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5 | I can honestly say that I have never enjoyed a pizza so much before in my entire life. My Pie essentially takes Subway's model and translates it into personal pizzas. You can either choose from a variety of different preset options or simply create your own mixture of ingredients before the chefs throw it all on a personal pizza and into the oven. \n\nNot long after, your own personal pizza comes out exactly as you wanted it. Maybe I'm a little biased, but the pizza I created on my first trip here was perfect. For us poor college kids, it's not too expensive either. |
5 | Mon Ami just opened yesterday. Ordered some fried chicken, spicy pork stir fry and steamed dumplings to go. Fried chicken was amazing. Light, not greasy at all, extra crispy and very high quality pieces of meat. Spicy pork stir fry was outstanding, nice and spicy, and the steamed dumplings were extremely fresh and delicious. Waitstaff were friendly and prices were very reasonable. This place is a gem! I really hope it sticks around. |
5 | I saw the reviews on Yelp and wanted to try this restaurant for a while now. Had the chance to go there the other day. We were greeted by a very friendly gentlemen who told us we could sit anywhere since there was no one in the place. When I first try out a restaurant and there's no one when I get there I always prepare for the worst, especially when the restaurant is only a couple of tables with some chairs and doesn't even really look like a restaurant. Still we sat down and took a look at the menu, the waiter came and helped us since there was a lot if Korean items to choose from. There is about 50 items on the menu but we came there for the chicken so that's what we settled for. We took a the boneless spicy chicken with some rice and it came with pickled raddish and a salad. Now at first the raddish and salad didn't look really good but I still tried them out and let me tell you it was delicious, I ate the whole thing. After a few minutes the chicken came and I have to say this has to be some of the best chicken I ever ate. It was cut to perfection no nerves or anything nasty in the chicken, the meat was perfectly cooked and super crispy, as for the sauce it was simply amazing, so hot and so sweet at the same time that every bite would leave your mouth burning but you couldn't resist going for another one. At the end there was nothing left in the plate. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE WORTH THE DRIVE EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE CLOSEBY! |
1 | I guess fried chicken is the only way to go at this place. My friend and I tried two of their noodle dishes and both were so disappointing. His was the spicy octopus dish - the octopus was tough and practically inedible. I had the black bean noodles - a gloopy and tasteless mess of a plate. So sad. I really wanted to like this place. |
3 | Items Ordered:\nPecan Sticky Bun\nRed Velvet Cupcake\nChocolate Chip Cookie\nPeanut Butter Cookie\nOatmeal Raisin Cookie\nCampfire 'Smores Cookie\n\nLocated off the lobby of the recently rebranded Delano, with a trendy wooden d\u00e9cor \"inspired by desert shade'\" and several styles of seating juxtaposing a small bar flanking a marble hearth, 3940 ups the ante in the world of casino coffee shops not only in terms of styling but also in offerings, a variety of overpriced artisan sandwiches served alongside an impressive lineup of pastries, lattes, juices, and teas.\n\nLegalistically named and across the way from Franklin it was just after 3pm that I arrived at the brightly lit bar and with folks from an ongoing tech conference occupying several tables as well as the leather recliners in the corner a quick chat with friendly baristas yielded a double espresso over ice and a six-part sampling of the day's pastries, the total just under twenty-seven dollars.\n\nNoting that $5 for a double over ice is more-or-less the going price at every Strip-side Starbucks suffice it to say that the Grand Avenue Roasted shots from 3940 are a significant upgrade over the competition, and with similar praise lavished on a warm sticky bun that somehow maintains crunchy layers of lamination beneath a mountain of candied pecans and butter one only wishes the rest of the wares could have been so good, the cupcake far better to look at than to eat given the substantially sweet and paste-thick icing while each of the cookies, save for graham-cracker caramel studded 'Smores, was almost brownie-dense and entirely one note.\n\nOffering better coffee than almost any coffee bar on the strip, along with several interesting lattes and fresh squeezed juices, but exceedingly expensive for sandwiches that look no more interesting than Panera it seems the best bet for a visit to 3940 is for beverages alone and although the sticky bun is quite excellent, an even better version can be had fresh to order from Della's Kitchen just down the hall. |
4 | I was excited when I saw on the Delano website that 3940 Coffee and Tea offers afternoon tea - I love afternoon tea and I was going to be staying at the hotel so how perfect was that?! I did not see any information on tea reservations on the website, so I called the hotel to inquire about it. The person I spoke with did not sound too knowledgeable when asked about afternoon tea reservations, and even sounded as if she was reading straight from the website while I was speaking with her. In the end she told me that 3940 was a walk-in only establishment, so walk in is what we did.\n\nImagine our disappointment when we were informed that afternoon tea was by 24-hour advance notice only. After explaining the above to the barista, he spoke with a manager in the back, Tiffany, who then came out to speak with us. We were told that due to the busy season being over that there were less employees; therefore, afternoon tea could no longer be offered on a daily basis. We were going to be in town for such a short amount of time and could not squeeze their afternoon tea any other time during our stay, so the manager apologized for the misinformation on the website and over the phone and made sure we did not leave disappointed. She offered to make us our teas herself even though it was something she had not really done before, and even brought us some pastries - all on the house! We basically got our afternoon tea after all, without the savory sandwiches, though. That by all means was okay with us, as we were well taken care of by management. Thank you, Tiffany, for serving us personally and making sure we left happy customers :)\n\nAfternoon tea is no longer listed on the website, so if you are interested, I would suggest rather than calling actually going to 3940 to ask about it and make reservations - just give 24 hours advance notice. (Assuming that they are still doing afternoon tea.) If it's still offered, I highly suggest it - teas were tasty and pastries fresh and yummy! Cozy living room feel to the place also - part coffee shop, part cozy living room. It would have been nice to taste their sandwiches as well, but maybe next time :) |
2 | This place was authentic Italian food, so authentic that no one we spoke to understood English. We ordered a pizza with a side of ranch. The waiter did not understand when I said ranch, and my request was ignored. Ordered salads and a pasta dish. The pizza was a good portion size which is why I give the place two stars. The pasta was a smaller size so we requested another salad to accompany it, the guy did not understand us when we asked for another salad, he kept pointing to the salt and saying \"salt\" and we kept saying no salad, we had to point to a salad and say \"salad\". The service was very slow. It took about 15-20 minutes to have anyone take our order. A table was seated about 10 minutes after ours and the waiter went there first. There was so much confusion at the tables and there were only 3 other tables, so it was not like the place was packed. It took another 40-45 minutes for our food to come out. The food was good, but they definitely need work on the service. |
4 | First time at Vivo. Their TV was playing Italian TV shows which was cool. First the food was excellent, no complaints at all, actually excellent. Bruchetta Crudo was outstanding, veal marsala was tender, and had three veges with with it were perfectly cooked. The pasta was al dente and the meatballs were very tender. Oh, the Pane(bread) is home made. The original waitress was a bit shaky but when Lucuano took over things went well. The Italian wine list was quite interesting at very fair prices. I would call this place mid priced and I will return. My only complaint is the wine glasses have lips on them. . I would have bought a bottle of Tignanello but but those cheap glasses dont fit a $340 dollar bottle of wine. Understand 90% of the wine is FAR less expensive. |
4 | I've never been to Italy, but this is probably the closest you'll come to eating a fine Italian meal in the valley of the sun. Freshness and quality, combined with great service make this restaurant a gem to behold in the rich culinary diversity of Scottsdale.\n\nRight upon seating you are served some fresh toasted bread drizzled with olive oil. The bread slices were perfect, a good balance of crisp crust with soft, slightly chewy center. The olive oil was high quality and was very flavorful.\n\nWe ordered a variety of dishes, from pizza, to a remarkable seafood platter, to pasta. I ordered the black pasta. The pasta itself is hand made fresh, with the addition of squid ink to give it its signature dark color. I was excited to try this dish out since I've never had squid ink pasta before, and I was impressed. The pasta was cooked perfectly, with a slight salty, deep briny flavor. It went well with the sauce, langostinos, and scallops. I also tried some of the margherita pizza, which was superbly executed with a thin, crispy crust and lovely toppings. I also tried part of a meatball which was perfectly seasoned, with a delightful soft texture. My friend that had the impressive seafood platter (Lobster, clams, scallops, and possibly more!) enjoyed his meal overall, but did remark that the clams were gritty.\n\nService was very polite and impeccable. Drinks were refilled quite often, and we were checked on as needed.\n\nParking in this plaza is a bit of a pain since there are limited spots, but they do make up for it by offering free valet.\n\nThis is definitely a new favorite for Italian food for me! |
4 | They have really good subs. I suggest eating them there. They are better warm. The only problem I have right now with them is that they are so busy they have run out of soda cup lids and some of the different sodas that they offer. They are pretty clean considering that they are so busy. Friendly staff will fix problems pretty quickly. |
2 | The food at Firehouse is always great - at least there is some consistency there! This is my second time in the new Buckeye location.. The service here is pretty terrible. The employees seem so unhappy to be working there! It was my friend's first time in, but no one bothered to explain the process to her. Such a shame considering I'm guessing there are a lot of first time guests to firehouse here in buckeye. Our cashier was Emily.. She seemed knowledgeable, but disinterested and unhappy. Sam was the girl in the dining room while we were there. She was quick to offer to pre-bus my table even though I had food left. On the flip side, my friend wanted a to-go container and had to go to the counter to get it. We saw a manager (or someone of authority wearing a FH shirt) come in during our lunch. It was actually comical to hear/see the difference in the enthusiasm of the employees after he came in. The \"welcome to firehouse\" all of a sudden seemed to have some feeling behind it. Also, where's the signage for the pickle buckets for sale? My friend made a comment that it seemed funny that there was trash sitting in front of the counter... Pretty sure those are some kind of fundraiser, right? Anyway, I'm pretty bummed that the franchisee is losing out on such a great opportunity to make a great impression on people in buckeye who have very little quality restaurants to choose from.. |
1 | not good at all !. 11$ a sub ! |
3 | We went tonight on a busy Friday after work. The pizza was very good, made to order, affordable, and fast. The toppings selections were unlimited and I was glad to see salad options and a variety of drinks. My only complaint, and maybe I'm just getting old, is that the music is waaay tooo loud. I had to shout to tell my order and the servers could barely hear me. I wanted to ask questions about toppings but it was just so hard to hear and I got sick of literally shouting. I hated having to just go along with whatever was happening with my pizza because I didn't want to fight the noise to customize my order. Then when we sat to eat, it was constant banging noise in our ears. I'm no prude, I love music, I love 80's music which seemed to be a theme, but my goodness it was just unbearable after a long day at work. The business concept is good though. |
5 | The gluten free pizza is so delicious! I Have been her 2 times in less than a week! So yummy! It's the \"subway\" of pizza! How can you go wrong? Great job MOD PIZZA! |
4 | Love this place!! Very reasonable prices. Came during lunch and they were very good at getting order out fast. |
3 | Poor customer service. Last time the mega was cut into sixes. This time I got it cut in fours and asked for it to be fixed. Was told to wait while she finished cutting and boxing other pizzas. I finally walked away. They seem disorganized. I got two super large slices and two small slices. Tasted good though. |
2 | I came here on a Friday evening about 6:15. The place has a nice vibe, the employees are friendly, and the prices are wonderful. \nI ordered The Jasper and one of the strawberry desserts. The ingredients tasted fresh and everything had a good flavor. \nI'm giving the place two stars because the crust was terrible. It was extremely \"chewy.\" It was like putting a tortilla in the microwave for 5 minutes. The crusty just ruined it for me. I always like thin crust pizza...but they usually are a bit crispy. This one tasted cheap (which it was!). \nI am glad I tried the place, but I have no desire to go back...and won't. |
4 | I loved the concept of this place! The red sauce was not my favorite, but the white sauce was delicious! You can get a mini pizza for around $5 with as many toppings as you want! The food would get 5 stars, but they lost a star for customer service. As soon as I walked in, the lady behind the counter was not friendly. I had never been here before and she did not seem willing to waste her time answering questions. The first thing she says to me is \"red sauce and cheese?\" I did not know what I wanted at that point, so I asked her if I could look first. She said \"okay, but you need to pick a sauce.\" Yes, I know. She seemed to be in a hurry and there was nobody even behind me. Rude! They guy at the register was more patient and friendly. Overall, food was great and cheap and they have beer on tap, so I will be back. Just make sure you look over the menu before you arrive. |
4 | Finally, something cool on this fairly dreadful but improving side of town.\n\nIn the new Metro Commons next to a new JOINT, Pot belly subs, Yogi's, a burger place I forgot the name of but there are a few of them around, and a soon to be new Yogurt shop, things are def. getting a little better out here.\n\nPizza is easy to order, kind of Subway-esque minus the dullness of an actual Subway.\nOrdered a couple different, one just pepperoni and one the Chicken Calexico? Quite good, and wood fire oven fresh. Crust was thin and crispy, a little burnt here and there just how I like it (TWSS).\n\nThe vibe is laid back with patio seating overlooking the scenic Peoria avenue rush hour traffic. A stay pigeon also found this place, he was munching on some gluten free crust tossed away by a fairly overweight female patient, I mean customer.\n\nAlso they have a lovely devils ale on tap. Totally cool.\n\nGood to see a few fresh kind of hipper places opening up around these here parts:) |
2 | I think it only fair to lay out some background information before writing this review:\n\nFirst, I don't get the concept of \"thin crust\" pizzas and I never will. I wasn't impressed with them when Dominoes came up with the concept some 30 years ago and I'm still not. Back in New York, a thin-crust pizza wasn't firm like a cracker and, thus, didn't hold up firmly when you put things on it. It was doughy. I admit to being a carboholic and the thicker the crust, the better (Go Sicilian!). I call thin crust pizza \"Jewish Pizza\", because it reminds me of putting toppings on top of a piece of matzoh (except matzoh's a bit thicker and doesn't fall apart like ashes if you grab it too hard).\n\nMOD Pizza's concept is simple: come in and pick one of their pre-selected topping pizzas or make your own. In that respect, not too different from Papa Murphy's. The resemblance ends there. Whereas my partner's white sauce pizza had lots of sauce on it; the guy making mine decided to \"spread\" the sauce around with the ladle, thus making it thin (i.e., non existent). My fault: I could have said something. Likewise, the woman making my friend's pizza was generous with toppings; my guy acted like they were making him pay for every topping he sprinkled on my pizza.\n\nThe pizza is good; especially if you're a fan of the as-solid-as-air crust of thin pizzas. Ambiance is another matter. There's both indoor and outdoor seating in this strip mall. Like many such outdoor locales in Phoenix, this one adjoins a parking lot with a busy street across the way. Since the weather was beautiful today, we decided to sit outdoors; especially as music was playing loudly inside. Unfortunately, whether they can't or don't want to, the music cannot be shut off outside and it's not played softly. To me, music is very subjective, just like art; and if you're listening to something you don't like, it doesn't enhance the meal, it ruins it. Take a guess by my tone which category I fall into!\n\nFinally, I have to say, that I'm NOT a cheap person; I'm frugal. A cheap person won't part with his/her money unless upon pain of death; a frugal person isn't loose with his/her money either, but has no problem paying for something when it's worth it. I'm not arrogant or idiotic enough to believe that labor costs and convenience shouldn't be built into a price. $7.49 + tax for a personal pizza on crispy loose leaf paper is not a bad deal. But for $2.99, I can go to Safeway, get a thicker pizza, spend money on toppings and come out paying less and actually enjoy it ... as a snack.\n\nThere is nothing unreasonable about this place's prices or the concept. I just don't see anything to brag or be excited about. Add to that the occasional verbal assault by the homeless asking for money while you dine outside and the experience is more than forgettable ... I hope. |
3 | I don't get it? Why the five stars? Being from NY I know pizza. This is not great pizza. Is it because it is so fast? There is nothing wrong with the place but nothing to write home about either. I think of this place as the McDonalds of pizza. They advertise fast and it is. I got a Mini Tristan and a salad and a drink and it cost 11 dollars. I don't know. That is not a cheap lunch for leaving hungry and fast food pizza. I did notice on the way out they had these cool looking Ice Teas and Lemonade. I was intrigued by the sound of a Caramel Pear Tea and the Blackberry Lemonade. They were both Delish. I would go back just for those if I was close by. \n\nAnother annoyance, the place was dirty. It looked like it had been three months since they dusted the railings where the tables are connected to. ( They have been open for three months) I have to admit the staff members were very friendly. This strip mall has a lot of great options so not sure it will last. |
2 | I went here twice for work. The first time I had a thin crust pizza with goat cheese artichoke and balsamic dressing on it. My coworker had a pizza salad. The pizza dough did not have any flavor but the rest of the pizza tasted well. The line was long and the food came out quickly. My coworkers salad was fresh and crisp. |
3 | Went last night to their Grand Opening! I have to be honest, I probably wouldn't have gone except for the fact that \"Simplified\" was playing. I just don't hang out in Southpark much. Anyways, this was our first time there. Great decor, cool bar with a side that opens to a cool patio, also. Staff was very friendly and sweet! Every one of them! Our waitress was a little frazzled (it was her first night), got a few of our drink orders wrong, but no big deal, she was nice and apologetic about it! It didn't bother us at all. I had the Lobster Mac-n-Cheese and it was fantastic. Only suggestion I'd have for that item is, you have to have some bread or something to go with it! Issues I had were the following: 1. Any bar that has bottled beer (I realize some places are draft only) has to have Corona! All bars with bottle beer have Corona. 2. The tables are way too close too each other. I realize it was the Grand Opening, but there wasn't room for the wait staff to even walk by. Unfortunately, wait staff, customers had to squeeze by our table for two under the tree the WHOLE night. It doesn't make it fun as you're eating that your table continues to get bumped, rattled, jackets swinging by as people brushed into our table and drinks and even our food! Unfortunately, there was no where to even slide our table away even a little. 3. *** And this is a big one. The men's bathroom offers no (and I mean zero) privacy from the outside when someone opens the door. It's one square room with a urinal and a toilet! No stalls, no side petitions, nothing! Very weird and I've never seen this at a restaurant\nThe crowd was a cool, professional, well mannered and nicely dressed group. Typical of Southpark. I probably won't go back until they get Corona (just my personal decision), but the food is good, parking deck has a lot of free parking, great staff and an awesome patio! I just hope they do so something about the men's restroom! |
3 | A group of us were curious about a tree in the middle of a restaurant so we decided to give this place a try!\n\nFor being brand new, the wait for a table was moderate and typical for a Saturday night. They do allow reservations and call ahead seating. The ambiance was different and interesting with a storybook type theme throughout the restaurant. I'm a big foodie and it takes a lot for me to rate anything really highly. The baked beer cheese and brisket sandwich were really good however my side was the bacon cheddar grit cakes was bland. All I tasted was grits. I tried my friend's lobster Mac and cheese and it was also very bland and we both had bites with shell in it. Also, there wine pours were ridiculously small. They should either charge less or pour more! \n\nI maybe would try this place again in the summer when you could enjoy the patio. Otherwise, the food wasn't good enough for me to come back and it was pricey for the portion size. |
1 | Unfortunately, if I could give 0 stars I would. We went to Treehouse for their grand opening on Friday and not much to report since the service was pretty terrible. Granted it was their opening night, but they just seemed terribly unprepared. It took almost half an hour before we got the beer that we ordered and another half an hour to get our salad. The salad actually wasn't half bad, but that's all we ended up eating since after 1 hour and 20 minutes later, we were still waiting for our food. We ended up following the lead of another table that decided to leave after only getting waters, waiting too long for their food. We couldn't even get a grab of the waitress to pay for our salad and beer and ended up just giving cash to the hostess just so we could get out.\n\nIt's too bad, seemed like a fun concept, but don't plan on going back unless we hear that they fix those issues. |
3 | Came here this past Saturday with a group of friends who mentioned a new place opening up with lots if whiskey selections.\n\nThey didn't have what I was looking for so I went with a Johnny Black on the rocks. Hard to mess up you with think? It was ALL ice - I literally got 1 sip out of it. I know what a $10 pour of Johnny black looks like, and I sure didn't get it. I was pretty disappointed. Other people in my group got some wine. $9 Pinot Grigio and the pour they got was extremely lacking (3 ounces, if that). They ordered a second round once we sat down and even after letting the waitress know that the pour was small the first time (assuming it was human error) she came back and said that it was a standard pour for them. If that's the case they should be charging $4.50/glass. \n\nThe food - it wasn't bad, it wasn't great. The beer cheese dip was pretty good and the salmon sliders were tasty, but lacked salmon. I also had the Brisket Sandwich and that was VERY good. It came with bacon cheddar deep fried grit cakes - unfortunately the only thing you can taste in that is GRITS.\n\nI will give this place another shot as they are just getting up and running, however I will be in no rush to go back anytime soon. |
4 | We had a bday party there last night 18 of us.the platter of food we got was really good, the buffalo chicken egg rolls were not spicy or seasoned at all. The pork belly app is awesome. The only complaint we had was the wine pours were very small, other than that we will be a regular there. |
1 | Just what charlotte southpark needed, another chauvinist restaurant with young girls not pretty enough to strip in short shorts and mediocre food lol. The waitress hung over the top of the table while I ate with my husband and tried to flirt for her tips. Definitely not going back anytime soon. |
1 | Swing and a miss\n\nI noticed the little signs saying 'Now Open' for about a week and was excited to try it out. Really was looking forward to a nice, unpretentious bar with good food near my house. \n\nFirst the restaurant is just weird looking. Definitely tree themed with a fake tree in the center of the dining room and a log motif on one wall but there is another space with an odd collage of manly movie stars; Brando, James Dean, Eastwood, Connery and then there is a strange bamboo ceiling piece over the bar. Just doesn't tie together well... \n\nThen the waitstaff, cute and little and all wearing denim overalls. Really? \n\nIt was pretty empty and I grabbed a seat at the bar. I was the ONLY person at the bar. Four televisions on and all tuned to the same Sunday Night Football game. I believe all the tv's were muted as music was playing. The place was also very cold - the door to the patio and the windows behind the bar were all open and was mid-50s. My bar stool was very wobbly so I switched to the next seat - looked like someone had pushed the back of the seat way back. Didn't help me at all - I tried to bend it back and that helped a bit. Regardless, the two seats I sat on should have been removed and fixed. \n\nAnyway I asked if they had any beer specials. Nope. So I order a beer, nice selection.\n\nThen I order the smoked chicken wing appetizer with blue cheese dressing and the large BBQ sample plate figuring I would take the leftovers home. Came with a side of coleslaw and one more side, I decided to try their sweet potato waffle fries.\n\nI tried to connect to their guest wifi. Website said ask your server for the password. Bartender doesn't know. Hostess and another waitress do not know. She comes back and asks me to try a password. No luck. Three minutes later some guy who had been outside smoking tells me to try another one. Not it. He tells me to capitalize the first character. Still nothing. He leaves. \n\nAfter about 10 minutes everything came out at once. Oy. Food looked all right, nothing too exciting. The pulled pork and the baby back ribs were less than room temperature. The smoked sausage was hot and the brisket was warm. Not a good sign. As far as I can tell the pulled pork was garbage - being cold didn't help but it was bland, needed salt and was very mushy. Tender is good, mushy is disgusting. The ribs were fine - tomato based sauce helped a bit but they were fine. Nothing to write home about but edible - probably been better had they been served warm. Brisket was good - on par with Mac's Speed Shop. Smoked sausage was also pretty tasty and the only hot food item I was served.\n\nAs for the sides - meh. The waffle cut sweet potato fries are hard to screw up and the coleslaw was unremarkable. The dinner was also served with a jalapeno cheddar biscuit, it too was cold and way to dry. Smelled much better than it tasted. Bartender waited until I was empty before offering another beer. I need the other beer to wash down the biscuit bite that was trying to kill me...\n\nAppetizer, dinner and two beers and tip came to $55 - if the place is still open three months from now I will assume they made substantial changes and will try them again but I am thinking this place will be shuttered before then. |
2 | Recommended by a friend for their \"good barbeque\" and cool atmosphere. Tried it for lunch. Could be a generation gap but the waitress had purple hair and nose piercings. Immediately realized I was in the wrong place. Had the Korean taco as an appetizer. Tasty enough but mostly tortilla and not much filling. At $5.00 for a tortilla with less than an ounce of meat, some cilantro and a secret sauce it simply wasn't worth the price. BBQ sandwich was ok. Bun was nice and soft but the meat filled half the bun. Sweet potato fries came out cold and less than crisp. \n\nDidn't try the bar offerings since it was at lunch but heard the table next to us that did say the drinks were watered down and overpriced. The place just isn't special enough to earn a return visit. Too bad, a clever enough idea but at those prices they have to earn the business and quite simply, they didn't. Don't think this one will be around very long. The only way the make it is from the expense account crowd and there didn't appear to be enough of those business types in there to sustain it over time. Too many great options within a mile of the place. |
2 | Stopped by early Tuesday evening. Restaurant not very busy. Chloe was our server, very friendly and bubbly. I like the variety on the menu. A good variety where most people can find something to eat. I ordered the briscuit sandwich. For $15 i expected a huge sandwich heaping with everything they described on the menu. What I received was a small bun with maybe 4 oz of meat and two little ramekins of toppings.\nMy wife ordered 2 tacos. The tacos tasted good but had very little filling in each one. Again at $5/taco with no sides these are pricey. We were both hungry after eating our food and ordered pecan pie. The pie was good whole pieces of pecans on top but no pecans in the filling. \nA 1/2 hour later after I left I was still hungry. Not sure where the whiskey comes into play with the name. They had an extensive beer list but I didn't see a similar whiskey list. \n\nTreehouse might work as a place to go to after work for a drink but as a dinner destination there are better alternatives. |
2 | Another not-so-good review of this recently opened restaurant. Unfortunately, the service was so slow that we only received one person's order (a salad, but hey, the mustard dressing was pretty good!). We waited easily over an hour for the barbecue order which never came and no apologies from the wait staff.\n\nAlso, we asked our server-in-training some questions on the food, and she was unable to answer as she's never tried them because she is vegetarian. Honestly, I know it shouldn't matter, but it's hard to trust someone who would never try the food there. Unfortunately, that was the most memorable part.\n\nI may try to come back but it looks like the food that people did get to eat wasn't worth it anyways. \n\nVerdict: wait and see |
2 | Horrible food, horrible service, horrible management. Don't waste your time or money. |
2 | Was hoping for a low key bar in Southpark....unfortunately I probably won't return. The bar tender was so rude and thought she was the coolest thing ever. Terrible martini, she was drinking her own drink on the bar out of a straw and was on her phone ..the worst part, the girls behind the bar kept flinging their hair everywhere and running their fingers through it and then making drinks without washing their hands. Bartender said she works uptown at Suite on the weekends - her behavior and long hair may work there but not for us. We weren't given an itemized receipt so have no idea how much each of our drinks were however we were asked to start a tab with credit card ( I guess two folks in professional clothing are a flight risk at a Southpark bar at 5pm??)\nThey allowed someone to smoke a cigar on the patio that drifted smoke into the place.\nThe manager seemed to like flirting with the bartenders more than caring about getting patrons service. \nMusic was really loud for 5 pm on a Thursday. \nDidn't even try the food because we were so turned off by the bartenders we left.\nPretty sure the 5 star review prior to mine was done by a server who works there.... |
5 | The grilled cheese and sweet potato fries are to die for! Servers were too sweet and adorable in overalls! Definitely coming back :) |
2 | Was really excited to try this place out. The decor was adorable and the service was pretty good, but found their food to be just okay. I tried two different tacos, one was okay, but the jerk chicken was awful. I even asked the waitress if it was in fact jerk chicken and she said it was and I told her I didn't like it at all. I didn't even it and mind you one taco with nothing else is $5. She didn't take it off the bill, which shows me they aren't interested in customer service. |
3 | This place has a lot potential. The food was very good! The bartender & waitress were very nice & helpful. The hostesses were not. They were indifferent to the fact that I stood in front of them at the hostess stand for several minutes while they talked. After telling them I had a party of 5, they wrote nothing down. Finally, I asked if they needed my name & they took it. It was bizarre. Our food took a while to get, but it was very tasty. The corn succotash was amazing. This was a good place to watch a game. I think if they work on the speed and accuracy of service it would get 5 stars. |
3 | We will keep coming back for the drinks and the atmosphere. But...\n\nThe food just isn't great. Beer-can chicken and turkey burger are dry and the beer cheese is like cheap nacho cheese. The wings are good and the Argentinean taco was very good. If they can step up the food quality, this has the potential to be my all time favorite. \n\nService is better at the tables than the bar. The bartender was not very friendly or helpful, and a little condescending.\n\nYou can't beat that patio on a nice day, though! Would love to see more Charlotte beers on the draught menu!!! |
2 | I have to say I was a little skeptical of this place, the reviews are bad and I called for call ahead seating and the hostess wasn't the friendliest or the brightest. However, with much hesitation, I gave it a try. I was excited to try a new place. First the hostess didn't even acknowledge I was there, I had to say excuse me (I know she saw me there). It is a tiny place, or maybe cozy is a better word. Our server was attentive right away and through out the meal. The food however...mediocre. The alcohol selection definitely trumps the food selection. I had the beer can chicken sandwich with mac-n-cheese as my side. The side was so small, think I finished it in 2 bites, and it was just warm, needed to be hotter, the chicken was OK...it wasn't dry, but not overly flavorful either. It needs something on the sandwich like BBQ sauce or mayo, something was missing. My friend had the French onion soup and a wedge salad. The salad was huge, and she said the French onion soup was bland, a lot of salt needed to be added...it's hard to mess up soup. I think some of the food is over priced too for the portions and the taste. This isn't a great place but not a terrible place either. My favorite part was they have NoDa's Jam Session, it's on of my favorite local beers. I think this place has potential, but unfortunately it will take longer to get there than it should....you have to remember it is in the South Park area, people expect more. |
1 | Well, I went back 2-3 times since the Grand Opening. All on Wednesdays because Simplified was playing! That's the ONLY reason I'd go there. I spoke with a manager the 2nd time I went there and he told me he personally would put Corona on the beer order! Still don't have it. I'd have to agree that the female bartenders are not very friendly, ever! No smiles, no \"how are you\", etc... Nothing! And that is each time I've been back! Two weeks ago I ordered a burger. It was ok. Fries are not very good. Last week I ordered a triple grilled cheese. It literally was THE smallest sandwich I've ever had. Two small bites and the 1/2 was gone! Way too little food for their prices! Add that with a bar staff that isn't friendly and you have a recipe for failure! If it wasn't for Simplified playing, I would not go back! |
2 | We won't be back anytime soon. First, the hostess \"warned\" us that a band would be playing soon and it would be loud. Anyway, we opted to sit and the music being played (not the band) was so loud that we couldn't really talk. We waited 15 minutes for a waitress to come by to take our drink order without any apology for the wait. No big deal but we were close to walking out which now I wish we did. \n\nWe ordered a glass of wine and a beer and I tried to order an appetizer but she walked away while I was ordering it. Anyway. when she came back and we ordered the buffalo shrimp, a Korean taco and the beer can chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. The buffalo shrimp came out about 5 minutes later and they were very good. The rest of the meal came out about 10 minutes later and it went down hill for there. The Korean taco tasted like sweet, pur\u00e9ed beef. Not appetizing. My husband wouldn't eat it after one bite and I am not sure I have ever seen him not eat more than one bite of a dish. The beer can chicken sandwich was fine if unremarkable. Even though I ordered sweet potato waffle fries we received regular fries (again it was loud in there and hard to hear.). The fries were very good.\n\nMy husband ordered another beer and she took away the first one when he ordered it when it had about 3 sips left in his original beer. \n\nShe offered us dessert but we just wanted to get out of there at that point so I handed her my credit card. I checked the bill after we left and they didn't discount my wine for Wednesday \"1/2 price wine night\" but that was my fault for not checking it before I paid it.\n\nWe LOVE Baku and we we were more than disappointed that this restaurant was so bad. It's a great location and a cute space but the service and food were subpar at best. |
2 | South Park still desperate for a decent casual restaurant other than chain Cheesecake Factory which is not a bad fallback fortunately. This place trying hard to find itself with a wait staff young and honing their skills. I'd guess ownership is completely male hiring mostly female bartenders and wait staff. Are they catering to 25 year old men or families? In addition to our waitress, at least 2 male manager types walk by and ask how things were - surprised we weren't asked to fill a 5 page survey. Menu has a Mexican restaurant feel - inexpensive food at average prices. One appetizer was described as fried oysters and consisted of 5 to 6 small 1/2\" clam sized oysters in their shell for $15.00 - what!!?. One of their wrap tacos had a entire 3/4\" slice of lime buried in it - as I bit down to chew I was chewing the skin of a lime - seriously? Clearly somebody in the kitchen doesn't G.A.S. Next! |
1 | This place has a managerial problems,bartender problems, and pricing problems. Don't go. |
1 | I doubt if I will return. My wife and I got the BBQ combo plate with pulled pork, brisket, beer can chicken, and ribs. The brisket tasted like pot roast and the pulled pork kinda tasted like the brisket. The ribs were okay, but there are so many other places that have far better ribs. The chicken was above average, but nothing worth returning for \n\nFor an app we got the smoked wings. Decent flavor, but fatty. How can wings be fatty?\n\nThe service was mediocre. The server was nice, but her knowledge of the menu was limited. I asked her a question and she had to take the menu from me and look at the description. \n\nThe concept is too cute. Little Branches=Appetizers. Too cute. \n\nThe only good thing was the nice selection of bourbon. |
1 | BBQ chicken was so dry it was almost inedible. Clearly it had been sitting around warming for some time. The drinks were so watered down it was impossible to taste the liquor. I really wanted to like this place but there was nothing to like. Just plain bad. |
1 | Wow what a disappointment for a restaurant in a prime location! Look forward to the new tenants soon because this place is not going to make it! \n\nCons \n1. Wine prices for the amount of wine you receive - very tiny glasses\n2. Under cooked food (vegetables served not even par cooked basically raw)\n3. Food being served not how it's described on menu (turkey burger should be topped with cheese) \n4. Servers are not customer pleasing (in so many words was told I was either stupid or blind) not very knowledgable on menu \n5. A manager that needs to attend ' restaurant management' formal education. Didn't seem to know how to handle a difficult situation. \n\nPros\n1. Location\n\nOverall a very disappointment experience for our family. \nRed flag any restaurant that's not busy on a Saturday night should make you think twice... \nLastly, huge failure on our part that we didn't check reviews before we stepped foot inside! Had we read the reviews we would not have wasted our time or $$. |
3 | Food was great, service was not! We went on lunch, the server forgot about us and it took forever to get our food. She said she would take care of our meals. The Korean taco and pulled pork pork sandwich was great. Mac n cheese was ok. Our server disappeared again with our check so we could tip her. When we got it she was o sorry manager only wanted to take off 75%. We just paid and left... Might be back only for the food... |
1 | Beware is all I can say. The tree house is one of those niche places with \"witty\" menu items like \"sticks\" instead of sides. The salad and soups are \"leaves and sap\" you get the point. Prices are way to high...bone in rib eye for $39!!!! It's a small interior with 10 bar stools. This place will be gone by summer 2015 |
3 | Food is ok, had the beef brisket taco, need a little more sauce . Can yall please add hooks under the bars for us chicks please |
3 | As first time guests we were excited to find a great new spot to hang. Unfortunately, we were a little disappointed. I guess we are still searching for the next regular spot. Don't get me wrong, there are some cool and redeeming qualities for the new casual bourbon/BBQ bar. It's just that the concept and location has amazing potential in Southpark but right now the place isn't what it could be.\n\nIt's a very cool idea of treehouse with a tree in the middle of the warm small space located in a very convenient Southpark location right behind Baku across from crate & Barrel at the mall. The concept is warm and inviting and with the large quality bourbon selection makes it a winner without ever playing. \n\nThe bourbon selection is excellent going from Woodford double Oaked to Pappy. Get the double Blanton's if you haven't tried it yet. Drinks are good, nice selection of craft beer and other cocktails and the bar staff was nice. Big plus. Bar is small but intimate and while the end of the bar is locked in to a corner it was welcoming.\n\nThe menu is pretty limited and basic bar type item fare without a real signature dish. After trying jalape\u00f1o poppers (Woopsy, they were out) I tasted the highly recommended brisket sliders with cole slaw. Bummer, it was pretty dry. The fries were ok, wings were good but still not memorable. A friend said the onion rings were average but I did hear the chicken chopped sandwich with bacon, cheese and other stuff was really good so I'll test it the next visit. \n\nI'm hoping the kitchen better because this place has big potential! Maybe they can start with a website. |
3 | A very decent selection of beers on tap, especially quite a fee from North Carolina. This gave us a shimmer of excitement. Ordered the Jalepeno Cheddar biscuits and glazed pork belly to start. Both appetizers were easily 4-5 stars. The biscuits were large, fluffy and had a perfect amount of jalepeno flavor. The pork belly was phenominal. The pork had a decent char that gave an amazing flavor to the pork belly bites. If asked, I would suggest everything mentioned to this point and stay with apps and drafts. \nThe entrees were fair. The small combo was more than enough food and we had brisket, salmon, shrimp, and smoked sausage with the bacon cheddar grit cakes as a side. We also ordered the rib platter with corn succotash. The entrees were just bland. They were in serious need of salt. Sadly, the ribs were room temp. It didn't appear that they were warmed. As I stated, the apps and beers were amazing. I will skip the entrees next go around. |
2 | Dropped in for a late lunch... service was good - our server, Sophia, was friendly/attentive. The food was fine - I had the jerk chicken taco which was not bad, but not anything I'd recommend either. My biggest criticism is the ladies room. Honestly, just a mess. Stalls are built of raw wood - in keeping with the restaurant theme, I guess. Exposed nails...door did not lock. No tissue. Toilet seat loose so that it was sideways across the bowl. Counter of the sink was wet from splashed water. Paper towel dispenser was broken (I assume) - the roll was sitting between the sinks - half soaked from wicking up the water on the counter... How managers or staff miss such a fundamental part of their restaurant is beyond me... I'd expect this at a gas station...or college bar... but not here. Glad we tried it, but doubt we'll be back |
2 | Interesting decor, waitress was obviously new to the job, but well meaning. We ate lunch, both had the French onion soup. Large pieces of bread, no broth aside from the soggy bread, onions and cheese were OK, but overall not a pleasant soup. Deb had a pulled pork taco she liked, I had a grilled cheese sandwich with roasted peppers. The sandwich was good, but perhaps less goat cheese and more of the other two cheeses would have been better. After reading other reviews about the minuscule wine portions, we had iced tea and lemonade. In spite my request for light ice, my glass was 70% ice, which really irks me. Bottom line, we are in no hurry to return, nothing stands out and with the number of excellent restaurants in the area, I think it will be tough going for this place. |
2 | Great atmosphere - decor is thematic without being too kitschy. Looking forward to weather being nice again to sit on what looks like a good patio. Unfortunately, that was the best part of the evening. Tables are set close together, and noise level was high (bouncy acoustics). Food was only so-so - we had 7 different entrees around the table, all of which needed more seasoning. Strange that none of the pulled barbecue had sauce in a town and state that pride themselves on different styles and house secret/special condiments. Mixed drinks were very weak (sad for a whiskey joint), beer selection was okay. Starter salads were good size and looked very fresh. Service was casual but fairly attentive. We may be back to try the patio in spring - hope they will have found their style and settled into a groove by then! |
3 | This place is new to the scene. I did enjoy it. There is a faux tree inside the restaurant which is sort of cool. The layout is kind of tight which is slightly uncomfortable. I went in on a Monday with some girlfriends for their all you can eat crab legs. Served at 6 pm until they run out. The crab legs were really good, some of the best tasting I've had outside of the beach. The service could have been a little better, but I blame it on the place still being new. I wasn't a big fan of the drink menu, I got a muddled drink with blueberries which lacked taste. I had it sent back and requested more syrup but it came back the same way. I would definitely return, but probably just for the all you can eat crab. It's not really my scene. |
5 | Finally! Buckeye has another decent place to go eat at! I feel bad for Subway because these subs are pretty darn awesome. I've never heard of them before but I believe they are a chain. Went in not really know what to expect but the employees are really nice. They greeted us immediately and gave us a quick spiel about their food. I'm not even much of a sub person but the hubs convinced me to try it and we both had a very enjoyable experience. We would definitely come back again. My only complaint was a lot of the sodas were out and seeing as I can't have any caffeine and I really wanted ginger ale, that was sort of a bummer. |
3 | I am super bummed that this place did not live up to their great commercials. Dang marketing departments. I am disappointed to also find out that the \"high quality\" meat they use is sold by wal-mart in their deli. Charlie's pride meat. Not on my top 5 deli meat brand. At least if they run out of anything they can run cross the street to the Wal-mart. Hahaha\n\nWe spent 34 dollars. It was no better than subway. A little overpriced for a large sub. 8.99. \nThe bread is good. Atmosphere is nice. I called in my order and the gal took her time and was nice and repeated everything without error. Its why they got three stars. Manager was very nice too. \n\nI ordered the Italian and it tasted like ham more than any thing. Believe me I know my Italian sub's. :)\n\nDon't think I'll go back anytime soon..... |
5 | Really like the food here. I'm not even a big sub person but this place is pretty awesome. Their lattice chips are delicious. I keep looking for them at the grocery store but can't find it! It's a little more expensive than other sub places like Subway but the prices are comparable to Quizno's if not slightly cheaper but better subs. |
1 | This place was the dirtiest restaurant I have even eaten in! \n\nMy wife told me how good firehouse subs were so while going to California she wanted to eat here. We went in and were greeted fast and no one was in line on a Sunday at dinner time (should have been my first clue!) We ordered our sandwiches and went to get the fountain drinks. The floor was filthy and had multiple layers of spills on it. The counter in the drink area also was dirty and had several old spills and trash on it. \n\nI went to try the drink machine and could see lemons or limes inside the drain and other trash in it. The drink machine needed a wiping down and it also had spills all over it. \n\nWe were able to find a table that didn't need too much wiping down so we could eat. This place was slow and only had one other table with dine-in customers. \n\nI counted 9 employees working and they were not busy. I can not believe the management or health department could let this place stay open with it being this dirty. \n\nThe food was not that good either! |
5 | Stopped by traveling from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Great place. Subs were the best. The subs were freshly made and served warm. Prices were very affordable. The location was super clean everywhere. I would recommend it highly. I would definitely come back. |
2 | We've ordered from Geno's several times now and for the prices you pay it's decent pizza for the price. I like the seasoned crust. My favorite choice here is The Italian - pepperoni, ham, salami and pepperoncinis. \n\nAlso, try ordering a Geno's large pizza and throw some bacon on it (for you carnivores out there). \n\nWings are decent - not the best I've ever had, but not bad. I like the hot and hot bbq the best. Wife likes the garlic parmesan wings. \n\nNext time around I will probably try one if their toasted subs. The Italian and Steak & Cheese sound pretty good. \n\nWhen you call in an order, a lot of times they will give you the coupon discount or tell you about the monthly special, even if you don't know about them. \n\nI had to downgrade my rating for Geno's since I wrote my first review because of two experiences that I had picking up orders. On one trip to get our pizza we found that it had apparently been sitting there for quite some time - much earlier than we were told, so basically we had slightly warmed pizza. Last week it happened again, except this time I walked in to pickup at the time they indicated it would be ready and was told our pizzas should ready in another 5-10 more minutes. After waiting 15, I asked someone, figuring our order might have been lost. What they discovered was that our order had been ready all along on the waiting rack and they missed it. So once again slightly warmed pizza. \n\nIt seems that other customers here share similar experiences with orders that are not ready at the pickup time provided. C'mon Geno's - you need to get your act together... |
3 | Decided to try Geno's tonight. Unfortunately, pizza is the only thing STV has quite a few choices of. We were told the wait would be about an hour and a half, but delivery turned out to be only a little over a half hour, which was nice. The pizza was just okay. For the price, it's decent. If you have a large family to feed, it's definitely worth it. Kids aren't usually too picky about pizza anyway. :) |
1 | I have never been inspired to write a review on my eating experience as much as my first encounter with Geno's. I had also had to write this review, again, considering it somehow disappeared and how disappointed I was in myself for having fed my family this quality of food...really upset. Earlier this week we decided to order Geno's after having received a flyer in the mail. Considering all the Pizza competition in this tiny San Tan Valley radius, we were extremely disappointed with the quality of food we received. We are realistic people and understand what to expect when getting \"budget\" friendly pizza options. However, when we initially placed the order via phone, we were told it would he about a 45-60 minute wait. We figured that that since they were this busy that their food must really be good. However, we were really hungry. It was the middle of the week, it was late evening, and we had just gotten home from work. We decided to call back and requested if they could have our order ready for pickup. They said it would be ready in 15 minutes. Happy with this option I jumped in the car within 10 minutes and got there within another 5. When I arrived, they couldn't find my order. I repeated to them my address, my name, my phone number several times. At this point I was thinking they forgot my order. It 5 minutes for them to find it and it had been sitting on a large rack with other orders. I don't recall if there heat lamps or not. When I got home, the pizza and wings were cold. Not even slightly warm. The pizza was poorly put together and looked and tasted like whoever had put it together didn't care about taste or at least have minimum standards of quality. We have ordered budget friendly pizza options from all the other local pizza places and not once have we ever received cold pizza and wings and that was with delivery which usually takes longer. We have realistic expectations on what to expect with certain food options but this was NOT worthy of our money. We won't be giving Geno's a second chance. At the time i wrote my review, there were a alot of negative reviews (which disappeared from yelp somehow) and the owners hadn't respond once to any comments on lack of decent quality. To me this shows that they don't care about the customer and I will spend my money elsewhere moving forward. |
2 | Pizza always takes over an hour, but tonight it took nearly two. We called to check on our order, and were put on hold - twice. When the pizza finally arrived, it was cold.\n\nWe love that they have a gluten-free option (even though it's TINY and $10), we love that they have $5 pizzas, AND we love that they deliver! \n\nHowever, waiting nearly 2 hours for cold pizza with not even an apology is not something I'm interested in doing again.\n\nI hate giving negative reviews to new businesses, because I really try to like them, but sometimes it's necessary. Something big has to change, or Geno's won't stay in business very long. |
1 | Greasy greasy! Flavored crust was not flavored. Garlic and herb but looked like they just sprinkled garlic powder on it. Couldn't really taste a difference. Won't be coming back. |
1 | This Geno's location is absolutely terrible. It takes two hours for a pizza (even when they tell you it will only be one hour). They mess up orders and deliver the wrong food and when you call back to let them know that it's wrong the management staff doesn't care. Their pizza has been excessively greasy and no flavored crust. The ladies answering the phones blame the customers for wrong orders and argue about the delivery time. Worst Geno's in the valley! |
1 | I went there tonight for the first time and I will NEVER go back. It was the greasiest, grossest pizza I have ever had. The crust was soggy and the pizza was dripping in grease. I guess 5 bucks means 5 yucks!! Plus, the place was so noisy with them banging the dough to death at the kitchen. STAY AWAY! Get a cheap crap pizza at Papa Johns instead. |
3 | Generally good but this location is lacking consistency/quality control with their pizza, and the cost for additional toppings is a little high.\n\nI've been here several times before I posted this review, and my review is on this specific location.\n\nThe taste of Geno's pizza is a far step above little caesars, dominos, and pizza hut, but this location has pretty consistent problems with pizzas coming out with 4 or 5 big bubbles, and inconsistent disbursement of toppings or little sauce. For example one slice might have 8 pineapple and the next has 1 or 2. Sometimes you get lucky, other times not so much.\n\nThey struggle to evenly season the crust so some parts have little or none of the seasoning. Also, they really don't put a whole lot of toppings on their pizzas as it is, so charging 2 dollars to add a small amount of a second topping to a pizza seems a little high for what you actually get. Toppings should at least be priced by cost, because some toppings undoubtedly cost less than others. \n\nOverall if you're ok with rolling the dice, my advice is to stick with buying the 5 dollar single topping pizza since it's the best pizza deal.\n\nPS- My wife likes the Philly Fry's and I have not tried their other menu items. |
5 | The. cheesecake. The girls are local sweethearts and their passion comes out in every detail. They have cheesecake, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, gelato, coffee, tea and fresh baked bread!! Perfect for a small treat or event! |
5 | The cupcakes are to die for and the cookies aren't too shabby either. I had amir a dozen chocolate chip cookies. .. Just like mom used to make. I do believe toys may be the best bakery in town. |
4 | This shop screams cute..... cute cute cute. It's like a bakery on a movie set, I kid you not. I walked by the shop after lunch and, despite being totally full, I just couldn't not go in... the vintage -y decor and neatly displayed pastries called out to me.... I was doomed. The people who work here are very nice, helpful, and friendly. Their recipes are mostly Italian based, which makes them a little different than other local bakeries. After much deliberation (and I mean MUCH.... like extensive), I tried the brownie and the cheesecake. The brownie looked kind of dry on the outside, but don't let that fool you, it was somewhere between a cake texture and a fudgy brownie texture, certainly not dry. The brownie was chocolatey but not overly rich with chocolate chips throughout. Was it my favorite brownie in town? No (I am partial to a fudgy more chocolatey and rich brownie). But it was very good and if I were in the neighborhood I would get it again. The cheesecake, on the other hand, was fairly awesome. This was no New York cheesecake. It was surprisingly light and airy, not the heavy oh-my-god-I'm-so-full-need-bigger-pants kind of cheesecake you get most places (not that I don't like that too, this was just something you may want to eat with more frequency). It was sweet without being overly sweet and they didn't complicate it with toppings or flavors, it was just a good plain cheesecake. Oh, and it isn't served in slices, it's served like a cupcake.... so cute. Anyway, each dessert cost 3$, so the prices are competitive with other local bakeries. Definitely check this cute little bakery out next time you're in the area.\n\n\nPS they have cupcakes and the flavors change depending on the baker's mood each day.... how cute is that? \n\nPPS Can I say cute one more time? Whoa. |
5 | We've used A Bakeshop twice now, both for very large parties (150+ people) and were blown away both times by not only the amazing products they make, but by the professionalism and friendliness. They did exactly what they promised both times and exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend using them for large parties/weddings, you wont be disappointed! |
5 | I purchased several baked goods from A Bakeshop next door to us and had a great experience! Friendly faces and quality goods! Treated my staff to these tasty treats and they are a fantastic addition to our neighborhood! Thank you and I look forward to stopping in soon! |
1 | I was out with my friends in South Side the other night, and we were finishing up at Acacia and looking for another place to go. Why not Steel Cactus? After some poor experiences at the Steel Cactus in Shadyside, I thought I'd at least give this place a chance.\n\nWe got in a bit after midnight to meet some friends on the first floor--the bouncer let us know that the first floor is closed and we can only go to the second or third floors. He explained that the bathrooms were out of order and so they weren't letting anyone else on the first floor, even though there was a huge crowd and a busy bar. After some negotiating, he \"allowed\" us to stay on the first floor with the group we were going to meet.\n\nI struggled to approach the bar and got out some cash to let the bartender know I was thirsty. I waited for about fifteen minutes before giving up. I tried again later and was able to get a weak bourbon and coke. Around 1:40, the music abruptly stopped and a staff member came around to our group to loudly tell us that they were closed and we needed to get out.\n\nNo last call? No thanks for coming? Who closes at 1:40?\n\nI won't be back to try the food; if it's anything like the Shadyside location, I'd be similarly disappointed. |
3 | I knew I'd be back to visit Steel Cactus, I just didn't realize how quickly! After having lunch there this past Saturday (see my original review), I ended up there later that evening to meet some friends for drinks. They did have a few interesting pumpkin beers that I haven't tried yet, so that was a plus. We were seated upstairs and given menus, as the other two people in my party wanted to have a late dinner.\n\nThe waiter came to take our order and my friend was a little too drunk and not paying attention, so I told the waiter her order: a chicken quesadilla. As soon as she (my friend) heard this, she said \"no no no, it's fine, I don't want food after all.\" So I asked the waiter to cancel that. Our other party member proceeded to order his food (the 412 Burrito) and then tell the waiter to go ahead with the chicken quesadilla anyway. I'm not sure what happened, but we ended up with TWO chicken quesadillas and the 412 Burrito. I wasn't very hungry but figured if they made it, we might as well eat it. I had one piece of the quesadilla and wasn't terribly impressed. Again, with the black beans, except this time they were inside the quesadilla. Every time i picked up a piece to eat, the beans came plopping out and onto my plate, the table and the floor. Also, the cheese was minimal, if not nonexistent... and I don't know about you, but about 75% of the reason I order a quesadilla is for that ooey gooey cheese!\n\nI really, really want to like this place. I just think they are in over their heads and need to really focus on what needs improved, that being the kitchen. |
3 | I found Steel Cactus on Southside to be average. I've never been to the one in Shadyside although I've always wanted to while waltzing down Walnut Street whenever i used to live in N. Oakland.\n\nThe good.. my Yinzerita honestly tasted fabulous! I'm not sure how much alcohol was in the original margarita because I wasn't really buzzed for having a beer mixed in a margarita but on a positive note, it tasted great. The rooftop bar is also really cool so check it out before the snow comes!! The service was also good. Bobby accidentally spilled my cup of water which went all over the table and floor. Our server as well as one of the food runners rushed over to help us.. well basically they cleaned and mopped all up while we sat there embarrassed.\n\nThe average... the food! I'm not saying the food is terrible by any means. I ordered the chicken enchiladas and Bob ordered the steak- I know, you're not supposed to order the same thing while going out but it stuck out to both of us. You get 3 (small) enchiladas as well as rice and black beans. My chicken enchiladas were average but Bobby's steak ones were really tasty. The thing is.. they servings just arent big. While heading home, we chatted that while it tasted ok, it felt as if it was an appetizer. Most places you are so full that you take some home but this isn't the case. We were finished and barely full... Idk I guess you have to go and see for yourself. Next time, we will order an appetizer before our meals. \n\nSince we live so close, we will most likely try it again and i'll update. |
4 | I'll start by saying I'm a huge fan of authentic Mexican cuisine. El toro loco and Emeliano's are my go to in the Southside. Me and my buddy went for happy hour where they have some decent drink specials and solid food specials. We both ordered the three amigos chips/ salsa and queso. The three amigos is 3 tacos 3 different kinds of meat, your choice of corn of flour tort and two kinds of toppings. Wow, they were phenomenal. Our bills came to $6.02 after splitting the bill. I would of gave 5 starts but they charge for chips and salsa. |
1 | nope. the restaurant looked nice, but felt dirty. we watched the hostess pick few pieces of food off of the table with her fingers (gross), but never wiped it off. the food was not so great. the guac was clearly not fresh...it was bland and tasted like pre-packaged goo. the margarita was ok, but relatively flavorless for 9$. salsa was definitely not housemade. you get the idea. cool atmosphere, but we won't be back. |
2 | Food was mediocre; edible but lacked flavor. Wait staff was ok. Atmosphere was great! |
1 | This place sucks! Literally the worst food I've paid for in the 26 years I've been on this earth. Skip this place - anywhere is better. Trust me. |
2 | We only came here because La Palapa was full with a 45 minute wait, we were starving, this was across the street, and they could seat us immediately. Sad disappointment. Next time I'll get takeout from La Palapa, or make a reservation there. \n\nTo be fair, the chipotle salsa was okay, but the chips were extra tough, and the pile was about four times too large for the amount of salsa.\n\nWe tried the beet tacos (interesting, but not amazing), and the fish tacos (downright bad). The rice and beans included as side dishes weren't great either. I think this place mainly caters to the college drinking crowd, but I wouldn't go here for the food. The bathroom was also completely out of soap which is a little gross. |
5 | It is about time the bar be raised on Carson Street - Steel Cactus you set the standard high! You are a triple threat with your beautiful establishment, your delicious food, and your unbeatable staff! I cannot say enough good things about you! Keep up the great work, I can only see great things happening in your future. Thank you for a great time and I look forward to next time! |
2 | This place is just a Mad Mex clone, and Mad Mex kinda sucks. I popped into this location for a quick lunch. The food was mediocre. It took way too long for me to get service even though there were very few people there. \n\nThis place is supposed to be mexican, I guess. They don't have Mezcal, though. I've been to local dive bars who have better tequila selection. Steel Cactus is a half-baked concept. The only positive is that the space looks pretty cool. Staff was fine. |
3 | We actually came to the Southside to try Carmella's but they don't serve food on Sundays or Mondays. So we decided to head across the street to Steel Cactus. \nWe walked in to a warm, glowing, welcoming place. The host was nice and our server even nicer. We started out our meal with an order of chips & queso. Our wait wasn't long. The chips were hot and crispy and the queso had a little bit of spice. \nFor dinner I ordered 3 pulled chicken tacos on flour shells. You could get them 2 ways. I went \"Mexican\"- cilantro, onion, and grated cheese. It came with black beans and rice. My son ordered 3 pork belly tacos. They also came with black beans and rice. We both thought the beans and rice were okay. The chicken on my tacos was moist and tender but not much flavor. You could really taste the cilantro or onion. It tasted more like parsley. I was bummed. My son said his pork belly tacos were really good. They had a red cabbage slaw on top. \nThe portions were just enough for a meal but I had already eaten the queso and chips so I ended up taking home one if my tacos and most of my beans and rice. \nThe food was okay but we have other places that in the area that are better. |
1 | C\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u00e9sappointement, eh bien, on est servi. C'est du vietnamien de boutique. Pas trop mauvais mais pas du tout authentique. Ma copine est tr\u00e8s sensible au MSG et a du prendre un bon caf\u00e9, \u00e0 la maison, pour se calmer le syst\u00e8me. \nPour les R\u00e9servations, il faudra corriger le tir. Ils ne r\u00e9pondent pas au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone et leur message vous sugg\u00e8re d'envoyer un courriel, alors que le ma\u00eetre des lieux me dit qu'ils n'ont pas le temps de les lire.\nLe service est tr\u00e8s coll\u00e9gial, c'est a dire pas tr\u00e8s professionnel et in\u00e9gal selon le talent de chacun.\nC'est un peu cher pour la qualit\u00e9 et ne sont pas \u00e0 la hauteur pour les journ\u00e9es de grande affluence. |
5 | Initially I was worried when I saw the number of menu items offered. Then I understood that this restaurant chose quality over quantity. The food is great, the service perfect and the price seems impossible (appetizer and main dish for 14$ at lunch time). \n\nI am curious to find out if the menu is renewed on a regular basis. I will soon find out since this will be my new spot in the neighbourhood. |
5 | Awesome new restaurant. Decor and atmosphere was impressive. Albacore Tataki appetizer was excellent. They also had Mango Boba Cocktail which was good. Yaki Udon was on point. Tried the Eight Roll, Miami Roll, Firecracker Roll, Sashimi Roll, and Sea to Shore Roll. All were tasty. Did I mention they also make their own sriracha?! Eight is Great! |
4 | Finally another great sushi place in Charlotte!\n\nI am always hesitant about sushi restaurants, they are either really good, or really, really bad. Eight has a funky laid back vibe and feels very welcoming. Some of the great artwork by local artists, ahem..Matt Hooker & Matt Moore, gives this place a vibrant feel. \nI was a bit disappointed they don't serve hot sake, but was quickly turned on to the cold sake served in shot glass inside a box which fills with the pour over from the glass. The server told me the overflow was a representation of of happiness and good luck. Quite charming I might say. \nThe food was on point, we ordered several rolls and one beef skewer. I was impressed with everything we had. They have a lot to choose from and it was hard to make a decision. The Godzilla Wrath roll was probably one of my favorites, it's super spicy (in a good way) so if you're not a fan of the heat, I'd steer clear. \nI highly recommend this place and will definitely be returning to try some more items. |
1 | Wish I could review the food. They never brought my dish to me. They told me that the chef \"missed it\". I had reservations at the Comedy Zone, so I couldn't wait another hour for them to bring me anything. I guess I could ask the other people at my table how they enjoyed their food. Not impressed. |
1 | Eight probably has some of the best interior design I've seen in Charlotte. Unfortunately, their food quality and service fall to the other side of the spectrum. The Ramen noodles were served in a custom kitchen broth that tasted more like a bad gravy. The Korean beef skewers were mediocre, cold, and I couldn't help but think of the old lady on the old Wendy's commercial - (\"Where's the beef!\")The summer rolls were pretty good. The best thing I had was probably the papaya salad, but there simply wasn't enough of it. A friend of mine at the table gave me two of his dumplings because he knew I was still very hungry after all of my appetizer samples. The dumplings were ok. I didn't get my drink until after my food starting coming out and had to ask for a refill. Overall, the experience was so poor that I'm not sure I would be willing to go back, and spend my money on small portions of food. The lack of quality, plate size, and overpriced food were just too many disappointing factors to allow me to give this place another chance. To make matters worse, my friend seated across from me, waited an hour and a half to never receive his food. He literally left the restaurant without one bite of food. I think it's safe to say that the manager knew full well that several of us at the table had a bad restaurant experience. I'm really surprised he didn't make an effort to smooth things over for PR purposes by visiting our table and offering an apology. I wish this restaurant the best of luck but like so many things at the nc music factory over the years, this restaurant might go the way of the dodo... |
5 | In my 3 years in Charlotte, I have been on a hunt for my sushi spot. This my friends is it. Not every roll is fried, it let's the fish shine, and they focus on quality. We had the toughest time deciding what rolls to get and was not disappointed at any point. From the speciality rolls to the classic rolls, everything was just fantastic. |
4 | I ate at Eight! Cool decor, great sushi, and a good location if your headed to the music factory. All that, and its not extremely pricey.\n\nAs others had mentioned, the service was a little spotty. There were only a couple people in the place and most of the staff was kind of sitting around looking bored. I think there was some confusion on who was supposed to seat us as well. After that though, we were promptly seated. We were a little slow to order as most of the specialty rolls were a little different than any place around here. It was free so, no harm done, but our waiter wasn't timely on bringing the edamame hummus and shrimp chips that other tables received as soon as they were seated. As per the food, I'll elaborate below.\n\nMost of the specialty rolls had a well thought out theme to them. The Hamachi shiso maki had yellowtail, shaved serrano peppers for heat, a little cucumber for crunch, and a shiso pesto on top. All that with a little avocado to bring it together. Very light flavors, but well balanced.\n\nThe poke roll was awesome, but it seemed more like a play on poke. It did have some chunks of tuna on top and I'm not complaining about the fact. It also had some macadamia nuts and avocado, which is relevant. The cherry tomatoes were a great addition as well. But, I didn't see any green onion, nor did I even taste a hint of seasame oil or soy sauce. Then the big ole' tempura shrimp threw me way off. The flavor of poke that I am used to just wasn't there. All that said, it really was one of the best things I had and honestly, it would be easy to overpower the dish with sesame oil, so no harm done.\n\nWe ordered other things as well, the green papaya and mango salad. I like mine a little more made for gringo's. I thought the fish sauce was overpowering and I really didn't get much mango flavor either. We tried the QC roll too. Good, but in no way the highlight of the evening. All in all though it was a pretty good meal.\n\nOn a downside I will mention that our waiter wasn't the most pleasant and personable person I've ever met. I wouldn't be happy working with a place that is pretty much empty this close to the holidays either though. The demeanor was nothing close to what some people have said in some of the bad reviews though. I did go without water for a little while, but he was pretty attentive in general.\n\nBottom line is, I liked the food and I'll be back. However, I just don't know that Charlotte's downtown or all the foodies on the south side will really travel to this area for dinner unless they have other plans at the music factory as well. |
1 | I really wanted to love this place because if anyone has read any of my reviews I love sushi and seafood in general so a new Sushi spot is something I always welcome...\n\nThat being said I cant give my personal thumbs up to Eight.\n\nWe decided to try this place out last Friday at my urging because the reviews I saw were pretty good. We arrived at about 8pm and though there were people the place wasn't very crowded at all. As other reviewers have stated the d\u00e9cor in the inside is quite nice. We asked if we could sit at the bar since no one was at the entire bar and the tables they had free were very low for my tall companion. \n\nWe sat a the bar and waited for 10 minutes before we asked could we put our order in. Did I mention NO ONE was at the bar. We put in a simple order bottle of Sake, order of egg rolls to share, 2 orders of miso soup, and 2 orders of dancing eel roll.\n\nWaiter poured and spilled some of the Sake. 20mins later our eggrolls came out... bland and not that tasty though they were hot. Another 15 mins went by and we had to ask about our soup. 10 minutes later One bowl of soup arrived?? When we inquired about the second bowl of soup we got an apology from the waiter that he was confused. When we placed our order I ordered my soup and roll first. When the waiter went to my partner he said \"I want the same thing, soup and the same roll\"....so not sure how that could be confused... But hey no harm no foul. The Second bowl of soup comes out 15 minutes later. No tofu, no seaweed, just 2 slivers of mushroom and water?? We sent that bowl of soup back. Another 15 minutes go by with no roll. We ask again and are told its coming.. 5 minutes later ONE roll arrives. The waiter never corrected his mistake. After a lot of apologizing...we just asked for the check. The roll was gross, chewy, small, with ONE piece of eel on the entire roll. By that time too much time had passed to find another sit down restaurant-mainly because my partner had to work in the AM and it was much too late. He was forced to eat a turkey sandwich when we got home so he wouldn't starve .\n\nThe one star I give is to the manager on duty that night. He was apologetic and over all very nice..however we will not return for a do over. |
3 | Husband and I were wandering around Town Square and hoping for a new lunch spot to be there, and voila! There was Pot Liquor! Right across from Yardhouse. \nWe weren't sure if it was open, because a.) there was no advertisements and even more important b.) no word of mouth. \nWe peeked in and saw a huge bar, and people eating, so yippee!!! a new place to eat. \n It's BBQ. We love BBQ. Especially for lunch. The drink menu was the best part though. I'm a lover of handcrafted cocktails, and the menu had plenty!!!!\nWe were warmly greeted by the numerous wait staff, the hostesses, the bartenders, the busboys, and some business men in jeans and blazers (possible owners?) We were informed it was a \"soft opening\" and they were working out kinks.....which, as a slave to the industry, I understand. \nHubs ordered a pulled pork sandwich and I got a \"Texas dip\". Of course we also had a few cocktails, and ordered the fried pickles. \nDrinks were top notch....high priced though. $10.95 for a mint julep is a little much. Still delicious, and we don't mind paying a bit more for quality. Meals came out before appetizer, but they were working out the kinks, so I forgive. The sandwiches were delicious....obviously they know their North Carolina BBQ, all vinegar based. Tender and flavorful. The BBQ au jus was my favorite part, but unfortunately it was served in a tiny shot glass, so there was no way to \"dip\" my Texas Dip. Waitress brought another tiny shot of au jus...still was not enough. I was full, and figured they forgot the pickles, so I was ok with that. But then, here they were.....fried in catfish breading. Amazing. The dipping sauce was creamy and just spicy enough. I just wish I could have got them before our meal so I could enjoy more than one bite. \nAll in all, it was good. I liked the food, but it's a bit overpriced for lunch. I didn't even order sides, if we did, our lunch would have cost as much as a steak dinner in an upscale restaurant. We decided we would come back for dinner...they have half size meals and platters enough to feed the family for decent prices. Plus it's good BBQ. \nPros: real, slow and low cooked BBQ\n Fantastic beer and cocktail menu\n Waitress \"Dee\" super friendly, knew \n the menu well.\nCons: asked for a donation for water, yet \n when we left and tried to donate a few \n bucks, the hostesses had no idea \n what to do with the $.\n Way too pricey for lunch....almost $40 \n for 2 sandwiches and an appetizer \n that was served when we were trying \n to leave. \n \nGet some real lunch specials, a happy hour that shows the hours in which that happy hour is (not printed on the lunch menu conning your lunch crowd into thinking it was now) and get the word out!!!! \n We will be back, gotta try some sides! |
2 | Sorry all...but let me get to business. We were so excited for BBQ and it's at Town Sq....score!!!\nWalked to a gorgeous space where everyone was all smiles and friendly. We sat at the bar...bartender was super nice too.\nOk food! Menu is ok....missing things like BBQ sandwiches and French fries but since we didn't bring the kids it was fine (that's what they like as for BBQ). My husband and I split the platter that has brisket, half chicken(opted for the all white meat) and pulled pork. It came with 2 sides he chose collard green and Mac and cheese...we also added corn bread and a side of hot links.\nFood came out promptly it was Luke warm at best and most of the meats were dried...we sent it back and they warmed it up. Mac and cheese was ok and the greens had no flavor...corn bread was the best part of my meal.\nThey have 4 BBQ sauces none of them very good at all....also there was no bbq smoke flavor...they said they smoke their meats low and slow...but by the dried out grill marks from the chicken...I don't think so.\nSorry we won't be back....very disappointed. |
5 | Food was amazing and so was the attentive staff! Loved everything about this place! Can't wait to come back! && the Mac nd cheese is a MUSSSST try!!! |
3 | Myself and a group of co-workers ate here yesterday for lunch. This review is based off the lunch menu and none of the BBQ entrees.\n\nBasically, this place is still in their \"soft opening\". We were greeted by the owner who was very polite and gracious and even gave us his business cards so we could personally message him if needed.\n\nThe hostesses, our server, and the bajllion other people that came to our table to fill our drinks, clear silverware, etc, were all fantastic and really on top of their shit. Obviously, since they just opened everyone is going to try their best, but I have to hand it to the staff, they did a really phenomenal job.\n\nSo with that said, sadly, I was not quite a fan of the food here.\n\nThe appetizers we ordered were the chicken wings, baked blue crab, and the burnt ends. Everyone agreed the chicken wings were meh; good texture but lacking in flavor. The dipping sauce they were served with was nice I personally enjoyed the baked blue crab, it was my favorite thing I tried. The burnt ends were actually meaty pieces, but lacked flavors you would expect if the meat was actually being cooked all day as they claimed.\n\nAgain, I did not try any of the bbq meat entrees. All of us got something off the lunch menu, which is actually moderately priced for the amount of food you get. I ended up getting a chicken sandwich with a large portion of sweet potato fries. The chicken was bland (yeah I know, I got it grilled, but I expected a little more) and my sweet potato fries were cold when the plate was set down in front of me. This is also the kind of place where if you ask for a sauce, you get a tiny half filled metal cup. Slightly annoying, but not a big deal. \n\nMy coworkers opininons were mixed, but the general consensus was that they could definitely do something to up the flavors. 2 of my coworkers got the pulled pork sandwich, which did not come with sauce and didn't really have much flavor. The meals people got around us all looked tasty (the BBQ entrees/sides), which is a reason a few of us would want to go back. \n\nIt's a nice little place to get BBQ if you happen to be in Town Square. The lunch menu is worth giving a try. I may go back in a month or so to try something else off their menu. |
2 | Went here for lunch on Wednesday September 24th, restaurant maybe half full at best.\n\nAt first impression I like the decor, the simplistic look, the colors all in all looks nice, but then you sit down and realize that the furniture is garbage, the chairs are way to small and hard and the tables are to low for even average people.\n\nThe menu looks good but way overpriced, somewhat to expect for Townsquare but this is bad, however the orders were made for lunch, some sandwiches a burger etc.\n\n40 minutes later the food comes out and now really makes the point that this is a disaster, now the food is not bad let's make that clear but average at best, combine that with the horrible seating and poor service my conclusion is don't even bother.\n\nThis is a rare bad review from me in a town with a ton of dining offered, but the experience is so bad that I felt I had to do this. |
4 | Had lunch here today, was pleasantly surprised. I eat a lot of BBQ and this one you need to try. Pappy's in St. Louis is still the benchmark. \nI had Spare ribs with dry rub and no sauce. The rub is incredible and the smoke flavor was perfect. They said they use fruit woods to smoke with and it had that flavor. I did not try the 3 different sauces they served with the ribs. The ribs didn't need any other flavors. I had two sides, Green Beans (excellent) and Collard Greens (awesome). |
4 | Stopped by on their 8th day of their soft opening. Their official opening is supposed to be around the 8th or 9th of October. \n\nSat at the bar and the staff was very quick to get me my drink order. Nice to see fresh lemonade with free refills. I took my time perusing the menu so the bartender suggested a plate of pork rinds while I made my decision. Tasty, warm, and with a touch of lime-salt. Being Filipino, I prefer to have a little meat on my pork rinds, not just the skin. But that's a personal bias I won't let influence this review.\n\nDecided on the half-order dry rubbed ribs with green beans and the cornbread muffins. The green beans were crisp-tender and very well seasoned. The corn muffins (3 half-sized ones) were good with a very good honey butter on the side.\n\nThe ribs are very good here! Very flavorful dry rub and the meat was falling off the bone tender. The two 'que sauces were served on the side: 1 was smoky, 2 had a little more heat. Nice that they give you both and you can always order more. A nice touch is that the ribs come to the table individually sliced. Sometimes you don't feel like fighting your meat, even if you have a knife in your hand! \n\nSome reviews complained about the wait. Can't comment on the wait 'cause I was watching football and I usually lose all track of time when I'm watching football. \n\nI liked the atmosphere here. Cool black and white photos, unique saxophone chandelier, and classic rock playing in the background. The staff was very attentive and one of the owners and the assistant manager came by, introduced themselves, and asked about the experience. \n\nThe only gripe I had was about the dessert. I haven't had a good fried pie in a long time and was happy to see it on the menu. But....duh..duh..duhhhhhhh......they didn't have any. WHAAAAATTTT?! Nope. My bartender told me it would be on the menu by the time they had their official opening....(sniff, sniff).... One of the tragedies of eating at a restaurant during their soft opening. I usually like soft openings too...but I digress\n\nOverall a very good experience. I'll definitely be back to try other dishes...and to try their deep fried pies. |