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Restaurent name is: City Diner
review: Went Friday for the fish fry. It appeared they were baked not fried. The fish were very thin therefore had no flavor because there was no flesh. I gave it a 3 star as the servers are always nice. The soup was tasty. Have been there before the best meal they serve is breakfast. I've only been there for breakfast, which was great. I love their pecan waffles, and my husband likes their omlets. The portiions are more than enough and the wait staff was very prompt and helpful. Very nice place very clean great service I have a hamburger with fries my wife had the meatloaf both were very good. very well seasoned. will definitely come back again The owner Tom is great and the waitresses are the best! Come on Tom give them a raise. Your food is the best ! Very nice diner / family restaurant, with a decent variety of no-nonsense tasty grub that is served hot and quickly, and is much less expensive than the ripoff national chains. The service staff is friendly and efficient to boot. I learned a long time ago that you can always rely on locally run diners for affordable, quality food with good portions to satisfy the belly!
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american (traditional)
| 1,500 |
Restaurent name is: Legend Pot
review: My parents in law are pros in overfeeding my husband and me in attempt to convince us to move home. Whenever there's an ayce opening, we will be their first. The opening of Legend Pot was especially exciting since the last hot pot space (Icook) had been closed for over a year. The decor, setting had all been upgraded - along with the service and the food. \n\nEverything screamed top quality in this restaurant - the soup base (rich and flavorful), the meat (nothing frozen), the seafood (still alive and kicking), even the vegetable (the greenest of the green)! My only complaint was that they didn't have a non spicy BBQ sauce for my husband and a hot sauce that's not chili oil for me. But we found the soup base to be so rich in flavor that we didn't mind not having any of our favorite dipping sauce. \n\nWe did have to resubmit our orders a handful of times but there were more than plenty to eat. Loved that they also have small items to order - fried bun with condensed milk, fried dumplings, steamed buns! I must had polished 2? 3? Baskets of fried bun alone. Although they don't have a dessert menu, they did serve a bowl of complimentary peanut jelly at the end. It was the perfect sweet ending to an epic ayce feast. \n\nHope Legend Pot is here to stay! My husband and I can't wait to return on our next visit home! worst hotpot in markham. very limited food and broth choices. very expensive considering limited food availability. Clean place, friendly and efficient service. Good was good quality and staff don't make you feel that they don't wanna region your food. Raw food is served on frozen plates, which assured that raw foods were properly storee. Nice decor. Clean and roomy bathrooms. Could use a better ventilation. On the pricy side. The place looks nice inside and everything is pretty clean. The restaurant is kept at a very comfortable temperature too. The waiters / waitresses are generally very good and the ones I've had have been very patient. They've also spoken English well enough both times too so I'm not sure where the language barrier complaint is coming from. The tables are pretty far apart from each other, aside the large ones in the middle, which may cause them to seat smaller groups at the same table. I believe they only do this when necessary. They do limit you to two hours, but on both my visits, they didn't seem like they were in a rush to get rid of us, which is fantastic. Honestly, should you take longer than two hours anyway?\n\nThe menu's pretty large in the selection of both food and broth. In my experience, all the food is pretty good and they tend to have some items that many others don't (including one of my favourites, cucumber). No matter what broth you get, they always refill it with chicken broth though so your soup can get watered down in a hurry if you like to eat food that absorbs a lot of soup. The people I go with are generally very happy with the food too so it's not just me either. One of the semi-unique parts is that everyone at the table get their own pot, which I also like.\n\nThe part that makes the rating fall apart a little is the price. I ordered the pork bone soup and ended up paying roughly $35 plus tax and tip. The price is $3 cheaper on Mon-Thursdays. This is very expensive for a hotpot place. While I love the selection, food quality and service, that's a hefty price to pay. Not only that, but if you need to pay with your debit card, they tack on an extra 5%. In addition, if you ever want to split the bill, they make you total it at your table and make your party give their payment as a whole, which seems like way too much effort to put on your customers (plus you can't really get change back in this manner either).\n\nAt the end of the day, I love Legend Pot but the price is just way too high to recommend to others without thinking twice. Came here with friends around 10pm on a sat night and the place was empty. \nI think that in itself shows how popular this place is. \n\nOverall, the food was just ok. The sliced meat setved were paper thin....which would have been great if we were eating tataki. \n\nNothing really stood out about this place.\nBut at the end of the day, the food was fresh and the condiments for making the dipping sauce were abundant.
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chinese
| 1,501 |
Restaurent name is: Feng Japanese Steak Hibachi & Sushi House
review: I want so badly to rave about this neighborhood restaurant but I just can't.\nIt just seems like they don't care about customers. There's no pride at all. No pride in service, atmosphere and most especially the food.\nSaddens me to no end to say the food is nothing short of bland.\nSushi never seems fresh and sometimes tastes odd.\nWish they'd step up their game because this could be a great place. Huge fan of this place - I get delivery from them a couple times a month. Still have yet to be disappointed - everything is just really good, very solid. \n\nHighly recommend the hibachi noodles, the Pittsburgh roll, and the Special Lo Mein. I never write reviews on Yelp, but figured I needed to for Feng. I was pulling for them when it first opened, so when I saw the reviews I was excited to try it. After purchasing a Groupon for them I decided to head down for dinner.\n\nWe rolled in around 6pm to notice it was a ghost town. We ordered an app, some rolls, and a dinner bento. The dumpling app was good but no better than you could make at home with frozen dumplings. The spicy salmon and Mt. Washington rolls were less than bland, and had some odd textures. The beef negimaki tasted fine, but there was just thr thinnest strip of chewy beef wrapped around a thick bushel of scallions. Again, it did not have the correct texture one would hope for. The salad and miso soup that came with the bento were sub par, and I did find a gnat floating in the soup.\n\nMy assumption is that they haven\'t been as busy as they would have liked to be, so their "fresh" ingredients have sat for too long. Perhaps I ordered the wrong items and should have stuck to the hibachi. Even with the Groupon I felt it was overpriced for what you received. I\'d rather go to Little Tokyo or Nakama where I know the quality of the food. If I\'m going for cheap Asian food I\'d rather just go to Szechaun\'s in Oakland, at least it is going to have some flavor.\n\nI\'d say take all if the reviews for Feng with a grain of salt - including mine. Perhaps if they get busier the quality will be better. Maybe I went in on the wrong day, or like I said got the wrong items. This one experience was enough for me though, and I will not likely go back. This is not my favorite place to go but it is not awful. My partner loves coming here and it is his favorite place to go for the hibachi in our area. He doesn't sit at the table to get the full effect he just orders is it from the regular seating area which whenever I come with him is what I do too. Is a lot faster but not as cool.\n\nI usually get the shrimp and scallops from the Hibachi and it's very very well done. The prices aren't outrageous for what you get, I like that you get shrimp as well as noodles with your dish. I could go for a few more vegetables but overall it's delicious. The only problem that I can see is that they went down to only three scallops for the dish instead of the usual four. I just think that if you're getting a shrimp and scallop dish it should have more than three scallops. That's my only real concern with the place and the shrimp and scallop dish. There was a ton of shrimp so that's great they just need to work on their portion size of their scallops.\n\nMy partner always gets the filet and it's delicious. I snag a few pieces of his filet every time that we go and it's awesome. Is cooked your profession just so whether he likes it and seasoned with a lot of garlic. What more can you ask for.\n\nThis visit I was happy to see that the Olympics were on one of the televisions and I got to eat my food while watching the relay for the ice racers. I don't think that that's exactly what it was called but that's what I called it. The Ambiance is always nice they have low lighting and interesting music.\n\nAs I said before it's not always my go-to place but it's still good. They usually run some good specials and lunch is very cheap. I would say at least try it out for lunch and see what you think. My partner loves it and takes everyone he knows there I'm a little skeptical about that type of love, but maybe this is the place for you. This place is great. Love going here and talking about this place. Their service is awesome. The food Is reasonably priced and delicious. \nPlease go and experience Feng yourself.
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japanese
| 1,502 |
Restaurent name is: Thai Express
review: I eat at Thai express often but this location is by far the worst, both in terms of food and service. Should have yelped before ordering.... \nRice was dry and stale, stir fry also dry lacking sauce. I had to add soya sauce just to get it down. Try something else in the area.... Love their pad thai! Sadly i can't seem to find any pad thai better than this. Maybe lots of msg is the secret. Thai Express's tom yam noodle soup is pretty good as well.\n\nThe service at this location is decent. However, like with many other Thai Express franchise, I wish they take hygiene more seriously. Cooks here touch ingredients barehanded and it always makes me disgusted. It's okay, I mean they give you a ton of noodles but there isn't much protein to go with it. Also, the dry noodles were quite salty. $10 for a regular bowl seems a bit on the expensive side but maybe that's just me. I picked a vegetarian dish and lettuce had that musty mildewy not washed properly taste \nnever again Walked by around 530 pm and decided on a whim to do pick up of pad thai (one of my all time life favourite dishes). I got a veggie pad thai. While they were cooking it, I made myself a little take out container (really little...sample size) of peanuts, hot sauce, and hoison sauce. I like their take out area with self-serve chopsticks, spoons, etc.\n\nDish temperature was really good, and the container it came in was soooo cute. Like a stereotypical "classic" Chinese food take out box. The sheer amount of noodles they rammed in there was impressive, but I still don\'t know if it was worth over $9. It was...meh. I wanted it to be...fishier? It was missing SOMETHING. I also didn\'t like the tofu consistency. Can\'t say I\'ll never be back, because it was convenient.
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thai
| 1,503 |
Restaurent name is: Mitzi's On College
review: We were on our way to the famous Mitzi\'s location on Sorauren Ave., dreading the line-up, but craving a delicious brunch, when we drove by a sign just past Ossington that read: Mitzi\'s On College. I don\'t think I have ever pulled over so quickly. \n\nWe had heard rumours of this additional location, but we weren\'t sure when it was opening. It turned out that it was only their second day in operation. The interior was not as homey as the original Mitzi\'s, with their collection of vintage kitchen tables, but the same prints by a local artist hung on the walls. The entire layout was more hip, more minimalist, more "College St.", with a definite touched-by-an-interior designer feel.\n\nThe menu was brought to us printed out on white paper. We were used to peering up at the blackboard at Mitzi\'s for the day\'s menu, as it changes all the time. I\'m not yet sure if this new Mitzi\'s will follow the same system, but I can\'t imagine they wouldn\'t. Half the fun is anticipating what amazing combinations and flavours will be available for brunch next weekend.\n\nI ordered the oatmeal buttermilk pancake, with fresh cream, blueberries, pernod custard, and the usual spiced potatoes and garnish fruit. I would never order pancakes normally, but I decided to be adventurous. I don\'t generally enjoy pancakes, and I find them heavy and bland, but the aforementioned description of the dish sounded too good to pass up. I am so glad I didn\'t.\n\nI have never enjoyed a meal at Mitzi\'s more than I did that day. I always ordered French Toast, or Poached Eggs, or something with lentils and Indian spices, and while they were rave-worthy dishes in the past, they were now put to shame by the oatmeal pancake. It was so moist, light, and delicious, it barely needed the cream or custard. That being said, the Pernod custard complimented the fresh blueberries so unbelievably well. Every bite was perfect!\n\nThe wait-staff was incredibly polite and friendly, and we still received our coffee in eclectic mismatched mugs. I loved all the flower boxes surrounding the patio. I know it won\'t be long \'til we\'re waiting in line-ups at this location as well. It\'s just fantastic having a Mitzi\'s so much closer to home. I have to say, after reading such positive reviews about Mitzi's I was a little underwhelmed. I didn't mind the half hour wait as it's expected at prime brunch hour at all popular brunch spots... nor did I have a problem with the service. I just wasn't very satisfied with the poached eggs on the fish cake I had ordered. The fish cake had a funny taste to it, which I didn't particularly enjoy. In addition, my poached eggs were on the overcooked side. The runny egg yolk is the best part of poached eggs...\n\nThat being said, we also ordered their famous pancake, which came topped with Bailey's irish cream cheesecake. It was more like a dessert and was oh-so-delicious! Like many others have mentioned, this isn't your typical light fluffy pancake. It's really thick and dense, but so tasty! My boyfriend and I definitely had a sugar coma after eating that bad boy.\n\nLike I said, my experience was a hit and a miss..given the great reviews, I'd give it another shot - and i'd definitely order the pancake again! My friend and I decided to stop in at the new Mitzi's on a whim one afternoon, but when we got there, were informed that they were just closing (it was about 4pm). We said we'd have to come by another time and left - but a few steps out the door, the waitress caught up to us and said they could still take us. It was only their second day open, and the cook didn't mind staying a bit longer.\n\nIt was simply fantastic. The waitress and cook were both friendly, and came over frequently to check on us. We felt bad for making them stay late, but they seemed perfectly happy to accommodate us.\n\nWe stopped feeling so apologetic when we got our breakfast sandwiches. Oh my, were they glorious. Eating one, you can't help feeling anything but elation. Toasted multigrain sourdough with a light garlic spread, fried eggs, bacon and kimchi. The marriage of tangy orange cabbage and eggs is a revelation. We had sauce dripping down our wrists in no time.\n\nIt is a bit pricey - the sandwiches were around 10$ each, but the quality of the food and the staff more than makes up for it (as does the lovely patio). I'll be back for sure. They make this Buttermilk Oatmeal pancake that I dream about at night....and who am I kidding, all day, too!\n\nI like Mitzi's a lot. I have come for brunch on weekdays, and it's nice to have a leisurely brunch with many coffee refills. On a weekday I usually have the eggs, and I appreciate the potatoes. But what I'm really dreaming about (as discussed) is that pancake....\n\nYou just have to try it to believe it! I think it might be deep-fried?! I have no idea how that thing is made. This sort of weekend brunch will cost about $11-15 plus coffee, but if you're feeling decadent, it really is worth it. A friend of mine once ordered the French toast, and that was also hefty and delightful.\n\nI will definitely try coming here for dinner some time! Let me be clear. Mitzi's for brunch is great, and worthy of many stars. This rating is for dinner, which expensive, greasy, and tasteless. Stick to brunch!
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american (traditional)
| 1,504 |
Restaurent name is: QDOBA Mexican Eats
review: The service is excellent...and the food is pretty yummy as well! It is my little treat when I am having a bad day :) Door was locked even though the restaurant was supposedly open and there were still people inside. Would rate zero stars if possible, since one star implies that I at least experienced the food. I eat at this qudoba about once a week. The staff is very near ce and the food is top notch Chain reviews are something that need to happen. Whether we like it or not we all utilize chains at some point in our lives. \nWe come here for the salads which to me are far better than the bowls served at Chipotle. Don't get me wrong I do like that place now and again too. But the portions are much better here and the ingredients are fresher. Solid burrito, taco, quesadilla joint. I generally put Chipotle above Qdoba, but the food and service at this location is quite good. \n\nMy one gripe is that they don't put enough meat in their tacos. However, that seems to be a Qdoba-wide issue and not specific to this location.\n\nI downgraded my rating a bit, as they did away w/ Taco Tuesday, $5 burrito Friday, and the complimentary drinks for UPMC employees. Sorry, guys...your restaurant is less of a value for me now.
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mexican
| 1,505 |
Restaurent name is: Master Taco
review: Really good scratch Mexican food. Nice clean strip mall location. I will elevate to five stars when they serve on real plates and silverware. Place is super clean, even the air smelled fresh. Got two tacos, rice and beans. Wish I had gotten one taco plus sides, two is too much food! Taco shells fried fresh, no cold hard shells here. Good tasting beef, rice looked fresh. Beans okay, would eat them again but can't imagine craving them. Chips are made every two hours per owner, fresh but need salt. Hot sauce good amount of garlic, better than many I've had in Surprise, but nothing compares to El Norteno at 7th Ave and Roosevelt! Homemade flan people! Will definitely be going back to try something new. Lady who waited on me was very nice. Just visited Master Tack for lunch today! I was pleasantly surprised with how good the food was and the friendly staff. I have eaten at every Mexican food place in surprise and this one it at the top. It is much better than a Filiberto's or Federico's and it is privately owned! The atmosphere is lacking, but the food tastes great. I had a Carne Asada burrito and the beef was not overcooked and full of gristle like you get at other Mexican food places. Also, the guacamole is made fresh and you can taste the difference. I would recommend this place to anyone who is a fan of high quality and affordable Mexican food! You'll love the food, they have a awesome salsa bar. Menu has something for everybody. And prices are very affordable and you get plenty food too. Very clean inside also. Down side no drive though but worth the walk inside. And they are very nice to. I believe we eat there at least twice a week. I would eat there everyday I love good Mexican food. After moving from California a few months back, we've been looking for a great place that had amazing street tacos. We found this with Master Taco! Everything we've had there is excellent and the staff is always friendly and helpful. \n\nSo far we've tried the enchiladas, make your own breakfast burrito(Served all day!) and street tacos with the normal sides, rice, beans, salsa and chips. Everything is great tasting it's been a great place to goto because the price is 50 cents to a dollar less than comparable street tacos in California.\n\nReally looking to try more things there but if you're looking for a $1.49 street taco packed with meat, this is definitely the place to check out!
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mexican
| 1,506 |
Restaurent name is: Le Matin
review: Le Matin is tucked away on a side street of Queen. I only noticed it when walking back to my car after having nabbed a few macarons from Bobbette & Belle in the spirit of Macaron Day. \n\nLe Matin by Jean-Pierre Challet of Ici Bistro. It is a very bright space, with a selection of croissants, brioches, quiches, tarts and baguettes for purchase. \n\nThe smell of baked goods was too tempting - invoking anyone to take a few more sips of air just to enjoy the aroma. \n\nAlthough I was here towards the end of the day, there was still a great selection to choose from. I opted for a Pecan Croissant. It was the right balance of flaky and buttery and not as heavy or sweet like its Almond counterpart. Not overly sweet. Just right.\n\nWe were also offered samples of their chocolate cake, which as Cindy H. has already stated looks deceiving. While I expected an extremely dense, dry and heavy cake it was surprisingly rich, moist and light. \n\nI am definitely going to come back to try out some of the other yummies. We had a croissant here today, light and buttery...yum...\n\nThere was also a variety of other pastries available - I love croissants so I had to give it a try. \n\nI liked the decor too - quaint and impossibly French! The space is nice, the staff was really friendly, the place still seem bare or lacks warmth.\n\nThe croissant seem to be like a lighter version of that from Thabor. I prefer Thabor's for the moment. \n\nThe Banana Cake was suggested to be eaten warmed up. I think warmed up with ice cream would be preferable. When you heat it up, it seems like a variation of sticky toffee pudding. \n\nWill have to try their quiche and baguette next time. Yvonne T. gave me the heads up about this place and told me the baguettes and quiches are fantastic. I got both the classic as well as the whole grain baguettes as well as the mushroom quiche. \nI have to say I really liked this place and the woman behind the counter was so helpful. She took the time to go through everything they offer in each fridge. She explained to me where the actual bakery is (this place was too small to have their own bakery there) and told me a bit about the business and gave me the names of a few restaurants that they supply baguettes for. She was very friendly (I wish I could remember her name) and loved that she wasn't pressuring me even though there was another customer behind me.\nImmediately I tried both a piece of each baguettes and they were both amazing. The outside is crispy but the inside is so soft with a bit of saltiness(more so with the whole grain) and sweetness to it. The price was fantastic too at $2.50 & $3.00 for the classic and whole grain respectively. The quiche was $5.50 and as soon as I got home I threw that thing into my oven and after 10 minutes, I just demolished this thing. I don't even know how to explain how this tasted except that it was so yummy. The texture was really nice with the crispness of the tart shell and softness of the egg. The flavor was incredible.\nThe shop: cozy but nice atmoshere. \nWill I come back again? Of course! I really like these baguettes and I wouldn't mind trying more quiches. La boulangerie de notre cher ami Jean-Pierre Challet d'ici Bistro ! Que dire de plus ?
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mexican
| 1,507 |
Restaurent name is: Okonomi House Restaurant
review: Cheap okonomiyaki. It's not a fancy place and it's pretty small. But if you're into the homey style where they mostly just serve okonomiyaki fast, this place hits the spot. Get the nori and bonito flakes. \nI usually get the squid or meats. Request extra mayo.\n\nThey have the burger steak but I'm not a fan. I\'ve walked past this unassuming little place in my \'hood 1000x and didn\'t bother trying it, and I will regret that decision for the rest of my Japanese bacon filled pancake eating existence, which I expect to be long and fulfilling.\n\nI tried this place for the first time a couple of weeks back and it will NOT be the last. Ordered the baconator Okonomi pancake ($8, that\'s absolutely not what it\'s actually called) and it\'s meal sized, delicious and both surprising in concept and comfortingly familiar yet fresh in delivery in a way that will both please your foodie friends on a chilled out "let\'s just eat something" kind of night as well as your "I refuse to eat things that aren\'t potatoes and meat" pals trying to be slightly more adventurous, maybe even at once. Maybe they\'ll even get closer for it, resolve their differences and stop ruining dinner night by disagreeing. \n\n\nWHO KNOWS. \n\n\nI also ordered the sukiyaki because I love sukiyaki, and it was what you\'d expect, as well as a large beef filled bowl with a nice, spicy Japanese cafeteria ish sauce that was both delicious and way, way too much food. \n\nSo, a few things:\n\n1. this place is pretty simple, but it\'s nicely lit and cozy, so you can go for a casual weekday catchup date/dinner and feel thoroughly pleased with your decision. \n2. the staff are lovely, the lighting is super red... but TBH...\n\npancakes. come here for delicious, delicious pancakes. I don't have anything really unique to add to what's already been said.\n\nI thought this place was OK. It's a cool place because you can't really try okonomiyaki anywhere else around here. But I didn't think it was anything too fantastic. \n\nI tried a scallop okonomiyaki-pancake-mabob with extra veggies (add $1). It was decent. I could have probably eaten more, so I imagine big boys could easily eat 2 of these, which would make it not so cheap. I've been coming here for years! Beef is so tender and the Okinomi is fantastic. It's a classic spot to hideaway and fill your belly. Something about this place makes me want to keep coming back. It could be the bonito flakes that melt on top of your omelette, or the dashi flavor coming through the delicate egg. I don't know exactly why it's so nice. But it reminds me of Jiro Dreams of Sushi when Jiro tries to explain unami. On that note, a lager would probably be a great complement to your meal here.
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japanese
| 1,508 |
Restaurent name is: SCADDABUSH Italian Kitchen & Bar
review: Sick place, food was good & so was the service only complaint would be a little loud but besides that 10/10! If you're there for dinner, please try their mozzarella! It is amazing.\nTheir pastas are extremely overpriced and do not taste good. I've tried their lobster pasta, stuffed meatball+spaghetti, and carbonara - all underwhelming and expensive. My friend had the beet salad and loved it though. Service is great despite the busy crowds. Thought we would try something new, service was excellent, atmosphere excellent, and the food spoke for itself very fresh and flavourful. Would go back overall experience was very enjoyable. Staff are generally very friendly and genuine and they give good menu suggestions when you ask for it. The food is great too! I've tried:\n-- Bruschetta with avocado and goat cheese\n-- Baked carbonara \n-- Crusted Snapper\n\nTastes fresh and the textures are perfect. The food was average. It was good for what you were paying. The place is not over priced. I had the butternut squash ravioli with fried sage. It was the only good pasta on the menu. I've also had the pesto chicken it was nothing special. If you get the chance to order the fresh mozzarella they make it in house it's probably the best thing on the menu. The staff suck. Every time I have been the staff were slow and rude.
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italian
| 1,509 |
Restaurent name is: Geisha House Steak & Sushi
review: The wait was a little long, but the food makes it totally worth it. Ryan was our chief tonight and he was amazing with the food and his entertaining.Thanks for another worthwhile meal! Great place to have sushi. Went on lunch with friends. Ordered the lunch special...soup , asparagus salad and shrimp crunch roll. Everyone's food came out quick and it was super tasty. The restaurant plays music but it's low so you relax and can easily have a conversation. We like the location and the staff. Highly recommend going here if you're craving sushi. When we were leaving, our server invited us back. Completely loved the experience Ryan was awesome! Jordan got us seated within minutes with a great smile!! Definitely recommending this place with the service received I love this place! The 'watermelon' special sauce is absolutely delicious. It may not be for everyone, but I love it. My boyfriend and I both love it, but my mother hated it haha. I always feel extremely satisfied with this meal...can almost never finish everything. Soup, yummy salad, fried rice, veggies, shrimp, and meat of your choice! I wouldn't order lobster...too small of a portion and I think being cooked on the hot top makes it rubbery. The chicken and New York steak are great values. The cooks are excellent and very entertaining. The waiters and waitresses sometimes frustrate me as they speak very little English and can confuse newcomers with the explanatioins of the specials, but you can't win em all! I visit as often as I can! Our favorite sushi place in N. LV! Sushi is hands down the best tasting we've had in the area, service is outstanding and definitely a place worth revisiting. Our only gripe is the price, however until we find a better sushi place that's cheaper its a moot point. \n\nI've only ventured here for the sushi, the hibachi grill was not recommended yet. I'll update this review once I've experienced it for myself.
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japanese
| 1,510 |
Restaurent name is: El Santo Cantina + Patio Bar + Restaurant
review: I love this bar! Bartender was very friendly and attentive. Plenty of room to lounge and a large clean pool. Best happy hour margarita I have ever had. Classy decor. I hope this place sticks around! I'm going to give El Santo the big five star review. This place is quite a scene!\n\nFrom the folks that bought us Spanish Fly in Old Town, this takes the concept upscale in an area of town the could only attract an older crowd. If you're just there for lunch or dinner, there's a nice dining room with music playing and a nice atmosphere. Beyond that, there's a bar with a stage and dance floor for bands, along with a bunch of TVs and a pool table. From the bar, you can see outside to the pool and patio. It's a big pool with a lot of seating and several private cabanas. There's even a DJ stage outside and the music is bumpin'.\n\nThe staff is a bunch of really hot young chicks in bikinis. My colleague and I had a table in the bar. Our waitress mentioned that it was her first day, but she also worked ad Spanish Fly and knew how how to take care of us properly. The food is straight Mexican. Both of us love our meals. It's obvious that there's a real chef in the back; this isn't bar food. \n\nEl Santo isn't for everyone. I wouldn't hesitate to have lunch there anytime, but I'm not into the bar scene, so you won't find me in the pool or hanging around at night. This review is for the evening. Came here on a Saturday night after the polo tournament and felt this place was trying to be Hollywood unsuccessfully. It\'s pretty with cabanas and a pool (hence the 2nd star). Unfortunately the crowd was really odd with a lot of older men and cougars dancing to house music like it\'s 1981. I ordered a mojito from a male bartender and it was rudely served to me as one of the worst drinks I have ever tasted. There was a fashion show going on to benefit breast cancer but unfortunately they didn\'t promote it correctly. Nobody understood what was going on and there were absolutely no announcements. Maybe the clothes were for sale? No idea. The cocktail servers also were in pink attire but took it a little far with pink tutus and "save second base" tees.\n\nUpside to this place, the staff who work the door are friendly and the place is pretty with cabanas and a pool. Maybe I\'ll come here again during the day to see if it redeems itself. In the meantime I suggest they find new bartenders. STAT! This place is AWESOME! Very fun atmosphere! A large group of us went here for my birthday. Brian the manager was super nice & hooked us up with a cabana for free. The pool area was great and the food was really good. All the drinks were buy 1 get 1 and the margaritas were EXCELLENT! We all will defiantly be back! I went to el Santo on Sunday, which was Cinco de Mayo. They didn\'t have tampons in the restroom, which is completely absurd. I asked the bartender if he could ask the waitresses if they had one. He literally pushed me away from the bar and told me to "roll up a paper towel and shove it up there" and to "get over it." I will never ever step foot into this establishment again. For an employee to physically touch a customer, and then to be so condescending and out right rude is not okay; I don\'t care how busy you are, treat your customers with respect.
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mexican
| 1,511 |
Restaurent name is: The Rock House Tavern, Billiards and Cafe
review: Gave this place 3 chances. 2 out of the 3 times, there was a fist fight. The last time was right beside my car. It's a hole. You have to wait for a luke warm beer from the bartenders. UGH. Friendly staff, pool tables u can reserve per hour or $1 per play which will probably work out cheaper unless u r really good. \nAlso has bean bag throwing, cornhole. Believe there r leagues during the week. \nI went during the week which there wasn't a band but place is a large size in which looks like a load of fun. This is a real local spot but I ran into no issues. From the outside doesn't look like much but fairly large once u get in. \nSeems they have some serious leaking issues when u look up at ceiling in one of the side pool rooms. They should look into getting repaired as I did notice some black mold. \nI would recommend this place n defiantly go back. SOOOOO...It seems to me like this establishment was the scene of shoot-out between TWO FELONS whom ignored this establishment's gun-free zone barring the Law Abiding Citizens that are registered Conceal Carry to cross their threshold.. This will be one place that I will never spend my money at..I for one will only spend my money at the places that accept Us Law Abiding Citizens to cross their thresholds.. This place is off the chain if you go here and don't have a good time u wasn't trying Don't like this place much. The bartenders have never been too friendly. And they don't have Jameson. Good place to shoot pool bc they have a bunch of tables but don't plan on going back
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american (new)
| 1,512 |
Restaurent name is: Great Khan Mongolian Grill
review: Great Khan Mongolian Grill is a cousin-of-unknown-relation to the Mongolian Grills elsewhere in Ontario (Waterloo, Cambridge, ...) The basic structure is organized around the idea of assembling your own stir fry.\n\nYou grab a bowl and start filling it with raw ingredients - meat (chicken, pork, beef, lamb, squid, conch, crab), veg (most of the North American and Chinese standards are available), cooking oil/sauce, and seasonings (chili paste, lemon water, oyster sauce, &c). This is then handed to one of several cooks working a giant circular cooking table with cooking sticks. Over the course of about 60 seconds your food is sizzled up and swept into a fresh bowl.\n\nAs you might expect, the restaurant sells pretty hard on the novelty - it's a fun place to bring people for their first time, and if you've got a group that can get into it, you end up with a lot of cross-pollination, people experimenting and trying each other's bowls, swapping tips and then going back up to try again. \n\nThere is a decent-but-not-amazing traditional buffet for the cowards in the group so don't let them keep you away from it.\n\nMy fav: beef, mushrooms, peppers, bamboo, green onions, udon noodles, spicy szechuan sauce, chili paste, minced garlic. And shaved ice with condensed milk for dessert. I'll often steal a spring roll or some soup from the buffet, too.\n\nIt's a big place - groups should be fine, but on busy nights I've seen it with a half hour wait, so call ahead to be sure. It is by no means haute cuisine, and the bar is pretty mediocre, but if you're in the area and want something flavourful, fresh, and a little different, it delivers.\n\nAnd Steve A. below is right - cheesiest birthday music anywhere. Worth pretending it's your birthday. While there is a chain of lower end "Great Khan\'s" in the States, mostly in California, it does not appear this place and its other location, Genghis Khan, are related.\n\nThe weekend dinner price is 22.99 a person with no extra charges other than beverages. Like all "Mongolian" barbecues, you fill your bowl with raw meat, seafood and veggies, top it with seasonings and give it to the grill man, as other reviewers have described.\n\nOn our visit I had two bowls, one with lamb and one with squid. Both were delicious. They have a reasonably large choice of veggies. What I did miss that I\'ve had elsewhere at similar places is whole egg that can be scrambled into your stir fry and well as other veggie protein choices besides plain tofu. \n\nThe nice thing about this place, however, is the quite large buffet with some very good Chinese food, plus both Western and Chinese desserts - I like almond tofu and it was nice to see it here. The buffet also includes several soups, cold shrimp and green-lip mussels, fruit, and even a chocolate fountain with marshmallows which one little boy was having a wild time with.\n\nDue to the large number of eating places at the Pacific Mall and this place\'s lack of authenticity, it does not seem to get overcrowded. It is also huge. \n\nNone of the items on the buffet or on the grill were losers and many were excellent.\n\nIf you are hungry, want a buffet with lots of variety and lots to appeal to kids, this is a good choice.\n\nDecor was sort of suburban higher-end chain variety with a few nice touches. Service was very pleasant and accommodating.\n\nI found it a bit amusing that one of the newspaper articles posted on the wall was a story about food inspection in Markham and the fact that this place (which did, in fact, appear immaculate) welcomed inspectors at any time. All you can eat Mongolian grill has two locations. The Pacific Mall area is normally busier than the Don Mills. Don Mills has better food selection and more convenient parking. Service is fairly quick and courteous. Price is very competitive (especially with light meal options).\n\nThe main draw is the grill, where various meats and seafoods are mixed with veggies and sauce, then grilled on a huge surface. The Don Mills location has better ingredients for your creations. Many of the chiefs will often get quite showy and try to sweep the food into your bowel in a single pass.\n\nThe remaining food is typical Asian buffet (stuff like chicken balls or egg rolls) but they do feature good food such as large shrimp and crab legs.\n\nThe Pacific Mall location has better desert selections including shaved ices. On our last day in the GTA, my family and I had lunch at Great Khan Mongolian Grill. Walking in, I was surprised that it was a modern, upscale looking buffet.\n\nThe buffet food was pretty decent, compared to several other Chinese buffets I\'ve been to back home. I also liked that you can order quite a few items ala carte with your server. On the Mongolian BBQ side, they had your usual meats, veggies and sauces. I\'ve never been to a buffet that had both a buffet, MBBQ and ala carte items included...this place rocks!\n\nThey also had a nice array of desserts, including a chocolate fountain. Granted they used chocolate syrup instead of actual melted chocolate, it was still a nice touch.\n\nThat staff was super friendly but a little hard to get their attention as it got a little busy. They did a last call about 15-minutes before they closed for lunch however, we stayed well after they closed for lunch but, they let us stay while we kept chatting.\n\nLunch was about $13.00 per person which I thought was a steal but our server asked how many were "light eaters" which my Auntie said we all were, so we were only charged $10.00 per person, even better!\n\nI\'m glad we sacrificed our hunger at PMall to eat here instead! his was the first time I went to Mongolian Grill and I have to say it was fun! (the food was tasty too!) I went with a large group of people.\n\nThe Mongolian Grill in Pacific Mall is really big, there were 2 sections: the regular buffet and the create-your-own-dish buffet. The regular buffet was decent and not much else I can say about since its like any other chinese/mixed Canadian buffet. The create-your-own-dish was pretty cool, there were a lot of choices in terms of meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb - best one of them all) and a whole section of veggies/noodles. The sauces were pretty good too, there were quite a few to choice from. Watching the chefs cook was really cool, they cooled on a enormous grill using long wooden sticks.\n\nOverall it was a good experience and the food was decent. The price wasn't too bad for a saturday lunch.
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chinese
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Restaurent name is: Kyoto House Japanese Restaurant
review: Terrible experience, the salmon sushi is made of bad quality fish. shrimp tempura rolls is just tempura and very tiny pieces of shrimp. all in all experience: really bad and I am not coming again. For $11.99 AYCE lunch on a weekend, you really can't complain. I was hesitant trying out this restaurant because I saw some pretty unappetizing pictures on Yelp. However, everybody has a different experience, right? Luckily for me, I didn't see anything I shouldn't see at this restaurant.\n\nMy boyfriend ordered the chicken teriyaki and it was a bit on the dry and tough side. We also had spicy salmon roll (I almost couldn't handle the spiciness level), crunchy spicy salmon roll, avocado and eel roll (it was drizzled in a delicious sweet sauce) and salmon sushi. The salmon sashimi looked fresh in my opinion and we didn't get sick after eating it. We also got Philadelphia roll which was a miss at this restaurant. I couldn't resist getting a yam tempura, some gyoza and I got one avocado tempura to try since you don't see it at many restaurants. I have to say that their fried dishes were done very well. They only had two types of ice cream for dessert so we both got green tea ice cream and it was very good.\n\nIf you're looking for quality sushi, then this is not the place for you. However, if you just want to satisfy your sushi craving for cheap, then this is the stop for you. Didn't like the service, didn't like the food (I got the sashimi). The side lettuce was swimming in ultra sweet sauce... Japango, next door, is much better (slightly more expensive though). Absolutely garbage service! When my review starts off with that you KNOW this place has got to have the worst service ever. I mean, our server was rolling her eyes before she even got to our table. Honestly, these servers roll their eyes everywhere, it's like a requirement to work here. I've never seen so many eyes look at the ceiling it was like they were looking for something, their attitude was HORRIBLE.\n\nBut onto the review, firstly the food. The food is what you consider CRAP sushi. This place is AYCE and the only thing I can probably praise it for is the price and speed. They are quite speedy with the food so you don't have to wait that long and the price is quite cheap for lunch only $13 per person including tax and it is all you can eat so eat at your heart's desire. The first thing you can notice when you eat sushi however is the temperature of it. The rice was warm, the fish was not that fresh and the soya sauce was diluted. There are no special rolls and the presentation does not look nice either. The sushi is of low grade and the majority of it is warm so unless you like hot sushi then don't expect anything good here.\n\nThe service. Did I mention the service before a paragraph ago? Oh, I don't remember because I don't remember even HAVING service when we were eating here. Honestly, I have quite a high tolerance when it comes to service since I am used to going to chinese places to eat but the service here is ABYSMAL. You are treated like donkeys, servers never smile and their eyes are glued the ceiling. They literally threw our plates and chopsticks on the table I was so tempted to throw it back at them. You get better service eating at McDonalds.\n\nThe place does get quite busy but do not get fooled by the number of people, the sushi is of low grade and the service is absolutely disgusting I feel ashamed to be Chinese coming here. The only reason why so many people come here is because they are craving sushi and there are no all you can eat places around the area. My opinion? Save your money, go over to salad king and eat a nice meal rather than stuffing yourself with crappy warm sushi and suffering through the brigade of evil rude eye rolling waitresses. Ever coming here again? NO. Despite the not so great reviews on Yelp, my boyfriend and I tried to the lunch all you can eat sushi here and we were pleasantly surprised. At the price of $11.99, do expect the menu to be small. No sashimi but salmon sushi is available. They have a list of very good rolls, our favourites being the spicy crunch sushi, spicy salmon sushi, and spicy crab sushi---see a pattern here? There's something in their spicy sauce that's quite addicting.\n\nThere is also a list of cooked foods, among which we only had the miso soup (really good) and soup udon (good). It was quite a satisfying meal that came quite quickly. For our second round, however, the service slowed down, and we eventually decided to cancel our order since our food set in.
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japanese
| 1,514 |
Restaurent name is: Casey's
review: Fruit flies near taps at the bar. The restaurant is in the lobby of a Travelodge, with a typical cast of passing tourists/delayed airline passengers. Food appears not very exciting. I ordered a salad with chicken and dressing, it was just that. Not many options in this gastronomic desert of Toronto, so this may have to do. I went to check this place out during lunch time with my coworkers and I would say I was a bit disappointed.\n\nThe place and vibe are quite good and the servers were friendly. The server cheerful and did greet us all and explained everything.\n\nI ordered the Fusilli Pasta which is a combination of chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and baby spinach tossed in a house rosemary cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese. The server was good enough to swap the chicken for Shrimp. The disappointment came with the food although the pasta was not the worst but the portion size was too small for the price being charged. You are better off getting a burger with fries here.\n\nThere is parking at the place but you will have to give your number plate to be placed into the system as its combined with a hotel. There are less Casey's around now, so I decided to visit one for the first time in years. I ordered a full rack of ribs. It was deliciously made covered with their own homestyle sauce. The meat was very tender, and the portion was large. The Caesar salad was very small though, and it wasn't that great. The coleslaw was even worse than the salad. Very simple coleslaw. A bit pricey at $27+tax for the ribs meal not including entrees/drinks.\n\nThe waitress was funny, and apparently she has been with Casey's for 37 years! She was an employee at the very first Casey's when it opend up in Sudbury, and worked for the Yorkdale one for 20 some years before it closed. She probably served the very first french fries in Casey's history!\n\n3 stars. Would have been 4, but the sides were not great.\n\nC L. There used to be a Casey's at Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket. I regularly enjoyed the Jambalaya, done with noodles instead of rice. So when I picked up some hungry relatives at Pearson, I had to find them something to compensate for the lousy airline food--quickly. A quick blast down Dixon and we discovered a Casey's in the Travelodge. \n\nSadly, my Jambalaya is no longer on the menu. The menu, however, is new, at least to me. Some of the old standbys there remained, like the Stacked Sandwich. Today, I decided to try the Beef Short Rib, a single massive Flintstone's sized rib with lots of tender, flavourful meat, on a mashed potato base with a side of broccoli. For $26, the dish is at the higher end of the menu, but still really worth it. We ate at about 4PM, and I did not bother with any other meals for the rest of the day.\n\nA relative had the Shrimp Penne, and I was able to sneak a taste. The perfectly cooked, sweet shrimp with penne reminded me of the Jambalaya. For a less than up to date looking restaurant, the food is still better than Kelseys, and with a renovation, would be more of a rival for Moxies at a slightly lower price. Maybe while they are at it, they could renovate the audio system so it doesn't increase to an annoying volume when there is no-one else in the restaurant at the time. Evidently, the manager could not turn the music down, claiming it is automatically controlled.\n\nCanyon Creek, Casey's and Jack Astors all within a klick means I have a solid trio of options whenever I'm near the airport. I think I will try a full order of the Shrimp Penne next time! Servicable Budget Hotel Resturant. We had cancelled flight vouchers, and they were redeemable only at this resturant. I had a turkey club sandwich, with nice bread, and rice pilaf on the side. My buddy had the ribs and he said they were good. Service was nice and quick.
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canadian (new)
| 1,515 |
Restaurent name is: Joe's Crab Shack
review: Had the rum island shrimp it was really good but I found two short pieces of black hair on my plate while eating and everyone in my table had color hair and or long hair and no I was not rude to the staff working there but any how I told them and our server Sean was nice enough to handle it I got a new order of the rum island shrimp and they hooked us up only gave 3 stars because my stomach is turning not knowing where that hair came from . We went here because of the hype that was in Hawaii about not having a Joe\'s Crab Shack in Hawaii. I was curious to see how this place would differ from Red Lobster and other seafood restaurants. It was great! When we arrived, we were quaintly seated in a booth. Our server, Andrea, was the best. She wasn\'t like some waiters who wanted to be out of there. She genuinely (or at least she had the feeling of) wanted to take care of us and wanted us to have a wonderful time. The array of menu selections seemed to look ordinary and we thought it would be the same as R. Lobster.\n\nWe ordered the starter appetizer that had the calamari, dip, and poppers. It was delicious. We were all scrambling for the last piece of chip to dip. \n\nThe courses, though it tasted great to me, wasn\'t of the best taste to my parents.\n\nMy mother ordered one of the seafood platters and thought it tasted okay at first. Unfortunately, when she bit into one of her scallops, it was mostly batter and a pebble sized scallop in the middle. My father, though he enjoyed his fresh seafood bucket, felt the "fresh seafood" was lacking. As he ate his crab, he said it tasted overcooked and that it had hardly any meat in it.\n\nI, on the other hand, had a great experience. I also had a seafood platter which included the.crab cake, crab stuffed shrimp, onion strips, and fish and chips. The crab cake, stuffed shrimp, and onion strips were delicious, but what amazed me was the fish from the fish and chips. The fish was battered and fried just enough so that it didn\'t taste like batter. It was also VERY crispy which made it taste even better. That was the best fish I had. \n\nWhile waiting for our meal, the employees engaged in playful dancing that enjoyed everyone at Joe\'s.\n\nWould I go back again? You bet\'cha! We dined last night and each ordered an array of food. \n\nThe first think we noticed was the water they served was very much tap water. Tap water from very old pipes from the taste.\n\nOur food was good but nothing super special. I ordered the crab daddy steampot, it was okay. Crab was a bit over cooked.\n\nMy mom and brother shared the joes classic for 2, they enjoyed it but the sausage didn't look completely cooked, and was dripping in grease. \n\nMy step dad had the crab cakes and he said they were fabulous, no complaints. \n\nMy husband had the popcorn shrimp and the clam chowder. The popcorn shrimp were fantastic, clam chowder slightly watery. \n\nOverall atmosphere was good, it's VERY LOUD there but the employees were fabulous. Our waitress was sweet, loud and swift to refill drinks. \n\nNot to mention they have a playground, and my 2 yr old had a blast. You know...I have no idea why I eat crab legs in the first place. \nThe work necessary to attain the amount of usable sustenance, just makes me cry.\nBut my wife actually enjoys using those miniature forks, and digging the crab meat out of those things. \nFor me, it's torture\nHowever, this place has good service, good food (once you salvage it), and is well-lighted (which is good considering you have to work with tools in order to eat.)\nThe prices are reasonable, as well.\nMy only complaint about this particular place, was the incredibly loud music.\nWe were only one of four couples in there, and I could not hear my wife who was just sitting across the table from me (normally that's a good thing, but there was no TV for me to watch, as is the usual routine.)\nBut here is where they lose the star: We asked them if they could possibly turn down the music a little (keep in mind that it was intensely loud), and they said that they could not.\nThe waitress explained as to why not, but I could not hear her explanation due to the loud music.\nMaybe it's just me, but when I eat lunch in a restaurant, not being able to converse at the table, doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The overall appearance and atmosphere of the place is nice. It's open with adequate lighting, and a play area for kids! However, that is about the best I can say for Joe's Crab Shack. The hostess became our waitress and it was obvious that everyone was in a hurry, even though the restaurant was only 1/3 full. She checked on us frequesntly to get our order, only reread off the menu to answer our questions and after the food quickly arrived she was almost no where to be seen. We were each given 1 refill on our drinks without being asked if we wanted them or anything else. The steampot was a joke, and after making it known she had the manager come over who did nothing but joke around. \n\nI ordered the fish and shrimp. The fish was lightly breaded, but crumbled apart when I tried to eat it. Fish did not have the best flavor either. The shrimp was great, but then I was again disappointed in the fries as they were not crispy, but limp and chewy. \n\nHusband ordered the steampot with crab legs, veggies and sausage. Sausage and veggies were great! Crab legs were absolutely dismal. The snow crab legs were short and extremely thin, like a ball point pen. The queen crab legs were a bit better than the snow crab, but not by much. It was more work to get out what little meat was even there than it was worth. Horribly overpriced, not filling, poor value. \n\nWe ordered the fish and chips for our daughter from the kid's menu, which was the best value in our order. Her fish was beer battered, crispy, very tasty. The fries were the same, limp and chewy. \n\nin summary, we will not be back. The food is nothing special, very over priced, and we left without getting so much as an apology from anyone.
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american (traditional)
| 1,516 |
Restaurent name is: Leonardos Pizza
review: Wanted to try a new place for pizza in the area and gave Leonardos a shot. Picked up a large pizza with sausage and banana peppers tonight. It cost me $10.95. The pizza was above average with lots of tasty cheese and sauce. Could've had a few more toppings but it was okay. I will give it another shot. Yum!\n\nYet again Yelp did not let me down! We were visiting town on NYE and decided we wanted to stay in at the hotel and order pizza. They got us our food quickly and were friendly on the phone - and everything was delicious. \n\nNice not to thin not to thick crust, the sauce and toppings were great too!\n\nI didn't get to try any of the sandwiches but those in our group that did enjoyed them as well. \n\nIf we're ever around again I will definitely be back! We really like the food but we ordered tonight and two weeks ago- two weeks ago we were told 25 min pick up time, I arrived on time, some of our items had not even begun being cooked yet. I waited in my car for another fifteen minutes for it to be done- it was a weeknight at 9pm, they were not busy. Tonight we ordered and were told 30 min... again, arrived on time, they had not even put the pizza in the oven yet... not apologetic, waited an additional fifteen minutes in the car again--- very bad service which stinks because the food is usually pretty good- the service would get zero stars but two just because the product is still tasty, unfortunately probably wont be ordering from here for awhile (or unless we have an hour to wait)--- and tonight they forgot something in the order. Pretty disappointing- no service at all. LOVE there pizza!!!! They have the best crust and sauce around. We have ordered from them many times and we have always had good service. We live 15 minutes away but it is worth the drive. manager bought for lunch at work. did not enjoy. if i could post a one-word review it would be... "barf"
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italian
| 1,517 |
Restaurent name is: Hunan Garden
review: I had been here years ago when it was under different management and had a different name so decided to finally try the new place. We walked in and right off the back the waitress let us know that food would be about 30 minutes and we decided to wait it out. I thought it was nice that she gave us a heads up on the time. I ordered chicken lo mein , my husband shrimp lo mein, my mom sweet & sour chicken, and we got extra orange chicken. Everything was delicious! The chicken lo mein was probably the best I've ever had it tasted clean and fresh, I will definitely be heading back for more soon. My husband and mom also loved their food and said they wanted to go back the next day! Oh also the place was clean and the waitress was very nice and attentive. Tried the General "Chow\'s" chicken and was left very dissatisfied. No flavor, soggy chicken, and undercooked rice. Got through 4/5 bites before throwing away. Waste of $10 I have liked everything I have ordered at this restaurant. My favorite is the saut\xc3\xa9ed green beans. The only thing I don't like is sometimes we go in during warmer weather and the temperature in the restaurant is too hot. It's as if they refuse to turn on the AC so that the customers can be comfortable. I just don't go there when it's hot outside. Very good place to get real Chinese food, not those orange chicken American Chinese foods. 10/10 come again Random stop at Hunan Garden. It was our first time there and saw the open sign on and said why not? So we decided to get a dinner plate to go. We were kindly greeted as soon as we walked in. And was offered suggestions from the hostess on menus items. We decided on the Kung pao chicken. Then added a hot sour soup seeing it was only an extra 6 bucks. The dinner plate was easily enough for 3 and the soup for 4. I was a little skeptical of the chicken in the Kung pao on first sight as from past experiences chicken that looked like it had an "off taste". If you know what I mean. But this chicken was great, no off taste. Great flavor good heat. Was a little warm in the dinning area, but it was 118 degrees today. And a little odd Simone prepping vegitables in the dining area. But overall..... Food was great. Portions large. Staff friendly. Just a little warm.
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chinese
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Restaurent name is: King David Pizza
review: Food | 4 out of 5\nValue | 5 out of 5 \nService | 3 out of 5\nLocation | 4 out of 5\n________________\n\nA hidden gem in Thornhill for everyone that craves pizza (and who doesn't?) \n\nKing David's has various pizzas and also middle-eastern items, like shawarma. The pizzas are more of a thin-crust, which I am biased towards so thick crust lovers beware! The cheese pizza is delicious and perfectly cheesy without overdoing it on the ooey-gooeyness. \n\nA slice of pizza starts at $3.50 and goes up to $5. The price is reasonable and the size of the slice is decent. I know that you can get a full sized medium pizza at other chains for ~$6 but King David's is a local small player and tastes much better than the typical chain pizza! \n\nThe service was a little disappointing. I walked in on a Monday at 12:15pm, which I would assume is typical lunch hour. However, there was no employee in sight at that time and there were just customers eating and waiting in line. I waited 15 minutes for the staff to come back to the front. If I hadn't been craving pizza for a few days, I would have left and went elsewhere! \n\nThe location is in the heart of Thornhill, right next to Promenade Mall and the main Thornhill Viva bus station. It is in a plaza with a ton of food options so definitely a competitive scene. Glatt Kosher meat restaurant, Israeli-style. Right next door to King David's dairy pizza place in Thornhill, opened about two months ago. While it may have the same menu as other recently opened middle-eastern meat grill/laffa restaurants in the area, this is definitely a more Israeli fast food-style place than the others, giving it a leg up as well on the food.\n\nMeat flavoured quite nicely, toppings numerous and plentiful. Laffas are thinner so you get more filling per bite and are massive.\nHummus plates feature not-the-freshest hummus but definitely freshly-made toppings and GARLIC.\n\nNot gourmet, but definitely good. This place is Kosher, which is why it is slightly more expensive for the pizza but if you've never tried Kosher pizza, you definitely should!\nIt tastes completely different because they use a different cheese, sauce, dough...everything that makes a pizza, a pizza!\nI've only had slices of pizza and they are always COVERED in toppings, which even makes the slightly higher price more worth it. I like the olive slice personally. I even love the fact that they sprinkle sesame seeds on the crust (just the top part)... it gives it a different flavour and nice crunch (and I really like sesame seeds)\nIt's around $4-$4.50 a slice and is very tasty\nI know they serve falaffel and I've actually heard very good things but have yet to try the falaffel. tastes great, service is pretty quick, decent seating space though it can fill quickly some nights.\nrather pricey, though Why anyone who isn't forced to eat Kosher would go to this place; is beyond me! Had kosher guest staying over and ordered from this place. Tried 2 different types of pizza. They must use a special type of sauce and cheese. Something that has no flavour! Wow so tasteless. King David's makes Pizza Nova look like the finest restaurant in the world (in comparison). The tasteless pizza is topped off with shoddy service. I feel bad for the kosher people who have limited choice and forced to endure junk like this.
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mediterranean
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Restaurent name is: JJ's Red Hots - Dilworth
review: One word to describe JJ Red Hots....PATIO. Their rooftop patio is perfection!\n\nThis lil spot has drink specials every day of the week, including $2 domestics on Friday nights. How perfect is it to grab a beer and enjoy the rooftop patio in the heart of Dilworth?\n\nWe ordered cheese fries to go with our beer. They were pretty good. Cheese fries and two beers were $8.00.\n\nI would suggest coming here for a drink/app before walking to dinner in Dilworth! Maybe it was just a bad hot dog.. I had a burnt hot dog and my gf had extremely greasy onion rings neither of us could eat. I was craving a hot dog after eating gold star hot dogs in Kentucky. This was an extreme let down. I usually try to leave good reviews but this was my worse experience. \nWithin 30 minutes my stomach cramped up and I've been puking for a hour now. For a hot dog restaurant, JJ's is pretty decent. In my visit, I ordered the double dog combo with the Sonoran dog, the Dirty Jerz, and onion rings. It was a little over $10 with a drink, which isn't too bad of a deal for a decent amount of food. I was particularly impressed at how quickly my food came out too; I checked out the pickle bar (Dill pickle, sweet pickle, pickled red onions, pickled jalapenos, and pickled carrots), grabbed a seat and the dogs were on my table in 3-4 total minutes.\nThe dogs were decent quality, and the buns were really nice and soft. Turns out they use Martin's potato rolls, which are probably my favorite buns so that explains the high quality. The Sonoran dog was good but not great. The beans and salsa had just a hint of heat and added good flavor to the dog, but the cilantro cream was basically just ranch, and there was way too much of it for my liking as it overpowered everything else. I scraped off a lot of the cream, added a few pickled jalapenos, and the dog was a lot better. The Dirty Jerz was essentially the same: decent dog but nothing life changing. The sweet pickles balanced the sauerkraut well, and mustard is always perfect on a hot dog. The onion rings were pretty bad in my opinion. They're pretty greasy, thin, and VERY crunchy. I can understand why some people are fans, but I prefer much thicker cut onion rings with good onion flavor, and these were the exact opposite of that.\nOverall, my two dogs were decent but nothing special and the onion rings were just not my cup of tea, but the prices weren't bad, the food came out very quick, and the pickle bar is pretty cool. We came here for dinner for the first time. We got two different two dog combos. Dirty jerz, chili dog, Tarheel and quarter hounder. The dogs were perfectly grilled. Chili cheese was awesome and sauerkraut was delicious. Great quality buns. Tarheel was good. We would pass on the quarter hounder next time. Pretty decent onion rings. Lemonade was small and overpriced. Expensive for what you get but delicious nonetheless. Hot dogs are slowly becoming part of my normal food repertoire because JJ Red Hots makes them so fun & interesting. I had been seeing hot dog posts on Instagram from Good Bottle one week announcing their collaboration dog with JJ's. That did me in. I had to go & check it out.\n\nI had the Good & Southern Fried Dog, a deep fried hot dog with bacon, shredded cheese, chopped onions, 'good' sauce (Wicked Weed BBQ Crema) and FRITOS! with a side of fries of course. It was delicious. I sat up on the rooftop patio enjoying every single messy bite of that dog.\n\nKing of Pops can frequently be found in their parking lot, but don't fear if they're not there - JJ's sells the pops inside as well. \n\nThe only thing that could make this any better would be Dr Pepper.
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american (traditional)
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Restaurent name is: Tokyo Grill Express
review: This is my second time coming here with my husband and it was just as good as the first! What brought me back was the fried rice! It's fresh and flavorful! I got the New York steak and it was tender and juicy.The staff is super friendly which is always a plus. The prices are reasonable and the portions are good. This is definitely a place to come back too! New Teppanyaki style joint, but here you get your food straight up and quick none of the gimmicky demo stuff. The rib eye plate ordered was served in weighted portions, and came with choice of fried or white rice (and lots of it!), veggies and soup or salad. Everything tasted great! No issues of greasy food or heartburn here. Everything was made to order.\n\nChef "George/Jorge" knows his stuff, and is pretty hilarious! (a trait of demo chefs) The staff is super friendly. They all have past experience from Benihana, Osaka and Sushi Fever. Always good to see someone branch out and start their own biz. Cool to read and see my fellow Yelpers coming to support new locally owned and operated businesses, and not quick to trash them... SMH. \n\nIt\'s fast causal, nothing fancy, and the prices are right! They also do delivery in the immediate area. So if you\'re feelin teriyaki, go for it! I have been waiting for a place like this!! Food was amazing and BETTER than Benihana or Osaka at 1/2 the price. Staff is friendly and the owner welcomed us as soon as we walked in. I will definitely be back as this is easily one of my new Vegas favorites. Yummm they can get my money anytime! For half the price i can sit at my own table and not have the fancy dancy cooking. I was happy with my meal i will be coming back for more. Staff was very friendly, only down side was they don't have high chairs for babies. Food was great. Guys were interesting to talk to. Found out lots of information. Had the Yum Yum Sushi Roll. And Chicken Rice Bowl. They even gave me a small bowl of Miso Soup. Would recommend.
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japanese
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Restaurent name is: Hokkaido Seafood Buffet
review: They had a very extensive menu which I LOVED! I'm from the bay area so I've been to quite a few Asian seafood buffets and this is by far the best one yet! I didn't like everything but I thought majority of it was very good. The place was very clean and food actually LOOKED good so that is a big difference from a lot of buffets that I have been to. \n\nI was able try a lot new dishes that I definitely wouldn't have ordered in a regular restaurant. I tried some of my husband's SHARK (very odd, I know) and it didn't taste bad but the fact that I knew it was shark, made it not appealing to me. The fried frog legs were great! The taro cake was surprisingly good. \n\nThe sushi didn't taste cheap at all and it was made very well. It wasn't the best sushi I ever tasted but it was the best buffet sushi I ever had! lol ALL of the Chinese food dishes were excellent and I don't even like chinese food that much!! \n\nI thought it was cute that they gave us warm towels with our bill... that was a nice touch. \n\nThe only bad thing was the table service! It was very hard to get a refill and get our check. The waiter gave our card to the WRONG table so it was a good thing that no one was sitting at the table. \n\nOverall, I would definitely go again and recommend everyone should go at least once. Oh and if you don't have a very diverse palate, there are food choices for you like pizza, egg rolls, soup,and things of that nature. Definitely one of the best of this form of restaurant I have been too. Incredible number of choices all very well presented.\n\nSushi and sashimi (tuna, red snapper, and salmon) is generally decent for budget sushi restaurant, only all you can eat. The salmon sashimi was actually excellent though farmed salmon most likely. I appreciated that they were served at room temperature rather than chilled.\n\nCooked seafood was pretty good. Small crabs are a lot of work to eat and the crab legs are the smaller King Crab kind. Large and small clams.\n\nI enjoyed the Peking Duck (actually watched them butcher a whole duck after one tray was finished) served with the sauce, onions, and even the flour pancakes.\n\nLots of hard packed ice cream choices for desert is much better than the soft serve at other Asian buffets.\n\nMongolian BBQ looked pretty good with unfrozen meats (whole NY strip steak) and raw shrimp though I ran out of gas before I can try it.\n\nService was really good with plates constantly cleared and beverages refilled. \n\nMy first time there so I didn't realize beverages not included in the base price (tea for $0.50 and unlimited soda at $1.50). Sunday dinner buffet with soda for one clocked in at just about $20 before tip. Excellent place for all you can eat sushi, seafood and other good eats. Their fish is fresh. Their hot foods are pretty tasty. I especially love that they have roast duck. The quality and variety has never let me down. What more can you ask for in a buffet? The food is acceptable for the price (about $22 for dinner with crab legs). But the quality of the service can't be worse!!!\n\nI've never seen anyone so rude to push their customers out. We began our meal at 3:00pm. After 2 hours, a waitress came to us with checking list and forced us to leave. What is unbelievable is that she then explained to us: we are keeping other customers away because of our 2-hour seating and they don't have enough seats. WHAT THE HELL OF THIS HELL!!! We paid $25 in total (including tips and taxes) but we don't have the right to stay more than 2 hours?? Her way of talking was extremely insulting with an irritating long face. Ironically, we glanced at the lobby when left, there were apparently at least more than half empty seats, ha, a collapse of itself. \n\nThis is not the end of the story. Today is new year's eve and we do not want a quarrel, so we just argued about several words while the roll of her eyes toward us would be definitely unforgettable. We were totally un-esteemed! We sincerely hope that Hokkaido can train their staff from the very basic in this coming new year. With ignoring customer service, even monopoly in this district can't help a lot. Post-Thanksgiving meal planning is a tough task. You\'ve got a house full of guests, each with his/her own culinary quirks (the snooty foodie, the ethnic restaurant authenticity police, the cheapskate, the unadventurous picky-eater who finds chop suey too exotic, the militant vegan, and the long-suffering mother); the only thing everyone can agree on is: No more leftover turkey! This would be a good time to pack everyone into the car and head out to Hokkaido Seafood Buffet.\n\nTo Asian food aficionados, Hokkaido Seafood Buffet may look kinda sketchy -- being sandwiched between a Dunkin Donuts and an IHOP in a divvy strip-mall, its location does not exactly screams "oishii!" Its very buffet-ness also induces skepticism -- good food and buffet are so very often mutually exclusive. All the same, curiosity got the better of us, and so we find ourselves in Hokkaido Seafood Buffet this Saturday post Thanksgiving.\n\nThe name of the restaurant is somewhat misleading. There\'s nothing particularly Japanese about this place. It is really set up to cater to Americans and Chinese. The food offerings run the gamut from pizza to pig\'s ears and chicken feet. They do have vegetarian fares, and you will also find dimsum-y snacks, Korean pancakes, chow mein, fruit, ice cream, and, of course, sushi. \n\nThe qualities of these dishes vary. The dimsum-y dumplings are probably your best bet (though the wrappers are too thick). The noodle and mongolian bbq station is also a nice touch. The sushi offerings are ok (for buffets) if quantity is more important to you than quality.\n\nSummary: Food-wise, HSB probably only warrants a 3 stars, but I\'m giving it an extra 0.5 star for its wide cuisine coverage and another 0.5 star for providing a compromise to a group of diverse eaters.
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japanese
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Restaurent name is: I Love Burgers
review: If you like burgers and I do... This place is a solid choice. It is your standard burger joint, with burgers, fries and milkshakes. The burger had a nice soft bun and was well cooked. The fries were ok, and the chocolate shake was good. However it was extremely rich. Speaking of rich, you should consider winning the lottery before going to this place. I realize that rent is higher for the Town Square businesses, but I ordered a burger, not steak and lobster!!! When I go to get a burger I don't expect to fill out a loan application. You get my point. Honestly, there are much better places for much better prices. A fairly large burger and fries place right next to the the Wynn towers and at the entrance of the palazzo towers. We went in here for a quick bite for dinner and found a couple of veggie friendly items. \nWaiter was friendly (must say service on the Vegas strip is usually very friendly) and suggested that black bean party can be subbed for the meat patty on any of the items on the menu. Went for the spicy hot burger (with hot green peppers) with beef subbed for the black bean patty. I believe the original veggie burger recipes is better - so will not recommend the switch to others. Moreover, the kitchen got the order wrong initially and served the burgers with the beef patty (as per the menu). So be double careful if you do insist on subbing. Luckily, the friendly waiter caught it on time for me but was a fraction of a second late for my colleague. She had already taken the first bite but luckily did not swallow. Not a very pleasant experience after that. The place attempted to make amends and made our drinks on the house.\n\nA+ for the waiter but an F for the kitchen! I really like the whole chalk board walls. I\'ve wanted to do the same to one of my walls at home for awhile. You can draw and write all over the walls while killing some time and waiting for your food to come out. They also wrote their menu on it. Just watch out when you\'re walking around because you might forget about the chalk, bump into the wall, and get chalk all over your clothes. LOL I didn\'t bump into the wall but someone else did and of course I told um about it, not right away.\n\nTheir kitchen is open so we get to watch as they create our burgers, apps, and shakes. They also have an outside dinning area.\n\nI came here with a free standard burger coupon, a quick lunch. It was free so it was pretty good but had I paid, it probably wasn\'t worth it. I\'ve had nicer burgers with good fries for the same price in nice restaurants. This was the "standard" plain burger just a burger with cheese, lettuce, and tomato in a bun. Their other burger options on the menu seems tasty.\n\nThere really wasn\'t any customer service. There was a cashier, you order and pay when you come in, and the person who brings your food, that\'s it. Self serve soda and condiments.\n\nI\'ll probably be back since I only tried the standard burger and haven\'t fully experienced I Love Burgers. Plus it\'s in a good location near yard house, blue martini, and rave theater. Maybe I\'ll try the triple chocolate shake or some desserts, the menu online says there\'s creme brulee and bread pudding, always fan of those. There\'s parmesan garlic fries, not a fan regular cut fries anymore so I have to see if they can give me parmesan garlic steak fries instead.\n\nNoticed that they have free meal upgrades on Thursday, happy hour specials, and a good selection of my favorite beers which are always nice to see. No love for I love burgers today. I called and placed an order ahead of time and when I got there they told me no one ever actually put the order in. Most places try to make up for their lack of customer service when that happens but they didn't really seem to care at all. The food is great but there are plenty of other places like it in town, with better service too. Probably not returning The staff is very friendly and informative. I love the bacon burger. I guess most people don't know but the patty is bacon and beef brisket. All in all my experience was great.
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american (new)
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Restaurent name is: Pacini Pasta & Grill Ristorante
review: Clean and modern decor. Near airport but located in a purely commercial/warehouse district. Excellent food but a bit overpriced. Typ entrees are $18-25. Smells good, looks good, but tastes.... Okay! The only thing this place really has going for itself is the awesome bread grill! What a fantastic idea! Everyone loves it...it's for the bread loving, butter soaking, grill masters! Eat all types of breads and flavoured breads while you wait for your main course. \n\nI've been here a couple times...figured I would try this place a second time because the bread buffet was so good. It sure starts your dining experience off on a good note. What could go wrong? Well, tasteless below average entrees could take it down a notch....and slow service with high prices could take it down another notch. \n\nOverall, you gotta take the good with the bad. The bad are the seriously horrible pizzas! The good is....did I say bread? Well, if you're gluten free or watching your weight, it may all be bad.\n\nAnyways, the experience is different and the atmosphere is nice...so give it a try for yourself! One of the worst Italians meals I\'ve eaten in a long time. The bread bar is a unique touch. The only OK element in this entire restaurant. Service was good but the food was less than average. I say, "DONT GO!" $45.00 for a bowl of linguine with stale shrimp and a glass of white wine. The shrimp were very, very small and were stale, smelling ammoniated, were slippery, slimy and the texture was terrible. The sauce on the pasta was very bland and had zero flavor, TASTELESS! Big fat pieces of stewed tomatoes were scattered throughout the dish. YUK! It was like eating the Sunday newspaper soaked in olive oil. Grease was actually floating in pockets throughout the dish. Just because a restaurant is located near the airport they think they can serve awful food at highway robbery prices. Whose watching the store? Note to GM, better start looking. Looks like another silly Italian restaurant franchise about to go under. One more thing... if you advertise a Happy Hour you should tell your guest what it\'s all about. My hour was far from happy especially after dropping $45.00 for terrible food. This place does not deserve a 3 star, so I am going to balance the rating. Grill your own garlic bread! Wow! If you like bread, there are 5 types of bread, plus 4 types flavored butter, pesto, sundried tomatoes, garlic etc. We got the chicken salad, chicken had a nice smoky but bland flavor. The pasta primavera was delicious, with tomato sauce and vegetables. Overall the place is a 4, service was impeccable and food well presented and cooked. Visited this restaurant a couple months ago. Took our 2 kids (4 & 6) with us. Hubs had visited during lunch one day last year and was impressed so he wanted to bring us all back to try it.\n\nAs many have said the bread bar is quite impressive and a unique feature for a restaurant. I personally loved it being the bread lover that I am.\n\nHubs and I shared the Bruschetta Duo to start. Since he doesn't enjoy olives I ate most of the olive bruschetta. Both the traditional & olive bruschetta were equally delightful. Between this appy and the bread bar I was already on my way to being full.\n\nFor dinner I opted for the Fettuccine Carbonara knowing hubs might finish what I couldn't. It was decent. Hubs ordered the Chicken Parmigiana and advised while it wasn't as good as mine (brownie points) it was palatable and he cleaned the plate.\n\nThe kids had small dishes of spaghetti....no complaints there either. The restaurant was kid friendly which helps when you have smallish kids (4/6).\n\nWhile the menu items did seem a little pricey, I have no complaints with the restaurant and will return in the future.
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italian
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Restaurent name is: Sauce Italian Bistro & Bar
review: Just had dinner at @saucelv #saucelv their food was Slammin Good! I ordered the chicken marsala and garlic knots which both were very tasty.. I am very impressed by this place and will def be coming back to eat! Order placed at 5:20p, it arrived at 8p... ridiculous. This is only my 2nd review ive left on yelp. Food is absolutely lack-luster and barely even warm, i would have refused the order but the soup still felt warm through the container, wrong. I tried calling about 10 times, busy signal every time... the one time it rings and it disconnects me. Absolutely want a refund.... better food at basic fast food places and it doesnt cost a $10 delivery fee and a near 3 hr wait time. I am a VERY reasonable person in these situations as I have worked in the hospitality and service industry in Vegas for pushing 13 yrs now... the driver was appologetic but as i mentioned to him I doubt its his fault. I would have requested him to call the restaurant to discuss it with management but I doubted he would even get ahold of them and was done wasting my time. We arent even eating the food, we ordered from another place and now have to wait longer. Do not order from this place. Food is usually good but delivery always takes at least an hour and a half, even on tuesday nights.. Wow!!! Sitting at the bar as we speak. We had every intention on ordering food and really giving this place a shot even though some of the poor reviews. But, I will tell you right off...the reviews are not wrong! Don\'t know the rude daytime bartenders name because we weren\'t greeted and nor did I care to ask due to her poor attitude. Told right off, once I asked how she was..."Oh well, just fine but running my ass off because a server called out!" Ummm...let me just say...First of all, I as a patron don\'t need to know that. Second of all, there are NO tables in here. None. One guy at the bar. Wow! Let me just also mention when I asked for a beer/wine list I got a snotty response of "we don\'t have one, it changes all the time" Well, get one and tell your patrons of the changes or list subject to change on it. Also, they have a homebrew that is contracted out for them. I asked who makes it and I got "I don\'t know". Wow! You guys are new and unfortunately will close just as young and new. Owners/Management....make some changes before its too late. Food was good. Large portions, a bit pricey, but good quality food. \n\nWe had spinach & artichoke dip, Caesar salads, open faced meatball sandwich, and the cheese ravioli with rose sauce. Everything was delicious. \n\nService was fairly good. The place is very large, and primarily empty when we went.
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italian
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Restaurent name is: Lou Dawg's Southern BBQ
review: Tried this place out today because we had a coupon ($10 for $20 worth of food) for brunch and it's right around the corner. \n\nThe atmosphere is nice, with barnwood on the walls and BB King and Muddy Waters playing in the background. The staff were friendly and attentive, checking in and bringing everything promptly. There's also live blues on Sundays after noon, but make sure to sit in the front, otherwise it's too loud to talk.\n\nI ordered the Pulled Pork Eggs Benny: a towering mess of English muffin, pulled pork, poached egg and Hollandaise. On the side were home fries dusted with chili-salt and a small bowl of fruit (mostly melon, to my disappointment). The Pulled Pork Eggs Benny was initially good, but after the first English muffin/egg it was a chore to eat. There was a lot of sauces going on in the meal--the Hollandaise, the runny egg yolk, and the lackluster BBQ sauce from the pulled pork--which all began to run together, forming a weird muck. The home fries were over-fried. I couldn't even spear one of them with my fork, it was so tough. \n\nThe portion was huge and I couldn't finish the meal. Overall, it was sloppy and missed the mark. I dunno, my co-workers seem to like this place, and I know I want to, but my pulled-pork sandwich was lacking any distinction. I wanted tanginess, but instead felt like I was consuming a fairly bland sloppy joe-style sandwich. My "Yukon Gold" fries did not fare any better. They tasted sort of undercooked and mealy. Though they felt like substantial pieces of potato, they tasted more like frozen.\n\nThat said, my boss claims that Lou Dawg\'s potato salad is to die for, and the place seems to be something of a Friday ritual with my colleagues. It\'s also a fairly nice space and the staff seemed nice as well, so maybe I\'ll try it again.\n\nI\'m just hoping I don\'t get more of the same. One of my co-workers suggested this place for lunch, so we went this past Friday. I like the location because it's always so lively around King and Portland. The food was decent, I've never really had a pulled chicken sandwich before so I have nothing to compare it to. The prices are very cheap considering the portions they give you. One of my co-workers had wings and it just didn't look right to me...I mean the wings looked like alien claws! LOL\n\nIf you enjoy that hickory smoke flavour on your food then you should definitely check this place out. If you're not too crazy about it, then you should pass as you're not missing much. Although the inside atmosphere leaves something to be desired, the food was surprisingly delightful. We could have done without the chicken cheese chili but the Black Bean Corn salad and the pulled pork is definitely a taste-buds pleaser. The portions were hearty and with most things on the menu being under $10, Lou Dawg\'s definitely "goes on to Choreography". Like John, I also WANT to like this place.\n\nSome background about me: I *love* BBQ. I go to ribfest in Burlington AND St. Catharines every year, and I revel in the gluttonous vegetarian nightmare and fresh lemonades. As a BBQ connoisseur, I do judge a BBQ by the pulled pork. It\'s a true test of a complete BBQ experience - the smoking, the pulling, the sauce... pulled pork has got it all. \n\nLou Dawg\'s has "just okay" pulled pork. I wanted it to be great, but it wasn\'t. I also tried the brisket, and it was slightly better than "just okay" - I would rate it as a solid "okay".\n\nNow some good things about this joint:\n- It\'s clean\n- there is a condiments bar that has extra BBQ sauce (2 different kinds!) and the sauce is WARMED! (this alone added a star, taking this review from a 2 to a 3)\n- They play good music\n- The staff is SUPER awesome and friendly\n- The sweet potato fries are pretty solid - but you can\'t get a combo with a sandwich a drink and a small amount of fries - you can only get a HUGE "side" of fries for $3.50\n- It\'s still a decent value - I had a puled pork sandwich which I upgraded to a po\' boy [coleslaw on top of the sandwich], a massive side of fries and a pint of Sleemans and it was around 17$\n\nThe negatives:\n- bathrooms clean, but kinda sketchy\n- pulled pork \'just okay\' - i would probably not get this sandwich again, even though I LOVE pulled pork.\n\nOverall... I would probably go here again, but not until I forget that I don\'t really love it. In 6 months my trip to Lou Dawgs will be a hazy memory and I will say to my friends after a night of pops on a patio, \'hey I think I\'ve been here before...\' and then it will still be pretty mediocre and then I won\'t go again for another 6 months.
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american (traditional)
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Restaurent name is: Yanagi Sushi
review: We came here for dinner. Got the boat for two and it was just the right size with endamame and assorted tempura, finished with green tea ice cream. \n\nVery quiet and service is very quick and polite. Will come again. Amazing place! Sashimi was super fresh, the presentation is impeccable and the taste is fantastic . Definitely I'll be a regular customer. Excellent sushi! Just picked up the Danforth Sushi for 2 and it's delicious! The take out platter offers a very good selection of\nsashimi, sushi and a large maki roll. The fish is extremely fresh and the nice touches such as the flower and Japanese maple leaf make this place stand out! Most sushi places can learn a thing or two from Yanagi! \n\nThe decor is very nice and welcoming and the staff are very \ncourteous and professional. We'll have to come back to dine at the restaurant soon. This is our new go to place for sushi take-out night for the wife and I. Went here for lunch with my husband and it's a fantastic addition to the area (the old place wasn't bad too). I had their bento with beef teriyaki and sashimi which was one of their lunch specials and it was really great! The sashimi was a good thickness (not too thin, but just thin enough to enjoy), and the beef teriyaki was cooked medium and was a steak vs. the really thinly sliced meat that other places had. Service was great, though it was fairly empty that day.\n\nOne thing that would help a bit with the place is the signage and the frontage. We walked by there while LOOKING for it because it looked so dark and there was no signage for people walking by. Either a sandwich board or some signage at eye level would probably help!\n\nI took off a star due to price point, but I would definitely return since I live in the area. There are better priced places north of here but if you're in the area, definitely a nice regular place to go for quality food. My wife and i live nearby and had been waiting for a legit sushi restaurant to open in our neighbourhood.\nMost sushi places that are not true sushi bars are good for some rolls and tempura. This is NOT the case with Yanagi. Excellent sushi/sashimi but we are also a big fan of the maki.\nThe layer of rice on the maki is not too thick so there is a good ratio of roll filling to the rice.\nHamachi is delicious. Try the lobster and spicy salmon roll. \nThank you Yanagi for coming to the area I hope they get the patronage that they deserve.
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japanese
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Restaurent name is: La Fontana
review: This new little place is a gem in the rough of south Scottsdale. Family owned and operated which shows in their recipes and high quality Italian dishes. Bravissimo! We visited La Fontana last night. I've seen it many times as I drive Thomas Road, but it is a little off the beaten path at about 100 yards east of Hayden. The cheesy fountain in the front of this former laundromat is the giveaway. Parking is in the back and it is adequate.\n\nFranco greeted us ate the door. What a great host. Dapper, courteous, accomodating, and quite the gentleman. His meal suggestions were spot on. He even had the house make me an off-the-menu anchovies and peppers appetizer.\n\nThe lasagna was great, the gnocchi is off the charts. My seafood pasta was to die for. Absolutely top flight ingredients and preparation.\n\nAnd, the price was absolutely reasonable.\n\nOh yeah--the wine is terrific. We had too many bottles of Chiant.\n\nThen, Chef Marco came out and opened a bottle of Sambuca and the visiting and partying kept on going. Really a very special night.\n\nI highly recommend you make this your local italian joint. I know I will. I had the Chicken Parmesan which was huge. It came with pasta and I could barely finish the meal. The prices at this restaurant is reasonable. The service we had was abysmal.\n\nFood - The Chicken Parmesan was okay but not spectacular. The other couple that we dined with loved the food, although they didn't have Chicken Parmesan. My wife didn't think it was the greatest. So to balance out the sample size of diners I'll give this place a 4 for the food.\n\nService - We had a rookie. Basic mistakes such as giving us a bottled coke and having us pour it into the wine glass. She had trouble taking orders and couldn't explain the menu. On the other hand, the owner was very gracious and was able to explain the menu. I'll give this place a 2 for service.\n\nAmbiance - This is what takes my overall Yelp rating up from 3 to 4 stars. You are not rushed. It's like going to a relative's house and talking for hours after the meal. I believe we were there for 2 1/2 hours. Although the dinning room is small, the tables are adequately spaced out from your fellow diners. So Ambiance is definitely a 5. I don't understand the high ratings for this place. The ambiance is cute and cozy but where do I begin. The place was empty except for another table and a staff member sitting at a table with his apron on and doing paperwork and being on a tablet. After we were served, we see our chef go out and sit on the patio drinking a beer. The meatballs were rubbery and gray and you could barely cut into it with a fork...obviously not fresh, probably microwaved. My pasta with clams had a funny flavor; I was a little worried that they were not entirely fresh. There was way too much pasta on the plate and it was dry, gummy, overcooked and lacking salt, which is unbelievable since clam sauce is usually very briny and buttery. The old guy as our server was cute and nice and all, but he works way too slow and would be totally overburdened if there were more than 2 full tables at this restaurant. Also, you can look into their kitchen as there is a window in front and you will notice no fresh produce in sight or fresh pasta being made anywhere, only cans and a big plastic vat of sauce. The yelpers that gave this place 5 stars probably have never had good Italian, much less have been to Italy to know what really excellent Italian food tastes like. I have no idea how this place has the reviews it has or is still in business. "The diet coke\'s good, that\'s about it" is the quote of the night. This is by far the most terrible food and worst service (despite being the ONLY people in the restaurant) I\'ve ever had in my life.
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italian
| 1,528 |
Restaurent name is: Domino's Pizza
review: I used to be a big fan of "the other pizza chain that specializes in pan pizza". When we found out that Dominos makes pan pizza we had to try and now we are hooked. It\'s less greasy and the cheese is much better. Dominos is now our favourite pizza chain!\n\nAnd this location is our favourite place to go! The staff here are energetic, friendly and they really aim to please. I come here often now and they know me by name and we have a good conversation while I wait for my order. They know precisely how we like our pizza (not well done, but almost...). \n\nWe live outside the delivery area and we rather drive and pick up our pizza than to get delivery from the other location closer to our house. I've tried many Pizza places (I eat take-out way, WAY too much) - and I have to say that Domino's is actually one of the best Pizzas around (I'm talking their deep dish).\n\nBut the reason I'm writing this review is that I just tried their Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake - and OMG - I've been looking for Chocolate cake like this for my entire life!\n\nWords CANNOT describe how INCREDIBLY good this cake is. It's crunchy on the outside and liquid chocolate on the inside - and SPECTACULAR!\n\nI've had somewhat similar chocolate lava cakes from some other pizza restaurant (I think it was a pizza place - but, sorry, I can't remember where) - and they were OK - but these cakes are OUT OF THIS WORLD!\n\nI understand that they cook them in their pizza ovens - and I didn't think I would want cake as well as pizza - but darn - I wish I had two stomachs.\n\nI'm afraid I'm going to be ordering from Domino's EVERY Tuesday now to take advantage of their buy one pizza and get a second one free (this is actually a VERY good deal) - and I have to admit that I may be ordering these choc. cakes by the dozen.\n\nAnd if my description hasn't yet sold you on these cakes - I think they may be the best thing I have EVER eaten!\n\nThey are SO rich and SO chocolaty - absolutely amazing. It's still a chain fast-food restaurant but the products are surprisingly good! \nNever been disappointed with the pizza. \nThe pasta portions are small but tasty! \nGood service, delivery guys/gals very friendly and nice! Who the hell writes reviews for dominos. Lol. Look you could do this the easy way or you could do this the hard way. \n\nThe easy way is ordering dominos. \n\nThe hard way is ordering from literally any other pizza place. I rather enjoy this Dominos. All of the staff I have ever encountered are super nice and surprisingly helpful by suggesting cheap combos to make my order cheaper. No eye rolling happens here when I sub marinara sauce for ranch and their service is always super quick.\n\nhonest their pizza is not the best but their add-ons rock my socks off! I usually get cravings for the delicious garlic cheesy bread or buffalo kickers after work, and will often pop-by for a late night pickup. To be
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italian
| 1,529 |
Restaurent name is: Revere
review: Revere is a trendy restaurant between Pape avenue and Donland avenue. My bestie and I visited for a girls' night out date!\n\nThe restaurant has a great vibe. Firstly, I love the blanket throw on the chair. It created a nice and toasty atmosphere. Decor was rustic chic! Service was fantastic. Server was kind. I appreciate separate menus for accommodating different dietary needs. \n\nMy bestie and I both opted for risotto; seared scallop saffron risotto ($20) and green risotto ($18). The complimentary house made focaccia was great. Crispy exterior, soft on the insider. It was perfect with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Unfortunately, we both felt our entree risottos were flat. Although her scallops were well cooked, she felt hers lacked seafood flavours. The overall texture was good but not flavourful. My green risotto with asparagus, celery, spinach, lemon and Parmesan suffered the same fate. It was bland. Perhaps it can use more acidity or lemon zest to lift the flavours. \n\nI really wish I can lick my plate and give Revere a better review; however, the dishes just did not live up to our expectations. This is a great neighbourhood spot, and with a kids\' menu and crayons, very family-friendly! Ours are all grown up, but we noticed several families and the kids were having a great time. We had the homemade ricotta, which was lemony and lovely. Then I had the steak tartare, well-spiced, and my husband had the soup, which he had devoured before I could taste it. For mains we shared the BC Scallop Risotto and the special of the night, Duck and Mushroom Risotto. Both were very good. Service is friendly, and attentive, and the prices are very fair. $13 for the tartare, a range of "snacks" (of which the ricotta was one) around the $6 mark, and $19 for each of the risottos. We had a great time! Tried Revere again. Portion sizes are small for the price. Several of us left hungry and ordered a pizza down the street afterward. I really want this place to succeed but they seem to think they can charge prices and have portion sizes of a trendy downtown place. An excellent neighborhood restaurant. The service was excellent, friendly and helpful. We enjoyed cocktails to start then shared an amazing fig salad. Very yummy. The special was a rissitto with beef marrow, quite different and delicious. The rissitto with scallops was very good. Portions are just right to allow you to enjoy multiple courses. We also enjoyed lemon tart. An excellent addition to the Danforth. I was excited to see a new restaurant in the hood but truth be told, Revere is just okay. Nothing on the menu stands out. The chef is from a place in Cabbagetown called F'Amelia and he's basically just making what he made there, without the delicious pizzas. I've been several times, trying different things each time, hoping it'll get good. It really hasn't. I heard that they have cheap wine on Tuesdays now. Maybe I'll go in for that and pray for something new on the menu. \n\n(Gave them *** for decor, lighting and friendly staff.)
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italian
| 1,530 |
Restaurent name is: Brennan's Pub & Grub
review: Cant beat $1.25 tacos & cheese enchiladas, half price Mexican appetizers and $2.00 margaritas on Tuesdays!! Friendly staff and clients but they're really leaving $ on the table by the lack of TVs and that half of them aren't in HD and several are small. They really need to invest some money in upgrading this place.\n\nOne bartender on Sunday NFL and he's pretty slow. \n\nAlso, one bathroom doesn't have a lock on the door?!\n\nThey have shuffleboard (not regulation length), two pool tables, darts and ping pong.\n\nNo patio. Hmmmmmmm when u walk in there's a mold smell. There is a one stall bathtoom for a pretty big bar. I find that weird. They claim to have happy hour special which is a quarter off . Seriously ? Why bother ? Seems like alot of regulars come to this barm we r only stopped by cause we r going nto movies next door. Let me say this place has the saddest rueben I have ever saw !!! See photo. My husband order ordered chicken wings he liked the sauce. We appear to be the only one in the place eating food. The waitress was super nice. Thanks fpr paying attention dawn . Great atmosphere and great food. Cheap drinks plus the waitresses are the very best. Sex trivia on Saturdays at 9pm are the best! I came here with my boyfriend and his friends before we left AZ to go back to the bay. I was surprised to see that there weren't tons of people in there as it was a Monday night and tons of games on.\n\nBrennan's is a hug bar and has tons of seating and tv's to get your sports fix. We found a booth and were warmly greeted by our server. The boy and his friends ordered 35 cent wings and I had a cheeseburger with curly fries.\n\nMy cheeseburger and curly fries totally hit the spot. The curly fries were were crispy and had tons of flavor, they were a little spicy. The burger was really filling and was exactly what I wanted! The boys completely devoured their wings, and at 35 cents, you can imagine just how many they had between them.\n\nFor our flight, my boyfriend ordered the margarita chicken wrap and it tasted great even a few hours later...yum!\n\nBrennan's is a solid spot to catch a game and grab some yummy pub food in a laidback environment.
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american (traditional)
| 1,531 |
Restaurent name is: Carmellas Pizza Grill
review: This place was awful!!! We are from Orlando and we are camping up here. After driving all day we were starving and wanted something quick and easy. The service was SLOW. It took forever for my husband to get a beer. The pierogies tasted like the frozen ones I buy. We ordered those as an appetizer but it came out about a minute before the pizza. The pizza was undercooked and the meatballs on it were dry and over cooked. I saw a big piece of what looked like cheese but it turned out to be a big piece of raw dough!! Our waitress was not friendly at all. I am thinking we should have went next door to the Chinese place! It had better reviews anyway!! pizza by the slice is great, and the chicken tenders were pretty tasty as well. we are from Jersey and this was pretty close to NY pizza which is hard to come by down here. nice atmosphere, lots of Tv's to watch sports while you eat. wait staff was pleasant and service was timely. we have gone back again since our first visit. Nice place for a quick bite. Lunch pizza combo is well priced. Pizza is delicious but I needed a fork to eat it (soggy). Service is nice a and friendly.\nUpdate: returned to try their pasta on a Tuesday night. Place was packed as the special was $1.00 for slice of pizza or beer. Ordered the chicken parmigiana...bad, really bad. C hicken was dry, thin and crispy (could taste the oil) smothered in sauce with cheese, too long in the oven, tasted caramelized almost burnt. Could not eat it. Service still very friendly but little stressful. They gave our order to the wrong table, we had to wait for ours, it was too busy! Probably will return for pizza, but not on a Tuesday night This is our favorite pizza spot! They also have amazing salad, always fresh with veggies. However, the wait staff is horrible. Therefore, get your stuff to go! Better than paying a tip to someone who doesn't care about being there. This place is awful . The pizza is awful . Don't understand how people are return customers .
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italian
| 1,532 |
Restaurent name is: Evviva Breakfast & Lunch - Vaughan Mills
review: Evivva is probably the only great brunch place in Vaughan. Service is always good, prices are decent and their menu items are tasty!\n\nService and Environment\nIt gets really busy here during the weekends, so expect to wait around 15-20 minutes for a table, especially if you're coming in at around 10am-2pm. Their restaurant is very clean with a welcoming and sunny atmosphere. During the summer they have a beautiful patio outside with turf and big beach umbrellas for you to sit and enjoy your brunch! Servers here are super friendly and treat you with great respect. \n\nFood\nThey serve all day breakfast here and I personally think the prices are very reasonable as the portions here are pretty big! They also have the best home fries here; very crispy and seasoned perfectly. Eggs are usually cooked to perfection depending on how you like them and the sausages and bacon are great! One of my favourite menu items are the chicken and waffles - the fried chicken is crispy and seasoned well and the waffle is really fluffy! I recently also tried the Atlantic Salmon which comes with two sides of your choice, this was a lovely healthy option and the salmon was cooked perfectly! One of my friends tried their Gyro wrap and she personally thought that the meat was a bit on the saltier side. \n\nOverall a good and popular brunch place in Vaughan! We came here in the afternoon, 3pm, not knowing they closed at 4pm. The waitress informed us that they were closing soon but let us sit anyways.\n\nI ordered the Florentine Eggs Benedict and my friend got the crown burger.\n\nMy eggs benny had gross spinach water stains (I hope!) on the plate, and the Hollandaise sauce seemed like it had been sitting on the eggs for a long time before they brought it out. The homefries were pretty good, but they were really salty. \n\nThe water we got had stuff floating in it so it was a bit off-putting, making the salty homefries harder to consume.\n\nFor $35 total, we both thought our food was pretty mediocre and a bit overpriced. \n\nMaybe we'll try sunset grill next time. Freshly squeezed orange juice is a must every time I come here! The house breakfast sandwich is very good! My husband and I were here last Saturday. We waited no more than 15 minutes. We chose to sit on the patio. It was a very humid day to be on patio but our server Sangeetha made up for it with her speedy service and warm smile. My husband ordered the chicken waffle after the recommendation made by our server and I decided to get the breakfast sandwich. Both were definitely a hit in our books. The freshly squeezed o.j. was just perfect for the weather. The service and the food here were both amazing. Will definitely be coming back when we are in town again. Great place for breakfast in the area. Yes, it does get busy so if you have a choice, come early. We work early so we're normally there right when it opens. Always solid service and good food. We also work in the area so it's very convenient as well.
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american (traditional)
| 1,533 |
Restaurent name is: Regal Palace
review: Black balls, white balls, bending over and some mention of crawling what the.. ?? \n\nAll of the above was taken out of context from the conversations at the table of course. :p\n\nKidding aside -- I'm referring to the dishes we ordered (dumpling and dessert balls), yoga talk, and planning of a future foodie crawl. :)\n\n\nJennifer K and Wayne C - can't thank you enough for quickly organizing this dim sum lunch. You guys are funny. Lot of laughs. :)\n\n\n\nRegal Palace is a clean and tastefully decorated Chinese restauarant located in Richmond Hill beside the infamous London Pub. It's theme I would say is modern and classy. Large chandeliers grace the high ceilings. Tall windows surround the perimeter bringing in natural sunlight. In combination this gives a nice 'open' feel. \n\nInterior colors are white and gold and the uphostered chairs were most comfortable too!\n\nNow for about the food - authentic and fresh. All dishes tasted good and weren't overly oily or salty. So a good choice for those watching their waist lines.\n\n\nWe had:\n\nHar Gow (shrimp dumplings)\nSiu Mai (shrimp and pork dumplings) - edit * ordered but we didn't end up getting this after all. :p \nSteamed chicken buns\nBean curd stuffed with mushrooms\nBeef Rice Roll \nDeep Fried Taro Dumplings\nBlack Sesame Rice balls\n\n\nRegal Palace made a great dim sum restaurant choice. To start it's one of the classier dim sum places around, food was prepared fresh and the price of our lunch quite reasonable at $12 per person . tried this place for dinner, ordered fish maw soup...szechuan shrimp and general tso chicken.....fish maw soup was bland and i found something sandy texture inside the soup not sure what it was,and its 18 dollars for that soup....szechuan shrimp and general tso chicken were okay just like another chinese restaurant, the portion was just enough for two,nothing special about the foods...but the price was more expensive here...i think for average foods like that its overpriced....i probably will try their dim sum since so many good reviews about it but wont come back for dinner for sure... I loved this restaurant up until the time they closed. no idea why as the food was great and for a reasonable price. Shooting photos of Black Balls, White Balls, trying to get the best angle... and talking about Buns... bending over... (Am I at a Dirty Chinese Place talking Dirty?)\n\nToo bad no (chicken) feet sucking (as our guest of honour is not into that!)... or something more kinky... as the menu here at Regal Palace is quite basic and limit in selections..\n\nHow can one even think the above words can be used during a traditional dim sum restaurant that has 20%off Senior Specials!!\n\nEdwin A even forgot what\'s he ate... or taste.. since we never have the Siu Mai..... \n\nI wish the food were served more steaming hot, service can be more attentive and the watered down tea ($1.20/person) could be stronger.\n\nThe dim sums were ok.. but I definitely have better ones... and now some will argue because since those are "healthier" version.. and they will never be as good as the "REAL" ones!\n\nRegal Palace is a nice and quiet place for dim sum lunch as long as you don\'t mind paying the price..... no discount for us yet since we are still a few years before we consider as Seniors.... To my Asian friends, both Yelp and un-yelp alike, before I continue with this review I want to clarify that I do not pretend to be a great aficionado in the Dim Sum category. In fact as I clearly discovered today... I can\'t even say I know what the heck I am doing without supervision - please make sure I never enter a place like this without a special helmet on and someone holding my hand.\n\nI was sooooooo lost today. Like,.....sooooo lost!\n\nI haven\'t been for proper Dim Sum in probably 5-6 years, and the last time I can remember having it, I was with a Dim Sum vet who ordered for us and I just sat there happily filling my gullet with tray after tray of steamed dumpling goodness. \n\nBut darn it, I\'m an adventurous kinda fella, so when my good buddy asked me to brunch today, I said...sheeeettttttt, I\'m a Yelp CM, I know what I\'m talking about..."Let\'s go for Dim Sum, YO!".......NAY NAY.....I soon realized I know.....NOTHING!\n\nWe entered into Regal Palace amidst a literal sea of people waiting for their fix, you need to be aggressive here and push to the front to ensure your spot in the queue is secure otherwise you may never get a seat. We had a solid 20-25 minute wait for a seat but other patrons took the time to explain the numbered seating process and what number in the queue we were - thanks friend!\n\nUpon being seated we were presented with the menu, and for my fellow white brethren, don\'t be confused while viewing their menu... each item comes with a S, M or L before the writing and each of those letter denote a different price per dish\n\nS = $2.95\nM = $4.20\nL= $5.XX (Can\'t remember exact price)\n\nGoing back to my inexperience, I honest couldn\'t remember what I liked at Dim Sum, I was trying to order from meal descriptions and from memory (and by looking at what those around us were ordering) "OH, that looks good, I\'ll have one of those!" FAIL.\n\nI felt like the kid who couldn\'t read in a grade 2 class and I seriously would have benefited from a picture book to order. However, after many broken English Q&A\'s with my server (who I have to give so much love to for being patient with me and walking me through the menu) my friend and I pulled together a Dim Sum meal for the White and DUM (aka me) ha ha ha ha.\n\nWhile I can\'t remember the names of what we had here is a brief description of the items and my thoughts:\n\n1) Pork and Shrimp Dumpling \n- UNREAL (ordered it twice b/c it was so nice) **CAUTION: HOT**\n\n2) Pork Dumpling\n- Loved it\n\n3) Deep fried Pork Dumpling\n- Didn\'t like these as much as they dough was kind of sticky and chewy\n\n4) BBQ Pork Bun\n- Deadly, so delicious\n\n5) Vegetarian Spring Roll\n- Nicely cooked\n\n6) Sticky rice with pork and some sweet seasoning in it all wrapped in a banana leaf\n- This was a huge mound on our plate and we cut at it and liked the sweet break\n\n7) We also had what I can only describe as long flat wide noodles with folded over 3 times with shrimp on the inside (2-3 shrimp) served with Soy sauce on the side - Yummy\n\nI apologize for my ignorant descriptions in advance folks, I\'m trying! I seriously need to put my Dim Sum training wheels back on and have others come with me to show me the ropes.\n\nAll that being said, the busy spot bread slightly longer waits between courses but at the end of the meal we were both satisfied and enjoyed our excursion into the Dum Sum World WAA (Without Asian Assistance). \n\nNext time I go Im bringing experienced Dim Summers along for the ride. \n\nCan\'t wait!!\n\n8/30
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chinese
| 1,534 |
Restaurent name is: Tianxia Restaurant Coreen
review: This is an okay Korean place. It has the Korean grill option and an a-la-carte menu. The place has a very strong smell from the grilling so your clothes will start to stink! Ne pas y aller....sous aucun pr\xc3\xa9texte!!! \nJe vous conseille le McDo 2 coins de rues plus bas!\nPourquoi? \nSimplement car j'ai \xc3\xa9t\xc3\xa9 malade....vraiment tr\xc3\xa8s malade! \nJ'y suis all\xc3\xa9e avec mon copain qui a eu un mal de ventre \xc3\xa9pouvantable pendant 24h. \nNous n'avons m\xc3\xaame pas termin\xc3\xa9 nos commandes que nous sommes all\xc3\xa9s payer pour prendre les jambes \xc3\xa0 notre cou. \nLe service rapide. \nLes toilettes...d\xc3\xa9gueulasses, m\xc3\xaame pire que dans certains pays...\nLa nourriture...tout ce qui a de plus ordinaire et pauvre en go\xc3\xbbt.\nLes soupes...ti\xc3\xa8des et sal\xc3\xa9es \xc3\xa0 souhait... Went there on Saturday for late lunch after visiting the Museum of Art on Sherbrooke. The food was okay, but the place itself and the service were not. \n\nThe Chinese waitress barely spoke French and English, so that created a little problem from the start.\n\nThe place BADLY NEEDS a ventilation system, which is a must for a restaurant with mini grills on each table! There was a ventilator in the back which was blowing the smoke from all the tables toward the windows and the door. We came out of this place stinking off burn Chinese food. Had to go back to hotel, take a shower and change. \n\nAs we got up to go to the counter and pay, a man and a woman (supposedly the family working in the restaurant) walked out from the kitchen and set down to eat at the first table next to clients!!! The only waitress/cashier joined them immediately!\n\nWhen we got to the counter, we looked back at her, and she got up and run the credit card through, only to run back stick her face in a bowl of rice while the card was being processed. It really took 5 seconds or so, and here she runs back to check the printout. Unfortunately, the card did not go through, so she ran it again, and stormed back to the table to continue eating.\n\nThat was really a cartoonish experience )))) \n\nThis is not a place I would recommend to my friends, and I will not go there again on my next trip to Montreal. Great concept, came here as a group of 4 and loved the experience! Owner is super nice, place is quiet and neat, the meat was really good. Plus pistachio ice cream as dessert! The only inconvenience are that their tables are a tad small to hold all the little bowls and platters. Really good food and service, cheap price. Highly recommended BBQ. Unlimited soft drink.
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asian fusion
| 1,535 |
Restaurent name is: Mediterranean Hookah Lounge and Cafe
review: I went here on new years eve, had never been here before, they had some special for NYE, I got the pork tenderloin was pretty good, came with a ton of potato's. They were three smaller tenderloins wrapped in bacon. There was a belly dancer dancing while we were eating that was balancing candles on her head and stuff. was pretty interesting. when we were leaving they were bring out swards and fire or something. We got a hookah, lasts about a half hour. They were out of mint chacolate chip so we got mango-watermelon mix that was pretty good. When we were leaving there was kareokee going on in the bar area but didn't stay for that. Was craving hookah last night and falafel. Used to frequent a place out of town that had very authentic Mediterranean cuisine and over 100 tobacco flavors/combinations to choose from. This place made me long for my former city. I will give it props for delicious and well seasoned falafel, however I can't look past the dingy interior, overpriced hookah and inedible fatayer. The menu was also extremely limited with only 3 red wine selections. Pours weren't generous considering the $8 price tag for a lowly m\xc3\xa9nage a trois. The Karaoke Bar and Lounge and the Hookah cafe has a up to date music selection and a lot more room then other Karaoke bars in Madison WI, we also liked that instead of just bar food, they have a great menu and on the other side of the bar is a lounge area with a lot of couches, chairs, and an area to smoke a hookah.\n\nThe Karaoke bar also has weekly contests, competitions, and can fit large groups.\n\nEnjoy Very relaxed atmosphere, and the food was good, but our service was soooooo slooooooow! The location is also somewhat off-putting (and hard to find if you've never been there) being as it seems to be literally in the middle of a trailer park. But, once you're inside it's a very chill place, nice to have a hookah and some food. Great food, excellent service. Belly dancing on the lounge side was great.\n\nThe bar side is a good place to karaoke.\n\nThe location is strange as it is basically on the edge of a trailer park, but don't let that stop you because inside it is nice.
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mediterranean
| 1,536 |
Restaurent name is: Main Moon
review: The food is barely acceptable, the service is not! We have a fairly low threshold for Chinese food in the Madison-area and Main Moon does not rise to the occasion. I was literally yelled at when I asked to have tomatoes added to my pepper beef. Seriously, I felt like I had encountered the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld: "No tomatoes for you." You can find the same quality elsewhere for a lot less attitude. We went in for the lunch buffet, and this restaurant really missed the mark. The food was bland, cold, and the trays were not refilled in a timely manner. We didn't see anyone wiping down tables, either, and there are boxes of supplies piled up in the entry way. We had to prepay as well, which I feel doesn't incentivize the workers to provide any sort of customer service. Awful, awful, awful... The worst of the worst of the cookie-cutter Chinese restaurants. Food without flavor, a menu without imagination and a staff of such profound indifference it's hard to tell they're even there. Tried this because it's local. Terrible, bland Chinese food. Not much else to say. Will never return. My wife wanted me to mention her sweet and sour chicken, which was battered fried chicken pieces with a side of sauce in a bowl. When she asked where the vegetables were (like the picture), she was told there is a piece of pineapple in the sauce and that is what comes with it. As promised, we looked hard into the sauce and found one very small piece of pineapple. Bon Appetite. How could anyone say anything less than 5 stars for Main Moon? Their crab rangoon is unparalleled in the Madison area. Literally everything from there tastes amazing and is made with high-quality ingredients. I live on the west side of Madison and have been known to drive the 20-30 minutes to McFarland just to get Main Moon. It's amazing.
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chinese
| 1,537 |
Restaurent name is: Bon-D
review: J'aime bien le petit look Resto de \xc2\xb4Sex in The City'. La bavette le midi est un merveilleux rapport qualit\xc3\xa9/prix. Et c'est toujours cuit exactement \xc3\xa0 notre souhait. Montreal is full of little undiscovered local neighbourhood, and Masson is one of those, with its own quirks and ambiance.\n\nThey serve breakfast lunch and dinner, their motto is "Du matin au soir"\n\nThe menu is quite nice, something for everyone. The price is decent very reasonable. The wine list surprisingly you can get a bottle for 24$ !!!\n\nWe started with a nice calamari served with Cajun yogurt dip. The batter is quite light and the dip is mildly spicy which gives it a nice kick.\n\nThe duck confit tortellini with sauce ros\xc3\xa9e. The dish has good flavour, only just on the salty side, but the duck confit is a nice touch.\n\nThe dish of the night is the BBQ pork chop with root vegetables and risotto. The pork chop was cooked to perfection, moist, pink and tender. Everything combined well in this dish, I was very happy with it.\n\nI saw what they have in the brunch menu and it look really nice, I would definitely come back for Sunday brunch...\n\nCalling all Massonites! try this place out :) Je suis all\xc3\xa9e chez Bon-D vendredi et je remarque que le menu a beaucoup chang\xc3\xa9 depuis l'ann\xc3\xa9e derni\xc3\xa8re (c'est pour le mieux!). La carte est d\xc3\xa9sormais plus raffin\xc3\xa9e, ce qui a fait notre bonheur. Nous avons d\xc3\xa9gust\xc3\xa9 l'endroit de fattoush avec fromage de ch\xc3\xa8vre frit. C'\xc3\xa9tait gouteux, mais on aurait aim\xc3\xa9 avoir plus que 3 mini morceaux de fromage de ch\xc3\xa8vre. Au niveau du plat principal, j'ai go\xc3\xbbt\xc3\xa9 au magret de canard. Belle assiette: il y avait bien s\xc3\xbbr le magret de canard bien tendre, et il \xc3\xa9tait d\xc3\xa9pos\xc3\xa9 sur un genre de poutine revisit\xc3\xa9e \xc3\xa0 base de haricots et fromage en grain. C'\xc3\xa9tait int\xc3\xa9ressant! En desserts, nous avons partag\xc3\xa9 le moelleux au chocolat blanc et cerises (\xc3\xa7a n'a pas pass\xc3\xa9 pour moi! Texture de pouding et go\xc3\xbbt inint\xc3\xa9ressant), le g\xc3\xa2teau aux carottes (bien satisfaisant!) et la cr\xc3\xaame br\xc3\xbbl\xc3\xa9e du jour, soit aux poires et tire \xc3\xa9ponge. Ce dernier dessert remporte d\xc3\xa9finitivement la palme! C'\xc3\xa9tait super! L'ambiance est plut\xc3\xb4t tamis\xc3\xa9e et calme, bien qu'un petit band live \xc3\xa9tait pr\xc3\xa9sent pour jouer la musique de fond. Les prix sont abordables, il m'en a co\xc3\xbbt\xc3\xa9 46$ (+tip) pour la moiti\xc3\xa9 d'une entr\xc3\xa9e, un plat, un dessert et 1 verre de vin. Bien que la nourriture ne m'aie pas \xc3\xa9pat\xc3\xa9e, je vais retourner \xc3\xa0 ce resto pour d\xc3\xa9couvrir les nouveaux plats sur leurs menus puisque sans \xc3\xaatre extraordinaire, c'est bon, beau et pas cher! I had the Epic Burger made with bison meat and it was epic. The mussels my wife ordered were amazing as well. Indoor and outdoor seating. Good drink selection as well. Recommended of you're in the area Nous avons tent\xc3\xa9 l'exp\xc3\xa9rience pour le d\xc3\xa9jeuner:\n\nAlors que les assiettes semblaient originales. Elles n'\xc3\xa9taient pas mauvaises mais vraiment trop sal\xc3\xa9es (je ne suis g\xc3\xa9l\xc3\xa9ralement pas plaignarde :P ). L'allong\xc3\xa9 n'\xc3\xa9tait pas bon, mais ce n'est vraiment pas surprenant dans un restaurant, alors on passe vraiment par-dessus !\nSinon le service \xc3\xa9tait bien.\nL'ambiance \xc3\xa9tait un peu bizarre, nous nous sentions comme dans un restaurant de banlieu avec peu de personnalit\xc3\xa9.\n\nBref, nous n'avons rien v\xc3\xa9cu de d\xc3\xa9sagr\xc3\xa9able, mais tellement rien de ph\xc3\xa9nom\xc3\xa9nale non plus.\n\nnos choix: croque-monsieur au boeur brais\xc3\xa9 et pommes caram\xc3\xa9lis\xc3\xa9es\nB\xc3\xa9n\xc3\xa9 Fran\xc3\xa7ais.\n1 filtre et 1 allong\xc3\xa9
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canadian (new)
| 1,538 |
Restaurent name is: Habanero's
review: Indifferent service. Lame, tasteless, dried-out food that tasted like it was cooked for an hour, and then sat under a heat lamp for another hour. Steer clear, steer clear! Garbage food! Terrible so bland! The food here is so crap, decor is harmful to the eyes. If I could rate it lower, I would. I\'m pretty sure the "fiesta rice" was just some Uncle Ben\'s microwaveable rice. Service was kinda slow and I thought it was way overpriced for the quality of food that was served. A decent Mexican joint by Toronto standards. It was pretty empty when we walked in there, and despite this, service left a lot to be desired. The servings were plentiful and reasonably tasty, while the drinks were quite potent and left us with a nice buzz. We only happened to stop in because we were in the neighborhood and it is unlikely we would go back unless we really had the craving for Mexican and didn't want to cut across town to Kensington Market. I am loathe to write a one star review as I prefer to remember and highlight the good experiences I\'ve had. However, the experience here was something that I couldn\'t let pass undocumented. The drinks were the only decent thing we had and that was because the beer was in bottles, and thus unalterable. The food was pretty bland and not tasty or even good tasting. Unfortunately, the server was the worst example of unprofessional services I\'ve ever seen. Inappropriate and unnecessary interjections into our conversations, charged for "extras" and seemed put out by requests. \nThe restaurant also just seems sort of sad, like they haven\'t put any money into redecorating or improvements since the early 90s.
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mexican
| 1,539 |
Restaurent name is: Goldie's Neighborhood Sports Cafe
review: Absolutely love this place! Every time we come in we sit at the bar and get greeted instantly. I don't remember the guy's name (he gives it every time) but he is on point. \n\nFood is pretty good and quickly brought out! I would recommend anything on the menu in which I've never had a bad meal. Give this place a go and you won't be disappointed! Favorite neighborhood spot!! This place has the best foccaccias. They are legendary in Scottsdale. Great place to watch games as they are covered wall to wall with televisions. Great happy hour as well! Goldie\'s has been a part of my life since as far back as I can remember! It is a central Scottsdale institution that is great for families, teams, teenagers, college students, and even the most sophisticated food lover. They have other locations under the name "Zipps," but nothing compares to the friendly, local atmosphere at Goldie\'s. \n\nTheir golden wings will make you forget anything you ever learned about manners. They\'re sweet, spicy, and unlike any honey-hot wings you\'ll ever try. The chicken focaccias (pronounced "fa-cosh-yas," as stated on the menu) are without question their most popular and delicious menu item. It is impossible to describe them- trust me, I\'ve tried! Just try one for yourself, okay?!\n\nThe only reason I give Goldie\'s a 4/5 stars is the inconsistent service. My server last night was awesome- as is most of the current staff- but I\'ve had some sub-par experiences in the past. The food more than makes up for it, though. It is absolutely worth a visit if you\'re in the neighborhood! Been going here for 23 years... Never clean... Last night was the worst filth I've ever experienced and may never return. If the bathrooms and eating area is that bad... What's going on in the kitchen? Misconception 1: if my great grandmother were still alive and liked to throw back 32oz draughts, this would be her hangout. Misconception 2: a margarita the size of an iPhone won\'t do anything to me, even if the "limit 3" is some sort of warning. Holy crap! Yes, based upon original scanning of the bar demographics I thought I stumbled upon Shady Pines happy hour, but eventually the crowd evened out and hey - those seniors were slamming the drinks. Me, on the other hand, was struggling with the Goldie-ritas. I deemed them small, but mighty. Not even the buffalo chicken foccacia could soak up enough alcohol to keep me from feeling tipsy. As I headed to my next event I pondered "how can I hang with the Golden Girls and be FUBARd by 5:30"?!
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american (traditional)
| 1,540 |
Restaurent name is: Vivo Pizza + Pasta
review: Vivo Pizza+Pasta reminds me of Levetto Similar concept but much better execution.\n\nMenu is small and simple with: Antipasti ($9) Pizza/Pasta ($13) Secondi ($17) Dessert ($6) \n\nHighly recommend their Wood Burning pizzas as the ingredients so fresh, crust so thin! I love my Prosciutto pizza! Rigatoni Al Ragu ($13) has a nice house made meat sauce and Caesar Salad ($9) was fresh and crisp! Their house made hot sauce is light in spice and big in flavour, remember to ask for it!\n\nService is fast and prompt. Might not be a date restaurant but great for a quick bite.\n\nGood solid Italian food at a reasonable price. Space is small but have a great lively vibe. The foods really good the only reason for a 4 star and not 5 is because the service was a little slow. There was 2 servers and wasn't able to tend to us til the restaurant died down. We came here for a Birthday dinner. The restaurant is small and with limited seats. We booked a table in advance to make sure we get a seat. They offer pizza and pasta. We ordered salsicca pizza and rigatoni bolognese. They are freshly made, however I would prefer the bolognese pasta to be softer because it is quite chewy. The kitchen have a super big oven for making their pizza. This is to ensure it comes out fresh. The menu has a limited selection. Most of their pizza are vegeterain. I've been here twice now and it was been consistently delicious! it's a smaller restaurant but they make it work and the staff is great and efficient! I always order the caprese salad and the margarita pizza and they are SO GOOD! Also ordered the blueberry cheesecake this time and it was delicious! Definitely recommend this place & I can't wait to go back!!! Update: Have been here many times before, but not in a couple months. Went for lunch last week. No liquor licence now, which was very disappointing. There was no indication of when they thought this would return. Apparently a change in owners is the issue. Food seemed very similar. They changed up the table configurations, removed the large table and added smaller tables. Added much needed cushions to uncomfortable chairs. On each table was a sign saying that it was a casual eating establishment and basically do not spend too much time there. This rubbed my husband and I the wrong way. I find it hard to believe people who the sign is aimed at would actually change their habits based on a sign. It simply offends everyone else in the meantime.
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italian
| 1,541 |
Restaurent name is: Tropical Escape Cafe & Bar
review: Spring rolls are good, but it's just not my favorite restaurant. Great restaurant and one of my top two in town. The food is Polynesian, Chinese, American and has a lot of flavor & variety. Try the Headhunter, vermicelli, teriyaki beef, spring rolls, oh my god I'm going up there right now. They do a home cooked meat & three that's really good and an all you can eat buffet on Sunday! This place is locally owned and really a great place. If you go there and order a cheeseburger with all the other fantastic items on the menu you're an idiot. I live about 5 minutes from this restaurant and go there all the time. Granted, it's a very eclectic mix. If you order the Asian food you will be very happy. That's their specialty. Plus they have a rockin' appetizer served with your own mini-grill so you can flame the wings and other meats. The owner always stops by and asks how everything is going, which is really nice. The bar is also really nice with big cushioned chairs and super friendly bar staff. I love this place! I have some family in the Rock Hill area and decided I wanted something local and unique for dinner. Well I should have thought twice about this place. \n\nMy wife and I went here on a Saturday Night. The first thing I noticed was the very interesting interior design. The interior was like we stepped back in the 1950\'s. It had a ocean/island feel but not like a good place you would eat on the beach. The servers had on Hawaiian shirts, but most of the dishes on the menu were Chinese dishes (Click on their website). Most of the clientele were older persons. \n\nMy main reason to go here was the southern style vegetable dishes they served. However on Saturday nights they do not serve them. I thought this was very strange. We did not want to spend $10-15 for a Chinese dish, so we ended up eating a burger (Me) and a grilled cheese (Wife). The food was okay, but was average at best.\n\nThe staff was friendly. When I ordered, I asked for the burger and whatever came with it. She asked if I wanted fries and said "Whatever comes with it". Well I got fries which was not included and cost about $2 extra. My Wife got her grilled cheese (hard to mess up) and a baked potato which appeared to be microwaved. \n\nI observed what other people ordered and it looked okay, but the portion were small for the price. Luckily we only spent $16.88 plus tip: Hamburger, Grilled Cheese, Fries and Baked Potato.\n\nI am sure they are good at something, and maybe if the meal is free I might go back. I hate that I took a chance and was disappointed. Aloha! Spring rolls are home made and terrific! I had the pancit bihon. Served with a fried rice that had nice fried crunch to it. The pancit was well seasoned with shrimp chicken and strips of ham. Large serving and overall delicious!!
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american (new)
| 1,542 |
Restaurent name is: Sushi J
review: I have to say the service was amazing here! Very attentive and beyond friendly. The sushi on the other hand l couldn't have been more disappointed. Our sashimi tasted fresh and was the only good food item we had. The rolls tasted mushy and had no distinct flavor and they all tasted the same. We had just moved here and we were really craving sushi. Was sad that this is so close but was not only the worst sushi I've had but also the most expensive. I was in Scottsdale for business, and when I had a free minute to myself, I hit up one of my friends who happened to be stationed in Arizona for his military duties. After telling him about my lenten diet that requires me to abstain from meat and rice, we settled on Sushi J.\n\nIt was nothing short of fantastic.\n\nParking is easy because it\'s located in a plaza that wasn\'t even close to busy, and we were seated at the bar. I was telling the chefs about the situation with my diet, and one had the audacity of saying, "Don\'t worry. I got you."\n\nHe asked what kind of fish I liked, and then proceeded to make two customized rolls for me--each of which were fantastic. One used both hamachi and spicy tuna, with rice paper wrapping it together with some lettuce, green onion and cucumber. The other roll was also wrapped in rice paper, and it included unagi, avocado, topped with a drop of Sriracha with something else crunchy. They were awesome.\n\nI haven\'t seen this friend in a while so we also ordered some sake bombs as well as the calamari, which was also quite tasty. The green tea mochi ice cream was also good.\n\nAfter dinner I found out that the person who made me those customized rolls was the head chef. How crazy is that?\n\nI\'ll definitely be coming back when I\'m in the area. First time here, I would highly recommend!!!\nDavid best server ever. \nI would highly recommend for anyone looking for a new place. I have recently moved back to California and I'm still thinking about this place. This was my absolute favorite when I lived back in Scottsdale. The Monster Roll is out of this world and I hope I can find somewhere here in CA to copy. The roll is so good and full of fresh fish. I had the Marilyn Mon-Roll before I left too and it was amazing. I'm usually not a mango person but with all the reviews saying how insane it was I had to try and it was worth it. Love the staff but definitely busy at lunch so I recommend dinner mid-week. Love this place and know that when i'm back I'll be going here! Driving by this place, I thought it looked janky and probably had janky sushi. But with such a high star rating on yelp, I knew I had to be wrong.\nThe food was quite delicious. We normally never get rolls because of all the rice, but Sushi J has 4 great no rice roll options.\nWe had the Marilyn monroll and the Phoenix lite roll. The Marilyn was wrapped in cucumber and was so flavorful. The Phoenix was wrapped in rice wrap and was also cool and refreshing. You don't even need soy sauce the flavors are so great. And lite doesn't mean not filling. These 2 rolls had us plenty full. \nWe did get a starter combo with a large kirin light and a squid salad. We exchanged it for a seaweed salad because the squid was a bit too tough and chewy. \nBut a great spot thanks to yelpers.
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japanese
| 1,543 |
Restaurent name is: Birrieria Las Marias
review: My boyfriend and I were craving for some authentic Mexican breakfast. Trusting my gut and Yelp reviews, we gave this place a try! Restaurant was nice and clean! We were greeted immediately and seated. They gave us chips and homemade frijoles dip, which was yummy! We had the Birria Plato, And the fish tacos. I forgot the exact name of it but it was very good. However, we were a little disappointed because we ordered the huevos con machaca. The server didn't put in the order or something but we didn't get it. But a super kind lady was able to fix the problem and gave us the meal as a complimentary. I wish they would hire a few more servers because they get busy! Would highly reccomend. We were totally surprised how good the food was. When they give out their chips they give you a really good tasting bean type dip with them.\nThey have great salsa bar with unique flavored salsas. One of them is a very very hot red sauce, I would call a thai 10. I think they should sell that red hot salsa to Safeway which is in the same shopping complex they are located in. We had enchiladas and tacos as well and both plates were yummy. We will definitely return soon So, I still really like this place. I do have one criticism and it's not about the food or service which remains outstanding. But there is one thing and this is a personal pet peeve of mind. It's the TV that all restaurants seem to think is necessary. I don't mind if the sound is off and the closed captioning is on. But here the sound is so loud it is hard to hear the person sitting across the table from you. My advice to the owner is that people do not come to your restaurant to watch TV. They come to enjoy your great food and enjoy the company of those they came with. The blaring sound of the TV makes it difficult to enjoy the food and company I came for. Please, Please, Please, fix this. I'm still keeping the 5 star rating for now. \nThis place just continues to please with great food and friendly service. And the portions are larger than any one person should eat. Doesn't disappoint\n\nThis was my first visit to Birrieria Las Marias for breakfast and it did not disappointed. I had family in town that have a hankering for a centek Mexican food. So after reading a few reviews on Yelp we decided to head out to Birrieria Las Marias.\n\nOn this visit we shared chile relleno/eggs, chorizo/eggs, enchiladas, chilaquiles with red sauce, and beans. The beans are to die for, it was slightly spicy and cheesy, probably some of the best things I've ever had. All our entrees were fresh, flavorful, and delicious.\n\nThe prices are reasonable, service is great, and food is delicious. We will definitely back the try other items off the menu. So, I still really like this place. I do have one criticism and it's not about the food or service which remains outstanding. But there is one thing and this is a personal pet peeve of mind. It's the TV that all restaurants seem to think is necessary. I don't mind if the sound is off and the closed captioning is on. But here the sound is so loud it is hard to hear the person sitting across the table from you. My advice to the owner is that people do not come to your restaurant to watch TV. They come to enjoy your great food and enjoy the company of those they came with. The blaring sound of the TV makes it difficult to enjoy the food and company I came for. Please, Please, Please, fix this. I'm still keeping the 5 star rating for now.
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mexican
| 1,544 |
Restaurent name is: Cucina di Vita
review: I've been here a couple times and for sure the sausage and pepper sandwich is my favorite. Good service, a little slow making my food but it's worth it. I have only been this place once and I will come back again.\n\nI just can't believe that I forgot taking the photos of the food I ordered. This place is really clean. The sandwich was good and tasty. The girl took my order is pretty. \n\nWell. I will just give them 4 stars. The gentlemen made my sandwich need more smile to make it 5 starts. I know! I am perfectionist. Maybe he was tired or not in the mood or maybe I was just too cheap with a coupon found online. \n\nAnyway, he needs more smile just like they did on TV. First time eating here and probably won't go back. I am a huge fan of Caprese sandwiches, so I was really excited to see it on the menu. Wish I was excited when the server brought it to the table. Just looking at it, all I saw was bread. They were incredibly stingy with the toppings. Just the bare minimum of mozzarella and tomato. While the ingredients were fresh, there was so little of them that I essentially paid $6.99 for some toasted bread. I felt ripped off. Interesting place on main st , lots to choose from with decent prices. Indoor and outdoor seating available, it's nice to sit outdoors on a winters day. We really love going to Cucina di Vita! I've tried a number of the paninis and the Parma is by far my favorite. What I love most about the food and the deli itself is the simplicity of it all. The sandwiches that I've tried are very simple, meat , cheese, tomato and basil. And that's exactly what I want. There are plenty of delis that will make you a sandwich with fifteen toppings and twenty sauces to choose from but we love Cucino because they keep things simple and use fresh ingredients. There's no fuss.
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italian
| 1,545 |
Restaurent name is: Buon Giorno Ristorante Italiano
review: Didn't think much of it a few years ago but had an excellent lunch there recently. Menu items aren't as numerous which I think is a good thing. Will go back again. Service was efficient and friendly. Well hello Buon Giorno. Fancy meeting you for my birthday supper.\n\nI remember Buon Giorno's from way back, like, way back before I ever moved to Calgary. I'm pretty sure we came here for dinner with my aunt and my cousin. It must've been good, because it stuck in my mind all of these years.\n\nFast forward to Monday night. Best friend wanted to know what I was doing for my birthday dinner. I was feeling rather sickly, so wasn't up for all that much. She suggested comfort food was the way to go, maybe pasta. She also needs gluten free pasta. Onto a Yelp search, who should pop up? Buon Giorno's! We decided to try it out.\n\nThe menu is literally pasta... pasta and more pasta. And veal. And some pasta. And maybe some scallops. When best friend asked about gluten free options, she was told they could make pretty much anything without flour. Now, she couldn't have all pastas as gluten free, I think they only have one or two options, but they are options nonetheless... and take your pick of sauces, fish and the likes, Buon Giorno's will do it up all nice and tasty for you.\n\nI got one of the veal dishes, since veal is their specialty. I'm pretty sure it didn't take me long to inhale my plate of food. It also left me feeling a lot better. Turns out something comforting is exactly what I needed! What a gigantic let down. \n\n5 of us went to eat and all of us left disappointed. \n\nThe least attentive waiter with zero social skills left us wondering why we even stayed past being seated. \n\nHe spoke so quietly that we could barely hear him over the crappy music, he made several assumptions about people\'s orders made us shake our heads. \n\nEven after we told him we left a cash tip, he still managed to sneak in another few bucks for himself when he punched the bill total in on the debit machine. (And watched as our friend punched his pin code in, which I saw him do for every table he had) \n\nFood was sub par. Rolls that got brought to the table were barely cooked on the inside and needed a saw to cut the outside, a friend who ordered an appetizer size pasta got served a full size and when he was informed of the mistake he muttered "well I just thought" \n\nHopefully management actually sees this and does the right thing. I doubt it though. Fantastic Italian seafood restaurant. Great for dates, great for families. Amazing ambiance and the food is top notch. We'll definitely be back! I liked the atmosphere of this place. It reminds me of the restaurants that have been around for a long time, and you can really get to know the waiters. The menu was large I think there were something like 40 items on it, it was difficult to choose. Since everything sounded sooo good.\n\nIn the end I decided to go with veal cutlets and noodles, and a tomato sauce. I don't think I have ever had better Italian food. However my only gripe about this place was the portion size, I was rather hoping to see a lot more noodles. It seemed to me that they just gave me a ladle full.\n\nThe prices range from 15-25$ a plate per person
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italian
| 1,546 |
Restaurent name is: Primanti Bros
review: Um, wow... not a "quality" food place. Bar food alert. Buffalo chicken and buffalo shrimp were almost inedible... gyro and club sandwich were great. Out of town WRs stopping in for late dinner so we won\'t be back. Used to be Tuesday night regulars, then we got a couple raw pizzas and the service were downhill (if you get Crystal, good luck).\n\nThe last time was so bad I emailed the GM, but never got a response. \n\nWe went back tonight for the first time in months. It wasn't busy, which isn't a shock considering how our last couple experiences were. Stacy took care of us and was great. The service was much better. Am I authoring YET ANOTHER "Pirmanti bros a Pittsburgh tradition blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda" type review ? Guess you\'ll have read on to find out, right ?\n\nThis was my first time visiting the harmarville location.. \nIt was super busy; which probably has to do with the fact that primantis is relatively close to the PA turnpike. We chose to visit on a Saturday night of a holiday weekend (xgiving) And it just so happened that a pens game was in progress. Hockey games and bar traffic absolutely can\'t be taken for granted in western PA . \n\n Our food arrived in a timely Manner. Despite the fact the fact the place was packed. 10 minute wait for seating. I don\'t what make of our waitress telling us that certain menu items might take up to an hour to come out.. After mulling it over i guess I\'ll err on the side of good customer service :) ( foolish is man who has mortons expectations on mcdonalds budget) \n\nAnyway I ordered sweet sausage sandwich sans the cheese of course. Kudos to my waitress for getting my "no cheese" request right the first time in an extremely loud and seemingly chaotic bar environment. Everything Tasted great. My sandwich came with a ton of that vinigear based slaw , and fries! Like many Pittsburgh expats, I eat at Primanti's everytime I come back to visit. The Harmarville location is notably worse than the Strip District location. My corned beef was bland, and the coleslaw dry and flavorless. I hope the whole chain isn't going downhill. Next time I'm going to the Strip for my Primanti's fix. I love Primantis. I have never had a bad meal here and I highly recommend the "Drunk Duck", a delicious cocktail. Whether having a salad or a sandwich, a good place for good food at a reasonable price.
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american (new)
| 1,547 |
Restaurent name is: Cha Da Thai
review: Delicious Dirty Chai and the Southwest Bowl was yum! If I lived here, I'd be going all the time! I have not had this quality of Thai food in years! Everything from the typically pedestrian Pad Thai to the more adventurous beef laab was authentic, delicious, and honestly, the best quality Thai food I\'ve found in years! \nThe service was excellent and super friendly. They were quick to assist but not in our faces during the meal. And they really know how to do Thai. This isn\'t some bastardized version of Thai. This is legit. And delicious!!\n\nWe had 9 or 10 dishes, and they were truly all great. I would say the biggest stand-outs were the Laab (honestly the best we\'ve found since we were in Thailand) and the Poo Goong Ob Woon Sen (clay pot) which my family literally fought over. The Dessert Princess was pretty fantastic too.\n\nIt was just an absolutely awesome meal. My kids even rated it "5" stars, citing the "amazing food" and "perfectly cooked shrimp".\n\nSeriously, just go here if you\'re a fan of Thai food. You won\'t regret it. I promise. Horrible experience!! This restaurant messed up our order. We called to let them know we received the wrong order and they didn't believe us. They actually called us back and wanted us to bring the order back but we were home & in the middle of salvaging our dinner... They said the manager was demanding we take a picture of the entr\xc3\xa9e to prove they made a mistake. It was only when we sent the picture to prove the mistake on my order that they said they would take care of this... We told them to keep their $12.00\nThey clearly need $12.00 more than we do if this how they conduct business. Won't be back...\nMcCormick Ranch...Beware. Had the red curry with chicken, very spicy and delicious! Most of the reviews seem to like the food here. \n\nI have traveled through Thailand before, so I have tasted the actual Thai cuisine. \n\nI ordered the Pad Thai and it was the worst Pad Thai that I have ever tried so far. As I started to eat it, I noticed a distinct taste of the so-called curry Thai sauce. It wasn't a Thai sauce at all, but a Tomato sauce. I am not kidding. I was shocked, since no professionally trained cook would have dared to just mix in some tomato sauce into a Pad Thai dish. \n\nI asked the waiter about it, and he said that, yes indeed, they used Tomato sauce in the Pad Thai. I was shocked! I was literally eating some Asian noodles doused in a tomato sauce. You don't need a cook to prepare that type of order. \n\nI will also admit, that the waiter noticed my displeasure in the dish, and since I refused to continue eating it. I wouldn't be charged for the Pad Thai. This was cool. He tried to get me to order another dish, but I declined. \n\nI have experience working in the back sides of restaurants before, so i know what happens to dishes when 'cooks' get offended over the 'customer marks' disliking their 'offerings.' \n\nThe workers were really nice there however. \n\nBut unfortunately, I came there to try the food. I will not ever revisit this place. \n\nAlso, there was a large TV screen blaring images from a back corner area of the restaurant, showing continual tourist junket videos. One tourist junket video was about Rome, another one about Venice, and then another long one about Havana, Cuba. What was the point of this? Is this restaurant run by Thais? The constant blaring images made it impossible to have a conversation with the person across from me.\n\nI did notice a Latin American worker in the back kitchen area. Could this explain the mystery of the tomato sauce in the Pad Thai?\n\nI think this is the state of eating out in the decaying Empire - just buyer beware. As for me, I will continue to prepare, eat and enjoy my own food at home.
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thai
| 1,548 |
Restaurent name is: China King
review: General Tso's tofu and vegetable fried rice were prepared fast and hot. The quality and taste of the food was very good. Typical Chinese Restaurant menu.\n\nIncredibly tasty.\n\nLots of tables inside, bright, clean, inviting.\n\nFood is made quickly. My carry-out order usually takes less than 10 minutes.\n\nI'm a predictable gal. I usually order Sesame Chicken, so I have a lot of restaurants to compare their Sesame Chicken to. China King is one of the best I've had. Pleasantly surprised. All the things you'd expect at a Chinese take out place. It is the best in the area that I've found. Wow!!!! \n\nI haven\'t had Chinese food that tastes as good as this did for many, many years! Absolutely outstanding!\n\nThe restaurant opened about a week ago, and I just had my first chance to visit for lunch. The menu is extensive and very affordable. Lunch prices start at 6.55 and top- out at $6.95. Dinner ranges from $6.55 - $12.25. Also a dedicated "health food" section on the menu for folks who are trying to keep their diets on the straight-and-narrow. \n\nGreat lunch and dinner selections. \n\nThe restaurant is clean and bright, new furnishings, lots of tables, and is staffed by very friendly people. \n\nI had the garlic chicken lunch special with rice and an add-on egg roll. All of it was truly fantastic. Service was very fast.\n\nI am VERY glad they have opened their restaurant in Stoughton and I look forward to my next visit!\n\nIf you are in the area and looking for some seriously good Chinese food, give China King a try! Your belly will thank you... Overall good food, only reason not 5 stars is because they don't do half orders on anything. Really wanted to try the chicken wings but did not want 8. Maybe next time
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chinese
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Restaurent name is: El Mexicano
review: We went for dinner on a Sunday about 4-5 pm it gets crowded. They were understaffed, but our food was still good. I usually have the carne asada lunch special and they have good menudo too. It's a large restaurant. I loooove their chips and salsa here. El Mexicano is affordable, clean, and tasty! It was busy on Sunday with a church group and one server. We kind of waited a whole lot. Our salad came after our meal and we waited to get our check. This place is clean smells of fresh paint and very huge space. I just think they need to amp up staff. \n\nIt was affordable but I have had better food. This place has been in Downtown Henderson for years. With my mother being a big-time fan of Mexican food, needless to say, I have been dragged here numerous times. It is the closest "dine-in" Mexican restaurant to the house, and it\'s a pretty average affair. It\'s also one of the few family-run businesses still serving this town, and that alone scores some major points in my book.\n\nThe food here is typical Mexican fare, with a little bit of everything, including some American dishes as well. It\'s a pretty good variety of items, and for the most part everything tastes pretty good. Some of the soups I have ordered have been a bit too much on the salty side, but that\'s the only major complaint I have had food-wise so far.\n\nThe restaurant is located on Pacific, not far from the Water St. intersection. Disappointingly, the parking spaces are all fit onto the narrow road right out front the restaurant. This makes it exceedingly difficult and dangerous to get out of your space, as you will have a hard time seeing any oncoming traffic. When my mother has to ask me if any cars are coming and can\'t see the traffic herself, that\'s a telltale sign that things are definitely wrong with the parking situation.\n\nThe place has a good amount of seating and often gets busy. Sadly though, a lot of the time I have come in here and tabletops have been dirty. Additionally, the service is generally VERY slow, even when the restaurant is dead. I can understand these folks wanting to keep this as a family-run business, but it wouldn\'t kill them to hire a little extra help. When I\'ve asked for the check and don\'t receive it for an additional 10 minutes, that\'s a needless delay. There have also been times when my order has been messed up (giving me a chicken enchilada when I asked for cheese, etc.) but they are generally nice about rectifying said mistakes. \n\nThis is a good restaurant, though it doesn\'t reach a level of greatness. If you live in Old Henderson, it\'s a worthwhile dining experience if you can look past the flaws. This place is terrible! I ordered the Beef Chimichanga and it was about three inches long, full of runny beans (gross) and VERY little beef! The rest of the plate was very bland and tasteless and if the food doesn't make you natious..... the decour will! There's so many places that are cheaper and far better, so avoid wasting time at this one. I have been going here for years. The food is pretty good for the price. The atmosphere is pretty basic not fancy at all. But all in all iv never had any complaints.
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mexican
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Restaurent name is: Pancho's Mexican Buffet
review: Oh Pancho's, how I miss you.\n\nAuthentic or high-quality Mexican food, this certainly is not. I've taken others who have vowed to never return. This place is not for the weak of stomach. If you are brave enough to try Pancho's Mexican Buffet and can appreciate it for what it is, you will love it as much as I do.\n\nIt might not appear to be a typical all-you-can-eat buffet, but just remember these three words: RAISE THE FLAG. Yeah, it's the ultimate American dream: an-all-you-can-eat buffet that doesn't even require getting off of your ass for seconds! Want more taquitos? RAISE THE FLAG! Tortillas, or chips, perhaps? RAISE THE FLAG.\n\nYou have to appreciate the absurdity of it all. And to top it off, the food's kinda delicious too, in a you-know-this-is-so-bad-but-it's-so-good sort of way. Mexican food should not be served buffet style, it just doesn't do it service.\nThis place isn't even traditional buffet, you don't serve yourself, per say.\n\nThat said, this is not Mexican food. Imagine Taco Bell trying to open a sit down Mexican restaurant and then doing a worse job than you would expect. That place would still be better than Pancho's. The only thing I even kind of liked there were the sopapias (or is it sopapillas?).\n\nIf you like canned nacho cheese, frozen tamales and diabetes, eat at Pancho's. I made the mistake of going here on a whim. Awful, shitty bland Mexican food. A waste of money and my butthole was angry with me. It hurts me to have to give Pancho's a mere 2 stars, because I used to go here almost every weekend back in 94 as a kid. Many memories. I can't say I remember much about the food, I ate it with no complains because I was just a kid and didn't know any better, but I've been back there a few times since then including a couple months ago. This time the food was less than palatable. Some of the food, like the chimichanga and the flautas, kinda tasted like they had been fried in rancid oil, and I am prone to believe so because I developed a bit of a stomach ache toward the end of the meal. Also, the width of the tamales were straight up laughable: the width of an index finger. On the plus side, the place is like a time machine; walk in and you'll think O.J. is on the run in his white Ford Bronco again, hurry and turn on the news, because its 1994 all over again! Not a thing has changed; same decor, including the paintings of sombrero totting men on the walls as you walk in, except for the fact that these paintings now have a protective plastic or glass cover. I like the fact that it hasn't changed. Brings back more vivid memories; going here on the weekend with my mom and her then Cuban boyfriend, and getting scolded by her to not eat so many darn churros, walking out with a Pancho's balloon in one hand and an ice cream cone for the road in the other hand, standing in front of one of the statues against the wall in the parking lot and looking up and snickering because someone stuck gum in one of his nostrils and it looks like snot. I would return here believe it or not, just for the memories it brings back, but I wouldn't return for a couple of years when maybe the food has changed for the better. Hopefully. I am literally distraught that this place is closed. Oh how I looked forward to my Pancho's run when I go back to AZ but obviously this isn't going to happen. I have to admit after the manager from Fort Worth left the quality went way down. Pancho's is a childhood staple as I grew up in Fort Worth and my grandpa used to take us every Saturday morning at 11 am. (And you BETTER not be late!) Goodbye my tex-mex in AZ for now I will have to wait until I make it back to Texas to eat you again. This is the one I frequented while in Fort Worth:\n\n http://www.yelp.com/biz/panchos-mexican-buffet-fort-worth
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mexican
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Restaurent name is: Millie Cafe
review: They offer 5 flavors of cr\xc3\xaape cakes, which include vanilla bean, matcha, tiramisu, earl grey, and sakura (Spring Special). I ordered the tiramisu and earl grey (costs around $25 for both). It tastes okay, not so special and is kinda overpriced. But worth a try if you are craving for cr\xc3\xaape cakes in Markham, I will recommend the early gray rather than tiramisu. I was excited when I heard they opened a Millie's crepe in Markham. I got the rose crepe cake and the earl grey crepe cake to go. The rose crepe cake tasted as if they poured the whole bottle of rose flavouring into the cake. It was so 'rose' that the cake tasted really artificial. The earl grey was much better. However, cakes are on the pricier side. Would opt for Lady M crepe cakes any day, too bad it's not available in Toronto. Finally made it here tonight to try Millie Creperie Markham location. I was so excited to hear that the owner open this location as their original location in Kensington Market was a bit too far for us to go to on a regular basis.\n\nThe ambiance here is like an afternoon tea shop which is very different from their downtown one which has a very lively ice cream parlour feel to it. I much prefer the feel of the downtown location.\n\nAs for food, we got the earl grey crepe cake which wasn't as soft as it should taste when it's fresh. I was quite disappointed especially since they make the best Millie crepe cakes compared to other places like Bake Code or Green Tea Lounge. They also don't have the handheld sweet and savoury crepes at this location. We did really enjoy the mango gelato which we'll definitely come back for if we are in the area. I went and got the green tea crepe. It was $8.75 with tax.\n\nIt was on the pricey side but it definitely was a light dessert and had great matcha flavor.\n\nI would try the other flavors like the road gray and Tiramisu crepe cakes again. But prices of the deserts kind of turn me off. Ambiance of the restaurant is very nice and modern. There are dine-in option where you can get tea with the dessert. So many dessert spots in Unionville, so little time. But it's absolutely time well spent with crepe cake at Millie. I have made the mission to Kensington for a slice of Millie's. Practically a dream come true for them to open around the block.\n\nThe cake and tea selection is just right. There is something for everybody, especially crepe cake first-timers. If you're lucky the featured seasonal crepe cake flavour will be just as awesome as their signatures. On my latest visit, we ordered earl grey, match green tea, and tiramisu crepe cake and a pot of Heavenly Cream tea.\n\nThe cakes are always consistent. Velvety, creamy, and flavourful. Despite the small portion for cost, you get a bang for your buck for the understated quality.\n\nTo pair, the tea was smooth and delicious. Black teas are my favourite - this tea was light bodied with wonderful perfume essence.\n\nGreat place for a small group of friends or 1 on 1. Cute interior makes for good photo op for the 'gram as well.
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japanese
| 1,552 |
Restaurent name is: Krazy Sushi
review: It was really good!!!! We went there for Mother's Day all you can eat lunch 21.95 good deal. The worst sushi and bad service super rude\nOn the sushi it's 99% rice and 1% fish \nVery old fish , bad flavors Just average--hope they improve.\n\nI ordered a la carte. 2 sets of nigiri, octopus and uni. The uni wasn't fresh, and they gave me squid instead of octopus (waitress error).\n\nShrimp+veg tempura was okay, but the dipping sauce had a surprising amount of alcohol--I could feel it in the back of my throat every time I used it. One plus worth mentioning--the fry oil tasted fresh. Too many places don't change the oil often enough.\n\nScallop skewer appetizer--mini-marshmallow size scallops. Cooked properly, but expensive for what they give you.\n\nTotal cost for that plus a soda came to just under $40. This place has amazing sushi! It's a nice environment where you can bring kids, family, friends, etc. They stay open late, have funny sushi names, a wide variety of sushi (baked, cheesey, bowl, spicey, raw...), lovely employees, a clean restaurant, and quick service. I will start off by saying the service was good (possibly because the place was pretty dead) The servers were friendly and offered good suggestions and the food came out quickly. That being said, the sushi was just mediocre. Rolls were heavy on the rice and light on fish, rice was a bit dry, overall... just ok. We live close so we though we would give it a try but I will definitely drive a few extra miles to our usual sushi spot next time.
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japanese
| 1,553 |
Restaurent name is: Dumpling King
review: This place has great cheap yummy dumplings. I can't pick a favourite flavour because I like 'em all! But you can never go wrong with Pork and Napa or Beef and Onion for $5.99. I always get steamed, not boiled (unless I'm doing pan-fried, of course) because the texture of the dumpling wrap is much better steamed. Boiled dumplings tend to get kind of slimy and soggy. Plus I can always buy frozen dumplings and boil them at home...steaming takes more equipment and skill so I leave that up to the professionals. It does take a hot second for the dumplings to be steamed though, so after ordering it takes about 10-15 minutes to get the food to the table.\n\nI keep forgetting to take an exact count, but each plate of dumplings has about 15 medium-sized dumplings on them. If I'm hungry then I get one for myself, if I'm not very hungry and just want a snack then I'll split one plate between two people.\n\nThis place is tiny, with four or five little tables, all of IKEA plastic. I've only seen the restaurant, if you could call it that, entirely full once, on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon. It might have been a one-off thing. I came here last Saturday at 12:15 pm, and even though their sign says open at 12, they weren't open yet so I was the only one in there when they finally opened around 12:30. This dumpling place is awesome and the owner is so nice!\n\nThe seafood dumpling is fantastic (especially when fried) \n\nSuper tiny and very limited seating like other reviewers have already mentioned, but very cozy in the wintertime. dumplings are cheap, and delicious. \n\ni live in the area, and this is one of the few places i keep coming back to. I haven't been here in many months now but there I was, all waxing nostalgic for dumplings earlier today, and here I am now, extolling the virtues of this wonderful dumpling bastion up in the great white north (york). \n\nLocated in a tiny circular street surrounded by condos off Yonge south of Finch, this is a small (and I mean 4 tables with no proper washroom and only one person in the kitchen small) mom and pop type dumpling joint. The couple who own it come from Dalian, China (known for its fresh seafood) and both the size and their background come through on their menu.\n\nThey offer several different types of dumplings in three styles: steamed, boiled, and fried. The interesting thing about the fried is that they are deep fried (!?) as opposed to the potsticker kind you typically see due to the whole one person in the kitchen thing. One of their better, if not arguably one of their best, dumpling offerings are their fish or seafood dumplings. They have others such as pork and napa, beef and onions, or egg and chive.\n\nFor $6-7 dollars, you get 16 (!) dumplings done the way you want (although I prefer steamed most of the time). There nothing quite like that first juicy bite of a freshly steamed dumpling followed by the subsequent bursts of umami packed flavour as you dip it into a mixture of chili oil, chinese vinegar, sesame oil, and soy sauce. \n\nMore salient points as to how awesome this place is:\n- Their chili oil and fresh noodles are made in house\n- The male owner who you usually see in the front is super friendly and doesn't like to accept tips (but I remember leaving one anyway)\n- Great sides (the cucumber one as well as the raw potato one come to mind)\n- Gratis tea\n\nDumpling places are few and far between in Toronto (certainly fewer serving mainland style ones like DK) but what with the recent growing pains of Mother's Dumplings at their new location and Dumpling House's past track record of rats, I'd much rather make the longer trek over to the King, where I can certainly feast like one on an affordable budget. \n\nPS: This spot has no relation whatsoever to Dumpling King in Scarborough. I "seefood" I eat food! I "see" dumplings.. I will eat them all! \n\nI was a little embarrassed when I saw the spelling mistakes and the typos Dumpling King\'s menu on the wall.. \n\nDumpling King is a small restaurant.. you cannot even see through the windows and doors on this particular winter night because of all the steams from cooking? \n\nDumplings here can be order either boiled, steamed or fried. I will definitely suggest the steamed. I like that better because all the juice from the meat are still packed inside and soup just explored in your mouth!! Be careful though, they are just really hot and fresh! \n\nThe owner/cook came out from the kitchen and served all his dumplings..and I can tell he is watching all of us eat and he definitely so happy when every single customers enjoyed his cooking!! \n\nThe dumplings are smaller in size than some of the other places I have been.. but $6 for 16.. I counted them.. are still good value.
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chinese
| 1,554 |
Restaurent name is: El Salvador 503
review: Wow!! The Pupusas was delicious. First time having this fried slice of heaven with flavorful cabbage slaw and red sauce. Ms Angelica service was so outstanding!! Cannot wait to go back. Go grab one. Being Salvadorian I'm always a critic! The salsa given while we waited with chips OMG THE BEST! Better than a Mexican restaurant and of course have to mention the great customer service as always! These papusas are the real deal. The sauce and all. We were all silently eating them because they were that good. Pupusas are amazing! I only get bean with a little cheese, and the Yucca frita is also perfect every time!! They have good service always really nice. Most places claim they have great Pupusas. This place follows through. Their Pupusas are not "overly greasy" and the flavor of the Chicharr\xc3\xb3n is great. The staff has great attitude as well.
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mexican
| 1,555 |
Restaurent name is: Otani Steakhouse and Sushi
review: We had habachi table reservations for 5 people and when we arrived we were seated at a regular table. We had to wait a half hour until a table cleared but did get to the habachi table. However the 5 of us were crammed along the short side of the table and a family of 4 was seated on the linger side. The chef was routine and the food was average. Probably a one and done experience. Had the sweet and sour fish. Wife had tempura veggies. Both were excellent. Extensive menu. Good prices. Moving soon to new location a few stores down. Will have a hibachi grill. Can't wait. This is my favorite sushi place around. The hot and sour soup is the best you'll find. My boyfriend and I stumbled upon Otani by mistake as the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed. We sat at the bar (which is happy hour all night on Mondays) and ordered a few drinks and sushi. The sushi was amazing! He got the volcano roll and I got the red back spider roll. Both were very delicious. Best of all, our bartender was very sweet and attentive. Great service and great food, my only complaint is that it is a little overpriced for the portions that you get. Our party ordered four distinct dishes hibachi style. Steak/Shrimp, Filet Mignon, Otani Special & Steak/Chicken. We all chose Fried Rice. Very tasty. Very personable chef. White dipping sauce for protein had a perfect kick to it. I noticed they had private rooms. Would definitely consider for a special event.
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japanese
| 1,556 |
Restaurent name is: Ka Mei
review: The service is horrible! After waiting for 35mins without any food served and being attended, we checked with the waitress wonder how much longer we need to wait. The owner of the restaurant got mad at us and literately said in a rude manner that 'don't come here to eat if you do not wait.' I cannot believe my ears and wonder if I could not even check my food after 35mins waiting without any notice!!! Even worse, the owner humiliated us in front of other guest after we pay the check!!! Never ever do I have such terrible experience!!! Will never go there again!! Always excellent each time I go. Ka Mei is the epitome of a great mom and pop shop. The husband is the cook and the wife is the host/waitress. The restaurant has very basic decor but VERY cozy. My family and I ordered the pigs feet, black pepper tofu, pan friend noodles vegetarian style, and salt and pepper squid. The portions were generous and the flavors were just right ;balanced without being overly salty or greasy (which is hard when trying to get that "wok" fire taste). They accidentally made the vegetarian noodles with chicken, but the owner was so nice and apologetic about the situation, she quickly had another order made and didn\'t charge us. Even my picky Asian parents approved which is huge! Definitely a great find in Pittsburgh. Plus it\'s a BYOB. The food here i found to be quite tasteful however i found it to be overpriced and the service was bad for that reason i am docking it stars. Plus across.the street is another resturant that is more of a sit in resturant with great food and better pricing. This place is great!! They have a standard americanized menu, as well as an authentic Hong Kong style menu. The authentic menu is the way to go! I especially love the shrimp wonton soup and beef with chinese broccoli. I also tried the special once, which was a whole steamed fish with fresh ginger -- delicious! The food is always piping hot when you get it, so you know it is made fresh. \n\nThe restaurant does not have great atmosphere (I usually get take-out), but the food is delicious. It is by far the best Chinese food I've had in Pittsburgh. "Craving Congee"\n\nChinese rice soup with century egg -\nadd crunchy, deep fried Chinese doughnut.\nPork, an afterthought - chewy & unseasoned.\nNeed ginger, shake in some salt & add more green onions plus pepper, that will make it better. \n\nServer, confused our order. Owner not forgiving, condescending and rough to her. Surprisingly, girl did not cry but stood still as we looked on by.\n\nWanted more here but flavor not there, won\'t spend a penny more for something that bare. \n\nIronically, Ka Mei in Chinese means add flavor but in the end, no pow exists for us to savor.
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chinese
| 1,557 |
Restaurent name is: Saveeda's American Bistro
review: So excited to finally find a local restaurant that offers great food and cocktails at reasonable prices. This is a hidden gem tucked away in Wesley Chapel. What an unexpected delight plus they serve lunch til 4pm!!! Can't wait to return for another wonderful culinary experience. Been here since July. This is the first place that I really enjoyed and felt like I was back in Brooklyn, NY. I plan to be a regular! Visited while in town on business. Excellent food and exceptional customer service. Our waitress was very attentive and the manager frequently came to check on our table to make sure we had everything we needed. I would definitely go back when back in the area. We had a spontaneous light lunch of tomato basil soup and salad. It was delicious and very nicely served. The menu looked terrific and I do hope to go back. The Sunday brunch looks very tempting! Loved the unexpected taste and food that came out ..this place is awesome and so unexpected ..brought the family here and we left with some amazing taste buds being jacked !!!
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american (new)
| 1,558 |
Restaurent name is: Rodney's 701 Diner
review: Rodney's 701 diner has very good food and is very consistent. Their roast beef sandwich and chicken and waffles are some of the best that I have had. The food at this little diner is worth the drive. The fried chicken and waffles are to die for. I will surly be back again try some other items on the menu!!! Great prices, good diner feel. (Pink and turquoise walls and car memorabilia on the walls).\n\nStaff was very friendly and the food was good and arrived in large portions.\n\nThis place fits the diner description well! The food and service was great! Sadly, the waitress we had said the restaurant will be closing for good on July 20, 2014. :( I work in Coraopolis and this is myself/my co workers GO TO lunch place. Always great service, great food and inexpensive! I've had the chicken sandwich, chicken tenders, eggs, homefries, cheeseburger, grilled cheese...they're all amazing! dying to try the homemade onion rings and the salads! (though i will need to split that with a friend since they're SOO huge)
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american (traditional)
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Restaurent name is: Yoko Japanese Restaurant
review: This place is amazing !! The staff are so friendly and hard working . Fast service the food is always fresh and delicious they can make anything on the menu just the way you like it and the portions are just perfect for sharing so you can order multiple items to share . The prices are also very fair and the environment is also super friendly . \nYou can also book for privet events and they even have a karaoke machine for you to have your entertainment. Worst service ever for lunch ; waited 30 minutes to be seated; after finally placing our order, we waited another 30 minutes to be told that we still had to wait because the sushi bar was too busy. Had to change our order to get something "faster" and was charged extra because we chose the Friday menu on a Wednesday and waited another 20 Minutes! \nI\'m not saying that the food is not good, but the service sucks. \nIf they had told us, right from the beginning that it was going to be a long wait, we could have chosen something different. I love that this place is right beside my office, cos there is truly feck all around the area.\nThe food is great, fresh and the service is awesome, normally.\n\nI have had some moments when I was given the wrong fish, had to get my lunch to go because it took the food a long time to arrive and I'm not crazy about the fact they stuff with spicy handrolls with loads of crunchy bits that quickly go soggy. That's why I'm giving them a 3 star.\n\nBut for the most part it's a wonderful spot, the staff are genuine, kind and lovely My go-to sushi joint around the Scarborough border area! Love the service here. The staff is always friendly and appreciative of their customers' business. They also treat their regular customers really well (sometimes with freebies!). I've only ever tried their Maki rolls and sushi bento sets, but I should probably try their Korean dishes since I come here often. The maki rolls are really yummy! Always fresh and filling (for me at least haha). This sushi restaurant can be a little bit on the pricier side (though I have seen worse restaurants with sub-par offerings). The food here never disappointed me and is worth the price. I came here with co-workers for lunch. I haven\'t had sushi for a while so I thought I would splurge from my usual frugal spending and got the Yoko Bento C combo. It is $14.95. I only gave $18 in the end since I didn\'t have a calculator on me, so my tip was a little short. However, it was hidden with my co-workers bills so they probably made up for it. Oops.\nThe miso soup was salty but is that like saying the turkey was dry? The salad tasted fresh. It took some time for our boxes to come.\nThe chefs seemed to be Japanese as they weren\'t speaking Cantonese or Mandarin. I don\'t know what it was and cannot pin it down but my physical reaction was I didn\'t want to eat the food in front of me and that it was unappealing but that might just be me having a bad day. What I know objectively for sure was the food was average at best. The sashimi was just okay though maybe subconsciously something about it put me off and my stomach felt a little funny after. The sushi and maki were the same quality, nothing special.\nI like the bean sprout thing and that was a little above average and this white cole slaw thing in the corner was good.\\\nNothing throughout the meal was really tasty.\nBottom line, my meal was slightly below average (60/100), though that could be me. At best, it was just average (65/100 which is lower than what I would call "good" which is 70/100 and what I give 80% of the places I visit). I do not know the going rate for my meal so it might be reasonably price I but I did not feel I got good value for this meal. I actually think it is money not well spent.\n3.0 stars (65/100)
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japanese
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Restaurent name is: Chili's Texas Grill
review: worse Caesar salad I've ever had. Server was indifferent. Waited over 30 minutes for food. Cajon club was mostly bread barely any chicken. Overall the worse meal experience I've had in quite a while. On a vacation, we stopped by this Chilis because we don't have Chilis where I live. 1) the service was slow, our server said it had been a busy night, which tells me the managers (of which there was two on duty who never checked on tables) understaffed. which leads to 2) OVERPRICED!!! Holy crap! To compare, we stopped at a Chilis in Spokane WA. The salad i ordered at this Calgary Chilis was $14.99, Spokane has the exact same thing for $8.99. Half rack of ribs at this Calgary location? $18.49, half rack at Spokane, $9.99, Full rack will only run you $17.99. Now i know Canada establishments are higher than their US counterparts, but I have never seen this high. Red Robin us only $1-2 more for their food over US Pricing. I would avoid the place just because they are this expensive, there are plenty of other places in town that don't rip you off, AND have adequate staff on hand who WANT to give you good service. Had a decent dining experience.\nMenu was broad with a lot of varity which helped for our diverse group including vegans to carnivores.\n\nAppetizers, drinks, pasta, steak, salads all were good for the price. It isn't a speciality place for the cuisine, but for the price and locale its a good option in the budget range.\n\nWeekday dine-in experience wasn't great, the service should be improved. I don\'t know if because it\'s a chain they think they can get away with poor service and bad food or if that\'s just part of the whole experience at all Chilis. If so, they exceeded expectations.\nMy girlfriend and I had to seat ourselves after asking the host if there were any tables upstairs. "I don\'t know", she said, brushing us off. After locating an upstairs table, the poor service continued. I had a NY steak and my girlfriend had a chicken wrap, which we were able to order after a waitress finally found us. The food was barely warm when it was served. I was hungry and ate the whole thing, but my girlfriend wanted to take half her sandwich home. This caused a lot of bad noise and we were told if we wanted to take anything to go, we could damn well box it up ourselves. The server mumbled something about "health codes" or something and brought us our very own styrofoam box to do with our left overs as we saw fit. It was crazy. I might as well have poured my own beer while I was at it.\nI won\'t be back and I\'m sure they don\'t care. There\'s enough people in Calgary at this point that they can offend someone and someone else will come and try it for themselves. But that can only go on for so long. They\'ll learn to take care of their customers long after everyone stops going.... Checked online to see what the hours were, the site said open until midnight, we got there at 5 to 11 and we were turned away by the person working. She said they were closing at 11. You do not turn a customer away even if you are getting ready to close. I know as I have worked in this industry before and stayed open hours after closing time because of customers. I have had good experiences here in the past that is why you got the higher rating but because of tonight I am unsure if I will return.
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canadian (new)
| 1,561 |
Restaurent name is: Dickey's Barbecue Pit
review: Recently brought here after church by my niece and nephew (they always take me different places lol) I fell in love with this place! I've never really been a fan of bbq, but this place is really good. They have 3 signature bbq sauces. 1. Regular 2. Spicy 3. Sweet, They have great beef brisket and pulled pork. Kids eat free on Sundays, that's nice for me and other families who want to have a nice lunch on Sunday without breaking their bank account. I get full with the 'Westerner' which has 2 meats and is like 8 inches long, can't beat that! Oh, Free ice cream too!! I am not one to visit chain restaurants, but this one just opened and the Mrs. and I decided to give it a try.\nWe got there on a weekend and it was early about 5:00 p.m. We were the only customers in the place...given, it had just recenly opened.\nThe brisket was a little fatty andgristly, but had a decent flavor to it. The waffle fries were ok. We shared their BBQ ribs...nothing to write home about. I did enjoy their mashed baked potatoes...could have had more of that dish.\nThey use a lot of paper cups...a cup for the each side, cups for the sauce, cups for drinks, cups for ice cream, cups for pickles, etc....and ketchup packets?..no thanks!\nMy biggest complaint? Customer service. There were 5 employees (including the owner) when we were leaving. Not ONE of them thanked us or said good-by. We considered it very rude since we were their ONLY customers.\nDickey, you must put forth much more effert if you are going keep your doors open. Sorry. Regular good Dickey's food and decore. Employees are not yet fully trained so expect a rough experience. I'm from Texas but have lived in Arizona for 19 years. I was eating at Dickey's 30+ years ago in The Lone Star State. This BBQ has a great reputation!\n\nI stopped by for an early dinner around 4:30pm tonight. The place was very, very clean for starters. I ordered the 2 meat combo and opted for sliced brisket and the jalape\xc3\xb1o cheddar sausage. I got mac and cheese along with fried okra for the sides. The BBQ was great! The sausage had good flavor and the sliced brisket was from the lean end. I got a little of all three of their BBQ sauces (sweet, spicy, and original). The mac and cheese was delicious and they cooked the fried okra to order (great call considering there's nothing worse than soggy fried okra because it's been sitting too long).\n\nThe dinner comes with a pretty good roll but this is a BBQ place for crying out loud. Throw 2-3 slices of white bread on the side and call it a day as all great Texas BBQ places do.\n\nThe only real beef that I had with the place (no pun intended) was when I opted for ice water instead of a soda/tea and was given about an 8 ounce plastic Dixie cup. Come on! Don't be that way. I didn't order water to be cheap. I ordered water because I didn't want the additional empty calories. Lose the small water cups and be the restaurant to give out normal size or even large water cups just because it's the right thing to do (the Dickey's plastic soda cups are probably 48 ounces). You can't eat at a BBQ place with 8 ounces of water and who wants to keep getting up for refills? (...and don't reply that it's a cost thing - figure it out)\n\nOk. Enough of the soap box. The free soft serve ice cream at the end was a nice touch! The staff was very friendly. I will return one day soon and hope to give Dickey's BBQ 5 stars provided they've fixed the water cups.\n\nThis franchised Dickey's BBQ location is owned by a Marine veteran and beats the heck out of Joe's BBQ. Go enjoy Dickey's for lunch or dinner today! Wow, I have been to Dickey's all over NV, TX, AZ and this location I will never go back to. Last Friday night 3 people on shift young guy, older women and of course large meat cutter. No one in front of us the family behind us let us go in front of them. Stood there for 15 minuets waiting . Apparently they needed to get caught up or something. Placing a order for 2 people they acted like it was complete rocket science. I got completely impatient with the process of 2 people not knowing or acting like they knew what they were doing. I go to the sauces and there are no cups, there is no cones, and the kid working said it's going to be 15 minuets he is cleaning machine. Ok it's 645pm waited 45 minuets never got ice cream. Pickles finally got filled and cups for sauce as we were leaving. Management really needs to focus on this store and on weekend nights. Personally we will never be back to this location. BTW put a bandanna for the big guy cutting the meat he works hard and sweats all over the meat area. Thanks
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american (traditional)
| 1,562 |
Restaurent name is: Extreme Pita
review: My friend and I came here on a weekday before noon, and we ordered two regular size gyro pitas. I got lettuce, tomato, red onion, banana peppers, jalape\xc3\xb1os, grilled pineapple, pickles, tzatziki, feta and hot sauce. The lady who took our order was very friendly and did not skimp on the toppings - that's what makes or breaks a pita place! The ingredients were all very fresh and the pitas were packed to the brim, with the ingredients very well distributed; from the first to the last bite, there was an equal amount of all ingredients. Really fresh ingredients, really tasty mix of deliciousness wrapped up in a pita. I've had their chicken shawarma three times and I love it so much. I've had their philly cheesecake and it is so good. I like everything about this place except for the price. I find their pita sandwiches to be on the pricey side at just under $6 for a regular and just under $9 for a large. I find that price is hard to justify for a sandwhich but then again, they are soooo good and healthy too! Ordered the small Chipotle Chicken Pita with all the fixins, which included cheddar cheese, roasted peppers, onions, chipotle BBQ mayo, as well as a whole lot of lettuce! I also got a small Kale a cab smoothie, which consisted of kale, cabbage, mangoes, blueberries, passion-orange guava juice from Pur Blendz, that shares the same spot.\n\nI was definitely not a fan of the smoothie as it tasted like watered down frozen fruits, and honestly did not taste like it included all those ingredients, which was probably why it took less than a minute to make. It sure wasn't blended well with all the frozen fruit, as I had to mix it in order to be able to drink it. \n\nThe chicken, onions and peppers are warmed up on the flat top when you order, which was good to know, however the whole pita was stuffed with so much lettuce it was falling apart. Even for a small pita, they definitely skimped on the chicken. As there are plenty of food options at the mall, it's not hard to find some healthier options like Extreme Pita, however next time I might just go somewhere else. They changed ownership. Not as good now with fewer selection, and need to pay extra for toppings (even the tomatoes and cucumber!). They no longer have my favourite sirloin steak I think it was. The previous owner was wonderful, can even have it in a bowl if you don't want the wrap. Located inside the food court of Markville Mall. It is definitely a healthier spot to pick from compare to other choice. There are different selections for everyone needs. Watch out for the daily special for a cheaper prices, it comes in small, regular and large size which is good for different portion size. I enjoy the chicken wrap as it is juicy and the vegetables are juicy. Would prefer the wrap to be more closely packed, as while I was eating it, it was dropping waterfall of meats. Overall, great experience.
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italian
| 1,563 |
Restaurent name is: Pizza Marsala
review: I\'ve never been inside Pizza Marsala, only ordered to go or had food delivered. Pizza is fine, hoagies are fine, overall okay. But, with so many pizza places in Irwin, that\'s not quite enough. So, here\'s my most recent experience, which has completely turned me off from ordering here again: we ordered food for delivery about a week ago - one taco salad and one steak salad. Were told 45 mins to 1 hour, typical. Food arrived 1 hour and 15 minutes later...fries, steak, taco meat, and cheese - all cold. Not luke warm...cold. We ended up taking all of the non-veggie toppings off the salads and heating them in the microwave. Didn\'t help, both tasted horrible! Other bad points: 1) \'steak salad" was steak-ums, not very appealing. 2) Taco salad: When I ordered, the guy on the phone asked what type of dressing I wanted. I asked if they had sour cream and salsa....nope. Well, that sucked. Anyway, the taco salad was so greasy, grease was the whole way to the bottom, under all of the lettuce. Again, with all of the other pizza choices in Irwin, Pizza Marsala just fell to the bottom of this girl\'s list. I'm really surprised this place is still in business, I thought it was a front for drug activity going on in the area, but i guess not. I had their pizza once. The sauce was bland and the crust was too thin. I never had it again, but the prices at this joint are reasonable, if you like mediocre then this is spot for you.... Ok, I take back what I said about the Italian Hoagie. Just ate one and it was pathetic. Who puts Spring Mix lettuce on a hoagie? Apparently Pizza Marsala. A 3.00 sub you could buy at Walmart sold for 10.99. Pizza is still solid though. Pizza here is really good but the subs are hit or miss. I had a cheeseburger sub a few weeks ago and it was so dry I was unable to eat it and had to throw it away. The Italian Hoagies are always really good so I will stick with those from here on out. I'm an online ordering freak and nothing is more frustrating than places that have an App that doesn't work. And Pizza Marsala's App is awful. I order from other places often because their Apps work and save my information and payment methods. Still very good pizza for the NHT/Irwin area. I am from NY -Nj area. I was really was not expecting much from this Pizza place. I was near and I was hungry. \n\nWhat a pleasant surprise. I had the Chicken Parm and IT WAS DELICIOUS! Great home made sauce with a good amount of garlic. The way Italian food should be! Did I mention the garlic bread. Diamond in the rough!!
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italian
| 1,564 |
Restaurent name is: Annabelle Pasta Bar
review: Great little (very little) spot. The downstairs is open to the kitchen, which is cool to watch. \n\nIngredients are good quality and pasta is made in house. Service is friendly and they seem to work well together. \n\nThe pasta specials rotate, and the small plates and appetizers great too. The meat balls have great flavour ! Enjoy a negroni from their menu while you're watching the kitchen prepare your meal. \n\nI'll be back soon! Overpriced (bad) Italian wine. Decent pasta. Good service. Unique location. Has potential. Needs work.\n\nOverall, the pricing model is flawed: the fresh pasta is a great deal at $10 per serving but the wine is VERY expensive and not very good at all. The sides are more expensive than the mains! The interior is stuffy and hot. Was very excited to try this place as I\'m a huge fan of Li\'l Bacci in Leslieville, also their instagram makes everything look completely indulgent and decision. I\'m sorry to say that we were very disappointed. The service was terrible, our waitress couldn\'t seem to remember anything so we had to keep reminding her of what we\'d ordered. If you\'re seated on the main floor prepare to have your eyes stinging and watering from the smoke from cooking. Honestly, ventilation is terrible. Also, the smells were overwhelming- I came home and smelled so much that I had to take a shower to avoid getting sick. The pasta I ordered was meant to be fusilli with shrimp and saffron sauce. I received a plate of dry pasta with a bit of saffron broth and perhaps 4 or 5 little pieces of canned shrimp. My companion described her pasta as "gummy". Nuff said. Easy going place for a casual meal. I'm surprised to see some low ratings from some reviewers complaining that the restaurant is loud - so it's noisy; you don't eat sound. Noise is sometimes the best thing in a restaurant. Ever been to a place that is silent? You want to hear your fork scratch the plate? No, you don't. \n\nThe food is very good and simple and not trying to be anything beyond what is described and this is why I keep coming back. I also like the wait staff - not pretentious or overreaching, but straight-up and helpful. I'm also a vegetarian, which can be a drag in some places, but there were a few good options. \n\nIn winter, the open kitchen warms you up; in summer, the open windows keep you cool. People in the Christie/ Davenoport area are lucky to have a good spot like this. Love this place. Fresh made $10 pasta! Awesome drinks. Crazy busy Vibes. Reminds me of lower east side restaurants in NYC! Snacks are great. Would def' go back.
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italian
| 1,565 |
Restaurent name is: The Library
review: We stayed downtown for the weekend to catch a Pirates game and, strangely, everything downtown closes at 9pm or so. When we got in town at 9, our dinner options were limited. So, we headed to the Library. The reviews on Yelp are mixed and, I agree. We had some good food (pepperoni roll, tater tots) and average food (nachos) and some poor service. The waitress was friendly but really slow. It was there happy hour so the food was 1/2 off. While they have a large beer selection was large in bottles, their draft selections were less impressive. It seemed to be all IPAs. I did get a nice bottle of chocolate milk stout though. \n\nOverall, the Library was fine and I wouldn't say our visit was bad. It was just average. I was last here during their 9-11pm happy hour on a weekday night. Nearly all of their drafts are $3,pinnacle drinks are $3, and all small plates are half off until 1am. My dining partner and I shared "The three little pigs" and "the magic pretzel". The three little pigs were 3 pork sliders (normally priced at $12-half off from 9-1am) and we added the fried pickles, which absolutely enhanced the flavor of the BBQ sauce and pork. I even made the comment that I was surprised that a restaurant not specializing in BBQ would have pork that was so tender and flavorful. "The magic pretzel" ($4 during the happy hour) consisted of 3 long soft pretzels served with homemade beer cheese. The pretzels were obviously just that,pretzels, but the beer cheese was absolutely delicious! In all we ordered 4 beers and these small plates and our bill came to $25. We will for sure be back to partake in additional small plates during the happy hour but after reviewing their menu we may need to revisit for a regular lunch or dinner. Just had drinks there...so the quick and dirty.\n\nAtmosphere - typical midpoint Southside bar...could be Fat Heads, Blue Lou's...they all run together. This tells you that their theme is not strongly presented...\n\nPrice - Ok. A liitle more than the dive bars but it is nicer inside. \n\nOverall - A nice clean place to met and talk to old friends, which is what I did. \n\nOh, at first I thought it was called Library for an area of Pittsburgh. Did not get the book reference until today... Hahaha. Stopped in for a few drinks around 4:30 PM on Friday, March 2. Atmosphere was what we were looking for, but the bartender was as useless as a house cat. \n\nWe were able to get our first drink, but couldn't get a second because the bartender decided she wanted to talk to her friend instead of doing any work. There was also a group of 4 or 5 people that walked in just before we needed our second drink and they seemed to be having the same problem. Saw her poor one beer for them before she went back to her conversation with her friend at the service area of the bar. \n\nGuess she'd rather serve $3 drafts than $26 double Obans. Wonder what the owners would think of her service decisions?\n\nSo, I got up and walked to the service area of the bar to interrupt the bartender's conversation with her friend, which had been going on for several minutes, to request the bill. Even at that point, she continued her conversation while finally making some type of drink with Bombay gin for the group. Then, she came down to the end of the bar and stood there looking at me - no check in hand, so she probably didn't even ring up our drinks. \n\nShe looked at me as if to say, where is your payment when I didn't even know how much the bill was. I asked and she told me the amount with a disgusted look on her face like I was supposed to know how much the bill was. She finally told me the price. We paid and left. \n\nI will not return. I'm sick and tired of shitty service and his bartender sets the bar pretty high for shitty service. I've gone to The Library many times and I've gotten great food every time. Last night was no exception. I ordered the Catch-22 with tots (and yes I'm going to eat my tots). First off, just let me say that I love the fact that you can get tator-tots instead of fries. The Library always makes them crispy on the outside and soft and delicious on the inside. Perfect. I ordered the buffalo chicken version of the Catch-22 and it was cooked perfectly. The homemade pizza crust was crisp on the outside and a little chewy on the inside. The chicken was cooked to perfection. The hot sauce and cheese finished off this delicious piece of win, which I had no problem finishing off.\n\nThe only reason I can't give The Library a 5 star rating is that I've had some pretty slow service on several occasions. I'm not sure if the kitchen was just backed up, but the food seemed to take quite a while to make it to the table. Last night that did not happen, but it has happened in the past.\n\nI also appreciate the fact that they put money back into the place to make it better. The plates look like open books now, which is a nice touch, and even though the menus are not in books anymore, they are nice new menus with a couple new items I had not seen before.
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american (traditional)
| 1,566 |
Restaurent name is: Mexigrill Express
review: Passable imitation of Chipotle. The size of the burrito is smaller but they have similar options. Surprisingly including barbacoa and carnitas. You wouldn't expect this in French Canada where they rejected the very generic Taco Bell.\n\nThe taste of my vegetarian burrito was fine although I felt that the tortilla was somewhat stale. The staff was friendly and spoke English and French interchangeably. The service is now friendly and the food is pretty good. It's a mexican fast food so don't exoect high gastronomy but very satisfying none the less. Decent Mexican option that runs a lot like Chipotle or Subways. Choose your meal type such as a burrito or taco and garnish it with the meats and ingredients you crave.\n\nThe prep work was good and service was friendly. I went with a beef burrito with guacamole and it was stuffed! Thick!!! As side orders, I went with their Churros.\n\nOverall it was pretty good for fast food, nothing to rave about but fills the stomach for about $8.\n\n3.5 rounded down, will be back again and check out other options. I mean I love Chipotle, but I am not trying to drive to Ottawa or cross the boarder for a Burrito! This is coming from someone who never had a bad experience at Chipotle. Having seen this place I decided to test my luck. I was very disappointed. Cons : 1st lack of freshness, 2nd lack of flavor. 3rd my chips were stale. Pros: huge burritos, clean spot, parking available, friendly staff .\n\n To revive my burrito i tried to add as much hot sauce as I could,but ehh no luck. The place has potential, and I might go try it 1 more time just in case that my visit was just a bad one and they were maybe down on their game. I will definitely keep you guys updated!\n\nOn the up side they do have various weekly specials. They have changed. The service and the food are pretty good. Try the Al Pastor tacos.
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mexican
| 1,567 |
Restaurent name is: Lambretta Pizzeria & Wine Bar
review: My husband, daughter and I dropped in on Lambretta\'s fourth day open, and were impressed by the ambiance, the great and prompt service and the delicious food. The portions were reasonable for the price. One thing we didn\'t like: they up sell a lot (e.g. "Would you like fresh fettucine for and extra $4?"). When we got the bill I was surprised that they charged $2 for water. But the fact that my kid ate all of her meal and some of ours, and that it was so kid friendly but still adult-like made it a wonderful, impromptu evening.\n Bonus: Our daughter is hard of hearing and the server knew some sign language! Got takeout from here, service was quick and friendly. They do pretty decent Neapolitan style pizza. I had the margarita.. crust was soft and chewy, the fresh mozzarella was good quality. Personally I prefer pizza libretto or pi co, but only by a bit. My only complaint is that the price is a little high which may dissuade me from coming back too often. However if your looking for some decent Neapolitan pizza in Roncesvalles this is a good spot Thin crust pizza done correctly in the oven and a host of nice wines. The only crap thing was the music. Didn't go with the environment at all. Since I'm moving to this hood a year from now will go back. Amazing pizza. I was really disappointed by the aperol spritz. It was tiny and tasteless. They served it in a champagne glass? Included ice? $12. They were out of the eggplant Parmesan and they had no sangria even though it was on the menu. The food was just okay. Nothing to go back for. I was a little dissapointed by the food here. The staff is super friendly and non-pretentios but the quality of the food wasn't great. I had a salad and a pizza, it was just ok.
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italian
| 1,568 |
Restaurent name is: Tom Yum Thai Restaurant
review: Always wanted to try this place and was glad that I did. The food was awesome and had plenty of leftovers. My family and I had ordered take out. Warning, don't use the online system the prices are higher. If doing take out just call them it's cheaper. \n\nThat being said, the food was phenomenal. The penang curry was flavorful. One of the best penang curries I ever had. \n\nWe had a pork dish and two dishes with vegetarian chicken substitute. I'm a meat eater my spouse is not and I even enjoyed the fake meat. It was great!\n\nThe food was great the owners were very nice. Definitely going back again! I ordered from this restaurant 2 weeks ago. I met the new owners. The panang curry was really good as were spring rolls. I will order from here again. Pad Thai was great. Have ordered this twice already.\n\nOther dishes I have tried are not AS great as the pad Thai. Real Thai food from a straight up Thai lady. You can't go wrong. I come in here for lunch on Tuesdays. The curries are all really good. The Pad Thai is really good too. I have even had the orange chicken it's all good!
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thai
| 1,569 |
Restaurent name is: Taco Del Mar
review: As far as lunch options goes, this is fast but not affordable or great. So of the lunch trifecta, it's a pretty bad option for the Mississauga corporate area. This particular fast food place is in the same plaza area as Walmart and Starbucks. Getting in is easy... getting back out means you have to fight the traffic of the other places while trying to preserve your sanity.\n\nI got the fish taco option and I was really disappointed in it as I've heard good things out of my US counterparts. It's small, dry, and overall flavourless. It's also a bit on the pricier side for fast food. Sure, there was a lot of vegetables in it (tomato, lettuce, olives and random other things) but none of them tasted like they're supposed to. I guess they were all underripe and just tasted like ... water. \n\nThe restaurant is clean and the food came quickly after ordering but that's the only real positive to this place. Not a lot of people were in the restaurant and most people just did take out. If you're wanting Mexican food in this area, I HIGHLY recommend El Sombrero over this place any time $8.50 for two chicken tacos with chips, cheese, and medium drink. The tacos are pretty good. My only qualm is that the tacos are stuffed so much which makes them a bit difficult/messy to eat. Other than that the food is tasty. The chips were served warm which was nice. I wouldn't go nuts over the tacos here, especially if you've have had tacos at an authentic Mexican restaurant. Ok...I love this place. Food is good and flavourful and great prices. The people who work here are always super friendly and tend to make you feel like they have known you for years. If you are looking for tasty inexpensive food and amazing service you will find no where better. I absolutely love this place! I get the ground beef enchiladas every time and I have never been disappointed. The place is clean and the staff very friendly with a great menu selection. Taco del Mar is an ok place for Mexican food. It's the only Mexican take out place that I know of nearby so it is an ok place to go for a taco or nachos, but it's nothing special.
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mexican
| 1,570 |
Restaurent name is: Sam's Pizza Shop
review: The food is great, but that's not what makes Sam's so special. It's the people, the owners are so friendly and personable. You feel like your visiting very special friends when you walk in... Excellent food and charming service Sam's pizza has consistently been my favorite pizza since I was just a kid and I am now a mother of grown children, Sam has moved, but the people that took over his shop still come through with the magic that Sam started way back when. It's always my first stop when I come home to visit Canonsburg. \n\nThe only other pizza I have had in my life that is as original and as good as Sam's is Beto's of Pittsburgh. Every other state I have lived in and the dozens of pizza shops I have tried don't even come close to Sam's. Everyone I have ever introduced to Sam's has fallen in love with the pizza too. I wish I knew how to make this pizza myself, and I have tried! Close, but no cigar.\n\nThe new (now getting old) owners do a great job. I absolutely recommend trying this pizza if you visit Sarris' Chocolate factory. Put an order in, then browse around Sarris and come back to pick up your delicious pie. It's pick up only. THE BOMB! :D I crave this pizza all the time. My husband and I only eat heavy carbs once a week so I don't get to eat it as much as I'd like, but this pizza is seriously so good. Since I'm not from Pittsburgh, I was really confused about the cold cheese at first, but it somehow works. And I love how the dough is so fluffy and airy yet still crunchy. It's just perfect. I want some now. This review is making me hungry. I'm glad my husband knows how to order because thinking about having to call and order makes me nervous, haha! Oh and you need cash. That also makes me nervous, because I hardly ever carry cash. But despite the qualities of this place that induce anxiety within me, it's worth it! Best Pizza Ever!! The crust is absolutely amazing! Every time I come to Canonsburg, I have to stop by and pick up some Sam's Pizza! A lot of people love Sam's Pizza, but I always found it to be mediocre and overpriced.
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italian
| 1,571 |
Restaurent name is: Pizza Hut
review: When you go to this restaurant you know the service is not going to all that great and that it will probably be super slow. Sadly, poor service here is a given. The pizza, though, is pretty consistent and the kids like it. I was here on a Sunday afternoon and we were the only ones in the dining room. The employees behind the counter were making so much noise, talking extremely loudly and even cussing. We could not make conversation at our table. It was beyond rude. \nI let the company know and did not hear back from them until I reached out a second time. Now that I have reached out I am getting spammed by them. Repeatedly. It seems as though the foundation of poor customer service extends to the marketing team and corporate office as well. \nI expect very little from this restaurant but this visit was even worse than usual. I expect to be able to talk to my family and not to have my young kids exposed to that type of language. Wait--no salad in a pizza restaurant?? No silverware? Well, the pizza was pretty good, but I won't be back...too much competition. I like the pizza, however I like it with a salad. Since they eliminated the salad bar I don't go here. Or order to go either. Bad business sense in my opinion. Gotta good deal on 2 mediums w unlimited tops. Tasty as always. Wish they baked an extra minute since so many toppings made it a bit soft in middle. Great crust. Ready in 10 mins or so. No issues! Ordered the 2 toppings pizza online.Very bad. Very little toppings. Not tasty. Will never get it again. Better to order from somewhere else.
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italian
| 1,572 |
Restaurent name is: Tiger Sushi
review: I came here with 3 other coworkers for lunch and we were one of two tables occupied in the place. Which is fine, except the service was painfully slow that we had to wonder what took soo long. I asked the waiter for his recommendation for a sushi roll and he said hands down "The Gotta Have it". I anxiously awaited my food only to be disappointed. It was okay but I didn\'t need to have it. In fact, I think I would have enjoyed my coworkers sushi combo much better. Her food looked much better and was much cheaper. I love sushi but I didn\'t love this. We came upon this place after a long drive, and we were hungry. The owner was immediately friendly, social, and attentive to our needs. Being native new yorkers, we didn't expect much in terms of the food, and we were pleasantly surprised! You could tell that the veggies used were fresh and hand chopped, not the processed canned stuff other places use.\n\nThe fried rice was to die for, and even though hubby & I both hate water chestnuts, the owner urged us to try his, and they were quite good! Clearly, attention to detail and quality are paramount here, and it shows. We will certainly be back the next time we are in town - who knew you could find excellent chinese food in Vegas of all places? Great job! =) My dad introduced me to this little hole in the wall one day and I have to say it's fantastic! I didn't have one thing that I didn't enjoy. They're a little on the pricey side (I prefer to do the all you can eat sushi joints) but other than that I would definitely reccommend this place! located on nw corner of tropicana & rainbow\n\n the dining room-very elegant & simple\nappetizers-egg roll/fried won tons/bbq ribs/paper wrapped chicken(in foil)\norange chicken & teriyaki beef with fried rice\n$10.00\nwar won ton soup\n$8.00 \nthis is a family run business and they were all so friendly & helpful that they talked the 2 into pepsi-no coke\n\nthis is the best asian cuisine we have ever had. the soup was delicious-right on point. the bbq ribs were insane!!! won tons-crispy & hot w/great sweet & sour(not like the fast-food stuff)\nthe beef & chicken were crispy & spicy very flavorful\nthe fried rice had bbq pork & mini shrimps & veggies in it-so very good\nthe mi so soup was a little salty but that's normal i'm told. the paper wrapped chicken(in foil)-never had anything like it-it was so tender & moist-dripping with juice-we will have a full order next time.\n\nvery nice menu I don't know how we found this place, but I'm glad we did.\n\nTiger Sushi is located in a run-down plaza on the corner of Tropicana and Rainbow. It's a small, family-owned restaurant where you can sit at a regular table or up at the sushi bar.\n\nThe food is great and the service is awesome. \n\nWe tend to come in after UFC fights (the owner DVRs the fights and let's my boyfriend have the remote when we come in... awesome).\n\nThey let my daughter run around (the owner even sneaks her fortune cookies...he's trying to befriend her and she's still a little shy). They also know to bring her apple juice and plain white rice (her favorites).\n\nTheir menu is pretty expansive considering what a small spot it is. You can order from their 2-page list of sushi rolls, the 2-page Chinese and Japanese a la carte menu or create your own bento box.\n\nMy favorites (I'm pretty sure you could order ANYTHING on their menu and be satisfied):\n\n*Sam's Poke: Tuna, seaweed, onions, and tobiko. The tuna is fresh and bright red. The poke is unlike any other poke I've had. It's a bit saucier than others and it has a nice spicy kick.\n\n*Shrimp wraps: Whole shrimp and cream cheese rolled in a won ton wrapper and deep fried. The mystery sauce is SO good. I asked Sam (the sushi guy) what was in it and the ingredient list was so long that I forgot the first half by the time he finished.\n\n*Brett Roll: Spicy yellowtail and cream cheese roll topped with more spicy yellowtail and sliced yellowtail.\n\n*Dynasty Beef: kind of like Mongolian Beef without the spice. Really yummy.\n\nWe've tried several other dishes and loved them all. (Fried rice, gotta have it roll, vince roll, stuffed salmon roll, cashew chicken, tempura and who knows what else...)\n\n\n\nBottom Line: \nWe love this place. The guys that work there are awesome and the food is delicious.
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japanese
| 1,573 |
Restaurent name is: Del Taco
review: What can one say about a single location of a chain restaurant like Del Taco besides:\na. They always get my order right (which they do)\nb. The employees have a great grasp of the English language (which they do)\n\nWell, I can testify that this particular Del Taco made one of my wildest pubescent dreams come true.\n\nIt's like this... what teenage boy hasn't mused that if he had a pair of ta-tas, he'd keep himself amused for hours. I was no different.\n\nThen somewhere in my twenties, Del Taco came strolling into my life, with their thick and creamy strawberry shakes, made with a generous helping of real fruit! The key to my youthful desire lied within this sweet polar potion... it was called lipids... aka milk fat.\n\nLet me tell you friends, the grass isn't always greener. I'm not amused... not at all. There's nothing alluring about a tufted teat. They bounce; they sag; and they can percolate perspiration like Michael Vick at a PETA rally in Death Valley... on a really hot day.\n\nAnd no one seems to care. Seinfeld conceptualized the 'manzier', but I've yet to see one for sale.\n\nI'd have to say my lowest point came while at a water park with friends, one of which brought their new baby. While relaxing in a lounge chair under the awning by the wave pool, they asked if I wanted to hold little Abigail. Sure, I love kids.\n\nAs I was sitting there with this little cutie, I noticed other people were gawking at me. When I looked down to check on Abby, I noticed that her mouth was firmly latched on to my right mammary.\n\nThat's right children, come suckle daddy's sugarball.\n\nMy nonchalant extrication efforts didn't pan out, and the worst part was that I thought I felt seepage. With pretty much nothing left to lose, I wedged my left index finger between my swollen nip and lil-miss-hoover's mouth until I heard decompression.\n\nBaby-go-back-to-Mama.\n\nIn conclusion, I'd like to think there's a lesson here we can all learn from. Yeah.\n\n~Swoop Cheap tacos / burritos / Mexican / burgers / breakfast and daaaamn good. And so cheap! You can get roughly 6 tacos for $3 plus change. Okay one of my first visits to this del taco and it was the worst, and most disgusting. First i go through drive through to order two grilled chicken burritos with NO TOMATOES, (i also got a queso crunch taco.) when i got home you wouldn't believe it, THERE WERE TOMATOES in both my burritos. Thank goodness the taco didn't come with any tomatoes because i was starving, so i ate that taco and went back. AFTER i take a trip back to this del taco to get what i paid for originally. i'm greeted with the longest drive through hold up line then when i get to the window i see the employee who eventually handles my two new burritos digging through the GARBAGE!!!! I'm so fed up and disgusted at least he gave me fries, should have asked for my money back smh i honestly threw the burritos away!!!! Food was fine. Counter service fine. BUT staff yelling and cussing at each other was absolutely ridiculous!!!! Not to busy, bunch of staff standing around making inappropriate comments to each other and the dining room was a giant mess.. not sure where managers were but apparently not there. By far the worst Del Taco in existence. Employees at the drive-thru, without fail, will tell you to "hold on a minute" and then proceed to take 10+ minutes to finish whatever it is they\'re doing. Then when I get to ordering, they ask me stupid questions like if I want sauce??? I\'ll tell you at the window if I need sauce. I just want you to make food. Fast. I gave the place 4 tries. On the third try, I wanted to take my coworkers there to show them how far Del Tacos food has come, and the drive thru is closed...Open 24/7 but the drive thru is closed for "break" for 30 minutes. My friends and I have never ever seen anything like that before. Just makes me wonder what the staff does after hours...The last time I visited I got so upset that they told me to hold on again, I asked them why it takes them so long to take an order and was told not to tell them how to do their job! Yay! Don\'t go here. Especially during night time hours.
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mexican
| 1,574 |
Restaurent name is: Star Donuts
review: Great donuts place very clean & excellent customer service. Finally a good donut & coffee place in Surprise.... Love this place! Friendly staff and wonderful freshly made donuts. Also you have to try the breakfast sandwiches especially the ones with ham and jalape\xc3\xb1o. Good morning, yesterday we stopped by Star Donuts, we bought a variety of donuts, we were disappointed with the glazed donuts, they were denser and didn't have that great flavor, orange i think, one reason that we love your glazed donuts was the lightness, and comparable to the big name ones. Yesterday they were just like all the rest, dense. With a glaze. I hope this was just a mistake, we will try one more time in a month or so but wont be ordering a dozen. Simply the best donuts I've ever had. Karl's Bakery on Central Ave is the only place in the valley that comes close to Star Donuts. I'm super stoked they're in Surprise!!!! Love this place!!!! Stopped in an early weekday morning while vacationing in AZ. The woman who helped us was very friendly and helpful. Picked up a half dozen to include a cinnamon crumb cake, twist, raised chocolate frosted with sprinkles, chocolate raised with cream, raised with blueberry filling and chocolate cake with chocloate frosting and sprinkles. All these donuts were fresh and delicious. My absolute favorites were the cinnamon crumb and the raised blueberry filled (and normally I am not a raised donut girl). Notably, even on day #2, these donuts still tasted really good. Store is small but the donut cases were full when we were there that early morning. I noticed they have an extensive smoothie and tea drink menu to include boba, also. It was a little too early for a sweet drink and donuts combined, perhaps in the future as the drinks did look yummy. The cup of coffee I got here was awesome. Smooth and not acidic. Perfect accompaniment to the donuts. Glad this fairly new donut place has come to Surprise. I will definitely be back for more when I am in the area in the future.
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american (new)
| 1,575 |
Restaurent name is: Royal Buffet & Grill
review: I love this place the food is great and there is such a wonderful diverse group every one is so nice and the grill is the best If we are going to a Chinese buffet we want fresh and clean..anytime we have stopped to eat here that is what we get they have a hibachi as well as a fresh salad bar. It's been awhile I'll have to search my local coupon magazine for $$ off. Now I want some Lomein noodles We used to dine here every other week. My daughter is a picky eater and this was a restaurant that fit our needs. However, the quality of the food has really gone down hill in the past few months which is sad because it's the only Chinese buffet in the area! The shrimp on the buffet is NOT fresh, you can actually smell it over the thick coconut sauce. The ice cream station is a sloppy mess. And the restrooms are APPALLING!!! Won't be back unless I read better reviews! I can't believe I haven't written a review for Royal Buffet already. This is the most inconsistent place around. Some days, it's pretty darned good. Then days like today, not so much. I got there a few minutes before noon, an hour after they open. The only thing that was even remotely warm was the little fried won ton things, crab rangoon? Everything else I had--fried rice, the fried chicken pieces for the sweet & sour, french fries, broccoli, roasted potatoes, won ton soup, fried fish--was cold. Just don't get it. They eat the food, they have to know it's cold, but they just keep charging $14+ for it. This place has gone downhill. The Sushi was dry and the egg rolls were mushy. Other dishes on the buffet were OKay but not as good as the last time I was here. Service was good. For the quality of food, the dinner price was too high. I probably won't go back.
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chinese
| 1,576 |
Restaurent name is: Dogos El Yori
review: This place is delicious, I am from Sonora Mexico where these doggos originated from and let's just say I feel like I'm in Mexico when I'm eating this hot dogs. \nThey are the real deal, we've been here multiple times and we plan on going back. Love these Mexican hot dogs! Great variety of different styles of Sonoran-style hot dogs to choose from as well as plenty of toppings you can add yourself for no extra cost. I have been to El Yori multiple times and have invited friends and family to eat there as well. \n\nThe other hot dog vendors in Mesa don\'t even come close to the quality and deliciousness of these hot dogs. My favorite is combining the "chipil\xc3\xb3n" with the "el embarazado" for a super tasty treat. Great hot dogs! The only reason they don't get 5 stars is because they don't make champurrado anymore. I'm holding the 5th star ransom until they make it again. El Chipilon esta sabroso. El pan dorado le da buen sabor. El Regular tiene buen sabor pero el pan esta un poco denso/masudo. Lo mas parecido que podr\xc3\xa1 encontrar en el valle a los hotdogs de hermosillo, una muy buena variedad de dogos.. pruebenlos no se arrepentiran!!!!
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mexican
| 1,577 |
Restaurent name is: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
review: -Excellent breakfast selection. Anything and everything!\n\n-Love the miniature bottle of pancake syrup.\n\n-Decent prices and just right portions\n\n-Friendly waitress, refilled our coffee and cleared away dirty dishes.\n\n-Cute gift shop.\n\n-Plenty of parking. This place is great! I was in town for Spring Training. I saw many baseball fans in their teams clothes. Arrived Sat morning around 9:30am and the wait time was less than the 30 min. wait the hostess had promised. The whole staff was very courteous and helpful. The food was even better than expected, this being my first visit to a Cracker Barrel. I had the chicken fried chicken eggs and grits. I am sorry that there isn't one in my state. Finally a restaurant I have tried in Glendale (see Bitzee Mama's and Kimberly Ann reviews for more info) that wasn't too bad. Granted it's a chain...but one that provides decent artery-clogging, old-style American cuisine.\n\nWe got in and out fairly quickly on a Friday night around 5:30ish. That was important to us because we were heading to the Cards preseason game. We also picked Cracker Barrel because it is on the north side of Glendale Ave and it would be easier and quicker to navigate back to the Brown parking lot on 91st. Hubbie didn't want to try and hit anything in the Westgate because of possibly getting snarled in traffic as we tried to get to our parking lot.\n\nBoth hubbie and I got the fish fry. It was better than the fish I had at Zipp's. The daughter and I really like the Cracker Barrel coleslaw. The son liked his chicken fried chicken.\n\nMost of the games will be on a Sunday, so I am not sure if we will repeat our visit to Cracker Barrel. I am assuming that Sunday's are probably busy days for them. But if the parking lot looks reasonable, we will probably eat there at least one other time for a home game. I highly recommend you avoid this restaurant at all costs. I was sad when I realized you could not give this place zero stars, so that being said I gave it one star to be generous. The food was awful, I would rather just eat gum off the side walk. Totally recommend this Cracker Barrel. My family loves their biscuits, apple butter, hash brown casserole etc. Each time we come here we get great service and food is always spot on!
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american (traditional)
| 1,578 |
Restaurent name is: Just Sushi
review: Love Just Sushi. It's always fresh and you can truly taste the difference in the quality of fish. Also the only sushi place that serves real crab, which is amazing. Even their miso soup was better than the usual. I highly recommend it for great takeout. 3/5! Great sashimi but too much rice on the maki rolls. The fish is very fresh & melts in your mouth. Slightly overpriced for what you are getting but we would come again (great place for a quick bite prior to Costco shopping). Meh just about says it for Just Sushi. I really wanted to love this place - it's a three minute walk from where I live.\n\nFor a $50+ order, we expected more. \n\nThe positives:\nThe fish was fresh. \nThe sustainability thing is a nice 'plus' for those who want to do the environment a favour.\n\nThe negatives:\nThe fish cuts were small, thin, and the presentation was just 'ok' The fish seemed 'set' on top of the rice, but it wasn't shaped to it. Perhaps it was because it was a delivery order. \n\nThe shiso leaf was a nice touch, but it was bitter/not fresh. This could be a supply, storage, or seasonal issue.\n\nThe rice was bland. Sushi rice is an art. Sushi chefs spend years just perfecting this. Just Sushi's rice tasted like plain, unseasoned rice. The white rice had no flavour whatsoever, and the purple rice, although somewhat flavoured, was not so great in terms of complementing the fish that lay upon it. The texture was too firm, but this is merely a personal preference.\n\nJust Sushi: You are in my neighbourhood and I'd love to see you succeed. I have lived in Japan for 10+ years, so I feel that I probably know sushi better than the average connoisseur, as I've eaten in cheap 'kaiten sushi' basements in Japan, and I've also eaten at the top sushi restaurants throughout Tokyo, Sapporo, New York, Hawaii, and various other locations. \n\nPlease research how to make great sushi rice. It should be slightly salty, slightly sour, and slightly sweet. It is an art. If nothing else, please Google how to make sushi rice and you'll find a plethora of information available. I make sushi rice at home, with organic white short grain rice from a common grocery store, with salt, organic white sugar, and rice wine vinegar from the same location, and it has a fabulous taste that has received rave reviews. It's difficult to get it perfect, but it is certainly not difficult to get it close to good sushi rice. Sushi isn't about cooking a pot of rice and squeezing a blob of it together and throwing on the fish. \n\nIf you are going to make the portions as small as you do, please compliment the diner with miso soup/seaweed salad. \n\nYour ginger (Gari) is good, but a little too sweet. Toning down the sweetness will allow for the more subtle flavour of the ginger to be realized. It will also allow the ginger to serve its purpose; cleansing the palate and reducing the risk of bacteria-causing upset stomachs. \n\nGood luck, and thanks for reading this. Best of luck in the future! We may try you again at some point, but for now we'll likely continue to make our own sushi or order at a location that is less sustainable, but more filling. I'm proud to have such a conscience restaurant in my community! Love the food here and it's attention to quality. The fish is always fresh and melts in your mouth. In particular I recommend the toro, mango shrimp roll and spicy salmon skin hand roll. Most menu items and organic, locally sourced and sustainable. One of my top choices for healthy take out! I am, admittedly, a sushi snob. We were hoping for a little taste of Vancouver but were sorely disappointed. \n\nWe ordered sashimi, some toro and sockeye salmon nigiri, and a ginger soda. \n\nThe fish was mediocre at best. Not silky, not smooth, not melt-in-your-mouth. Some pieces were even fishy which made the experience that much worse. The colour, the texture, it was all off. \n\nI should\'ve said something. I definitely could\'ve said something. Your fish is bad? It wasn\'t spoiled. The slices were decent in size. It just wasn\'t... tasty. You know when you eat something and you\'re like "Mmmm... Whoah.... SO GOOD...!!!"? Yeah well this wasn\'t it. It was more like, "Geez... I spent 40 bucks so I\'m going to eat it... Dammit..." What could I have said? Nothing. \n\nIf you want some rolls, if you want to be ethical about your fish consumption, that\'s all fine and dandy... because you will like it. The feel-good aspect: "I\'m saving the fish! I\'m doing the right thing!" I get it. I want to do my part too. However, if you\'re looking for fresh, traditional sushi or sashimi, you must go somewhere else. \n\nThe information from newspapers and online through social media, and of course the Ocean Wise certification brought us in, but the food itself (blech) has completely turned us off from returning.
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japanese
| 1,579 |
Restaurent name is: The Lodge at Grand Teton
review: Ordered a chicken fried steak and got chicken. By the time I got my food the rest of my family was done. It only takes a mistake like this to have someone not return. I never have a bad meal here & the service is the best. Ask for Jane when you are in the dining room, she rocks! First off - the sign that says "seat yourself" is so hard to read we had no idea we had to seat ourselves. The restaurant area reeks SO BAD from the smoke from the lounge.. gross.. its 2015 - there are ways to get rid of the smoke smell......\n\nThe menu has a lot to choose from - everything is priced reasonably. \n\nI got the buffalo chicken wrap - great wrap if it didn\'t have onions in it and had bleu cheese dressing inside. Fries had a great taste!\n\nBoyfriend got the cheeseburger - he said the bun was overcooked.. the burger had zero flavor, could have used seasoning on it.. The cheese looked like it was shredded cheese from a bag, a mixture of colby and jack cheese even though he asked for a slice of cheddar cheese.....\n\nMight be back if we are on a tight budget and want food with eh-okay flavor... This bar is my fave! Good food and draft beers. The bartenders are very attentive and it's a comfy, cozy place. Video poker is hot, I never seem to lose! Terrible food. Mediocre drinks. Can\'t smoke Cigars but cigarettes are OK. What kind of "Lodge" is this?!
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american (traditional)
| 1,580 |
Restaurent name is: Sweets
review: Being from Chandler, you went to this place knowing the family or someone that worked there. Now it\'s SWEETS, and we couldn\'t be happier! Still great "family" atmosphere. Food is yummy and the ice cream is on point! As a family, the ice cream trips just got better!! Burgers, Chicken strips, soft and hard ice cream! Try it for yourself!! Not to disappoint! Hello to all my fellow Arizona yelpers-\n\nAs the previous reviews say, this was a Dairy Queen , which if u read those review will show how terrible it was then..... Mostly due to the employees who seemed to enjoy playing and being Unprofessional rather than working!\n\nSo happy when I saw it was gone and and re opened as SWEETS... So we decided to give it a try.\n\nWe got plain vanilla cones.... One would think... How can you ruin a vanilla ice cream cone... Well.... I'll tell you!... You create something you call ice cream but unlike anything thing you've ever experienced.\n\nI would like to say that's is a good thing but honestly.... IT IS TRULY DISGUSTING! \n\nI believe it was the owner that served us and when he handed me the cone I eagerly took a lick ... It is hard to describe the taste... Like previous reviews said... It tastes like bland whipped cream and is very thick.\n\nI refused to even try more and decided to hold the cone for the 5 minute drive home so my husband can taste it and.... Wait for it.... Wait for it.....\n\nIT DIDNT MELT.... AT ALL! What kind of ice cream doesn't melt?\n\nThe man who served us seemed proud to tell us his ice cream has 14 grams of fat as opposed to DQ that has 8?\n\nOMG! All those fat calories and that's what it tastes like?\n\nNo sense in continuing as first impressions are lasting!\n\nI give him until the end of summer before he shuts down!\n\nMcDonald's is next door and has a decent cone... For a buck!\n\nGet out there and enjoy this wonderful Arizona weather and if you are looking for a creamy treat... Go anywhere else!\n\nIn conclusion... Live each day as though it were your last and ENJOY! Previously Dairy Queen, same owners, similar menu, just let the franchise drop. Nice people working here, but still basically DQ for better or for worse. So I do check Yelp from time to time, and I made an account today for this place. Just wanted to respond to people saying the ice cream was fake/didn\'t melt/tasted like "whip" cream.. I had it today, enjoyed it, and yes it did melt and it is only February folks. Saw it was family owned, and the workers there were super nice and very friendly with my daughter, so I just wanted to throw a positive review to counteract the weirdly negative ones.\n\nIce cream was good. There was nothing weird about it. Employees were great. Didn\'t try the food but I had the Old Fashioned Cherry Amaretto, daughter had a dipped cone, and wife had Butter Pecan (all for about $7). The place is not new (in fact, I remembered having been there when it was a DQ as a kid.. 20 years ago. The windows curve over the last row of tables and it jogged my memory), so I do think a little effort into the atmosphere could help. \n\nThe best Ice Cream I have ever had was Greater\'s in KY, so no it wasn\'t that. But this place is a solid ice cream parlor to take the family. I have been a long time patron of this location, as it was previously a Dairy Queen. I have always had a good experience & have thoroughly enjoyed all of my yummy treats! BUT, now it's even BETTER!!!! They now have included hard ice cream into their menu, I'll never have to go anywhere else. Everyone in my family can get their favorite all in one place! I usually go for the ice cream, but on occasion we have ordered burgers & chicken strips! So YUMMY! The restaurant is very clean. The owners are awesome! Our favorite place just got even better!
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american (traditional)
| 1,581 |
Restaurent name is: Taglio Di Roma Bar \xc3\x80 Pizza
review: Super pizza ! La p\xc3\xa2te est vraiment parfaite et diff\xc3\xa9rente. Je reviendai ! C'est un endroit plus pour emporter mais il y a de la place pour manger sur place. A little bit far but worth the drive there.\n\nCrust is thin and crispy.The ingredients are fresh and yuummy. As i am writting this, i am craving for some right now.\n\nMy favorite rome type of pizza in mtl. Pros\n- Order at counter, they warm up pieces on the spot. No need for waiter, waitress\n- Good value for the price, 4-5$ for a very decent slice which is cut in two\n- Variety of different toppings\n- Nice and clean decor \n\nCons: none Excellente pizza pas trop charg\xc3\xa9 mais vu la qualit\xc3\xa9 des ingredients et l'attention port\xc3\xa9e a leur pr\xc3\xa9paration, la pate croustillante et moelleuse et la sauce tomate qui go\xc3\xbbte Rome c'est une des meilleurs pizza que j'ai manger a montreal. Si elle avait \xc3\xa9t\xc3\xa9 cuite au four a bois \xc3\xa7a serait dans mon top 3. A little bit far but worth the drive there.\n\nCrust is thin and crispy.The ingredients are fresh and yuummy. As i am writting this, i am craving for some right now.\n\nMy favorite rome style pizza in mtl.
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italian
| 1,582 |
Restaurent name is: Panda Express
review: They literally forgot to give me the side dish! Smh! I would not recommend getting food from them ever again. This is one of our favorite food choices in the mall. Today we went there and they were out of two items we wanted. They immediately cooked them! We had very little wait time and it was worth the wait!! We also had great service with smiles!! My complaint is the old Asian lady that works the cash register here. I work in the mall and whenever I come to Panda for lunch or dinner I always get a military discount. However, anytime she is working she refuses and tells me they don't do discounts a military discount is not selective. You either give one or you don't, and when you are a chain you don't get to decide because it should be company policy across the board. I let it go multiple times but not anymore. They either need to let everyone on their staff know that they give one or don't! This is a great go-to place for a quick meal. Located in the Chandler Fashion Mall. Food is always good and the service is usually very fast, depending on crowds in the food court. Server was fast and efficient. This Panda Express location is a difficult one to review.\n\nAs is typical of the Panda, the food's good and cooked up fast. No, it's not gourmet Chinese, but it's tasty enough.\n\nBut then we come to the weakness of this location: The menu.\n\nThe selection is really, really slim. To the point they don't even have sweet and sour chicken, for crying out loud. I'm used to Panda Express locations varying in their options (Potato Chicken and String-Bean Chicken are always hard to come by), but this one really takes the cake as far as limited selection goes.
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chinese
| 1,583 |
Restaurent name is: La Casona Bar & Grill
review: Great Nicaraguan food, by far the best in Vegas, food prices are great and the food is very fresh and tasty. Stay away from their Nicaraguan import beer they are pricey. Over all this place is clean, and the service is excellent. My favorit thing here is the papusas but they have so much more. The food and service is top notch The restaurant have over priced food. The food is not good and the place is always empty. The attention from the waiters is poor and please don't even make me start with the owner. I do not recommend this place at all. If you are a person with morals believe me you don't want to do business in this restaurant. This place it's so much fun and food it's delicious!! They have a big selection of food from many different countries of Latin America and honestly i haven't had a chance to try everything but what I've got is tasteful!!. This is a great place to have fun with your friends or even by yourself. I usually come friday nights to enjoy a cold beer and listen to live music (rock en espa\xc3\xb1ol) and also they have a good Dj when the band is taking a break. On the other side they have karaoke and DJ as well. Waitresses are fast and really friendly!!. Got the pleasure to meet the owner (Daniela) and she made sure my group was well taken care of. Overral I recommend this place 100%!!!!. A real good restaurant and club .they also have Spanish karaoke in another area Where you wouldn't know unless you were with a local if your not from here. Drinks are somewhat pricey along with hookah you can purchase . As well you can enjoy the music along with dancing to the we hours of the morning.
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mexican
| 1,584 |
Restaurent name is: Minutello's Restaurant & Lounge
review: This is great, simple, traditional italian american food. The salads are good. The pizza is really great (I stopped ordering from anywhere else). The veal cannelloni is awesome too. The place is ok. It has a full bar, it has enough space for a larger company. The reason why I'm giving 2 star rating is food.\nIt was okay at best. Veil did not taste right at all (my friend did not like either). Pasta... I could make better pasta/sause myself and thank god they are not making wine there. \n\nThis is not the place to go eat italian food but a place for a get together as the staff was pretty friendly. Minutello's is going out of business. Last day of operation is Sunday, February 17, 2013. Based on some recent reviews, it looks like the quality of food at Minutellos has slipped a little bit. Still as I mentioned before, it's a Shadyside institution located in the basement of an apartment building. \n\nAnyway, the main reason to come to Minutellos is for the pizza. My cousin and I did just that the other night when we were in the area. We did the whole 'Build Your Own Pizza' thing, ordering ours with pepperoni, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Good pizza even if the place is beginning to look a little dated. When you're in the mood for a good ol' fashioned, nothin' fancy Italian restaurant, you can't beat Minutello's! My husband Rick and I didn't feel like cooking the other night so we came here for a nice casual dinner. Man, I haven't reviewed this place in nearly three years and it sure hasn't changed. Still has that good old basement decor.\n\nMinutello's still has some of the best pizza in town. Rick and I ordered the Supreme wtih capicola, Italian Sausage, salami, and pepperoni! Mm-mm good! Gotta hit that gym tomorrow. And you know the best thing about ordering pizza, don't you? It's always good the second day!
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italian
| 1,585 |
Restaurent name is: Salsitas
review: Let me start by saying if I could give it NO stars then I would have done that. Moving on to the review.... So my coworkers and I head here for lunch today..go in check out the menu which is quite small and limiting but whatever..decide to order a bacon breakfast burrito..go up to counter and ask if it has potatoes in it.. the girl replies with yes and I say "okay good" order my burrito/ drink (side bar -- they have their drinks behind the counter and I had to wait for the girl to finish taking the rest of lines order to get my drink..annoying but okay). The three people im with all order AFTER me and then ALL get their food. Im waiting..waiting.. after about 10 ish minutes and my friends PLUS all the people after me getting their food I go up and ask where my burrito is...they all look around at each other and are like "ummmm we accidentally gave it to a car in the drive thru" so my first thought is...IF YOU REALIZE THIS WHY DIDNT YOU MAKE ANOTHER ONE!? Whatever. The worst is yet to come. Get my burrito..yes, its piping hot. So I take a bite..hmm no potatoes and by being the freak I am; I then decide to open it up and look...nope, no potatoes. Roll it back up and decide to eat it because im starving. Well after about 2 bites grease just comes POURING out..im not talking a little bit a grease..a TON of it!! I have ate at Filly\'s/ Los Favoritos/Someburros all these kind of places and NEVER HAVE EVER ON ANYTHING experienced SO MUCH GREASE. I put down the burrito and my hands were covered in grease, my napkins, plate. Too disgusting to eat. So by now all my friends are done anyways and I just threw it away. It was only 5 bucks...but they will never get my 5 bucks again. Also, I was talking to a seperate co-worker on my way out of the office about this place and she said there was one by her house but it closed down! Should have taken it as a sign......... NEVER AGAIN!\nAnother thing, if you were wondering......my other friends that did not have my experience got rolled tacos, tacos and a torta.. the general consensus was that it was meh. Not worth going back for. Its close to work. Food is ok. \nThey have unlimited chips and salsa bar. Good little place. Price is ok. Worth a try Not great. Some mediums and some lows:\n\nCeviche - not that great. Fish was kind of mealy and not seasoned well.\nBeef Tacos - the beef was VERY dry, some of it completely dry. Seasoning was not noticeable.\nCarne Asada - decently seasoned, and not dry. Nothing memorable though.\nChips and Salsa Bar - the best part. Several different kinds of salsa, including a tomatillo/avocado, a "spicy" red, and a "smokey" red.\nTacos al Pastor - not that good.\nRice and refried beans - standard fare, nothing to make them stand out.\n\nI do like that they used Mexican crema for the sour cream.\n\nAll in all, qualifies as a "Never Again" stop.\n\nP.S. Had three co-workers with me, and none of them liked it either. Salsitas is a HUGE step up from the disgusting and poorly managed KFC that was here before it, and while I couldn\'t be more happy to have a new Mexican joint near my house, there\'s really nothing amazing about it. The carne asada is about on par with most of the "bertos" around town, the portions are a little smaller than Filibertos, and the prices are about what you would expect. The only above average thing is their hot sauce, it\'s smokey and wonderful. I\'ll certainly be back, I like to spread my Mexican food love around the town, but they opened right next to a Filibertos, a bold move and all, but I just like Filis more. Good mexican food w traditional sonara selection,the tortas are by far the best I ever had.they are big and grilled like paninis,they come with lays chips,weird but its a college town,they set up the inside like chipoltle so its easy for them drunk kiddies to get no pico on thee burro,because like filisquirtos they always forget,im sold on this place as of now,stay gold.
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mexican
| 1,586 |
Restaurent name is: Thai Express
review: Ordered the Chicken Pad Thai! Big plate and I enjoyed it!\n\nThe staff were friendly and prepared my food quickly!\n\nThere was a guy/customer who was yelling at the employees. When I asked them what happened, they told me that he came back with his plate saying that he didn\'t enjoy his meal, so they made him a different meal but he returned again so they made him a 3rd meal (all without charging him extra) so then they refused to make him another one. (I completely agreed with them and told them that!)\n\nI enjoyed my meal and despite this annoying "customer", it was good experience. Cashier was rude af! We're visiting from the states and are obviously not from here. So when we ordered our food she seemed so annoyed when she had to repeat herself and it's not like I was being rude (my mom actually taught me some manners). Anyways, to that Lady here's a tip: learn some manners. If you're miserable at your job? quit. Don't spread negative energy. Cashier has really bad attitude, general Tao is way too sweet and portion is way too small. I came here at 1 PM, I got a Tha\xc4\xa9 soup with vegetables and the combo with the spring roll and a drink. There was a line up on that day and the customers all dazed off in that particular time. Every time a dish is ready, the staffs didn't call out the dish they made and the food just sit there until the staff asked which dish is this for. I wasn't sure who made my food but the cashier seems to do it for me after she takes care of the customers. I think this place either lack organisation or they don't know how to communicate with the customers. \n\nThe food is plenty but I had better... \n\nOverall experience, meh... Colleague found bug in her soup while we were having lunch we picked up from there. Enough said.
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thai
| 1,587 |
Restaurent name is: El Tren Grill
review: Stopped in here a few times now even back when it was Nuevo Acapulco. It is located right off of the Tallmadge Circle and has its own paved parking lot. There is a nice outside seating area for the warmer months. Inside has a modern decor which lends well to their modern Mexican/American menu. You will get the complimentary chips and salsa as per usual. The salsa is very fresh and has a good taste. I tried the Enchiladas Mole once but wasn't very impressed with it. That was the only thing here I have had that I wasn't a fan of. The burritos are pretty good and hefty. The Queso Blanco is very tasty if you are into that but the true star is the table side guacamole station. For about $7 you get fresh guacamole made right at your table. Depending on who you get they will either interact with you or just do their thing and be gone. It is expected that you will tip them and you should because the make some truly incredible guacamole here! You get a lot of guac out of this. It is totally worth it every time. Unless you are allergic or hate guacamole, there is no excuse to not order this.\n\nThe service is quick and friendly. I've never had a bad experience in this regard. I do feel like the prices are a little inflated because of the modern twist they are putting on the menu items to be trendy. This isn't just your standard Mexican fare. I'm not sure how I feel about the added flavor just yet and would probably only give them 3 stars if not for the guacamole. I'll need to try a few more menu items to be convinced. Sometimes you just want good old Mexican food without all the fancy modern recipes. Waited in lobby for 15 minutes for a table for four. Peeked into dining room and there were 6 or 7 clean empty tables. I had to find the hostess in the bar to ask why we couldn't be seated. She said they were short servers so they couldnt seat us now. So you leave your customers standing in the lobby to slow things down? This is my new favorite spot especially the tableside guacomole!! It is amazing! Love the fish tacos! This place is great. Service is spot on, right as we sat down about 1 minute later we had our drinks and tables side guacamole. Amazing everything is so fresh. The frozen margaritas are amazing and don't taste like all mixer. Lots of tequila yummy!!!! The guac is the best guac I've ever had. I personally feel the menu is priced a little high for what it is. If I'm eating mexican food I don't want it to be fancy and expensive. The food is good, but you're going to be shocked when you get your bill. Very clean, and nice service, but a little to pricey for me. Lots of seating and a nice place to eat if you have a large party of people.
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mexican
| 1,588 |
Restaurent name is: Firehouse Subs
review: POOR EXPERIENCE!!!!!....I frequent other Firehouse subs so I expected the same quality I usually receive at other stores. I placed my order, firehouse salad with chicken no tomato no cucumber and a grilled cheese kids meal, not too overly complicated. The cashier fumbled the order so many times that another employee had to step in. That employee then stated that cucumbers don't come on our salads, however the menu states that it does. I then proceed to ask for the cashier if he would honor the military discount, he said yes, however it was never given.It took the average time for a busy day. I then got my food and decided to check my food before I left, only because I had lost all confidence at this point, guess what's on the salad...tomato....I then point this out, at which time an associate might have been some sort of manager makes a point to ensure that I want no tomato...yes no tomato...that's what the receipt said. I then for peace of mind check my sons kids meal which is supposed to have a rice crispy treat included...guess what's not in the bag...rice crispy treat...and what makes this better scenario, I had to tell them 2 times just to convince them it wasn't it wasn't in the bag.At this point I will no longer be a customer at any other Firehouse subs franchises, I don't want a free meal or coupons...I want my money back, I do not possess the patience to put up with this sort of display of unprofessionalism. Came in and there was literally only 3 people in here and they asked if we could wait to place our order because they were backed up. While we waited and were being patient someone else walked up and ordered. I liked this place and previously gave a 5 star but with service like this I might not come back. Terrible customer service starting from the owner to the general manager. Rude and disrespect. No customer service skills. Will never ever eat here. 0 stars I visited this place about 5 times. Every time I visited this place I enjoy their sandwiches.You have to wait about 5 - 10 minutes for a sandwich. I don't think it matter what time you go there. Lunch time, Later in the day you still have to wait. But the sandwiches are good. Always consistent service and great food. I've had the manager ask me how my meal was every time and I can tell he's actually asking out of curiosity, not habit. They even went out of their way to ask if I wanted the chips they didn't have on the floor. Recognized my curiosity when I noticed my favorite chips weren't out, asked and delivered. One of my favorite places to take my time eating, enjoy my coke concoction (great drink options), and not feel pressured to move along. Welcome to Firehouse :)
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italian
| 1,589 |
Restaurent name is: Cien Agaves Tacos & Tequila - Old Town Scottsdale
review: Came here with my family (including a 3 week old child) not really knowing what to expect. It was a fantastic restaurant. Food was exemplary. I highly recommend the chicken fajitas it was insane. Family enjoyed it. Good ambiance in the restaurant and really nice outdoor seating. 5/5 would recommend. And yo... fajitas...get them I like a laid back spot to watch Sunday football (with Sunday Football drink specials!) and an every day Happy Hour. How can you dislike a place like this? \n\nAll in all I really like the lay out, the server we had was extremely friendly and the food was great. I love their metal star lights, the open floor plan (the above loft is really cool) and of course a more "modern mexican" feel. We ordered chips and guac, their complementary salsa and a friend got the nachos. We each had a Frozen House Margarita and the bill was only $28 between the three of us. \n\nThe guacamole was really well made, nice and chunky with a good hint of lime and chopped up cilantro and tomato. The portions are massive for only paying half price! You can\'t go wrong with their specials with the amount of food and the strength of the booze you get. \n\nI\'ve only been here one other time and again had a great experience. They have various taco options that are very good--not crazily adventurous but they will hit the spot and keep you satisfied. This is a nice little addition to Old Town, whether it\'s for drinks, sports or a little bit of both. Very good fresh guacamole and fabulous margaritas. Service great and very friendly. Nicely located in Old Town Scottsdale. Would definitely recommend going here. This place rocks on Tuesdays with $1 tacos and cheap drinks. Try the Lobster Sampler Platter (if you're not going for the $1 tacos on Tuesdays).\n\nChips and Salsa and right on, everyone friendly, ok for kids in the restaurant section. Has a little patio, and an upstair couchy loungey bar area (never been there for drinking, but I did sneak upstairs with my son to check out the layout -- it's a habit I have of pacing out real estate!). Would be a perfect place to rent out for a party or event, probably holds like 40 seated, standing room for another 30 or so). Cool place. Solid selection of tequila and mezcal. We didn't try any food but will update accordingly. \n\nAlso very clean and the staff was very friendly. Thanks!
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mexican
| 1,590 |
Restaurent name is: Taco Shack
review: Service seemed slow. The cheese on these tacos were not my thing. The carne asada was tough and bland. Coke zero was OK though. Nice place to get some tacos when craving some variety. The carne asada tacos are probably my favorite beef taco while the chicken mole and chicken tinga are best for chicken. We love this place. So many choices to choose from. Have lunch here you won't have room for dinner. Best taco place in the town! Yum! I ordered the 3 taco special with two carne asada tacos and one california taco. They were all excellent, especially the california one! it is a bit pricey but you get bang for your buck: the tacos are pretty big, you get beans, rice and a large drink. \n\nMy recommendation is too add a little more decor and ambiance to the inside. Its location is great and has potential to be more appealing to the pubic! Came here at 8:30 on a Sunday (yes, late... I know... But they close @10!) \n\nLet me start out with the service: Not good. Not that the young man working the counter wasn't friendly or quick to come to the register to take our order, but right when I started to order the phone rang and he answered it and proceeded to talk to whoever it was on the phone (assuming a manager because he said something about lunch tomorrow and what he was wearing). Hellllllo customer service 101?!? You DO NOT have a conversation while someone is ordering.. Especially not with a manager. \n\nFood: honestly, I LOVE tacos. These were definitely the worst tacos I've ever had . Very salty, the toppings were minimal and the meat was just not appetizing (also see picture: carne asada taco) Unfortunately, wasn't like what we saw in other Yelpers' reviews/pictures. \n\nCool concept, but definitely don't think we'll be giving it another try, which is a shame because it would be a nice little place to have if it were good.
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mexican
| 1,591 |
Restaurent name is: Greekfest Restaurant
review: THEY ARE OPEN FOR LUNCH! I just wanted to help them out by saying that, because I dropped in at lunch and there were no customers. Yes, it looks like a dinner place, but you can just drop in and get a quality, affordable salad like I did. The owner was pleasant and even came over to chit chat. I thought the place looked so beautiful just like a Greek restaurant should look like. It was clean, organized and beautifully white with beautiful dinner ware set on every table. I will plan on bringing my family in on my next visit to Phoenix. I wish I lived in town because I would come in on the weekends for sure. My entire family is Greek and I lived in Greece for 10 years. My parents owned a restaurant growing up so I know good food. This place has AWESOME food!!! It's the type of food you'd get at a fancier restaurant in Greece. Typically, those restaurants add a gourmet spin to traditional dishes, and that is exactly what they do at Greekfest! The food is high quality, you can taste that it's fresh. Best dolmades in town, NOT from a can. They taste like my grandmother's. The owner, Susan, greets every table, while her husband cooks everything. The octopus is perfect, and so is the calamari, and Aegean Eggplant. Authentic Greek music plays in the background always, and the servers are great. From the moment I step in there, I've got a smile on my face because it reminds me of home. Try to get there before 8pm because things typically start to slow down after, but just go, you wont be disappointed!!! If I could give it zero stars I would. \nOur waiter was wonderful and very personable.\nWe ordered octopus and it was BURNED. Pita bread, every other piece BURNED. Okay, there is still time to redeem themselves. On to main course of chicken soulvaki...let's just say burned is an understatement. More like cremated chicken. Rice was soggy, eggplant was greasy and soggy.\n$70.00 later we walked out hungry and irritated. It should have been a warning sign that on a Friday night there were two tables occupied, including ours. It was simply uneatable. Needless to say, we won't be returning there. I just wish I took pictures, because it's hard to believe what they served us. The food is fantastic! The staff recommendations were spot on. The tomato, cucumber and onion salad was the best I have had. The owner even came out and had a good conversation. The atmosphere is both country and relaxing. My wife and I really enjoyed ourselves and it will certainly become a regular in our date night rotation. This is a must try when you are looking for your Greek fix. The sampler appetizer is great. I had one of the casseroles and it had huge chunks of Lamb that were tender and tasty. The server was extremely helpful and never let a water glass go empty. A very positive experience.
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mediterranean
| 1,592 |
Restaurent name is: Bob Evans
review: This place is filthy. Absolutely disgusting. Denny's is cleaner than this place. Our waitress was nice but when looking at the new menu, everything I wanted was no longer available on their menu. I tried ordering a blt and they are no longer available. I asked for Texas toast and it's not available. My daughter asked for smiley fries and she said they aren't available even though they are still on the menu. She said, oh, those are old menus. The restrooms are gross. \n\n5 tables around us were dirty when we walked in and dirty when we left. Horrible atmosphere. \n\nThe food was just ok. Nothing great. Our biscuits were hard as a rock. \n\nThere is no option for zero stars so I have no choice but to give it one star. I can't complain about the food at Bob Evan.s We haven't had a bad dish. The service at this one was a struggle. We were there for over an hour, when I think we could've been in and out in about 40 minutes. It was about 4pm, not too busy and we waited patiently as we were starving. \n\nI think I'll pass this one by next time. I've been here several times since moving to Ohio. It's good down home food. Their biscuits and rolls are delicious and their menu is delicious. I have not had anything yet that didn't taste awesome. \n\nTheir chicken broccoli alfredo is actually the best I've had. They don't skimp on the brocolli and it tastes fresh. Delicious warm comfort food. Their knife and fork sandwiches are hearty and tasty. Their stuffing is soooo good! \n\nThe servers are extremely friendly and helpful and extremely patient. We will definitely be making frequent visits there. Food has always tasted good, and the waitresses are very friendly. The restaurant is always kept clean. Horrible service. Once in a blue moon, we will have a decent server, but usually, they manage to drop our food and take another 30 minutes to make it. When we've ordered carry out, we've had rude sour workers take our order and then mess it up. When we've gone back to get what they've messed up, they don't apologize. Until things change, they will continue to lose customers. I certainly won't be back for a while.
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american (traditional)
| 1,593 |
Restaurent name is: Poppy Den
review: Outstanding Asian inspired cuisine. The papaya salad had a tangy and tasty tamarind dressing. The wok fried quinoa was to die for! The fish chaca la vong was exceptional. Elyse who was our server and the bartender delivered the best service I have had in Vegas....personal, professional and her timing was spot on! Me and my boy went there (his idea) for happy hour and the place was pretty empty but we decided to stay we ordered a few drinks. Then we wanted to order some food so we got the wings which were amazing. Portions are small though 3 wings! Then ordered the meatballs but the waitress came by and said they ran out because they are very busy! We both looked at one another in awe there was hardly anyone in the restaurant so that was a turn off. It seems they run out of stuff quite frequently from previous reviews. So we were still hungry hopped over to kona and had a blast \n\nWould definitely not go out of my way for this place. Don't know If I would even go back. I hate to get disappointed! Best restaurant experience and food I have ever had in Las Vegas. \n\nI really liked Angelo on Top Chef and could not wait to try his food.\n\nI sampled 4 different dishes all with an Asian flare. I heard Angelo has changed his menu several times since opening but this menu should be here to stay.\n\nI ordered the watermelon salad, ramen soup, peppered chicken wings, pineapple fried rice, and Angel brought us out a taste of his tomato soup.\n\nThe pineapple fried rice and chicken wings were sensational. The rice had amazing flavor and the sausage and pineapple complimented each other wonderfully. The chicken wings were finger licking good. I could not get enough, and usually when it comes to fried wings I can't handle much of them. The watermelon salad was good, but I would have preferred if a different garnish was used. The cilantro did not really go with the goat cheese or the caramelized wasabi. Only dish I did not like and actually sent back was the ramen soup. It had no flavor and was very surprised after tasting everything else. \n\nMy girlfriend and I had a very nice interaction with Chef Angelo. He introduced himself and then he brought out a taste of the tomato soup with curried whip cream. The tomato soup was the best I have ever had. I'm not a big fan of soup in general but I slurped it all up and would order it in the future. A little while later he brought us out some bacon froth he just made up in the kitchen. The experience was absolutely lovely and Chef Angelo is an incredible chef that has a great vision. I cannot wait to return to try other things on the menu. My family and I went here for dinner. Great ambience, pretty good service and the food? Well...\n\nWe got the Pupu Platter: Sweet Pea Soup, Tuna, Watermelon Salad, Meatballs and Fish Fritters. The soup had a strong hint of ginger to it. The tuna was nice and fresh. The salad was very refreshing and it had goat cheese on top. The meatballs were tender. The fritters were not fishy. It was a perfect sampler for a group of 4.\n\nWe ordered a Poppy Burger with extra Poppy Fries, Kimchi Fried Rice, Crispy Pork Belly, Charred Bok Choy and Roasted Duck Breast. My favorites were the burger, fries, fried rice and pork belly. The burger was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The fries were crisp and came with a yummy cheese sauce. The fried rice was not kimchi overload. Pork belly was crispy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside. We also got the Quinoa Fried Rice. Honestly, it was too sweet for me. It was my least favorite item that we got. The duck was also on the sweet side.\n\nFor dessert, we got Chips and Ice Cream. The chips were homemade but they weren't crisp. There were 2 ice cream flavors: caramel/toffee and lemon poppy. Both were good. It was a great dessert for the texture and sweet and savory elements. We also got the Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Toffee. The cake was nice and hot. It was moist and delicious and was paired nicely with the vanilla toffee ice cream and popcorn on the side.\n\nOverall, it was a pleasant experience. I just won't order the quinoa and the duck together next time. Not impressed thus far and I didn\'t even get to try their food....\n\nIt\'s the 21st century...get with the program people...update your website, Open Table and Yelp. I\'m pretty sure it\'s not that difficult to change the time from 10 am to 11:30am. We got there a little bit early but since we saw that they opened at 10 am we figured it would be ok to be early for our 11 am reservation. We ended up walking around until 11 because it didn\'t look open at "10:50 am." We were excited when we heard the clock chime 11 times so we hurriedly walked over to Poppy Den. Some other lady was talking to what looked like the manager but long story short the story the manager gave me was that they are going through changes and have not had a chance to update anything. In any case I couldn\'t wait another 30 minutes...I was starving! We never get to go out without the baby and this was our chance so we left disappointed and me a bit angry. \n\nWill I give Poppy Den another chance? Perhaps, but their food better be amazing when I go. My husband told me there\'s nothing like a hungry woman scorned. Ain\'t that the truth?
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asian fusion
| 1,594 |
Restaurent name is: Pizza Hut
review: Note to pizza stores, your peak time is Saturday night. Have your staff ready for a lot of orders. If you tell a customer to come pick a pizza up in 30 minutes, you better have it ready in 30 minutes. This was not the case with this Pizza Hut tonight. I'm sitting in a parking lot with about 15 cars all waiting for pizza pick up. I understand that things may be busy on a Saturday, but set the right expectations with me. If it's going to take an hour, tell me to come in an hour. Don't tell me to come in a 1/2 hour. I went through the inconvenience of picking the pizza up, it should be ready upon arrival!!! Two issues with this place. First I watched them make their food with NO gloves after picking up trash from the floor, answering the phone and using the PC. It was very unsanitary. When I commented to them about this, they offered to remake the food. When they started to remake it , once again no gloves until I requested them. Also it was a very long wait for the food. Needless to say, I will never return. If I could do zero stars, I would. I've ordered from this location many of times and always enjoyed my experience. However the past few times have been far less than satisfactory., but this time takes the cake. The food shows up at the house and my soda was forgotten when I asked about it the driver said I guess I can go back and get it if you want. What do you want me to do? I wish I could provide that type of customer service at my place of employment. I finally just got frustrated and told him to credit it to my bill. Doubtful it will actually happened. So I sit down to at least enjoy my food, sadly that didn't happen either. My chicken was over cooked so much so it hurt my teeth and my nacho fries were completely soggy on the bottom and not very impressing at all. On a almost 30$ bill I expected so much more. This locationhas completely lost mine and my famlies business. I willbe going else where for my easy dinners from now on. Very sad indeed. My children's favorite fast food pizza. Cheapish, always hot and a family pleaser. I appreciate the delivery drivers... not snotty teenagers. Although I try to stay away from the mega chain restaurants, this place is good in a pinch. I've never had any issues with the food or employees here. The people working there are very cool and friendly. I've only gotten carryout, so I can't comment on delivery. \n\nThe Wingstreet chicken wings are actually really good! Crispy and tender...better than BW3's for sure and leaps and bounds over what the wings used to be like when I worked at Pizza Hut in '99-'00.\n\nNo complaints about this location! Plus they have a drive-thru!
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italian
| 1,595 |
Restaurent name is: Sammy's Eatery
review: I\'ve eaten here seven times.\n\nI always left disappointed. Strangely limiting for such a large menu. For example, there\'s no way to get a grilled cheese sandwich with fries, and a side salad. You have to get the "appetizer" salad, which comes on a LARGE dinner plate. The fries are clearly frozen, and the cheese from the grilled cheese is processed "American" cheese.\n\nFor breakfast, the cheese in the omelet is processed, and the homefries are not homemade. The hollandaise is either from a packet or poorly-made.\n\nService is terrible. As if it\'s everyone\'s first day on the job.\n\nI called once and placed a take-out order for breakfast. The food was as good as expected, but the take-out experience was disorganized at best. I was told to come in 15 minutes, so I came in 25 to be safe. When I arrived, nobody seemed to know what I was talking about, then they asked me what I wanted, and had me wait in a booth for 15 minutes before they brought me my food.\n\nAnother time, an older-sounding man picked up the phone and told me that they don\'t do take-out. I mentioned the large take-out sign above their door, and he said that they\'ve NEVER done take-out. Hm...\n\nIt reminds me of those restaurant makeover shows, where they talk about what makes a failing restaurant bad. This restaurant seems to be a great example. Serving poor quality, frozen, processed food, bad service, uncomfortable seating, dark, unattractive decor...\nThese are all easy to fix, but they don\'t seem to care!\n\nIt all came to a head a few weeks ago, on what would officially become the last time I EVER go to Sammy\'s Eatery.\n\nMy wife and I went at around 12:30 on a Saturday for Brunch/Lunch. We were seated near the window, and started to laugh about how inattentive the servers already were! We were given a breakfast menu, and asked the waitress if they\'re also serving lunch, to which she said, "Of course! I\'ll go get you a lunch menu!"\nWe waited ten minutes, as she went around the area, taking other peoples\' orders and delivering food, intermittently smiling at us, as if she remembered what we were waiting for. She then disappeared for five more minutes, so I went to the bar and asked for the menus myself from the head waitress. As my wife and I were reading the menus, two minutes later, the waitress finally reappeared with 2 copies of the menu of her own. When she realized what I had done, she gave me a cold look, as if I had insulted her.\n\nWe placed our orders. My wife asked for the Grilled Chicken on a Kaiser. I asked if they had fresh prime rib that day. She said that they always did. You see, Sammy\'s has called themselves "The Prime Rib House". It actually says that on their main sign outside! "Sammy\'s Eatery - The Prime Rib House"!! Maybe that was the problem this whole time! I should have ordered the prime rib, as it was clearly their specialty!\n\nThe food arrived and we were both past the point of disappointment. First of all, her fries were cold. I tried one. They had clearly been sitting around for at least 30 minutes. Her chicken sandwich was less than desirable too. Just a breast of chicken, with a melted slice of processed American cheese, on a kaiser bun. No lettuce or tomato, no barbeque sauce or mayonnaise. It was literally the minimum of what they could delivered. We complained to our waitress and she blamed the kitchen, saying they didn\'t know what should be on the sandwich.\n\nHere\'s where it went from bad to worse. My Prime Rib was also cold. I mean cooler than room temperature. It wasn\'t cool because it was rare. In fact, they never even asked how I wanted it (I would have asked for Medium-Rare). It was a well-done grey throughout, and it was just plain cold. As was the Jus that was around it. The mashed potatoes were also cool. I sent it back, along with my wife\'s fries. It came back 5 minutes later and it was STILL room temperature. The head waitress was sent over. She started to blame OUR waitress for all of the issues! I put my finger in the mashed potatoes in front of the head waitress to prove the temperature. When touching it, I could feel that the potatoes were possibly not homemade - they were waxy like store-bought frozen mashed potatoes, rather than smooth and starchy, as fresh mashed potatoes usually are.\n\nShe continued to claim that the prime rib was made fresh that day. I asked to speak to the manager, and was told that there was no manager there, even though I could clearly see a well-dressed older man supervising in the kitchen. She begged us to give them another chance someday, suggesting that we should come at night if we wanted prime rib. I reminded her about the claim made by THIER OWN SIGN. The Prime Rib House, indeed.\n\nSo after multiple "meh" experiences and one unforgivably bad one, I will never return and would advise you not to waste your time, money or appetite. Donlands Restaurant down the street serves up homemade food with attentive, friendly service. I think the service is great and the portions are amazing..\nIf you want some really good home made soup come here! A quaint and simple family restaurant with a large menu, decent prices and all day breakfast with fast and friendly service.\n\nI have only visited a few times but I have always been impressed by my experience, seating yourself with a large table selection to choose from and large tables themselves makes the dining experience comfortable and efficient. Friendly and prompt service with knowledgeable staff make all the difference and although I will admit I may not have gone at super busy times I have never waited long for service or for my food. \n\nI primarily go here for their all day breakfast but they have a very large selection of items on the menu and although I have not had the chance to try them all everything I have eaten here was excellent. Fairly large portions, especially for the price make it all the more competitive and a great value as I am always bringing left overs home for family or my dogs. \nThe only real down side in my opinion is there is no parking lot, the area it is in offers many side streets with a fair bit of parking but still it is not a private lot which I prefer when eating at an establishment. \n\nHowever it is well worth the search for street parking and especially to anyone living in the area, I would highly recommend trying this cozy little gem sometime Unless you are 80 or older, you probably won't be a huge fan of this place. I've lived in the neighbourhood for a couple of years and thought I would give it a try. \n\nThe inside is incredible dated. I was there on a Saturday night and sat in my booth while the two servers fought over who had what table. Their system seemed to that they would take turns taking tables as people seated themselves. \n\nMy boyfriend and I both went for the burger for fear of what would show up at our table if we went with anything else. Although the burger was pretty good, I can't say I will ever go back. \n\nGreat place to take the grandparents (especially with green and purple jello on the desert menu); bad place to spend a nice dinner with anyone else you care about. Always good for breakfast lunch or dinner. The better place for breakfast in the area.
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american (traditional)
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Restaurent name is: Baan Thai Restaurant
review: Okay, so I used to LOVE this place. The green curry is amazing, still is. Over the last couple of years though it has really gone downhill. The curry is still great but calling for takeout is painful. I have to repeat my order several times to the woman. Although I have been patient I've ended up just saying sorry I'll call back. I feel bad but they really need someone who can take an order, I mean the first thing she asked me for was my credit card number, I hadn't even given her my order or my address. After the third time trying, tonight being my last, I've given up. Goodbye Baan Thai; hello Friendly Thai. :( I just read the review below about the decor, and disagree.\n\nI understand that comfort is important, but it actually feels like a place you would walk into in any part of Thailand, especially with the large portraits of the King and Queen - a sure sign that the place is Thai owned and operated.\nI find there are far too many locations across the GTA that are trying to attract the 'fusion' crowd of diners who want the clean and modern atmosphere like EAST downtown on Queen St. West. Often, these places employ Chinese chefs so the dishes really aren't authentic, yet looks and feels like it could be by their decor and presentation.\n\nGive me a wood chair, tacky Thai paintings or sculptures any day, because I know I will be able to trust the food. And do they ever hit the mark.\n\nPortions are great, and there's usually lots to bring home - and the flavours hit it every time. Often, Pad Thai is far too saucy and red - a sign the chef has used incorrect ingredients. It should be light, fresh, and crisp, rather than a soupy mess of over-cooked ingredients - and I think Baan Thai has one of the best pad thais in the city.\n\nThere is a spicy and crispy beef dish (that I cannot remember the name of) that is an absolute dream. \nAnd, when it comes to service, you can't get better from the Thais who own the place.\n\nDefinitely recommended, because they're smiling continuously, and seemingly proud to offer Toronto their very best. My friend and I decided to try this place yesterday evening, as we have been trying different types of cuisine available in the junction and both thought "hey, why not Thai?"\n\nThe inner d\xc3\xa9cor is not fancy and very homelike. On a weekday evening, the restaurant was relatively empty but this allowed for prompt service and a relaxed atmosphere. They do appear to have a problem with their stereo as all evening their music was skipping and at times it was relatively distracting.\n\nMy friend and I decided to order a combo for two, as it allowed us to try four different menu options at a reasonable $12/person. Each dish was flavourful and very mild for my timid tastebuds. Of the four, the two dishes that really stood out was their chicken fried rice, which had loads of fresh vegetables and juicy white meat, and their mango salad which had the perfect blend of sweetness which a tiny touch of heat. The other two dishes: spring rolls and the cashew chicken were not terrible by any means, they just didn\'t stand out in my opinion. Their drink menu offers both North American and Thailand favorites.\n\nServers were friendly and prompt. Atmosphere was relaxing. It provided a very homelike environment especially with staff sitting in another room skyping with friends on a laptop. After our meal, we were looking at the articles posted in their window when two strangers past by recommending the food, especially the Pad Thai (which would have been my other choice had we not sprung for the combo).\n\nAll in all, this place appears to be authentic in every regard. I would definitely recommend trying this place by either dining in or getting take out. It will definitely be on my radar next time I\'m looking for a place to dine in the junction. We placed a large take-out order to cater a party. Ordering was a little tricky due to language barriers, but hey, it\'s authentic and indie. When I arrived on a semi-busy Saturday night to pick it up, the single employee (owner?) in the front end painstakingly (and time-consumingly) checked that we had everything we ordered (while the rest of the neglected restaurant glared at us incredulously). She was even kind enough to help me take it to my car (to the added consternation of those left inside). \n\nAs for the food, "meh" says it all. Pad Thais were soggy lumps of noodles with almost no veggies/protein/flavour. The curry dishes were OK. The so-called calamari tasted like Chinese take-out style deep fried mystery meat, replete with that neon-red sickly sweet and sour sauce. \n\nMaybe the eat-in experience is better than take-out, although I\'d make sure it\'s not understaffed before taking a seat. Peanut curry was incredibly flavorful and perfectly spiced. The ginger beef was delicious too. You could actually taste the ginger; unlike other places I've been. \n\nI've been coming here for years and love the authentic favors and decor. \n\nIt's not fancy so dont let the decor fool you. This place has great eats
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thai
| 1,597 |
Restaurent name is: The Hearty Kitchen
review: This is one of my FAV lunch spots as I have said in my other review. They make amazing sandwiches. \n\nI usually have the Steak and Rapini sandwich on a hot pepper focaccia bun but today I tried something different. \n\nKale salad with grilled chicken breast\n\nCan you say WOW!?!?! I was SO impressed!\n\nYou have GOT to try it. Their kale salad is one of the best I have ever eaten! I am more of a carnivore than a rabbit but today I was so impressed that I think I need to start trying more things from this place! Currently trying to breathe, as I just inhaled half of my lunch from here. SO FULL.\n\nI\'ve been here plenty of times and my work used to actually have our Christmas parties here, so I\'m very familiar with this place. I meal prep every week, but once a week I leave a \'buy your lunch day\'. For the past two weeks, The Hearty Kitchen has been the winner... AND for the past two weeks, the order remains the same. "A piece of lasagna and a side kale salad, please!" I don\'t even know how to tell you how good this lasagna is. I think about this lasagna often, to be honest. Maybe because they drench it in sauce, maybe because the garlic bread dipped in the sauce changed my life, maybe all the above? But man, this thing is ginormous (for me) and tasty. Not bland at all, sauce is a game changer and just the right amount of meat and cheese. Oh, and not at all too salty. I\'m obsessed with kale salad and they do a great one here. Nice light dressing and very generous with a side portion. I don\'t even like dipping bread into pasta sauce, this is the ONLY place I do this. The garlic bread that comes with the lasagna become the perfect duo. You need something to soak up all that sauce!\n\nThe lasagna and salad rack up a pretty hefty bill at $15, but I think it\'s totally worth it. The meal always lasts me a lunch and dinner. So that\'s $15 to feed me for the rest of the day lol. There\'s no way I could finish this in one sitting.\n\nAs for customer service, excellent! The ladies are so friendly and hard working. The lunch time rush is crazy (they\'re only open for lunch) but don\'t let the long line fool you. The ladies get through the line very fast, all while being friendly and smiling. Yummm is pretty much what I say! We order food from here probably twice a month. The lasagna is amazing and fresh!! The price is a little much, BUT sleep in mind 1 serving of lasagna is enough for 2, so to me the price is right. The ladies are always pleasant when we call and place he order and the food is always fresh and ready when we arrive. \nIt's a small location and VERY busy always so if you don't want to wait call ahead and have it prepared for you so when you arrive you can leave. This place is great! We get catered from here often for many events and they know what's good. I've gone here for the hot tables during lunch (starting around 12pm prime time) before and it's super busy. Might be even hard to find a spot and I've seen the line up go out the door before. If you don't mind a late lunch, it's better to go around 1pm. Def less rush of people there. \n\nI like any of their sandwiches. All soo yummy. \nMy favourite is probably the bruschetta pizza and the lasagna they're made fresh and it's bomb. My picture has a bunch of stuff on the plate LOL (Greek salad/pasta salad/lasagna/bruschetta slice). \nWe got red velvet cupcakes as dessert :) \n\nStaff are super friendly and service is great. One of fav places in the Rexdale area. Had penne aglio and Greek salad .. Soo good .. staff was helpful .. selection was plentiful .. will be back again
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italian
| 1,598 |
Restaurent name is: Akai Sushi
review: Now here\'s the thing about all you can eat sushi restaurants. It usually costs around 25-35$ per person depending on the restaurant - not a bad price considering you can eat whatever and how ever much you want - but they tend to use way too much rice and they force you to buy a drink.\n\nAkai serves their food a la carte style which means there\'s no "ayce buffet" option. This translates to paying more but receiving better food in return. The place is a bit small but comfortable enough to enjoy dinner. Water was filled up without being asked to. Food portions were visually appealing and delectable. The spicy gyoza was amazing. I\'d definitely recommend this dish to everyone. They even gave us little candies to take home and omg they were amazing too! It\'s hard to find decent sushi restaurants without having to go to Richmond hill so finding this place is like finding a needle in a haystack. 5/5 stars. It's a nice vibe, small cozy sushi place. They have good Sapporo and black Asahi beer. The sushi is good, somewhat average, but good price. We had the sushi platter and there was more than enough for 2 people - couldn't finish it. The service is good and friendly Found this place through reviews in Yelp. Cute place and super friendly staff. Food presentation was nice and everything tasted great. Loved the fact that they had a veggie dragon roll on the menu. Delicious. Will definitely come back again. I went to Akai sushi restaurant recently and noticed that the cook has changed a few month ago. There is a sign outside saying 'under new management' so I assume the owner changed. The food tasted better than before for sure!! Sashimi tasted fresher and maki rolls were yummy. It seems more like izakaya in the evening. I love to hang out here with my friends for sake. It is not what it used to be. Gotta try good Japanese cuisines. By last year Akai may have become the Toronto resto I most frequented. So I was very nervous when changed hands a few months ago and the music switched from light FM to house and trance. I predicted doom. For years it had been my secret. How I pitied the crowds lining up on Bloor when there was an authentic, superfresh, skilled sushi house tucked in a cpl blocks away. Where would I go? But the sushi actually got BETTER!. It had always been fresh now it came with tasty little flourishes.. beads of garlic oil, lemon and wasabi and the best simple crusted tofu anywhere but nothing obnoxious or larded with mayonnaise. This place just works. Period.
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japanese
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