for sharing after a nice meal. Finally, I HAD to get the Gooey Butter Cake Martini....Three Olives Cake Vodka, Vanilla Vodka (forget which brand), and rimmed with cake mix. Whoever thought to rim a martini with cake mix was a genius! Also, who wouldn't love a St. Louis tradition in a glass. \n\nSpeaking of St. Louis, there were large, vibrant photographs of various locations throughout St. Louis on the walls, which of course, included several of the arch, one of Busch Stadium, and a great one of the Clydesdales. Love it! \n\nThe service was wonderful! They work as a team there, so even though you have one set server, any will help you. My soda was on my table before I knew it. The hostess actually placed my dessert order because she just happened to be stopping by my table to check on me while I was wanting to order. My server offered to get me a glass of water to go with my dessert because of its richness before I even asked. I was impressed with his knowledge of the menu and ability to give recommendations. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. \n\nBlackFinn also has a lunchtime menu with about 8 dishes that are $10 or less that are served Mon-Fri from 11-3. There main menu had a large selection of food ranging from unique appetizers and salads to chicken and seafood, beef, flatbread pizzas, burgers, and of course, desserts. They also have a brunch menu that looked delicious and an extensive wine and alcohol menu. I noticed a Jack Buck drink on the menu, but no Albert Pujols, very smart!\n\nI can't wait to go back after they officially open but I am going to have a REALLY hard time deciding what to eat. I am definitely going to have to go there many times and try out the lunch menu too.\n\nGood luck BlackFinn! I hope you do well. Another great restaurant is about to open in St. Louis.", "I also was able to attend a preview night of BlackFinn. My group thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We tried several of the complimentary specialty cocktails with the sangria being our favorite.\n\nWe tried four different entrees - each better than the next. The Iron Skillet Mac-n-Cheese with Lobster (blend of cheeses, cavatappi pasta, bacon, tomatoes, toasted bread crumbs - 24.99) had lots of large hunks of lobster claw meat. The Herb Rubbed Campfire Steak (16 oz. ribeye, dry herb rubbed, garlic mashed potatoes, maple glazed carrots - 28.99) was probably my least favorite - the herb rub tasted like taco seasoning to me and the steak was very fatty, but I'm not a huge ribeye fan. The potatoes and carrots were very tasty though. Filet Mignon (8 oz. cut, hotel butter, garlic mashed potatoes, broccoli - 28.99) was outstanding - I would order it again in a heartbeat.\n\nSurprisingly enough, my favorite - and cheapest - entree of the night was the Bourbon Street Burger (blackened, garlic-herb cream cheese, peppercorn sauce, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, onion - 12.99). It was to-die-for ... juicy and full of flavor. The accompanying fries were perfect - crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. I'm craving another one of these burgers right now.\n\nWe sampled several of the desserts ($6.99), including Seasonal Fruit Crisp (served warm with crumb topping, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce). That night it was apple, which isn't really seasonal, but it was pleasant nonetheless. Individual Key Lime Pie (classic graham cracker crust, fresh lime custard, whipped cream, raspberry sauce) was a nice size portion - we couldn't finish it, tasty but pretty sweet. By far the stand-out dessert was the BlackFinn Hot Chocolate (fallen chocolate and peanut butter soufflé served warm, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, caramel drizzle). Talk about melt-in-your-mouth!\n\nI will definitely be returning, probably for lunch, since I work across the highway from the Galleria, and would be perfectly pleased with a burger and a \"hot chocolate\" dessert.", "We went to a private event at the BlackFinn on Friday, March 23, 2012. I must say, I was very pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is great. The soft pretzel appetizer was really good. I very hesitantly tried the cucumber infused water cocktail, and was glad I did. It was a very light and refreshing before dinner drink. For my main course, I had the Black Bean Burger. I was a first timer for trying anything like this, but wanted to try something different. I must say, it was absolutely amazing! Very flavorful and topped with bean sprouts, avocado, tomato and onion. It came with a side of fries, which were the best I have had in a long time. They were perfectly cooked and had great seasoning (not spicy). For dessert (which I rarely get at restaurants), I had Key Lime Pie with a Key Lime Pie Martini; so good! We stayed after dessert to visit with friends and have a couple of cocktails. I splurged and tried a Gooey Butter Cake Martini. If you like sweet drinks and like Gooey Butter Cake, you have to try this. I live by the philosophy \"it's the little things\". So I want to point out to all the women, our \"little\" overlooked needs are addressed in this restaurant. They have hooks for coats and purses at the end of the booths, hooks on the under side of the bar for purses, and hooks along the sink in the restroom for purses. In summary, this restaurant is fantastic and would suffice for a casual lunch or a more formal dinner. We will definitely be going back!", "Wow, I loved the food here. We took the yelp advice and ordered the pretzels, bourbon burgers, gooey butter cake martinis, and BlackFinn hot chocolate--every one of them measured up to the hype. I can't wait for the patio dining room to open. The bathroom was clean and well stocked. The dining areas are decidedly casual, mostly booths and bar seating. The service was excellent. I'll definitely be back.", "A few ladies and myself ordered \"to go\" yesterday. For our first time, we were a little nervous because we all know that \"to go\" taste slightly different than eating in the restaurant. We were pleasantly surprised, everything tasted faboulous!\n3 ladies had the Crab Cake entrees w/various sides of Mac n Cheese, Collard Greens and Asparagus. The crab cakes were awesome! There were 3 on the entree and they were medium in size. With 2 sides, it's more than enough food. They had a very slight sweetness which was a wonderful compliment to dish. The sides were great. Loved the mac-n-cheese, that's a definite must for the next visit.\n1 lady ordered the Balcoa Sandwich (prime rib). It was very juicy and tender, cooked perfectly. \nI had the Blackened Chicken. Let me tell you, that was one of the thickest chicken breast I've seen in a long time.\nWhile I waited on the order, I had a Sex In The City Martini at the bar. YUM! I'm very much looking forward to going here again. It'll become one of my regular spots.", "We spent last Saturday afternoon watching the Cardinal game, the Masters, and the beginning of the Blues game. Great place to watch sports with so many TVs to choose from. At least 6 big screens and many more flat screens you can't miss a single minute of action. We started with several appetizers, Calamari, Pretzels, and Ying-Yang shrimp were very tasty. The entrees included salads (steak and wedge) and the crab cake sandwich which was delicious. Great experience with a fantastic wait staff. We will certainly be back for more good times. Almost forgot to mention the awesome desserts, the ladies had the gooey butter cake martini and key lime martini and then we topped it all off with the BlackFinn hot chocolate ( i will be getting this as an entree next time it was so good!!)", "A coupe times a year, I end up at the Galleria with some friends on a weekend afternoon. Inevitably, the following scene plays out:\n\n\"Ugh, we've been shopping forever. I'm hungry.\"\n\"Me too.\"\n\"You want to eat?\"\n\"Yeah.\"\n\"Where? Here?\"\n\"Uhhh, yeah, I guess. But where?\"\n\"Food court?\"\n\"Ick! No.\"\n\"CPK?\"\n\"Ehhh...\"\n\"Bread Co?\"\n\"Errr...\"\n\"Cheescake Fac--\"\n\"Don't you even finish that sentence.\"\n\nLet's face it, it doesn't matter how of a City person you are, everyone shops at the mall in the suburbs. And no matter how much of a \"locavore\" or \"foodie\" you are, everyone eats at chain restaurants every so often.\n\nEnter BlackFinn.\n\nIs this a chain restaurant at the mall in the suburbs? Yep. Is the food innovative, locally sourced or organic? Don't think so. But is BlackFinn a nice, mature environment, with solid food, good drinks and great wait staff? Absolutely.\n\nNext time I find myself at the mall on a weekend afternoon, hungry and looking for something to eat, BlackFinn will be at the top of my list. Their selection of appetizers, flat breads and salads will make for the perfectly light, post-shopping meal. The restaurant is HUGE, so I would think their lines won't be as freakishly long as the other restaurants in the mall. Despite it's size, it still feels very intimate thanks to some strategically placed walls, art work and booths.\n\nFinally, since I was here recently for a special event, I'd like to acknowledge our server Adam. He was great, and if you eat here, try to ask for him by name!", "I came here for an event and here is my review:\n\nFirst, I have to say that I love the ambiance of this place. It's a classier place that would be good for a date night. It's not overwhelming where you need dress attire, but not a sundress and flip flops type of place. As we waited for the event I was greeted by a manager who walked me over to the bar when I said that I needed a drink. I asked one that was a house favorite and I had cucumber water which was cucumber gin with white cranberry juice. The manager stayed there until my drink was delivered at the bar.\n\nThe service was top notch. We had two of the best waiters waiting on us. They knew the ins and outs of when to be there and when to not. It was perfect. Very rare do I find a good dinner that it's perfect and only interrupted in the perfect time. These waiters knew the skill in being there when needed.\n\n\nThe Appetizers\n\nYing yang shrimp- My favorite appetizer. It's sauce it was seasoned with was a little sweet and a little tangy. I was impressed how it was more decedent and not fishy. Nothing is worse to me than fishy shrimp. So obviously this place had a great cook.\n\nFlatbread,- I liked it. Would I order it again? Ah, no. But only because there was too much deliciousness in this restaurant. I'll save my room in my stomach for something else.\n\nBlackened Brie,- This was my second favorite. It had a hint of smokyness with a side of cranberry. Very interesting!\n\nThe Tuna- I'm a two bites aka two strikes you out. After two bites, if I'm not feeling it, I'm not eating it. It was very bland. It has much room for improvement.\n\nBlack Finn Salad, I like olives but not in this salad. I'm not a fan. Now their homemade Creamy parmasan dressing, I could probably drink. It's just that good.\n\nEntrees and sides:\n\nBacon wrapped meatloaf I couldn't get over how delicious this was. Some of the people that I was with said that they thought it was dry. I did not think it was very dry at all. I mean meatloaf typically is a little more on the dry side.\n\nBrussel Sprouts with bacon: If my mom would of made brussel sprouts like this when I was little, I wouldn't of fed my Mom's to the dog. They defintely had the bacon taste and a little buttery. I will come back for these. \n\nQueen City Chicken- I loved the pairing with bacon, however I only seemed to have dry pieces. It may of just been the people I was with got the good pieces. \n\nBlackened chicken alfredo was very filling and really good. I did like the flavor of it. I would have to give it another try. I was too in love with the Bacon wrapped meatloaf to give anything else much attention.\n \n\nDessert: I had a bite of Desiree's Hot Chocolate dessert. Amazing. Best dessert I've had in a long time. It was a warm, moist cake with a hint of peanut butter an caramel with ice cream and whipped cream and caramel on top. Wow was it good. I'd only order this again if I had others to share it with. It's pretty large for one person.", "Don't judge a book by it's cover. That motto applies to unassuming restaurants just as it does other things. I do not frequent chains. I avoid 'mall restaurants' like the plague. But when a BlackFinn opened down the street from the office a few co-workers and I decided to check it out. Don't let the location fool you, this chain really is in a class of its own.\n\nThe decor and layout are really tasteful. Large, open and a patio that is almost done. We were sat in the front dining room with a very classy nautical theme. The hosts were very eager to serve and this carried over to the waitstaff. Then we opened the menu...\n\nLots of great options for all palates and diets. Prices were reasonable ($9-15 entrees). Have not had this much trouble choosing an entree in quite some time. Creative burgers, various salads, flatbreads, seafood options; loved the crab cake sliders on the lunch menu. Will be back to try the lobster mac-n-cheese.\n\nThe lunch crowd on a rainy Friday just a short time from opening was in full swing. There is a large bar space, even large back room, and intimate main dining room. So many menu options means we will be back. Is it possible for the servers to be so new and excited to please that it can be overwhelming (we were checked in on about every 3 minutes)? Well they are here so don't worry about lacking service.\n\nGive this 'mall restaurant that is not really in the mall' a try.", "Hmmm. Huge space (the old Mark Shale) tring to be lots of things to lots of people. I feel like it's an upscale Fridays. I went for a UI Metro St. Louis alum event, so admittedly just had some appetizers (wings and quesadilla), which were fine, nothing special. I might give a meal a try sometime since I work in/near Clayton part of the time. I will say the waitstaff was good - just didn't create much excitement for me." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3 ]

[ "Awesome new restaurant... Well not exactly new since it appears the owners are the former owners of SK noodles in Sparks. Nice of them to think about us Renoites. Mostly the same traditional Vietnamese and Chinese dishes. Our family did the usual appetizers , spring roll, egg roll, and chicken salad. Everything was seasoned perfect. Then came our entrées. We all kinda picked on each other dishes because they all were delicious. My wife had the Tofu Stir Fry on a bed of vermicelli noodles. My sister in law had the Crispy Chowfun bowl style(only place in town that does it). I had the oxtail pho and my brother in law got the spicy beef noodle soup. Everything was flavored just right. My only gripe and I told the head chef that my Oxtail pho came with too much noodles. So after adding my condiments, my bowl was packed. But I rather have more noodles than not enough so it wasn't a biggie. Add delicious food with friendly servers and nice owners, it's a 5 star in my book.", "I'm so HAPPY! When the owners of this restaurant sold their former restaurant I've been searching high and low for a Singapore Mei Fun that was comparable to the one that they serve here. It is truly BETTER than the one that is available in the Asian restaurant in the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Just had the Singapore Mei Fun and it is as good as if not better than that remember. That is not the only thing they serve. I'm sure all the dishes that they served me at the old place are just as good here. I'll be back!", "Happy to see my favorite restaurant back and doing what they do best: delicious food. The lemon grass chicken and pho are a must try for certain.I am also impressed with Michelle, our server, she has an upbeat personality that made our dining experience even more pleasurable than I could have ever imagined. We will definitely return.", "Worst Vietnamese food I've ever had. Pho 777 and Golden Flower are far better. Overpriced menu. You have to pay for egg roll if you want one with your meal where other restaurants include that as part of the meal. I was told that I will get what I paid for .... Well not exactly true. I ordered to go. There was no hot sauce nor plum sauce packed with my food. I ordered vermicelli noodles with pork. The sauce that came with it tasted more sweet and sour rather then zesty garlic vinegar mix. I don't recommend this place. This was my first and last time.", "Was happy to see this restaurant had opened so we stopped in for lunch.\n\nWe were greeted and seated in a welcoming way.\n\nThis rendition of the building feels much more comfortable and light.\n\nWe both ordered the Vietnamese BBQ pork and rice which came with hot sour soup. We also ordered spring rolls.\n\nThe spring rolls were fresh but not overly inspired. Peanut sauce was great. \n\nThe soup had just the right viscosity and perfect heat to sour flavour.\n\nThe BBQ pork and rice was so very well cooked to melt in your mouth tenderness and deep rich flavour, we enjoyed it very much.\n\nService could not have been better and all very friendly.\n\nI know we will be back often as it is on our way from here to there and everywhere.", "They're back! I was so excited to hear that the original owners of Sk Noodle were back and opening up a new restaurant. I have been a long time customer of theirs... and as soon as I walked in she immediately recognized me and gave me a huge hug! I was so pleased! !! So as usual I sit down, the place has been totally revamped and brightened up from the dark Thai restaurant it once was. The tables and Chairs are classic and clean. The ambiance is perfect for casual lunch/dinner dates . I ordered the spring rolls to start.... delicious and I love that they use dark green lettuce instead of iceberg which some places do alot of here in Reno. Then came the #4. Rare beef and flank. I was craving Pho all week so this hit the spot. Their broth was delicious and fresh, the flank didn't have sooooo much fat on it that you couldn't eat it. It was tender amd almost fell apart in your mouth. All in all I was very pleased and satisfied with my visit to their new restaurant. I will definitely be back! Oh Also I saw the lunch menu..... a must check out and try!!!!!!", "WOW! What a difference. The place itself is brighter and comfortable than the previous restaurant. The hot sour soup is the best i have EVER eaten The Vietnamese bbq pork with steamed rice is the BEST i have EVER eaten. And all served well by the most friendly, bunch of ladies ever. I will definitely return. And next month i can order a Tsingtao beer also ! ;-)", "The chairs were super comfy, restaurant was very clean, pho was flavorful, and the service was super attentive. The BF and I throughly enjoyed the pho and will definitely be back to try other things. From what I've read from pervious Yelpers (and also what I've been told), the owners of this place was the former owners of SK Noodle in Sparks.", "My boyfriend and I did a weekend trip to Reno and were looking for some really good pho. As usual I perused through yelp and saw terrible reviews for all the other places near our hotel. This place is about a 7 minute drive from the hotel's but definitely worth it. \n\nFood: \nSpring Rolls: super delicious\nSalt and pepper Calamari: omg this was the best. The. Best. Calamari I have ever had. Tons of minced garlic (yum) and stir fried onions and green onion. Flavors were definitely on point. \nOxtail Pho: I can say that their broth is soo good that it doesn't require additional flavoring. Our party of 7 all agreed, and the rest of the group is used to highly seasoning their noodles with hoisin sauce, Sriracha, etc. \n\nService: we were the only group in the restaurant at the time, the service was impeccable. Gracious and friendly servers. We ordered 5 iced coffees for the road and our server was nice enough to bring them out to us while we waited.", "Food was fresh, flavorful and fantastic! Nice decor, good service and easy parking too! It's in a little quiet strip mall on Mill less than a mile from Grand Sierra Resort. Don't let the nondescript \"curb appeal\" deter you as the food is great! My son and I were in Reno a couple of weeks ago for the Memorial Day AAU Basketball Tournament. We were tired of the hotel food choices, and we were craving good Chinese like we have in San Francisco. We stumbled upon SF Kitchen and it was a great find and exactly what we had envisioned for dinner. We liked it so much we wanted to go back on Sunday for lunch before we left Reno, but that is the one day they are closed. We had their Kung Pao chicken and their vegetable chow fun with sauce. Both were delicious. I think the Kung Pao is always a good test of a Chinese restaurant's food quality and flavor. They nailed it on both fronts. The chicken was good, whole pieces of tender chicken (and didn't have gristle or anything like that). The flavor had the just the right combination of red pepper spice and the other essential ingredients. They were well-balanced and the sauce was so good that my son was using his leftover white rice to soak up the sauce. Similarly, the vegetable chow fun was excellent. The noodles were fresh and \"light\", didn't stick together or become some sort of rice ball. The vegetables were fresh and flavorful. My 12 yo and I literally cleaned both plates and almost ordered more but we were stuffed (nice size portions). \n\nWe also had a chance to speak with the proprietor and she said that they had just opened a couple of weeks before. They had operated a successful Chinese restaurant in Sparks and had sold it. Her husband missed cooking and so they decided to open a new restaurant in Reno. My son and I were glad they did! You can tell her husband takes pride it what he serves based on the quality. If you're interested in some good Chinese in Reno, put this on your list. I just wish SF Kitchen would open a restaurant in SF :)\nScott" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5 ]

[ "I wanted to love it, I really did. But Berix fell a little flat for me in a few key areas.\n\nMy mom, brother and I came here for lunch with pita and cevapi specifically on the brain. You order at the counter and then take a table. The restaurant itself is really clean, spacious and has sort of a cozy ski-lodge feel. \n\nMy mom placed an order for our cevapi, a cheese pita and also two pitas to take home. However, when the order came up all the pita was on the tray instead of being packaged to-go as she had asked. Not a biggie, but they also gave her spinach pita instead of cheese for some of the order. No language barrier, just unmindful customer service.\n\nMy cevapi themselves were really good, but there's more to cevapi then just the meat. The bread and kajmak also contribute to the total awesomeness. While the bread was perfect (and I mean perfect!), the cevapi were served with ajvar. I asked for some kajmak but received... sour cream! Lack of the ideal (and authentic) cevapi condiment? Somewhat of a letdown. \n\nThe pita was so good my mom served it at Thanksgiving dinner instead of making her own. So we'll definitely be back for that. Berix also makes burek, sarma, gulas, raznici, kebabs and pljeskavica in addition to more Americanized sandwiches.\n\nTrivia: wondering about the name origin? No, it's not Bosnian. It must be derived from the name of the intersection-- Reavis Barracks (Berix) and Lemay Ferry.", "I don't believe the name is derived from the street name, since this is the second location of Berix in town... \n\nAnyway, I stopped in for lunch the other day and had the doner kebab. Please note this has nothing to do with the more familiar shish kebab we all know. It's a sandwich, plain and simple. I have never had this dish in the US, only in Germany. Over there it's callled doner kebap and there are lots of places that specialize in it. It was always cut from a skewer and it had the look of stacked pork steaks. The taste was much stronger there (not a surprise). Heavier on the garlic, I think. The version here is pretty much a gyro on bread. It was very good bread - billowy and soft, and the ingredients were all quite tasty. It was big - probably enough for two to split due to the big roll. The best part might have been the price at $4.79. It's cheaper than a subway footlong!!!! Plus about 15 times more tasty. \n\nAs noted in the other review, this place is probably the nicest fast food joint in town. Beautiful stonework on the fireplace (yes fireplace).\n\nCounter service was a little laid back, but okay I guess. Not sure what would happen if I came when they were busy... \n\nLanguage barrier? Well the first thing she said to me was...well I'm not sure, but it wasn't English. I gave her my typical dumb look. After that, we got along fine. \n\nSome of the other dishes looked pretty tasty. Breakfast is served, although it starts at 9, which is kind of late, really. I guess Bosnians like to sleep in more than my 4-yr-old daughter.\n\nIf you want to try bosnian in a familiar fast food setting, this is a good place to start. Maybe do a little menu research before you arrive.", "OMG, this is my new fave place for gyros. My bf had the ground beef burek, & it was soooo good. I had the gyros, & the sauce was sooo tasty! There was a huge amount of bread, but the bread was very very delish! Needless to say, the meat was incredibly good! It's close to my house & not too expensive. Smallish & easy to get to. Ambience was cool.", "So I was watching tv, and Anthony Borden, No Reservations was on with gyro's being eaten. This appealed to my appetite, and I was ready to munch this morning. Fate took me to a random restaurant deli down the road. Not knowing what genre of food to expect, in I walked. Bosnian according to the newspaper review on the wall. My eyes were driven automatically by an unseen force, to the menu above the counter. The first item my eyes met were read, \"Donor Kabob\". 7 years have passed since I could find this amazing, light fluffy pita like shell, filled with beef and lambs strips, tomatoes, lettuce and tsziki sauce delight, last time was in the Netherlands, and the finality of my search for the ultimate meal has arrived. As of now, it has met my stomach, closing a mighty world search, for the illusive Donor Kabob... Not as good as in Europe like mentioned below, but very filling and tasty, Had a delicious, fresh, cheap 2.00 garden salad as well. Can't wait to go back and try other great looking delights, like their pies.", "This place is AWESOME! I had the doner kebab, the cevapi (salad with beef) and some sort of cakey strawberry dessert!!!\n\nGosh, everything was good...just perfect! The doner kebab was similar to a gyro, but kicked up a few notches. The bread, oh man the bread!!! If I wanted to be 300 lbs., I would eat here five times a day!", "Donner is excellent. Ate outside. On wobbly table Never had Bosnian food before and I like it. Huge quantities.", "Oh my god, the doner kebab here is amazing. My sister dragged me and a friend here, raving about the sandwiches. When she told us to order the doner kebab, I was really disappointed, though. A thousand memories of doner kebabs from sidewalk food stands flooded back. We came all the way here for THAT? Was I ever wrong, though! \n\nThe bread is fluffy and amazing. The filling is heavenly. And the sandwiches are HUGE. Like as big as your head. You might want to share with a friend. Sometimes we've come and somebody has dared to order something other than the doner kebab. It is always delicious too. And the prices are so low!\n\nNow everybody in my family is addicted, and the addiction is slowly spiraling outwards to friends and acquaintances.", "I always eat there ,food is very tasty and fresh, prices are reasonable, service is excellent . try the Turkish coffee there. you will come again I am sure.", "I love Berix, it's right around the corner of my house. My mother first took me there a few years back. I lovelovelove their food.The sernica and burek are fantastic, as well as the rest of their pies.\nWhat keeps me coming back there though is their doner-kebab. My boyfriend and I have made a habit of going in on Tuesdays and grabbing a couple of them to bring back and chow down on. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!", "Cheap, tasty Eastern European dishes done right! \nWe stopped by on a Saturday afternoon. The place was very clean and looked more like a bakery than a restaurant. There is a wrap-around porch with tables. Cute! (Too bad the storm was passing so we couldn't eat outside). \n\nThe menu is huge and everything was pretty cheap, especially considering how big the portions were as we found out later. I had trouble picking just one item that I wanted more than others. We split an order of pancakes filled with potatoes. Excellent! The donner kebob came on sour-dough that was deliciously soft. My cabbage rolls with ground beef (not bread, just beef rolled into cabbage leaves) was a messy plate topped with orange cream sauce. Not sure how healthy this was but all the flavors blended wonderfully and the meat was well seasoned. \n\nService was slow but mostly because quite a few customers came in ordering cakes and frozen yogurts, etc. They had multiple types of baked goods on display/sale. Too bad we were too stuffed after dinner to try any of them. We will come back here again." ]

[ 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "If you want beignets in Metarie, for my money Morning call is better than this shop. If you're dead set on Cafe Du Monde, you're only twenty minutes including parking to Decatur.", "CDM is all over town from the classic French Quarter location to the malls to a stand alone on Veterans Blvd near Clearview. I think only the Quarter location is open 24/7. Simple menu. Coffee. Beignets. And little else. Doughy pastry and very good as long as you devour it as soon as you get your order.", "You can't go wrong with beignets (deep fried dough covered with powdered sugar) and Cafe Au Lait ( hot coffee and hot milk).\n\nFor the complete Caf Du Monde experience go to the location in the French Quarter. The Metairie location serves the same great food minus the crowds and slow service.", "not bad (same great stuff as the one in the quarter)... but for the real thing (sticky tables and all), go to the one on decatur.", "I love Cafe du Monde. It's good and consistent. Beignets rock. The coffee is HOT, hot, hot so be careful. And it's cash only. This is a good option if you're out in Metairie and need a quick beignet fi...they have drive thru. \n\nIf you're looking for the real thing, I agree with everyone else, check out the one in the Quarter. The ambience is worth it.", "Frozen.Cafe.Au.Lait.\n\nThis is a great place to chat with friends over coffee and beignets. (the beignets are not as good as morning call, but the coffee is much better.", "Fluffy clouds of love\n topped with powdered sugar bliss\n Makes me wish for more!\n\nYum! Really who can resist fried dough topped with powdered sugar served with a side of cafe au lait?", "nom nom nom!\n\nMy first beignets ever were awesome! And the teeny-tiny Cafe Mocha was the perfect blend of sweet and coffee...the smaller the drink the better (fewer calories).\n\nStaff is just kinda there, nothing above average and the floors around the tables were covered in powdered sugar (as was my shirt when I left) :P\n\nHere's hoping the beignet mix I brought home will taste just at magical.", "I just had the beignets with a chocolate milk. They were fresh and piled high with confectioners sugar, as the picture shows. They were crispy enough to satisfy that desire, but soft enough not to be overdone like funnel cakes. The taste was great: simple with enough fat to balance out the sugar so it wasn't too sweet. Definitely worth the less than $2 charge. \n\nThe ambiance was fine, having seating both inside (with A/C) and outside. It was cafeteria style. And, for those who don't feel like even stepping out of their cars, there is a drive through. Otherwise, parking is relatively easy (they have their own lot), unlike at the original cafe in downtown New Orleans. Then again, here in this place outside downtown, you're surrounded by memories of anywhere else: Taco Bell, gas stations, etc.", "I LOVE Cafe Du Monde! I'm from Atlanta and stop here every time I pass it on Interstate 12. Everything they sell is fantastic. My favorite is a order of beignets with a frozen Cafe Au Lait. I always buy a tin of coffee and beignet mix to take home and share. The take home coffee with chicory is really good and is less then $6 per tin. The beignet mix is cheap and is actually what they use. \n\nThe Bad Things: They only take cash, but have an ATM in the store. From my experience (3-4 times), the employees are quite self-absorbed and would rather not be working much less serve me doughnuts and coffee, so as long as you're not looking to make new friends and just there to enjoy great desert, this is the place for you." ]

[ 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "This place was great. I went with a large group of adults and kids who sat at two different tables and we had separate tabs that included our kids at the other table and the two servers got every bill right! Great sports bar with all the TVs programmed to different games and the sound up on the main one during big games. Food is pretty good also. Great place to catch a game and bring the kids along.", "I was actually on my way over to Lenny's sub shop when I passed by Gators Dockside. It was on a sunday and I found out that Lenny's was closed. So I decided to give Gators Dockside a try. I figured that they must be pretty good because they were packed!\n\nWhen I got there I looked at the takeout menu and then proceeded to go to the hostess stand. I was planing on getting takeout. Normally if I call in an order I will just go straight to the bar, however, since I had never been to this restaraunt I decided to wait at the hostess stand to make sure that the bar was were to place the to go order. One of the hostesses just stood there and completely ignored me. She couldn't even have the deceny to ask whether I needed help or that she would help me within a few minutes. Instead she just walked away. Luckily, another hostess stopped by and said sorry that the other girl didn't help me out and then told me to go the bar where they would take my to go order.\n\nAt the bar I was greeted right away. They guy that took my order was very friendly and fast and efficent. When I received my order the portion size was pretty good! I ordered the chicken philly cheesesteak (which is what I planned on ordering at Lenny's had it been open). The fries were good. They tasted just any fries you would get from Chilis or Applesbees. I noticed they had \"gator chips\". hmm I\"ll have to try those next time to see what the difference is. The chicken philly was EXCELLENT. It had more than enough chicken, plus onions and peppers. I am a sauce girl. I love honey mustard, ranch, mayo etc. I can't stand dry sandwiches. And I hate when I order chicken philly's from other places its always dry. This sandwich defnitely was not dry. \n\nAll in all I had a good experience at Gators Dockside and I will go back to try more things out on there menu. On a side note, since I went there on a Sunday, it was pretty packed. I think because alot of people seem to enjoy watching the sunday football games on there enormous screens. And like most other sports bar/grill places it can get noisy whenever the \"most favored team\" scores a touchdown. But hey the noise didn't bother me.", "Gator's is a generic chain restaurant which serves gross salty food in a Thonotosassa hick atmosphere.\n\nI'm confident that their \"spicy\" wing sauce was 30% salt, 20% Tabasco and 50% water.\n\nDon't go here unless you've already eaten and want to do some hick-watching.", "Great sports bar atmosphere, decent selection of food. The tater tot dish with cheese and ranch sauce was delicious and EXTREMELY unhealthy haha. I didn't really like the gator chips though. They also have vegetarian (or so they say) french onion soup, which I love. \n\nOverall, decent experience. Not the most amazing place, but I prefer places like these instead of straight-up chains.", "This place was just \"OK\" at best! I mean, for you to name your restaurant \"Gator's Dockside\", you've got to hit me with some SLAMMIN' Gator! When I tasted the gator.... I was more than disappointed. I actually just had a couple of bites, and left the rest for my husband and I don't think he finished it either. The gator wasn't tasty at all!!!!! \n\nAs a sports bar, it serves its purpose. I am a big Dallas Cowboy fan, and sometimes here in Tampa, you can't always catch the game on regular tv, so it is definitely an option for you if you want to be able to catch all your major sports games. I did enjoy being able to see my team.\n\nOverall, I would come back \"ONLY IF\" there was a game that I wanted to see and it was not being televised on tv. Other than that, they probably will not see me again!", "Great food. Awesome service. Good prices - but not great. Tvs everywhere. They have a monte-cristo which is nearly impossible to come by nowadays and the Scooter Sauce wings are SO amazing.", "When I was at USF, I would head to Gators to watch games and munch on bar food. One of my friends was a big wing fanatic, so we'd go for the all you can eat wing nights. \n\nThe food at Gators isn't great. Some of it isn't good at all, but most of it is like Ale House- mediocre bar food. Prices are pretty cheap, and service has always been good for me. They have a pool table, arcade games, huge screens, outdoor seating and bar, and a private room. \n\nIf you're not picky about your food, but want to come and enjoy a game, this is a good place to do it.", "A decent semi-dive that has an all-you-can-eat wings special on Mondays that's somewhat legendary. But otherwise, not a place you want to hit that often. \n\nThe wings are spectacular, with around 20 different flavors offered both grilled and fried. The Scooter Sauce grilled is just awesome; still a bit spicy, but not too much kick where it hurts. That's for sure a five star item.\n\nThe only problem is everything else I've had on the menu hasn't been that good. The cheese steak is pretty bland and boring, and the pastas aren't anything that you can't live without. Their margaritas and other drinks aren't particularly flavorful. Everything is just random bar food meh.\n\nThe service can be a bit sketchy as well. I've had bartenders wait on me at a nearby cocktail table, and just forget that we were sitting there. Everyone is friendly enough, but not always super swift or attentive. The TV's are also blocked in a lot of areas, so you might have to crane your neck for the game you want to watch if you're not in the right seat.\n\nIf you're on Fowler Ave. anyway, it's perfectly... ok. But not a destination choice either.", "Went here for the 3rd time in the last few years. Seems like a very average place with fairly average prices for everything. \n\nI went on a Friday afternoon and ordered their polluck wrap off their 5.99 lunch menu. Wasn't amazing but it was what I expected for 6 bucks. Basically a cut in half burrito with some lettuce and fish inside. There were probably about 15 fries that came with the meal which made me sad. But I guess that's what I get for ordering off the 5.99 lunch menu. \n\nService was average. Cups are big so I was in no need of a refill. I think we would have got much better service if we had sat inside rather than outside. Waiter didn't seem to want to come out to the patio often.\n\nI wouldn't go out of my way for this place unless you happen to have a craving for wings on a Monday night. I give it 2 stars on a weekday and 4 stars on Monday night. Averages 3.", "LOVE this place. We moved away a week ago and I'm already missing it. \n\nI am a HUGE wing lover and these are by far the best wings I have ever eaten in my life. I always get the garlic parmesan grilled wings and a $2 beer. We ate there at least twice a week.\n\nDefinitely get them grilled!!! I promise, you won't be sorry. I was hesitant at first because I love my wings fried but boy am I glad I listened to a foursquare review. Grilled is the way to go. Also, another great thing is, for $1 more you can get all drums or all wings. I prefer drums.....they have more meat." ]

[ 4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5 ]

[ "Amazing food and always open until 3am every day.\nThe people who own and run the place are very friendly as well", "Open till 3 am and delivery time usually takes 25-35 minutes. \n Ask for large 2 topping carry out pizza special for only $8.99 !!!!", "Really really happy this place opened up a couple of months ago. It doesn't take too long to get the food and everything we've tried has tasted great! Ordered for the 4th time tonight. The wings are perfect everytime. Crispy and hot... not common with delivery. Open until three is perfect with our schedules. Dolce Vita used to be our go to (and some times still is because I love pasta :) )but Brooklyn is hands down better pizza and wings! Hopefully they'll get pasta some day!", "This place is a joke. We waited 2 hours for cold food, gyro meat tasted like it was from the day before, Chicken was dry, no dressing for our food even after I requested extra. I called to see if they could bring the sauce and plasticware and he said we were too far and it wasn't his fault. I called grub hub to tell them what happened and he told them I was lying and refused to give me a refund. My fiance also put up a review and he sent a \"compliment\" saying ,\" I know you tried to get free food but not all the time you will.\" I even told him to come back and get it if he wanted. Rude, disrespectful, and doesn't need to be working with food or people in general. Steak plus pizza is a much better choice.", "Very friendly staff...delivery time is excellent, the food is AWESOME! We are very impressed with the service we received, and will be regular patrons!", "Ordered from here (via GrubHub) on a whim @10pm on New Year's Night. Had a difficult order (because of lack of options via GrubHub) but they did everything we asked them to. Delivered quickly too! Good 'za! This is the first time I've had pizza delivered since I moved to the city 9 months ago, and I wouldn't hesitate to order from Brooklyn pizza again.", "Yo living for this pizza tho. Taking me right back to Brooklyn, direct flight from Nashville to NYC, riding on a delicious slice pepperoni and extra cheese", "Yo living for this pizza tho. Taking me right back to Brooklyn, direct flight from Nashville to NYC, riding on a delicious slice pepperoni and extra cheese", "Great classic pizza. Crust is flexible and doesn't overshadow the toppings. I'm a really big fan! (And I'm pretty picky about my pizza). This is NOT \"gourmet\" pizza. This is straight up, no-nonsense 'za. It reminds me very much of a place that I frequented in college after too many drafts down at the pub. Perfect comfort food.\n\nThey're open late, they deliver, they're relatively affordable. Yep, this is the spot. If you're within delivery distance, put this place on speed dial.", "The pizza was good and as a delivery was right on time. The wings where a little bland but it might have been the way I ordered them. Overall a good experience." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 1, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "Went to the grand opening and I was blown away. Great food! Great service! What more can you ask for? \n\nThe chef/owner truly has created something special. The menu had so many choices that i couldn't decide at first. However, I ended up getting the sausage and broccoli rabe app and the swordfish. Both were out of this world. \n\nTake the drive to Collingswood and get a great meal from chef Joey, you will not be disappointed!", "So when I first heard about Zeppoli, I was like \" great just what Collingswood needs, another Italian Restaurant '. But then I read the Chefs bio and I was intrigued, I love Vetri and am a fan of Osteria....so I have been waiting rather impatiently to try Collingswoods newest italian addition. \nMy partner and I went tonight, we were lucky to get a reservation as they are booking up fast. \nFirst we were treated to a basket of house made breads, semolina , focaccia and a savory zeppoli , YUM ! \nThen we both had the Insalata verde, market fresh with romaine radicchio and shaved endive delicious. Then we shared a couple of pasta dishes, the spinach gnocchi , one of the best I have ever had, light as a feather, and a cavatelli with a pistachio pesto Awesome ! \n I had the rib eye cooked to perfection and perfectly seasoned and he had the sword fish and I quote \" fracking awesome\". \nFor desert I had the chocolate almond torte, which was much lighter than you would expect but just a chocolatey as you would hope, he had the lemon tart, which was divine! Both complimented by a delightful espresso. \nThis delicious meal was made even better by the comfortable room, and the superb service. Our waiter Tom was terrific, attentive without being intrusive. \nOverall a very positive experience and we look forward to going back. \nWelcome to the west side we wish you the best of luck ! \nNice job chef Joey.", "Zeppoli is a welcome addition to the byobs in Collingswood. It is not the traditional Collingswood Italian restaurant, it's Sicilian. It is obvious that they just opened. There are little details still missing from their service, but not worth mentioning here. They will work out the little kinks. The service is pleasant and efficient. They are still breaking in new servers. The only complaint we had with Zeppoli was the noise volume. The place was almost full on a Wednesday night. At numerous times we could not hear our conversation. There is a difference between a high energy place and LOUD noise. They will have to address that soon.\nThe food. It is delicious. We tried four dishes and two desserts, all were very good to excellent. The Sicilian antipasta is mostly veggies, a few pieces of sopressata and very little cheese. The veggies are mostly grilled\nor marinated and have flavor. The two pasta dishes were excellent. The spinach/ricotta gnochi were terrific. The cheese and the sauce were just right. The tagliatelli with shaved tuna was also very good. The rabbit with roasted potatoes was also delicious.The two dessrts zeppoli ( a Sicilian doughnut) came with a chocolate sauce and was good. The almond panna cotta was refreshing and wonderful.\nI think this place has great potential and I look forward to going back soon.", "On a recent evening, some girlfriends and I went to Zeppoli for a night hopeful of good food and good company. They had just opened only about a month prior, so we were open-minded, but also knew the chef was reputable and a few reviews on here said everything was good (although, we were skeptical if they were customer written or employee written), but we were pretty confident that the food would be good. And in the grand scheme of things, the food was good. The other components though are what prompted me to write my first ever yelp review. And my girlfriends were all on board with me writing this, as they too felt the same way. First, I would like to say that the service was great. Our server had literally just started working there (a reddish-brown-blonde haired girl named Christina I believe) and she fared very well - checking with the kitchen when she couldn't answer our questions, raving about the desserts (and rightfully so) and also being very friendly and reading our table appropriately. The atmosphere was simple, nice, clean, kind of cute...definitely could use a little color perhaps. Our server told us that the plates were smaller and so do not expect heaping portions. This was ok with us, and how we preferred it usually. She mentioned that the chef suggests we order an appetizer, pasta and an entree - that was how the menu was created. We ordered appetizers, each an entree and each a dessert. The portions were indeed very small. But some of what we ordered definitely did not equate to any value whatsoever. A seafood dish - with a few pieces of seafood and some cous cous was $26. The special with lamb and gnocchi was similarly priced and also was a small portion. All of the desserts (although very good, except the flourless chocolate torte was very unexciting) were $8 each. That is expensive. We felt as though some of the prices were city-like prices, but we were in Collingswood. Our bill, including gratuity, came to just over $250. That's $50 a person...for a BYOB! Insane! We were all still hungry after dinner and hence why we all ordered dessert - which we never ever do. Overall, we each ordered one entree, one dessert and we all split two appetizers. The one appetizer was the antipasti, which we tripled (per the server's suggestion) because it's $9 per person and it was a very small portion, with very little cheese or meat. In the end, we paid $27 for an appetizer of mostly marinated vegetables and such. That is just ridiculous and absurd! All in all, we enjoyed ourselves because of the company of each other and we did enjoy some of the food, but for the price, I know I will never go back and having spoken to the others, I know they feel the same way. It's unfortunate, because the place has potential.", "Make reservations right now...because if you don't soon, you may not get the chance. This place is definiately about quality not quantity; speaking both to the small number of tables and the amazing food that is on the menu. Joey Baldino has worked for some of the best chefs in the city and now has a restaurant that equals every one of his previous employers. My fiance and I were able to sneak in on a BUSY Wednesday a few weeks ago. To start, the house marinated olives and bread were a welcomed (and delicious) change to the typical olive oil and spices. We shared a few of the dishes and were blown away. The gnocchi is one of the best I have ever had. The half chicken was so flavorful and moist that I wanted the other half! The only slip up was a half order of pasta that the waiter didn't hear me order. He promptly apologized and quickly returned with the, now complimentary, dish. After our meal, Chef Baldino made his way to our table to introduce himself and ask how our meal was. This is how a restaurant should be run. \n\nThe overall experience at Zeppoli was above and beyond. We live in Collingswood and although we have many options for dinner, we have our go-to restaurants...Zeppoli has moved to the top of the list.", "BYOB...Bring Your Own Bose..... cancellation headphones to this noisy, cramped, horrible decor new comer in Collingswood. Why do people yell across the table when they go out to eat? Menu looked good however even if you choose food from all 3 columns you will leave hungry. Portions are ridiculously small for what you pay. And it's pasta people (how inexpensive is that)! Be careful when ordering from column 2. There is an appetizer portion and entree portion. They never asked us which portion we wanted and we assumed that it would be the appetizer because we ordered from all 3 columns. The portion was so small we thought we got the appetizer but were very surprised when we got the bill. I would hate to see what they give you for the appetizer portion! The waiter we had kept trying to take my wife's desert plate even though she was not finished. Don't know what all the hype is about Zeppoli but we will not be going back.", "Defiantly a gem! The food is absolute quality. I have been back three times and every time I fall even more in love with the food. It truly shows that the chef cares about every dish.\nHome made sausage with broccoli rabe, spinach gnocchi, and fish stew are some of my favorites. Amazing experience every time!", "Wow. Collingswood keeps making me miss it more and more, and Zeppoli is no exception. Located in the former IndeBlue space, the difference in decor is night and day. The minimalistic look has been replaced by dark wood tables and chairs, lace curtains that go high enough to block out the street view while still giving a peek at the night sky, and flickering candles on each table. \n\nOur server was excellent, and very helpful in guiding us through the tough decisions between one dish or another throughout the night. Freshly baked bread was delivered to our table along with olives and olive oil. I can honestly say my starter was the only thing I was underwhelmed by - a salad filled mostly with bitter radicchio that seemed like an afterthought once I experienced an evening filled with amazing tastes. \n\nTaking a cue from Drew Lazor's Twitter feed, I opted for a half order of tagliatelle al limone, only with prosciutto. Heavenly. The light pasta was bursting with lemony flavor and just the right amount of salty prosciutto. Rigatoni with eggplant and ricotta salata was also delicious, and very hearty for a half portion. I may just order pasta as my main course next time.\n\nBut on this evening, I had the Sicilian fisherman's stew, a flavorful broth with cous cous pearls and a selection of tender calamari, mussels, cockles and nice-sized pieces of fish. \n\nFor dessert, we shared a cannoli and a trio of gelatos including nougat, caramel and pistachio. Capo... Capo? What was that place I used to get my gelato? Doesn't matter. Zeppoli served me the best gelato I've ever tasted, no contest. \n\nThe teeny asterisk besides this five star gem of a dinner? My boyfriend was being treated to it as a member of the press and I was his guest. So if that's the kind of thing that turns you off a review, okay. But the bottom line is that Zeppoli is Osteria-grade dining at a fraction of the cost. Plus, it's a BYO. And I won't stop thinking about the tagliatelle and gelato until I have them again.", "Everything about this restaurant was great! It was small and quiet which is great for a relaxing dinner. It is BYOB and the atmosphere was romantic with candles. Our waiter was awesome, I think his name was Thomas and the owner came out to our table. He thanked us for coming out on a Monday night and gave us a complimentary dessert. Everything was amazing, and they were so nice! We go the antipasto appetizer, the lasagna, and the gnocchi. Definitely a great experience and I would love to go back!", "WOW. I am in awe of Zeppoli right now. I honestly cannot say I have been more emotionally attached to any meal in a long long while. Is 6 stars possible? You know how some places do get that 5 star rating in your mind, but it's like a \"you-barely-made-it-to-five-stars\" kind of thing? Well from the moment I stepped into the door, I already KNEW it was going to be a 100% 5 star kind of evening. Everything they said, did, and served just blew me out of the water.\n\nIt all began when I read Michelle C's review. She had me at Sicilian fisherman's stew, and tagliatelle al limone with prosciutto. I called the restaurant the same day and made a reservation for a few weeks later. They only have 12 tables and that was the earliest weekend they had available. I live roughly 45 mins away, and more with traffic. Since I'm pretty noob at navigating in NJ, I naturally got lost on the way to the restaurant, and was 20 mins late for my reservation. I wanted to call to warn them and apologize as I normally do when I am late, but did not have the number and the combination of being lost and not being able to call just made me feel annoyed at myself. By the time I got the restaurant, I was frazzled and also extremely pissed that the bottle of wine (this is a BYOB) I had gotten for the occasion was sitting on the kitchen table...at my house. The server was all smiles when I walked in, and the restaurant was already in full swing with almost every table full except one. Each table had a bottle of wine, which only made me sadder. When I profusely apologized to the waiter about not being prompt and then jokingly mentioned something about being the only one without wine in the whole place due to my idiot self, he just smiled and said, \" Sounds like quite a mess coming here! I want you to relax while I get you some nice wine pairings for your meal from my private stash, and also please take your time and enjoy the meal, dont worry about rushing because you were late\". It was as if an angel with a Golden Harp was playing music in my ears! I instantly relaxed and the wine parings were amazing! A white for the apps I got, and a light red for the main course. All on the house! I didn't know service existed like that anymore. That one comment and 2 glasses of wine earned them a big. fat. tip. which more than covered what 2 glasses of wine would even cost if it were on the menu. Money knows no bounds with kindness.\n\nOn to the food. Amazing. I think you will drool when looking at the pictures. I would try to describe the things I ordered but I know I could not do it justice. Homemade pasta. Luxurious olive oil drizzled on our bread. Rosemary. Perfectly ripe and flavorful red tomatoes. Anchovies, Lemon! A tastful and rich balsamic. Tender chunks of fish, melts in your mouth lamb. Perfectly salted prosciutto. Tangy dried orange on creamy cannoli. Lightly whipped pineapple sorbet. Let's just say for me this meal was pure heaven sent. My bf and I both enjoyed all the things we ordered so so much. I would love to come back SOON!!!!!! Just know that this experience is so much more than just eating. It is the pure enjoyment of flavors, essence, company, homecooking, traditional Italian fare, and a wait staff that you'd like to take home with you...or party with. Absolutely Outstanding. Bravo, Zeppoli, Bravo! Mi Amour!" ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "I had a great time at this restaurant. As far as seafood goes, it is admittedly not the greatest restaurant. This place does have a fun ambiance, however, that I appreciated.\n\nI visited the shack while staying next door at the DoubleTree Inn. The Shack has fun music playing, and the servers dance to certain songs (which I would estimate play every half hour or so.)\n\nMy group was served by Mallory. When we were greeted, she explained the \"bucket\" in the middle of the table. She was friendly and approachable! She was able to judge the \"character\" of our group and react appropriately. She briefly explained the menu, and quickly began to rattle off the beers on tap when I asked. I say began, because I told her to stop as soon as she mentioned Blue Moon! She brought our drinks quickly, despite her joking about the fact that they had a new bartender.\n\nI ordered the BBQ Dungeness Crab dinner, which was served with potatoes, drawn butter, and corn on the cob. I have been spoiled by living in the San Francisco Bay Area with fresh crab delivered daily. Despite this spoilage, I found that the crab was mighty tasty! My dining partners ordered the Shrimp Trio with a \"Shark Bite\" for a beverage (Basically looked like a margarita with Blue Curacao, into which a shot of granadine was dropped) and the Garlic Mussels appetizer with some kind of blended alcoholic drink.\n\nThe bucket of mussels arrived with the rest of the meal. Unfortunately, half of the bucket had not opened during cooking (one should not eat mussels that have not opened.) When the problem was brought to Mallory's attention (the kitchen's problem, not hers,) she immediately and quickly fixed it by ordering up another full bucket of mussels, despite our already having eaten half of the first bucket.\n\nAside from being a great server, Mallory was friendly and cute as a button. I would definitely dine here again, and would request to be served by her! Maybe the next time I'm in Boise I'll get a shoulder rub when she ties on my crab bib? As a server, Mallory gets 5 stars.", "Joe's Crab Shack food has gotten better. Joe's employees try to make it fun while your there, they make a sincere stab at it. When the right tune starts playing, staff will dance and can be fun, as long as the dancers are having fun. Any employee that ever thought about show would want to take advantage of this opportunity as a performer and show their stuff. They will throw subliminal jokes like 'muscles' meaning buy a mussels appetizer. You might notice a sour odor when you walk in that a mopping could fix. I head for the patio which has the best river views in Boise. Traffic along the Greenbelt provides a boardwalk vibe, think Venice beach 7 in the morning. Joe's freezes their beer mugs which is super on hot days, and when I say frozen I mean glaciated; be careful to not get your hand accidentally stuck. Test the chef by ordering a calamari appetizer; it'll be great. As you eat your calamari remember its used as bait on fishing boats in the pacific. So, if Joe's can make bait taste great, take it the next step and order a dinner. So, you can drink a beer from a frosty mug, sit on the patio listening to a professional sound system, see a floor show, and watch ducks float down the river. Joe's in Boise is a great place to go and can be fun if you give them the chance to entertain you.", "Joe's Crab Shack is like someone took a blender, threw in mixed cds, glitter, fish and alcohol, pushed blend and some how that crazy mixture of ingredients creates an entertaining experience. This is not a place for a quiet dinner because the servers sing and dance (this became far more tolerable as the evening goes on, that is, if you are enjoy a distilled beverage). This is a place to eat a lot, drink a lot and be rowdy with your group of friends. The more people you have in your party the better.\n\nCovering the basics:\nThe Booze. Keeping with the beach, south, summer time style, most of their drinks are very sweet but full of alcohol. They are very tasty (if you don't mind sweet drinks that is). I had a Pomegranate Mojito, which was tasty and actually worked as a flavored Mojito (sometimes they just taste weird). I also tried the Shark Bite, which is as much liquid sugar you can get in one drink-- lemon rum, vodka, heavy on the blue curacao, sweet and sour and grenadine that you pour from great white sharks. yes I did type great white sharks and you do get to keep them. \n\nThe Food: The dinner I ate was the Grilled Malibu Shrimp meal, with broccoli and rice. I really wanted to like it but the it was really salty. The flavor was there but don't know why they added so much salt. The broccoli was really good, not overly done and not underdone. In fact I wished I had more of it to eat.\n\nThe Service: Our server was friendly but it took her awhile for us to first see her. \n\nI definitely would go for the drinks and I would be willing to try a different meal to see if it was less salty. I would give Joe's another crack.", "Loved the food esp. That we don't have a Joe's in Hawaii so this rating isn't about the food but the service. Service leaves a lot of room for improvement.", "I'm actually a little shocked at the poor reviews on this establishment. I'm not really a chain restaurant type of consumer but as far as this place goes, I could care less because the food is always SO yummy! Not to mention the service which has always been superb! I've been several times and have never had a complaint. Obviously this isn't the place to go if you're looking for a romantic getaway but if you're looking for a relaxed, casual atmosphere to have fun with family and friends and even just for a fun date then this is the place. Of course it helps if you love seafood but they have a few other options as well. The location on the river can't be beat! It's so fun to sit out on the patio during the summer and if it's too cold then the windows from the inside provide an excellent view as well. I can't speak about the mixed drinks as I've only had either beer or martinis but the martinis are always good!", "Not bad food but the dancing thing their servers do it gratuitous. I'd prefer when I asked for a refill on my salad if the answer were \"that's not our policy but why not.\". It's the unexpected that makes one a true fan.", "We go to joes often, In fact it is one of our favorite places to eat. The service has always been great, the dancing is fun, and the food is good. I agree the crawdads could be upgraded to a larger size, however they are tasty. The crab has always been good. And the coconut shrimp is wonderful. We have been served by almost all the wait staff, always outstanding service. And I feel the bartenders make some great drinks", "Joe's is a very good option for crab if you are not on the coast. They do a good job and their stream pots are very good, however, the portions are a bit small. This location is right on the river and they have an awesome patio. Lots of windows facing the water also so a very nice view. Service was good after our waitress noticed that we were there. I had to ask her to help us after we waited a long time.", "Not for Vegetarians. Do not go if you want to have a conversation while you eat", "While I really enjoy the ambiance and atmosphere at Joe's Crab Shack, the food is just really over-rated. The last time I was there (and I do mean last), I ordered calimari, and it came out greasy with \"parts\" in the calimari that didn't belong. Nasty, nasty, nasty. It looked as though they had dumped fish parts in batter, deep fried it, and served it. Still makes me shudder just thinking about it. The rest of the food was merely so-so. For the prices, location, and time it takes to get a table--I really expect some excellent seafood. If they would improve their menu and food quality, this would be my go-to restaurant for large groups and out of town friends. I like the singing waiters and fun atmosphere. But, it's one of those restaurants that relies on its good looks and charm, not its food." ]

[ 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2 ]

[ "For this area, Red Mesa is the best Tex-Mex I've had, and I've tried a lot of them. Very creative dishes, excellent flavor combinations. I've never had a bad meal there, and have enjoyed every dish I've tried.", "Yeeeeeeeeah!\n\nThis charming restaurant has the feel of an \"Indie Denny's\" but it serves up some 3-4 star quality food in the Mexican tradition. A strange concept, but it works out nicely. \n\nI went yesterday for brunch and found the place to be quite cozy. Soft Southwest colors and a \"Goldielock's\" layout--not too big or too small. \n\nThe menu features a bunch of tex-mex offerings, which sound delicious and seem to ALL have wonderful presentations when they come out. (I kept eyeing other people's dishes as they came out of the kitchen!) I ordered the special of the day; I'm unsure of the creative name, but it was scrambled eggs with a creamy cheese/hollandaise-y sauce that was yummy as hell. The potato wedges that fanned out across the plate were also just what da doctor ordered. My friends chose Huevos Rancheros and something called Divorcivas (sp?)--2 eggs \"split\" by opposing chili sauces. I thought everything looked amazing and tasted killer.\n\nOne drawback was our particular server. She was nonexistent and clueless on refilling my coke. The next time we go back we'll have to try the entrees, and sit in Lindsey's section. She's the cute blonde girl who DJ's in the area under an alias.", "\"Beeeeeeeessttt in the UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\" was the recommendation I got from a friend local to this place.\n\nNot...exactly....but the pursuit of such things is admirable. They are definitely trying and succeeding at being more than a common Mexican restaurant. \n\nYou can tell that the place was converted from a breakfast type place from the past. If you notice that then you will notice that they made every effort to soften each and every corner of the place to make their own theme.\n\nThe food is creative. Many choice for breakfast including my two-tone eggs (green sauce on one egg, red on the other) with chorizo potatoes, and cactus thingys. A whole range of omelets, enchiladas, etc etc.\n\nTry it\n\nDafe", "Pretty good, though not as good as some claim. Not sure how I would classify Red Mesa. It's 'based' on Mexican food, like Tex-Mex, but maybe somewhat more upscale version, I suppose. Get there before noon or after 1pm to avoid the long wait. It's become so popular that they now even have valet parking. \n\nI personally like their Fish burritos and their Combination dishes (pork in green sauce). The prices are maybe 10-15% more than what I would normally pay, but there aren't many restaurants like it in St. Pete. The food here tastes pretty good and the portions are excellent. \n\nTheir service could be better. I'd give it 2.5-3 stars. I should mention that one time, i was served a glass of water with a large crack on the glass. Not sure if that's a reflection of their quality control or if it was a fluke.", "I think it's more seafood, nouveau American,french, tex-mex fusion than tex-mex. Which is a good thing. Whatever you call it they do a great job of it and the seafood is fresh and the sangria is fantastic.\nI had the crab and shrimp stuffed grouper with some kind of quasi-Mexican sauce poured over it that came with fantasticly fresh and tasty grilled vegetables. My friend had a the chicken Santa Fe that was stuffed with Gouda cheese making it very rich and tasty. We had the beef shredded tacitos (ok well that was tex-mex) for an appetizer with the traditional chips and salsa. (very good salsa by the way). \nThe service was at a high level. I thought our waiter was very good. Nice local flair with a slight Mexican twist. I loved it!\nI may go back for breakfast.", "This place has the most amazing gourmet Mexican food!!. Some of the best Mexican I've ever had. The presentation of the food was really beautiful. The dishes were full of color as Mexican food usually is. The music they played was a soft Spanish salsa. Very elegant, very first class cuisine. I love Mexican the only turn off was the price..........I mean there's a cap on how much you can charge for beans and rice..........I had an amazing dish.............3 cheese enchiladas!! It was my 21st birthday so it was kind of a big deal!! I was ordering Cosmos like it was my job.............Well the meal was amazing. So were the Cosmos............The ambiance in this spot is great too. The waitress was really great. Over-all it was a great experience. \n\nPS : Mexican and Cosmos do NOT go together this horrible combination will make u sick do not try this at home!!", "This place has amazing Mexican / Euro / French infused flavors! I love it, its always packed, so get a reservation! The salsa is so fresh, I usually buy extra to take home, so delicious! Great place guys!", "We've been coming here since it opened more than ten years ago. It has been consistently great over that time.\n\nOn our last visit, the ceviche was outstanding, the sangria wonderful and, while the menu items had changed a little since our last visit, were still delish. As always, there was a little wait for a table.", "The sangria was awesome, our food was delicious and not at all heavy like most places serving burritos, rice and beans. There was much more nuance to the flavors here than in many tex-mex styled restaurants, and I'm glad we put it on our list to try while on vacation. While you don't really come here for the atmosphere (it feels like any big-ish restaurant), the food is well worth the trip.", "Went there for lunch today, and worried when we arrived that we'd have to wait, the lot was that full. We were seated right away, though, and our server promptly offered us drinks. We both ordered iced tea and, I have to say, it was fresh, cold, and actually tasted like tea...wonderful! That is unusual since many places serve watery or instant iced tea. My husband ordered the chicken quesadilla and loved it. He commented about its very nice (\"unusual,\" to him) presentation. I had the cheese chili relleno and liked it very much, too. The red salsa was lightly and very pleasantly spicy -- not overwhelming. This dish was also well presented. The highlights of our visit were the freshness of the food, the iced tea, and the fact that the wait staff had smiles on their faces even when they were not waiting on customers!!!\n\nI will definitely return because there were many other tempting dishes that I would like to try." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "West Coast's best kept secret! Awesome organic food. Lots of love put into every aspect of this restaurant by it's Hawaiian owners. Live music and Hulu dancing on the outdoor patio on weekends. A must visit for me whenever I visit my family in Florida.", "I really don't know where to start. You will be greeted in a warm Hawaiian way! Suffice to say, it can be very tasty and fun to eat healthy! Breakfast choices include Oatmeal Pancakes, (try the Organic Macadamia Nut Sauce as a change from Maple Syrup), the Loco Moco (a bowl with your choice of Basmati brown rice or Jasmine white rice with a lean free range buffalo patty, an organic egg over easy, grilled onions and smothered with brown gluten free gravy!), the turkey omelette is great, and the Haole breakfast will satisfy any guest who is not in the mood to be adventurous. But I suggest you explore. The menu is healthy comfort food with smoothies to match. I go every Sunday as it is only 5 minutes from where I live. I know, it's rough. Did I mention Hula and Drum shows on the weekends? BUT, if you are in the area, you must try Ohana! Teresa is such a gracious owner/host and \"Mom\" is so delightful that you will keep wanting to come back for the warm fuzzies! A-LO-ha!", "Food great! I had the Quinoa black bean burrito twice in two goings. The popover with macademia nuts was perfect! Service is very friendly but spoty. This place is for those that enjoy a meal...and are not on a tight schedule. Expect a hug from mom. Great place especially if you are looking for gluten free and/or vegan! I gave it three stars because we had a very delayed smoothie (we had to ask for it multiple times...it ended up being on the house).", "A unique health conscience menu and outdoor setting make this arty and different eatery worth a visit.\n\nAtmosphere 75 (if it is your taste and you like outdoors)\nService 75 ( a throw back to the 1960s - ultra friendly)\nFood 90 (what we eat was darn good and healthy too)\nValue 80 (if you are interested in different food)\n\nA niche eatery that combines tasty dishes with healthy choices. A very rare commodity. A Tampa Bay Times 2012 top 50.", "Recently visited on a Friday night and had a great meal and experience. Started with a white organic white- very nice for a \"green\" wine.\n\nOrdered the Banh Mi special and Mahi Tacos. Food was delicious. Real, wholesome ingredients. You can tell the owner and kitchen care about the food.\n\nEnjoyed the nice music on the well-put-together patio, too. \n\nWe'll definitely be back.", "This place is great! Lot's of Aloha from the owners and staff the minute you walk in. Service is good and prompt. Place has a nice comfy feel to it, but the best part is the very tasty and healthy food. I've been here numerous times and love coming back. Try the Loco Moco one of my favorite all times meals especially so since I too am from Hawaii and can appreciate their take on it. Other menu items are also excellent, this is a must try place for anyone looking for a new place to eat.......Mahalo, Teresa, Mom and staff! You Da Best!.......Murakami-san!", "Tasty! The owner was SO nice. And what's better is she was actually from Hawaii, born and raised. Gotta love that. I got the homemade veggie burger and it was nom nom nom! Loved it. I will totally go back and recommend this place. I did not get to stay for the hula show (Fridays at 7pm I think--people reserve their seats days in advance just FYI), but I love that they have it and I have heard that it is great. Lots of healthy options, which I love and they cater to gluten free and sugar free diets for those of us who are conscious about what we eat. Very nice atmosphere with down to earth staff and owner. Great place overall.", "Really cute place that reminded me of Oahu. Good beer selection (had Bison Chocolate stout). I didn't get a chance to eat since my husband and I had eaten before we joined friends to listen to live music there but they seemed to have a good selection of vegan/vegetarian options.", "A true treasure. It was as if the Heavens opened, the rays came down and the Angels' harmonics played \"Aaaaaaaaa\" when I finally found this wonderful place. Greeted with hugs and \"Alohas\". Fed with fresh, delicious, organic food and beverages. Leaving full, happy, and with hugs out the door. Why wouldn't you want to eat here? I love their Aloha burger and they have a veggie/cheese melt that I crave. They have super filtered water with which they also make carbonated and add fruit juices to make refreshing spritzers. Even the cream for their organic coffee is organic! A place after my own heart. I heart you all!!!!! PS- We live 30 minutes from this restaurant, but ate here 4 times in 10 days- no joke. And, they serve breakfast all day. Call before you go though- I think their hours have changed.", "I went to Ohana with my wife for breakfast. I had heard good things about Ohana and thought we should give it a shot. We both ordered the popup breakfast. It was ok, not great by any means. \n\nFor 10.95 I got two popups which are fairly small and hollow, 1 egg, and 2 pieces of turkey bacon. In my book $10.95 for that is on the expensive side. I do not really care that the egg and turkey are organic and nitrate free, it is still expensive. I do have to say the coffee is very tasty, however it costs $2.50 add tip for a grand total of around $32.\n\nI'm sorry but for the amount of food you get $32 is ridiculous.\n\nI may go back and try dinner at some point but I'm not sure my wallet can take another hit like that for the amount of food you get. \n\nOverall I just wasn't that impressed with Ohana. If you have a place you really like for breakfast just keep going there." ]

[ 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3 ]

[ "Visited last night for dinner. The turkey burger and loaded fries are just as delicious at the Charlotte Ave location. Happy to have this new location in my Sylvan Park neighborhood!", "If I did this review with the casual disinterest that our waitress seemed to show us, I would never do it. But I'm not that guy, so I will do it.\n\nFirst off, in order of noticing it. Parking. This place is going to be a nightmare to park at. Nearly every space in the \"Regular\" parking was full and that seemed to cover the employees and a few people at the Bar. If this place is going to be a hip place to hang out, there are going to be riots breaking out over parking spots.\n\nThe inside is very nice, and I GUESS it's seat yourself. Nobody was there to greet us, so we just found a table.\n\nThe walls have lots of very interesting things on them, so that passed some of the time before the waitress appeared. In this case it wasn't TOO long, but for a place that just opened, I would have expected to be held more in the warm embrace of exuberant staff. Admittedly, this might just be a problem with me.\n\nI was expecting the burger menu to be a bit bigger than it was, but the better half and I both found appropriate burgers with Bacon, so all was good. We also ordered some Waffle Fries to share. (We didn't have any Beer, so the beer-craft portion is lost on me.) \n\nWhen our order arrived it was just the burgers and the waitress warped in, dropped off the burgers and vanished before we could even grunt and no waffle fries. This was only strange because a few minutes later she did show up with the waffle fries, but in the meantime we had no idea if they had been forgotten or if they were just not ready.\n\nThe Food and Waffle fries were very good, so I was quite satisfied with the food. But once again the waitress portion of the dinner got strange. When she brought the check she said \"Thanks for stopping in, have a good night\" in a way that made me think we weren't going to have anything else to do with her. I hadn't seen anyone pay on the way out, but I hadn't seen anyone NOT pay on the way out, so with credit card and check we headed toward the exit. (I figured they couldn't accuse me of dine and dash with my credit card out). The waitress reappeared and said she would take that as if it was strange of us to think we wouldn't see her again.\n\nOverall I would come back, but I do hope that the waitstaff would actually make me feel like they were GLAD I was there!", "Formerly Lavendar Motors, the Big Muffler Chandelier and the old Studebaker out front give a hint of the buildings old life. Now its the best place for fine regional craft beers in this part of Nashville. On paydays or when showing off I sometimes get obscure brews for a good treat. A Bacon Cheeseburger with uncured bacon and all the fixins on a juicy burger with cheddar is healthier than the typical bar hamburger. Also good with beer is the chili burger with their great waffle fries. Beer snobs will like the 5 beer flights of samples for $1.50 to $2 for each sample, an easy way to see if its worth a tall beer order. For $1 you can shoot your own bison with a gun on a video game, or play a bowling game. I mean theres lots of choices here. Enough TVs, 30 draught beers on tap and kid free evenings add up to a cool adult experience in west Nashville at the interstate 40 46th avenue exit.", "I'm so excited they opened a Melrose on the West Side! I love the interior, and they have a great outdoor space for brews with a breeze when the weather nice! Great beer selection and a full bar menu with friendly wait staff. The food we tried on our visit was OK. We had the spinach artichoke dip, nachos, and loaded waffle fries. Nothing to write home about, but they did the job at 12:30am. \n\nAdvisory: Cops are ALWAYS out on Charlotte anyway, and now they are even more vigilant with this new bar. Our friend was pulled over immediately (we were going right down the street) because of a \"glaring headlight\" (what the heck is that??). So be warned: the cops aren't messing around and don't drink and drive anyway!!", "Came in here, during our one hour lunch break and loved it! Burgers were delicious and our waitress was thoughtful and considerate of our time constraints, bringing our checks with our food without even asking! I love when waitstaff are respectable of business lunchers! Will definitely be back for another workday lunch and back to get to taste all that beer on draft!", "I've frequented Melrose in the other location on quite a few 2-4-1 nights and had a mind-erasing good time. So I was pleased that another Melrose (ok ML Rose...whatever, it is still Melrose to me) opened over in Sylvan Park. Right beside the fire station in an old car dealership. Check out the muffler chandelier and the hubcap art - super cool. The inside is new and modern but not stuffy. \n\nSo we went to watch the Vandy-UT game and luckily they do have a bunch of TVs located all over the bar. Large 6 seater booths, smaller 4 top tables, bar seating, and patio seating are available. I could tell that they aren't really going for the full sports bar experience because the sound for the game was not on. Instead it was a jukebox being played by someone with a bit of a Duran Duran fetish. Turns out this is even one of the jukeboxes you can control from your phone - too bad it didn't work.\n\nSo they have a large beer selection. I am more of a liquor girl myself, but decided to branch out and try some Lynchburg beer. If you like beer, you are going to like it here. I also wanted to try the much-touted burger that I hear so much about. I ordered a medium rare burger, no onions, no mayo, side of waffle fries. The waiter said that's exactly how he orders his. Great!\n\nSoooo that's not exactly what I got. After a painfully long wait I got my burger and fries. The burger was pretty much well done. Mayo was prominently slathered all over the place. At least there were no onions...but I can pick OFF the onions. Did I tell them about this? No, I wasn't about to surrender my food as it had already taken about 45 min for it to come out. I will just eat it and chalk it up to a new place with a sloppy kitchen. Additionally, I was thirsty the entire time I was eating. It wasn't that the waiter wasn't pleasant or working hard, he just wasn't around. Maybe he had too many tables - the place was busy - but the overall experience was one that left me wanting....wanting more beer, rarer beef, more attention in general.\n\nSo I will definitely give this place another try, but I'm going to wait until the newness wears off and the staff smooths out the kinks.", "Three stars because of ambiance, otherwise it would be a two star rating. The setting is great with attention paid to keeping alive the original elements of the earlier structure. \n\nMenu was a bit limited but satisfactory. My cheeseburger was dry/over cooked. The person I was dining with had the patty melt and it comes on a regular bun instead of rye. While there are truly more pressing issues in the world, a patty melt is designed for rye....not a white bun.\n\nThe fries were fine but the cider was better. I went through 3 ketchup bottles (that I had to find myself) before locating one with enough to provide me with a serving for my fry enjoyment.\n\nPrices were a bit steep for what you get but I'm glad this pkace is here in west Nash. Hopefully, it will improve over time.", "Awesome place near Sylvan Park. The place is really neat. Looks like a hip garage. Lots of TV's and options for seating - bar, tables, indoor, outdoor. I sat at the bar and was served by a great bartender named Rose (not the owner but she treats her customers like she is). She is very knowledgable about the beers and the menu. They have an awesome selection of locally brewed draft beers. My cheddar/bacon burger was juicy and cooked perfectly to \"medium rare.\" It is hard to find a place that will give you a medium rare burger. Waffle fries were almost as good as Chick-fila. I will definitely be back.", "Atmosphere is great. Food is good. Great place on the west side to meet friends and hangout!", "I was really excited to try this place last night. When we got in the person at the front said it was open seating. The lay out for the resto is not conducive to open seating. It is L shaped so you legit have to stand post at a table you think is about to pay. The Beer list is fab. The Service was great. The acoustics in the place were horrible. I could not hear the person sitting across from me or next to me. It was like the 8 people I was with were having 8 individual convos. The food was sub par. The burgers were normal, nothing to write home about. The fries were undecooked and looked like they just came out of an ordaida bag. The chicken was rubbery and tasteless. I am not running back, unless I just need a beer." ]

[ 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2 ]

[ "After a night out on Bourbon Street, my friends and I stumbled upon Willie's at 1:00am on a weekend. The restaurant was crowded with folks trying to get their fix of comfort food before retiring for the night. The food took over 20 minutes to come out, which is quite long for a fast food joint, but slightly more understandable given how packed the place was. \n\n8 Pieces Just Chicken - 3 stars\nEach table has a variety of 5 sauces that you can dip your chicken into - secret sauce (thousand island?), BBQ, honey mustard, hot sauce, and ketchup. The meat was juicy and the skin was crispy. I'd rate it around the same caliber as Popeye's.\n\nBiscuit - 4 stars\nFresh out of the oven! These biscuits were super soft and chewy. I actually enjoyed them more than the chicken.", "Willies is a winner.\nAnyone looking for great chicken (fresh) not frozen eat here. It is definitely the \"big easy\". Walk in the huge open store front and find a seat on the hightop tables or small picnic tables. No rush to leave, enjoy thehuge TV screens, beer, chicken tenders, 5 sauces, great biscuits. We finished our meal and sat for 30 minutes and,watched a game on TV no pressure to give up table. Locals and tourists alike. Willie does it right.", "Pretty good fried chicken joint. Open super late well past 2am. I had the 8pc chicken meal, Cajun fries, and rice and beans. They give you several sauces like BBQ, ranch, and hot sauce. Service can be a little better but overall I enjoyed it.", "I eat chicken tenders everywhere I go. I am a high class chicken tender connoisseur and these are the best chicken tenders I've ever had. I fear for my life in saying this, but they beat willie maes. And get a biscuit.", "Not greasy, and big pieces. I would rather have walked to Popeyes or Brothers.\nRed Beans were flavorless.", "Guess the Chicken shack does not use Yelp. First time-it was an extremely clean establishment. Staff was friendly, and chicken was tasty. Im not big on fried chicken, but this was pretty good. They offer a selection of beer or frozen alcoholic beverages. Ambiance is loud,music blaring...just an overall cool spot.", "Everyone looked high!\n\nFirst of all, this is coming from a tourist, Popeye's chicken tastes way better. Their chicken and red beans and rice have flavor whereas Willies lacks seasoning. I tried their chicken tenders and they were bland. Secondly, the drinks are way overpriced without the alcohol content to make it worth paying nearly $10 (or more) for them. But wait, there's more. \n\nUnfortunately, the same night that we had our bad food experience with Willies, my husband and I found ourselves hungry after staying out too late at the casino on a Monday night. No other decent place was open, so we had no choice but to try Willies again. We ordered something different. The place was closing, but they still were taking customers. The cashier lady (the brunette) was RUDE AS HELL! For no reason at all. Mind you, earlier we had a strange encounter with another older lady who worked there who was rude as well but she sensed my husband's unamused demeanor after she refused to answer his friendly question, and corrected her bad attitude. But this girl was downright nasty to us and was not willing to reciprocate our friendliness. Then, she didn't communicate the fact that they were in fact closing and our food would be to go. After ordering and trying to seat ourselves (which was quite a task because there were roaches and ants at every table we tried) I decided to get our food to go. (In retrospect I should've gotten a refund). So my husband kindly asks the cashier if we can get our food to go and she says with a matter of fact attitude \"oh we ordered everyone's food to go.\"\n\nThanks for telling us. Also, here's a tip for whoever owns Willies, you might want to drug test your staff. Like, all of them. But then again, the only people who would enjoy eating at an establishment like that have to be drunk or high. I mean, it's the only way you can get away with eating at a roach infested hole in the wall without flinching. \n\nIf you are sober minded and enjoy spending your money on well-prepared food and great service PLEASE DO NOT EAT HERE!", "Willie's is alright. It's definitely drunk food lol. The chicken strips are large and pretty good when they're crispy. The biscuit was too doughy for me but maybe that was just mine. The shrimp are fried in the chicken batter and they're alright. I'm not disappointed just not blown away either. It's a. Good enough place to drop by when everything else is closed.", "Not a bad place if you want to binge on junk food. Daughter loved the fries. The $5 Jambalaya was expensive for about 6 or 7 spoons of rice with 3 small pieces of Chicken in it. Its on Canal street and convenient to walk from a lot of hotels nearby. Lots of tables to sit inside.", "My boyfriend and I were coming from VA, we've had a bunch of fast food fried chicken places but have yet to try Willie's.\n\nWe opted for 3 piece Chicken Tenders meal comes with a biscuit and a side $9. We chose jambalaya (rice) as our side I think the chicken wings are alright the strong points here are the tenders and biscuits. I could eat those biscuits all day. I never had a biscuit so moist and sweet in my life. I can't stand when they're dry nooo these are def the opposite. Don't forget to try the sauces on the table. I think out of all the locations we passed on Bourbon this one is a lot more nicer and roomier.\n\nI had no problem with the service at all, for it was slow when we arrived about 5 pm on a Monday. Will come back just to order the 3 pc tenders and biscuits." ]

[ 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 4 ]

[ "Came here with a group of girls, so we were able to order a bunch of different things to try. I gotta say they made the best squid steak I ever had. Flavor was amazing. \n\nThe only downside, was that the service was really slow, and everything is extremely over priced. The food took forever to come out, and we had to wave the waitress down for drinks.\n\nIf we had gotten better service, and the prices not so high, I would have given them 4 stars.", "I am eating their $14, Poke Salad as I write this. That's right, $14. This is not the freshest or best I've had, but I don't really expect it to be. Lakeview isn't really known for their restaurants. \n\nConsisting mostly of cucumber and a little seaweed, tuna, eel. The sauce is a little spicy, which I like.", "I had just taken a horrible sociological theory essay exam and my hand felt like it was going to fall off. I also felt like I had given birth, the test was that intense so I decided to try Wasabi Lakeview on my way home from school. \n\nI live in a condo on Lake Marina Drive so I can practically walk to the restaurant but I didn't. I drove. So sue me. \n\nMy dinner was delicious. I started with the squid salad (perfect) I had two of the rolls they had on special (from what I gather they are permanent specials) the Metairie roll and the Fuji Roll. I also had fresh salmon and eel sushi. The Sushi was so fresh and yummy. But the rolls were outstanding. \n\nThe Metairie roll is tuna, snowcrab, avocado wrapped in white rice and drizzled with the eel sauce. But the Fuji Roll was out of this world. Inside the roll was tempura shrimp, cream cheese, snowcrab, wrapped in rice paper and then topped with shredded crab stick and crunchy. The roll was then topped with a delicious spicy mayo. \n\nThe service was friendly and attentive and the food came out at lightening speed. (there was only one other table in there). I highly recommend this place. I've been to the one downtown several times and love it as well. I can't wait to eat at the Lakeview location again! (Sorry Hana).", "Parking was decent. The lighting wasn't too bright, but neither too dim, and the decor is Asian marine - inviting enough for a dinner with friends. Take care to note the subtle slope in the floor towards the main dining area; I was fine, but I immediately thought of my mother with her bad knees and her tendency to stumble when the floor's not where she thought it was going to be.\n\nThe edamame was almost too salty, and the portion was rather small compared to Rock-N-Sake. The hamachi kama was dry, but the ponzu sauce was great. The main yellow dragon roll was tasty. It seemed as though they skimped on some of the tuna for the tuna box, though, and tried to make up for it with excess avocado and roe. My overall impression was that everything was delicious enough for the large group meal I was enjoying with friends.\n\nIt wasn't horrible, but it wasn't fantastic, either. And due to its tucked-away-in-Lakeview location, I probably won't seek this place out on a regular basis, unless a friend suggests it. For me, this is one of those \"Ehh, I could go for that\" kind of places.", "We only went here for the location, because it was convenient. \n\nThere is not much to say other than the service, food, and atmosphere were just A-OK. \n\nIt would have been nice to see some sort of happy hour special/menu. At 5:15 on a week night, they had nothing of the sort going on.", "It is imperative that you try the gyoza, which is by far the best I've ever had. The sauce is insanely good. Also, the server was quite accommodating when our Groupon failed to load, and was very patient as we fumbled through our phone.\n\nSushi: A-\nChicken rice: B+\nGyoza: A+\nIce Water: A++\nHot Sake: A\nBeef Udon: B- (leftovers in the fridge!) I don't think they were real udon noods. :?\n\nThere was literally no other customers when we first came in, so our food came out super fast. \nIt's really beautiful in there, check it out!", "I eat sushi regularly and have tried many places in the area. I came to Wasabi because I had a Groupon.The fish was far from fresh, and I couldn't even finish my rolls. I will definitely not go back and would never recommend it to anyone.", "I think the main attraction for neighborhood goers is the convenience because it definitely it not the food!\n\nI went to eat there with some friends and my snowcrab salad was not fresh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which I think is the general consensus since they are never busy I worry most of their fish isn't fresh. \n\nI decided to try it again and ordered to pick-up - and I ordered a rainbow roll and it was THE most unattractive presentation of sushi I have ever seen. VERY SLOPPY!!!!\n\nI officially throw in the towel and give up on Wasabi.", "What a strange place. We went one day after work at about 6 pm. When we pulled up we thought the place was closed, then we went inside and really thought they were closed. It's a big place but we were the only ones there. \n\nRed flag? Maybe, but we persevered.\n\nGood thing! The sushi was great, especially their special roll. The miso soup was different but had a good flavor. The crabmeat salad was tasty and fresh.\n\nService was good though I could have done without the loud pop music playing in the background.\n\nMy only question is...why don't more people go here?", "Either I have a limited knowledge of sushi in New Orleans, or I still haven't been to the right place. I got the tempura snow crab roll, an avocado roll and seaweed salad. The seaweed salad was great but everything else was...eh. The prices were pretty fair and the location/restaurant was nice but I'd sit in a booster chair in an alley if it meant I could eat delicious sushi. So, the hunt continues." ]

[ 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2 ]

[ "If you like a waitstaff that ignores you unless they are being rude, this is the place for you. The pizza is good, but not worth it. Service was beyond horrible. Tables were dirty. Napkin dispensers were empty. Did mention the service was poor?", "Cons: mediocre pizza. Pros: after waiting an hour and a half for it, you'll be so hungry you'll eat it all anyway. \nWe went on a Friday night. The place was packed. Long wait to sit down. After we ordered and paid, they informed us that one oven was broken and the pizza would be an hour. We rolled with it. Our hunger grew and grew as we waited. When the pizza arrived, it was mediocre. Good toppings but a firm, tasteless crust. If you hold a slice out only by the crust, the tip will point straight out without bending. Very similar to what you get if you make pizza at home on a pizza stone. After living in New England for a time, I'm a pizza snob, and I worry that there probably won't be anything better in Boise. How I yearn for the crispy (but pliable), flavorable crust I once knew. My search continues.", "I, personally, have been eating your food since the very begining. I have even eaten at both restaurants in Portland. It was to far to drive, to come back home! I have enjoyed your pizza begining with the first bite. All this being said...our visit to the new restaurant in Meridian was a nightmare. The noise level was unbearable!! The noise eminating from the kitchen was the worst of it. I can't complain about the \"music\" because you could not HEAR the music. I was reminded of my time in the Marine Corps in the mid-60's...a chow hall...have to say it made me long for the chow hall! The service was a combo...the young man was rude, the young lady looked as if she would love to be anywhere else. I couldn't believe what I experienced...then I was reading your timeline...a new owner...hum...ya know, I couldn't believe that you closed on broadway...must have lost a fortune, with that move. But you didn't lose your identity. Kept on moving forward...we love you! My point is that some one made a really bad decision in Meridian. It's obvious that you made the move there for the money! We won't be back to this site ever. Really, no shades on the late afternoon windows? Flies? The front door was wide open for most of our stay! My wife even went up to pay at the bar on the way out, and complained about the volume of flies and the young ladies response was paraphrasing...this isn't that bad, Barbacoa is way worse. Really? The wife was stupefied!!! A truly horrible experience. It's a damned good thing the two stores in Boise are still open...for the time being.\n\nA loyal customer\n\nMichael Fisher", "I first went as a free guest when the Meridian store opened and was underwhelmed. A following fully paid visit a month later did little to change my impressions. A very confusing seating and ordering method were you're directed to a table, look over the menu and then get up and go place your order then you have to move on to the bar to order a beer. The salad bar sucked, the beer and soda were way overpriced and the pizza was mediocre. Maybe they need to abandon the restaurant motif since they seem to have no knowledge about how to run one and just go with a carry out/delivery service in a lower rent location.", "Oh how I love Flying Pie - and how exciting that there is now a Meridian location! But I have to agree, it was not the Flying Pie experience I have come to know and love. The reception was a bit chaotic - after waiting in line, a super friendly employee directed us to the back bar where we could do some beer tasting. The bar tender was less than enthusiastic to help us and it seemed like more of a pain to him that we were asking for samples.\nWhich is disappointing as their menu encourages sampling. And thats what's so great about Flying Pie; their customer service, funky atmosphere, giving back to the community, etc. \nFree breadsticks - yes, please! Buy one pizza, get another 1/2 off - hello! The pies were really good - the place just didn't have the vibe we have come to know and love. Maybe in the next few months they will work out the flow of seating, ordering, etc. I hope so as they have such a great thing going on!", "I was looking for a place to eat lunch with my wife halfway between her work and mine (meridian). Saw Flying pie on yelp and decided to try it. My son raves about this place so I had to try it. It was really GOOD!!! The lunch special was a pizza buffet with salad bar for $7.50. The pizzas were amazing with plenty of toppings and melted cheese. The more the lunch crowd showed up, the quicker they put out pizzas. There were 6 different kinds of pizzas and there were always three of them out at any given time. Even as many people seemed to get up at the same time and rush the buffet, there were still plenty of choices for everyone.\n\nBy the time we left the place was completely packed, which isn't surprising, given the quality of food!\n\nWe just found a place to meet for lunch from now on.", "Don't be fooled by the first three negative reviews for Flying Pie in Meridian, those people were obviously being extremely over dramatic, even accusing a host of being \"on pills,\" wtf is that even?! He was probably tired from working, since at the time this Flying Pie had just opened and was super busy while the hype was wearing off. This is the best Flying Pie in my opinion and the only one that offers a lunch buffet, which is a really good deal for the quality of pizza and salad bar. \nThose people with the over critical reviews need to get real. They were expecting perfection from a brand new place, and were some how confused about the very obvious layout of the restaurant. The interior is straight forward, has an awesome bar with great craft beers for a good price, and has a comfortable atmosphere with a staff that is friendly and helpful. \nBest pizza spot in Meridian by far and second best in the valley in my opinion (right behind Casanova pizza)", "My brother clued me in to give this place a try. This being my first time in, I have to honestly say it was a great experience. The lady taking our order graciously got\nmy wife and I a sample of the wine and beer choices we wanted to make sure we'd like them. \n\nThey served us a complementary order of breadsticks to start us off. Very tasty. \n\nWe opted for a pizza with sour dough crust and was that ever a delightful treat! Pizza was cooked exceptionally well leaving us actually wanting more than the 10\" size we ordered.\n\nEvery person we engaged with treated us well. Everyone seemed happy to be working here which made it more enjoyable to dine in on the first visit.", "Place has gone downhill. This is a newer establishment in Boise based on the Amazing Restaurants they have in Boise. Problem is the food is not good. Salad bar is a joke - Beer is Super Expensive and pizza was just so so. Even the video games take your money with nothing in return. Only reason I will go back is if someone else is buying.", "Went on Tuesday night for the gourmet pizza night! \n\nCost my husband and I $20 for all you can eat pizza, drinks & salad! Not too shabby!\n\nIt was fun trying the different flavors of pizza they had available!\nSalad bar was fresh clean and had a good selection of toppings! \n\nThe only complaint is the Samoan pizza needed to be cooked longer some of the cheese on top wasn't melted all the way... smh! Other than that everything & everyone was awesome!" ]

[ 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4 ]

[ "After living in the county for many years, it wasn't until recently that I was able to check out the Main Street Dunedin area. Granted I'm sure it was different during my high school years, but I'm sure the overall ambiance and quaintness typical of smaller towns would've still been there.\n\nWasn't here by day but was here at night (I guess when it's Chic-A-Boom Room according to Suzanne S.) after a wedding. Bar was on the casual side but not at all like a dive. The artsy kitsch decor reminds me of Nicholson's House when it was around. Staff was attentive and drinks were reasonable. A chill yet happening bar in the Main Street Dunedin area that I'd go to if I want to go out and don't want to take a trip out to Tampa.", "Kelly's is a sexy, little restaurant on Dunedin's Main Street.\n\nOn Fridays, they have an spectacular prix fixe vegetarian dinner - includes appetizer, entree, and dessert.\n\nTheir ala carte menu has a few vegetarian selections as well.\n\nI recommend their mojitos - perfect.\n\nThey have outside seating, but you need to make a reservation.\n\nThey have a full bar with live music next door, and a nightclub with a DJ next to that...\n\nQuite a special establishment...", "I like the idea of Kelly's, but not always the execution of Kelly's.\n\nIt is a great place, great theme, delightful wait staff and fun atmosphere but sometimes the food leaves much to be desired. It is definitely hit or miss for me. I've been there and have had yummy fluffy whole wheat pancakes with bananas and then on other days they are rubbery and cold. It is kind of a surprise what kind of experience I'm going to have whenever I go there.\n\nBut their OJ is really good, actually fresh squeezed. And they do have some great lunch selections. I recommend it and if you go, I hope it is a hit for you instead of a miss.", "When I first came to Dunedin, I went on a quest for breakfast spots. Kelly's is definitely one of my faves.First of all, the coffee is Cafe Bustelo. Score one! The Bloody Marys, as reviewed, are fab. Score two. Every day a different hollandaise sauce is featured for the Eggs Benedict. My faves include the roasted red pepper, lime-dill, and ancho chile sauces. Score three. I always choose the cheese grits as a side. Score four. The adjoining Chik-A-Boom Patio is used as is the bar. The mixed and specialty drinks are killer. Score five stars! I've mostly talked breakfast. The one time I had dinner here, it was f-i-n-e! There is a lot more to discover on the menu and I have the time. Most importantly, the servers are outstanding and too much fun. They add to the atmosphere and good dining at Kelly's.", "Arrived in Dunedin, found this place and had some of the best breakfast I've had in months! Very interesting atmosphere! Loved it! Definitely going back!", "I come here when ever I'm in the states, the food is food is absolutely fantastic, I just love the breakfast specials, sitting out back listening to nineties tunes while attended to by the team of servers, all of whom have buckets of personality and great skill.\nI have also eaten here in the evenings and the food is also a treat. In the evenings the connecting door the the adjoining bar, The Chic-A-Boom Room, is open where the atmosphere is just amazing.", "Wow, a fab night out.\nJust great.", "good for breakfast and lunch. food is fresh and tasty. the waiters are a little flamey but that is half the fun LOL.", "Best breakfast, bar none with a touch of glitz and edginess, make this one of my most favorite breakfast places and a \"must go\" when I am anywhere near Dunedin. \n\nMenu is nice and diverse. The food is top notch, especially the various eggs benedicts! Also, you CANNOT leave here without trying one of their freshly made muffins!\n\nThe servers are funny, animated and fantastic and really give this place a unique flavor. Do your breakfast palate a favor and try this restaurant!", "For breakfast, I kept it sweet and simple. I ordered the Oat Bran Banana Pancakes with Pecans and the house coffee. I thought the pancakes were dee-lish! I can only give the place 4 out of 5 in all fairness ONLY because I have not tried other delights on the menu. Loved the atmosphere with the artwork and chachkies. Also, I heard this place has Drag Queen Bingo night. Next time I come down, I may have to check out more of the scene AND the food. If all goes well, I may have to change my review from 4 to 5 out of 5..." ]

[ 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4 ]

[ "The décor is simple, clean, and uncluttered. Four of us were pleasantly greeted at the door by a hostess which immediately threw me off. As a six year regular of the previous business here, it was an odd expectation. The hostess sat us down and presented us menus. We sat down and were greeted by the nice wait staff who offered to take our drink order. We were not offered any drink specials at the table and asked the bartender instead. The $12 bucket for six bottles was a nice surprise compared to other bars in South County. We ordered multiple appetizers; The Collapse Zone sampler and Pretzel Bites. The jalapeno poppers were not very spicy yet the cream cheese filling was good considering most we've run into are stuffed with cheddar. Everything else was good and the price for the sampler was on par with other restaurants. The pretzel bites were better than other locations in South County that serve them. Onto the entrees. Two of us ordered the State Street Meatloaf, one ordered a pizza and the other ordered the daily special of Chicken Marsala. The daily special came with a nice salad. It's too bad it came out at the same time as the entrée. Poor timing. None of the entrees arrived at the same time. For the amount of wait staff standing around looking confused, the waitress should not have had to make multiple trips back to the kitchen to deliver food to the table. The pizza was presented well and tasty. The meatloaf was rough. I wasn't sure what to expect with meatloaf stuffed with pepperoni, roast beef, cheese and garlic. The bottom of the slices appeared to be cooked on a grill and burnt. The meat texture was good. Somewhat of a bland taste overall and then it was topped with an overpowering BBQ sauce that left me confused as to what flavor this was all supposed to have. The carrots were al dente and without butter or seasoning. Almost appeared to be those small snack size bags of carrots that might have been microwaved. The mashed potatoes were brown with brown gravy. They weren't bad. The gravy was good. I would have liked to have seen the same gravy on top of the meatloaf instead of the BBQ sauce. Food temperatures seemed to be adequate with nothing arriving cold or lukewarm. After eating our dinner, we were presented a comment card to our table to which I filled out all of my concerns listed above. For the amount of what appeared to be managers/owners walking around including the cook, it would have been nice to have had a personal conversation with them. But...nothing. Not even a \"thanks for coming in\" from manager's sitting at the bar drinking and eating. Given the amount of what I assume were manager's and partners standing around in addition to lots of staff, I can't imagine labor costs being efficient either. We passed on desserts since $5.99 for a slice of anything is a bit much. $3.99 if you just want some ice cream. So for four of us we spent $100.50 (Two appetizers, a pizza, three entrees, three sodas, and a bucket of beer). When I compare a dinner for four at other locations in town, I felt this was not really a good deal for the money vs. taste. There are much better options for better tasting food without the confusing flavors. Hopefully the drink specials will continue to be favorable. That will keep me coming back.", "I came in last Friday and was greeted by a friendly staff and owners. They took the time to talk with me and see what I thought about the place and the food. The inside is very nice with different firefighters memorabilia and clean. I ordered the barn burner burger with the 5 alarm sauce and fries. The sauce had good flavor and was not overpowering. I then was informed they had a deep fried banana nut bread that I should try, so I gave it a whirl. It was delicious! The outside was crispy like one would expect and the inside was moist and it was topped off with powered sugar and drizzled with chocolate sauce! The waitress did an excellent job of making sure I was taken care of. Total price for my meal was just over $11. I went there again and this time I ordered the jalapeño poppers and a 14\" pepperoni and sausage pizza. Once again I was treated to a friendly staff and owners and the food met my expectations again. They also dedicated a table to a fallen Firefighter in the line of duty. Very commendable! I highly recommend giving this place a try! Reasonable prices for food with a friendly atmosphere. I will be coming back.", "Checking out the cool new place. It's called The Firehouse, but no Ghostbusters around. What can I say I am an 80's spawn. The place looks real good, the music is great, the firefighter theme is nice, and raffle to support Backstoppers is very cool . The Collapse Zone appetizer sampler is awesome. The decor is warm and inviting and in no way ostentatious. A great addition to the neighborhood.", "Don't go here. Good waitresses, but 1 hour plus wait for food, cold food when it finally came out, and ownership that doesn't care. Avoid.", "The firehouse bar and grill seems to be a fun atmosphere for groups of all ages. The layout is spacious with activities such as pool tables, darts and other electronic games such as golf and big buck hunting.\nIt also includes a nice patio so you are able to enjoy the weather on given days. \n\nAs a new restaurant they are still tweaking their menu, but from multiple visits I haven't had a reason to complain about any of the items I have ordered in regard to food or drinks. They have cheap beers specials, always having a \"beer of the day\" for $2.00 and drafts are only $2.50. Buckets served at $12.00. It's also a nice St Louis theme to have specials during sporting events which I've been able to enjoy with friends and family. $5.00 Pitchers during St. Louis sporting events. \nMy food favorites probably include the pretzel bites, jalapeño poppers, pizza's, and quesadilla.\n\nI would suggest the managers on staff to more often approach customers to show their care and make sure they are enjoying their food as service to make sure they are having the best experience possible. (Always want to bring people back through the doors and have people spread the word in a good manner)\n\nI would highly recommend giving this restaurant a shot for anyone looking for a new place to try! I hope this helps people out.", "Delicious food, attentive service and laid back atmosphere-what more could you ask for! Great place for a quick bite, business lunch or happy hour!", "Okay- when i first saw this place on YELP, i had NO idea that this was located in the plaza, in that little A-Frame building thats been a million things under the sun ! \nSo, naturally, I really wasnt expecting too much, but the reviews were good and we were looking for a new place to try.\nThe decor is typical firehouse-esque decor-- nothing out the ordinary, but its cool to look at.\nWe started off by ordering the fried provel cheese-- Ugh, i cant tell how in love we are with the fried provel from joey b's and thought these might compare- \nThese are defnitely hand made fried provel bites--- I am not sure how joey b's gets there fried cheese to look so perfect (maybe they arent hand made) but these definitely did compare-\nThey were not as gooey as Joey B's, but you really cant mess up fried provel- imo\nI ordered the meatball sandwich, and a side salad-\nDarling honey orderd the fish-\nhe really liked it-- and i really enjoyed the meatball sandwich-\n i didnt eat any of the bread, but it tasted like the meatballs were homemade--\nI hope this places makes it-- i really do.....", "There is one goofy son of a bitch that does the dance in Silence of the Lambs. Beware if his eyes and dong. Both huge", "I really wanted to give this place a 3.5 star but rounded down for a few reasons. This was my first visit; I went with the shrimp po' boy. The shrimp are pretty small, which could be a pro or a con because the smaller the shrimp the more breading crunch, and the hot sauce they are tossed in is pretty tasty. \nOur server was extremely friendly but after she took our order and brought out the food we never saw her again, so our drinks sat empty for 15 min. I think there were only 2 servers working and 12 tables, so I understand being busy, but if that is the case the manager on duty needs to be walking around and helping out. It was also noon so they should prepare for a lunch rush. \nI'll most likely give them another chance when American bar food sounds appealing, but no special trips will be made to head out there.", "It was ok... the sandwich was overpriced for what I got... not sure I'd want to go back and watch one server act as the bartender and hostess too... it was pitiful.. I wanted to jump up and help her out Sooooooo bad.... not sure if it was a fluke that day, but I'm not even sure I want to go back. I might.. we'll see..." ]

[ 2, 5, 5, 1, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 2 ]

[ "This is my favorite favorite place to go and hang out, gab and drink coffee when I venture to Boise. Who ever thought I would be drinking coffee in what was once a church? The atmosphere is great and I feel like I am in one of my favorite coffee shops back in San Diego. The coffee is great and when you buy their beans they donate around four bucks a charity that supports folks both locally and globally. I think it is cool. I also picked up a handmade mug to take back to San Diego. Love it!! Will be back soon!!", "Rembrandt's Coffee House in downtown Eagle offers so much more than just coffee! The crowded parking lot is a great indication of a bustling café inside this converted church at 93s Eagle Road close to the intersection of Eagle Rd and old State. Do patrons visit for the coffee, the pastry, the artwork, the atmosphere or all of the above? Boldly painted walls, unusual light fixtures and interesting art for sale all add to the ambiance. If you like Gothic, eclectic, and funky then this is your kind of place!\n\nSeveral large menu boards hang overhead while a large glass display case tempts the taste buds with a variety of quiches, cheesecakes, lemon bars, tiramisu, and brownies. One menu board is devoted to fair trade coffee, Chai, Italian sodas, worldly teas and bubble tea. Another menu board offers breakfast and lunch options. We went to Rembrandt's hoping to order breakfast and lunch entrees but our arrival at 11:07 left us with only the option of lunch as breakfast, sadly, had ended exactly at 11 a.m.\n\nBreakfast items include several choices of quiche, omelets, and bagels; egg burritos and eggs Benedict. Cinnamon buns and enticing muffins were also available. Lunch offerings included several varieties of salads (such as Caesar, Marketplace, Stonebridge) in the $6.95 - $7.95 price range; and sandwiches/wraps for $7.95 - $8.95. Sandwiches (including chicken and aioli; Philly steak; grilled tuna or make-your-own) are served with a choice of potato salad, chips or coleslaw. There is also a child's menu with rather bland items such as the standard grilled cheese and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Orders are placed and paid for at the register. Wait staff delivers the food to your table with the choice being indoor dining or patio seating. Since we were intent on having a quiet lunch we opted for the patio. An artsy fountain in the courtyard is surrounded by numerous tables and chairs with large umbrellas and tastefully potted plants. Some attention to the patio is needed as many of the tables were warped and some of the umbrellas wouldn't open but otherwise it was a pleasant place to dine. \n\nOur meals were made to order and promptly delivered to our table. The Caesar salad had an ample amount of shaved cheese and croutons. It was accompanied with a delicious wedge of fresh bread. A turkey, avocado, and bacon sandwich on thick grilled bread included ample large chunks of roasted meat and crisp bacon. The raspberry Italian soda was cool and refreshing in a large glass filled with ice, however, on a hot day the 'fill your own water in a tiny plastic cup from a self-serve container' option as well as no ice left a lot to be desired!\n\nThe web site lists hours for breakfast, lunch and evening appetizers/snacks. Several events occur weekly at the coffee house including family movie night and jazz night. There is no menu offered online. Consult the web site for serving times prior to visiting: https://www.rembrandtscoffeehouse.net/hours.cfm", "My favorite local breakfast restaurant in Eagle. This remodeled church has become a gathering place for an ecclectic mix of families, professionals, artists...a true sense of community, great service and delicious food is what I love about Rembrandts. Weekday mornings Lynn and Chelsea provide great service - greeting everyone who walks through the door by name. Amazing...great way to start any busy or kick-back day.", "Alright, so I will say rembrandts has a very comftorable atmosphere and has nice art hanging, but as someone who truly loves coffee, it's not very good. The baristas are not trained properly, but there are occasions that someone that worked at another shop, where they were trained, works there and can pull a good shot. I asked for ristretto shots and they had no idea what I was talking about. It's been about three months since I've been there, but for the most part the coffee was burnt, and their iced coffee was more like dirty water. Don't go out of your way to triple brew it or anything......\nTheir boba (bubble tea) is okay until you get to the boba itself, which is generally hard in the middle. This place has a really cool vibe, but i think it gets 5 stars because its a bit \"ritsy\" compared to most coffee shops, and folks in eagle are definitely fans of the fancy. All in all, if you're in eagle and want a place to sit, browse the web/socialize its a great place, but if youre jonesin for a good cup of the dark stuff i would say go elsewhere.", "As many have mentioned, the ambiance is excellent and the art is very enjoyable. That alone makes it one of my favorite coffee shops in West Boise. However, what brings me back again and again are the breakfasts, I love the omelettes and the pastry. I'd go there even if they didn't sell coffee. This is a fun place to go and to bring friends, the only challenge is leaving, I never want to!", "I am not going to give u a huge list of the menu items they carry or a description of the converted church etc all of this has been reviewed very well I would be just repeating others. This is my most favorite coffee shop in the whole treasure valley and I have been a customer since they opened. I know they tried a 2nd location on State st and it wasn't there very long I am not sure what happened there? Love the art the books the music the staff love it all. Great meetup place and the quiche is my favorite", "I've never been impressed with Rembrandt's the few times I've been. Sure, the ambiance (sometimes), building, art and community interaction is great but that's where the good stops for me. On weekend mornings, it feels more like a cafeteria than a coffee shop; you can't find a seat, babies crying, people bumping into you. Not enjoyable. I've never been satisfied with my drinks either. I asked for a lemon mate iced and the Batista immediately told me teas couldn't be iced. So I had to explain to her how to toss hot tea over ice. And there was a ton of loose mate in the bottom of my glass. Also, when I say \"soy\" it's not a suggestion. Took a big ol' swig of my \"soy latte\" made with cows milk. Gee, thanks.....\nOn the upside, I've had a cinnamon roll from there, and it was tasty.", "I'm not kidding. This is about as good as it gets. Coming from a \"big city\" (Seattle, and all around), I have yet to experience such a satisfying start to my day, then when I visited Rembrandts, while on vacation to see family. Located about a block out of Boise Idaho, in Eagle Idaho, these guys set the standard in \"starting the day off right\". \n\nOn my first visit, I happen to stop-in because it was the one place within walking distance from where I was staying. I was simply going to get coffee. Yeah .... that was a shot in the dark, but once I saw a couple of plates coming out of the kitchen, I knew I was in the right place. My first thought was: Eggs Benedict. But then I realized, I only had 5 minutes to order it by 11am, and was about 5th in line. Sure enough, when I got to the counter, it was 10 after, and they had broken-down the breakfast prep. No worries .... their twist on a Philly Cheese Steak was so tempting, breakfast seemed to be far away from me, instantly. \n\nWhile sipping on one of the best Breve's ever known to man, waiting for my \"brunch\", I realized that if I could, I would drive here for my coffee everyday. But that didn't top it .... here comes my sandwich .... thick-sliced roast beef, swiss cheese, onions, green peppers and more, on a ciabatta bun with a house-made chipotle-style spread. I couldn't have asked for more .... GREAT Philly! \n\nI spent the rest of the day wondering what the next day was going to be like. That's because, my first plan was to go to Rembrandts. I was going to tackle that eggs benedict, if it was the last thing I did on my trip. Now ... understand, that I am a HUGE fan of eggs-benedict (especially my own) so, I am even more impressed when I am out-done. Which, in this case, I was ... by a LONG shot. This is by far, hands-down, without a doubt, the BEST eggs benedict in the world. 10/10. Couldn't be better. \n\nSo, at this point, I am now an addict. I MUST HAVE BREAKFAST the next day. Well, I'm on vacation, so I better try what I can, while I can. So, I go for the bacon-quiche. Again, not a darn thing to be worried about. At first, you think that $6 a slice is kinda 'hefty'. But, once you get about 3/4 of the way through it, you also think that is kinda 'hefty'. Trust me ... it'll suffice! \n\nAll I know, is that if I'm going anywhere within 75 miles radius of this place, at anytime in my life, I'm making sure to get a table. Great food, great service, and great atmosphere. \n\nAnd quick note: Ask if Katie is on that day. She is one of the BEST Baristas around. I used to work for Starbucks Corporate, and Katie makes Starbucks look like 7-11.", "Right now, the best coffee shop in the Boise/Meridian/Eagle vicinity. The eclectic coffee shop serves coffee that is made right (you would think that's easy, but thanks to Starbucks for killing one of the most enjoying beverages). Complemented by fresh pastries and cool atmosphere Rembrandt's easily lands 4 stars (i've a VERY harsh critic :). This place is a must to anyone who appreciates good coffee...", "Good coffee and quiche! And surprisingly busy for 10am on a weekday. If Portland is where young people go to retire, Eagle is where 30 something go to retire. Anyways, great staff and great atmosphere." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "Daddy Jacks's is one of Indy's favorite old-school establishments, catering to a long list of regulars that consist of mostly northsiders. Area business people flock there for lunch, and dinners are usually pretty busy, too. The bar is great, and the bartenders have all worked there for a long time. \n\nI know several of the people on the staff and it's definitely a tight group that provides great service. The burgers, a gigantic 10 oz slab of ground beef, are excellent, and I would highly recommend the black and blue burger, and would recommend a subsequent visit to the gym the next day!\n\nLocated on north Meridian near 96th street, Daddy's is located next to its sister establishments, Kona Jack's and Apres Jack's. Great for watching games. Closed on Sundays.", "Cool place for after work/lunch drink, but the hot wings needs some work. Go to my blog to read the rest of the review.", "Terrific bar, lunch, and dinner menu. Great sizes and excellent quality. Owners and staff are terrific.", "Very cool place to go after work for some drinks and appetizers.\n\nThey have a very nice old \"cigar room\" in the back with some classy decor and an overall great feeling. Obviously they do not use it as a cigar room anymore but its great for a quieter atmosphere. They also had some live music around 8PM on a Wednesday which added a great touch. The waiters were very attentive and approachable.\n\nFor what its worth they also got me some ice for my knee (injured it earlier that day) which was pretty great. Come here for some great drinks and a good time!", "Great place for cocktails with a great relaxed environment in the back of the restaurant. Known as Apre's Jacks. Check website for local contemporary music. \n\nCaveat emptor: Cougars are everywhere!", "Let me begin by saying that the bartenders at Daddy Jack's pour some of the best drinks in town!!! When I first moved to Indy in 1995 Daddy Jack's and it's sister restaurant Kona Jack's where pretty much the place to go for seafood. I frequented them both regularly. Since then so many places have popped up that I neglected my old favorite for a few years. I've found it again on a much different level. I thought to myself \"why the heck did I stop coming here?\" Well I must say the food generally rivals any other establishment in town. The sushi is always good. The hoosier roll is always a favorite as is the spicy tuna and shrimp bubba! What I have found is that on the Daddy Jack's side is that they have really good bar food. A friend has turned me on to, believe it or not, the chicken parmigiana sandwich, yes you heard it right chick parm!!! Crispy outside tender and moist inside with decent marinara sauce and the addition of pepperocini peppers with a side of their delicious steak fries and some buffalo sauce to dip them in! Sounds crazy right, but it's not!!! The servers are always pleasant and remember our drinks. I have yet to have a bad meal yet! Try it you'll like it.", "Two coworkers and I decided to have our work meeting at Daddy Jacks. Our boss said the food was great and I was excited to try a new place. We each ordered a drink, mine came out wrong. We ordered dinner (Bleu Cheeseburger no pickles), came out with 4 pickles on the burger and one on the side. My coworker ordered a sandwich no onions, waitress said she 'accidently' told them extra onions and when the sandwich came out it was obvious they just picked the onions off. We had 4 different checks in 4 different credit card holders and she managed to run every credit card on the wrong check. How is that even possible??? My $4 drink became a $56 check and I am still waiting for it to be reversed. The food is not good enough to battle the awful service we had. Do not go here. Note to the staff: If you cannot remember orders, write them down! No one will fault you for not remembering entire orders.", "I cannot believe I don't have a review of this place yet! I have eaten here more than a dozen times since moving to Indy. It is one my favorite lunch spots and although I'm a mom, I also LOVE that it is an adults only establishment even during the day. My faves are the steak fries and salads. But last Saturday night I went for a fun night out with my girls and was shocked and awed by the amazingness that is Saturday nights at Daddy's. \n\nIf you are a Cougar on the prowl, do not pass go, do not collect $200, go straight to Daddy's b/c ....well, the high rollers are out for a night on the town fo 'sho!\n\nIf you are just a casual normal person, go for the band (which was awesome!) and the Cougar-watching. Who doesn't want to see leopard-printed halter tops on fake breasted 50 year olds?? And who doesn't want to get hit on by a Russian man who is just \"zooking for a gilfrind\".\n\nIf you are looking for a good sushi roll, HOLY COW, don't forget to ask for the Kona Jack menu, b/c you do NOT want to miss out on filling your table full of oversized, fresh crab and salmon rolls. I am fairly a novice to sushi but I must say the dragon roll was by far the best roll I have EVER had ever. So so so so good. I have been thinking about this roll since we left last Saturday! OMG.\n\nOther good items! My sister in law indulged on the aphrodisiac infused mussels, I partied it up with the shrimp cocktail which was NOT spicy at all (but delish!) and I had a small salad which was fresh and good but nothing fancy. \n\nThe entertainment was wonderful, the restaurant not too crowded (though we did have a reservation) and the staff was impeccable and friendly. The bill wasn't bad at all even with a few drinks tagged on and for a girls' night out that isn't all Broadripple and tank tops, it was a great way to spend a fun evening out on the town.\n\nI would say if you are under 25, this might not be your scene but for us 30somethings, it was a perfect mix of fun and upbeat without being loud and annoying - and of course, we took notice of the furs and animal print and know how to better prepare ourselves for our next trip!", "My 21 year old daughter and I went here after trying another restaurant that had a 60 minute wait. I hadn't been to Daddy Jack's in years but remember it being a nice place. We were seated in a back corner booth that had some mysterious noises going on behind the wall that was somewhat annoying. Our server came and got our drink orders and after dropping our drinks off did not come back for close to 10 minutes to take our order and then had the nerve to say are you ready to order? We each ordered a salad because we figured that wouldn't take too long, but we were mistaken. Another good 10 minutes went by and when we finally got our meal, I wished we would have stayed and waited it out at the first restaurant we went to. How hard is it to make a good salad? Apparently, pretty hard for Daddy Jacks. The lettuce had to be at least 2-3 days old. My daughter specified no ham on her salad and if that was turkey on her salad, it was the strangest tasting turkey we ever had. Won't be going back there.", "Upscale place, food is great here and next door at Kona's. Live music in the back at Apri's. Whole package, you won't be disappointed." ]

[ 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4 ]

[ "Awesome food! The Mee Kati was excellent!! Restaurant has new ownership... Lovely family.", "I think this is the third Thai place that's opened here in the past couple of years. This iteration is pretty much the same as the last few. The food is delicious and the service is exceptional. Pretty tasty stuff.", "I just spent 6 months living in Thailand so when I got back to Nashville I was desperate for a good, authentic thai place. After trying nearly every thai restaurant in town I feel confident saying that this is the best thai restaurant in town. And the staff is so friendly, I go here now just to keep my Thai sharp. Definitely go here if you like Thai food because if you haven't been here you haven't really had it.", "Wonderful food, wonderful staff. Don't let the hole in the wall look fool you. If you give this place a shot, you'll walk away happy. Not a great locale but so great to have awesome Thai finally in the Nippers Corner/Nolensville Rd. area!", "Eaten there a couple of times now. Haven't had any better Thai here in Nashville. Good stuff!", "This place is pure love! You feel it when you walk in, you are treated with love and the food is beautiful and delicious!", "Traveling through Nashville & craving Thai food we were delighted to find this restaurant. The food was delicious, service impeccable, & conveniently located near I/24. We plan to return.", "Really authentic Thai food. And great service. They also have a very traditional presentation of the food, which is a nice touch. I can't recommend this place enough.", "One of the best dining experiences I have had in Nashville. The thought and care behind each dish showed and the food was DELICIOUS. I can't wait to go back and try more items. The staff is so welcoming and warm. Above and beyond the best Thai food in Nashville.", "This used to be the location of Thai Taste. We always enjoyed their food but they closed down a year or two ago. Then ThaiVille opened up with new owners. Those owners decided to rebrand the restaurant as Bangkokville Thai a few months after opening. We decided to give it a try. \n\nWe stopped in around noon on Sunday & there was one couple at a different table. Not very busy, but that didn't detour us, I mean it's only been open for about 4 months by my calculations. We were greeted warmly & sat at a table & our drink order was taken. If you'd been to Thai Taste, the interior will be very familiar. They haven't change much. It's a nicely appointed restaurant for the age of the building. \n\nAs we skimmed the menu (all with pictures), the owner stopped by & introduced himself & told us what dishes were his favorite & how this food is different than the other Thai places in Nashville. We decided on the crab Rangoon as an appetizer, I ordered the Pad Kee Mao & Phillip ordered some kind of pork dish. They've got a lunch & dinner price. There's about two dollars in price difference on the items. I told the server I wanted the lunch portion, seeing as it was lunchtime & I wasn't wanting a huge plate of food. She told us that on the weekends is only dinner portions. I thought that was a little odd but I figured we be getting a huge plate of food. \n\nThe crab Rangoon came soon after. You can really tell they care about presentation here. They use a lot of flowers carved out of carrots & other vegetables. The crab Rangoon was okay. The won tong paper was really thick so it was kind of hard to bite into. I like it when the paper is more delicate & inside crab stuff is fluffy. The food arrived after we were done with the crab Rangoon. The \"dinner\" portion we got looked more like a lunch portion. I think the lunch/dinner portion on the weekend is probably just to make a few extra bucks. The menu didn't have anything on it about no lunch options on the weekend, however on the website, the new menu says dinner is from 11am-9pm on Saturday & Sunday. \n\nI enjoyed the Pad Kee Mao. The noodles were cooked well & the chicken was seasoned. I asked for spicy but it wasn't very spicy so we got the 3 little containers of spices. The bell peppers were a little soft for me. Overall I enjoyed the meal. I would've liked the paper on the crab Rangoon to be a little lighter, & next time I'll come when it's actual lunchtime, during the week only." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "If you asked me to rate this place when I was still attending VU, I would have given it a negative star...\n\nAt the time, Kelly's was known as the cinder-block palace. But as a kid in college and drinking on my mind, the decor really wasn't my main priority.\n\nNow that I am all grown up, so is Kelly's. Kelly's went through a major renovation a few years ago so the dingy dive bar that I knew so well in my early adulthood had now emerged into a very trendy bar and restaurant...Who knew??? These times they are a changin'.\n\nIt's a bit more on the expensive side and has relatively pretty decent food. The appetizers are top notch and the selection of beer is one of the best. It now has 3 different levels of seating with flat screen TVs on each. Swanky decor surrounds you as you enter.\n\nMy little bar has finally grown up!", "I had to go to Villanova to pick up my daughter from sports camp. Since I had promised to bring everyone out to lunch we drove Lancaster to find a place. Kelly's is the place we select mostly from the outside.\n\nThe food is typical of what you would expect from a restuarant in a college town. Hamburgers, chicken fingers, salads and nachos all served with fries. \n\nThe entrance is through the bar which allows smoking and the no smoking areas are on steel decks up a couple flights of stairs. \n\nBoth the food and the service was just OK. The sports camp coaching staffed showed up as we were leaving so I think we ended up selecting the best place for lunch in the area.\n\nA friend of mine who attended Villanova confirms Martha M's experience. I even discovered that the giant moose head was still mounted on the wall above the entrance.", "it's a mediocre bar with HORRIBLE SERVICE. the venue is great... if they would hire non-coked-out bouncers and bartenders that actually cared about tips... it could be a great place!", "Good pub with loads of beer on tap & bottle. Big selection of typical American pub food. I had the buffalo chicken hogie which was very tasty & fresh (the bread must have been baked locally that morning). The buffalo sauce was spicy but not acidic (if you know buffalo sauce, you know what I'm talking about). There is a juke box in the corner - not the old fashioned kind, but a new one with tons of music - and one of those computer bar games. We put money in but there were already 60 something credits on the board - karma - give some, take some, I like that. Tons of big screen TVs just waiting for a game to come on. Its a bright room, with big windows, so during the day, there is no hiding. I liked this, because I didn't feel like a looser, holed up in some dingy pub, drinking during the day. Instead, I was getting drunk with friends in a bright, sunny spot. Much better.", "Just as Martha had mentioned in her review, Kelly's must have been such a dump at the time I was at 'Nova that I either can't remember or avoided having to go there... jump ahead to 2009 and Kelly's is a real nice pub in the mainline. Usually populated with 'Nova supporters of all ages, there are a handful of large flat screen tv's throughout the bar as well as a large projection screen on the mid-level. \n\nGood crowd, good pub food, good service, and an option to play photohunt by the bar. What more can you ask for?", "If I lived in Suburbia for a long haul Then Kelly's is the bar that I would spend the most time in so I could take full on advantage of it's Mug Club Membership. Because I seriously can't think of a better deal that any other bar has to offer.\n\nThe Yearly Membership goes for $100 and get's you two pretty awesome deal's. first you get your own personalized mug with the name of your choice. But the truly epic reason to get a membership is the fact that from that point forward domestic beers cost you $1, and Imports cost you $2 every single time that you attend. $250 gets you a lifetime membership with the same deal, and your name engraved on a plaque that goes on their wall. Seriously if it wasn't in Bryn Mawr I'd be all over that shit!\n\nBut beyond that epic deal, Kelly's is your typical neighborhood gastropub that's college friendly.It has a nice wooden decor, friendly staff, and good beer selection that can make for a good time if you roll in with the right people. But overall Kelly's is just decent.", "I have to disagree with Bill M's classification of this place as a gastropub. Sorry to be snotty, but this place is pretty bad foodwise--not at all elegant or upscale (as gastropub implies). It does seem to be the party of choice for college students from Thurs to Saturday nights. If I were 19 and wanted beer spilled on me while I tried to score a hookup for the night, I would beeline here. I can't speak for that, but I went for lunch a few times. Burgers, plain jane garden salad, tuna sandwich... Gullifty's (practically next door) has better food and more variety, plus you can sit at a cozy booth rather than an awkward hightop on a stool. I won't be going back unless I have to for some reason.", "Have been there a few times and always experienced the worst service ever. Certainly not worth it for the mediocre pub fare I had there.", "Any place that questions my very authentic, peachy ID is questionable itself. Still, I like that it's not as trashy as a college bar could be. It has 2 1/2 floors with people dancing in pockets, rather than there being one giant dance floor. So if you're the type of person who likes to bust out moves and start a dance party, go, go go! They need you! The DJ will spin your guilty pleasure songs on repeat. \n\nDon't know how much the drinks are; there are always Villanova students and randos to chat you up and buy you drinks if you're a girl who looks like she has a questionable ID.", "Lunch specials are off the chain. Solid lunch spot. Stay away from the night life if you're an adult." ]

[ 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3 ]

[ "Went to the Grand Opening today! Mr. Rivers was there as well and a large group of employees excited to work. The food is amazing and if you are not famine with 4Rivers than you need to GET HERE QUICK! The brisket, sausage, Mac and cheese Wowzaaaaa!!\nThey don't have a separate Sweet Shop like the other 4Rivers but they still do serve the cupcakes and sweets in line with your food order.\nThe place is smaller than the one in Carrollwood but it has it's open feel and BBQ environment.\nSauces all you can eat on the table and if you run out of space in your stomach open some room in your heart for MORE 4RIVERS!!", "Other bbq places beware!! What this place may lack in the grimy, smokey-filled, hole-in-the-wall feel, it makes up in customer service! \n\nFrom the moment we entered to the moment we left, the attention to our needs was consistently met. From free samples, to helping us with the menu, to asking us how everything was (by almost everyone) - made us feel like royalty. I met the owners and they were more than friendly and definitely engaged in their customers!\n\nThe food was good - everything was tasty and the choice of sides were outstanding!\n\nMy feedback would be by offering real cups and real forks and limiting the styrofoam would make it a real nice touch - as I would prefer to create less waste.\n\nWelcome to south Tampa! Watch out competitors; these guys are doing it right!", "I hate that I'm the first to not give them 5 stars.... Buuuut here's our thoughts. Let's start w the good...The meat is excellent- with the brisket u get to order it more moist (fatty) or more lean. The sauce is great - reminds me a little bit of Lee Roy Selmons house sauce. The other plus, the service. It was great! They allowed u to sample the brisket, I asked about a dish I saw after I checked out the brought me a sample. The manager check on our table, they even have a hand washing station that's NOT in the bathroom. I was impressed! Oh and the prices for south Tampa are good! Ok now the bad.... The sides! I'm going to start with the macaroni and cheese this is not the macaroni and cheese you would hope to get a barbecue joint. This macaroni and cheese is like the macaroni and cheese your kid gets in their school lunch. It's watery and not made with real cheese. There's no gooey cheese about it. I honestly think the Velvita macaroni and cheese I ate college is better than their macaroni and cheese. The green beans seem like something that came out of the can, watery not very flavorful. The bread pudding had way too many raisins. Two positives of the sides, The collard greens actually have ham hock, and the potato salad was pretty damn good! But a barbecue business needs to master macaroni and cheese! This place is walking distance from our house so we will surely pop in again to see how things are coming along we're always about giving place is another shot they have mastered meat but they need some help on their side dishes.", "Went today for lunch overall VERY GOOD, shared the ribs, baked cheese grits, baked beans, sweet potatoes, biscuit and fried okra, all very good! \n\nThe disappointing part - the Burndt ends (no crispness to them at all, it could have passed for just shredded meat from a tub) , also the Mac and Cheese was a let down, tasted bland and more like a commercial prepared product then home made.\n\nSince this was opening weekend for them l'm cutting them some slack on the stars. I am planning on going back and giving them another try, but in the future I'll be sure to check out when they're plating the food and change my mind if I don't like what I'm seeing going on the tray.", "I have been anticipating this 4Rivers Smokehouse opening in South Tampa since I saw the sign during construction! With that being said I definitely had to check it out on opening day! I went last night around 7:30 and lets just say it was the spot to be on a Friday night! The line was going fast which is always a great thing! While I waited in line employee's were walking around handing out samples of their pulled bbq chicken (amazing), menus, answering any questions any guest had while in line basically VERY FRIENDLY! I chose the burnt end dinner (BTW AMAZING) I added on brisket (which was good but I probably wouldn't get it again), & the sausage (mix of beef & pork, again probably would not get again) I got greens(a fan), mac and cheese (nothing special) & and the sweet potatoes(delicious) as my side. Overall my meal was pretty tasty! Also came with a free good sized biscuit! My meal was around $21 for 3 meats, 3 sides, and a biscuit. Not bad. I could not pass up dessert so I got the banana pudding cup ($2.79), this is where they lose getting a 5 star rating. Whoever made it used bananas that were not ripe enough, just left a not so pleasant taste in my mouth. If you are a fan of banana pudding you know how disappointing this must have been for me. Will I go back again? YES Will I get burnt ends again? YES Will I get the banana pudding again? Probably so, I just hope whoever is making it makes sure the bananas are indeed ready to be used!", "Ordered the brisket dinner plate the meat was tender very tasty. The sides where ok I had the Mac and cheese French fries and fried Okra. The biggest problem was I ordered the meat lean and it was more fatty than I would expect and the second thing was the meat was cold. I will come back and try again.", "Disorganized serving line and cold food. Enough said! Brisket was dry,not that they gave you a choice which cut you got, regardless of what the sign said. Got a smokehouse there was not even a hint of smoke in the meat. Tri-Tip steak was raw and had to be sent back ..... the first and probably only time we'll stop here.", "I love 4 Rivers... and I don't like Bar B Que so that says A LOT! I've been waiting on this location to open up since moving to St. Pete in March and I was there front and center on opening day. Location is nice a big, clean, modern and has ample seating inside and outside. Outside seating includes misters for the warmer days.\n\nTheir menu is extensive with almost every part of the cow you can choose from, but also includes smoked turkey, pork and chicken. \n\nTheir sweet shop is in a league of it's own. They have their own bakery that provides all of the sweets you see here. If you haven't had it, try it! I promise you'll love it. And if you've tried other locations, this one is just as good. \n\nWelcome to Tampa 4 Rivers!", "Cool looking place. Great pictures on the wall of Tampa. Communal seating gives it an old school BBQ joint feel.\n\nThe food? Not so much. Buyer beware, the Brisket is Pot Roast. It is definitely not brisket that you picture in your head.\n\nIt falls apart and is dry. The pulled pork was a little bit better. Both of the sauces on the table kind of suck.\n\nReminds me of any BBQ place you would encounter up north.\n\n2 stars for the building", "First and only time I'll go. Cold food dry brisket even though the sign claims you can pick which cut you want, you get what they give you. For a smoke hot se there wasn't any hint of the meat being smoked. Tasted like it came out of the oven at home. Also had the tri-tip sandwich on the order and it was raw." ]

[ 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 1, 2 ]

[ "Definitely the best mexican food in the city! Although Pico de Gallo on 15th and South is close. It is a BYOB, but a little on thepricey side. The decor is cute, and the service is good. The food is just delicious!!!", "Great mole! We ordered the mole negro and a HUGE appetizer plate. Both were delicious. The mole was thick and flavorful and pretty close to some of the Oaxacan restaurants in LA that I miss so much. I was so happy to find authentic Mexican food in Philly that tastes good. Horchata was not on the menu, but something made me ask. After all they had other aguas frescas. Our waiter said, \"let me check.\" He came back with two horchatas for my friend and me. Wahoo! \n\nLas Cazuelas is a BYOB, so stop off for some Negra Modelo or tequila before you get there. But do visit. It's not cheap Mexican food, but it is delicious. The atmosphere is nice (it could even be a nice date spot), and the staff are great.\n\nUPDATE: horchata is still not on the menu, but it's there if you ask for it. The mole poblano was good, as were the shrimp and beef dishes we ordered.", "Although the service was top notch and the chips and salsa were delicious, the main course was a little underwhelming. \n\nIn fact, on the walk home, I realized that although I haven't grocery shopped in quite awhile, I still could have prepared the same meal at home. \n\nThat was depressing. \n\nIt just seems like they are caught between being a snooty NoLibs restaurant and a neighborhood mexican place.", "The sopas appetizer was good. The soup that was the special was special-priced but was a thin tomato/hot -sauce flavored broth with a flat flavor, Oaxaca cheese, tortilla strips, and Avocado.\n\nI didn't taste it, but My friend didn't rave about his Mole. My pork chop tasted a lot like a Sazon rubbed pork chop.\n\nThe atmosphere is very nice and the service is good; our waiter spoke Spanish (which as you know dosn't happen often in phila Mexican restaurants). This could be a nice date place and it is close enough to northern liberties to make it a neighborhood Mexican place if you live there.\n\nVeggies: they were willing to make anything (within reason) without meat for vegetarians.", "Great food and friendly staff that went above and beyond the call of duty. Definitely try the Tres Leche Cake when you go!", "Went there for a group birthday party. Very tastefully decorated, quaint and clean neighborhood place. I think it has been redone since the picture was taken. Open air balcony upstairs overlooks the street, perfect for summer. Friendly staff and delicious, authentic Mexican food. A really good experience.", "We were there for a group birthday (as well) and it was wonderful. Our servers were very attentive. No one in our group left hungry. Grab your favorite bottle and enjoy a good meal at this little gem.", "The food and the atmosphere here is great but not good enough for the poor service. Be prepared to be here for awhile if you are coming to eat. The waitress did not ask for a drink order and every time we needed something we had to track her down. \n\nI am not a fan of a traditional Mexican restaurant where there is not hot sauce or salsa on the table, you have to ask for it and they charge you a $1.", "We went here for a casual dinner on a Tuesday. The place was empty and the service was top notch. Tuesday also happened to have a Prix Fixe menu option. Everything was delicious. For $40 we got a tortilla soup, chicken tostada, shrimp and rice, a huge pile of beef and 2 tres leches cakes. \n\nI'm not sure what another reviewer was talking about, we got chips and salsa for free, the waitress even brought us salt and limes for our BYO-Beer.", "This place is AMAZING!!! Best Mexican food east of Texas. I've eaten here for lunch several times and have had attentive service and unbelievably tasty food. Their mole is authentic and delicious. I've never eaten here for dinner, but I just might one of these days when I get a chance\n\nOle!" ]

[ 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5 ]

[ "New restaurant that opened not too long ago near the Greenwood Park Mall. We have already visted quite a few times and already this restaurant has become one of our favorites. The margaritas are great, not watered down and not too strong...they must use top quality smooth tequila because it always seems to go down well. Besides the drinks, the food is also amazing. For some reason I really like the tortillas that come with the burritos and fajitas...they taste so fresh! And great service to boot! Great addition to the ever growing southside!", "I recently tried this place and I've fallen in love. I know that sounds funny, but this place blew me away at how great it was.\nMy sister and I went after a day of shopping, and we got their fire stuffed jalapenos as an appetizer. Let me tell you, those things were REALLY hot. After about the second bite, I couldn't feel my tongue!\nI tried their combo plate, with chicken flautas, chicken taco, and some enchilada. The food was amazing, and the service was fast!!\nWe also got to take some of their famous salsa and homemade chips home and enjoyed them later on.\nI will DEFINITELY be heading back there soon!", "i been to this restaurant few times now. its very good the food really good. The price is alright, me and my girlfriend fo there spent about 30 to 40 bucks. i like it.", "I love this place! My original favorite OTB restaurant is right in Indianapolis. Great service, excellent food, great location. \n\nThe chips and salsa are definitely my favorite thing and I love the chicken fajitas. My husband loves the border chimichanga with beef. \n\nYou can expect to wait for a table at this restaurant on a Friday or Saturday night. But it is definitely worth the wait!", "Wasn't all that impressed the two times I have gone. I try to make it a habit to go back to a place if the service was poor, because we all have bad days and maybe that was the case. In my humble opinion a bad day was not the case, the service was just bad. \n \nBoth times we waited over 20 minutes to be seated in off peak times when they were not busy, when I can see many open tables and I am still waiting then there is an issue. No communication from hostess as to why the wait was taking so long. The wait staff acted like they could careless to have my business. Both times our orders were messed up, neither time was a manager made available.\n\nThe food was the only saving grace to this place, but it was nothing to make me feel like coming back and giving them a third chance.", "Not a fan.. Service was slow and the food was palatable but nothing to make me jump up and wanna use my maracas..\nPricing was reasonable.. the atmosphere was pleasant.. just sort of a lackluster experience. \nSticking with El Meson in the future.", "This is a great place to go for mexican food and magarita's. The food is great -my personal favorite are the steak fajitas! The margaritas are good enough to sing about!! Best part is the pricing is 1st-date reasonable! \nI am not usually a fan of the 'chain' mexican restaurants but this place does a lot of things right!", "Tasty carnitas... some of the best I have found around Indy! And I really like their giant beers. :) Went here on a Sunday evening for dinner with my husband. Nothing mind-blowing, but good Mexican food, decent atmosphere and no complaints about the service.", "For being a chain restaurant, they are very good! I've always had outstanding service, great food, and an overall great experience. Reasonable prices for great food.", "Ate there last week because we wanted to sit outside on the patio. The service was absolutely awful! The waiter kept forgetting to bring things to not only us but the tables around us as well. I had nachos. The chips were soggy and the \"fajita\" meat tasted like rubbery pot roast." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 2 ]

[ "I feel so privileged to have toasted this very necessary new addition to the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood: what a beautiful and unique eatery! Stylishly elegant yet warmly casual setting, fabulously gourmet yet approachable and familiar dishes, friendly staff and stunning bar...it truly hits all those necessary notches!\n\nDefinitely get a cocktail---I had their frozen tequila drink and my husband had The Steve McQueen: both were exquisite. The duck poutine was heavenly, the mussels/clams dish was beautifully done, the etoufee was spicy and satisfying, the market fish was divine, and the key lime pie was so refreshingly light and flavorful...the house wines were chosen with great care as well. High marks from start to finish on our entire meal!\n\nAlso? The free arcade games lounge area in the back is such a fun and whimsical touch. Like a nice and silly little wink to fun in the midst of the otherwise serious food they're serving up there!", "Christopher poured his heart and soul into Hemingway's Bar and Hideaway and it shows. I love everything about this place and plan on making it a regular after work stop for a couple of drinks. \n\nThe craft cocktail menu is fun and unique (I recommend the Steve McQueen) and the food is absolutely amazing. The Korean chicken is fantastic and if you find yourself sitting at the bar definitely give the burger a try - it is a tasty burger.", "Interesting small menu. High-quality. Only a couple choices for vegetarians. Kale salad very good, crawfish ettoufee very good nicely spiced. Overall presentation very professional. Desserts unique and High quality.", "I don't get out to as many places as I used to. I've found so many wonderful, local options for food and drink in my neighborhood, that I don't often find myself venturing out and trying new things. Yet, when I do venture out, I yearn for a place where the food and drink, as well as the hospitality, are exceptional. While it hasn't gained the traction that I hope for it to have, Hemingway's has become a wonderful hangout spot for my friends and I in the Wedgwood Houston neighborhood.\n\nThe space feels grand, without feeling too big. The bar is a smaller, but comfortable space to sit at, with two TV's on the left and right. There are plenty of tables with various sizes to seat any group of people. Music sounds great in there as well: not too loud, not too quiet. Be sure to play a couple games at their multi-game arcade cabinets!\n\nI've gone through a little more than half of the cocktail menu so far. Personal opinion is strong here, but this is one of the best, if not, the best cocktail menu in Nashville. While I personally wish it had some more boozy/spirit forward cocktails, it has one of my favorite cocktails I have ever had: \"A Good Read.\" It's a dermerara rum cocktail that is balanced, stirred, but strong. In fact, while most of their cocktails are shaken on the menu, I've noticed the flavor profiles are all quite different between cocktails, yet within each individual cocktail, the flavors are well balanced. It's a difficult and stunning achievement, considering the drinks I have had on the menu have been nothing short of amazing.\n\nThe food menus are well priced, well crafted, and well portioned. Whether the Korean Fried Chicken, Duck Poutine, or Hot Dog of the Day, I have enjoyed the food menu here. It isn't the biggest or most comprehensive menu out there, but I think it is short and to the point, crafty and simple without feeling like I'm ordering typical bar food.\n\nI can't wait to have more amazing times here. It's had a soft open so far, but with the quality of service this establishment is putting out, I have ever confidence that it will become a Nashville staple. Welcome to the neighborhood, Hemingway's!", "After initial drive by, super intrigued by the Houston Wedgewood location and what appears to be a trendy, cool interior... looked up the menu online and even the menu looks super delicious. Nervous about the pricing as it's not listed on the menu and haven't really heard much hype about this place... Was excited to try it with a few friends who'd be visiting. However, extremely discouraged after I called four times to try and make a reservation. The hostess couldn't hear me, complained about the phone and made me repeat everything four times (each time I called) and still couldn't get my name or my number or the fact I wanted to make a reservation for four. Hoping they get their phones fixed, and/or find a hostess who doesn't complain and can hear so the next time I call back, I can actually get a reservation and actually try the place!?", "I wish this site allowed you to give half stats because I really don't want to give over 2 and 1/2 stars. Why aren't there prices on the menu on their website? For lunch today I had the BPT crispy pork tenderloin. I assume that the \"B\" stands for BIG because they should give you TWO BUNS for both the size of the piece of meat and the price of $11.00 . The small amount of spicy mustard was enough for the taste but it left the toasted bun dry. The fries are just average. The waiter Jack wasn't helpful for this being a new resturant. He didn't offer any information about the menu until I asked about an item then he didn't give any additional details that was not on the menu. He did't promote any of items on the menu. The Bartender was carefully measuring liquor for the cocktails that are all overpriced At $15.00 each. At 01:00 pm this afternoon it was hard for me to read the plywood signs lettered with yellow spray paint directing you to a gravel insecure parking lot. There is NO WAY that I would park in that lot after dark and where is the handicapped parking? Do the owners expect everbody to use UBER or LYFT? Sure they do because that is the Hipster method of transportation, This is just another attempt to open a trendy restaurant To attract that HIPSTER CROWD mostly out of East Nashville. I don't believe that they will be open at the first of next year. I WILL NEVER GO BACK!", "Great food & great drinks.. Gorgeous space & arcade machines! The poutine & chicken dumplings are my personal favorites.", "Wow. If only that silly word could encompass the experience. Soon, this is will be a place to be seen. But that, fortunately, will never be the goal of Hemmingways. You will come here for the incredible not-wanna-be craft cocktails, gourmet food that is at least 40% cheaper than the finest restaurants in town but with better quality, and the service. You will never find better bar craftsmen then you will find here. Try one cocktail at hemmingways and then try three at bastion next door. Your only question will be why did I buy three at bastion when I could have enjoyed a proper cocktail with no pretense, great food and the kind of service that would make your mamma proud.", "Excited to try this new spot on Friday for a bite and good drink. The two of us thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality, drinks and food. We are fairly critical of any new spot as there is an exploding food and drink scene in Nashville. Some are so-so and some nail it. Hemingway's did well. First, they have a killer building from the turn of the century, late 1800's I would guess, that they clearly spent good coin to restore and keep as original as possible in today's tough \"code\" environment. Kudos to keeping a historic building heart's beating. \n\nDrinks - one of the best cocktail menus in the city. Carefully crafted and smooth, unique profiles of flavor. I'm a brown water kinda guy, and their whiskey drinks are on point. Very good and they put their heart into their cocktails. \n\nFood - Simple but diverse menu. If you aint getting a cheesecake factory book of options, that's a good thing. Had the mussels and clams, great flavor. I had the pork tenderloin, seems basic but they prepared perfectly. Far too many folks overcook a pork tenderloin like its supposed to be gray through the middle. No folks. The pierogis that accompany the pork are perfect. My partner had the Korean fried chicken, had a few bites and it was exceptional. \n\nLastly, this town is built on character. Some forget that but the owners of Hemingway's haven't. We enjoyed the friendly true Nashville southern hospitality and conversation among the staff. Thanks for making it warm, inviting and an enjoyable experience. We'll be back!\n\nps. I see pricing jabber on some other reviews - we both ate full and drank heavily and walked out paying less than 60 bucks pp. That's darn good. And to another baseless 2 star post, there's a great system called Resy that you can make reservations with. Pretty cool, doesn't require phone calls. \n\nKeep Nashville, Nashville. \nCheers.", "I came here the first night they opened for drinks with a few friends. We all tried a bunch of their cocktails (I daresay we made it through half the cocktail menu) and each was amazing. They have a great little lounge area in the back with some arcade games. The bartenders are wonderful, nice people who genuinely want to give you a great experience. Due to our fabulous first time there, I decided to come back the next weekend for dinner.\n\nDinner is really, really good. I had the potato leek soup, grilled pork tenderloin, and the key lime pie. The soup was amazing, I'd come back for that alone. The tenderloin was actually tender and paired with some delicious piergoies! The key lime pie was perfect...a true key lime pie. My boyfriend had the sauteed mushrooms (which is more of a salad but still good), the Korean fried chicken, and some of the key lime pie. Let's backtrack to the Korean fried chicken. This is the best thing ever. Like gonna come back and just get that for every course. It's SO good. \nWe also had cocktails of course! I think the Steve McQueen is my favorite. \nAnyways, so happy this place is open because it is fantastic!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "Located at the newest food court at the King of Prussia mall, Sweetgreen is a gourmet health joint that serves mostly salads, and some quinoa bowls. They make massive salads and have a very friendly staff. Line was long so it took a while to get the food. \n\nKale Caesar - SO delicious! It was tangy, fresh, and sunny. Loved the Parmesan chips they put in it.Will probably dream about it later.\n\nSpicy Sabzi salad - it was OK. Probably just not my thing. \n\nOverall great experience. Can't wait to try the other things on the menu. Wasn't too pricey for what you get either.", "I was curious to check out the new food court at the mall and decided to check out this salad place since it was a healthier alternative to Shake Shack and the line was moving along fast. I was pretty impressed for what I got, expensive but worth it, the salad I got filled me up, the Guacamole greens and it had a bunch of avocado with chicken and tomatoes and the jalapeño vinagrette was great, not over spicy , they seem to customize your salad to your needs even asking how heavy you want your dressing. The drinks were pretty good too, I got a watermelon drink and one with lime and ginger, preferred the watermelon but both were refreshing. Definitely would like to go back and try out other varieties, I'm a big fan of kale and quinoa so it's right up my alley! The only negative I noticed was one of the workers kept looking behind him to see what to put in the salad, that would really annoy me especially if the line was long, they should know the salad ingredients by memory.", "A great healthy addition to KOP! I went for lunch with my friend yesterday around 11:15 and I got the peach and goat geese salad with chicken, I skipped the dressing. The salad was good, but it was upwards of $11 and they could have been a tad more generous with the toppings.\n\nI was back again for dinner because I thought my husband would enjoy Melt Shop and I got the guacamole greens with no tortilla chips or dressing. I noticed that the girl who prepared it didn't put any chicken in it. I asked her if she put chicken in it and she said it didn't come with it. I nicely told her it did and she asked her colleague and looked up at the sign to confirm. I'll excuse this mishap since they are new, but I would have been royally annoyed if I hadn't noticed her mistake and walked off and had a chicken less salad!\n\nSome things to note. You (ideally) get what you pay for, the menu changes by season, the iced tea options looked delicious but I had a milkshake from Melt Shop instead, they only take credit or Apple Pay, and the line during peak hours is overwhelming.", "Tom and Corey are the best!!! They just opened and I've been there about x5 already. Friendly staff and never had to wait long in line. The team is prepared with enough staff to maintain an awesome experience. I am looking forward to seeing more locations soon! Nice job", "As good as it gets in a mall food court concept (even an upscale one). The salads and bowls were delicious. The frescas were delicious (the lime, ginger, cucumber one in particular). The service was fast and helpful. I liked how they let you customize the bowls on the menu. We were able to make a bowl that had chicken, vegetarian by adding tofu. Will definitely be back.", "Yummy! I just found my new healthy go to place! I had the warm pesto portobello bowl and it was so fresh and flavorful. Service was quick and friendly. I definitely recommend and will be back here over and over again! The price is good and the servings are really big!", "There are so many options in this new addition to the KOP mall; I was a little nervous that I would pick hastily and then regret my choice. I ended up choosing sweetgreen, and was so happy with my decision. \n\nThere is a plethora of options on the menu, all bowl style. You can choose between a salad bowl, or what they call warm bowls. These are bowls with a base of either quinoa, or wild rice, and then topped with a perfect combination of complementary ingredients. You order what you want at the beginning of a Subway like line. Insider tip: know ahead of time if you want to make any modifications to the normal recipe because the staff is super quick and efficient! Before you know it, they will already be asking you how you like your dressing! That being said, they seemed to be happy to make whatever substitutions you asked about.\n\nI chose the curried cauliflower bowl, while my lunch date ordered the pad thai salad bowl with shrimp. I became obsessed with my bowl literally before they even finished making it. It has roasted curried cauliflower, warm quinoa, chicken, chickpeas, raisins, a little red chili for spice, and a cucumber tahini yogurt dressing. It does not come with any lettuce normally, but the lady who made my bowl asked if I would want any. I thought that was very nice, and I chose arugula for it's spiciness, and to help bulk up the bowl. At the end, they also ask if you would like them to go light, regular, or heavy on the dressing, which is a nice touch as well. I really, really enjoyed the flavors of my bowl. The cost was about $10, and I actually thought it was a great deal. The bowl itself is huge, and combined with the quality ingredients and the great flavors, and so I definitely think you get your money's worth. I also recommend ponying up for one of their fresca concoctions too, they were all really refreshing. \n\nThe staff was also super friendly, and that can be difficult to achieve in this fast food scenario when there's only about 60 seconds per customer transaction. Every employee, and there were at least 5 that handled just my one bowl. I also love that the seating in that food court section is a step above normal seating. The mall definitely took the time to make it as relaxing of an environment as possible. \n\n5 stars, and I will definitely be back!", "I was so excited to see a sweetgreen opening at KOP. I can't say enough good things about them. each salad I have had has been fresh and delicious and I love that it's a healthy option while you're out shopping. Plus, the calorie information is listed on their menu board which is helpful for those who are really paying attention to what they are eating. Will definitely be eating here many more times.", "4.5*\n\nShroomami was excellent and full of flavor. I went heavy on the miso sesame ginger dressing and didn't regret it. The mushrooms were delicious, beets were crunchy, tofu was flavorful, and rice was tasty. yum!", "I LOVE LOVE LOVE the salads here! Every time I come here I'm never disappointed. All the ingredients are always super fresh all the time and not to mention the spectacular service. Everyone seems so eager to help and educate you about the menu there. I look forward to coming here (once a week since it's a bit pricey) but well worth it! Also, they don't take cash. Only cards or you can pay with their app!!!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "I stopped by here today while I was waiting for my clothes to be processed at Plato's Closet and I am really glad that I did. The workers were very friendly and the place was decorated all out as usual.\n\nWhen I was seated I put my order in right away, a Pad Thai with Chicken and Thai Tea, my usual when I eat Thai. I was surprise when they brought me a chicken soup and eggroll because the order was $6.95. It turned out to be part of their lunch special! How awesome. Both tasted very good and the Pad Thai came out quickly as well.\n\nThe Thai Tea was made very well and I think they put more than other restaurants because it lasted my whole meal and they already brought it out with water so I could sip on when I was trying to cleanse. \n\nAnyway good experience, loved it, will be back.", "The service was ok, there was only one waitress for yesterday's lunch. The food was ok. The Tom Kha Gai (coconut chicken soup) is probably one of the better ones in Tampa, but still not as good as it's supposed to be. They also used dried chili flake/powder instead of fresh chilies in my dish, which was weird. The decor was nice though. I liked that they had the authentic tables with the wood cravings of scenes from Thailand, under the glass. (We sat at the big table.)", "I order the Panang curry dish whenever I go to a Thai restaurant during my business trips, and I'm always disappointed because Jasmine Thai has spoiled me by having the best curry. I'm just happy that the best happens to be close to home!\n\nThe restaurant is always very clean (immaculate even), and the people working there are extremely nice.", "After being disappointed with the previous Thai place I used to go to I decided to try this one out. I ordered takeout of Yellow Curry, Pad Thai, Clear Noodle Dish (Pad Woon Sen), and a appetizer sampler platter.\n\nThe sampler platter was okay, but forgettable about the only thing that both my wife and I enjoyed was the spring rolls. The other items were either too greasy, too salty, or just too fried.\n\nThe Pad Thai was a little mild for my taste, but I still enjoyed this immensely. Very light and tasty and I would recommend this if you do not like spicy food, but very tasty.\n\nThe clear noodles or Pad Woon Sen is one of my favorite dishes, very light and very delicate. The noodles play well with the vegetables and was not overcooked at all, not easy to accomplish because this dish is easy to burn or cook until rubber.\n\nThe Yellow Curry was the best, my wife commented that it was the best she had. It was the best I've had in a long time. I will definitely be trying this again.\n\nWhile I was there looking at the menu I was counting the number of times I would need to come back and try everything I wanted to order tonight, quite a few trips I need to make. I think I have found my new Thai Place.", "I should start by disclosing the fact that I am a novice to Thai cuisine. With that said, this place was amazing, even when compared to my handful of other Thai meals that I had previously considered \"good\", the food and dinning experience was exceptional at Jasmine Thai. \n\nA colleague and I came here after locating it on Yelp and taking a gamble. It is very nondescript and subdued from the outside, located in a strip mall with very little signage, and absolutely zero curb appeal. However, inside the restaurant was very nice, and had a lot of decorations that were actually pretty cool, especially in the tables. Our server was exceptional. She was very patient and accommodating to our naïveté of what everything was, and what to order. She had a very nice personality and made you feel very welcome.\n\nWe ordered the \"two friend panang\" and the \"green curry with beef\" and decided to split them. When all was said and done, neither of us could decide which we enjoyed more, as they were both delicious in their own rights. Each dish featured a plethora of well-balanced flavors, as well as ingredients that tasted very fresh. The Panang was the spicier of the two, but not overpowering, and very well balanced. The green curry was slightly creamier and sweeter, and the flavors definitely held true to the descriptions I had read of green curry.\n\nIf you do go, do not skip dessert. The Jasmine Banana dish was incredible! Homemade coconut ice cream that was delectable with bananas hand cut and perfectly wrapped like a present of flavor in a light dough and flash fried, all drizzled with honey. Everything had just the right amount of flavor to compliment the other ingredients. The juxtaposition of warm to cold, and the sweetness of the bananas and honey to the coconut were perfect. It was also a great way to offer your palette some closure after the bombardment of flavors in the curry. \n\nI full heartedly give this restaurant 5 stars, as the food and experience were exceptional!", "Jasmine Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants in Tampa and probably the country. When I lived in Chicago, there were a ton of thai places (4 within walking distance from my apartment), so I have some experience with the cuisine. Jasmine rivals (and bests) the best places in Chicago!\n\nI usually go for lunch at least once a week with colleagues from work. Its cheap, its fast and its fantastic. Most dishes are under $8 bucks for lunch and that includes an appetizer and soup. (Dinner menu is slightly more expensive and doesn't include the appetizer/soup deal.)\n\nMy favorites are Pad thai, Yellow curry and hot pepper basil. I have tried other dishes and so far none have been disappointing. \n\nThe service is efficient and friendly. It can be slow at times but they try hard to please and I have no complaints. \n\nDefinitely my favorite restaurant in Tampa area!", "I enjoy a visit to Thai restaurants from time to time. I've always enjoyed going to Ploy Thai which is not far from this Restaurant but we were close and thought with the good reviews why not give it a try. The atmosphere is nice. I thought the service and food was just mediocre. It was a nice visit but the food really didn't compare. I was disappointed based off previous experiences elsewhere. It's worth a visit but I didn't get blow away like some of the other reviews said.", "I hate to consider myself an \"expert\" on just about anything because let's me honest, no one really knows absolutely everything about anything. That said, I do think I a good base knowledge about Thai food, both market style and restaurant style.\n\nNow, if you asked me what the best market style Thai in Tampa is? The Buddhist temple HANDS DOWN.\n\nIf you asked me restaurant style? Jasmine Thai.\n\nThe food was delicious and inexpensive. The service was better than great, and the flavors were exactly as they were meant to be prepared. I've only been once, but my birthday is coming up and I'm thinking this just may be the spot to be.", "Decor is nice, service is great. I had the Pad Thai and it was like Pad Thai out of a box. I have never had such bland (yes, bland!) Thai food ever (I ordered extra spicy). The presentation is beautiful and it looks perfect, just the taste is off.\n\nWe got spring rolls for an appetizer (non-fried), they were delicious. I would recommend that they cut the roll in half so that it is not so intimidating and you can see the inside of the roll. Taste was alright.\n\nOverall a good place but not a place that I will go to again.", "Probably in my top 2 favorite places in Brandon... Food is quality, crisp, and super fresh. Great blend of flavors in everything on the menu. I went for a time where I had to have the pad-thai at least once a week. Never really that busy (but they should be). Staff is super friendly and attentive, Price is low if you are looking at the over all picture and compare it to the worth. THIS PLACE IS SUPER CLEAN!!!! Which in my opinion is a good way to judge a quality restaurant.... and this place is spotless. Not kidding at all on this,,, you could literally eat off the floors in the bathroom. Spotless.\n\nIf you live any where in the Tampa/Brandon area, do yourself a favor and check this place out... I want them to do well because I want to be able to eat there next time I am in town!!!!!!!!!!" ]

[ 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 2, 5 ]

[ "Pretty good and fun getting to pick your own makings. The Stir fry is fair but the bread and tea is great. Good for groups with picky eaters as they can pick their own ingredients. Service was pretty good and was friendly. Price is decent. Give it try for a fun relaxing place to eat. I will be back.", "Selection compared to BD's in Denver is horrible. Meat is frozen then sliced. Seafood is pretty much disgusting. Sauces taste the same and are all plain. Soup doesn't taste authentic. The list goes on and on. Service was always good and the bread is descent thats about it.", "I'm a fan of this place because I like to play this game where you pile your raw food as high as humanly possible in the little bowl. There's a good variety of veggies and noodles to place in your bowl. I'd probably prefer the meat to not be frozen, but it seems easier to handle that way. \n\nMake sure you follow the posted recipes for the sauce otherwise you're asking for a disaster. \n\nYou get a bowl, a cup of soup, a side of rice, and piece of this bread I've never had before that's really, really good. The rice is consistently dry, but there's something about that hot, steaming bowl of Mongolian yummyness that makes me a fan of this place. \n\nIt's a bit expensive, especially if you go for the all-you-can-eat.\n\nI would give this place 3.5 stars, so I'm roundin' up.", "I never had Mongolian BBQ before till i came to this spot. I loved it . You walk up and fill your bowl with as much stuff as you want, meat and all and then you hand it to the chef and let him do his magic. Their sesame bread is sooo good I always get an extra piece. \" A Must Try\"", "My first experience with Mongolian BBQ was in Westwood, CA -- home of the UCLA Bruins. I loved it. Then the versions at the mall food courts popped up in CA, and it was decent.\n\nCI Chu's is great! Cleaner than the one in Westwood. More selection than any of the others I've been to. I love having tofu as an option, even though I'm not a vegetarian. I love the soup and the bread that come as part of the meal. It's never been crowded when I've been there. (By the way, I prefer the one on Broadway to the one on Tanque Verde, service-wise. The food is just as good.)\n\nThe only downside is that it is a tad pricey -- I only go when I'm totally starving, since you can't (usually?) take doggy bags.", "I went here for my first time today. My first thought when I saw all the ingredients laid out was, \"What does this have to do with Mongolia?\" As far as I know, Mongolian cuisine is traditionally centered around meat, dairy, and potatoes. The food on offer at C.I. Chu's seemed more in line with American Chinese offerings, perhaps with a leaning towards Vietnamese. And for most people, that's probably okay, because the fat-intensive meals traditional to Mongolian cuisine would probably be relatively unappealing, as would some of the cooking techniques. Anyone up for meat and vegetables cooked in the chest cavity of a goat, with a side of deep fried dumplings? Didn't think so (and if you are, then we should hang out). But even though I know that no one but me wants REAL Mongolian food, I still felt a little cheated!\n\nI really liked being able to choose my own ingredients, though I suspect that if I didn't cook this kind of food myself, it might be more imposing. They had a lot of choices of cooking liquids, including a chef's sauce, sugar water, cooking wine, and some other stuff. They had some weird minced garlic and ginger in what looked like that juice that comes in the jar when you buy minced garlic that way -- weird but okay. To be honest, I don't think I got the formula quite right (either that, or the Chef's sauce was just kind of lame). So watch out for that. \n\nOn the other hand, the service was really good -- both of the employees with whom I interacted were incredibly friendly and helpful. They offer you a choice of soup and some sesame bread with every meal, and while the soup was pretty underwhelming, I thought the bread was good. And ultimately, the stir fry was pretty good too (imperfect cooking liquid mixture notwithstanding). My friends seemed to enjoy their meals as well, including a girl who insisted that she wasn't that hungry before we got to the restaurant but finished everything on her plate.\n\nOne warning I'd offer anyone planning to go there: They give you a choice between one bowl of stir-fry and all-you-can-eat, and the latter is only a little more expensive. In my opinion, the one-bowl option is overpriced considering what it is, and I'd probably go somewhere else rather than come back for that. But given how small of an increase in price gets you the all-you-can-eat option, it seems to me that they're actually offering a pretty good deal on that. So show up hungry!\n\nI'm giving this only two stars because I honestly didn't think it was remarkable, and given all the other options in Tucson, I probably wouldn't actively recommend that someone come here. But I wouldn't recommend that someone NOT come either. I'm suspecting that I'll eventually end up going back and trying the all-you-can-eat option; I'll revise my review when that happens. And I'll also try to get the cooking liquid thing right while I'm there -- I'll post the resulting recipe here if I succeed.", "Typical Mongolian style restaurant with lots of options and a fun twist on dining.", "I wrote a scathing review for the wrong Mongolian BBQ restaurant. I apologize.", "i went here for lunch recently and was not impressed.\nthey try hard, they really do, and service was good.\nbut it is all about the food, after all...\ningredients are not very fresh, and sauces are watered down.\ni added quite a bit of the chef's sauce as well as garlic, ginger,\nsesame oil and teriyaki sauce. still my dish was underseasoned.\nand i usually don't eat salty. that is one of the problems of mongolian\nbbq, you don't know exactly how much sauce to put in to create the flavor profile you desire. i usually want the chef or cook to decide that, because they know how much sodium and strong flavor each sauce has the best.\nand a few different kinds of noodles would be appreciated, such as egg noodle, rice noodle, thick and thin. as it were, only one kind of noodles, thick chow mein noodles, which have ok texture but are dense and fill up the bowl too quickly with too much volume.\n the bowls are also too small, they need to provide larger bowls because the food cooks down quite a bit.\nan average mongolian grill, nothing special or extraordinary, but with a few changes could be vastly improved.", "Decent Mongolian barebecue. I've had much better. The \"seafood\" is a joke. Only 4 meats to choose from and they are frozen, not fresh. No seasonings to mix in. Sauces looked water down. Food was good, but could have had much more flavor with better sauces and some seasoning." ]

[ 3, 1, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 2, 3 ]

[ "Brand new Chinese place by the Publix in Mt. View Marketplace. I am writing this review on the night of their grand opening (Nov 3, 2014).\n\nThere are several tables here for eating in, or you can carry out. They also offer delivery within 3 miles of their location, with a $10 minimum order.\n\nI ordered chicken lo-mein with an egg roll, and my wife ordered vegetable lo-mein. What can I say? It's a nice, locally owned Chinese place. Food was good for the price, and for what I expected. Better than several other similar places in the area.", "Great food! Ordered pork mei fun, beef & broccoli, and kung pao chicken last night for delivery. Food arrived in 45 minutes, just as promised. They're only a few miles away but delivery is fun. :) Everything tasted delicious and the food wasn't drowning in sauce which is always nice for takeout Chinese food. Prices were reasonable too. Great food--we will be back!", "I visited the Chopstick House with my family today and the food was great. I am so excited to have a good Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood. We will keep coming back!", "Fast, friendly, delicious!!! Welcome to the neighborhood!!!\n\nStandard American Chinese dishes. Made quickly, served hot, and yummy! Been here twice since they opened a couple weeks ago. Dining in is available, I think they have 8-10 booths, similar to a burger joint. No tables and chairs. It would make a great lunch stop, it's a relatively small place. \n\nEgg rolls are great, you can tell they are made with fresh ingredients. Not greasy, or mushy. The chicken batter is crispy, not soggy. \n\nPrices are relatively low compared to other Chinese restaurants in the area, but does not limit the quality.", "Ordered take out for the first time tonight. Everything was wonderful. The house special lo mein was very tasty I had no complaints at all. On the phone they were very friendly and said it would be ready in 15 minutes.....wow that's fast in my book.\nThe location is very clean and they seem to have a well working system of operation. \n\nWill be ordering again soon. I'm unsure if they have delivery or not.", "If Chinese take-out is your thing then you will love Chopstick House is the place to go in Antioch. It has all the kitschy red Chinese ornaments that all suburban hearts desire. The service is fast and efficient. They have an online ordering system which works great! \n\nI ordered my favorite items: chicken lo me in and General Tso's chicken. Both tasted great! The General Tso's was crispy without being greasy, and was smothered in a mildly spicy sauce. The lo mein was fresh and flavorful.\n\nPrices are very reasonable!", "So, we ventured out yet again to try to find some quality Chinese tonight. ..and we scored. I had the sweet and sour chicken combo with fried rice and vegetables. Clearly the best ive ever had. The batter on the chicken was excellent and the seasoning as well as the cook was spot on. The rice was the absolute best of any Chinese restaurant I've ever had. Specifically the seasoning was perfect as well as the texture. I was extremely impressed. Hope this was not a fluke. \nIn addition i got to try the chicken lowmanin and it was spot on. \nI don't typically write reviews, but this one deserves a thumbs up. \nIn summary whoever cooked tonight knows whats up.....\nThanks!!!!, nice to not be be disappointed after a ordering takeout.\nKeep up the good work! !!!! I'll be back for sure.", "If you're looking for a great local area place to get some Chinese food, this place is great. I tend to move a lot and when I find that local Chinese food that's good, I will go back and this place is the one place I will def. make my Chinese food crave place to eat.\n\nThere are so many places that look the same and even have the same looking building and menu setup. But its all in the taste. Each cook is different and some can be bland, but this place has full flavor in their food. I love the fried dumplings and they have really tasty egg rolls and spring rolls. Other places I've tried you can tell it was frozen or they just had the food sitting out.\nThis place cooks to order on the spot. It only takes less than 10min if you walk in to order. But you always call ahead of time. Very big menu and their lunch specials is cheap and great portion size.\n\nFor fast food you can pick Panda Express or a mom and pops family based place. I prefer the family based home cooking kind of food!", "This certainly the better Chinese take out in town. Good food, good pricing and very friendly service. Lunch specials are cheap 5.25-5.75$. I can easily become a regular.", "Hands down the best chinese in the area and possibly my favorite right now in the city. I get take out when I'm in the area and I am always pleased with what I order. They use fresh ingredients and leave out the parts that are meant to be left out - I can't tell you how many times I've been served parts of the celery, onion and carrot that should have been thrown away at other local chinese places - Chopstick House has no such issues. Their pricing is also very competitive, especially if you order shrimp dishes. Shrimp main courses feature decently sized shrimp - they use small shrimp for fried rice, lo mein and mei fun. I also think they fry their food well - egg rolls aren't soggy with grease, fried chicken dishes are made to order and not pre-fried.\n\nI have one gripe: I am not a fan of their spice scale. They do tend towards the bland side of spicy, which means you should request more spice if you're into it. I don't blame them, I blame Nashville for that one. \n\nTotally recommended for take-out Chinese. Also, they have Chinese style sweet tea, which is syrupy sweet and delicious. Try it." ]

[ 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "I have been eating food prepared by this chef, Arthur Cavalier, for a long time. He served delicious entrees at Parc, and Al Vez to name a few. I have been waiting to see his name billed at the opening of a restaurant here in Philly for years now.\n\n Tonight the wait is over. In Riva is going to be the new hot spot in East Falls.\n\n------------------------------------\n------------------------------------\n------------------------------------\n\nWell I was right. In Riva is officially a hot spot. I personally love everything I have had. The atmosphere is laid back and the food is rockin'. I highly recommend trying it all. My personal favorite is the Vasi. Mason jars filled with pure deliciousness served with delectable toasted bread. Slather it on and await a flavor explosion. I love them all so picking just one to talk about would be unfair.\n\nI have had no fear when recommending In Riva to everyone I speak to about food. And they have all loved it. I have been in so many times that I have tried the entire menu at this point several times and have to say....Yum!", "We had a great dinner at In Riva last night. We had the calamari and the meatballs to start--both awesome, especially the sauce that came with the calamari. Then the quattro formaggi pizza, which was stellar. I've never had anything like it--the marinated tomato topping was a standout. The gelato was great, too. Excellent service, cool ambiance. Really nice to have this in the area. \n\nThe only negative? My espresso tasted like a couple tablespoons of black drip coffee.\n\nNice that they have a selection of Italian craft beers, too. We thought that everything was tasty and well-prepared.\n\nVery glad to have this place in East Falls.", "It may be nothing short of a miracle that the Manayunk/East Falls area is finally seeing some note worthy restaurants. In Riva is fantastic and a welcome addition to the neighborhood. Its casual, yet trendy and modern inside. Major props to the barely audible (but if you listen carefully enough) punk music playing in the back. Its subtle so have no fear if its not your cup of tea, but for those (like yours truly), I was swooning over the music selection (don't worry they play more than punk)..\n\nAs for the food, the pizza is Neapolitan style. Our Wild Mushroom pizza with truffle fondue and egg was delicious! The crust was perfect. The toppings flavorful. Really just the perfect pizza. The caprese app was fine, but nothing to write home about, and I'd love to see an expansion of the dessert selections. I cannot wait to return here and try some more of their delicious pizza. Really some of the best in the city!!", "FANTASTIC! Every single thing I had was amazing...Love the cool vibe and look of the place, they did a great job. Love the communal table in the center of the restaurant.\n\nProbably my favorite was the Pepperonta, a crab appetizer it is crazy good. The ribs just fell off the bone and had the best rub I've ever had. They could put anything on that Pizza crust and it would taste good, YUM. My favorite was the Quattro Formaggi and the Cippolini was unexpected and very good\n\nI highly recommend the Dinale or Frigo Cocktail - I had both and they were so good. Again they were creative, the Dinale is very unique no one else has anything like it. Pistachio cannoli was just they way to end it...can't wait to go back!\n\nTry this place you will be glad you did!", "What a great new place! In Riva is a breath of fresh air in East Falls and our experience was nothing short of fantastic.\n\nWine: the $6 house Pinot Noir was pretty nice\nApps: the meatballs and charred octopus were both delicious, but the vasi stole the show. We got the ceci and lentils which came as almost a bruschetta of sorts, and it was amazing!\nPizza: the sausage/peppers and cippolini pizzas were both excellent\n\nOverall, we absolutely enjoyed our time at In Riva. It has great service, food, and ambience and is the perfect new addition to East Falls and Kelly Drive.", "Maybe three time's the charm as I have eaten in this building when it was occupied by Verge (I miss you, please come back) and Frankie's Trattoria (relocated to City LIne Avenue). \n\nAfter being greeted by a pleasant hostess (are you listening, Frankie's?) MY SO and I dined on small plates (pork belly, artichokes, and tuna with beans), a pizza Margherita. All of them were very good and joyously (yes!) served by a fabulous staff. We washed this down with Adorni cocktails (Aperol, gin and sparkling wine) and some Primativo wine.\n\nI hope the current occupant stays here for a long time.\n\nI also hope that the Parking Authority fixes its receipt printer kiosk in the adjacent lot. Please don't spoil a good thing by creating a parking ticket trap.", "Cool place. It is like italian tapas with a pizza for desert. \n\nWe started off with a lentil bruschetta (i forget the name) and then had the meatballs, ribs, and calamari. Everything was awesome. Then we had the sausage and peppers pizza. We were stuffed but not can't walk stuffed. \n\nThe menu had some really cool options so we'll be back and especially when they open the patio up.\n\nUpdate: went back a second time and I have to say it was as good. One key take away that we left with was the level of service. Everyone is super attentive and friendly and knows the menu which is huge b/c i have no idea what the various meats and cheeses are. keep up the good work", "This place is awesome. By far the best pizza in Manayunk/East Falls, and the Italian \"doughnuts\" for dessert are amazing. You will not be disappointed. We will definitely be back soon!", "12/17/11 for dinner. OK. we take responsibility for having too high expectations. I've experienced some great tapas places in Chicago and Madrid so I guess that is where we entered this experience. We were disappointed. It is a convenient location, but the dinner portions (for the price) seemed small and the drinks were measured to the last drop. I think they need some time to grow and be a bit more relaxed with portions and processes overall. I look forward to a return visit in about a month or two for a totally confident vibe!", "On the banks of the river ... is the best pizza I have ever eaten, period. Its as much about the crust as it is about the balanced accompaniments. A thin but delicate crust with rewarding texture and flavor that offer meaningful contributions to the topping interplay (rather than delivering toppings in an after-thought, unremarkable, edible vessel).\n\nThe perfect meal so far ...\n- VASI - Ceci Beans and Lentis (tomato scapece, grana padano)\n- ANTIPASTI - Aggrodolce Pork Ribs (green apple, pistachio)\n- LE PIZZE - Spicy Ham (coppa piccante, san marzano tomato)\n- DOLCI - Zeppole (blackberry yogurt, lemon curd)\n\nHonorable mentions and amazing seconds if you can manage ...\n- VASI - Cannelini Bean Aioli (smoked pepper, arugula, sicilian tuna)\n- ANTIPASTI - Carciofi Fritti (fried artichokes, lemon yogurt)\n- LE PIZZE - Quattro Formaggi (ricotta, scamorza, marinated tomato)\n- DOLCI - Cannoli (pistachio, lemon-ricotta, chocolate-olive oil)." ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5 ]

[ "Tried it on a business trip. I never thought I would like whole wheat crust better than a traditional dough but this stood up there with some of the best. Crisp, tender, stretchy and delicious. I got the \"White\", named after the Beatles White Album. Olive oil and pesto with fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, onions and parmesian dusted crust (step aside Wolfgang). Ok, fiberglass mushroom people and 60's memorabilia as decor, this is definitely a stoner hang out, but they strive to excellent quality. Great selection of beers on tap too. Stop by if your in town, you wont be disappointed.", "What can I say? It's hard to find a place that serves Woodchuck Hard Cider. The pizzas here are fantastic. Their new one, the Hot Potato Pizza, is great. It's basically that - a baked potato in the form of a pizza. It may sound a little out there, but trust me, it's great. I love the dough they use for all of their pizzas; usually one to throw away my crust, I gobble theirs down every time. The appetizer pretzels are amazing - I'm a big fan of the salt, garlic, and parmesan, although the honey and cinnamon sugar is great in its own right. A word of advice, though: if you're eating them alone just order a small order of 3. The pretzels are huge and I made the mistake of getting a large order once. Even with the small order, you'll probably want to share. Just a heads up, though - the pretzels take a while before they come out so it's best to place the order right away if you're pretty hungry. Mellow Mushroom is also a great place for drinks. With their beer panel, you can order 4 different beers every time and find your favorites. The service is always great and the atmosphere is relaxed and casaul. It's a great place to hang out, grab a bite, have a drink, or watch the game.", "This place is truly awesome! I wish we had a place like this in Miami. \n\nI came here with my friend, her hubby, and my bf, on a recent trip to Tampa. It was well worth it! \n\nThey have an awesome selection of beer and pizza. I don't even know where to start with the pizzas. There are just so many different combinations I had never even heard of before! They had, what they called a beer paddle, which was a smaller sampling of 4 beers. They have more or less the same thing at Titanic, in the Gables. Again, the beer selection was awesome!\n\nI hope to definitely be able to come back to this place when we visit my friend again.", "Mellow Mushroom has some delicious pizza. The crust is made really well, way better than any pizza competitor I have tried in the area. Service is quick and you have your pizza before you know it. The place is pretty busy, they even have customers after closing at the bar. I had the Gourmet White with my friend, and I think I made a mistake, because the cheese mixture wasn't as great, my friend is a vegetarian so I couldn't order a pepperoni pizza, which I would image tastes amazing here. I have to come back to have one. Prices are decent for the quality, and I suggest getting the largest size so you have enough. I'm glad I checked this place out thanks to fellow Yelpers recommendations.", "Great pizza, been there many times. Also they have the basic toppings along with others you may find at some gourmet pizza places. Place is always crowded and the food backs it up, when I come here I generally order take-out.", "I would eat here more often if Giordano's wasn't right across the street. If you're looking for awesome pizza, go to Giordano's. If you have tried Giordano's and want to try another pizza restaurant in this area of Brandon, Mellow Mushroom is a respectable Plan B.\n\nThis place is pretty cool. They've definitely gone for the psychedelic 70s theme, which earns some bonus points in my book. The decorations are a welcome deviation from the design mediocrity found in most chain restaurants. While writing this review, I paused my OneRepublic and started listening to Pink Floyd.\n\nI've always enjoyed delicious pizza here--the crust is especially awesome. I haven't tried many of the other items on the menu, but they look really good, too. \n\nFor a pizza chain, the Mellow Mushroom does a good job. It's a three or four star restaurant. Due to the fact that it's a chain, I'm going to give it three stars.", "Not a bad Mellow mushroom but not the best. The MM in West Tampa is better in regards to ambience. The pizza we thought was on par but the coolness factor was missing for us. Amen.", "Overall a very solid pizza place that offers more. I'm a huge fan of place that have the non-franchise feel - just like this place. It's a great place for vegetarians: They offer great vegetarian pizzas and delicious salads. Beware that the food does tend to take awhile, but it's worth it. I haven't been disappointed yet.\n\nGreat place for a casual date as well!", "Okay, so, this is a pizza place. Unless you're Italian, which I am. Then this is something completely different. Different in a good way, in my opinion, but very far off traditional Italian pizza. The crust is whole wheat, and slightly sweet, and the toppings range from typical American to wild and wacky -- I'm looking at you marinated tempeh!\n\nI like that Mellow lets you customize your own meal -- not just for pizza toppings, but also for salads. The Build-Your-Own salad is a great idea that gives you endless opportunity for variety. The salad size is AMPLE, the choice of toppings is exceptional, and the dressings are very good.\n\nI also like that Mellow has something for everyone. They have gluten-free crust available, and I hear they are working on vegan cheese, if they don't have it already. Lest your meativore cohorts get nervous when they see vegan cheese, tofu and tempeh on the menu, assure them that they also have the full range of carnivore-approved toppings. No one need go away hungry.\n\nBut I can't forget to mention the very best thing about Mellow -- their beer selection. They take their beer VERY seriously at Mellow and provide their beer-loving customers with an ever-changing selection of artisan brews, both on tap and in bottles. It's a very good place to explore what beer can be, although you should be warned, some selections are not for the beer-timid. Their knowledgeable barman will be willing to help you make a selection that will please your sensibilities.\n\nWhich brings me to the main reason I didn't give dear old Mellow a 5-star review: if you fall in love with a beer here, drink up, because it will in all likelihood be gone the next time you visit. Also, the selection changes faster than the printed menu, so they are often out of the first choice you make. Nearly every visit sees my waitress going to bar and returning empty-handed when a beer listed on the menu is no longer in stock. Sometimes more than once. One time, it took me 4 tries to choose a brew that was still available. It's a niggling complaint, but a little more consistency would be nice.", "I love this place. Great to relax with the 24 beers on tap and MASSIVE bottled selection. The pizza is VERY good but there are many hidden gems on the menu. I love the pretzels (ask for a side of Pesto with them) and the hummus is excellent. Over all fun place to go with very fun food and beer options. Definitely give it a try!" ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 ]

[ "The Tiki gods have answered my prayers! New Orleans now has a fabulous Tiki bar, with just the right dark Polynesian atmosphere that's straight outta Trader Vics circa 1965. My mom would always regale me with stories about her times at Hawaii Kai in Manhattan in the 60s. As a child, I'd cherish our annual trips to Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale (which still exists, apparently!) Fun fact: About 5 years ago, I was a featured bartender in Inked Magazine where I talk about making Tiki drinks (you can see the photo in my profile), as I worked in a Tiki bar in NYC (Waikiki Wally's RIP).\n\nSo, yeah. I'm a lover all things Tiki, though I have to admit, I hate loathe and despise sweet drinks for obvious reasons, but hell, it's a Yelp review so I'll just come out and say it: usually sweet drinks mask cheap liquor. Usually sweet drinks are meant for people who aren't drinkers and can't stand the taste of alcohol. And last but certainly not least, sweet drinks mean for inevitable hangover. I pride myself on being a veteran drinker and at most, get one hangover a year. In fact, my year anniversary of my last hangover is coming up. July 4. \n\nThe fabulous thing is, Tiki Tolteca offers up *craft* Tiki drinks. Yes, you're reading that correctly. Look at my menu photos that detail the ingredients! They even offer up little stories with each drink. Their cocktails don't only feature rum, but such lovely spirits as my beloved Mezcal, and my much less beloved caçaca. I settled on a Hemingway Daiquiri, which is frozen and perfect because it's not a fruit daiquiri, so not filled with artificial nonsense, just lime, rum, & maraschino liqueur. And potent, seeing as I was feeling a nice buzz after two.\n\nThey also have a menu feature small plates with a tropical flavor. DO NOT PASS UP THAT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE DESSERT. The Tiki gods command it, too. Seriously. It really is the stuff of the gods. Chocolate, coconut, banana sauce... 'scuse me while I talk in tongues. I look forward to going back and trying the sweet corn tamales (vegetarian!). No crab rangoons, though, thankfully (created at Don the Beachcomber and now for some reason is expected on any given Chinese restaurant menu for some perplexing reason).\n\nOh!! Be sure and order a High Life, if you're so inclined, so you can get the full bottle service experience. This is no joke. They serve it in Champagne glasses and ice your bottle. Luckily my drinking partners indulged so I didn't have to.\n\nMore fun trivia. You may see in my profile that my current (and forever) crush is Howard Hughes. Apparently there's a tale of him drinking one too many zombies at Don the Beachcomber and then killed a pedestrian with his car. Bad Howie!! I hope it's not true. But yeah, beware the ENTIRE ZOMBIE MENU (seriously. TIki Tolteca has an entire zombie menu!!)\n\nWhat's next Tiki Tolteca? Maybe scheduled thunderstorms over a lagoon a la San Francisco's Tonga Room?", "Great authentic tiki bar drinks. My friend who bartends brought me here and her compatriots are all fans as well. Yeah it's not the cheap swill you get in other french quarter places but you're paying for quality. And you can take the mexican food from downstairs inside for the double whammy.", "wish i lived in new orleans so i could come here all the time. great drinks & ambiance, plus the DJ there on a thursday night was throwing down some awesome tiki appropriate sounds. only wish the fancy $14 zombie drink came in one of those cool tiki cups! \nps. thanks to the bartender because the 1st night we went, we arrived just after last call. he was cool enough to make 4 of us some EXCELLENT drinks to go. that was above and beyond. thanks so much!", "Found out about this spot from Twitter and on my latest trip to NOLA had to check it out. They are typically only open a few days a week but since it was TOTC, they were open all weekend. Hooray for that!\n\nBy the time we got here, we had been drinking all day so we were in for a drink and some snacks and were out. But we loved it! The tiki atmosphere is totally there and the service was great. We all had the mai tai because that's the best way to gauge whether or not a tiki bar has it right. Lo and behold - it was spot on and we happily drank our mai tais and had a snack of ceviche before heading out for the rest of our night.\n\nDefinitely putting Tiki Tolteca on my regular list of spots to hit in NOLA.", "This year I have been reunited with my love of all things tiki. I wanted a big tiki bar birthday blowout with classic (read: not sickening sweet) drinks, 60's music, and an atmosphere where all my friends could hang out and have a blast. Well I didn't get my birthday party, but I did get Tiki Tolteca this summer and it almost makes up for everything else. I love this place so much. It is without a doubt my summer crush. It is only open Tuesdays and Thursdays for now, but these have been some of my best Thursdays. Its location still a bit of a secret, I feel like I stepped into a secret clubhouse at the top of Felipe's. The bartenders and staff are friendly and pretty attentive. I am partial to the lady DJ who tends to spin less Bob Marley and more 60's beach tunes, but as long as they are serving craft tiki cocktails my friends and I are happy in this dim lit oasis. With a full menu of Mai Tai and Zombie variations, two pages of other tiki classic twists, as well as a page of small plates, this is the best place to get away from everything else in your busy icky life. I also highly recommend staying for \"Mai Time\". At 11pm for their last open hour, they have a menu of Mai Tais for $5 apiece. Go on Tuesdays! (Thursdays are my night)", "Tiki Tolteca is definitely a shining star in a city that has bars in abundance. The service is quite personal and the drinks are impeccable. Start with a Hemingway Daiquiri while you look over the menu. Order a drink. And then order another Hemingway. Trader Dick definitely knows what he is doing.", "I loved the atmosphere and decor! So cool to have something like this in New Orleans. I really like Mezcal but it seems to be hard to find (at least in the dumps that I usually frequent), so I was impressed that Tiki Tolteca offered it. It was $9 for a shot! I had no idea that Mezcal is that expensive! It packed a punch so one was all I needed. Some friends had some fancy appetizers but I waited a while then went downstairs to eat at Felipe's. Nice place!", "When I came in at 11:00 PM the two other customers were bartenders at high end New Orleans bars, a testament to the high quality of the drinks here. I found out that the space is converted to rentable party space every weekend, which is why tiki days are only Tuesday through Thursday. Trader Dick makes all his own syrups, including the difficult orgeat, and I had a great time talking to him. The drinks were honest, not sugar sweet, and tasty. Since I was visiting New Orleans I had a Hurricane, which was the real deal, as was the Aku Aku Zombie. \n\nOff the beaten track and highly recommended.", "This is a hidden gem! And soon to be a bigger and noticeable according to the bartenders. The atmosphere is great! I love the tiki bar look and it's different from what you get on Bourbon. But the star of this place are the drinks! I had the Mai tai and it was perfect.. My husband had a tequila drink and that was yummy too. This place is a definite stop!", "Went here around 8pm on a weekend, and it was deserted. Couldn't believe my eyes, especially since Bourbon Street was so crowded.\n\nAuthentic Hurricanes, made with real passion fruit juice. The Zombie Punchbowl was also super funky. Highly recommend taking a group there when you need a break from Bourbon Street, or are tired of really crappy cocktails." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "It's fun to watch someone execute a concept really well and Hot Diggity is a fresh twist on the classic frankfurter. I tried the Windy City, Saigon, and Kahuna and they were all great. The frank is made by Sabrett (ubiquitous in NYC) and the bun is actually a nice fresh roll so the whole thing ends up being really filling. They also sell hand cut fries which I did not try but are sold in cones like in Europe. This place is going to do great with the bar crowds.", "I ended up stopping in at Hot Diggity on their opening day, during a trip back home to Philly. I was with my boyfriend and his friend, and the two of them ordered beef hot dogs and fries with curry mayo, which they loved. The fries were delish, and they loved their hot dogs. My boyfriend ordered the Saigon Fusion, and I forget what his friend got, but it was thumbs up from them both.\nI'm a vegetarian who now lives in Chicago, so it was a veggie Windy City for me. I have to deduct a star for taste and accuracy. I know I do it to myself, but it's hard to find a good veggie dog. The ones at Hot Diggity are actually two little ones sharing the same bun, and the consistency was a bit weird. Again, though, I knew going in that it wasn't going to taste like a hot dog--veggie dogs rarely do. I'd recommend a quick heating on the grill though. \nHowever, in order for something to be called a Chicago-style hot dog, there has to be a poppy seed bun involved. Hot Diggity nailed the celery salt, onion, relish, pickle, and mustard, but that roll is essential. And I might be wrong, but I don't remember tomatoes or peppers, which are crucial as well. \nThe seating was tight, but it worked for the place. The tables have holes which I only now realize are for the cones that the fries come in. And the menu, which is above the counter and consists of a phenomenal illustration for each hot dog, looks really, really great. If nothing else, stop in for a peek at that. \nAt $8.64 for a drink and a veggie dog, I'm a fan of Hot Diggity. I only wish I lived closer!", "In one fell swoop, Hot Diggity has put Philly on the hot dog map! \nI'll get to the food last, but first:\n- excellent, attentive, friendly service - from who I suspect must have been the owner\n- clean, welcoming atmosphere with clearly written, simple, easy-to-understand menu -- nothing confusing about this place\n\nOkay, now on to the dogs. I'm not a dog expert, but - \n- excellent variety (dogs named by city, with options including coleslaw, jalapenos, chili, mayo, etc. etc.). I ordered one that was a hot dog interpretation of a Bahn Mi - jalapenos, carrots, cucumber, and a vinegar sauce. Tangy, spicy, hot. The beef dog itself was really good - well cooked, nicely grilled, and full of flavor.\n\nSign says beer coming soon.\n\nI'd rate this the best low priced dining option opening in Philly in years. Welcome to Philly Hot Diggity!", "I had the Saigon Fusion. It was awesome. It was like a really good Bahn Mi , but improved with an excellent roll and well cooked frank.\n\nTried the fries which were terrific and freshly cooked, served with a really tasty dip (I had the chipotle mayo) for an extra quarter or so. Complemented the sandwich well. The courteous waiter brought them out to our table as soon as they were ready, too.\n\nMy only complaint was that there wasn't a fountain for soda, but the sign says that they're getting beer soon, so in the near future I'll just be getting beer with them anyway. Happy to see this place in the neighborhood and wish them the best of luck.", "HOLY SHIT! BEST HOT DOGS OF MY LIFE!\n\n I work right off of South St and one of the other tattoo shops told us about this place told and we RUSHED over.. They have every kind of hot dog you can think of! I am from Seattle and they actually have a Seattle dog! Cream Cheese and all!\n\nEveryone was really nice and the place was cute! For being open only a week they had their shit together!\n\nWe will be back for many many many more hot dogs!", "I got \"The Bronx Bomber,\" which came with spicy brown mustard, sauerkraut, and red onion relish. \n\nI'll be back to try more varieties of these Sabrett's snappy dogs on Liscio's rolls. Thumbs up.", "This review is only for the \"windy city\" dog. While it tastes fine, if you are going to make a Chicago dog, you might as well do it right. The beauty is in the details after all. The pickle and tomato slices are a start. You also need a steamed poppy seed bun. And hot peppers (specifically \"sport\" peppers). Red onions are debatable, normally they are white. I guess I can let the use of a Sabrett's dog go, because it is probably hard to get Vienna Beef here. Finally, in Chicago, a dog with the works and a huge mound of fries would generally run about $4-$5, not the $9-$10 that Hot Diggity is charging...", "I've always bemoaned the lack of good hot dog places nearby. No more. Hot Diggity has great dogs and fresh cut fries. I had the Saigon which is like a banh mi but with a hot dog instead of compressed pig's ears. Come to think of it that may not be all that much different. The greens on the Saigon were super crisp and fresh and the fries were awesome. They could use less salt though.\n\nA few suggestions:\n\n1) They have dogs from all over the world but no Philly dog?\n2) When you walk in the first thing you see is the posting for the Bronx Bomber. Now I'm from New York originally but I'd rather not see a dog named for the NY Yankees right when I walk into the place, in Philly.\n3) The menu drawings for each item are cool but you can't see the ones in the back. Hopefully they'll add a menu on the wall to the left to look at if you are in line.\n4) They put aluminum foil on the grill to cook the dogs. Heresy! I grew up near the original Nathan's. One of the reasons Nathan's hot dogs taste so good is that the grill gets seasoned with all the dogs cooking all day. I know the foil thing is cleaner but seriously, if I was that interested in cleanliness why would I be eating hot dogs in the first place?\n\nOverall though this is my new go to place. Service is friendly and food is great. Good ambience. I hope they don't ruin it with a TV like so many other places have.", "As a huge hot dog fan, I must admit I was a little skeptical of trying a veggie dog from this place but I am so glad that I did. Best hot dog I have had all summer. The staff here is super friendly and the menu is awesome. They can also make any of their specialty dogs with veggie dogs. The roll was awesome too. My boyfriend tried the Saigon Fusion and loved it. The menu is a little pricey, but worth it.", "Admittedly, I am not a fan of hot dogs. What I am, however, is a french fry nut, and Hot Diggity clearly knows how to worm their way into my heart. Belgian-style in nature (i.e. thicker, twice-fried), the fries themselves are full bodied and have a rich potato flavor. They also arrive in a sturdy paper cone that fits neatly into the holes carved into your tables for that specific purpose. In my uber-opinionated mind, what truly distinguishes Hot Diggity from most other establishments are the array of dipping sauces they offer. They fall under the \"gourmet\" moniker with fancy \"aiolis\" and \"rosemary\"-ies and such and such. I highly demand you try the new ginger and curry flavors. They're about $0.25/ea, although I might be off by a dime.\n\nThis is a new joint (ca. June 18th 2011) and apparently they're at the tail-end of the process of obtaining a beer license, with plans to serve local craft brews. None better than beer and fries (and hot dogs, if that's your thing)." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "Cambodian/Khmer food is amongst my favourite cuisines. The simple presentation coupled with flavourful complexity makes it absolutely unmissable for any fan of Southeast Asian food, and Khmer Kitchen is a prime example of this.\nWhile certainly not the first Cambodian restaurant in Philadelphia, it's the most recent. I might even venture to say it's the best. \n\nI have tried maybe a third of their menu now since they opened last Friday and haven't had a single thing yet that wasn't perfect in every way.\n\nAllow me to apologise ahead of time for the spelling of the Cambodian-named dishes. There is no standardisation of Khmer transliteration into the Latin alphabet (and therefore into English), so each person familiar with the language tends to spell things very different one from the other. I noticed a lot of the menu items at Khmer Kitchen were spelled in manners that, while I understood, were not as I've been most familiar to see them written. For this reason, I may not spell menu items exactly as they appear on Khmer Kitchen's menu, nonetheless, they should be relatively recognisable. \n\nThe grilled beef skewers while being, on paper, more expensive than buying them from the ladies grilling on their steps further down the street, are also far more tender than anything else, owing, mostly, to being grilled directly to order, a stark contrast to any of the street vendors. Also, it's served with nyom l'hong, a Cambodian slaw made of green papaya. This is dissimilar from bok l'hong, one of my favourite foods. Nyom l'hong is merely marinated in vinegar or lime juice and sugar and served alongside meat dishes like a side-dish slaw. Those familiar with Vietnamese hoagies might know it with it's common accompaniment, carrot, as a topping on the sandwich.\nKhmer Kitchen's nyom l'hong is more flavourful, deeply sweet and sour and with unparalleled crunch.\n\nKhor chomni chrook is a curious dish of Khmer-Chinese origin consisting of hard-boiled chicken eggs and pork ribs or hocks caramelised then stewed in a five-spice flavoured sweet broth. I've had the dish many times before and this one is without a doubt the best I've had. Other times I've enjoyed it, while the flavours being fantastic, the hocks themselves were tough. This one was superior, tender, sweet, and flavourful. I could cut through the hock's fat with only the side of the spoon, and that's no small accomplishment on the part of the cook.\nIf you watch Masterchef, contestant Christine Ha prepared the Vietnamese version of this dish for her audition, using fish (trey in Cambodian) instead of pork. She won with unanimous vote.\n\nAnother not-to-be-missed dish is pork stewed in sweetened coconut, with pineapple. Somlor ktih chrook mnoas, I believe it's called. Whether this is the name or not, it'll have the description in English mentioning the pork and pineapple and it should be ordered with no hesitation. It's similar to a curry but, strictly speaking, it isn't one. The predominant taste is sweet though it can also be made mildly sour and/or peppery through the use of chilies. Many versions I've had include bamboo or bell pepppers, but this one is no nonsense, straight up and delicious.\n\nFinally, one of my favourite foods: somlor matchu kroeung (sach mo'un) or, hot and sour (with tamarind) soup with chicken and the ubiquitous Cambodian spice mixture, kroeung. Kroeung at its most simple is turmeric root beaten with mortar and pestle (an action called 'bok' in Khmer) with various other aromatics added including, but not limited to, lemongrass, galanga, garlic, shallot and lime leaf. If you've never had fresh turmeric, you might be surprised by something: it actually has a flavour. Much like how garlic powder tastes nothing like garlic, turmeric powder tastes nothing like turmeric and fresh turmeric is pretty glorious, if you can stand staining your hands and clothes yellow-orange for days or even weeks to come. The soup has generous helpings of water spinach, a hollow aquatic plant used in soups and stir-fries, and chopped chicken. Before setting out to prepare my soup, I was asked if I like it spicy. I do. The soup came out, with enough for two (I took half home), in bright-yellow glory and copious amounts of halved jalapeno.\n\nIf your primary concern when you go out to eat is, like mine, to get very good, very cheap food served by very friendly people, Khmer Kitchen fits the bill.\nI'm hoping this place catches buzz and will be around for quite some time.", "Went here for this first time about a week after it opened.\n\nFood was phenomenal. The papaya salad was amazing - spicy and unlike just about anything I've eaten. The chicken curry also not to be missed. And cheap with plenty to take home for tomorrow.\n\nClearly, a casual family run place. The owner seems super nice and chatted with us about the food and opening a restaurant in south philly.\n\nCan't wait to go back!", "Even after hearing such good things about Khmer Kitchen, we hemmed and hawed about heading over in the nearly 100 degree heat and a threatening thunder storm. Our dinner at Khmer made us very glad we made the trip.\n\nAlthough I'm a Cambodian food novice, my fiance has fond memories of a week trip and the food she enjoyed there. Regardless, we both enjoyed our meal immensely. Everyone in this family-run affair was incredibly kind, from the son and daughter counter and wait team to the grandma cooking in the kitchen. A pleasant atmosphere, relatively plain, but not barebones (although, we could have dealt without the hidef TV flashing Animal Planet): nicer than you might expect. As to the food, we can't wait to go back again. And again. We had:\n\nGrilled curry chicken sticks, buttery with coconut milk, and the lemongrassy beef sticks as well. A spicy bitter flower (sabado) salad with chicken, which might be as must try as the papaya salad: spicy as all get out, but too delicious to mind the spice even if you were so inclined. And the Sah-Law Ka-Koe, the chicken and pumpkin stew whose broth was out of this world: delectable. In fact, even though we had a ton of leftovers (trust them when they say the large is large), and I'm not even hungry, writing this review leaves me powerless. I must go reheat some of that stew immediately.", "Found out about this place from my cousin and finally got around to trying it today. The food is awesome!!!!! The only time I really ever get to eat Khmer food is when I go down to FL to visit my mom. And even after so many cooking lessons from her, I've made many failed attempts. This is definitely my outlet to Khmer food! \n\nMy friends who I dragged along to try, loved everything that we ordered! It's a small place but cosy. The service is great also. I'm so glad that there is finally a Cambodian restaurant I can finally go to when I'm missing my Moms cooking. Definitely will be going again.", "This BYOB Cambodian place is fantastic. The food is extremely flavorful and well prepared. The service is a bit slow, but very friendly.", "This place is incredible!\n\nThere are some Cambodian places down on 7th Street, but nothing like this, which has a very varied menu both authentic and accessible. The chicken sticks and the meatball sticks were sheer heaven. The chicken salad was light and flavourful and delightful. The tamarind and lemongrass soup/stew with tripe was... delicious, but too much for me iafter the first helping n terms of unusual flavours. But that doesn't mean it wasn't good. My friend enjoyed it a lot. And for $8, I'm happy to give it a try. \n\nThe atmosphere was clean and more stylish than I expected and the family-run ambiance was very sweet. They were full (there are about 4 four-tops and one or two deuces) by the time we left...\n\nI'm going to hazard a guess and say this is the best Khmer restaurant between here and Lowell, MA. You certainly can't get food like this in NYC.", "Wow, this place was delicious! Everything we ordered was fresh and flavorful. It's also a BYOB and is very inexpensive. . . . we ordered two grilled meat sticks, a salad, and two main dishes and the whole meal came to $26 before tip. The service was very friendly thought a bit slow. We learned from our waiter that this is his family's first restaurant (the cooks are his mother and grandmother!) so perhaps the service will improve over time. Even if it doesn't, the food at Khymer Kitchen is well worth the wait.", "Please go here. \n\nThis place is a real treat - I used to live in Providence years ago, which had a few great spots for Cambodian, but I haven't found anything that came close until now.\n\nFirst, everything is super-fresh and done just right. Crispy crunchy papaya salad, perfectly grilled and delicately-seasoned beef with lime juice, etc, etc. Perfect for a summer dinner (and presumably other seasons as well), and they even brought out some yummy samples of jackfruit and dragonfruit as a post-dinner palate cleanser.\n\nSecond, they understand that 'hot' means 'hot', and they didn't simply assume that I have a glass jaw when it comes to spicy food just because my skin is so pale that it borders on see-through. I don't, and their 'hot' was enough to make blood come rushing up to my cheeks but not so bad that I wanted to pause in my consumption for even a second. Proper.\n\nAnd finally, they're super-nice and friendly - the waiter checked back to make sure the extra peppers in my food weren't slowly dissolving me from the inside out, and everybody checked in with me at some point to see how the meal was. There was a little bit of a wait, but totally worth it.\n\nUnfortunately, there was barely anybody there last night - a bit odd for a Saturday and hopefully just a fluke. But just in case, go here and spread the word, so that I can count on getting my fix in the future...", "This place was awesome. My first time eating Cambodian since high school. The food was amazing. They were out of a few appetizers which immediately clued me into the fact that the kitchen doesn't do a lot of back up prep. This means that everything is freshly prepared. So yeah, it may take a while longer for some dishes to come out but it's totally worth it. You can be assured that time and care was taken to prepared each order with the freshest ingredients possible. The staff was super friendly and helpful in answering questions about the menu. Will definitely be making this a regular outing. Large portions at affordable (so cheap!) prices, you can't lose.", "The home-cooked food here is of the highest quality. I had curried mussels which was one of the best curry dishes I've ever had. I could eat it once a week. A friend had a steak dish which I tasted and am anxious to come back and order a full portion for myself. The waiter when asked about some of the dishes seemed to be very genuinely proud of them and anxious to share his culture. This is the type of place which makes me glad I live in Philadelphia." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "The cafe is killer! Love my iced latte. The people are great there, the place is awesome!", "Really good coffee and an awsome space! Well decorated beautiful cafe. It really nice to have a place to go in ybor for a good cup of coffee. Well done blind tiger.", "Excellent coffee! Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Cute and cozy atmosphere. I ordered a cafe con leche ($4.25) and it is tasty, perfectly made and enormous. \n\nI'm not sure why there is a mini clothing store at the back, but it wouldn't deter me from coming back. \n\nIt would be nice if they were open before 9am on Sunday but I'm really just nitpicking now.", "Ybor needed a coffee shop on 7th, and now the community has a great one. Amazing coffee and staff. Well done.", "I wandered in here for a coffee and stayed for an hour and a half. Really great coffee, people who are happy to have a conversation, and very welcoming, relaxed surroundings. Why is this place different than most other coffee places I've been to? Because the guys in here are genuine, friendly and not in a rush. Neat!", "This is an awesome place in a great location! So nice to be able to walk from work for a good coffee. The decor and vibe of the place is very enjoyable, they also have outside seating that is perfect for bringing your dog. The Barista named Jessica is the best, and very passionate about helping you choose from the menu!", "Good coffees. Plan on $3.50 per cup. Good atmosphere. Thought the cute barristers had had too much caffine. They were fun.", "Like this place so much! People are so friendly at the Blind Tiger Cafe, and the coffee are exceptionally well made. Ask for a cappuccino and you can see the beautiful levels of it. Or try the Cafe Miel with a hint of honey in a latte :)", "so when you read the reviews prior to mine about the staff, this will just be confirmation. super friendly atmosphere great as soon as you walk in inside. Great brew as well. recommended", "Great spot! Jessica makes the best Espresso Bon-Bon!!! Everyone is so friendly, and the atmosphere is so laid back !! My new Ybor Coffee House!!!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "Situated over a natural spring and along the inner bay, this is a beautiful location to relax and get away. Spa services are excellent. Staff is friendly and does a very good job of making you feel pampered. They use Aveda products (which I love!) I recommend looking through the many pkgs they offer for the resort. If you're a local, you may want to check out the mother &daughter day, week day, couples day, gentelmen's day, full day, or 1/2 day pkgs w/o accomodations.", "I didn't love it here. I expected something a bit more...I don't know...classy or elegant or something. I also didn't love the services. The massage was weak, the mani/pedi was the worst I've ever had and the facial was just so so. Lunch was nice though. I always compare to other spas and for the money this wasn't the best. I will definately go elsewhere next time simply based on value.", "really should separate out the restaurant reviews from the spa reviews.\n\nrestaurant. used to be exquisite with one side of menu for calorie counting health conscious and other side for \"just yummy gourmet\". New menu removes all calorie-counting and spa-conscious eating and puts little symbols by healthier selections-not nearly as helpful. We ordered tarragon chicken salad and grilled grouper sandwiches for lunch. Both meals (without health symbols) were fine but not \"over the top\". Sweet potato fries (without health symbol) were yummy. Mineral water from spring is always cold and delicious. Service, view, fresh flowers, and ambience were excellent. Reasonably priced, 2 people for about $20. Front desk told us it opened at 11:30, but restaurant told us they started serving at 11. Doesn't seem like total act is together here. Don't post menu specials 'til late. Restaurant closes 2 to 5.\n\nSpa is lovely for exercise options, jacuzzi, pool work-outs. They recently reinstated waiving the resort fee for FL residents. Unfortunately, they don't tell you before booking, they now have a band playing til 11 p.m. Fri/Sat nites around the pool (audible from your room).", "Stayed here 3 days with family/kids in April 2010.\n\nThe place itself if pretty nice, and the staffers made a good effort at accommodating their guests. Suite I had was pretty nice too -- good condition (not great), but spacious and fair price for what I got. The Spa (my wife used) was also pretty good.\n\nHowever....\n\nSafety Harbor has to decide what it wants to be - there's higher end /paying clients at the spa and who are trying to enjoy the place, but they're juxtaposed with a bevy of low-life folks hanging by the pool getting drunk. \n\nThere's also all kinds of smoking at the pool area -- nowhere to get away from it.\n\nWorst-- a belligerent and drunk man was stumbling about the premises on a Saturday night, yelling and falling down drunk, with his primped girlfriend clacking about in her high heels, and all the staff tip-toeing around them. Most bizarre scene I've beheld at a resort. I asked one staffer where security was to take the yelling man out of there and was told, \"that would be the owner, sir...\"\n\nSo, you are the company you keep. This place could be really nice, but the owners need to think about this: is this their private playground or is it a Spa and Resort, catering to a high-end client. Right now, it sure seems the former. \n\nAgain, the staff themselves were great. The restaurant, surrounding town, the spa itself , and nearby scenery are fantastic. But the management here is poor and seems to be encouraging a certain class of tattooed, binge-drinking, chain-smoking, walk-ins to take over the pool, which just brings the place down, at the expense of other guests' experience. Clean up your act, fellas - your staff and guests deserve better. For $400/night, your guests expect a lot more.", "I recently visited this spa for a little getaway by myself. From the time I was picked up at the airport until the time I left I was treated like a queen. the room was very comfortable. I had a ball walking around the resort and spa. The food was great and was served in a timely manner. Make sure you take the time to book a treatment at the spa. And make sure you locate the plunge pool and take the plunge into the chilly mineral waters. I reccomend the inclusive spa package! I cannot wait to go back.", "3.5 stars. This is a nice day spa for the Tampa Bay area, but I've certainly seen nicer. The staff is friendly and knowledgable. They now use Kerstin Florian products, not Aveda anymore. I like their products, but I now order them online on a spa website so I can get them cheaper.\nI really enjoyed my facial today with Brenda LaMonte. She took her time with me, and I really appreciated it. I'd definitely recommend her to a friend or a fellow Yelper. My Swedish massage was just ok this time. \nI didn't really like how spa guests can dine in the restaurants with their robes on. The restaurant is right next to the front door while the spa is downstairs. There ought to be a separate dining area for spa goers. We ate as soon as we arrived before checking in for the spa, and I didn't enjoy my fellow spa goers dining in their robes... especially the ones who didn't know how to cross their legs or keep them together if you know what I mean...\nOverall, nice facility. Now that my sister and I have grown, my mom, sister, and I try to go every time we're all in town at the same time for a facial and a massage. Not a bad new tradition huh?", "Dated and worn out hallways gave me a bad impression on my way through multiple corridors and stairs to get to my room. Meeting area where we attended lectures was very good. Food pretty good most of the meals. Did not have time to use the pool or spa services. Bartender very nice. I was torn between 2 or 3 rating, but my tub didn't drain well, and I hate that", "This review is for the hotel only, I did not get a chance to even swim in the pools let alone enjoy the spa services, spaces or classes : (\nI got lucky with this place through priceline for like 60bucks per night, so i had no idea where i was going to be. Safety Harbor is a quiet, quaint little town that really appreciates tourist and i appreciate being appreciated! Everyone I came in contact with inside of this hotel was simply awesome. The space is beautiful, the rooms were clean, the parking lot is kinda wierd though (wasn't paved at all). Free net in the rooms was so essential because i was able to do homework which is really important for a doctoral student, you can't vaca from school at this level : (\nI wish I could have gotten a suite or a room with a view of the beautiful water but it was really booked so no upgrades were available but were we able to be switched to a room with a patio and lawnchairs : )\nTry this place out, there were virtually no kids here except for my very well behaved 2 year old. The beds were really nice, we all sleep like babies. you get free HBO which is cool. And please, leave a couple of bucks on the bed for housekeeping EVERY DAY you are there. Trust me it'll pay off for you in the long run : )", "We had drinks outside at the poolside tiki bar. The bartender was a miserable prick. Come on Safety Harbor Resort...you can hire better help than that curmudgeon.", "Meh...probably wouldn't go back. \n\nA short synapse before my detailed review: \n\n2 stars based mostly on disappointing staff service \n\nDESK STAFF: very poor service\nROOM: okay- cozy bed, roomy space....but nothing extrodinary\nSPA: disappointed by the lack of co-ed spaces. only pool and jacuzzi\nSPA SERVICE: good \nexcept for a mildly inappropriate massage therapist (see below)\n\nDetailed review: \n\nMy husband and I spent a weekend here after he returned from deployment. Overall we had a great weekend IN SPITE of the 'resort' experience....which was mostly mediocre. But anything is better than the desert...yes?\n\nMost of our disappointments began at check-in: \nWe booked our reservation over the phone with a friendly agent who encouraged us to arrive early the day of check-in and take advantage of the spa amenties until our room became available. When we arrived just after 12:30 we were greeted by a flustered receptionist (Jackie) who was working alone. She asked us to wait while she attended to the phones, a service radio and a few other things- no big deal...until another woman came up to the counter after us and asked 'Can you give me change when you're finished with these guests?' to which Jackie responded...as if we weren't there. \"I'll do it now- these people are way too early anyway.\" Well- that's a fine first impression! \n\nThe mediocrity continued as we finished check-in. We weren't offered any bell service- just given a room key and a map and sent on our way. I requested that a few items be sent to our room from room service- and before leaving the counter with all of our bags- Jackie shouts across the lobby \"Wait!! I'm just going to give them to you now.\" Wha?!! Sure, I'll carry everything AND my bags....some resort. \n\nWe each received spa services- which were nice and the staff members were very friendly (although the massage therapist told my husband he had a great body....inappropriate!!) The weekend got much better once we limited our contact with staff members. \n\n\nWe will not be back." ]

[ 5, 3, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2 ]

[ "Small charming bungalow in historic Palm Harbor. They make excellent wood-fired brick oven pizza. Dine in or take out. Beer and wine available, happy hour, too.", "Cool little neighborhood spot. It's got a nice ambience and 3 microbrews on draft as i saw. I would order light cheese on the pie. The amount of cheese kinda over weighs the crust.", "Delicious, local pizza joint that also serves excellent salads, sandwiches, and other goodies. Fresh and yummy ingredients are most certainly used - I can tell! Small and intimate building - great beers on draft and good happy hour specials. Parking can be tricky depending on what is going on downtown.\n\nYou need to try this place!", "Really great pizzas. All the toppings are good, and the salads are fresh. Nice charred crust, tangy sauce, and the whole wheat option is awesome. It's nice to have such good pizza so close to home.", "Great place! Cozy and comfortable atmosphere. Pizza is worth the wait.", "These guys are by far the best at everything they do! My wife and I have been looking for good pizza since moving down here, and we finally found it. We got hooked on their pizzas first, then salads, wings, garlic knots, and the latest thing is the Sangria. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is nice. Highly recommended!", "Our waitress was great, helpful, always smiled, and always checked on us. The restaurant is nice, and has a nice dog friendly patio. But, I am sorry to say that I am a pizza snob. I'm from chicago, and I love pizza - deep dish, pan, thin crust. I love it with tons of sauce and flavor in the crust. It's fine for me to ask for more sauce on the side. I just feel like the crust was nothing special to me. \n\nIt's hard for me to find that in FL. I have found a couple places, but I can not say that this is the place.", "This restaurant was cute and sort of small. I walked in and instantly liked the smell. \n\nWe got a Fireside Salad with goat cheese & walnuts. It was enough for 2 people. The salad was good, but the plates they served it on was sort of a shell with a lot of lines & a seam in it. It looked pretty, but cutting on said plates was a little tricky. \nThe small pizza was enough for two. The Margherita pizza was very fresh tasting and delicious. I like how it was cooked. I wouldn't say it is thin crust, but it isn't Greek pizza either. \n\nOur FL family ordered sausage & fresh garlic large. No complaints. They were really surprised that we had found good pizza in FL.\n\nThe wine list is fair, but the server was not aware that some beers/wines need to be purchased as a bottle. So, you can't really get single servings of too many wines/beers. \n\nAlso, the reason I didn't give this place 5 stars is because it isn't kid friendly for a pizza place. No crayons, placemats or kid dishes. The 2 highchairs were broken. I hate when restaurants do not have locking highchairs.\n\nOverall, a good pizza place!", "The place is small, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in service, price, and taste.\n\nThe staff was extremely friendly, chatty, and made sure that we were taken care of. The food was some of the best pizza I have ever eaten in a very long time. Everything was fresh and made from scratch. The chefs talked to us about our hometown and were really friendly. If I had more time to spend in the area I would have gone back again and again. It makes me sad that back in my hometown we have absolutely nothing original like this. I suggest that anyone and everyone go here and get at least one pizza to experience the wonderful taste.", "BEST PIZZA EVER!! I love this place. The pizza is amazing, the sangria is to die for, and the staff is friendly and attentive. My husband loves the selection of micro brews on tap. If you haven't tried the wood fired pizza there yet, you MUST stop in. And if they have broccoli pinwheels listed on the chalk board, don't pass them up!" ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5 ]

[ "While I can't add anything about the ownership, I can say that the General Tso's chicken was good enough that the General himself is probably grinnin' in his grave. \n\nUnfortunately, I have to spend the next several days in Horsham, PA for work - at least I have another dining experience at Mandarin to look forward to. Not bad as 99% of the other restaurants in a 10 mile radius seem to be Olive Garden-esque chains.", "I will second that the General Tso's at Mandarin Garden is the best I've ever had. Their Hot & Sour is da' bomb too! Growing up, I had so many dishes at this place, I couldn't name any more than those 2 that stick out, but I know they're all damn good.\n\nThis is definitely your best food option in the area...the rest are pretty much all chains.\n\nI'm only giving 4 stars instead of 5 because while the dining experience is nice, friendly and pleasant, it's nothing extraordinary.", "I don't usually think of ordering dim sum late in the evening, but I've done so on purpose twice here with friends at Mandarin Garden. I've tried a variety of their dishes and the menu has selections that you would find in any Chinese restaurant - their decor is much the same (red, gold, dark-ish, fish tanks, tablecloth). Their dim sum plates are enjoyable (the siu mai is delicious) and their dishes are pretty good - get their hot and sour soup, beef and broccoli, and the gunpowder chicken.\n\nThere's a private banquet and meeting room on-site. You can also order cocktails with your food, if you're into that. Service is fine. Recommended for some great Chinese away from Chinatown!", "I have dined here at least a dozen times. The food is outstanding, both in presentation and taste, all of it! \n\nI usually pick a shrimp dish, so I can attest to each and every one of them. The lo mein's and the fried rice are superb. The shrimp with toffee walnuts is so good and has the perfect spicy kick. \n\nService is always great. Fuji was always my favorite server! This is one of many restaurants owned by the same folks. \n\nVery decorative of a Chinese restaurant, beautiful and comfortable surroundings.", "omg the capitol pork is out of this world and!!! they have fresh homemade crispy noodles.\n\nsorry, im in boston land of bread with chinese?! WTH?\n\nanyway, this is one dish ive never seen anywhere, and although ive been here dozens of times, i only get the capital pork.\n\n\nyummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm", "Mandarin Garden has been here For Eh Ver! And the good food (not the needs-a-makeover decor) is why. Consistently good \"classic\" Chinese American mid-priced food.\n\nA local landmark - and right near the train.", "Yummity yum yum. This place is a winner. First of all, it's big, so if you're looking for a place to have a party, shower or ginormous feast, this is a great bet. The service is prompt and attentive, with a pretty small wait time for the food. Oh! The food! The steamed crab sau mai was delicious as an appetizer, and me and the entire family gobbled down our entrees (shrimp lo mein for mama, sweet & sour chicken for the little one and lamb and eggplant for daddy and the big one). Big props for the awesome Shirley Temples, too - they're served with these swell rainbow thingies and a cool sword. It was, quite literally, the cherry on top of a great meal!", "My very fav when it comes to Chinese-American cuisene. I have been going there as long as I can remember, the sauce for the steamed dumplings is, oh so good. The vegetarian Hot n Sour soup is heaven, and the szechuan chicken is a must try. I just love it there, the service, and the food.", "If you're old as the sea, this is the place for you!\nMy mom and her friends like this place and I've had to suffer it way too many times when I'm in the Philly burbs. \nFlavor at this place is read \"MSG.\" \nIf you don't care about sodium or your health, go wait at this tired chinese place.\nI asked the owner (I think his name is Dennis) about the MSG and he said that they don't add MSG, but its in a lot of the sauces they buy. That's right, they buy off-the-shelf sauces and dump it on the food. n.b., real restaurants and chefs make their sauces and that's where they control their flavors! This place has average MSG Chinese written all over it. Good thing it's near the mall, that way they have the excuse of being average mall food!\nGood luck if you are going to \"MSG Garden\"", "Gotta tell it like it is. I don't get it. This place is supposedly renound for it's authentic Chinese food. I think it's less than average. The food lacks taste and even when you get something familiar, it's less than inspiring. Aside from a couple of beef dishes that are done relatively well, the rest of the menu and choices are mundane and less than inspired. The interior needs some updating (the plastic flowers and plants are filthy) and while the restaurant itself appears clean, it doesn't feel clean. They have a full bar - stay away from the wines, as they offer nothing coming close to anything quality. Order a beer if you must have alchohol. I don't get it - why is this place always so crowded?" ]

[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1, 2 ]

[ "The Big Cheesy, delicious grilled cheese sandwiches for all ages. If you're curious as to what a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich is, Will and the team would be glad to introduce your first sandwich. From the signature sandwich; \"The Big Cheesy\" to \"The Juice\" they're all delicious and made fresh when you order on various styles of bread or your choice. They have asalads too!\n\nMy wife and I have gone at least once a week, sometimes more... since the first night they opened. We've seen them busy and slow and every time no matter who is behind the counter we're always greeted with a smile. They're still tweaking things to maximize their speed and service but good food takes time and everything thing I've had from the menu was worth the wait. \n\nSo, glad they came to Kenner!", "Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Had the big cheesy added bacon and sautéed onions was by far awesome. Their house made pickles were great too! I asked for the dipper size of the tomato and basil soup and my other half of sandwich was without soup, other than that it was awesome!", "I had the mac 'n cheezy which was the bomb. Who in their right mind wouldn't love a 4 cheese mac ' n cheese between 2 pieces of buttered and grilled white bread?\n\nThe only reason I didn't give them 5 stars was because I had to listen to the foul language coming from the kitchen crew the whole time I was eating. Every time I heard a foul word, I looked up thinking that would clue them in on the fact that it's unprofessional and very offensive but nope, it didn't set off any light bulbs with these dim wits.", "Sandwiches were good! Ordered 'The Juice' and 'The Don' signatures.\nIt seemed everyone in the place ordered a side of fries and a drink with their order.\nIt's unfortunate you have to ADD fries and a drink to your order. I hope they consider a combo later on for all sandwiches. \nA bit pricey, but I'll definitely go back to try another sandwich!", "Looking for comfort food? Im pretty sure a picture of their gourmet grilled cheeses with a side of either tomato soup or waffle fries is next to the definition in the dictionary. Mmm cheese. Makes me happy. \nIve tried several and they are all good, some heavier than others. My top 2 are the alligator sausage and the orginal(4 cheeses on sourdough served double decker style) The bread is thick and super buttery. This location also has creole creamery shakes if you want to live it up. \nThey also offer salads for the timid. I wish they had a drive thru but then again I do want to live past 40. I like how they are called 'adult grilled cheese'. Thanks to them, its now my favorite thing about being an adult.", "Delicious! Had the Crazy Old Goat and Tomato Basil soup. Staff was very friendly too :) I will be back soon!", "Nice friendly staff great food & clean. Mgr came by each table to see how we liked the food and if we needed anything.", "The Kenner location is just as good as the New Orleans location!! I'm glad that the parking is a bit bigger than the New Orleans location, but it is still a strange parking lot.\n\nWe went during the week, and it was surprisingly not that busy, yet my food ticket got lost.\n\nMy coworker and I split a salad and two sandwiches (nom nom nom) because that is how we roll at The Big Cheezy. I'm glad that we did split the two sandwiches because I was the second one to order, but my food never came out until I asked about it. They had to reprint my ticket so the kitchen could make my food. Even though everyone was already done with their meal, I gobbled up my food and left.\n\nI really wish they would make Bacon Mac n Cheese fries a thing.", "I have been here twice now, once for take-out and once to dine in. Both were exceptional experiences!\n\nThis is comfort food at its finest. Seriously though...a grilled cheese and a tomato soup can fix almost anything. That is exactly what I ordered to go after a day of feeling under the weather. They had my order right and on time and was very fresh. I got the classic with a cup of soup, and it didn't disappoint. The tomato soup was thick and creamy with just the right amount seasoning.\n\nOn to round two! My husband and I dined in this time. We were greeted by a helpful staff that answered our questions and let us know their faves. I went with the turkey presto and a side of waffle fries. Y'all...these waffle fries are everything. I love seasoned waffle fries; don't you dare insult thee by adding any type of sauce! My sandwich was amazing. The multigrain bread was crispy on the edges, warm and gooey on the inside. Their homemade pesto was mouthwatering. I brought half of this sandwich home and ate it for lunch the next day. I dare say it was even better once I heated up again. \n\nWhile eating, either a manger/owner circulated the tables and asked how everything was. They offer desserts if you aren't stopped up enough from all of the cheese. The said desserts include shakes from Creole Creamery...need I say more?\n\nThe parking lot is small, but it is easy to find parking in the surrounding area. This place is a breath of fresh air in America's City!", "I highly recommend this establishment because it's for all ages and the sandwiches/sides taste delicious. Great environment and the wait time is very minimal." ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5 ]

[ "Excellent milkshakes! I had my favorite SNS meal tonight of a patty melt, fries, and double fudge specialty shake. You actually need a spoon for all the hot fudge! This is definitely not something you want to eat on a regular basis.\n\nWe had a group of 5 people and had excellent service. We were welcome to sit around and talk and didn't feel rushed at all. Our server didn't mind splitting our check up when we paid.\n\nFood is okay. Typical burgers, fries, shakes. On the greasy side, but delicious nonetheless. \n\nCheck the Sunday and Wednesday papers for tons of coupons. Also happy hour is from 2-4pm AND 2-4am for half-price shakes and drinks!", "Horrible service EVERY TIME. There's another location near Citrus Park mall that will give you the same food without all the head aches.", "Consistently indifferent service. Too bad, the food is fine. We just left after sitting for 10 minutes and no sign of service. Maybe a 1:1 ratio of staff to customers, lots of racket behind the service area... Too busy to sell food. It's not the first time but it is the last. Other locations are much better. I've tried to say it's just a bad day, but 4 different times isn't a bad day.", "Can't beat price and quality of food. Go there a lot, Wife likes the Hot Dogs.", "I don't think I'll ever tire of Steak N Shake. I frequent for the strawberry milkshakes, but i'm been known to indulge in burgers and their patty melt. Delicious! Yes, it's super greasy and yes, they aren't the cheapest fast food in existence, but I've always loved that everything is made to order and staff is always friendly.", "Family loves S-n-S! Best hamburgers of all \"chains\" by far. Not my favorite fries, but the burger makes up for it. We live within 5 miles and service has always been acceptable.", "Food good as always. Love their shoestring like french frys and the chili 3 way. Shakes are the best around. But be prepared to wait. Here the third time in the last month and still pathetically slow. We arrive with only the quarter of the restaurant full and it still took 40 min for entree and another half an hour for shakes. Come on guys...", "A decent burger for the price. I had the garlic burger - the bun was topped with butter and garlic and it was pure goodness! The fries are thin and small, but it was all under $4 and I'm all about portion control, so it was just the right amount of food for me. \n\nI'll have to come back soon and try one of their milkshakes. They looked yummy!", "I love Steak 'n Shake but this location is terrible. Our waitress insulted my friend for sitting with her legs crossed because her feet were cold and she never came back to give us our refills. She even forgot my drink completely. To make matters worse (and highly disgusting) my friend opened his silverware to find a dirty fork with dry ketchup on it. We waited for our food for a long time, granted it was busy, but our waitress seems to have no clue what she's doing. I wouldn't be so turned off from this location had she not been rude to us without any reason.\n\nI don't know if I want to come back if there are better options.", "OMG! Is the night crew here slow and frankly not too bright. Took 1/2 hour in the drive thru to get a chocolate chip milk shake and they still made it wrong. Yikes! Skip this location and hit cold stone creamery instead." ]

[ 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 1 ]

[ "Three out of five stars and heres why:\nEntree: $13-$20\nThe Works*: $25-$30 a Head\nScene: Family\n\nDecor: Old Americana (A Shenanigan's style with random bits of car parts and photographs on the walls. A step up would be the the book shelves in the lounge area) It's big\n\nFood: Generic Steak House ( They also had an octagonal salad bar with the basics. The size of it makes you think you struck mix and matching gold, but the other half of it is the same as the first half, do more than half a lap around and you find yourself discontented)\n\nPros: The lounge section is well decorated and gives a great bar feel. The salad bar comes with the meal. Amazing down to earth service.\n\nCons: The menu is very much like Fridays where you can have a three course meal for like 15 bucks. I went with that because I like variety. My entree was soggy and the sauce was way too thin. (beef tips in a gravy sauce)\n\nFinale: I didn't hate it but for what I paid, I felt like I would rather have smaller portions at a better quality. Chili's or Fridays over this place hands down. If in the mood for steak, I'd stay away from chains.\n\n*The Works - Drinks, Appetizer.... Minus the dessert", "I love this restaurant. They serve a great steak and have an amazing salad bar. I have never been there and had bad service. They are open late. \n\nThe atmosphere is on the darker-side and cozy. They have interesting seating arrangement. \n\nA great place for family ( more adults then kids) or a night out with friends.", "Good grief, Charlie Brown!\n-------------\nso we were in the neighborhood, deciding between fake Chinese (Pei Wei) and fake steakhouse (Charlie Brown's). Many moons ago, I remembered their prime rib was pretty good, so I decided to come here. \n\nOy, vey! I felt like Gordon Ramsey on Kitchen Nightmares. \nWe started with their house special - Chips with blue cheese and bruscetta. The chips were burnt (and cold!), but even worse, the olive oil drizzle on the bruschetta was STALE! Party foul!!\n\nI moved on to the salad bar while we waited for our entreés. The highlights included marinated mushrooms and squash, and white bean. However, this too was tarnished by greasy tongs at the various stations. Boo!\n\nFinally, the entreés. Her Filet was completely unseasoned; the lobster and crab gratin again suffered from the grease attack. \nTo be fair and balanced, the Prime rib was indeed tender. But The \"Au jus\" probably came from an industrial pack of Lawry's seasoning. \n\nI decided to give it the second star because the Bathroom was clean.\nAs a disciple of Tony Bourdain, I will never \"misunderestimate\" the importance of a pristine bathroom. \n\nSummary: Maybe we should have gone to Pei Wei for some beef & broccoli instead.", "Another of Delaware County's seemingly endless supply of chain restaurants. Have never visited by choice, only out of respect for other family members' choice. At least a dozen trips and have yet to receive a steak cooked to my requested doneness. Salad bar is nothing special and has dwindled in selection over time. Service is the usual for any chain, either too fast or nonexistent and the name of the game is always \"up sell.\" Sad thing is, ask your run-of-the-mill Southern Delaware Countian for a list of their upscale faves and CB's will be right there. Don't believe me? Just go check out the mass of people spilling out the door on weekends.", "Not a bad place. Salad bar is great and burgers are good too, all the other stuff is just OK. Dinner is a bit pricey for the quality of food.", "I've had some OK meals here in the past. The salad bar is fine. The last meal I had here however was disappointing. It was the seafood trio. Only one of the three types of fish was any good, the garlic shrimp. The cod and salmon were bland. It's hit or miss anymore.", "I've been many times and always enjoyed myself whether with adults or children. Delicious food, yummy drinks & good service. Happy hour offers a nice selection, it's not cheap but worth it. A clean establishment w/parking in a strip mall.", "I love this place. Consistently friendly service, great apps, a wonderful salad bar that my wife, my mother and my mother-in-law all LOVE...and a GREAT steak. Every time. Its the highlight of a terrific menu and a great meal. Good prices. Terrific apps (although they got rid of the best part of the appetizer sampler, the Quesadilla eggrolls), terrific desserts...and one thing I will say about this place in particular is when something goes wrong, as things sometimes do, they make it right. My wife and I ordered our apps, got our salad, and ordered our meals. The meals came...no apps. But when we mentioned it to our server, who apologized profusely for forgetting, brought over a manager, and comped us our desserts. Well done. It would be great if no place ever made a mistake. I care far more when someone does and then can really make it right. We love this place, it's awesome.", "Excellent service by our server \"Bernie\"\nGreat Salad bar and steak was cooked to perfection. Will come back more often.", "Never again! Worse than diner food. I saw they were expensive so I figured they would offer quality food. The crab cakes were full of fillers, filet was horrible, I think the mashed potatoes were instant. All around... bad experience." ]

[ 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 1 ]

[ "Brady's is located on a side street of \"downtown\" Safety Harbor. It looks just like a place that you'd want to go for BBQ and beer, with the picnic tables on their covered outdoor patio/deck area. I had the pulled pork sandwich both times I was there and it was the best I've ever had, moist, tender, and no gristle chunks to bite into. The portion was very large, so much fell off of my sandwich that I had a bunch to eat with a fork afterward. They have many appealing side items, but the one that you SHOULD NOT MISS is the cornbread pudding. It is just amazing. I will be back the next time I'm in Florida for sure!", "Ok, I read the the last one and only review and went to this BB Que place since I live nearby. The ribs came out in 5 minutes, because they came from the refrigerator, they were not freshly cooked and of course they were very dry. Then, they use a dry rub seasoning, fine, where is the suculant barbeque sauce? That's what Barbeque is all about, SLOW COOKED SMOKED JUICY RIBS with SAUCE of course. These ribs were pre cooked, refrigerated and reheated (not enough) and all dried out, awefull l!!! Pulled pork was Ok, tender, tasty and large portion but nothing to write about or go back for or to tell anyone to go there. I asked for a glass for my beer and I got a funny look, when I ordered a rootbeer to wash down the disappointing dinner I wasn't asked if I wanted a glass with ice so I didn't ask, didn't want that weird look again. Anyway, we thought it was pretty bad and $50 later it just was really bad. The corn bread pudding was good the first time and since we were still hungry (we did not finish the dinner) we ordered it for desert but this time it came out so nuked from the micro, it was to hot and lost its flavor so we just paid and left and complained that we should not have paid and said something but we just said oh well, we're not going back there again. To bad, we need a good Barbeque place around here. I was going to fill out the survey they leave on the table but the waitresss took them with the bill and left no pen, I thought to tell the owner that we were disapointed but maybe other folks like this place so we'll see how long they'll be around for.", "Found my new spot! Great quiet side street in cute little Safety Harbor. The food is yummy and all the bbq sauces are home made. Pulled pork fell apart and tasted so delicious. You can also order \"tastes\" of the sides for $1 - Awesome! I wanted to just inhale the cornbread pudding.\nAtmosphere was very cute and \"back country\" in a very nice CLEAN way. Ziploc bags filled with water hung from the ceiling of the patio. I thought that was wierd, but apparently it keeps flies away because of the way the light reflects through the water.", "Another great place to start visiting. Really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. Ordered the pulled pork dinner, which came with 1 side and a try(a smaller portion of their side, which isn't that small). The pork was very tasty, nice and tender and you can try it with 3 sauces. As for sides, I got the potato salad and collard green, both were very good.\n\nThe place looks like it was converted from a house to a barbeque place. Maybe because it was night time when I came here at night with a few friends, but the atmosphere was awesome. Nice little cool breeze(we ate while sitting outside), with blues playing, quiet neighborhood and friendly service. All this made it feel like you're sitting somewhere at the delta. Would've love to sit there for another hour or 2 but they were closing.\n\nThe place isn't on the main street so if you don't know the neighborhood GPS the thing.", "Very loud, new digs on Main Street. Easy to find, less charming. Very costly but I'm sure the food is of high quality. Service may very depending on attitude of server. Nice local place in Downtown Safety Harbor, hard to get the bill for a motorcycle joint.", "The carnivore aficionado will know that real barbecued meat will have a nice pink ring from the hours of cooking in the smoke. The meat at Brady's has this coveted pink ring. They have three sauces to supplement the meat- thick and sweet, thick and spicy, both tomato based and a mustard based sauce. I was a little disappointed when he said he had something hotter than the thick and spicy sauce and proceeded to bring over a bottle of buffalo style sauce and a bottle of branded hot sauce that I find to be rather mild with a flavor more appropriate for buffalo wings. Needless to say, I stuck with the thick and spicy and the mustard based sauces, both of which I found to be quite worthy of applying to good BBQ.\n\nYou won't find garlic toast or fries at Brady's. Instead you have a choice of sides like garlic red potatoes, black-eyed peas, and corn bread pudding. They have a \"try\" portion for $1. Since I've never had cornbread pudding, I tried the corn bread pudding and the portion was closer to what I would have expected from a regular sized order instead of a \"try\".\n\nI know I'll be returning to Brady's the next time I'm in Safety Harbor craving BBQ.", "Extra yummy real bbq! Apparently they just moved to a new location on Main St in Safety Harbor. \n\nI had the pulled pork dinner with a side of collards and a \"try\" of the cornbread pudding. The collards were good, extra smoky, but in need of a little salt. The corn bread pudding was amazing! It was kinda like a sweeter version of thanksgiving dressing or... maybe exactly as it sounds: bread pudding made with cornbread! Seriously good shit.\n\nThe pulled pork itself had a healthy amount of smoke flavor and a huge pink smoke-ring. I dipped it into a mixture of their mango and spicy bbq sauces. The sweet sauce was a little too molassesey for me. The mango had a perfect sweet tang and the spicy had a bit of a back-of-the-throat burn and the combo was perfect for me. \n\nThe sweet tea was amazing too! I had about 3 glasses! \n\nAltogether a great bbq joint!", "I could eat Bradys daily and not get tired of it. Awesome BBQ and more, great atmosphere, and stellar service!", "The best BBQ place in the Tampa bay area. The brisket is to die for, it melts in your mouth. The ribs are awesome too and the sauce is top notch. Try any one of their meats you won't be disappointed. For the sides your have to try the cornbread pudding, I think it has an addictive ingredient in it because I just can't get enough of it. Lots of beer on tap (including PBR served in a mason jar) and they also have wine. Great service, Rob the waiter is one of the best!", "Pork was tender but needed salt. Ribs were OK. Collard greens were soso fairly bland. BBQ Baked beans were good. Cornbread pudding was fantastic.The coca cola cake for dessert was rich and different. The apple pie was well liked by the family. I liked the mango bbq sauce the most. Nice decor good blues music playing at a normal volume and good service." ]

[ 5, 2, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "Predictable high-volume dirty Mexican restaurant. Food is cheap and agreeable. Drinks are large and, again, cheap. This one gets 3 stars because of the festive atmosphere... it is a favorite of younger natives and college students who are out on the town.", "I love Mexican food, but Las Palmas is only average. The kitchen isn't very speedy, so you fill up on chips and salsa, which is a good thing as the portions are not generous. Most lunch items come with rice or beans--better restaurants I've been to serve both. The salsa is a little watery. The lunch menu has what's become standard--taco salad, some combos and the requisite Speedy Gonzales, with low prices. When I go, I enjoy the food, but I never leave raving and I wouldn't bring anyone here unless they specifically asked. \n\nIn short, they're decent for lunch if you get there early enough--the parking lot fills up pretty quickly. I've heard good things about the margaritas, but haven't been there for dinner.", "Let's establish something right out of the gate; Las Palmas is not \"authentic\" Mexican food. It's the kind of Tex-Mex influenced, dumbed down Mexican cuisine that the majority of Americans are talking about when they scream, \"Let's go get Mexican and margaritas!\" This ain't some dive in the middle of a Mexican neighborhood on Nolensville Road, so you're not going to find a lot of unfamiliar ingredients on this menu. What you will find is one of Nashville's best and cheapest cures for your hangover.\n\nI crave Las Palmas. I've lived in Chicago now for the last three months, and I think about eating at Las Palmas at least once a week. Maybe it's a sign of an unrefined palate that this is the cuisine I think of when anybody mentions Mexican food, but I don't care. I'm not in love with cilantro. It tastes like soap to me. I just want chicken, and cheese, and more cheese, and some beans and some rice, and even more cheese. And Las Palmas fills that wish nicely. It's entirely possible that I've eaten here so many times when my body was hungover that I've changed my genetic makeup in a way that actually makes me chemically NEED this food when I've had too much to drink.\n\nThe waitstaff is friendly if not speedy, the beer and the margaritas are as cheap as they are at any other restaurant of its kind, and the food, especially if you order off the obligatory combo page, will never bust your wallet.\n\nSo come eat, drink, and be merry. But don't be a foodie, because you'll probably hate it.", "Palmas is the best tex mex that nashville has to offer. The enchiladas are the closest i've been able to get to back home, and the fajitas are pretty good as well. The food is consistent across the multitude of locations, but the drinks have to be one of the best deals. $3.50 32oz drafts make it a great place to grab a beer with friends. \n\nThis particular location is probably my least favorite of the ones i've been to. It's always more crowded and the service isn't as good as the newer location on 8th ave near the Kroger.", "Reviews for Las Palmas certainly seem to be mixed, but I have no shame in admitting that I love this place. Sure, it isn't particularly \"authentic\" or \"classy\" or \"clean,\" but it's earned a special place in my heart. Back when I lived on the West Side, I used to pop in to Las Palmas to wolf down enchiladas and margaritas, and I've yet to find an equally cheap and tasty Mexican joint on that side of town.\n\nThere are a few separate tiers of Mexican restaurants in Nashville: there are the upscale authentic spots, the ACTUAL authentic spots (mostly on Nolensville Road), the nasty little joints, and then there are the basic, stripped-down Tex-Mex-in-a-hurry places. Las Palmas falls into the latter category. Beer is cheap, combos are cheap and side items are cheap. Their servers are polite and fast, and you can easily be in and out in half an hour.\n\nLike a lot of places throughout the city, this is one of those establishments where you're likely to see country music superstars and producers dining together. That personally doesn't tickle my fancy, but I figure it bears mentioning considering how many people love to spot local celebs. Either way, their salsa is tasty and it's hard to find better Mexican food for the price.", "I agree with Patrick R.'s review of this place. Las Palmas has outlets all over town; there is bound to be one near you. Heck, from my house this place and another location are both about as close by; about 5 minutes in either direction.\n\nThis location, due to its location, is of course popular with Vanderbilt students. I would expect a wait if school is in session and it's a weekend. \n\nFor the money, well you are getting what you pay for. It's a step up from ye olde Taco Bell since you get to sit down, they serve margaritas, and there are fresh chips and salsa. Other than that? Well, I've had better and I've had worse. Like some other Mexican places I've reviewed, don't expect gourmet and you'll be fine.\n\nThis is a place for heading with friends to have pitchers full of margaritas, cold Dos Equis, and some tacos. Laid-back Mexican.", "I am a Las Palmas fan, but just not this location. This is probably my least favorite of the several that I have tried. It likely has something to do with the age of the building, but it just feels a bit dirty to me. I don't like the layout either, and I feel like you can still smell the smoke from when it allowed smoking. \n\nOn the plus side, the food is pretty much the same as it is at all the other Las Palmas locations. I am especially fond of the fahita quesodillas. They are new to the menu and are just wonderful.", "I first went to Las Palmas during the very first week of my freshman year at Vanderbilt with my orientation group. The lighting was a bit too dark. Our orders got mixed up leaving me with a meat dish that had to be sent back. It was pretty blah overall. \n\nSince then I've gone back a couple times and had varying experiences. All in all it usually ends up to be a non-special experience with good but not amazing food. The prices are good for the portions. The service seems to be fairly efficient. Still, though, meh.", "Las Palmas isn't the restaurant that I wake up with a hankering for, but it hits the spot when I'm in desperate need for Mexican and want to avoid the noise and debauchery of the other Vanderbilt adjacent options (not that I haven't been noisy and debaucherous in all these places myself). I usually go there when I want to catch up with a friend or just want to grab a quick bite. I'm not a big fan of their burritos (I still don't understand why Nashville Mexican restaurants are incapable of making and actual burrito), but they have the best queso around and fairly priced combo dishes. The margaritas at Las Palmas are pretty average, so I usually go for a cheap combo place and a Pacifico. The place gets crowded but their servers always seem to be up the challenge. It's not the kind of place that is going to wow you with their amazing food, but it fills your stomach and the servers are good at their jobs.", "Stick with these and your Las Palmas experience will be magical. Now, Las Palmas is no gourmet establishment... it's run of the mill Mexican fare, BUT they have a couple things they do well.\n\n1. The Magic Chicken Chimichangas! AMAZING! You may think everything on the menu is average but these are simply incredible. Seriously. The queso is superb, the grilled chicken inside is fantastic... and the crispiness is soooo good.\n\n2. The Magic $6 Padron on the rocks. Forsake the marg and just go with the padron reposado for 6 bucks... bam! Maybe it's because I've been living outside of Nashville, but 6 bucks for padron is on-point.\n\nThese two steps pretty much guarantee a success." ]

[ 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3 ]

[ "Having eaten at Piatti's for many years, I was looking forward to trying the MWB. Things started off slowly. Having arrived with my wife for dinner, there was literally no hostess, or for that matter, no human being at the front to greet or seat us. That was odd since the restaurant was moderately busy. The place looked like a modernized version of the prior Italian restaurant. Fine.\n\nHaving been seated on the heated patio, my hopes were rising again. But, it would not be. After receiving my ordered flight of wine, I immediately pointed out to the minimally trained waitress that one of the 3 red wines was indeed incorrect. How did I know this? Well, one of the wines was white, not red. She tried to explain that I replaced one of the wines with a white wine and I told her, \"no, I ordered a Seghesio Zinfadel\" as one replacement for the flight of 3 Zins. I am not sure if she even knew what a Zinfadel was (maybe she was confusing it with a white Zin???) She grudgingly returned with the wine. But not so fast. The wine was warm and flat but I persevered without saying a word. \n\nAdditonally, my wife and I overheard a neighboring table explain to the poorly trained wait staff after they brought their food that \"no, I did not order Paella. I think I would know if I did order Paella.\" The staff tried to convince this poor woman that she was wrong!!!!!! Like she didn't know what she had actually ordered. Wow! Whatever happened to the customer is always right? You get a better response from most fast food establishments.\n\nFrom there it was going to be very hard to recover and this place never came close. Other problems included the concept of separately priced \"sides\" that increased the cost of our meals and also relieved the chef from any creativity in pairing the main course selections with side dishes. I am trying to enjoy my dinner not design it. Also, my wife's risotto was just plain tasteless. The crab-artichoke appetizer was barely warm but luckily it was paired with the only thing still present from Piatti's....delicious garlic flatbread prepared in that good old pizza oven. The side of blue cheese yam-potato au gratin sounded wonderful but was so undercooked that it was hard and barely had any blue cheese flavor. My seared salmon was good however. \n \nIn a nutshell, this place already needs major changes like a professional wait staff, new management, a better chef, ditching of the \"side dish\" concept, and lowerig of their prices. At this price point, there are many much much better options including Wine Cask, Bouchon, Plow and Angel, and even the Stone House. Never going back even if you are buying. Major league disappointment.", "We were very disappointed with the food at Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro in Montecito. The food was better at the failed Piatti restaurant that used to occupy the same space. I predict the same fate for Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro unless they make major changes to the quality of the food they're currently serving.\n\nThe menu looked promising. But the preparation, presentation, and the flavors all fell far short of our expectations. The crab & artichoke dip was only okay, and the flatbread it came with was dry, flavorless, and had the unappealing texture of stale bread. The corn & shrimp fritters were also dry, over-cooked, and surprisingly flavorless. In hindsight, we should have seen the poorly prepared appetizers as a big \"red flag\", but we forged ahead and ordered entrees anyway. \n\nThe only good news about the dinner is that my brother said he enjoyed his New York Steak Frites ($38). My sister ordered the Seared Scallops ($37), and was served three medium-sized scallops over flavorless risotto. My boyfriend had the Grilled Pork Flat Iron ($27), which seemed to be only room temperature by the time it was delivered to our table, and lacked any flavor (he let me try it). I had the Lobster Mac 'n Cheese ($38) -- a trendy item which seems to be popping up on menus all over the place -- and it wasn't particularly cheesy or flavorful. The worst part of my dish was the small, half lobster tail that comes with it. It was so overcooked and dry that it was nearly impossible to remove from the shell! My mother thought she was playing it safe by ordering a simple Grilled Chicken and Broccoli Flatbread ($15) -- but she was mistaken. Her flatbread was so dry and overcooked that it was inedible. She had to return it, which she says is the very first time she's ever had to return a dish at a restaurant in her 86 years.\n\nThe place is called a \"Wine Bistro\", so I thought I'd try a little wine. I ordered the Cabernet \"flight\" (small samples of three different wines). I wasn't impressed. Two of the three glasses were actually warmer than room temperature. I'm not an expert, but isn't red wine supposed to be served at a cool 63 degrees? I should have recognized the warmer-than-it's-supposed-to-be wine as another \"red flag\", but I did not.\n\nPierre Lafond Wine Bistro could be a real winner if the food and wine preparation, presentation, and flavors actually fulfilled the promise of the wonderful menu. Sadly, it doesn't come close. Not recommended.", "An impressive menu but if you can't execute it, it doesn't make any difference. Believe me, my wife and I have eaten there twice and the restaurant has failed both times. Each selection was overcooked, flavorless and in the case of my steak VERY tough. Our nickname for the MWB is \"Big and Burned.\"\nToo bad because they have a great location.", "Pretty poor. They brought soggy calamari, and when we asked them to take it back, they told us that was how they made it. Had a sandwich special (cuban) which was horribly greasy and yet flavorless. It is such a beautiful space, but I would be unhappy with this food at half the price. We overhead at the next table that they had ordered a persimmon salad, which came without persimmons! When they asked about it, they were told that they were out of persimmons, so the chef had substituted pear. Amazing to just go ahead and serve something that lacks the main ingredient in the name! Unless they hire a new chef and you see a bunch of new good reviews, DON'T GO!", "All I ask, at 5:33, when I amble into the Montecito Wine Bistro after a busy day, is a fresh glass of wine. \n\nAnd unlike the barflies around me, who drink happy-hour plonk at five bucks a pop, I pay premium--fifteen big ones for a glass of wine that would cost me $22 a bottle at the local supermarket. \nOn this day, the bar, as usual, is chock-a-block with wine uncorked yesterday, the day before, and the day before that...\n\n And so, as usual, I try to work with Eddie the bartender on exactly what I can order that is fresh i.e. a bottle opened, not necessarily in front of me, but on this day.\n\n \"Let's start with chardonnay,\" I say. \"Foley or Louis Jadot?\"\n\n \"I have a half of bottle of each from yesterday.\"\n\n \"And you can't pop a fresh one?\"\n\n Eddie shakes his head.\n\n \"Okay,\" I say. \"Let's try red. Any Ridge?\"\n\n \"I have three bottles already open.\"\n\n \"From yesterday?\" I say.\n\n Eddie nods. \"And older.\"\n\n \"That won't work. How about Beringer cabernet?\"\n\n \"Same.\"\n\n \"Anything else I might like?\"\n\n \"I've opened a bottle of Malbec,\" says Eddie.\n\n \"I'll try it.\"\n\n Eddie pours a taster.\n\n I Sip. It tastes like Welch's grape juice without sugar.\n\n I grab my jacket.\n\n \"Where are you going?\" asks one of the barflies.\n \n\"Lucky's, for a fresh glass of wine.\"", "First visit. Liked the offering of wine flights from decent wineries. Delicious whole grain bread and butter brought to table after being seated. Ordered entrees only. One hour later, wine glasses empty and starting to get really hungry. Asked waiter about our dinner. Reply was the computer lost the order. Entrees finally served one hour and twenty minutes after ordering. Sea Bass was so underdone as to be raw in places. And the wrong vegetable side orders. Sent back. The pulled-apart pieces of raw fish now cooked through and unceremoniously replated on same dirty plate, vegetable sides still wrong. Finally brought correct sides. Chicken pot-pie entrée mediocre and brought to mind frozen Swanson's from my youth, but with puff pastry on top. Waiter offered a free glass of wine or dessert. We wanted neither more wine nor dessert, thank you. Bartender came to table and offered to comp the entrees. Paid for the wine flights which we feel also should have been comped due to a thoroughly botched dinner on a Friday night out. Will never go here again.", "A Sad Time For Montecito!\nAll the other one star reviewers are correct! I've been going to Piati for 15 years, and while they had their problems, Pierre is a disaster:::Gordon Ramsey would see this as a good challenge.\nWith over 20+ wines by the glass, their low volume has somehow convinced them to hold over open bottles until the next day or week! NEVER order a glass of wine unless they guarantee it's from a bottle opened just for you!!! I've sent a 3 wine flight back , and learned my lesson. Had a \"J\" pinot that was probably 2 days old; local owner Judy should cut off their distrtibution immediately!!\nPot pie tonight was aweful:: it was under baked by at least 15 minutes, so crust was goey and flourly: sent it back and not charged.\nWant a good pot pie?: try Lucky's on Monday night!!\nIt all started with good promise that first week they opened, but menu is over reaching; wine problems already explained; and you NEVER see the owner!! Where the heck is Pierre when his business is falling apart???\nMy take on this is that Pierre over bid former Piati owners for rent, took over the property and has not put ONE dime in investment: \"since I have no investment, I'll make money even with a crap concept!\" Sorry, with no customers, you're not going to cover that \"bid up rent\" and your labor-food cost nut.\nI will not be back!", "Food was horrible! We certainly miss the warm atmosphere that existed when this restaurant was Paitti. The lighting and art on the walls were strange. The waiters seem to be working so hard and running around too much? Maybe they are stretched too far,not sure. The front desk staff is unfriendly and not welcoming. We will NEVER go back to this local place.", "Well, I'm very sorry to see all the bad reviews because this is such a beautiful spot in a gorgeous neighborhood, and I should hate to see it go under.\n\nI need to add my two cents worth, although I will try the restaurant again to see if it has any consistency to my first visit on March 3rd. Four of us met for dinner and our entire experience was delightful. The hostess was very friendly and the manager greeted us as well. We started with an excellent Chardonnay and Cabernet at the bar, and we're served by a very upbeat bartender whom we enjoyed chatting with. \n\nMy boyfriend ordered the paella which was terrific, and I had the braised lamb shank which was one of the best I have ever had, only to be topped by Kokkari in San Francisco, which is not to be missed if you are in the Bay Area and want a very special dining experience.\n\nOur friends also liked their dishes although I don't recall what was ordered.\n\nThe waiter was also great at describing the dishes and was attentive as well.\n\nThe manager advised he is new, and so perhaps they are now headed in the right direction. I'm pulling for them, and will give them another chance based on a very pleasant first experience ( and will keep my fingers crossed)!", "I don't know why all the bad reviews. My wife and I ate there on a Saturday night. I had two appetizers, skirt steak and Croque Monsieur. My wife had the Sea Bass. The skirt steak comes with Chimi-Churri sauce and a cold bean side. I thought it was delicious, very tender. It comes on a skewer. Grab the skewer with your napkin(hot). A large enough portion to be an entree or shared by three or four. The Croque Monsieur was also very tasty. Just the right combination of chewy and crispy. Also a large portion. Large enough to be lunch the next day(yum).\n\nMy wife's Sea Bass was very good slightly on the rare side in the middle equally large portion. The Sea Bass came with asparagus and Brussels sprouts. I don't care much for asparagus but the Brussels sprouts had a seasoning and a crispness that I loved.\n\nThe best part of the whole experience was bringing our own bottle of wine and not being charged a corkage fee. But it has to be a bottle of either LaFond, or Santa Barbara Winery which are owned by Pierre LaFond(Bistro Owner). Bottles can be bought retail next door or from your own cave.\n\nI love the setting. It's very similar to the old Piatti's. We even did some shopping after diner." ]

[ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 5 ]

[ "The greatest restaurant, locally owned, chain, and or both, that I've ever been to, period. And I've found the same quality from California to Chicago to Indianapolis to Cleveland.\n\nIt's a nation-wide chain that doesn't give out its franchise tag or secret recipes lightly, so every single one of them is top quality. It's perfect for breakfast or brunch, especially since they're not open for dinner.\n\nIf you're hungry and love breakfast food, this place is heaven! Ginormous dutch pancake (one huge, fluffy, custardy pastry) smothered in apple/cinnamon/sugar/syrup goodness and dubbed the Apple Pancake is my hands down favorite dish to order from any restaurant anywhere in the country.\n\nBut don't let that shy you away from the omelettes.\n\nI believe they include some pancake batter and bake these monsters, because they're light, fluffy, volumous and oh so tasty. Never, ever burnt or rubbery, and they contain simple goodness (my favorite being the corned beef hash and cheddar cheese!)\n\nYou will not be disappointed, my friend. Oh no, you will not be disappointed.", "Its ok, they charge an arm and a leg for a small 8oz \"fresh squeezed orange juice\" their food is pretty good. Its nothing spectacular but its better then IHOP. Don't come here on weekends, its packed to the brim and the wait is easily 1hr. It is best that Indy has to offer.", "We had breakfast here shortly after moving to Indy and I wasn't overly impressed. It was a weekday morning so they were somewhat busy. I felt that our food was overpriced for what we received. It was relatively quick and our server was nice.\n\nI do have to say - it's awesome that you can get potato pancakes as your bread option - of course, for an extra charge. They were pretty good, although I like mine a little crispier.", "I'm surprised to see that some are unimpressed with OPH. I dig this place. I've never been unhappy with anything I've ordered here, sweet or savory, but I usually come specifically for the Dutch Baby. This is a huge, HUGE Dutch pancake--bigger than your head huge--smothered in powdered sugar and served with lemons to squeeze over top. I recommend springing to add the bananas--they just give it that certain extra something. Mmmm. Let me state again, however, that it is ginormous, so come hungry.\n\nIn fact, most of the portions are pretty hearty here, with the omlettes arriving stuffed to the breaking point and the crepes bursting with fresh berries. I also like that the walls are decorated with pictures of the food that's served there. It can get packed on the weekends, though--particularly on Sunday with the after-church crowd. If you can, I'd recommend coming during the week.", "So I am a creature of nature. I find a place that I enjoy I go again and again. Well I first discovered the Original Pancake House when I moved to Birmingham. I was very excited to find out that there was on in Indy. This one does not disappoint. \n\nI always order the Sunrise Breakfast..big ole pieces of bacon, scrambled eggs w/cheese and pancakes...YUMMY. The service is good...I say good only because sometimes they appear to be in such a hurry. The food is great and since I tend to dine alone I love all of the chatter. \n\nThis is a place where when I have visitors we always go. I know that I should venture outside of my zone more often but why should I when I find such great places the first time :-)", "Chocolate Chip Pancakes! Nuff Said!!!! \n\nOkay, I'll expound some more. They only serve breakfast here (and some lunchy type fare) and are only open till 2pm. Their pancakes are exactly how pancakes should be. Never rubbery or doughy but just right and hot, hot, hot! The banana pancakes have banana in them and the chocolate chip pancakes have, tada, chocolate chip in them. The presentation is just as well executed. It looks delicious! Their bacon is meaty and thick and their eggs are always done perfectly. Yes it is a chain, but the staff makes this place feel local. On a weekend morning, be prepared to wait in line. However, if you're willing to sit outside as well as inside you may be seated more quickly.", "My wife and I love coming here for Sunday brunches. It gets pretty busy during the immediate post-church hours so prepare for a crowd if you're arriving around that time.\n\nQueue-style seating means you stand in line until a table opens up, but the host or hostess will often come through the line and get party information, so that if a table opens up that will accommodate your party then you can skip ahead.\n\nThe food is always good and fast. Prices are decent and you get what you pay for in terms of portion size. We always have leftovers. The juice and milk are overpriced, with no free refills, so we stick to water and coffee. The coffee, by the way, is their own \"special blend\" of regular and decaff, which makes for a pretty awful cup of black coffee, but if you put some cream and sugar in it then it's not too bad.\n\nMy wife loves the bacon pancakes and I like to get the Irish Omelet, the Eggs Benedict, or the Sunrise Feature (two eggs any style, two pancakes, and two bacon/sausage/etc of your choice.\" Their side of potatoes is also really good. The Corned Beef Hash is decent but the last time I had it, it was a little too salty. It's much better when used in the Irish Omelet.\n\nAnother reviewer mentioned that their service is a bit slow, which is true, but only because the place is always PACKED. We've probably visited 20 times and never once have been seated immediately. Also, keep in mind if you're visiting for the first time that you pay your check at the counter. YOU DO NOT PAY YOUR SERVER. I have seen people getting impatient because their server hasn't come back to take their payment yet, and that's why.\n\nAre there places to get a cheaper breakfast in Indy, with faster service? Probably. But, we love the food and the super-friendly atmosphere and will never stop going back for more. I'd eat breakfast here every day if I could.", "Original Pancake House is a great place for sweet breakfasts. They have a wonderful assortment of pancakes, crepes, waffles, etc. Service is good, and I think it only gets crowded on Sunday afternoons.\n\nMy main complaint is that everything savory is disgusting. Breakfast burritos, chicken crepes, corned beef hash, eggs, you name it. Everything I've had here that wasn't sweet was terrible. If you know to stick to the sweet side of the menu, however, you won't be disappointed.", "The Original Pancake House is a nice place to get a breakfast meal. If you go the Original Pancake House, you pretty much have you get pancakes! All of their sweet breakfast items are good, including the french toast. \n\nThere is typically a wait, but they have a rather large dining area, so the wait is not too long. The wait staff is great -- they are very attentive with orders, drinks, and anything you need. You'll get your meal rather quick and it's typically quite large and delicious!", "Came here today after a doctor's appointment & sat outside. The flowers/weeds were really overgrown, but I'm here for the food, right? I ordered the pecan waffle & some Texas-style potatoes, which are home-fries-cubed potatoes friend w/ onion & garlic. the potatoes were good, nice & crispy, but I guess I should've read the menu better, as the pecan waffle doesn't have pecans in the batter, merely sprinkled on top. The waffle wasn't the greatest, either. I wish I would've seen the spinach crepe special they were offering before I ordered. My husband's meal was OK he said, but I didn't like his latkes. They were a little greasy & definitely had no onion flavour to them, & they weren't really crispy. For the 2 of us, it was $25 with tip, which seems a bit high for a quick lunch & one iced tea, but I guess it is what it is. I'm merely apathetic toward this restaurant. Not great, but not Denny's." ]

[ 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 2 ]

[ "The Kabob & Grill just opened today. The place was very busy. I ordered take out. It took a little longer than expected, which is not really a surprise on opening day. \n\nThe food was very good. We had the lamb curry and onion kulcha. Both were very tasty. We will definitely be back. It's great have a place with such tasty food so close to home.", "I had high hopes for this place, as it opened up just around the corner and Kabob is a dish where you can eat it without the unnecessary sides of carbs and usually feel full. \n\nThe physical square footage of the restaurant is too small and cramped for personal conversation without eaves dropping on another table. \n\nThe Interior looked like it was put together and painted in less than a day, if you take pride in your service and food then the presentation of the establishment must be up to par as well - it was a turn off. \n\nThe staff was friendly, and preparation was quick! \n\nThe water given to us had large and colored particulates floating in it - we didn't drink our glasses...\n\nThe Kabobs were 12$, respectively - for four pieces of small chicken ( hardly 7 dollars worth) the grilled onion was raw, and with only two \"1.5\" pieces of red pepper. The meals were literally consumed in less than 5 minutes. \n\nI wish the quality and quantity reflected the cost. The Kabobs were good but nothing out of this world. If a restaurant can't offer high quality then it resorts to high quantity (of low quality product)\nKabob & Grill offered neither. \n\nI can't and won't recommend this place, unless I am seriously impressed next round.", "Finally! Good indian food on the main line. I had veggie samosas and chana masala, and both were great. The chana masala was so flavorful. I eat a lot of indian food, and this is truly outstanding. \n\nThere are only a few tables, but I didn't have to wait to be seated. It's cute and quiet inside. Everyone was really friendly -- great service.\n\nNext time I think I will go there for lunch. The lunch menu is very reasonably priced and has some great looking options.", "Finally not another chain Indian. Kabob and grill has that homey hole in the wall look that makes it authentic. Great dosats and try tvt chef specials! Won't regret it", "Incredible! Until now I have had to travel into the city to find food this good. It's a small place but we got a table right away. Prices, service, and selection were all great. But the quality of the food was absolutely superb! They have takeout and delivery. \n\n\nBYOB\n\n\nTotally worth the trip to try it out. The food is so good, I hope they do ridiculously well so they can expand and eventually do a buffet.", "Baigan Bharta was excellent...really enjoyed the bhindi masala. Such a pleasure compared to the local and well known chain who's name I won't mention. This tasted fresh and made with care. Good to see a nice small business opening around the corner from my house. I will try some meat dishes next time and see how those go. Will post up results of the next experience accordingly...so far, first try, a winner!", "AMAZING! This restaurant is a great place to eat! Unbelievable food! Not expensive like most Indian Restaurants! Sure, it's a hole in the wall but the best place I've been too! MAKE SURE YOU TRY IT!", "This place is in a friendly neighborhood. The place is very small but it feels very homey, if that makes sense. I went there with a friend because we heard great things about the place from few of our mutual friends. Here is what we ended up ordering:\n\nBeef seikh kabobs - cooked perfectly, juicy and not over cooked.\nChicken tikkah botis - very tender\nNihari - it was good but not great\nNaan - The naan here is amazing! Probably the best thing we ordered, I would recommend the garlic naan, better than regular naan.\n\nThe owners were nice enough to let us try one of their desserts, kheer, it was really good and very authentic.\n\nI plan on going back to this place with my family. Food is very authentic and the owners are friendly. The only complaint I have is that the spice level was a little lacking but I also didn't specify that I wanted everything spicy when ordering.", "This place deserves 5 stars because it is unquestionably the best Pakistani food in the city.\n\nGrowing up in a Pakistani home and knowing the difference between home (food cooked with soul) food, and restaurant food (mass produced / buffet), this place is as close to home cooked food as you can get. \n\nSo this is the real deal, from the Chef to the amazing Nan, to the simple and comfortable, and clean setting. This is the quality of food you will find in Pakistan.\n\nSo for the Pakistani/Indian experience, go here! The sizzling kabobs are waiting for you! \n\nYou can also special order Chicken Karahi a day in advance. Ask him to spice it up as the chef has toned it down for some of the neighborhood crowd. Having said that, its still very flavorful if you don't like it so spicy.\n\nEnjoy!", "Briefly: Very good food with a diverse menu including dosa in a nice space. Cash only. Quick and friendly service. Default spiciness is not very spicy. \n\nVery good food, with a larger and more diverse menu than Shere-E-Punjab. We got takeout, but the restaurant looked casual, pleasant and bright, though it's certainly not fancy and is small, with just a few tables. Two groups were eating in and seemed to be having a good time.\n\nThe menu seems to have all the standard Indian restaurant dishes plus dosa and other less familiar (and I think southern Indian) dishes. The selection of vegetarian dishes is large and diverse. \n\nWe got masala dosa and aloo mutter with samosas and sesame naan. Everything was very good. I'd never had sesame nan before and enjoyed it. The takeout containers were neatly labeled with printed stickers, which is a nice touch. \n\nService was fast, with my order ready in 15 minutes as promised. I was told on the phone that cash was strongly preferred, but a sign in the restaurant said cash only. The food isn't cheap, but I was satisfied with both quantity and value. \n\nIt's great to have another good option for Indian food in the area, and though I like Shere-E-Punjab, this place may be my new default takeout (even though it's farther away) because they have dosa and a broader selection of dishes." ]

[ 4, 1, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 ]

[ "Very delicious cuban food with authentic taste and very good portions. Mojito is definitely the spot if you are looking for actual cuban food. Tried Havana up the block and it was all atmosphere. The food at Havana was not authentic and barely had cuban dishes.", "We went to New Hope for our anniversary weekend and decided to try it. It is delicious cuban food with authentic taste and very good portions. Mojito is definitely the spot if you are looking for actual cuban food. We tried Havana up the block because someone had recommended it and we were disappointed. Havana was all atmosphere and drinks. The food at Havana was not authentic and barely had cuban dishes. Mojito was so good we went twice that weekend. My husband had the Ropa Vieja which was delicious. I had the Lechon Asado which is roast pork and was so very yummy. The garlic mayo for the tostones was yummy too. The second time we went we had the Chicharones with the mango sauce with tostones. We were not disappointed here.", "The best Cuban place in town. Food is amazing, price is excellent and owners are very friendly. Portions are amazing. You must try... :).", "Went there tonight for the first time. My husband and I had excellent mojitos followed by amazing meals. I had a true Cuban dish called Ropa Vieja. It was cooked to perfection and seasoned perfectly with amazing tostones on the side. It came with a cup of black bean soup...to die for. My husband had chicken enchiladas that were delicious. Nice sized portions for a great price.. Amazing service and great ambiance! We live local and will be back soon!", "Absolutely fantastic! I had the Enchiladas and a Mojito, and both were top shelf. Great seasoning, fast service, and the Mojitos were out of this world. They also have some great beers on tap, and our waitress was very nice. The owner stopped by and said hello, and was friendly and outgoing. I will be going back to Mojito again and again!", "We were excited to try this new place in New Hope, with the hope that there would be some good Cuban food around, unlike the \"other\" Cuban place in town. We saw the menu online and the good yelp reviews and decided to give it a try.\n\nThe interior is nice and redone since the last restaurant that was there. They first seated us inside in a section that is a few steps down from the main area. We asked if we could get moved, since after a few minutes, it was obvious that being right by the kitchen doors (dishes clattering, cooks yelling, door swinging) was not going to be great for our date night. Thankfully, they had plenty of other tables inside and we were moved without an issue. \n\nWe had the Camarones al Ajillo as an appetizer. Someone brought it out to us, but we had no plates. So we waited until our waitress come around to bring them. We waited, and waited....eventually we decided that if we waited longer, it would be cold. So we had to go up to the bar and ask for small plates. Not good. Although the shrimp were definitely the frozen variety, the sauce they were in was amazingly delicious. Served with a side of lightly buttered, toasted bread and it was heaven! We ate every last bit of the shrimp and sauce. \n\nOur drinks ran out. Again, our waitress was nowhere to be found. So we waited for that too.\n\nWhen we placed our order, I had asked if I could get my salad served with Mojo pork instead of \"naked\" pork. The waitress said it was no problem and wrote it down. My husband ordered the Lechon Asado, which was basically the Mojo pork platter served with rice and beans and tostones. His was very tasty and overall, it was a great dinner. \n\nWhen I tasted the pork with my salad, it was the \"naked\" pork, not the mojo pork. Okay, no big deal, mistakes happen right? So we wait (and wait) for the waitress to come over. She doesn't. So my husband gets up to get her and another waitress said she would get her for us. This is where it gets weird....and where my review goes from a 4 start review to a 3. (Though maybe it should be 2!)\n\nI (nicely!) told her that I think there was a mistake, and that the pork on the salad was the wrong one (naked), and not the one that I asked for (and was told I could have). She looked all confused and said she didn't know why that happened, but she would bring me out a side of the correct pork. I offered to let her take the whole salad back, to replace the pork, but she told me she would just bring out a dish of it. Fine. Good solution, right?\n\nWell, she comes back and tells me that \"the manager said that he can't give you another portion of the pork so he told me to bring you out the mojo sauce and you can add it yourself\". WHAT?! I ordered something, THEY made the mistake and now I'm stuck wtih do-it-yourself-make-some-mojo-pork?? It was bizarre. Was he afraid that I was trying to scarf down a double order of the pork?? (Even though I offered to send the original pork back). What in the world kind of customer service is that for THEIR mistake??\n\nSo I was left, without an extra dish, trying to mix my pork with the mojo sauce to correct their mistake.\n\nAgain, I know things happen....but when the waitress/kitchen makes a mistake with an order; good customer service is to fix it. Immediately. And most restaurants with really GOOD customer service will throw in a dessert, or a discount or take the meal off the tab, just to show good will. So being treated as a pork-stealer and then having to fix my own meal was just a complete and utter turn off.\n\nThe waitress was nice, but not attentive. She seemed to be running inside and out and was probably too busy....so not her fault, but it didn't help our overall impression either.\n\nSo, the food was good. The service was eh, and the customer service was bad.", "Delicious food and good sized portions at very reasonable prices. The atmosphere, the servers and the proprietors make dining even more enjiyable!", "Yummy Mohitos...we also enjoyed the food too! Nice waitstaff and great outside seating", "This joint had been like ten things in ten years....I'm a local and we stopped in over the weekend to try it out one more time and we were do disrespected by the rude blonde bartender, we didn't even have a drink...we split immediately. And my gf even said that her attire was gross. Two sizes too small and little stain spots on her shirt.\n\n The receptionist outside however, was super cool, very attentive and dressed extremely well, she couldn't have been more charming !", "Just had a terrific early dinner with good friends and a great bartender, Karen!! The red beans and rice with chicken, sweet plantains, and fried yucca was fantastic! Sitting at the outdoor bar, people watching, and having great conversations, yes, actually talking with people instead of texting! The price points are right on, drinks are tasty, and a big selection of draught beer! And, if you check in through yelp while you are here, you can get a free dessert!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5 ]

[ "My friend and I went on opening night and was pleasantly surprised. I enjoy a good beer but their Cosmo's were the best.\n\nEven though they were very busy we got our food out quickly and it was excellent. Our server Kristin was amazing!!! She was knowledgeable of all the different items on the menu and all the drinks on tap.\n\nMy friend is actually going to be going back tonight with her honey and using an app that will have her food and drink ready as soon as she sits down. I think that's pretty cool!!! Oh, and by the way, she will be requesting Kristin as her server!", "I just called to see if the restaurant has outside seating. The woman who answered said umm I don't think so, I'm pretty sure it's all inside. I will wait a few weeks before going there hopefully by then they will let there staff walk around the restaurant.", "Won't be back, but not because of the service or the food, both were good. However, we ordered a pizza came out wrong waited over an hour to have them bring another one out and all we got was a half ass apology from their manager who turned around mid sentence and walked away. Did not take it off our bill or attempt to fix the situation. Literally just walked away and when she finally decided to come back our server had to correct her because she didn't remember what we had.", "Food is good. They have a lot of kinks to work out. Very slow service. Don't go unless you have a lot of time to kill. Took an hour and a half to get a burger. Should be good in a month or so.", "This restaurant has always been good to me, and is a solid 4.5 stars, but since the first few reviews have been a bit harsh for this location, I feel like being generous. I have never opened a restaurant, but I would imagine it must be hard - no matter how much training - to open a new place with all new employees and be perfect right out of the gate. \n\nFirst thing I need to say is that they are, hands down, the most allergen friendly restaurant I have been to so far. They have a comprehensive list of all their foods and an easy to read chart with all the major allergens (not just wheat). Now, they do have a separate, just gluten free menu, but for those that have other allergies, this chart is amazing. I ordered a broccoli cheese soup cup as a starter, and it was creamy, rich, and flavorful (and huge, not the typical \"cup\" size). I ordered a side house salad with Italian dressing, and it was fresh and a good size. For the meal I got a gluten free pizza with various toppings. It was not the best gluten free crust I have had flavor-wise, but it was still pretty good. My friends got the deep dish baked ziti (which I was told was flavorful and creamy in a good way) and the jumbo spaghetti and meatballs (and they weren't exaggerating, those balls were like grapefruits). For an appetizer they shared the crisp potato skins, and informed me they were very thick cut and therefore very heavy. \n\nService was fast and friendly. The manager also came by to assure me that they would respect my allergy to wheat and eggs and that everything would be safe to eat. That was a nice touch, because eating out has become a scary unknown, and his promise really did take a load off my shoulders. I hope people are not swayed by some of the early reviews and give them a chance, they are really trying and as far as American food chains go, this is one of the better ones.", "Absolutely horrible experience. There was a long wait for the food, the server was aloof and uncaring, but the worst part of all was due to some \"technical problem,\" it took nearly an hour to get the check. Management was completely inept and uncaring. The right thing to do in that situation would be to comp the meal, but no. Just a lame apology--no discount, no free dessert or drink, no compensation at all for the huge inconvenience caused by them and them alone. Definitely won't be returning to this location. They obviously weren't ready to open and need a completely new management team who know how to fix mistakes and make things right.", "Food was good. But everything else was a joke. Management and staff decided to have a party off to the side of the restaurant. Literally 15 people standing around talking and gossiping; management, servers, and kitchen staff included. Not only was it distracting, the service was terrible. Good food is only half of the equation and the fact that the management team didn't seem concerned that our bill got lost and just shrugged and walked back over to the 'party' was the cherry on top.", "Stopped by here with a friend today for lunch and I am so glad I did! I live close by and forgot that they had opened at the Outlet Mall in Wesley Chapel. I had been to a BJ's in St Augustine last year and had a nice experience, but this visit blew me away! While this location is still new and establishing itself as an asset in the area, the staff did a great job of doing everything possible to have us enjoy our visit. \n\nFOOD: OMG really good! Large portions cooked to perfection and so flavorful. We ordered the boneless wings (garlic parm with a side of EXXXXtra hot buffalo sauce!), Chips with Piranha Pale Ale Chili Queso and the beef sliders with fries. We ordered wayyyyyy too much and have tons of leftovers. The amount of wings they give you for $10.95 is outstanding! They were crunchy and large in size. While I did not find the buffalo sauce to be deemed EXXXXtra hot...it was tasty and I took some home. The sliders were really good too for $10.50, although the mini buns were too large for the meatball size of a patty that was on it. Still good, plus the fries were under $2 to add on and had that crispy battered Burger King-like texture on the outside. Finally, the chips with chili queso dip were on par ($5.95). The queso was made with BJ's own Piranha Pale Ale and the chips tasted house made. There was plenty to go around and the chips are unlimited. YUM! Last but not least, my friend signed up for their rewards program and instantly got a free Pizookie which is a little cookie topped with ice cream. We sampled the white chocolate macadamia nut and it was outstanding!\n\nDRINKS: They have something for everyone here! Full bar and plenty of craft drafts to choose from. Prices are great in my opinion. I started with a flight of their house beers (4 beers, 5 oz. each for $7.95). I had the Hopstorm IPA, Piranha Pale Ale, Jeremiah Red and the Berry Burst Cider. Can't complain about any of them. I also had a fusion drink with Jeremiah Red and Berry Burst Cider which was delicious! Beers are between $5-$7. I don't believe they brew on premises. \n\nOur servers (one in training and one was the trainer) were polite, cheerful and accurate. They let us know up front that they would be working together for training purposes. They were fantastic and I look forward to receiving their service in the future! According to my check, one was named Kristina H and I hope she and her training partner will be commended for their wonderful attitudes and hospitality! Clean restaurant with awesome staff and certainly a great place to bring your friends and family. I will definitely be back!", "Kitchen staff should be fired! Salads showed after inedible meal. Manager apologized but did not fix. 3-4 hostesses doing nothing in the front. Maybe if they can fix the kitchen. Until then, not coming back.", "They need to figure their shit out.....this place is not running efficiently at all.....we won't be back any tone" ]

[ 4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 1, 2, 5, 1, 2 ]

[ "I could eat this food every day!! The food, juice, and smoothies are so fresh! I ate there on a beautiful, fall day and sat outside in their courtyard under a huge umbrella right by the water. I returned one evening last week and the whole area was lit up beautifully. The folks that took my order were so helpful and friendly and it was obvious they were truly proud of the food they were serving. I feel good recommending this restaurant to everyone.", "Okay, I only had the frozen yogurt and it was awesome. I am used to places like Menchii, Red Mango, and Moochi, but this is now my favorite! It only comes in plain flavor, but even that I found to be tasty. It was not too sour or sweet, and I thought they did it really well. I had mine with mango and strawberries, both of which were cut fresh and added just the right amount of sweetness. This is now my new spot for a sweet treat!", "Huge disappointment. Salad was the opposite of fresh -wilted and nasty. Bowl was served dry and the rice tasted like the rice cookers they use still have the plastic on them. Won't be back...gross.", "Finally healthy and incredibly tasty food is an option! Already ate a couple of days there. Burrito is really good and you could feel that it was so fresh. I am happy that they have opened so close from my place so I can get quality healthy food when I don't have time to cook in the morning to take to the office. Guarantee I will be back.", "Freshii stands true to its name, everything is fresh tastes delicious, and feels so wholesome! The food is healthy and really tasty, all at the same time! I went there for breakfast and had the bacon egg and cheese pocket, and it was great. Combined it with a banana nut crunch smoothie which was awesome as well! I have also tried their burritos, again really yum, and guess what I did not feel a pinch of guilt!! This place is amazing because they have made healthy food taste so good!! Thumbs up to this concept!! Love it", "I loved the wrap. I got a Ninja wrap (which tells you nothing). Here is the description: spinach and romaine, cabbage, edamame, carrots, cucumbers, cilantro, crispy wontons, asian sesame dressing. \n\nI got mine with Falafel. I'm vegetarian, and I've not been to a restaurant that had Falafel as a choice so I usually get Tofu. The falafel was excellent. I loved the mix of flavors. I've been to the restaurant twice now since it is convenient and quick. Last time I had a bowl. I liked the wrap a little more but they were both good. \n\nGreat option for vegetarians. Tasty and healthy!!", "I was looking forward to a new lunch spot but I was not impressed. The lettuce was old, brown and wilted, not worth the price!", "Got the Baja burrito and really enjoyed it. Ingredients were fresh so it seems they've fixed that since the other reviews! I would've liked some sort of sauce on it, but I think you can add that on. I'll definitely be back! \n\nAlso got the detox juice which was soooo good! Boyfriend got the green juice and drank it in 30 seconds hahaha\n\nThey have a juice detox/cleanse program which is pretty interesting. A bit pricey for me but seems convenient for someone whose busy but wants to do a week of juices.\n\nHappy to have a fresh place for lunch near my house!", "A bright new spot in this new apartment complex center. We wanted something fresh and good for us. We found it. Super helpful staff with creative and helpful ideas helped us find good and filling choices. I had the Thai burrito. So good, might ask for extra sauce next time but I'm just a saucy guy. Definitely coming back here.", "This place is amazing! So glad I found it! Everything was fresh, healthy and delicious!!" ]

[ 5, 5, 1, 5, 5, 5, 1, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "Sonoran Hot Dogs on the Northwest side of Tucson. Open-air eatery serving hot dogs, tacos n such out of a trailer and mobile grill. Covered pavilion style seating area with folding tables and chairs.\n\nThey're located in the parking lot of the Rusty Nail. It's a neighborhood bar that lets El Nene store some of their equipment in back. They will set up on the corner around mid-morning and start preparing for lunch. So, if you happen to drive by early in the AM and don't see them, take another gander later in the day, they'll be there. Except Sundays, which is my only beef. Silly Catholics.\n\nI love this little street-side grill. Sonoran style dawgs n tacos served hot and fast!\n\nHere's a little tip for beginners: When you order, they will give you a post-it note that lists your hot dog order. The other items you order will not be on this slip of paper. They make the tacos n such in the trailer where you place your order and you'll receive those items when they call your name. Take the slip listing your hot dog order to the bro working the cooker on the other side of the pavilion. He'll have your dogs out in no time. He's quick! \n\nSecond tip: Because they are so quick, I always space our orders out so we don't have a bunch of food staring at us while we're busy with a taco or the first round of hot dogs. If you order tacos AND hot dogs, I suggest you not turn your slip over to the bro until you have finished your tacos, or whatever else you have a hankerin for. Then you have a minute to relax and clean your palette with the bubbly and acidic burn of a cold Mexican coke before your dogs are ready. If you want mulitple dogs, order just enough for a first round, then go back and do it again.\n\nThis method of only ordering what you will handle immediately, works well in all seasons. In the winter, your food will be fresh and hot. In the summer, you won't risk dumping your dog in the dirt while shewing flies away from the food that's waiting \"on deck.\"\n\nI recently moved here from Austin and knew nothing about Sonoran Hot Dogs. I've had plenty of sidewalk dogs south of the border, bacon-wrapped and all, but these are unique and fantastic!\n\nIn case you don't know, a Sonoran Dog is served bacon-wrapped in a large, soft bun amongst beans, onions (grilled AND fresh), chopped tomatoes, mayo, mustard and green sauce. They also include a tasty grilled white jalapeno on the side. Throw in a Mexican Coca-Cola or any of the Mexican sodas they have to offer, and you'll be right. \n\nThe tacos are pretty darn good as long as you doctor 'em up by making a trip to the condiment shuttle that's usually parked in front of the mobile grill. It's filled with tasty offerings such as salsa (red, green, etc.), a variety of veggies and other sauces n stuff. I like to plate up some cucumbers and drizzle a little green sauce on top as a little appetizer.... and there is no charge for that, ladies and gentlemen. The condiment shuttle is free range! Yum.\n\nYou could go to BK or El Guero Canelo for Sonoran Hot Dogs. I haven't been to BK's yet, but El Guero Canelo is not as handy for the NW siders, and it's LOUD. Plus, I like the \"crust\" factor at this street-side, portable fast-food joint.\n\nThere is another open-air Hot Dog Joint on Grant near Stone in a Church parking lot. It's also good, excellent, in fact. But El Nene is just a few blocks from our neighborhood.\n\nCheap, fast and tasty. Not open on Sundays gets four stars.\n\nUPDATE: Regarding my tip about ordering; No need to keep going back to order more dogs. If you just tell the Bro making your dogs to make one or two and hold off on making the rest, he's cool with that. He'll only need a nod of the head to get started making your remaining dogs.", "First of all--props to Brett A. for reviewing this place. Second of all, great name! Trans. \"Here With the Child.\" There is an epic, untold, story ring to it. The service is fast and furious and the dogs and tacos are outstanding. Ambiance in good weather is peaceful yet exciting--at least to a tourist like me. \n\nThe most exciting thing about El Nene with me is seeing the meat being grilled out in the open air. El Nene is unlike the taco trucks I'm used to chasing. Slab after slab being cooked to perfection. The hot dogs are good, but not as good as BK's dog. Still a pretty decent contender for top dog prize though. \n\nThe real winner for me was the Cabeza tacos. Moist and great, great flavor. In contrast, the Adobado was a little bland and dry. I think they may have been out and seasoned it on the spot though, not allowing it to marinate. So maybe it's usually a knockout? \n\nA great spot to catch a meal. There's a steady flow of clientele waiting for their order to be yelled out of the little window. The cook has got some lungs on him!", "I've only had the sonoran hotdogs, and they are indeed nothing but epic epic epic win. If you like sonoran hotdogs even a little, this place will send you over the top. Many people say el guero canelo is better - I strongly disagree. Buttered & grilled buns, and the toppings are always fresh and tasty. A must-try, a hotdog and a mexican coke (made the *right* way, w/ cane sugar) costs less than $375, and is quite a filling happy little lunch.", "This is one of those places you have cravings for when you haven't eaten there in a week or so. My favorite place for sonoran dogs in Tucson, so amazing. I love the fixings bar and the sodas in the glass bottles. Recently tried the papancha, which is a stuffed baked potato that was incredible. Really, this place is one of my favorite places to eat in town.", "Hands down the best Sonoran Dogs in Tucson...it puts Guelo Canlo to shame.\n\nI have eaten here for years...from when they were just a hot dog cart. I tried pretty much everything on the menu. My favorites are the camelos and papanacha (a great baked potato covered in carne asada, beans etc.", "Best Sonoran hot dogs in Tucson. Super cheap and super delicious. Carmelos and Hot Dogs are the things to get here . They have soda in glass bottles and all the Mexican fixins (aguamole, salsa, radishes, cucumbers, lime, grilled onions). Seating is outdoor only. Located in the parking lot on the NW corner. Normally there until about midnight-ish. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED one of my favorite places in Tucson.", "One of the best. Hot dogs, tacos, caramelos, burritos. The food is very good and very cheap. When I asked some guys from Mexico where to eat they suggested Nene's and they were right on. Been there for dinner and lunch and would take anyone there anytime. One of my Tucson favorites. \n\nNot really what you expect from a truck, but you can see the guys grilling right there on coals. Great flavor and cheap prices.", "This humble and perhaps extra sketchy looking taco van brings it harder than Ke$ha parties. While I don't know exactly how hard that is, her music has led me to believe that is indeed VERY hard. \n\nI first grabbed a bite of a quesadilla from these fine folks. Melty, salty, delicious white cheese and a crisp tortilla... everything I could have hoped for.\n\nNot soon after I went to pick up my own meal. I strolled past the bootleg DVD salesman and placed an order for a Sonoran Hot Dog. A 5 minute wait was easily killed looking at movies and then I got to dive in.\n\nThis little cart may not have made appearances on Man Vs. Food or Food Wars... but the next time I'm looking for a SHD, I'm certainly coming back here. The slightest little bit of extra flavor, cheese added if you choose, and it melts away perfectly. \n\nIt's much better than it sounds, but I'm almost certain there was a dirty free for all in my mouth. Very luckily for the other visitors, I did not do as Ke$ha would have done and \"take it off\".", "I just visited Aqui Con El Nene a couple of days ago during a visit to my aunt's house and I'm about ready to get on an airplane to fly back for a second visit.\n\nLiving in Chicagoland, I've had hundreds (maybe thousands) of Chicago dogs and hadn't heard of a Sonoran dog until a few days ago. My AZ relatives raved about this place, so we had to check it out.\n\nI was a little skeptical at first when we pulled into the parking lot and saw the setup (trailer/grill/van), but once we got close enough to get a little aroma...I knew I was in for something special.\n\nFor the uninitiated, the Sonoran dog is a hot dog wrapped in bacon and then grilled over an open flame (this alone was enough to hook me) and served in a bun with beans, mustard, mayo, tomatoes and onions. Wow. Just an explosion of flavors.\n\nMy hat goes off to the owner(s)/cook(s). Outstanding. This rivals the best Chicago dogs I've had (Superdawg, Gene & Judes, Hot Doug's, etc.) and is probably in my all-time Top 3.", "Heard about this place from a co-worker of mine after she brought me some food back from it. Been coming here for months now.\n\nHands down, best Sonoran hot dog in town. These things are great here. Perfect every time.\n\nCarne Asada tacos are great as well, but everytime I go I just get the hot dogs lol\n\nThis place is awesome give it a try!" ]

[ 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "It's not on The Hill (close), but it is the best Italian in St. Louis. The lasagna is devine.", "This is the place that turned me on to polenta. Cute feel, great for dates or family affairs. And the food is what you'd expect if your mom was Italian.", "Everyone in St. Louis raves that this is the best Italian. Given that I'm not a huge fan of Italian cuisine in general, I just thought the place was good. Another commonly mentioned Italian place for St. Louis is Charlie Gitto's on the Hill.", "hrm. not so sure about this one. Everything was pretty good, but I don't think it was 4 or 5 star good. \n\nEverything sounded delicious, great ingredients, nice descriptions, but eating wasn't as good. We started with the calamari / spinach. Fried calamari was, well, fried calamari. But the spinach? who fries spinach? Definitely adventurous, but a plate of fried seafood & vegetables only makes my insides melt a little around the edges. \n\nNext was the salad - really great. No complaints. What two ingredients make anything, even salad, better? Ba & Con. \n\nMain dishes were a bit of a dissappointment. I had the special, which was bay scallops over pasta. No matter how many times I fall for the old seafood-in-the-restaurant trick, I still believe I'll end up getting more than a few slivers of protein. Nope, not here. The bay scallops, still inside their colorful shells, are inherently small. But, still, I'm disappointed and hungry. The pasta was pretty good. \n\nSue had the veal and that was pretty good. Nothing to take your breath away, but still pretty good. Nice polenta, decent spinach. \n\nSo, yeah, that was our meal. I'm really trying to be fair, because I realize St. Louis ain't New York. I don't think this is the best italian in town, but I will find it.", "Always delicious, and the service is phenomenal. I've never had a bad meal there. Great for taking out-of-towners and family or for a romantic evening!", "Hmmm. I heard Trattoria Marcella was good. When I arrived, it was crowded (on a Wednesday).\n\nIn the end TM was just ok.\n\nWe ordered the Pizza Rustica to start. I liked it....then had the Fettuccini with Morels, it was ok. Too much sauce, not enough flavor. I completed dinner with the Osso Boco, it was boring.\n\nAs Randy Jackson would say, it was just \"Ahl Right\"", "This place is absolutely brilliant. My favorite thing is the baked artichoke with sundried tomatoes, parmesan, bread crumbs and pine nuts. Their homemade pasta dishes are lovely, and even the plank salmon is particularly noteworthy. My friend said their pizzas are incredible, so I plan to check those out next time. There's always a wait list here, particularly on weekends, so make reservations early.", "Trattoria Marcella is a small, rustic restaurant located in the City on Watson in a small neighborhood business district of mostly restaurants and bars (Biggee's, El Paisano, Pietro's, Stellina Pasta, etc.)\n\nTheir Lobster Risotto is the Holy Grail. You must try it here. It is their signature dish and it rocks!! Follow that up with their chocolate creme brulee and you will die happy. They've got a nice wine selection too, but be prepared to pay.\n\nAfter you have had the lobster risotto, go back and try their house made pastas. Yum! My favorites are: the Braised Pork Osso Buco and Butternut Squash Ravioli ($13.50) and the Mozzarella, Sun Dried Tomato and Prosciutto Ravioli ($13.50).", "You don't expect it in this neighborhood, being so close to the hill and not really having any strong Italian roots, but there are quite a few good Italian restaurants sprinkled around the Lindenwood Park area, and this is one of the many that makes some delicious dishes. \n\nI have not had a ton of different things on this menu, because I have seemed to find a few favorites and stuck with them. However, all of these dishes have been delicious and as good as any meal I have gotten on the Hill or any other Italian neighborhood in America as well. The portions are large, but not so stifling that you feel like you need to conquer Everest when they set it front of you. It's a hearty portion and worth the prices they charge. They have the standard Italian favorites (like lasagna, my personal favorite) but they do some artsy spins on classic dishes as well that turn out beautifully.\n\nThe wait is never long, both for a table and for your food. The place caters to all kinds of individuals, from young kids out with friends, young couples, older couples, and families. No matter what type of evening you are looking for, it will be satisfied with a meal here. I would find it hard to believe that any individual would have a problem with this establishment. It is far too good.", "The food here is fantastic - we went last night and had bruschetta, chicken and asparagus risotto and angel hair pasta with tomato, olives and eggplant. All were delicious. \n\nThe service left much to be desired. The hostess was unfriendly, and seemed annoyed at another couple that asked to sit at a small table in the bar for drinks. After several drinks (including one in a cracked and chipped glass) and an appetizer in the bar, we were seated. \n\nOur server, Dave, tried hard to sell us drinks, appetizers and salads, and really seemed annoyed that we didn't buy any of them. We ordered two entrees - there should be no reason the waiter should be annoyed. \n\nIn addition to seeming annoyed, he was rushing around, hardly looked us in the eye (except when he brought the check) and in general paid as little attention to us as possible. He seemed annoyed again when we didn't buy coffee or dessert after dinner.\n\nIt's a shame - the food was wonderful, but the service from two employees really put a damper on our visit. \n\nStill - we'll probably be back." ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "Chain restaurants suck. But when you have two tired children in tow, burgers, fries, free balloons, crayons, and dancing waitstaff are just the ticket. It saved our afternoon. The burgers and shakes are actually pretty good.", "Ruby's is better food-wise, but Johnny's is more fun. (The waitstaff sporadically dances in unision to old-school songs.\n\nTo start, get the 1/2 and 1/2 (onions and fries). Then opt for the #12 (cheddar cheese, fresh lettuce, onion slice, pickle, mayonnaise and their red red sauce). The hamburgers taste pretty fresh and come in a little paper holder so it stays kind of neat.\n\nDon't leave without a thick black and white milkshake.", "Another in a long list of establishments that enjoy torturing and humiliating their employees. Although maybe they like it? I guess there is a supply of drama geeks out their who don't mind spontaneously bursting into song. I'm just not one of them. This place is pseudo-retro, trying to emulate a golden age of America that I think is largely fictitious. Also, I made the mistake of checking out the nutritional information on their burgers. Sweet Jesus!", "I hit up Johnny Rockets in Los Angeles back in the L.A. Riot glory years... at the time, I thought they were an original. Five years later, I've come to find them on any block, pushing out mom & pops.\n\nThe staff is friendly, themed, and the food is good. But I also am firmly convinced that if you want the retro feel of '50s baskets of fries and big sloppy burgers, go to Five Guys and rent American Graffiti afterwards, along with the exercise bike.", "Johnny's is only worth while if you can't get to a Nifty Fifties (see my review). Nifty's does the whole fifties themed burger joint thing but with great staff and INCREDIBLE food, which consistently makes Best of Philly.\n\nIf you're on South though, I'd respect the decision to stop in for fries and a shake at Johnny's. It's good for a big chain.", "To me, the only reason to visit JR is for a milkshake. The food is lackluster and the entertainment of the staff gets old quickly. I agree with Jon L. on this one, make the trip to Nifty Fifties, there you will get a much better burger, and milkshake without the South St. charm.", "Regular chain food but do I really want these guys making my burger with their bare hands. I made them re-do it becasue I don't know what they are touching before they slap thier sweaty hands on my lettuce and tomatoes. Good food, expensive, over ten with a shake and fries, and watch the cooks.", "I mean, what can you say. The place is a kitchy nasty chain. It's so plastic, its like... Las Vegas plastic. The menu is meager, but the shakes aren't bad. I just can't validate going into this place when you're on South Street, with TONS of choices around.", "Service was terrible to go along with the food. I'm going to have to agree that the shakes were \"ok\". When I was here, the place wasn't half full and somehow they misplaced our order?! \n\nSorry folks, just didn't do it for me.", "i took my younger brothers here when they were in the mood for some malts and burgers. we didn't go to nifty fifty's because they were up for trying something new. it was by far THE worst service i have ever had. There were bugs on our table and it was sticky. Our fries looked like plastic and the burgers looked like leather. You can imagine how they tasted. The staff is suppose to dance when you play certain songs on the jukebox. I'm not really into public humiliation myself so I woudn't want to work there but they knew what they were getting into. We played the jukebox and they refused to dance. Our waitress seemed to be drenched in oil. When it came time to pay the bill, I handed her my debit card. She scrutinized my id and took it to the cc machine. She came back and said it was denied. I told her that was impossible because I had much over the amount of the bill in my account. She rolled her eyes and said, \"yeah, whatever.\" I was forced to leave my brothers in the booth and walk to an atm. After paying a two dollar surcharge, I come back to the restaurant with $100 cash and pay the bill. The waitress glared at me the entire time and for the first time in my life I didn't tip. Well, I checked my balance about two days later and it turns out she charged my debit card for the cost of the bill plus a $20 tip for herself (our bill couldn't have been more than $40) and took what I had paid her in cash. I felt robbed by the service, quality of the meal, and literally by the server. I would never go here ever again." ]

[ 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 ]

[ "I greatly enjoy Semenza's and was surprised when I stopped to think about the rating to give. Only 3 stars? \n\nI love the extra crispy wings (order extra sauce), sinful garlic knots and tasty sandwiches. The staff is friendly and, when asked, helpful. The attitude is relaxed and if you love to watch soccer, this is your place. Prices are good and specials like the Recession Buster are great for a group. \n\nI know it's a pizzeria, but pizza has always been my least favorite item on the menu. The atmosphere while clean, never quite looks it, but the kitchen has never given me cause to question its cleanliness. The parking can be limited and the location is not the best in town.", "My family has been going to eat at Semenza's since I was in my mother's womb.\nAwesome pizza, great crust, but more importantly, the best chicken wings I've had yet. \n\nGreat location, it's never busy and the staff is chill.", "ok ,the best wings I have ever had! They are not those HUGE almost chicken leg type wings but the smaller ones that cook up so much better and crispier! I always order the 16 piece with a half pitcher of bud.. most times to owner is there and he will give you the half pitcher AND fill you mug! And I almost always get 20 wings on my 16 piece order! a bonus!\n The pizza is a love it or hate it thing.. the weirdiest crust I have ever eaten! It is a hard white dough that has the cooked texture of a thick cardboard box. I will SOMETIMES order a small pizza but usually just the wings and beer..", "I hadn't been to Semenza's in almost two years and was suddenly hit with a craving for garlic knots. I ordered a large pepperoni with garlic pizza, a small cheese pizza (for the picky teenager of the family), an order of mild wings and the much-anticipated garlic knots.\n\nIf you haven't had the garlic knots at Semenza's you have truly missed out on some seriously delicious, buttery comfort food!! Served with ranch dressing, they are a bread-lovers dream (albeit a sure artery clogger). The pizza was pretty good but I would've preferred more sauce. I requested extra on both pizzas but they were still a bit dry for my taste, which is why I gave 4 stars instead of 5.\n\nThe wings were good~ tons of sauce, meaty and held up well on the long drive home. \n\nThey used to accept credit and debit cards but recently changed their policy...good thing I had my checkbook! \n\nLooking forward to another order of knots this Friday and a pizza with extra sauce :)", "Best wings in town but the pizza is just ok.", "Love this place! I work at a hotel near there and they deliver to not only us but out guest all the time, and never disappoint. The staff is really friendly and their pizza is delicious, the garlic knots are amazing!", "For many years I have been getting pizza, wings, and beer here! Love the fact that it is family owned and operated!", "This place is awesome! Best wings in town in my opinion. Pizza is great as well! They have $8 special going on right now that is insane! The ranch is fresh and not out of bottle, the wing sauces are insanely good, you cant go wrong. Its on Neil Road, so if you are squeamish about eating in the \"hood\" order to pick up.", "The food here is good, but not enough I'd recommend people go out of their way to eat here. \nOn my most recent order here I got $15 special of a small, one-topping pizza and 10 wings. For pizza I got pepperoni. I got the wings medium hot.\nThe strength of the pizza was the sauce. Nice flavor. A little bit of zing plus some good tomato flavors. Not enough of it, though. They seemed light on the cheese and pepperoni, too. The pepperoni was also quite tasty.\nWhat I didn't like was the crust. It's not especially thick, but it's dense. Also, it was a little doughy. I would get it crispier if I ordered it again. Because they're light on the other ingredients, the crust dominates the taste of this pizza more than pizza from other places. If you love the crust, you'll love the pizza. I don't.\nWhile the sauce was the highlight of the pizza, it was the downfall of the wings. It tasted a little sweet and had kind of a cheap barbecue sauce flavor to it. The meat used in the wings are of excellent quality, though. They don't cut corners on the quality of the meat. I think I might like these more with a better sauce. \nI got pizza here a couple of years ago and didn't find it memorable then, either.\nOther Yelp reviews indicate this is still owned by the same family. I had more experience with the original Semenza's pizza in the strip mall at McCarran and Kings Row when I was in college. My roommate's friend worked there. I recall liking that pizza quite a bit. I don't know if they changed the formula.", "Liked it. Good pizza . Fresh veggies. \nWell made and wings are fantastic. Yum yum(;\n\nClose by and cheap prices for food. Love that they have beers on top as well. Very niceeeeee I ikeeeee" ]

[ 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4 ]

[ "Went to dinner with my Mom and sister after an exhausting shopping trip at countryside mall, we were seated pretty quickly, but took 15 minutes for a drink, then another 15 to place an order. I'm familiar with the restaurant business , worked in one for years, so i know about service. My mom and i ordered two different shrimp plates, she had pineapple glazed and i had the burbon street, hers came out cold , mine came out tasting like nothing. my sister ordered a salad with salmon on top, her salmon was raw, we eat sushi but this was horrible. I understand it's not our servers fault, but she didnt come back soon enough . Luckily for her im always a 20% tipper, she didn't cook the food, can;t hold it against her, but it's a shame , used to go there for drinks on a regular basis and now i dont think id be going back", "I didn't want to go to Applebees when we decided to meet up there with another family. Normally I hate these types of chain restaurants. I was surprised with how decent it was. \n\nMaybe it was the 2 for 1 beers (Octoberfest) and the fajita's were not bad. All in all, for the money we had a decent meal with a good atmosphere to hang out and the kids were happy too.", "We typically go to the Oldsmar Applebees, and this one only as a second option. We came with a group of friends after my husband's softball game and they all wanted to go to this location. Unfortunately we found out that this Applebees only offers 1/2 off appetizers after 10pm, where our Oldsmar location has them after 9pm. Too bad we found this out at 9:15pm after we had already ordered drinks. My sister and I both prefer to just drink water when we eat, not because we don't want to pay for drinks, but because that's what we prefer. This Applebees location isn't very accommodating when it comes to purchasing half off appetizers with a water to drink - they require you to buy an actual drink. I can understand this rule, but they get a little crazy about it. On a previous visit, I ordered water and my husband ordered a Pepsi, and I was told that I couldn't get half off appetizers, even though my husband and I were on the same check - so I had to order a drink that I didn't even touch. When it came around to my sister and her boyfriend ordering, my sister just said she wasn't getting anything, and her boyfriend (who had ordered a soda) ordered both of their half off appetizers - and this was okay. I just don't think that's very customer friendly to push it so far, especially when one person on our check was getting a drink and could have ordered both of our appetizers. \n\nI come from a customer service job, and I know what it takes to keep our customers happy and coming back - and this Applebees pushes it too far. In the future, I don't plan on coming back to this location since I've had two bad experiences and no help making my visits better by the service.", "Ate here this evening about 7, with my wife and granddaughter (10) . I had the Grilled Jalapeno Lime Shrimp plate, my wife and my granddaughter had the 2 for $20 sirloin steaks and mozzarella sticks. It was all great. It's a Monday night, not crowded, and we were seated immediately. Waitress (I think it was Krystin) was super, gave just excellent service. I was impressed with the new small monitor on the table that you could swipe your credit card on, order food, play games, and pay your bill with. Really made it quick. Can't wait to go back on a Friday night when it's crowded and use it. The receipt is emailed to you if you want. First restaurant I've seen with this.", "I supposed I should preface by saying I don't make a habit of going to Applebee's but for some reason people keep giving us gift cards here. \n\nOn this trip our food was decent, but the establishment continues to go downhill in my book.\n\nWe had a gift card for over a year and needed a quick bite to eat so we headed on over to Applebee's. I am continually unimpressed with their mixed drinks so I stuck with water this time. We did order the new pretzel sticks and while they were good they didn't taste like pretzels. They were fried with a cheese dipping sauce. Not exactly what I was imagining when I ordered them.\n\nMy husband and I each ordered a burger. I wish they had more burgers on the menu because they are actually pretty good. I don't like that you can only order them pink or no pink though... umm what does that even mean? I'm scared to order no pink because I don't want it burned to a crisp. The fries would be decent, but holy salt. They were so salty. Our meals did take a while to come out so I'm glad we ordered that pretzel appetizer.\n\nOur service was strange, we had one server when we arrived and then another one randomly showed up at our table to take our order with no explanation. Then our other server came back after food was delivered to check on us and refill our drinks.\n\nI extremely dislike the new monitors they have placed on the table. You are able to order and pay on them, also play games and other things. Are they going to get rid of servers next? \n\nThe best part of our visit though was the show, half way through our dinner someone at a table nearby threw a drink on their dining partner... I'm not even joking folks apparently this doesn't just happen in the movies. Stay classy Applebee's.\n\nThankfully we have used up our gift cards and hopefully given hints that we don't want anymore.\n\nOverall quite the interesting experience...", "Hat's off to this location! We stopped in at the Oldsmar (Tampa Rd.) location last night, and were given the cold shoulder. The bartender, not only ignored us, but immediately greeted and handed a beer to new-comer at the bar before even making eye contact with us. So when he finally did acknowledge us, we just told him he was inattentive and we left. About 10 minutes later, we landed at this location in Palm Harbor. These people were on the ball. They greeted us, took our order and had the food out in the time it took just to get a \"how are you?\" from the Oldsmar location. Totally different experience! In fact, we told the bartender about what happened in Oldsmar, and her and the manager offered us a free desert for the trouble. We kindly declined the offer, but the gesture was awesome. Hands down, the best Applebee's experience on record for us, and we eat at them all the time.\n\nBonus customer delight was that each eating area, even at the bar, has a point of sale terminal where you can visually see your order, pay and tip right on the screen. Ingenious.", "I'm absolutely convinced that Applebees is underrated because people are \"doing it wrong\". If this cool, clean, location with kick ass service isn't enough to convince you, then you have got to order the food correctly. I'd suggest going during half off app times, sitting at the bar where the service is attentive, up in the managers face and can't possibly go wrong. (unlike the Oldsmar location) Order off the menu apps..like the VEGGIE PATCH PIZZA which isn't listed, but is their best app. Not a vegetarian? That's ok, I'm a confirmed carnivore and I swear by this pizza.\nFor example: The potato twisters look great, BUT it's scientifically impossible for them to turn out like ribbon fries from the fair, and that's a well-tested fact. Stick to the delectable sliders and fries, the saucy wings, and don't complain about taste if you ordered a weight watchers meal. Thems is the ropes, kid.", "Came here for a nice lunch, the hostess was to busy chatting up her BF to acknowledge anyone and after ordering from the gluten free menu the manger informs us they have nothing on the gluten free menu. What a nightmare this Applebee's is the only and I stress only good thing about this place was our server Brandy who tried so hard to make the experience a good one.....Hey Applebee's maybe you could employ managers who understand and enforce great customer service. Not ever coming back Chili's will be my go to place from now on!", "I love applebees ...been going for years to a couple locations in.Miami where I just recently moved up from now living in west chase Tampa I go frequently to the one on Sheldon & linebaugh and recently now to this location (palm harbor) where it is conveniently close to work so after work I can pop in to unwine but the last couple times I was bothered by management to where I was parking for different reasons but notice it was OK for applebees employees to park in the same spot. I will continue going if they allow me after this review lol because its so convient and bar service is great especially shavonne ....don't think I'll be going today after work because I was bothered first thing in.the morning and this is why im even writing a negative review which I never do ....so bottom line I will still be patron just not as much but I wont park in that spot anymore so your employees can ....", "Went here with a group of 10 at around 8:30 pm on a Wednesday. They did not deliver the food together, one of our party didn't receive their food until 10 minutes after. I would avoid this Applebee's of you want good service" ]

[ 1, 3, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 1, 2, 2 ]

[ "Talk about a sucker punch... One of my friends told us about a new bistro in Indy and wanted to take us there during our whirlwind Holiday tour of the Midwest. Not expecting much because \"hey, I live in SF damnit!!!\" we were treated to one of the best meals we've had a bit.\n\nWe took a look at the menu and realized they took their food seriously but had a playful approach to it. How playful? We all started off the meal with Shrimp \"Corn-dogs\" in a honey-mustard sauce. When I say started off I mean after the first round of drinks of course. The next round of food was our second appetizers. Lobster Waffles and Suckling Pig with a blue-cheese blintz. We split the two appetizers between the four of us and argued over which was the best. \n\nAfter our first bottle of Pinot was ordered we moved into Entrees: Lamb (2-ways), Salmon, Duck Breast, and Meatloaf for myself. I am aways interested in how chefs handle an update on comfort food and after hearing this was their specialty, I decided to give it a try. It was actually my least favorite of the entrees and i thought it had too much of a bar-b-que flavor but it was still damn good with everyone else's dishes falling into the excellent category. \n\nNow here is where my memory fails me... I swear we had desserts but maybe the cocktails (numerous) and two bottles of wine were impeding my synapses from firing... I can't for the life of me remember how we ended our dinner?? Pants-less maybe???\n\nI can tell you what I do remember. We had a conversation with our dining compatriots about their last visit to Oakleys. Evidently the main chef was preparing for a competition and his dinner theme was... wait for it... BACON. Every course involved bacon with the piece de resistance being bacon that had been cooked for six days with the fat completely rendered of... how I wish I could have been there. Oh well, we had a fantastic meal of our own.\n\nPost Script: The ladies at our table kept talking about the eye-candy working in the open kitchen, if you're into the kinda thing... which I'm not... not that there is anything wrong with it... It's just not for me.... unless I've had a lot to drink... hey, I'm live in S F damnit!!!", "I wasn't sure what to expect from Oakley's Bistro, especially when I pulled up and saw that it was located in a strip mall, but wow, was I blown away! My friend and I went on a Saturday night and we were easily the youngest people there, but never felt out of place. It definitely is a fine dining restaurant, but has a casual vibe to it, so wearing jeans is not a problem. I ordered the Winter Vegetables- four ways, and was so impressed by every aspect of my meal. First of all, the presentation was beautiful- each vegetable dish was plated individually and they all looked like little gifts! Each one of the four was amazing and I wasted no time in cleaning my plate. My friend ordered the duck breast and he really enjoyed it also. Said that the bacon in the dish was a little overpowering but the duck itself was perfect. We also ordered dessert and again were very impressed. I had the banana crepes, which were light, delicate and full of flavor. I was really full by that point, but my friend had no problem finishing my dessert after he got done with his. His...wow! Le Kit Cat. If you like chocolate and peanut butter, you need to run out right now and get this dessert. It was amazing!! \nOverall, Oakley's was a great experience and gets 5 starts for the following reasons.\n1) Creative, playful and absolutely delicious food\n2) Impeccable service\n3) It's NOT a chain restaurant!!", "Oakleys is hands-down the best restaurant in the Indianapolis area. I've always had an enjoyable experience at Oakleys. It's got a great atmosphere and the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. \n\nThe food is amazing. It's hard to describe, but if I had to I would say the food is creative, upscale, comfort-food. They are artists at combining flavors in interesting and amazing ways. At my last visit I had the lasagna 4 ways. Of course it wasn't anything like what you think of when you think lasagna. The presentation was beautiful. As for the flavor, it was like a culinary adventure that pleasured your tongue with every bite.\n\nInteresting notes: You can get take out, purchase their salad dressings and soups, and if you buy a bottle of wine and don't finish it they can cork it for you so you can take it with you. Also, they do catering.", "Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful.\n\n$50 for a perfect meal! The best restaurant in Indianapolis.\n\nStarted with Squash Soup, Salad with Salmon, Shrimp tart and banana crepe for desert, great service, best of Indy", "My favorite EVER!!! The tilapia with the jalapeno risotto in a crunchy potato cylinder...doesnt get any better than that...I also love love love the creamy mushroom soup with truffle oil..mmm..truffles..Good job Steve!", "One of the best overall restaurants in Indy. Don't let the shopping center location fool you - Chef-owner Steve Ockley has created a lovely atmosphere and the food is always creative, fresh and deliious. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. This is a great place to take out-of-town business clients.", "Great food and a great place to take the parental units. Not the best place to enjoy a casual evening chatting up people at the bar - total of five chairs that have you staring in to the kitchen. It is elegant and the service was superb.\nThe bartender was very generous with the pours and keep my partner and me entertained and talking. However, I would chalk this place up for a mother's day dinner, close the deal with your date, or a good place to impress your older relatives from Britain.", "Don't let the setting of a strip mall discourage you. This place was quite lovely. I went here for lunch on a Saturday. I hope this place is more busy during dinner service, because it was dead inside. The good thing about it being so slow was that I got to check out the whole place. Upon entering, there is a small bar of about 5 stools that overlooks the open kitchen area. I wasn't sitting there, but I do think it may be fun to watch them preparing their lovely food, and the guys working in the back were nice eye-candy too. There was upbeat jazz music playing at a decent level, white table cloths, comfy yet elegant seating, and helpful waitstaff. \n\nNow to the good part, the food. It was a unusually chilly summer day when I visited to the carrot ginger soup of the day sounded wonderful. It was quite flavorful and yummy. I'm not normally a person that gets excited about soups, but it was so good, I had difficulty waiting for it to cool and not burn my tongue as I was eating it. I also had an urge to lick the bowl, but was able to hold myself back. I also had the salmon tart. It came with a small spinach salad nicely plated with the tart. The salad dressing was tart, but perfect. The tart was flaky and the salmon artichoke and spinach on top of it was great. \n\nThe combo of the soup and tart was also pretty reasonably priced at about $15. I'm not a drinker, but they had an extensive wine list. I'm glad I discovered this place while I'm staying in Indy for work. I highly recommend it.", "Well ... it is in a strip mall, but that is about the only bad thing you can say about this place.\n\nReally fantastic food and well prepared. It is an upscale midwest restaurant. Not over the top, just well done with local ingredients.", "I had been wanting to try Oakley's for months (since I read about it on Yelp, thank you, Yelpers!) and about three weeks before Max was born, we headed out the whole 2 miles from our house (yes, this little gem was hiding out just around the corner for the entire five years we have lived here!) to experience the fabulousness that is Oakley's Bistro. Tucked in a small strip mall (I know, right? Not ideal but...it works!), it doesn't have a ton of curb appeal, but once inside, the trendy, romantic atmosphere prevails. Don't let the parking lot scare you away or trick you into thinking this is a cheap dining (as bistro might let on).\n\nMy husband and I were seated promptly on a Friday night on a cool summer evening in early August. It was a great location with a view of the whole dining room AND the kitchen (like that!). Our waiter (I can't remember his name but his girlfriend had just recently had a baby) was prompt, polite and recommended incredible choices from the menu.\n\nI do remember arguing with hubs about which appetizer to get, but we settled (and by settled, I mean, I got my way) on the Lobster Waffle. We had to try it, after all - who puts lobster in a waffle? All I can say is ...wow. Heaven in my mouth (I am writing this review SOLELY for the waffle, I won't lie - you MUST go there now and get it). It came in a skillet, hot out of the oven, full of a deliciousness I cannot fully describe! Large chunks of lobster, an incredible sauce all mixed together with some amazing veggies IN A WAFFLE!! Who knew?!?! I certainly did not, but let me tell you, I could have eaten another for my entree.\n\nMy entree ...while good, was not as delectable as the lobster waffle (but I suppose, I may have blown the load on the appetizer!) :). I got the Fettuccini with veal meatballs. It was good, but a bit on the salty side and I am a HUGE fan of this particular spice, so I was a bit overwhelmed. I thought the sauce lacked SOMETHING, though at the time, I could not place it. I would not get it again.\n\nMy husband got the Duck and Duck and he thought it was great. I went to try it and he nearly stabbed my pregnant paw with his fork before allowing me a (small) bite. It was mouth-watery and delicious. I was incredibly jealous of his meal. \n\nWe skipped dessert. Our bill was still out of our pre-baby budget at right over $100 with tip but I absolutely enjoyed my \"last supper\" and would definitely go back!!\n\nI recommend Oakley's for anyone looking for something unique, original, small and intimate in Indy. Great for a small group (maybe 4-8 people), a third (hello - home run, boys!) date, or a nice girls' night out. They have a wine list that I did not partake in but was very interested, and I think that if you have the money, you should spend it here instead of a typical chain hell hole that encompasses the roads of Indianapolis." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "Last weekend I had an incredible weekend in New Orleans with my family. The amenities are great, but even with the Expedia package deal on flight/hotel, I gasped at the price for the room we had. After considering the hotel's location in the French Quarter, it makes a lot of sense though, and turned to be worth it. It's walking distance from The Court of Two Sisters, Cafe du Monde, and many local shops I enjoyed browsing, including a wonderful knitting shop called the Quarter Stitch. Harrah's is a couple of blocks away and if you're not up for walking, there is a cab stand on the corner.\n\nSince this hotel encompasses an entire city block, it is home to a gift shop, a couple of restaurants including the lovely Begue's, as well as multiple bars. At the Mystick Den we saw an amazing jazz show featuring vocalist Betty Shirley. If she's playing, do not miss her.\n\nDear families, I've heard that if you stay on a room that faces out to Bourbon Street on the weekends, it can be quite loud. We were lucky to get an inside room facing the courtyard and pool. There's no reason not to go to New Orleans these days. Bring the commerce back!", "(This is from pre-Katrina, although I've heard the Sonesta's caliber of service has not changed at all.)\n\nLoved it. Every moment of it. Everybody was very tolerant and super polite - from the busboy to the front desk staff to the bartenders at the Mystic Den, a great place to begin or end the day. A top-notch hotel. Step from the maddening crowds of Bourbon Street through the front entrance, and you're suddenly in the relaxed opulence of a fine hotel. \n\nSure it's pricey, but you cannot be any more conveniently located in the city. It is worth every dime. Fond memories will always abound of this hotel. We especially loved the courtyard suite we booked for Carnival for four years in a row (#3216 comes to mind) where we could relax and party with the other guests (some returning from prior years) while listening to WWOZ (a gem unto itself). \n\nI've been there other times throughout the year and would highly recommend it to anyone for lifetime memories.", "I stayed here when I attended the Mid-South IASA: Insurance Accounting & Systems Association Conference. I'm a tax software guy....don't I sound like I have the most boring job in the world ever? I really don't. My company rocks.\n\nAnyway, the hotel is very nice. Much classier than I was expecting seeing how it's literally in the heart of Bourbon St. The Royal Sonesta is quite a bit bigger than one would realize. Just like all the other blocks, the ground floor has retail bars that you can just hop into, grab a beer, and continue on your way. However, inside, they have a very helpful staff of bell hops dressed in blue and yellow. They had sold out the night before, so my room wasn't ready on time, but they held onto my luggage while I walked around Bourbon St. getting re-aquainted with the area.\n\nThe rooms themselves are nice. Relatively standard, though the bathrooms were actually surprisingly upscale (again, this is all relative). The price that I paid for my room with two twin beds was 149.00 per night, but the door indicated that it could be as expensive as $450.00, which I can only assume is the Mardi Gras price. \n\nI haven't stayed in a whole lot of places in New Orleans, but I could definitely appreciate this one. I'd go back.", "This has been on my list of places to review for a few weeks. \n\nI find myself roaming the French quarter each year. The Royal Sonesta is quite simply my favorite place to stay in the city. The hotel is clean, safe and the staff takes tremendous care of you. In addition, it overlooks Bourbon Street. \n\nThe rooms are not huge but sufficient, very comfortable, and clean. Lets be clear though, nobody goes here to sleep, do they? If you want a place to sleep after roaming the French Quarter, I would not recommend this place. If you can sleep through anything, you'll be OK. The bands quit playing about 4:30 am. The food is good, not great but the service is impeccable. \n\nYou are within walking distance of Harrahs. If you go there please look for my money. I've left it there two years in a row. Also, you just a few blocks from Jackson Square and the French Market. \n\nIn short, this is a great place. It has a rich history and a flavor all its own.", "hulamom and i stayed here during her birthday jaunt and it was actually pretty lovely. the location is pretty good, especially if you're a newbie and you don't ever want to leave the quarter. commander's palace (hulamom's fave) was booked her b'day night but the concierge got us in...and added a free bottle of bubbly. yay, royal sonesta! plus there were rolling blackouts (it was july, y'all) and they loaded us up with lightsticks on our way back in every night. very thoughtful!", "My husband and I were married in May 2000 at the Royal Sonesta. We had 150 guest from the Los Angeles and San Francisco area. Everyone enjoyed the hotel and loved the location of the French Quater. The hotel has the southern charm and new orleans style that we were looking for and the food was excellent. \nWe were married in the Courtyard and used the Grand Ballroom for the dinner reception. It was hard to explain about a sit down dinner as most Southerners have cocktail hour receptions, but they accomodated us. One of the touches I loved were the tall candelabras all over the room. Beautiful.", "I stayed here for two nights during my first trip to New Orleans. I didn't book the rooms but I think we ended up having three or four for New Years 2007. The hotel is very nice and clean, rooms are great, service friendly, and I really can't remember much else though. I think it could have been attributed to the hand grenades down on Bourbon St. though.", "We stayed at the Royal Sonesta in mid April 08. We had just completed a week of helping to rebuild a home for a family who lost it in Katrina. We were tired and in great need of comfort and peace. We found it here. We requested a room on the courtyard but were put in the back of the hotel facing the river. Not too scenic but absolutely quiet. The room was small but more like a little gem than tiny. Clean, nice furnishings, comfortable bed- and I am picky! I take sponge in my suitcase to sleep on but didn't need it. That says a lot. Very nice staff.\nIt's right on Bourbon Street which is the craziest street in town but just walk through the door of the hotel and it's a world away. It takes a little walk of 5 minutes or so to reach the water front which is the main part of town. That just gives you a chance to see other neat streets and beautiful buildings. Our stay was $175.00 per night.", "Real nice. Well furnished rooms, great service, quick retrieval of car from parking garage every time, great staff attitudes. It was a little noisy from the foot traffic on Bourbon Street until at least 3 AM but it's right in the middle of the Quarter and that's what you get if you want to stay there. I only paid $129 - so check around before you pay a lot more than that. I may have gotten a great deal or some of the other yelpers may have paid a little too much. Then again, they didn't give me any champagne!", "Very nice hotel ideally located right smack in the middle of Bourbon Street. If you need peace and quiet to get a good night's sleep, request an inside room. Otherwise, if you're facing Bourbon, you will be up until 4am with all the noise. \n\nStaff is very friendly and concierge is extremely knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend the city tour you see on the brochure at the concierge desk. You get to see the city in a smaller tour bus that has access to places that larger tour buses don't.\n\nHotel bar/lounge is very nice and classier than most of the places in the neighborhood with live jazz on most evenings. Hotel restaurant (Desire) is great for a casual bite. \n\nDid have a small cockroach or two in my room but hey, it's hot, it's muggy, and you're on Bourbon so it's to be expected." ]

[ 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

[ "Wow!! This noodle soup is the most delicious I have ever had. I always go for #30 - roasted pork and wonton with egg noodles. It is to die for, perfect on a cold night. We also enjoy the grilled chicken meat rolls, spring rolls, and shrimp rolls. My fiance loves their clay pot chicken too.\n\nI wasn't sure what Vietnamese cuisine would entail, but it feels like a healthier version of Chinese food. The very friendly staff can give you suggestions if you're not sure what to order.\n\nI love having this restaurant up the street. This winter it's made many cold nights much better with a bowl of noodle soup!", "Hidden Treasure \n\nI was introduced to Vietnamese cuisine many years ago but living in the suburbs do not find a restaurant too often. A coworker told me about Bamboo and the other day took me there for lunch. It was a little far from my office, but not off the beaten pass from my daily commute. \n\nThe general atmosphere is quite nice, especially for being located within a shopping plaza. The wait staff is friendly and attentive, the food is good and the prices wonderful. \n\nI used to drive into the city to dine at a Pho 75 whenever I want some Pho but after discovering Bamboo I can now stay in the suburbs. In fact I will be stopping by on my what home for a bowl of take out tonight.", "This is the worst restaurant that I have ever been to. Service is poor. Food is soso. We have to go to another restaurant afterwards to get some real food. I will never come again. I would not recommend it to any of my friends.", "my coworker brought me here! GREAT summer rolls, and pho. service is fast and the prices are super cheap. You would expect it to be a hole in the wall but it really isn't. I wish they were opened later but in general they are really really nice about being accomodating here and that is always appreciated.", "I work near the location in Frazer and would eat there from time to time. But driving there from my home is a bit far so I was looking forward to this location. It's always nice to have another Asian restaurant without having to go into the city. Their pho is okay, still a bit away from Pho Ha or Pho 75 on Washington Ave. But the location in the suburbs definitely helps. My first and only visit here was a bit disappointing. The quality of the food is the same as the location in Frazer. However, the service was ridiculously slow! I went with my parents. Besides the three of us, there were only two couples there. I was expecting fast service given the fact that the place was near empty. I think the gentleman that seated us was the only one working. He would go into the kitchen and not come out for a few minutes. I'm not sure how the service is not, I'm hoping it's better now. I should go back and visit it again....until then, I can only give it an okay rating. The food isn't the best or authentic.", "I absolutely love Vietnamese food and I'm envious of the array available in Philadelphia. That said, as a restaurant in the West Chester area, this is about as good as it gets for Vietnamese. Of course, with the suburbs comes an increased (but still reasonable) price and a less diverse menu. \n\nServers are generally very nice and attentive and I can satisfy my bun (vermicelli rice noodle salad) craving easily with the bamboo special. Plus, they bring out a condiment caddy that has a special place in my heart. \n\nNow if they only can add some bahn mi I might loose my Philly Vietnamese envy.", "I went here twice. Ordered the PHO and later ordered a noodle dish.\nBoth were well under par and lacked flavor.\nThere are much better Vietnamese restaurants in the suburbs for true foodies.", "The Pho (with chicken) was delicious and fresh with sides of cilantro, mint and sprouts. We also had a spicy clay bowl, scrumptious spring rolls and Duong Chau Fried Rice. The service was friendly and quick and the prices were good. We can't wait to go back again (Westtown Location).", "I noticed that they didn't have any condiment bottle on the table and that got me a little worried. All decent pho places I had been to have condiment bottles on the table. \nWe placed our order and our server came out with a condiment tray. Phew. \nI had the bamboo pho ($9) and it was pretty good.", "A little pricey for lunch, but the Bamboo Special was delicious and certainly healthier than most alternatives. Will visit again." ]

[ 5, 4, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 3, 4 ]

[ "BEST NEW CHEESESTEAKS in Philly. Opened 11/10/13 - which gives them the honor of sharing a birthday with the United States Marine Corps. Apropos for two reasons: USMC founded in Philadelphia in 1775; right next door is Cookie's Tavern - home to the best USMC birthday block party in the country. But back to the steaks...had the beef cheesesteak with mushrooms, onions, and whiz - standard fare - with hot peppers on the side all tucked into a perfectly fresh italian roll that was soft, chewy and held the sandwich together perfectly. Walk up window service - one for steaks, one for sodas and sides. Good arrangement. Staff was awesome...just getting started but they are enthusiastic, friendly and very excited to showoff their new digs. So the picnic tables weren't out yet, the outdoor ceiling wasn't finished, inside service not yet available but Oregon Steaks has all the ingredients to be a mandatory stop before the game or for weekend visitors (like us). Congratulations, Oregon Steaks - and Semper Fi!\n- signed - your first customers!", "Honestly, with today being the Mummers Parade and this place being the new guy in a city of chesesteaks on every corner, a little more love could have been added. The meat had good flavor and was tender but was cold and undercooked. The sandwich in all was very skimpy compared to the other cheese steaks in town. I think more attention needs to be put towards quality of the final product of the sandwich...and maybe smile at ur new customers!", "Friendly place with great food!!! Steak sandwich was awesome, also had the BLT...everything IS better with bacon, and the lettuce was shredded, brilliant! Can't wait to try the pork, after reading the reviews :)", "Let me first say this is a brand new business and I THINK they will get better from reading reviews of what's right and what's wrong. Service was friendly and enthusiastic. But...... the cheesesteak sandwich was not skimpy but the meat was for sure on the light side. Like I said, the owner and staff seem eager to please so I think problems will be corrected and, after all, this is a new cheesesteak place in a town loaded with cheesesteak places so they will have to try harder to stay in business. I'll go back in warm weather see if anything's changed.", "While driving around the area at the ungodly hour of 5:30 in the morning, hungry and thinking I would wind up at one of the area diners, I happened upon the extremely well-lit Oregon Steaks and decided that would be a much cheaper and possibly better alternative.\n\nFor native Philadelphians and/or cheesesteak aficionados, what one looks for in a cheesesteak is a very subjective thing. I am not a native, but I love cheesesteaks and have since I moved here several years prior. \n\nBy comparison, I am a Jim's Steaks guy and although at odd hours of the evening or early AM I will find myself eating at Geno's, I do not love their work. But sometimes the need for a cheesesteak can strike outside of the hours of everyone but the 24-hour joints.\n\nSo it was nice to see a 24-hour joint that wasn't on the infamous Passyunk corner. It was also nice that they didn't only have cheesesteaks. My wife was with me but not hungry however it was nice that they had a full menu of other items including chicken cheesesteaks, roast pork, roast beef and cold cut hoagies for her down the road. She doesn't like chesesteaks. I married her anyway.\n\nAside from being open all night (making them more convenient than most cheesesteak places) and having a pretty full menu (making them more well-rounded than the 24-hour cheesesteak places), there is the issue of the steak itself, which is pretty important.\n\nIt was during the Philly arctic cold snap which meant no line! It also meant eating outside was problematic. I imagine they might put out some chairs and tables at some point when the weather gets nicer. They might have even had some floating around but the fact that I was not going to avail myself of that option means I didn't look very hard. I wound up eating it in the car.\n\nThe guys who worked there were looking for something to do and there I was with ten bucks. The guy who took the order was friendly-gruff (Philly folks know what I am talking about) and I giggled a little inside when he said the \"chef\" would be preparing my order. Chef. I wonder if the dude who made my steak has that on his résumé. Chef.\n\nIt took a little bit of time compared to the places that keep mounds of beef and onions on their grills due to demand, so the steak might be a little different if it is ordered during a busier time. But the meat was much tastier than that of their nocturnal competitors, less gristly and chopped. The onions weren't quite as tasty as the stuff at Jim's but they had a nice texture. They didn't use Amoroso's but the local bakery they use instead was just as adequate. The wiz dripped all over me, melting into the extremely hot steak that would have burned my mouth if I wasn't careful... (Who am I kidding? I wasn't careful, I just have developed a tolerance to nuclear-hot wiz.)\n\nThe end result was a pretty tasty cheesesteak. It wasn't quite as good as Jim's but it was miles better than the other places that are open 24 hours, and also not a tourist trap.\n\nIt's nice that I don't have to settle for a mediocre cheesesteak just because I happen to want it at four in the morning anymore. And it's nice that I can also drag along friends or the wife even if they don't desire a cheesesteak. I'd like to try their other stuff too but as I sit here thinking about it, it would be hard to not get the cheesesteak (even though I loves me a good roast pork sandwich) which means they are doing something right.", "Awesome!\n\nI live in the neighborhood and have wanted to try this place for awhile. Last night I had the munchies and Oregon Steaks hit the spot for me. They filled up my cheesesteak with plenty of meat, whiz, and onions. They were also extremely warm and polite. They even spotted me a quarter when I was a quarter short of change!\n\nThe only negative thing about this place is the parking. It's immediately after a stoplight, so the driver behind me wasn't prepared when I stopped to pull in - almost got into an accident. Anyway, I hope this place succeeds!", "Ordered a cheesesteak with American. The sandwich was a little overcooked but good. Also ordered cheese fries and when I got home with my food I found there was no cheese and my fries were really undercooked so I went to put them in my oven and I found literally a drop of cheese at the bottom. I thought that was super weird and annoying. The staff was friendly when they took my order and the food was ready pretty quickly.", "I went by here a few times and been meaning to try it because I give all new places a chance. To reiterate what a few others have said, they were very clean, super friendly and the service was fast. The steak with wiz when I got it home was one of the biggest sandwiches I have had in a long time and I have had them every place in the city. They also had plenty of wiz on it and the meat was tasty. My only thing I would tell them to do is leave the stuff in the deep fryer longer. Fries,pizza rolls ect need to cook a tad bit more but, other then that I am a fan and will be going back.", "I've had a steak from almost anywhere and everywhere here... Genos pats tony Luke's Jim's Phillips etc ... I've been a Jim's fan from day one. But this is definitely my new favorite. The cheese fries are awesome too (I'm pretty picky) .... Within walking distance right now.. Sad I'll be moving no more late night walks for the best cheesesteak", "I came to Oregon Steaks with my boyfriend just a few nights ago. We were hungry and cranky because we had moving all day. It was late and we didn't want to waste any time finding a good sit-down place to eat. We figured, how bad could it be, right? The answer: awful. The fried ravioli (which are a total guilty pleasure of mine, and I definitely recommend trying them--just not here) made me so sick to my stomach I could barely finish 3 of them and his steak was, as he said, like \"dog food vomit.\" The lady taking orders at the steak window was very sweet, but the guy working at the sides window was a total prick. The place was also teeming with the scum of South Philly and everyone that sat down next to me was blowing smoke on me and my food. While I expect this from the tourist traps that are Pat's & Geno's, I don't want it happening at a place that is so much less crowded and has so much more seating. Smoking a cig at another table wouldn't have been difficult. There were plenty to choose from." ]

[ 5, 2, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 2 ]

[ "Oh Gambino's ...\n\nWhy must you be so far away??? And why must your petit fours be so amazing??? AND WHY DOES NOBODY SELL ANYTHING CLOSE TO THEM OUT HERE?!?!?!?\n\nI've heard the rum balls here are awesome, as well as the mini doberge cakes, but all I care about are the petit fours. Silver Almond, in particular. A small little square of wedding cake lightly dipped in almond syrup and covered in a delicate icing. With a little squirt of pastel icing on top. PERFECTION. The ladies working here aren't always the friendliest, and the place is pretty sparse, but Seriously I DON'T CARE GIMME MAH PETIT FOURS NOW PLEASE", "A totally no-frills bakery that's as local as it gets...my tastebuds water for those amazing mini-doberge squares when I'm away (even if they aren't much to look at & generally pretty sloppy with icing :) Doberge is light, moist cakey heaven, and nobody does it like Gambino's. Though known most for their signature creation (with good reason), my family swore by their decadent, chocolatey rumballs too. I'm not as much of a fan of the Russian cake, but it's still pretty good.\n\nI'll always have fond memories of the half-lemon/ half-chocolate doberge birthday cake-- perfect because you can try both the tart-citrusy and rich-chocolately fillings at once...though recently I've expanded my palate to include the caramel and red velvet mini-squares (also yummy). Prices have definitely gone up post-Katrina, but that's fairly common with a lot of places...", "The staff is not very helpful or polite but the baked goods are fabulous. The King cakes, petit fours and lemon cake - all fresh, moist and tasty. An excellent choice in Metairie for baked goods.", "If you are looking for amazing petit fours and doberge, this is the place to go. My husband swears by this place and rightfully so. Very, very delicious. \nNot the friendliest service though. If the ladies behind the counter were a bit polite, this would be 5 star for sure.", "Heaven....heaven oh heaven can't you help me? I just want to live here so I can get my sticky fingers on every gosh darn sweet they have. They are famous for their red velvet cake, which I ordered for a friend's birthday. Even though they do not take same day orders, they were able to accommodate me. Any place that can please me on such a short notice has my business!", "Gambino's is famous for their Doberge, Red Velvet, Wedding, Birthday and King Cakes. They are also noted for their French bread and muffuletta bread. In addition to their cakes and breads they have great pies, cookies, petit fours, cake balls, cannoli, pastries and all sorts of other delicacies. The one thing they've really dropped the ball with is that with their olive salad they don't use 100% olive oil and they dilute the mix with cheaper vegetable oil. They have a great website where you can order many of their products and have them shipped all over.", "The product is good. Just don't order online. They will mess it up everytime!", "Good baked goods but very rude staff! I always try and make a trip to the bakery when I am in town from TX. There are just some things you can't get in Austin. But after the rude service I received today I do not think I will be returning. I will give my business to Haydel's and Baum's Fine Pastries (it's worth the trip to BR).", "I guess a quaint neighborhood bakery that has been around for over 40 years! They are known for their delicious Doberge, Cannoli and King Cakes during Mardi Gras! \ndelicious", "Dear Mr.Gambino\n\nOn Thursday March 6th 2014 after receiving one of the worst King cakes ever imaginable from your bakery. I shipped the item back the same day 1 hour later. So I decided to contact the location on Veterans memorial highway to notify them of the return. The woman said well you got to call back and talk to Sharon. Next day I call back Friday Sharon who happens to be a Supervisor begin to argue loudly with me as if I made this horrible cake. She displayed no customer service what so ever. Sharon placed the blame on Randy a (Shipping manager) who had nothing to do with the poor package of the king cake and it's crushed in decorations (See photos). Sharon made no attempt to rectify the situation. So I contacted your corporate office and spoke to your lovely liar of a Secretary Vicki who had me forward numerous photos of this disgust that was sent to me. Vicki informed me you were out of town Until Monday the 10th and she promised that would yourself would give me a call. Monday came and went and still didn't receive one call not from you not from Sharon,Randy or Vicki. Then Tuesday comes and I receive a call from a woman who says we are definitely going to rectify the situation and you will receive a call by the end of the evening because we need to make sure the cake is back,like I would keep a cake and try and get another cake for free. Wednesday I call Metarie ,and The N.O. to get my money back ad get told it will be a minute before I can speak to the Manager because she is planning a Wedding Cake w/ a customer. So I proceed to call around and finally get a hold of someone who can issue a refund. Throughout this entire ordeal we practically had to walk them through the customer service process, never once were we offered anything to salvage this and keep our business.....Out with the old in with the new.....I will be trying Nonna Randazzo's as soon as possible. \n\nSo Sad To Report,\nThe Hendersons" ]

[ 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 5, 1 ]

[ "I was extremely excited to see that a new IHOP was being opened on 69th Street, the next closest location is in Ardmore, and it's too far of a drive for me to go just for breakfast. I saw that the 69th Street location opened up and wanted to do take out, as I was on my way into work and wouldn't have time to sit and enjoy. I called at 10:30am exactly, and asked to place a takeout order. I was told to, \"call back in five minutes\". This should've been my first indicator, but silly me was stuck on getting the Cinnamon French Toast Brioche. ::Drooling:: I gave them ten minutes and called back. Busy. Tried again. Busy again. Repeated this 2 more times until it finally rang. That's all it did, ring. No one ever picked up. So I decided to drive over and just place an order in person. The parking lot in a hot mess, and always has been. People park in it because it's the only free lot on the entire street where you won't get towed. I was able to get a spot right away and went into IHOP. There were a few people sitting waiting for a table, and the place was packed. I went to the front counter where the woman who answered the phone was standing and a younger guy was behind the register. I received no greeting, no smile, no acknowledgement. I told the guy I wanted to place a to go order, to which he asked me, \"how many people would be eating?\" I'm not quite sure what that has to do with a takeout order, but I appeased him anyway and stated two people. I gave him my order and he read it back and told me my total in an almost muted voice. He didn't have a pen, so he had to walk around looking for one and eventually got one from a waitress. I signed the slip and he stapled my copy to the signed slip and that was the end of our enlightening conversation. I didn't get a copy, nor was I told how long for my order or to have a seat. \nAs I waited, the lounge area in the front started filling up. Thirty minutes passed and I still had no food. Someone else came in and ordered steak and egg combos, and had a seat next to me. She asked if I was waiting for takeout, and I said it had been 30 minutes so far. I ordered a French toast combo (2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, hash browns & 2 pieces of French toast) & a Pancake Combo (2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, hash browns & 2 pancakes). I couldn't imagine it being much longer. The guy who took my order walks over to me and tells me, \"it'll be another 10 minutes.\" A family that was seated after my order was taken was leaving; they had been seated, eaten and were now leaving and I haven't gotten my food yet. A waitress came to the front with a bunch of takeout bags and put them at front register. They sat there until I walked over and asked if it was my food. To which the woman replied, \"no.\" She didn't even look in the bag. I sat down next to the other woman who ordered takeout and stated that I couldn't wait much longer. She went over and asked if the food was hers, and they told her, \"yes, we called your name.\" This was a total lie. I sat and watched them the whole time, no one even bothered to look at the food. I don't understand how she was able to get steak and egg combos, and I was still waiting on French Toast and Pancakes. I went up again and spoke to the manager. I stated that it had been more than 45 minutes since I ordered and I still had nothing. She tells me, \"he's in the back boxing your food up now.\" How does she know what my order is; who is \"he\", and an apology for the wait would've been appreciated. Five minutes after she tells me my food is being boxed up, the guy I've been dealing with tells me, \"they are making your French toast now\". That's funny, I thought they were boxing my food up? It's now coming up on 12:00pm. I got to the restaurant at 10:45am. You may ask why I didn't just leave, well after a certain point there's no going back. You just stay. \nFinally my food arrives and I get the hell out of dodge. I take a peek at my food and wouldn't you just know, they didn't make the French toast that I ordered. They literally took two pieces of the French Toast bread and smeared the icing from the French Toast I should've gotten. I turned right around and walked back to the store. There were people standing outside who asked me why I was still there, and why didn't I get my food? People who didn't even know me noticed how long I was waiting! \nI show the manager the French toast and she asks me if I want them to make me a new batch. ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Spend one more second in this place? I think not. I had to demand my money back, why didn't I get offered it in the first place? I was there so long I could've bused tables! I get back to the office and we attempt to eat the food. Ice cold, everything. The eggs were rubber, the hash browns were so hard, I needed a knife, and the French", "The food was good and the waiter was nice but the reason I am rating this place 2 stars is because I have never been to a restaurant where I was rushed to pay before my food or drinks even came out. The waiter said his shift was almost over and he wasn't trying to rush me, yet he came over to me 3 times for payment before me or my kids even received the food. What if something was wrong with my order or the food was disgusting? Why would I pay first? That's ridiculous. Other than that, it was an okay place for a quick meal but they need to train their servers to wait for the customers to receive their meal before rushing them with a check.", "I was excited when I saw they opened up a ihop at 69st. Couldn't wait to try it.\nSo I decided I would do so today, OMG!\nI was sooooooo disappointed .\nWe were seated in 10 mins so that wasn't bad but we waited over 45mins for the food .\nBefore I even get to the food part , let me just say the waitress was a mess she seemed to have memory loss and was very nervous (forgetting everything) and kept going back to the kitchen to ask a question. \nWhen our food finally came it was cold\nI had create your own omelette and pancakes well let's just say I should I stayed home . My friend had the rib tips with extra onions , she got it without onions \nTo wrap it up the service is horrible and I will not be going back", "My family and I visited this IHOP on Nov. 1st for the first time. It appeared busy but we were seated after waiting only 10 min. Our server Janea was very pleasant and attentive. I ordered the Blueberry waffle and was asked was I sure I wanted that because there was only one waffle machine!! How can you have only one waffle iron when you ate featuring \"Waffles\"!! Just ridiculous !!! But I was ok with waiting because that's what I wanted. My family's food however took almost and hour all of the severs seemed to be apologizing to there tables and or tell them the rest rest of there food would be out in a minute which is of course what we were told as we'll!! Who I thought were the managers that I then found out was the owners Ed and Dwayne didn't seem to be doing anything but walking around as if they were some sort or security gaurds on patrol!! This was the worst experience I have ever had.. I would like to say it was clear that it was not the servers fault !! This restaurant will not last if they do not simply GET IT TOGETHER!!!!", "I was excited when I saw that an IHOP was opening near me but I guess I'll have to go to my regular spots because this one is a huge disappointment. The servers were too busy loudly fighting with one another over who had certain tables and were busy chatting and gossiping to notice the steady line of customers streaming in. I was seated after a bit and my server seemed to have never attended a class on customer service. The man next to me sat at his table for nearly 15 minutes before the manager finally pulled one of the servers over to him. I was treated to the servers acting unprofessionally and constantly talking and ignoring their tables. The managers prowled the sections but did little to get their staff in order. I was happy to leave and am sure I won't be returning. I guess when you have any place of business at 69th street then you should expect little professionalism.", "It's way too much to sit here and type but I'll say this stay tf away!!!!\nWaiter-horrible\nWait - terribly long\nOrder-screwed up then he add the audacity to tell me I didn't order that when I order the same thing from ihop for years", "I'm giving two stars at the moment as I believe and hope they are going through growing pains. \n\nI went to the IHOP in order to get something to eat and to study while I had my in the repair shop. It was mid morning on a week day so it was pretty empty, as expected.\n\nBeing empty, I would expect people to be sprucing up and getting ready for more customers. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like that is part of the plan. My menu was beyond sticky - it was actually dirty. Two pages needed to be pulled apart as something resembling dried-on onion dip was glued to them together.\n\nThe second time I was there (again my car had some issues), it was just as empty but still needed to have a sweeper run through the place. Good thing was my menu was clean and the food was good. Unfortunately, it was really hot in there. So hot, I wasn't the only one sweating. And this was on a beautiful November morning where only a light jacket was required. Good thing I had my books to read.\n\nGood thing about both visits was the fact that the food was fine and the wait staff were pleasant (even when working in a room that was close to 90).\n\nI'll still go back, but from reading other reviews, I'll stick to when it's not too busy.", "I was a little apprehensive about coming here after seeing the low rating (and especially since we were a party of 8), but my parents had been here a few times and my father assured me it was fine (they normally go to the Ardmore location).\n\nOur server was courteous and prompt with taking our orders, although he was a tad slow bringing the drinks out (I didn't necessarily realize it though because my family was busy conversing). The food came out in appropriate amount of time, although I think it could've been quicker since it wasn't that busy. Everyone enjoyed their food- good and hot, but my sister received her omelette basically after everyone had already eaten (they brought her pancakes out 1st and the omelette came like 15 min later). There were also some mix-ups with side order vs. full order pancakes, but our waiter tried to remedy things. We also noticed a milkshake on our bill that was never received because they were out of ice cream (ok, human error). Our waiter removed it when we brought it to his attention.\n\nAll in all the food was good and the service was pleasant. The kitchen is a bit slow and they could focus more on order accuracy. Hopefully this will improve over time.", "I'm going to give them 3 stars, because I understand the growing pains they are experiencing. The food isn't bad and they try very hard with an inexperienced waiting staff. Management can turn this around.", "Yeah, yeah, it's my fault for going to the iHOP on 69th street, right?\n\nYes and no. I didn't exactly have my hopes up coming here, I was just expecting a hot breakfast and not to be stabbed...I mean, you can even get that in prison most days, right?\n\nIt's just sad when you expect nothing and are still let down.\n\nI'm going to give you the quick version of my Sunday morning experience here because I'm quite sure I could write a 5-book series chronicling my dissatisfaction with the hour and a half or so I spent here, but I feel like I'd be doing the public a disservice by failing to warn others of the many shortcomings of this location.\n\nI should have known things would be sketchy the minute we pulled into the parking lot off 69th street...or tried to, anyway. The parking lot is extremely awkward to enter from pretty much any direction, so good luck snaking your way in there if there's any kind of traffic. \n\nWhen we finally got in there, me and my party of 8 were seated relatively quickly, but I think they have a limit on the number of things that can go right with each visit, and we hit our coverage cap right there.\n\nAfter a while, our server brought coffee and water for the table as requested, took our orders, and that was the last time we saw that particular person for the next hour or so.\n\nFinally, the server and an assistant came back with...well, some stuff, but not pancakes. As in, anybody's pancakes. \n\nAt this point I decided to take some time and catch up with my server since we so rarely got to see each other, requesting the salsa that should have come with my Big Steak Omelet.\n\nWe sat for another 20 pancakeless minutes as we pondered what, exactly, we were in the International House of, before our stacks came from the kitchen. We began to eat in shifts as some of us were more willing to enjoy an unbalanced breakfast than others.\n\nI asked for my salsa again, my faith weakening each time.\n\nThey figured out a variety of other creative ways to dick things up as well. One order came with pork bacon instead of the turkey bacon ordered, and one order or sirloin tips and eggs came without sirloin tips and eggs. It might have been some new light version of the dish, though.\n\nI asked for my salsa again.\n\nBits and pieces of our order continued to arrive like an Amazon wish list as we continued to eat in shifts based on whether each person hjad enough in front of them to call breakfast. \n\nAfter one last desperate plea for salsa, I realized that either the salsa is made fresh and I wouldn't be here long enough or, more likely, just fuck me and my salsa. I just know I never ate my omelet. \n\nNaturally, I was less than pleased with my visit, so I asked to speak with the manager. \n\nShe never came to our table because she is a poor leader and worse professional, but she was happy to instruct her server to take 15 percent off the bill and act like we had been done a favor. \n\nIt was the paltriest of gestures which indicates the high level of fucksmanship exemplified by this franchise.\n\nEventually, I hunted the shady manager down in the store and opened the discussion as to whether my experience was anywhere close to 85 percent satisfactory. I was told there was nothing to be done for me, but was offered some free attitude for being a loyal customer, so that was nice.\n\nI just wanted my goddamn salsa.\n\nIf there was a way I could give zero stars, this would be the candidate. Well, 0.5....that butter pecan syrup is quite tasty. It's overpriced online, but worth it to keep yourself the hell out of here.\n\nStay far away." ]

[ 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1 ]

[ "Recently opened Vietnamese spot to deliver more choices of Vietnamese cuisine on top of the popular King Wok & Saigon in the Indianapolis metro area. Location is fairly close to Saigon & King Wok near the cross walk of 38th street & Lafayette Rd. The place is named \"deli\" but they do serve pho and other rice dishes similar to typical Vietnamese restaurant. In addition to typical dishes, they also have the Vietnamese sandwiches, boba, and some creative drinks. \n\nWe ordered summer spring roll, #1 of Vietnamese sandwich, #10 of Pho in the menu, #30 of pho in the menu. Among 6 friends, all of us liked the pho a lot as it has great flavors in the broth and a lot ingredients. #10 has a bit of sour taste (kind of like Tum Yum soup) and sweetness on top of the beef broth. Summer spring roll has great smoky flavors with the bacon inside. #1 of Vietnamese sandwich is definitely recommend since not many places in Indy serves Vietnamese sandwich. Boba is recommend as well!", "I called to see if they had a website or could fax me the menu and the answer was no to all of the above. I drove down there to check it out. Almost everything on the menu looked good so I ordered the Roast Beef with Blue Cheese on cibbatta bread, breaded zuchinni, hush puppies and an Avacado smoothie. The portion of meat was small on the sandwich and I expected melted blue cheese crumbles, instead I got a packet of blue cheese dressing squirted on it. They were out of hush puppies, the zuchinni was bought at a store and tasted freezer burnt. The smoothie and service was really good though. I also ordered a meatball sub to go for a co-worker and was informed that they were out of provalone so she had to have an italian meatball sub with swiss. Not to mention that the meatballs were cold and came out of a bucket. I am sorry but I would not venture back unless it was for one of the Avacado smoothies or freshly made tea that they let me sample. Once again, very nice people but the food was sub-par at best.", "Decent Vietnamese-style sandwiches, but very slow service. Came in the other day to order the sandwiches to-go. It took at least twenty minutes to get four simple sandwiches (from ordering to payment). \n\nI would recommend #1-the special and #9-meatball. The bread toasted is absolutely delicious. I was bit disappointed we received a tiny bag of veggie sans sliced cucumbers, which are a must for banh mi. Maybe it's because I eat a lot, but I find a person would need two sandwiches to be satisfied. \n\nDon't get the fruit smoothies, they're bland and the bubbles are too soft/mushy. \n\nAt least there's a Vietnamese deli in Indy now.", "Consider the Vietnamese. What's the first thing that comes to mind? There's a very good chance that because of their willingness to welcome us to their dinner table that they've changed your perception entirely. There was a time where \"war torn nation that helped catapult America into two decades (if not more) of unrest,\" was the leading charge and definition of Vietnam. We're moving further and further away from that era. We're moving to a place where when we here \"Vietnamese\" the first thoughts that *bubble* to the top are on food: from pho to bubble tea to banh mi to those hard-working, kind smiles we find when we enter a Vietnamese store front. \n\nThe spirit of Vietnamese business owners have finally -- over the past handful of years -- really shined in Indy. I found my kinship with their craft sandies -- the banh mi -- by traveling on a budget in America. Downtown San Francisco, fringes of San Jose and San Bernadino to Denver to Indy... there was always somewhere to eat a remarkable sandwich for $4 or less. And now with K&T there is a place to eat $3.50 banh mi -- and there's an entire sandwich board of them: 10 choices (including a vegetarian option). \n\nWith its spartan setting of scattered tables, Viet action movies on TV running roughshod on your ears, a deli counter and a simple menu of what you need -- banh mi and vietnamese coffee -- I feel right at home.\nAnd then... they have a full Viet menu, including pho. Then, I look over and they have American staples... of sub sandwiches and fried okra. \n\nDon't let those bizarrely placed choices steer you away from the classic french roll of pork pate, jalapenos, carrots, onions cilantro and *insert meat of choice.* For me, pork belly is where the journey begins (and ends). \n\nThe warmness of that pork belly. The warmness of an exchange of what yelper Benjamin H would call: \"I give them money, they give me [insert smile-inducing item].\" The warmness of the thought that here I am in our -- Indy's -- \"Little U.N.\" ordering banh mi. The warmness of a peaceful marketplace. The warmness of how vital this exchange is to us as a community, as a culture. The warmness has me all warm & fuzzy & bright-eyed & in love with this city. Something's going on here. (This is that moment just after the bridge in a song where the bar raises; or that moment in the movie where everything comes together and the music crescendos. So turn it up). This is a remarkable redefining of how we look at a culture once burdened with the past. For the future, the Vietnamese Community, the City of Indianapolis, you have unleashed a new sense of peace via the banh mi. With that there is only one thing to do... let's have another banh mi, Bon ami.", "Stop, stop, stop . . .\n\n\n\n. . . whatever you are doing and go here now. \n\nFinally! A decent . . . dare I say it . . . good place to get banh mi. I ordered the #1, 6, and 8. The Viet french bread is excellent; super crusty on the outside and airy on the inside. I was a little wary because I didn't see them toast my sandwich (I don't think they did), but I knew why when I bit into my bread. Bread crust flew everywhere. If I had a cat, it would have lost both of its eyes. \n\nThe sandwich experience was great. The meat was tasty, the pickled veggies were crunchy, the cilantro sprig was fresh, and the jalapeños were spicy, although I wish it was a spear instead of the slices. I blame you tender, midwest palates. The sauce was different than what I am used to, but good different. It went well with the sandwiches. And, it might have been me, but is there a different sauce for each sandwich? The size of the sandwich is a little smaller than what you would normally get in Houston or California. If you are a big eater get two, or one and an order of spring rolls. (Also good).\n\nAs an added bonus, they have the best bubble milk tea in the Indy area, including Bloomington. The milk tea Vietnamese style, very strong with a super sweet counterpoint. I prefer larger tapioca balls, but they did a really good job of making their smaller ones very chewy and bouncy. Also, they don't do any of that weird stuff that other milk tea makers in Indy do. C'mon guys, its pearls, milk tea, ice, and seal. (Shake if you want). Thats it! I was going to make a list of places to get milk tea in Indy, but just go here.\n\nThey offer additional items. They also had Viet noodle dishes which I will try next. They also have stuff for non-adventurous people so you can bring \"those\" friends. As Marie Antoinette said, \"Let them eat a ham sandwich.\" I'm 120% sure that is the quote.\n\nI usually go to place at least 3 times before making a decision, end even then I don't bother if other people have already posted reviews I agree with, but I had to make an exception here. I couldn't decide between a 4.9 rating or a 5. \n\nPlease K&T deli, be consistent. Please Indy, do not let this place go out of business.\n\nP.S. I just googled the place next door. HAHA! What is it? Hint: It fulfills one of the other vital needs of life besides food.", "What are you? A restaurant, a deli, a carryout place? I am just not sure what they are trying to be here. There are a couple of tables and chairs that are scattered around. It was in the upper 90's outside when we went and I think it was even hotter inside the restaurant. They had one fan on that was blowing towards the front door not circulating any air whatsoever. The Large TV was on blaring some type of Asian Drama or something. \n\nNo one hated their meal, but honestly there is better Viet food up and down that street for the same price or lower. And the menu is a little confusing, some things are on the menu and some are not, so unless you can speak Vietnamese you pretty much have to stick to what you see on the big board. The Smoothies are good though.\n\nI just dont know how long they can stay open with so many other better Vietnamese restaurants in the area, try it for yourself though!!", "First off, I want say that we grew up eating Vietnamese food at home and at the many Vietnamese restaurants in San Jose, CA. But now we live in Ohio and this is our best option. Okay, so we stocked up on the food! \n\n1) We ordered 6 banh mi (ga, thit nuong, cha-bi, thit nguio), all were very good but the thit nuong was my least favorite. We had one there and the rest to go. The one we ate there was warm and toasty. For the rest, they packaged the veggies separately in a small bag (standard practice to keep the bread from getting soggy). They were very generous with the veggies. \n\n2) We also ordered bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup), which was VERY good! I often judge the authenticity of a Vietnamese restaurant by this one item, and I can say it was indeed authentic!\n\n3) We ordered to go: com tam suong (rice with pork chop). The rice was the right kind (broken rice), but the pork was way too salty, it overwhelmed all other flavors. But for those who ever tried to make their own nuoc mum (fish sauce), you know this is a learned skill, and they make a good one here. \n\n4) Desert and other stuff: we tried two types of che, both very very good. We also bought to go Cha siu bao or (barbecue-pork-filled bun) and taho (sweet tofu dessert), all of which was very authentic and delicious!\n\nThe service was friendly and fast. The prices were reasonable by CA standard, but cheap by Midwest standards.", "On the way to Florida for Spring Break and pulled over for tire trouble and gas. Saw K&T Deli and took a chance. The family ordered 3 bowls of combination Pho and smoothies. It is better than the Pho places in the Northern Chicago suburbs. Kids liked it a lot! That's always a good indicator. \nFolks were friendly and were very nice to the kids while we were leaving. Great soup after 4 hours of driving... 15 more to go! \nNow we have a good place to stop on future road trips to Florida. -CK", "Banh mi for $3.50, a variety of pho, interesting smoothies & drinks. Not much on atmosphere, but hey - it's a deli - they aren't advertising a restaurant experience. Food is delicious and a good value. Another great destination in the Lafayette Square ethnic food district.", "I have been here 3 times this week...I love it! Vietnamese sandwiches are amazing and this is the only place in town I know of to purchase them! However the best thing I think is the five spice packed fried rice..." ]

[ 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "Just what I've been looking for! Always wanted someplace like this near me and now it is! Love the atmosphere. Even the new staff wer great! Even the food was better. Nothing beats Newks. As good as it gets!", "Beef chili at Newk's was a bit too hot when I sipped a little at their new Belle Meade Plaza restaurant out west. The beefy treat cooled quickly and I had some help from my friend so it disappeared good and fast. Next we gave the oven baked pesto chicken sandwich a taste and the goat cheese made it five stars. After we ordered at the counter though I thought it was a wait till our food arrived at the table so it ended up being a four and half star visit. Its put together inside in a way to make sure we enjoy lunch but don't linger too long. The prices are good for that part of town and they obviously want volume business so they can pay the rent. It feels ritzy for a fast casual restaurant partly since its space is a remodeled Crystal Gayle fine crystal store. Going to Newk's for me might be an excuse to go back to Belle Meade for the best halfsandwich with soup combo I've slurped in Nashville. And hey, the free bread sticks won't hold me back either!!!", "My initial reaction when I walked into Newk's for the first time was sheer surprise -- as we walked by for weeks, anxiously awaiting the grand opening, I didn't imagine that it would look like it does on the inside. It's a really great space with tons of room, including a downstairs filled with tables & booths. The super friendly staff always greets us immediately upon entering and are always ready & willing to answer questions about the menu. The ordering process goes quickly, as does the delivery of the food -- I've yet to wait more than 5 minutes for my order.\n\nSo far, I've tried out two of their soup options (the chili and the potato) at $3.25/cup and both were good -- and they get extra points for changing up their soup offerings throughout the week. I've also tried out sandwiches -- great portions, fresh ingredients and I was particularly impressed with the bread (crispy on the outside and soft on the inside) -- and their BBQ Chicken pizza (which at $8 was enough to share with one other person and was really, really tasty). I love that their condiment bar is filled with many options to dress us the sandwiches, including Sriracha sauce, which is one of my personal favorites (because Sriracha makes everything better). \n\nDoes Newk's offer something that is heads and tails above the others? Not really. But what they do offer is a variety of quality food options and they do it quickly -- something that is desperately needed in the Belle Meade area, especially for those of us who are in dire need of some change in our lunch routine. From now on, I'm sure that my face will be one regularly seen at this location.", "I just got back from my first trip to Newk's, and it was just what I expected. Newk's is fast casual, with a surprisingly huge dining area. It was packed, but still things seemed to flow pretty quickly and my food only took about 15 minutes to arrive at my table. \n\nI wasn't expecting to be blown away and wasn't, but everything was pretty good. The portions were big, and the prices were fair, so I'll be back again to try out some of the rest of the menu. The lobster and crab bisque was actually quite nice, creamy but not too heavy. The greek salad was over-dressed so I definitely recommend ordering light dressing on anything pre-tossed. It was only $6 and big enough for a whole meal's worth of leftovers, so that's a definite plus.\n\nThis location is new so I'm sure they're still working out a lot of the kinks. Watching the servers hunt around for order numbers at the vast array of tables made for some interesting dining entertainment. The table in front of me was the victim of some sort of mix up and half of them never got their food. The manager handled it excellently though. She came over right away once the problem was pointed out, and gave them both a refund and a sandwich from their pre-made to go section.\n\nAll in all, won't be calling everyone to rave about this new discovery, but when it comes to a quick and easy lunch I'm sure I'll make a second trip.", "I had a Newk's when I lived in another city, and absolutely loved it -- so was thrilled to hear the Belle Meade/Nashville location was opening up near me. This one did not disappoint!!\n\nI've had most things on the menu - the salads are unbeatable. HUGE, not stingy on toppings, always fresh, amazing dressings. I also take it home for lunch the next day. Sandwiches are awesome. Most are hot... I hate cold sandwiches (though their pimento cheese is pretty tasty)...my favorites are the club, the pesto chicken, and the roast beef. Soups: must have tomato basil, but they always have about four/five daily selections. They also have a awesome round-thingy with breadsticks & such that is great to tide you over. Love the atmosphere, the staff is always extremely friendly. Newk's is a real winner -- if you haven't tried it, it's a must!\n\nAlso -- I see that Yelp says they don't deliver. I used a delivery service that Newk's provides last Friday!! You just have to ask for it & pay a little extra.", "Love love Newks. \n\nGreat food, great variety. You can be in and out quickly, or sit around for a while and relax. \n\nStaff is very friendly and on point. \n\nOnly drawback is that parking can be iffy.", "Decided to check it out as I have seen the sign and the construction over the past few months. Their sign doesn't give you a lot to go on so I wasn't really sure what they offered.\n\nIt is super casual all American cuisine eat in or takeout restaurant. You come in and place an order at the register; one for dining in and one for takeout. They have Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads and Dessert. \n\nI ordered the Ultimate Salad and was very pleased. The salad is huge; enough for dinner and lunch. The ingredients were fresh, nice presentation and quickly prepared.\n\nWill definitely be on my rotation for pickup on the way home!", "I have been eating at Newk's since I was a freshman at Ole Miss in 2005, and I have loved it ever since. When I saw one opening in Belle Meade, I knew I would be a regular. Needless to say, this store did not disappoint! They have really done a great job with the interior, as it is very well lit and spacious. The staff is very friendly, always smiling and willing to help. The food, as always, is fantastic, and the service is stellar. Even on busy days, my food always arrived very quickly and presented well. I have used their doorstep delivery option a few times to get it delivered to my door, which I love. The To-Go counter is very handy for picking up a quick sandwich with a little carton of homemade pimiento cheese or chicken salad. My only complaint is that they do not sell their bread, which is the best I have ever had on a toasted sandwich. If only...", "So my mother took me to this place last time she was in town on a whim as she wanted to try it. First, let me say given its location, this place was packed when we stopped by for lunch. In an area where I have seen a lot of restaurants, other than Starbucks struggle in the past few years, this place is suffering no lack of foot traffic and from the looks of things satisfied customers.\n\nAs for me, my first time there, I had a bowl of caesar salad and half a roast beef sandwich as well as a regular size iced tea. First an interesting bit, regular size drinks come in plastic cups you can take with you and use at home, so that is an extra bonus.\n\nAs for the food, the sandwich was amazing, and I stuffed it with extra cheese, some banana peppers and roasted garlic from their condiment bar. Those plus the bread and butter pickles are perfectly delicious on their own, along with the bread sticks if you get really hungry waiting for your order to be brought to your table. As for the salad, I had the caesar salad, which was also very good and fresh as well. Finally, and I normally do not comment on this, but the tea here was perfectly brewed and delicious with a half-a-dozen lemons added to it (I like lots of lemons in my tea and water).\n\nOverall, this place reminds me a lot of Cafe Express back home in Houston, but the food tastes better, they have pizza, fewer items with spinach and a nice vegetarian selection to boot.\n\nOverall this is a great little family friendly joint and I hope to return again soon.", "An overall horrible experience. So many stupid things about it, and really the thing that immediately popped into my head and I couldn't shake was douchebags.\n\nThe every little detail made me hate it, and all I could think of was that it was a bunch of douches running and cooking for the place.\n\nOne example: I brought my ipad in to check some email and such, I found the signal that said \"NewksWifi\" but it was locked, I asked two people, but they first insisted they didn't have it, then made up a lame excuse that it had something to do with the cash registers. Nothing like making people hope and then pull the rug out.\n\nTheir prices were pretty sickening, also. Their 10 in. pizzas were in the $8-10 range: outrageous! So I order the three meat, but you know what else they put on it: tomato slices! Gee, the people who are willing to eat greasy three-meat pizzas sure want their meat-slathered pizza with an added non-traditional vegetable on it, too. It was so out of place, it just had this air of some snob thinking, \"we are going to force veggies on our customers, even if they clearly don't want it.\n\nsalads, sandwiches, and the other silly lunch items make this place a severe disappointment. But I guess that's what I should expect from Belle Meade." ]

[ 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 1 ]

[ "Bagelicious is a great neighborhood bagel shop. The people that work there know everyone, and the bagels are good. My only personal complaint is that they use scrambled eggs for their bagel sandwiches, but that's just a matter of preference. They do tend to run out of a lot of varieties of bagels on the weekends, so get there early.", "Bagelicious is a comfy place to grab a morning coffee, their interior painted to resemble a sidewalk cafe. Linda (the owner) told me they're family-owned and operated, and have been around for 15 years.\n\nOn the wall is their menu in chalk. Couldn't decide what to get, so I copied the next person in line, asking for a toasted wheat bagel with lettuce, onions, tuna, and a tomato. Took a few minutes to toast, and Linda gave me a fork, informing me that she overpacked tuna in my bagelwich. I hardly noticed: this was one of the easiest bagels I've eaten in recent memory, thanks to crispy lettuce, and to the toastiness of the bagel.\n\nChocolate chip cookies are made in-house, so I got one. It was crunchy, and a modest-size, with large chocolate chips. I probably wouldn't get one again, but I'll be back for a raisin bagel, and to sample their many, many gourmet spreads.\n\nMy bagelwich and cookie were an affordable $6.25. Credit card minimum, $10.\n\nBagelicious delivers quality bagels. Oh, they'll deliver to your door. Want to spread the goodness (get it?)? They offer gift baskets and catering, too.", "Bagelicious delivers quality bagels, and you can order online[1] too. By far, they're the best place for bagels in the King of Prussia area.\n\nTry their raisin bagel with jalapeno cream cheese - it's deliciously flavorful, and they put on a heavy spread. Get it lightly toasted, and enjoy a wonderful crispy bagel bread. Need something more substantial? Their pizza cinnamon raisin bagel is sweet. If only they could add meat...\n\nWill be back for their apple cinnamon bagel with peanut butter & jelly.\n\n[1] Order online via Zuppler.com, which is quite possibly the worst name for an online food ordering site.", "Probably the best bagels I have ever had, considering that i am not a big bagel fan. \n\nWe went there an early saturday morning. I had trouble finding the place while driving there. It's pretty easy to miss it if u are not constantly looking. Once we get there, I ordered the bagel with Lox and my bf has bagel with bacon and egg. They were both very tasty. I definitely would go back there again if I need a to-go morning bite.", "A great, friendly neighborhood find! The bagel breakfast sandwiches are beyond delish-- but the best is their pizza bagel for lunch. The owners are so friendly and will work to accomadate any need you have-- they will even custom make things they dont have if given enough notice. It's so nice to go somewhere that is a local, family owned business... no corporate stuff to deal with-- they just want to please :)", "(3.5) ~ good overall\n\nPROS (4.0) ~ The Bialy pronounced (Bee-ah-lee) is very good and a rare find. The Coffee and Muffins are also very good. Rounding this out is the \"ulta-friendly\" service;)\n\nAVERAGE (3.0) ~ Bagels, cookies, & breakfast sandwiches.\n\nNOTES: You'll need to order more than $10.00 to use a Credit Card and you'll need to order ahead of time for cupcakes.", "The bagels were ok, nothing worth raving about. But Poor customer service in my opinion and a $10 credit card minimum...it's 2011- really? I won't be back there- I'd rather drive a bit farther and get a friendly smile and be able to charge $6!", "Highly recommend this place! This is a small mom and pop bagel shop in KOP. Their bagel is delicious and definitely of high quality. People are friendly also. Try it and you won't be disappointed.", "Went on a Monday morning, and got their special dozen bagels and cream chese for $10.50.\n\nThat was a very good start as that seems reasonable to me. HOWEVER when we got home and dug into the bagels...they were old/stale?\n\nHow could a bagel store have stale bagels after a holiday weekend, and not provide a great product!\n\nThe staff were friendly but let's be honest they should be. Highly highly disappointed.", "Best Bagels I've had outside of NY!\n\nI've only been to this place once but I'll be going back for sure.\n\nEveryone seemed to be a regular when I walked in there, which is always a good sign. The workers were calling a lot of people by their first names and that wasn't because they were placing their orders under the names. \n\nThe bagels were fresh and tasted awesome!" ]

[ 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5 ]

[ "Blondie's is a recently opened multifaceted restaurant on Washington Avenue (right next door to Rosalita's). After seeing some posts on facebook that they had their full menu going, I suggested to the beautiful wife that we stop by for dinner.\n\nThe interior was nice and cozy (we sat in the front, but toward the back, there's comfy chairs and a fireplace). The same person who designed Lucas Park Grille designed this space, so there's a nice modern, but comfy feel about it.\n\nNow, on to why this place is multifaceted:\n\n1) They serve breakfast (including Saturdays and Sundays at 8AM!!!)\n\n2) They are a coffee bar\n\n3) They serve lunch (sandwiches and salads)\n\n4) They have meat and cheese platters and other small plates such as hummus, roasted olives, etc.\n\n5) They have a fairly decent wine list\n\n6) They have martinis/cocktails\n\n7) Because of #2 and #6, they have boozy coffee drinks\n\nThat's covering a lot of bases (Yelp's limit of three categories was problematic). I did read an article in Feast that they might have at least one entree at some point, but I do not recall seeing anything in the thick book of a menu.\n\nSpeaking of the menu, everything pretty much has some \"cute\" name, with drinks seeming to have a heavy focus on classic Hollywood stars. I'll gripe and say that it felt a little silly ordering a Betty Grable (nice gams (1)).\n\nSpeaking of the Betty Grable, that's exactly what I ordered -- 10 Cane rum, amaretto, pineapple juice, and...maybe something else? It was pretty good, but it was soon taken over by Erin because she ordered some spiced apple drink that was not good (10 Cane rum again, apple juice, cinnamon). It tasted way too watery/weird. I eventually moved over to a nice Zin (Hess Artezin)\n\nOn a quick tangent, popovers and their derivative are found throughout the menu. If you don't know what a popover here, here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popovers.\n\nI ordered some sandwich that was turkey, avocado, bacon, mayo (I think), and sunflower pesto. For the bread, because I have fond memories of my mother's popovers, I asked for that (it's an option per the menu, though I wasn't asked -- service still has some kinks).\n\nThe sandwich was fine -- the components tasted like how they were supposed to and thankfully, even in the dim lighting, I could see that the avocado was nice and green. The popover was problematic -- first off, compared to every other popover I've had in my lifetime, this one appeared to have been baked long ago and had gotten a bit hard. Second, the \"top\" of the popover part of the sandwich was absolutely huge, so the only way to eat this was to smush it down to a bitable width. The accompanying chips were (I believe) Billy Goat.\n\nErin had the chicken salad, which when she writes a review, she can tell you more about. In summary she did say to me \"this is really good chicken salad.\"\n\nSo, let's go over some thoughts about the place:\n\n1) We're absolutely coming back here for breakfast.\n\n2) The current lack of entrees makes this more of a \"grab a quick bite\" place at night _or_ it's a wine bar.\n\n3) The prices for food is pretty reasonable (around $8-9 for everything) and the small plate prices looked decent as well.\n\n4) But the drink prices? Way too much. The martinis were $10 each and my wine was $9 a glass. It's _way_ too much for non-mixologist cocktails and for a wine that normally retails around $16-18, again, way too pricey.\n\nTheir web site is just a \"coming soon\" placeholder, so you can read more at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blondies-Coffee-and-Wine-Bar/128851093863245. No menu available online (yet)\n\nNow it's time for the verdict -- obviously, you've seen that I've given them 3 stars, so I'm OK with the place. I'm looking forward to trying their breakfast and coffee, but as a nightspot, right now the prices for drinks are too high -- I hope at some point they'll have happy hours specials, because I'd love to go back and try their small plate offerings.\n\n\n(1) You're either going huh? or you remember this scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv-5flYewm8.", "I have curiously been waiting for this place to open for quite some time so after reading Erin G's rave review I knew I had to try it out. The first time I went was last Friday evening for a quick drink/bite to eat before heading out to a movie. Walking in I was immediately impressed with the decor. I love the creative seating and use of space. There are so many nooks,crannies and different levels that makes it feel intimate and at the same time much bigger than it actually is. J and I were seated immediately and our waitress was attentive and very sweet. I ordered the \"Uma Thurman\" which was citron vodka, lemon juice, cranberry juice, sparkling wine and some other things I can't remember. When our drinks arrived mine looked like a coffee drink , I double checked the menu to make sure I remembered the description of what I ordered and it definitely was wrong. Our waitress had disappeared in the back so I brought my drink up to the counter and explained to the lady who helped me that I had ordered something else. She was extremely friendly, whisked away the incorrect drink and within minutes I had the drink I ordered. I am glad I did too because it was super delicious. Semi sweet and boozy, exactly my style. For my food I ordered the Greek salad and there was something about it that was so addictive, plus there were crazy amounts of kalamata olives in it which most places seem to skimp on. I can definitely say I left extremely excited for my next visit. \n\nFast forward to Sunday morning J and I needed a place to take his mom and her friend to breakfast so we decided to give Blondies breakfast a shot. I think I am even more in love with their breakfast than I was with my evening experience and a big part of that has to do with the coffee. I just got plain coffee and it is served in a huge coffee cup which was refilled often for me. I am sure I drank WAY too much coffee while I was there but it was exactly like I like it. For my breakfast itself I ordered the Sweet Ansley which is brown sugar apples and melted brie on sourdough. Holy crap this sandwich was amazingly delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. It had the perfect proportion of apple to brie and the toasted sourdough complimented it nicely as well. Plus all of their breakfast sandwiches are served with a side bowl of fruit which was nice and fresh. Everyone else at my table got a souffle of some sorts and they all seemed to enjoy them, although one did have to be sent back because the egg wasn't all the way done in the middle. \n\nBottom line is I will be back....often. Probably more often for breakfast since there drinks are on the pricier side but the food prices are definitely reasonable, service is friendly and the atmosphere is cozy.", "How happy am I to have this place downtown?\n\nAnswer: Very freakin' happy.\n\nTo me, Blondie's is so many different things: a lunch spot, a dinner spot, a place to grab coffee and work for a few hours, a meeting place... It doesn't get more convenient than that. I recently went for lunch and since it's in the corner of the building, there is so much natural light that pours in. Just gorgeous! All of the yellows and warm colors just make you a little happier, and so does the buzz of lattes being made as downtown dwellers get their lunch on.\n\nErin's mention of the chicken salad really got to me so I decided to try it, and WOW am I glad I did! Yes, completely full of fresh grapes and celery, and the creamy orange dijon-mayo is so addicting. You can choose from a regular or herb popover, and I went with the herb. Great choice! The salad it comes with was so lively, and the lunch left me feeling totally satisfied and like I got to try a few different things even though it was just one order.\n\nOne thing to note, the menu on the flat screens is a little hard to read because of the colors and the size of the font... they're working on changing that. The menu is finally available online though so just check it out before you go or they'll give you one to look at when ya get there.\n\nOther menu items on my radar:\n-Baked olives and hummus\n-Mayan mocha\n-Root beer float (with Serendipity's Tahitian Vanilla ice cream...!!)\n\nI have a feeling I'm going to be at Blondie's quite a bit which is just fine with me. Definitely make a trip downtown and see what they have to offer! The service is happy & enthusiastic and you're bound to have a great meal (and some booze, if you want it.)\n\n*Also, fireplace alert!", "Blondie's wins the award for the coziest new place to eat. Seriously, you walk in and it is so inviting, so cozy and comfy! LOVE it. Great booths, chairs, and a super cute area around a fireplace. I would love to curl up with a book, some drinks and some eats in front of it and just hang out. \n\nOf course my friends, the Gs, are the new foodie place ambassadors, and I got to go with them for lunch today. Service was great. Water was kept filled, we got new drinks when we needed them, and the food came out fast. We sat around finishing drinks and talking at the end and weren't rushed. We got to meet the owner, Kathleen, who made a point to come to talk to us and discuss the menu and more. I always appreciate it when the owner or manager makes an effort to talk to me. It makes a personal connection and shows they care. A big difference! That alone was really impressive. It was nice that she wanted our opinions on menu items.\n\nI loved my drinks - a boozy mocha and a non-boozy chai latte. Yum! \n\nFor food, I got the cheese a saurus, basically a grilled cheese with pesto. It came with chips or fruit. I was disappointed it didn't come on a popover so they brought me one anyway (and didn't even charge me for it!). The sandwich had great flavors, but the bread wasn't toasted (like it was put in an over instead of a toaster). I would've liked that better. The herb popover was yummy! I also got to try the hummus that Tim ordered. It was REALLY good. Lots of feta and a nice tang. I would order this without a doubt next time. With popovers. And just eat that.\n\nThere are several vegetarian options between small plates, salads, breakfast items, and sandwiches. They also have veggie soups that aren't on the menu that change, which I'm excited to go back and try.\n\nI really loved everything about it here and will be looking for an excuse to come back ASAP (ahem, Megan A!).", "So I hate to be the less-impressed among the recent Yelp reviews but I wasn't all the floored by Blondie's. Maybe it was just due to the occasion I went in for...dessert.\n\nThe very lovely boyfran and I had just completed dinner at The Shaved Duck and we decided to grab some sweet treats at Blondie's afterwards. (More like I demanded we check the place out despite our relative full-ness...because of all the great Yelp reviews it's been getting lately!) So we headed over to the downtown area....\n\nUpon arrival, I noticed the dimly lit dining area and the old timey movies. But the music? Whut. They were playing Taio Cruz or w/e his name is followed by Katy Perry. I actually like Katy Perry, to some extent, but it just seemed out of place. Like seriously, wtf. If you are going to have a classy atmosphere, please play music accordingly. LOL. \n\nIt took kind of a while for our server to come but that was OK because the menu is damned big. I wasn't in the mood for just wine or whatever so I got to bypass at least 4-5 (seemingly?!) pages of what some Yelpers have noted as \"overpriced\" wine. The desserts and dessert drinks are on the last page, go figure. So I decided to get the Chocolate Martini ($10) and Sean went with a non-alcoholic root beer float ($6)...we decided to share the Bread Pudding Popover ($6.50). The martini was pretty good but definitely not worth the $10 price tag. I'd rather save my $10 for some Chai Milk Punch at Taste or for the Tiramisu Martini at Bailey's. Yeah. 'Nuff said. It *was* tasty though, and I appreciated the extra bit of orange in there. It didn't even look chocolate-y though...the glass was filled with vanilla liquid but maybe it was just the dim lighting in there? Sean said his float was alright but it would have been better with French Vanilla ice cream of the Edy's variety. Owch. I guess he's not a fan of Serendipity. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of their ice cream either because it's way too expensive for what it is. I think Haagen Daz or Edy's is better.\n\nFinally, the real clincher for me...the bread pudding. It was supposed to be a popover but it looked more like bread sliced into triangles. (?) So yeah, unless I'm unclear on the definition of the word popover, that just didn't really make sense to me. I took a bite and it was...freaking COLD. Ew. The texture was abysmal too. It was kinda of...slippery and rubbery. Just not what I expected at all. I make a lot of my own homemade bread pudding and this stuff just paled in comparison. I told the server I didn't like it and he offered to bring me a new one or something else but I was feeling kind of full from my drink so I declined. But yeah, kudos for offering to get me something else. It's just that nothing else sounded good to me on the menu. They need more chocolate desserts. And even if it's being served with ice cream, the dessert itself ought to be hot (in my opinion at least.) I know this place just opened, and I want them to do well seeing as they probably invested a lot on opening this place, so I hope that if they see this review they take my comments as constructive criticism and not just my incessant bitching, LOL.\n\nOh and random tangent: The bathrooms were very nice, I should note, and my boyfriend remarked that they must have spent \"at least 10 grand on each bathroom\" and that was kind of surprising to me but when I investigated, I agreed. They were NICE bathrooms. And very clean too. A+ I recommend air fresheners, though, as a suggestion.\n\nSpeaking of suggestions, they did have a box for suggestions although it wasn't sealed off (BF was being nosy and reading other suggestions to me out loud before we headed home for the night...and oddly enough lots of people suggested similar things!) so it's awesome that they want to get the kinks worked out. \n\nI think I will come back here to try the other food, particularly breakfast soufflé, but maybe I'll wait a little while for them to get their stuff together.", "A very nice addition to Washington Avenue. A very comfortable decor and design with a nice breakfast menu. Good coffee and an attentive staff. Well done.", "Blondie's makes me wish I still worked downtown. It is a great addition to Washington and I've been (mostly) impressed the two times I've been. First just for drinks late on a Saturday. Other than 2-3 other small parties, the place was quiet. I was really surprised considering how busy everything else seemed to be. The decor is brilliant - cozy, comfortable, and practical. It's a mix of normal dining tables along with armchairs and sofas. Since we weren't ordering food we were able to relax by the fire. Nice!\n\nI was also there for lunch on Saturday and the food was delicious. I tried the veggie sandwich and the turkey, green apple, mayo sandwich. Both came on a plain popover which made them impossible to eat with your hands. They were closer to an open-faced sandwich. Which leads me to my first complaint - the paper than they cover the plates with. Makes no sense at all. The sauce from the sandwiches quickly made the paper soggy and since I had to eat with utensils I was carving up the paper along with my sandwich. It was really annoying and impossible not to do. But that's an easy fix. The veggie was world's better than the turkey and this is only the second time ever I've raved about a veggie sandwich. You get either chips or fruit as a side and the chips come in a generous portion.\n\nMy other complaint is service was really, really slow. Slow to order, really slow to get our food (even though, again, there were only 3 other tables occupied), and we never did get our check delivered. We eventually went up front to pay. If service is like this during the work week, I can't imagine who would continue to go here.\n\nBig bonus points for playing TCM on the TV's. But not cool that they have two bathrooms, both of which are unisex. Please make one a boy's and one a girl's. I hate using a public restroom after a guy. Gross.\n\nBut overall I love this place and it seems to work equally well as a lunch spot or late night hangout, which few places can do.", "After seeing one of my favorite friend (and yelper), Erin's review I had to try this place. She never steers me wrong. I went here for breakfast this last Tuesday with a friend of mine. The ambiance of this place blew me away. I loved everything! The fireplace and the decor. So posh. Loved it. The staff was friendly too. \n\nI ordered a breakfast panini which I believe was The Lucan? It was different than I pictured it would be, but it was decent. \n\nI had a butterscotch frappe that was so good. Best frappe ever. Yeah I know I'm crazy for drinking a frappe when it was snowing outside! I also tasted my friends rasberrry cappachino which was really good, even though I hate the rasberry taste.\n\nWill I come back? Absofreakinglutely. Although, I want to try their alcoholic coffees, cause I'm just that kind of girl.", "Since my initial review, Blondie's has made a number of improvements, so I have to bump them up another star.\n\nLet's start with food -- the popovers have improved in quality substantially -- every time we've been there, they've tasted fresh and delicious. Very impressive. Additionally, some of their other offerings (such as the beef carpaccio) have been absolutely amazing.\n\nDrinks? Oh, it's Wednesday. Which means that it's $4.00/glass Wednesday. Yeah, that's a winner. Big time.\n\nService? Always excellent. Our drinks never went empty, which is _very_ important for us.\n\nNew businesses have growing pains -- Blondie's has been moving past them and succeeding.", "Adorable! Wish there were more places like this here! This review is only for lunch - Both times I have gotten the Juju Veggie Sandwich, which I love. Though the popovers are yummy, I preferred the sandwich on the regular panini bread. Their chips are also amazing. The place itself is super cute...I can't wait to keep coming back." ]

[ 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 ]

[ "Before leaving NO, I had to get beignets & coffee. This particular location was outside of the NO city limits but it was quiet, cute and we didn't have to wait a ridiculously long time.\n\nThe beignets were delish! We ordered just one order (which has 3 beignets) but I kinda wish I had my own personal order...oh well. The Cafe Du Monde beignet mix I have at home just doesn't measure to the real thing.\n\ni want more.", "You cannot go wrong with Cafe Du Monde Beignets and a cafe au lait.\n\nI discovered this location after going to the original one in downtown. It is a little more cozier here and they do have drive through. There is outside seating as well. \n\nI would not recommend the drive through. The service is slow and the beignets are not as hot when you get them to go for some reason.", "Cafe du Monde... what can I say about it that hasn't already been said?\n\nThe beignets are incredible. I prefer them with chocolate milk as I'm not much of a coffee drinker, even though their signature drink is cafe au lait. Incredible sugary bliss.\n\nThis particular location suits me just fine as I'm not usually all that close to the French Quarter. Of course, nothing beats the atmosphere of the quarter (but the service is usually better here).", "When I'm in New Orleans I have to order beignets and a cafe au lait! The last time I was in town I stopped by this Metairie location just after I landed early in the morning. What a way to start the day. The beignets are fried and topped with lots of powdered sugar. Try to avoid wearing black or dark colors! You will definitely drop sprinkles of sugar on yourself! The cafe au lait is the perfect accompaniment to these heavenly fried square donuts! I'd like to drop one star for not taking credit cards but these beignets are too good. Cafe Du Monde, please get with the times and take plastic!", "It's cold outside and I was feeling lazy, so I decided to hit the drive thru for some cafe au lait and beignets. There was a wait but it wasn't too ridiculous. The cafe au lait was lukewarm,but good. The beignets were perfect. My only real complaint is the whole cash only thing. Being that I am married, I seldom carry cash. As a matter of fact, I had to stop at my office tonight to hit my secret \"stash o' cash\" before going to CDM. If they took plastic I would definitely stop here more often.", "I'm sure there are New Orleans purists who have always rolled their eyes at the thought of a Cafe du Monde in the suburbs . . . OK, I'm one of them. Guilty.\n\nNow that I live in the 'burbs, I LOVE having that piece of traditional New Orleans out here. Although there is an incredible charm to a walk through the French Quarter to get to grab a piece of history, you can't argue with the convenience of the Metairie location's parking, cozy indoor seating, and the drive thru.\n\nWarning if you have never had beignets! If you use the drive thru, go DIRECTLY back to your hotel, room, etc., because beignets are best consumed hot or warm. Eating while driving will guarantee sugar all over your clothes. ;-)\n\nIt's especially great on a weekend morning with the kids or a date destination. If you value your time alone with a nice book or the newspaper, it's really a great option.", "What happened to this place.. Last time i went the beignet were not hot. \n: \nCafe Du Monde Coffee has ruined the eating beignet experience. Old beignets.. old coffee.. \n\nGo to morning call.. they are still doing it right.. also cheaper..", "As good as it gets? Of course not! That title will be forever held by the French Quarter location! \n\nThis location, however, does a pretty good job competing with it's much more esteemed antecedent. It's pretty authentic, down to it's cash only policy and retro green chairs. What you're missing out on is the outdoor vibe, FQ people watching, and all the confusion about which employee hanging around, taking a smoke break is going to be the one to come take your order. The order at the front takes away that fun, but delicious hot beignets are always the end product. \n\nA wonderful convenience to get your hands on the official state doughnut of Louisiana!", "if it's one thing I love in this world is beignets & hot chocolate when I came to visit my cousin in New Orleans I ate here at least 3 days out of the 5 I was there. Sometimes you get lucky and get a nice fresh batch and other times you get an older batch or the beignet is too crunchy. either way you can't go wrong with a beignet & powdered sugar...so good!", "Cafe Du Monde is an absolute must if you go to New Orleans. The coffee and beignets are amazing. It can get EXTREMELY crowded though, so get there early in the day or late at night if you want more room around you, the bands that play music outside are great also." ]

[ 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4 ]

[ "The art of sushi, lives at Yoichi's. And no surprise, as apparently Yoichi's previous experience includes the all-mighty Nobu of Japan. \n\nWe went on Sunday night, and were in awe, taste after taste. \n\nIf you expect your sushi to come with rocking atmosphere and crazy sushi guys tossing sake shots, this is not your place. \n\nBut, if you appreciate the minimalism necessary for a complete focus on the food, Yoichi's is a must try, incomparable to anywhere else in SB. \n\nThe star of the show is their 7 course meal, called Kaiseki. Plate after plate arrived, and each was such a huge wow of taste. \n\nFrom an amazing oyster, to a really hard to describe never before tasted but impossibly delicious seaweed shot, to A+ perfect melt in your mouth sashimi, to an eel roll that was oh so so sooo good, to absolutely perfectly grilled black cod and on and on the dishes kept coming and the wow's just kept flowing.\n\nPricey? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. If nothing else, it's a gorgeous reminder of how amazing food can be when you stop trying to outdo the next guy, and instead, simply focus on your passion. - AB in SB", "After much anticipation we took the family to Yoichi's last night and has an amazing meal. We knew it was a little more upscale than where we would normally bring our young children but fortunately they were very accommodating, bringing out edamame, tempura, and chicken for the munchkins. My wife ordered the 10-piece sushi plate which excelled not only in presentation but the quality of the fish. I ordered the signature Kaiseki seven course meal, and I was rewarded both with the flavor and texture of the food. As I expected, the sushi was delicious and I was truly impressed by the black cod. The restaurant itself had a sunny, clean feel and the service was excellent. We're already looking forward to our next date night there!", "Fan of authentic Japanese food & real sushi? Amazing new restaurant in SB called \"Yoichi's\"... High quality ingrédients, some flown in from Japan like their wagyu beef and certain fish for the sushi... The chef is an artist that takes great pride in his craft, former head chef at Nobu Tokyo... Try this place, order the delicious \"Kaiseki\" menu, tastes for every palate and a burst of flavor in every bite, true art... The Japanese simply have the best taste of any culture on earth fantastic meal in intimate setting off the zoo that is State st. Merci Chef Yoichi! As a lifelong Santa Barbaran, I appreciate more and more the authentic, quality restaurants in SB that are rarer & rarer, Yoichi's caters to locals and not tourists. Perfect for a date night or a get together with friends, service was excellent as well, very friendly staff & owners. We need more places like Yoichi's in SB with fantastic food, less tourist traps with mediocre food & service. Yoichi's THANK you for coming to SB, perfect meal, real taste Japan in SB!!!! The sushi was phenomenal similar to Chef Jiro in Tokyo watch \"Jiro dreams of sushi\" on NFLX\". Just like in Tokyo, real sushi made with the highest quality fish not gooped up with sauces like Sakana or other places in Cali. Yoichi's sashimi was also OUT OF THIS WORLD, maybe the best I've tasted in USA. I did visit Japan twice, and Yoichi's has brought Japan to Cali. Thank you so much...", "This place was the highlight of my work-trip to Santa Barbara last week. To be honest, I'm never really impressed with SB restaurants but THIS ONE pleasantly surprised me with its exceptionally high quality dishes and the service they provided. It was my first time Kaiseki experience and, BOY, had I been missing out on this amazing treasure! The food was prepared with freshest ingredients anywhere, which is an integral core for Japanese cuisine. If you are looking for rolls prepared with cream cheese and mayonnaise, this place is definitely not for you. But, if you are a genuine Japanese food enthusiast, this will be your favorite spot for authentic Japanese gourmet. I'd definitely come back to SB just to visit this restaurant. A+.", "We heard rumors that Yoichi's was finally open for service so decided to check it out last week. I'm actually hesitant to fill out this Yelp review for selfish reasons because I want to keep this secluded, delicious little culinary escape for myself! Although if it closed that would be heart breaking so here it goes... The food was fresh and magnificently beautiful. Our whole table ordered the 7 pate tasting menu and left the plate decisions up to the chef. We were politely delivered flavorful fish dishes that I had never had in all different forms-as well as sushi. I can't remember the names of all the fish and dishes, we were all having such a great time yapping about all the different flavors - who's got time to take notes? In short, the restaurant was inviting, the staff cared for our needs, the food was delivered promptly, it was visually beautiful, and quite satisfying in regards to taste. I WILL go back again, perhaps after all these 5 star reviews I'll have to make a resi though.", "Sushi was amazzzzing! This is a very traditional sushi restaurant so don't go in expecting rolls and teriyaki bowls. \n\nI tried just about every piece of sushi you could order and loved all of it. Everything from the rice to the fish and the way it was plated was awesome. The owner was there too when I came in and she was so sweet and really explained all the dishes to me.\n\nThere is one beef dish on the kaiseki menu which is one of my new fave dishes in town and which I recommend you get. My other faves were the salmon belly and uni. Definitely will be going back!", "Are you kidding me?! This is one of those places i want to keep a secret so anytime I want to eat here there is an open table, but I'm not that rich so I have to spread the word to keep this place going. Opened just two weeks ago, so they are still waiting on their liquor license, which they said is coming in three weeks. We got the 7 course tasting menu and every dish blew us away. The sushi/sashimi was just a cherry on top of all the other freshly prepared dishes. You definitely get what you pay for here, amazingly fresh food with unique flavors expertly prepared. Definitely a restaurant you could find in any of the big cities, but instead SB gets this gem.", "I just had the pleasure of eating a wonderful kaiseki style meal at what is easily the best Japanese restaurant in Santa Barbara. The characteristics of a good kaiseki meal are seasonal fresh ingredients, a number of cooking techniques used, and an artistic presentation. On all fronts Yoichi's excels.\n\nBefore describing the meal in a little more detail you should know that a proper kaiseki changes with the seasons and you are likely to have different items. However, you can trust this chef who is clearly very skilled. \n\nThe first course consisted of several small appetizers ranging from a Japanese clam to a small soup. All were delicious but the thing that stood out to me, and what makes a good kaiseki meal are the details. The clam was presented on a small bed of salt which links the clam to the sea. Excellent and artistic.\n\nThe soup was a wonderful shrimp ball with a complementary soup stock. The flavor was excellent but what elevated the dish was the presentation. The shrimp ball was fashioned into a rock shape and some very thin carrots were shaped into a shrimp shape to portray the shrimp on a rock. It was beautiful and delicious. \n\nThere was a sashimi course and a sushi course as part of the kaiseki. The selection of fish was tasty and the sushi actually had vinegar in the rice as it should. One of my pet peeves in Santa Barbara is that many Japanese restaurants here use little to no vinegar in the sushi. This is odd because the \"su\" in sushi means vinegar!\n\nOne of my favorite dishes was an eel rolled with a vegetable filling and placed in a soup. It was so tender I'm not sure how the chef placed it in the soup! The grilled fish was absolutely perfectly cooked and the fish was incredibly fresh!\n\nLastly the dessert was homemade mochi with a sweet azuki bean sauce. Sweet but not too sweet. \n\nI will be back and I am very happy to have this caliber of Japanese food in Santa Barbara! \n\nTL;DR: Tasty and artistic Japanese food which rivals the best places in LA. Go here, you will thank me later.", "I ordered the seven course kaiseki, one of the most special meals I have ever had. I've traveled extensively in Japan too, so I'm not new at this. Everything was perfect, and oh, so worth the slightly high prices and off the beaten track location. Just go, you won't regret it.", "We enjoyed the kaiseki dinner last night and we were not disappointed. Absolutley a treat for the eyes nose and mouth. Each course would come to the table with a bit of trepidation and excitement. Beautiful and so delicately flavored. Wow! One of our group could not eat fish or shellfish, if I had known and called ahead it would have been no problem. It was no problem. Chef Yoichi created a 7 course meal on the spot for our guest and it was just as beautiful and tasty as the standard kaiseki. Wonderful meal and thank you so much for the experience." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

[ "So you hear vegan steak shop and you have no idea what to think. You order the KFT and the Roast Rabe and you think I'll be back. The okonomiyaki fries have a touch of heat and are just delicious. Everything packs a ton of flavor so that if you're a meat eater like me, you don't miss it for a bird. The space is small with just a few seats but to go is an option!", "Do I admit that I've tried every vegan cheesesteak in Philly (multiple times)?\n\nThis is definitely the best vegan cheesesteak in Philly and I say that having done a LOT of extensive \"research\" on this subject.\n\nI expected this one to be greasy, with soggy bread and overcooked seitan which is sadly often the case. I was so happy to discover that was not an issue! \n\nWhile it's still a greasy sandwich, somehow the bread stays miraculously dry and fresh. The rutabaga wiz is the real hero. Instead of tasting processed like most vegan and non-vegan wiz, it tastes fresh! I also enjoyed the mildly spicy red peppers on top. It breaks up the heaviness of the sandwich, and adds a little kick.", "Super dope meal. Love the new location. We go to the location at whole foods often. Tried the broccoli and mushroom sandwich, Cobb salad, and of course the classic cheese steak. Did not disappoint. Service was great. Oh yeah and the watermelon lemonade is fantastic. Yay for more fully vegan restaurants!", "Holy (no) cow. This place is the real deal when it comes to vegetables. The flavors are incredible and totally unique. I'm bold enough to say that both vegans and carnivores alike will enjoy this place. The rutabaga wiz tastes like traditional cheese wiz. The trumpet mushrooms taste like roast pork. My only qualm is that the dressings are not evenly spread on the sandwiches, leaving a powerful punch only in certain areas or portions of the sandwich. Otherwise, food and service are spot on!", "As a meat eater that loves HipCity Veg, Wiz Kid is legit. I ordered the roast rabe to go. While I really like tempeh, seitan, I feel like this sandwich didn't try to imitate meat (in a good way). The mushrooms were meaty and delicious - and I knew I was eating mushrooms not seitan that was trying to be meat. The bread stood up to the sauciness. My friend got the Wiz Kid Philly and said it was really good - better than HipCity! I'll have to come back to verify.. Just a head's up- it was kind of hard to eat because the mushrooms kept sliding out, so be sure to grab napkins!", "My mouth is still watering thinking about the meal I had here last night. I swung by around 7pm on a Wednesday to a half full shop. I was stoked to finally get a bite at Wiz Kid after waiting what felt like a year for it to open. \n\nI ordered the KFT (Korean Fried Tempeh) and the Cheesesteak (mushrooms and seitan). There was no Roast Rabe that other reviews mentioned even on the menu. That leads me to believe that there is a slight rotation in the menu. We also ordered the Okonomiyaki fries (bbq, nori, japenese vegan mayo that has a fancier name). We opted for the free water cause this place ain't cheap. It's described as fast food but has upscale fast food prices with $9 sandwiches.\n\nFood came really quick served in fry boats on a lunchtray. My first bite was of the cheesesteak (make sure to add spicy ketchup) and was blown away. It was so flavorful but also messy. This sandwich fell apart but it was finger licking good. I couldn't even tell the cheese was rutabaga! KFT was my favorite though. The kimchi just paired so well with flakey tempeh crust. In-between sampling the two sandwiches I'd grab an OK fry and those were interesting. I think I should have went with the Whiz fries to better pair with my meal cause the OK fries had so many other flavors. The sauces on the fries were awesome but I perfect a dip to a drizzle. The nori just added that little extra saltiness.\n\nThere aren't too many other options on the menu but this place hits all the right spots when you have a fast food craving. Definitely adding it to the list of go-to's in center city.", "Great new casual spot by Rich & Kate of Vedge and V Street fame. \n\nThe emphasis here is on sandwiches and salads, which they do well. I wasn't too impressed by the KFT ($9) and WK Philly ($9) at their Whole Foods location (I went right after launch and they may have improved in the meantime), so we went for the Roast Rabe ($10) this time around. It was fantastic, my favorite of what I've had so far. Rich flavors, delightful textures, just an all-around lovely veg interpretation of a classic Philly roast pork sandwich with rabe. The waterade sounds bland, but is a refreshing mix of watermelon and lemonade. \n\nWill be back to try the rest of their stuff!", "Not a vegan, but the \"cheesesteak\" was really good! I got the WK Philly with Rabe. It was big, messy, but not that greasy! I didn't leave feeling like a grease ball like I have after many cheesesteaks in the last, so I may visit this place frequently to enjoy vegan fast food.", "i really wanted to like this place. I got the Philly style one. it was soggy and super buttery for some reason. maybe it was the mustardy mayo sauce that was on it. pretty bland. I ended up picking through the other half after eating the first and just ended up throwing away half of it. I'll have to try the Komchi version next time...if I go back.", "I was going to rate a 4 because I'm definitely a fan. However, the people were so nice there so I give it a 5. I ordered the Philly, which is a vegan \"cheesesteak\" and my wife and I split the Korean fries. She ordered the cobb salad. When we first walked in the people working there were super nice. My wife has a corn allergy so they checked the ingredients of each thing we ordered. They weren't put off by this and handled it very professionally and kindly. The Philly was awesome. Really filling with plenty of ingredients to fill the roll. I enjoyed every bite. The Korean fries were also excellent, but I got filled up by the Philly, I found it hard to eat all the fries. My wife loved here salad, except for the tofu which she thought had a nice spice, but otherwise bland. The pickled cauliflower was really tasty. The dressing was really good. \nThe people at the place thanks us for coming and wished us a good day. A nice touch for a causal dinning experience." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5 ]

[ "Expectations were high, since it's sister store (Taco Maya) is basically awesome.\n\nCame in opening day, REALLY wanted to be the first customer. Lol\n\nGot beat there by a coworker, so I was the second customer.\n\nHad the carne burrito, carnitas taco, and the chips with queso. The monkey had a mini shredded chicken quesadilla, and the wife had the shredded chicken burrito.\n\nFood was as delicious as we've had in the last at Taco Maya...only without the long drive out that way.\n\nFinally...quality Mexican food has returned to Delco!!!", "Stopped in for lunch, ordered 3 tacos and chips w/queso. Super friendly staff and quick service. Most importantly the food was awesome!!! I am very excited to have some quality Mexican food now close by. I most definitely will be returning frequently!", "Yes yes yes!!! So stupidly excited that there is FINALLY a good Mexican place (outside of Hidalgo, of course :) in Delaware county! The location is in the Old Sproul Shopping Center, where Melt Down used to be. The man friend and I just finished noshing on a chipotle chicken burrito and a carnitas burrito bowl, respectively. Wow. Both were fantastic. His chicken had such a great flavor and my carnitas were everything I had hoped they would be. Price was on point, $22 for lunch with drinks and a side of queso for my chips (get it- you'll thank me later). The salsa was also delicious and fresh. No canned crap here! The atmosphere is cute, I like the color scheme but the walls could use a little more art. Aside from the fact that the food was awesome, the service was also fantastic. Everyone we came into contact with was friendly and more than willing to answer any questions one should have. We also met the owner, who seems like a super nice guy. He explained the menu to us and also chatted with us about his other restaurant in Exton. Bonus points for being a small business and not yet another chain. You can tell he truly cares about his customers and takes great pride in the product he puts out. We will absolutely be back, I hope these guys have a long and prosperous future in their new location.", "Fantastic Mexican food, best we've found in the Philly area.\n\nTried the barbacoa taco and chipotle chicken taco- so good!\n\nThe best was the TAMALE!!!! Green chile and chicken, amazing.\n\nThe staff were super friendly and helpful with menu questions, we'll definitely be back soon!", "The girl that took my order was rude. I would of given this place a higher rating if it wasn't for her. I ordered a kids meal burrito for my child that was in the car with my husband. She didn't want to sell it to me because I wasn't 10 or younger. I had to tell her I had children. She was nasty from that point on. I asked her a question about the Spanish rice and she didn't answer it.", "This place opened on April 1st, but it's no joke. It's better than Q-potle! \n\nHad the two tacos meal. The rice side was nice and moist, not dried out at all. I had the tilapia which was grilled fresh with some excellent seasonings. Unfortunately it was drowned in a chipotle mayo, which was good, but I lost the character of the fish. Also had the Mayan pork taco (can't pronounce it), it was delicious! Tender, juicy and well seasoned, it was the winner.\n\nThe better part of me had the chicken quesadilla al-pastor and it was some cheesy, seasoned goodness! \n\nOnly real let down was the chips and queso which lacked the flavor and character of the other dishes. \n\nThe atmosphere is casual, but nicer and cleaner than Chipotle or Qdoba. This place is better, I will definitely be back!", "First time here seeing that it was a new place that I've never been to, my family and I decided to give it a try.\n\nWe order nachos, he ordered his and had the toppings that he liked on it, and then I ordered mines loaded with even red cabbage and their to die for chipotle sauce.\n\nMy husband was not so happy with his, but mine was delicious I enjoyed every bite.\n\nNot only that but the owner Eric came to our table introduced his self and asked what we thought. \n\nNow if your expectations is anything like chipotle or qdoba for get about it. They are on a ticket system you let the cashier know what you want and the servers get the ticket and make your dish. You get to add about 5 topping and anything after I'd extra so be sure to check the menu.\n\nAnd I was impressed with the fact that everything is fresh nothing was from a can, even the head of lettuce was chopped fresh. \n\nI will definitely be back for another loaded nachos.", "The food is really tasty and the service very good. I definitely recommend this place. I almost forget about the delicious churros. Good experience!", "Earlier this week I happened to eat at Taco Maya in Exton for the first time. Imagine my surprise when I walked in here the first time and realized this place was related. \n\nIt's definitely a good thing. \n\nThe wife and I each got some tacos, we split some chips and guacamole, and threw down a couple of bottles of mango Boing. \n\nEverything was definitely fresh, tasty, and on point. I'd consider it excellent Mexican food. Definitely worth your time. \n\nI've had tacos in my life that were a little more flavorful. Though I had the carnitas, pastor, and the carne asada. I know they have a few others that might pack more taste. I think they kind of skimp on the side of guacamole a bit (ran out of guac with a significant amount of chips still left). This is what keeps them at 4 stars. \n\nBut it's a very solid 4 stars.", "I learned about this place last week and tried it as soon as I could. It was not soon enough. Whole days I could have eaten her had I known. Oh well. I'm trying to make up for lost time. The first meal was quesadillas. Hot, fresh, on point. I asked to half of it be carne aside and half Chicken Al Pastor. Both were terrific. The guac was also fresh. \n\nToday I picked up two tacos--one Barbacoa (soft corn) one ground beef (on a hard shell). At the last minute I added a Pork tamale with green sauce. So glad I did. The tamale was the best I ever had. Both tacos were great but the ground beef was just a bit more flavorful. And the green sauce? SO DAMN GOOD!\n\nCounting the minutes till I can come back. I'm anxious to try the fish. And the carnitas. Have every confidence that they'll be as good as the rest of the food I've tried." ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5 ]

[ "This little number will require St. Louis-ans to take a trip to the far east, well the Metro East isn't really that far.... (3-5 miles from JB Bridge)\n\nThai House Restaurant in Columbia, IL is worth the trip! They've got a peculiar set up with a husband and wife \"country bumpkin\" team heading up the front end of the restaurant. and an unnecessarily complicated menu, but the food is good and compared to local choices, it's a bargain--even with recent fuel hikes!\n\nThai food is known for its balance of hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty and bitter flavors. Many of the dishes contain tropical island ingredients like pineapple and coconut, that are combined with spices and other ingredients originating from countries like India, China, Malaysia, South America ,and Laos. \n\nThai House restaurant steps up to the plate with the food. The decor is casual and reflective of a small town restaurant without much in the way of Asian influence. Always crowded.\n\nAvoid special requests at this restaurant as there is a serious language barrier between the front and back end staff and you may not get what you want.", "Best Thai food in the area! Try the phad thai or pineapple fried rice if you are unsure of what to order. Also, the Crab Delight (same as crab Rangoon) is unbeatable.\nBe careful with your \"spicy level\" though. You will be asked what number spice you want (1-5, 5 being the highest) but there is no concrete formula for each number. The cooks can be a little generous with the spice at times, so if you're unsure how spicy to get it, always go lower. (You can also get a 0, which is no spice).", "This might be the least likely place I'd ever expect to find a Thai restaurant. This IS the least likely place I'd ever expect to find a TASTY Thai restaurant.\n\nWhile visiting some friends in nearby Waterloo, the discussion of 'where the hell are we going to eat before the Cardinals game' began. Running through an endless list of fast food and local specialties, the decision for Thai food at the Thai House was made. Thus we embarked.\n\nThe restaurant itself was a good size, clean, and inviting. The menu was fairly diverse, and the end result was excellent. I ordered the Thai House Noodles with crab. I was pleasantly surprised with the dish I was provided. The dish was delicious with lots of crab and the price was reasonable. My friends ordered the Pad Thai (which was pretty good) and a beef dish.\n\nThe service was a little stiff, and as a startling reminder of where I was, I had to ask for chopsticks. There were not many negatives to this restaurant.\n\nIf you're in the area and you like noodles and noodle dishes, this is definitely a place worth checking out.", "I have been here more times than I can count and I cannot say enough good things about it. Every time we go there the food is great. They use all fresh ingredients and you can taste that in their dishes. I am not big on green peppers and I have never had a problem ordering something without it (no language barrier problem). We have tried several other Thai places that are supposed to be the best in St. Louis and they don't even come close to the Thai House. The owners are friendly and often come out and talk to the customers and make you feel welcomed. I highly recommend this place to anyone.", "I definitely agree with the other reviewers that Thai House is a very good value. Wonderful food and very reasonable prices. Our bicycle club looks forward to Thai House when we ride out of Columbia in September.\n\nThere are quite a few Thai restaurants in St. Clair County, where I live, but I think this is the best of the metro-east Thai eateries. At first, I surprised to find a Thai restaurant in Columbia and surprised it was able to make of go of it. Then I tried the food and realize why it's been able to thrive.\n\nThe menu is large, and I've yet to be disappointed. You can order food on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being extremely hot. I haven't had the gumption to try the 5, but 3 is plenty hot for me.\n\nIf you have a large group (15 to 20), it may take a bit for everyone in the group to receive their food, but the wait isn't extremely long.", "This is the best Thai restaurant in the world! The shrimp pad Thai is really good.", "I've eaten at Thai restaurants all across America and this is one of my favorites. Others may have fancier decor or may present the food more elaborately but few can top the flavors of the Thai House. The ingredients are always fresh and crisp.\n\nFavorite dishes: Chicken with Cashews, Swimming Angel, Red Curry with Chicken, & Phad Thai. The spring rolls are average and their crab delight (crab rangoon) are very good. You always get a complimentary house soup with every meal.\n\nTry it. Chances are good that if you drop in, I'll be there as well. I'm a regular.", "I lived in Thailand for six years, 1998 to 2004, and loved the Thai food. This restaurant, The Thai House, is excellent! Their kitchen is able to cook true Thai food and NOT Americanized-Thai when requested (and ordered in Thai). \n\nThis is a quick trip from South St. Louis County. The food is GREAT. The staff is friendly. The prices are right. Give it a try when you are in the mood for something different or want to taste REAL Thai food.", "Great Thai close to home (for me anyway). Have to start with the crab delight and first entree choice is their amazing phad thai, a close second is the Yellow Curry. You will not be dissapointed and the servings are huge which makes for great leftovers!", "This place shocked me many many times. I came here with Cherie O. for lunch the other day. I was horrified when they brought out a soup that I couldn't recognize. Being Thai, I thought that it was some regional dish that I've never had before. The waiter simply said that it was some kind of egg soup. I wasn't happy with the fact that the jasmine tea that we ordered had tea bags instead of the usual loose leaf tea. My pad siew didn't have the usual wide rice noodles & had the ramen noodles instead, which horrified me. It was a bit too salty for me, but other than that it tasted like home. A final thing that horrified me was the pad thai that Cherie ordered. It had a tiny amount of shredded carrots on top of it. There wasn't any sugar, lime slice or red pepper flakes to accompany it. Oh, the horror! The waiter forgot to ask me if I wanted the bigger noodles for the pad siew. Note to self, when ordering Thai food in the US always ask for bigger noodles for some dishes. Other than that, the food was okay. This isn't my favorite place, but I'm willing to give it another try." ]

[ 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3 ]

[ "As a good old boy raised just north of New Orleans, this is simply the best. We had the New Orleans Collection, and the white chocolate Bread pudding. I can't really describe how delicious this meal was. My only complaint is not being able to bring my Issy because it would make her feel bad watch me pine over the meal. The seafood gumbo was perfect. of the 20 plus years I have lived in Tampa this was the best meal I have had. And the price is unbelievable. The staff is excellent and the chief is a native of New Orleans", "The food here is the best and the 5 dollar cover is worth it for the entertainment. Besides their dinner prices are amazing in the area. The service is excellent and I hope they are around for years to come.", "I'll start by saying I cannot speak on the food because we did not stay to eat. My cocktail was very good as was the bartender. I was rather appalled by the fact that after we took a seat and ordered our drinks the hostess/manager came and told us we would be charged 5.00 each bc they had a jazz band that night. Which is odd bc it was more of a restaurant than a venue. I couldn't imagine them doing that! I mean a house band should be an incentive to eat there not a hinderance. Seemed like a desperate attempt to make money. The decor was lackluster and minimal. A huge black wall. Seemed unfinished. The bar looked under stocked, ikea bought and like it belonged in a basement. Hopefully they can turn these things around. If not I don't see them making it.", "Authentic, pleasant, friendly, great food. Great prices. Happy hour. I lived in New Orleans and give the food 5 stars! $5 on Friday and Saturday for Jazz after 8 pm is fine. Bistro style with New Orleans decor. Don't pass up.", "Customer service horrible. Food could be better. Cocktail a very good. Waiting for drink 10 min.", "What a disappointment. Not what most expect with jazz bar/dining establishment. Not dark or comfy seating. I got a mojito and I do not think they could spare the mint. They had a sign about a cover charge at 8. They came over and said if we were still there at 8 eating we would be charged. The food was nothing special. It was about equal with Zattarans box foods. The shrimp they served in the jambalaya and gumbo could not be smaller. Service was lacking. They may want to look at improving the food and entertainment to fill their very empty establishment before they focus on a cover charge. To add the music was not worth the five and was not really jazz bar type. The bar was also cheaply done. If they do not change they will be gone in six months. Hmmm trying to find a positive kids menu was decently priced.", "The boneless pork chops with collard greens were fantastic! Perfectly cooked pork, beautiful sweet sauce paired with it and greens. The music was great. Good jazz and blues. Which is what made the rest so disappointing. the jambalaya and etoufe were mediocre, the mojito was horrible as it was all sprite and what little mint it had was BROWN! My bloody Mary was too spicy and tasted of pure hot sauce. Though I liked the music, the $5 cover for it was off putting and added $20 to our bill that could have gone to food or drinks. The decor is sparse. All in all, not thinking of going back.", "While the staff was nice however the service was slow and the food was middle of the line. While the musician was okay not the sounds is not what I would have expected at was is labeled for a placed with Jazz in the name. \n\nI had the sampler plate (two of items were the worst representation of New Orleans food I had ever)\n\nThe reviews I read that said this was authentic Creole and awesome music....Im not sure we were in the same place. \n\nThe bartender needs some speed and training on how to make drinks better. \n\nI would have stayed and had a few cocktails after my meal but they were going to charge me for entertainment. I tell you what give me good food great music and I will give you the cover no questions asked.", "The food here is absolutely amazing. Over the past week I have eaten there four times. All of the dishes that I had (both gumbos, pork chops, mac n cheese, greens, jambalaya, blackened catfish poboy, bourbon chicken, crawfish etouffee, seafood beignets and powdered beignets) are perfectly prepared and seasoned. Yes, the service is a bit slow and spotty, but it's a new authentic establishment that seems to be trying to get their feet under them. I will continue to patronize Tace, as I will take great food and spotty service from a new establishment over middle of the road food and sparkling service any day of the week...which includes Friday, as I plan on trying the shrimp and grits. Oh yeah, the white chocolate bread pudding may be the best dessert I've ever had and I'm a sweets freak.", "The food flavor is excellent. Shrimp and grits was delicious. Definitely go back. Price was reasonable to the food quality" ]

[ 5, 5, 2, 5, 3, 1, 2, 2, 5, 5 ]

[ "This was the best service we've had in a very long time. With a party of 7, we know its going to be difficult to get seating snd srrvice, especially during Matdi Gras, but we were seated immediately, and I asked for a view and got that too. Steven, our waiter, was OUTSTANDING. He was very knowlegable about the menu and make suggestions for dessert. He was completely professional in his delivery of food items and graciously retrieved extra drinks and sauces for us. We'll definitely be bsck next year. Chris, the manager was also very accommodating and gracious. He stopped by our table a few times to make sure our visit was perfect. Completely pleased with the generous food portions and tasty food. This is a must visit restaurant and nar in New Orleans. I would give 10 stars!", "Went to Landry's tonight with my best friend, she was my valentine. \nWe originally decided to go for the bread pudding. I love the bread pudding at the Landry's on the lake but sadly they only had an apple cinnamon bread pudding that ended up being pretty tasty. We ordered the crawfish bread which was very yummy. Really cheesy. I also had the peach solstice sangria and it was wonderful. My friend ordered the bayou tea and I was much more satisfied with the amount of alcohol that hers had, I will probably order that one next time. Our server ALLISON was awesome!!! She was super polite and very knowledgeable about what was good on the menu. \nI was a little upset about the menu being different than the Landry's on the lake, but overall I really enjoyed my night.", "We were in town Mardi Gras walking through the French Quarters and my friend saw this place. She swears by it so I decided to give it a try. I am vegetarian/vegan and they were so nice to accommodate my food by substituting/adding extras for me. I ordered chicken fettuccine without the chicken but had them add spinach, extra peas and extra mushrooms. It was really good and I'll gladly recommend them. I also ordered the house salad and it was so good! I had more than enough food for later as the portions are hearty. Our server was so nice and the customer service was A1!", "Ridiculously slow service. Waited over an hour and a half for our meals to come out. The manager was completely incompetent and too inexperienced to be a manager of a restaurant. There was an overwhelming amount of staff with no customers, and our server was the bar tender, on a Saturday. She wasn't busy and stood there doing nothing with the rest of the staff. The Brabant potatoes were a total disappointment, the shrimp Cesar is the size of a side salad and 5 shrimp, that wasn't blackened, with none of the ingredients described on the menu. The oyster Rockefeller was amazing but this place does not need to be in business.", "Went to the soft opening a couple weeks ago. What a treat. The building has been beautifully restored. The bar upstairs is so nice.\nOur young server was so nervous but did a good job. \nThe food was really good. Hope they keep up the good work", "Service was GREAT! Food....meh. Jambalaya was almost room temperature and no okra at all. Won't be back.", "My son and I ate here for Lunch . We had oysters RF and fried green tomatoes for appetizers and shrimp fresco and stuffed shrimp for our main . All tasted about the same. Just down the middle . Cute and clean but nothing special. Service was average as well.", "Great for food allergies! The manager came to take our order to ensure that the kitchen knew. She made specific suggestions, and we we're thrilled with our meals. Definitely will be back.", "Baby the food was definitely GREAT our waitress Courtney did a great job making sure we ordered the best and we definitely did omg the food and drink was soooooooo next time I'm n New Orleans this will be my first stop. I", "Looked for a place for a steak. Went there and they took us right in upstairs by window. Perfect. Crawfish bread was da Bomb! Our entree took a while and when it came my wife's steak was a little undercooked. But they were so gracious and promptly took care of it. The manager himself apologized and delivered new steak. Great service! Our waitress was also wonderful. Good people there. Btw, the steaks were perfect." ]

[ 5, 4, 5, 1, 5, 1, 3, 5, 5, 4 ]

[ "Romantic and cozy French restaurant. A bit pricey, but you get your money's worth with the nice portions. The escargot is highly recommended. Try and save room for dessert.", "I love this little french restaurant-- its cozy and the patrons come here on a regular basis... the best beef wellington I've had- choice beef tenderloin in a buttery puff pastry-- and my favorite dessert- Napoleon...delicieux", "A top-notch Tucson restaurant! It's all too common to go to a fine restaurant and find that you just did not get the kind of eye-opening quality that you paid for. Le Rendez-Vous totally did it for me.\n\nBest meal: The Beef Wellington is unbelievable! I fancy myself a very good cook and I was painfully aware of how far beyond my skills every component of this dish was. That's worth every penny! Followed it up with a chocolate souffle - heavenly.\n\nIt's small, pricy, and caters to an older crowd. Nevertheless, it's also a perfect restaurant for a romantic date (she'll feel younger than ever!).", "Best restaurant in Tucson. \n\nEspecially for a romantic dinner.", "Excellent little restaurant. It's French food so it is expensive but definitely worth it.\n\nMy wife and I were probably the youngest couple there but we didn't mind. Food is great and service terrific. The flourless chocolate cake is a wonderful dessert. Next time I will definitely try a souffle.", "I don't have a single bad thing to say about this place. The food is flawlessly delicious. Prior to trying Le Rendez-vous, I was craving bistro501, Lafayette, IN, where I was a regular customer back when I was in school. Le Rendex-vous' food was great but expensive which is common among good french restaurants. If you are looking for a restaurant for a special occasion, this place is it! Also, reservations is preferred.", "Tucson's best restaurant, and has been for at least the 15 years I've been going there off and on, more recently on a regular basis. But you have to like old-fashioned French food like you seldom see any more, such as duck with cherries, mushrooms in pastry, coquille St. Jacques, terrine maison, floating islands, etc. Their little individual souffles served with, gasp! saboyan sauce as an extra fillip, are superb. They only have the Grand Marnier on the menu, but if you ask for the chocolate they'll happily make it. It's expensive here, but even so you can have a wonderful meal for a fairly reasonable price by ordering the cheaper items and the wines by the glass. There's an extensive list of expensive wines that I never bother with -- I generally have a Kir Royale as soon as I sit down, then a glass of rose or white with the first course, red with the main course, and something or other with the dessert. The service is generally excellent, although it may slow down at times. Note: they *still* make some of the really old-time stuff at table-side: pepper steak flamblee, for instance, as well as delicious crepes suzettes. Most of the crowd is middle-aged to elderly, but almost everyone is well-dressed and serious eaters. There's a main dining room that you walk into from the parking lot with nothing but tables; just off it is a small L-shaped room with more tables AND banquettes along the wall. I always get a banquette table -- if you're with a lover or lover-to-be (hopefully) this is the most romantic place in town. Jean Claude Berger, the French owner, isn't there every night, but when he is, he's a charming and knowledgeable person to talk to. Fridays and Saturdays tend to be pretty crowded, so you'd better reserve, especially if you go at prime time, which, in Tucson, is awfully early by my standards.\n\nPS -- For Bastille Day of '09, July 14th, the restaurant had a special menu (for a *very* large crowd) at the absolutely derisory price of $35.50, about the price of an a la carte steak at many of the upscale steakhouses. There was a lady accordionist playing French music. The first course was a choice among six: vichyssoise, duck pate, escargot, lobster bisque, smoked salmon, or crab cake. I had the *wonderful* crab cake, served with both a mushroom sauce and aioli. Then came a somewhat chi-chi salad that was not entirely to my taste (too fancy) but I ate it all. For the main course, there was a choice between seven items: beef wellington, duck confit, salmon en croute, chicken stuffed with wild mushrooms, paella, sea bass, and venison chop. I had the wonderful venison, served with the classic Sauce Grand Veneur, a little thin to my taste, but they brought me an additional sauceboat of it.... For dessert, two items: baba au rhum, which everyone else seemed to be having, and a pear charlotte (think ladyfingers) with sabayon sauce, which I had. It was superb.\n\nYou tell me: is there any other place in Tucson (or the entire world) where you can get a meal like that for $35.50 in an *upscale* restaurant. Don't think so....\n\nOkay, so it was obviously a very *special* price for a special event, but I suggest that you make your reservations in advance for Bastille Day of 2010.... Bon appetit!", "Long wait for food; terrible service; mediocre food, high price--Skip it.", "I had not been to this place for years but recently tried it again. First, it is a beautiful restaurant-no complaints in that regard. However, it has seen better days cuisine-wise. The prices shocked me especially as the meal went on b/ the food just didn't justify the cost.( Gone is the prix-fixe dinner offering.) I ordered lobster bisque after great consideration. You know, it came with small croutons floating on the surface instead of bits of lobster meat and it really made me wonder if this had been made from real lobsters or some lobster paste or powder of some kind. I just couldn't really believe in its authenticity. The lamb shank, one of the specialties, was okay, nothing special and it was about $28.00!! The by-the-glass wine list is abominable, believe me. It was easy enough to skip dessert-same old, same old-as I didn't feel much like increasing my bill.\nI'm afraid this place lives on in the hearts and memories of a devoted and, generally, older crowd. For the price, there are better, much better restaurants here.", "We spend New Year's Eve here and had a six course dinner that was lovely. I'm a huge fan of French cuisine and was not disappointed at Le Rendez-Vous. I started with the onion soup that was simply delicious, one of the best I've had. My appetizer was a trio of mushrooms with brie in a puff pastry. This by far was my favorite of the evening. The pastry was perfect and the mushrooms and brie melted in your mouth - I did hesitantly share some with my dinner companions, but very little. The house salad was also yummy as was the pear sorbet prior to the main course. I had the veal medallions. I was surprised to find it covered in some kind of cheese. It was different but good. This was accompanied by a lovely potato gratin and roasted tomato. I chose the cream puffs for the finish, but frankly I was so full I only tasted a bite or two. The overall experience was nice. The atmosphere was probably more lively than usual due to NYE but still was easy to talk and relax. Full bar and nice wine list as well. Service was a little slow, we waited an really long time to get our soup, but again the holiday crowd was probably more than they are used to. Another highlight was the wonderful french bread. Perfect crunchy crust and warm soft middle. Don't pass it up. \nVerdict: Would definitely go again on another visit to AZ. Would love to experience it on a \"regular\" night." ]

[ 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 3 ]

[ "Bound to my hotel room for the night while in Tampa, I called the front desk for pizza delivery counsel. Normally when someone I don't know says, \"this place is outstanding,\" the results are catastrophic. Not so in this instance. Kudos to the Waterside Marriott front desk!\n\nA Precinct Pizza menu was slipped under my door and I marveled a few minutes at the wildness of their menu. By wild I mean these guys put mayonnaise on at least one of their pizzas. I was stumped when I read the description and had to order this anomaly. \n\nThe BLT pizza was retrieved from the lobby, as the hotel was far too fantastic to allow the pizza guy to come up and knock on my door. I opened the box on the balcony and just gawked at BLT pizza's strangeness for a minute. \n\nAmerican cheese, bacon, topped with lettuce and then delicate specks of mayonnaise as the final layer. One of the stranger pizzas I've had in my life. I can't say I will order it again, but I'll definitely play with Precinct's menu some more when I'm back in town. \n\nThese guys don't play when it comes to bold pizza making. I love it!", "We came in after a USF football game. Our hotel was just 2 blocks from Channelside and my friends were in the mood for pizza. There were some really drunk people in another booth, and the server told us that she originally wasn't going to serve them, but then ended up doing it anyways and then I guess they didn't give her a tip and wrote a nasty note on the receipt. It was random and awkward because the server actually had attitude with us when we first walked in because she was pissed at them. \n\nAfter they left, she paid more attention to us and seemed sweet- just having a bad night. \n\nThe food was ok. My friends got pizza and garlic rolls/knots. I had chicken wings. The drunk people were more memorable than the food.", "Reasonable prices, great food, fun atmosphere and super nice staff. That's about all there is to say! This is a great place to eat if you are waiting to get on a cruise, as we were.", "Very tasty, my NY native wife loved the garlic knots", "The food wasn't bad, the pizza I ordered was hot and could tell it was freshly made not rehearse. The only complaint was the server I had was pretty lousy was very slow on refills and wasn't entirely helpful on the menu.", "All I need to know in life I learned from Precinct's Margherita pizza. Holy yum. I swear they must be making their mozzarella in-house, it is THAT fresh. Giant, overly-generous slices of the aforementioned delicious mozzarella on a perfectly topped pizza. Well done, Precinct.", "This place is located outside Channelside, to the left of the main entrance, which might explain the limited number of patrons. Could this be the worst location possible? Yes.\n\nThere are always plenty of people working here, but typically few customers in my experience. There is a ton of NYC police/fireman/paramedic related stuff nailed to the walls. Hit up their web site for the reasonable explanation why.\n\nThe food is reliable and good quality but I would have to say, nothing special. If I need to choose between this and Hooters at Channelside, this wins every time.", "Pizza is decent. Wings and garlic bread are very good. I prefer their thin crust pizza, they only have one size and it is much better than the New York style that they offer.", "This is one of my favorite pizza joints in Tampa. I'm a regular at Channelside and love stopping by for the ocassional slice or fried ravioli. This is several notches above Pizza Hut and Papa Johns. My only complaint would be that the service is sometimes a little off. You wait for good pizza, but keeping the sodas topped off and checking in regularly with your patrons is a must. I wouldn't say the service is bad, just that it could improve a bit. But the food is outstanding so that's what matters. Oh, and don't forget the garlic knots. Addictive!\n\nAnother plus is they do local delivery, so if you are staying at a nearby hotel, they'll bring their pizza goodness right to you.\n\nI'm a fan!", "I eat alone all the time and here it was just like, way to make me feel awkward! They even wanted my extra chair instead of taking one from another table that was empty but whatever, I was nearly done at that point. Like, considering every server had on a Lightning shirt, and I was wearing a shirt for the ~evil opponent~ it makes me wonder if they were just being super lame. But considering there were large groups of people clearly speaking French getting nice service I just don't get why they acted so weird towards me as one person.\n\nSince I hadn't eaten all day, I got a personal size 10\" pizza with just jalapenos on it. It was pretty good, but meh, I almost wish I just overpaid for something in the arena. It would have been 3 stars if I hadn't been treated like a second rate customer for being one person." ]

[ 3, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2 ]

[ "We had dinner at Besito last night and it was amazing! The restaurant is gorgeous, the service was exceptional. Our waiter, Nick, was very personal and did an outstanding job! Most importantly, the food is delicious! Table side guacamole is a must! The iron skillet Pastor tacos were very flavorful and the tamale made you think you were at a home in Mexico. The Natural Margarita was the smoothest margarita I have ever had but it was small and cost $12. That is the only negative thing I can say. Tampa has needed a great Mexican restaurant and Besito definitely fits the bill.", "Gourmet Mexican! Very Lively atmosphere, loved the outside seating, great service, the table side guacamole was delicious and the portions were ridiculously generous!! \nThe braised short ribs could easily serve 3 people.", "Great addition to Tampa. Food and service was great. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. Table side guacamole was amazing and the chips and salsa were delicious. Management was present in the dining area making sure everything was running smoothly. Excellent customer service. Only negative was the margarita was a little small and pricey, but tasted delicious!", "Visited last night with a group of six. Ambiance and service was excellent, they've done a great job with the space. The salsa and table side guacamole are very good. However the three stars are attributed to less than spectacular entrees that are slightly over priced (for Mexican food) and everyone in our group had drinks that were all consistently weak (i.e. tasted like less than an ounce of alcohol). I would give 3.5 stars if possible, but I see this as a second or third option in the Tampa area for Mexican cuisine.", "Was there last night and the drinks were very small for the price. Nice decor but over priced menus for Mexican . I think I will stay at Miguel's", "Besito Mexican is an absolute gem! The food, the service and the atmosphere is fantastic! Walking through the doors of Besito Mexican makes you feel as though you've been transplanted to Mexico. The vibe and atmosphere of the restaurant is very authentic. \n\nThe food is excellent, fresh and delicious. When you visit Besito Mexican, definitely order the table side chips and guacamole. They are incredible! I ordered two appetizers, both were amazing! Be sure to start your meal with the Tacos de Camarones and Tacos de Carne Asada. For an entree, I ordered the Filete de Res al Chipotle. The meat was tender and perfectly cooked!\n\nI ended the meal with Besito Mexican's complimentary churros. They were warm, fresh and delicious just like the rest of the meal. Throughout the meal, the server was very attentive and always had a smile on her faceI really enjoyed my experience at Besito Mexican and will definitely be going back again soon!", "Really enjoyed our dinner there. We really enjoyed the atmosphere. Looking forward to sitting outside on the patio next time. Very inviting. The appetizers were delicious. Table side guacamole is a must have. We appreciated our server's recommendations. My daughter loved the sweet tea with agave. Nice presentation! Our entrees were great and finished off with the flan! Staff was great. Excellent customer service. Can't wait to go back!", "Great atmosphere on the patio! Sure does not feel like a mall restaurant. They have done a great job with the space. Very great attention to detail on every aspect. Food is wonderful and drinks are great too! Order the Casa margarita and the filete de res al chipotle. Ask for Gary as your server! He has a wonderful personality and great table side manner.. His knowledge is commendable!", "Excellent white table cloth Mexican arrives in Tampa. After attending Besito's opening charity event (benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Foundation) and then again for dinner this past weekend, I can highly recommend Besito for wonderful authentic Mexican cuisine. This is not your typical Americanized Mexican chain where everything is drowned in processed cheese and the margaritas are mixed from boxed ingredients, quite the opposite. Besito's menu does include the staple items you may be looking for, like tacos and enchiladas, but is much, much more. We enjoyed the table-side guacamole followed by the Pescado Veracruzana and Filete de Res al Chipotle. The fish was wonderfully tasteful and light. The filet was marinated in Negra Modelo (dark beer) and was not only very tender but had a terrific mix of flavors. Really unlike any filet I have ever had; simply excellent. Of course we also enjoyed some of the handmade natural margaritas which we truly excellent. Although we were too full for dessert, we did enjoy the complimentary churros and tried one of their many fine sipping Tequilas. \n\nWe will certainly be back and look forward to Besito opening for lunch after Mother's Day.", "What a refreshing addition to the Tampa restaurant scene. Getting a reservation during their first few weeks being open was quite easy and it was great to be seated promptly once my party and I arrived. Our server was top notch and made sure to explain all aspects of the menu for our entire group since it was all of our first time dining here. \n\nThe Mango Margarita I ordered was a great blend of flavors and alcohol and is well worth a try. The salsa and chips brought out within minutes of being seated are a great addition to the experience here. The salsa had many fresh ingredients and the chips were lightly salted and light, which is a great combination. I ended up trying the chicken tacos for my entrée and I was not disappointed. I was quite impressed with how attentive the service at such a new restaurant was during our entire visit. To top off the experience we were treated with complimentary churros and Mexican wishing dolls at the end of our meal. I love this place and will definitely be back!" ]

[ 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]