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the pasta I had for lunch was $12, but my dessert, which was a small slice of apple pie, was $10!
pasta, lunch, apple pie
neutral, neutral, negative
the pizza is a no-brainer, and the dinners are drastically underrated.
pizza, dinners
negative, positive
the place had open doors and windows and a very relaxed, candle-lit type of atmosphere.
place, open doors, atmosphere
positive, neutral, positive
the place is small but everything else is 'big' in terms of quality variety and smiles of the wait service.
place, quality variety, service
negative, positive, positive
the place looks cool, but the food is not really that good.
place, food
positive, negative
the place was empty and the waiters just hung out at the bar.
place, waiters, bar
negative, negative, neutral
the pre dinner drink at the bar was very pleasant, good start, although we waited up to about an hour before our table was ready.
pre dinner drink, bar
positive, neutral
the prices are right and i strongly recommend this place for any time of day: early breakfast or late night snack.
prices, breakfast, snack
positive, neutral, neutral
the quantity of food was a good size with tons of shrimp in our noodle dish.
quantity of food, shrimp, noodle dish
positive, positive, neutral
the regular prices looked pretty expensive (~$15 per appetizer, ~$35 per entre) so the restaurant week menu (at $35pp) seemed like a sweet deal.
prices, appetizer
negative, neutral
the rest of my table disliked their food, and also had to send drinks back because it was not what they ordered.
food, drinks
negative, neutral
the roll was great as usual but the salmon was old the tuna did not look good at all.
roll, tuna
positive, neutral
the server absolutely did not know what in the world he was talking about when we aske questios about the menu, and he barely spoke English.
server, menu
negative, neutral
the service is so-so; our waiter told us there was a table for us, then took us back to the entrance , we then waited another fifteen minutes- confusion seems to reign.
service, waiter, table
negative, neutral, neutral
the service was horrible then and the food was decent.
service, food
negative, positive
the service was inattentive (didn't bring us wine til our main course was already served and didn't open the bottle in front of us!!!
service, wine
negative, neutral
the service was somewhat spotty, but we were rewarded with free drinks and the waiters were all sweet and lovely, genuinely french-speaking but not snooty!
service, drinks, waiters
negative, positive, positive
the service was very slow and his knowledge of the menu wasnt that good.
service, menu
negative, neutral
the setup is cool with pool table and chill area in front and dining on side and back.
area, dining
positive, neutral
the solitary waitress was friendly though i found her service a little slow.
solitary waitress, service
positive, negative
the soups were superb and only $2 a bowl, and the entire dinner, with beers, cost less than $30 for two people.
soups, bowl, dinner, beers, cost
positive, neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral
the space is very comfortable - they don't rush you - you don't have a server holding your bill in their hand asking if you'd like anything else.
space, bill
positive, neutral
the specials were excellent, everything was delicious down to the olive oil they serve when you sit down.
specials, olive oil
positive, neutral
the staff is great, but the food is just ok.
staff, food
positive, negative
the staff knows the regulars by name and the sushi chef even yells goodbye from behind the bar.
staff, bar
positive, neutral
the staff prefers to watch TV in the main dining room infront of their waiting customers then serve their customers.
staff, main dining room
negative, neutral
the staff there was really freindly the owner even sat down at one point to chat with us, it was hard to chose from the menu it all sounded good, so my wife and i shared plates to try a little of each dish , we ordered.
owner, menu
positive, neutral
the staff were pleasant and easy-going and took time to explain the specials to us as well as answer any questions we might have had.
staff, specials
positive, neutral
the steak and chicken fajitahs were good, a bit too much sauce on the meat for my taste.
chicken fajitahs, sauce, meat
positive, negative, negative
the sushi is so-so, the 70s orange-themed atmosphere is 2000ish, and there is no reason for the staff's attitude.
atmosphere, staff, attitude
neutral, negative, negative
the sushi was good and the service was not as bad as some would have you think but the crowd was more business than hip, more wall st.
sushi, crowd
positive, negative
the tables are in the back and the ambience was less to be desired.
tables, ambience
neutral, negative
the tasty food keeps luring me back, but after placing an order with who i assume must be the same rude sunday manager i keep hearing about, i'm not sure i will again.
food, manager
positive, negative
the trendy atmosphere and high price fooled me into thinking that somehow the food would be innovative.
atmosphere, price
positive, negative
the variety of fish wasnt bad and all the usual suspects (salmon, tuna, yellowtail, squid, octopus, etc) were present.
variety of fish, yellowtail, squid
positive, neutral, neutral
the wait for our drinks, appetizers and food was very long, the food was mediocre, and it was a bit pricey.
wait, drinks, appetizers, food
negative, neutral, neutral, negative
the wait staff looks like were doing us a favor giving us service and two loud guys at the bar made my evening with my wife quiet miserable.
wait staff, service, bar
negative, neutral, neutral
the waiter never asked if we would like more drinks, we had to flag him down and ask him and then when he brought them he forget two of them.
waiter, drinks
negative, neutral
the waiter was extremely helpful, basically we gave him carte blanche to order small plates for us that he thought we'd like.
carte, plates, waiter
neutral, neutral, positive
the waiter was unable to identify whether certain cheeses from the cheese course were cow or goat milk.
waiter, cheeses, the cheese course
negative, neutral, neutral
the waiters had a really hard time remembering to bring drinks, and when they did they were not what was ordered.
waiters, drinks
negative, neutral
the waitress never asked us how the food was or if we needed anything.
waitress, food
negative, neutral
the waitress was not attentive at all and we had to keep getting the attention of the water servers to get more drinks.
waitress, servers, drinks
negative, neutral, positive
the waitress was probably new, because she had no idea what wine they had, or if they had a certain type by the glass or bottle, and kept going back to the bar to find out.
waitress, wine, glass
negative, neutral, neutral
the waitress was slow and forgot our drinks about 3 times.
waitress, drinks
negative, neutral
the waitress was surly -- refused to bring sweetner for my tea!!
waitress, tea
negative, neutral
the water guy was extremely attentive, thank god he was because we had to ask him for our waitress many times: for ordering our food, more drinks, dessert and check.
water guy, waitress, food, dessert
positive, neutral, neutral, neutral
their Stella on tap was almost flat, i saw the bartender whisking our beers to give them any sort of head.
tap, bartender
neutral, negative
their filet mignon was prepared very well but lacked the flavor and savvy I generally require food at that price to have.
filet mignon, food
positive, neutral
then, the waiter had nerve to charge me for the fruit salad and bloody mary (which we didn't drink) that came with the omelet (brunch special).
waiter, fruit salad, omelet
negative, neutral, neutral
they continue to expand their garden space, w/out expanding their kitchen and cannot provide even adequate service.
garden space, kitchen, service
positive, positive, negative
they didn't have to change anything about the menu except add a leg of chicken seperatley and the guy mumbled very rudely that I had already ordered and I should've decided earlier.
menu, guy
neutral, negative
they made a good mojito, but the first bite of food, our appetizer, black pepper crab dumplings were so bad that they rendered my palate useless, seriously, and we had to cut our dinner short and wash our mouths out with soap.
appetizer, black pepper crab dumplings, dinner
negative, negative, neutral
they used to have grilled panini for under $9 at lunch which was great considering that its a sitdown restaurant with service, but i didnt see those options when i came here this week.
grilled panini, lunch
positive, neutral
they waited to get us water after they took our food orders, which took the waitstaff a long time to do.
food, waitstaff
neutral, negative
this guy should work in a dinner ,didn't even know the menu ,he couldn't explain me anythings ,a real nightmare.
guy, dinner, menu
negative, neutral, neutral
this has become one of my favorite spots to hang out at the bar and drink martinis, not only because the atmosphere is energetic and lively, but also becasue the staff are so friendly.
bar, drink martinis, atmosphere, staff
neutral, neutral, positive, positive
this is the style of cooking that takes normal dishes to new highs.
style of cooking, dishes
positive, negative
this place was ok I guess since they have karaoke goin' on with a free shot if you sing.
place, goin
negative, neutral
though the portions were smaller than average, the flavor and sauces that accompany them (truffle honey, cherries and peaches in mustard sauce) were all really good.
portions, sauces, truffle honey, mustard sauce
negative, positive, neutral, neutral
throughout the whole meal, all I kept thinking was AVERAGE, AVERAGE, AVERAGE until the bill came, which was a little more than average,to say the least.
meal, bill
neutral, negative
too bad that the 2 sushi chefs have become a bit too busy to chat away with the guests at the counter, but they try and hey, we are here for the food !!!
counter, food
neutral, positive
true I had to wait longer for my table, but the ambience and the food definitely made up for it.
table, ambience, food
neutral, positive, positive
tuesday at 545pm pre-show dinner - great food - amazing service - was strange to find both at one place!
pre-show dinner, food, service
neutral, positive, positive
unbeknownst to the three of us, the hostess made note of the fact that i was celebrating my b-day after a member of my dinner party made a very brief reference to it as we were seated.
hostess, dinner
positive, neutral
waiters were very nice, they dont take reservations during the week end, we waited at the bar with some sangria, Very good experience, loud music but we were able to communicate easily, overall i recommand this place to groups and dates, Will be back more often!
waiters, bar, sangria, dates
positive, neutral, neutral, positive
waitress brought different food.
waitress, food
neutral, negative
warm orangey glow, nice old mexican prints, wee bar that my bf and i vowed to go back and linger at.
mexican, bar
positive, neutral
was out of water for 1/2 the meal, salad was never delivered, waitress never came by to see how our party was doing.
meal, salad, waitress
neutral, negative, negative
was yelling at the rest of the waitstaff audibly enough that I was able to follow his entire tirade from where I sat in the secondary dining room.
waitstaff, dining room
negative, neutral
we completed our cocktails long before the waiter brought our starters (which did not come until 30 minutes after we had been seated).
cocktails, waiter
neutral, negative
we had to wait at the bar for a table, but the atmosphere is bustling and is well worth it.
bar, atmosphere
neutral, positive
we literally waited for over 45 minutes to finally getting our sushi which was pretty simple rolls.
sushi, rolls
positive, negative
we ordered filets, and ny steaks eventhough our waiter kept pushing up to get the porterhouse.
steaks, waiter
neutral, negative
we saw another waitress spill hot coffee on another diner's foot.
waitress, hot coffee
negative, neutral
we shared many dishes but none really stood out except the spinach, wow!!
dishes, spinach
neutral, positive
we told our waiter to make five selections for each of us, and he decided instead to charge us for each glass separately instead ($80 instead of $20).
waiter, glass separately
negative, neutral
we told the waitress and she told us that we ordered the dead fish as opposed to the swimming fish.
waitress, dead fish
negative, neutral
we walked in to the resturant, squeezed by our (to be) waiter (who ignored us and didnt step to the side), and straight up to the host (he was busy talking to the bar tender).
waiter, host, bar
negative, negative, neutral
we were full and ordered just coffee and tea, but the chef sent us some of his home made ice cream, saying he couldnt send us home without trying any of his dessert so that was the most unexpected part: lemongrass vanilla, five spices chinese chocolat (unbelivable)and coconut with citrus zests.
coffee, tea, cream, dessert, chinese chocolat
neutral, neutral, neutral, neutral, positive
went for dinner with two friends and all of us were raving about our meals--the best steak i've had in a long time, and the duck and salmon were also delicious.
dinner, meals, steak, duck, salmon
neutral, positive, positive, positive, positive
went here w/ great expectations and was greatly disappointed; the food was good, not great and vastly overpriced- one salad, two pasta dishes, two demi-carafes of red wine- $100 (tax and tip); rediculous; orechiette came w/ so little brocoli rape that it did not have its characteristic flavor; and it is very very loud.
food, flavor
positive, negative
when I came back for brunch a week or so later, I was told that the marscapone version was no longer being served, because there was a new cook.
brunch, marscapone version, served, cook
neutral, neutral, negative, neutral
when someone from our table of 5 asked the waitress for refill on water, she comes back and fills only that person's glass, leaving the rest of the table with almost empty glasses.
waitress, water, glasses
negative, neutral, neutral
when tables opened up, the manager sat another party before us.
tables, manager
neutral, negative
when the waitress finally took our order after being seated at the table for over 30 minutes only to wait another 45 minutes for food and when the food arrived the order was incomplete.
waitress, table
negative, neutral
when the wine is the best thing at dinner, its not a good thing.
wine, dinner
positive, neutral
while I think the menu could use better appetizers all of the main courses are DELICIOUS- also the service is so much better than the ratings.
menu, appetizers, ratings
neutral, neutral, positive
who seemed honestly offended that we asked why our table was 45 minutes late; a cold cafeteria room that was clearly designed to intimidate; and haute chinese food that was over-salted to make up for the lack of flavor.
table, cafeteria room, chinese food, flavor
neutral, negative, positive, negative
why go there to deal with staffs' attitude and eat bad food?
staffs, attitude, food
neutral, neutral, negative
words can't even describe how delicious that dessert was post a bottle of wine and pesto ravioli.
dessert, pesto ravioli
positive, neutral
worst margaritas in town,if you are going to order a battle of (white wine)they served hot.
white wine, served hot, margaritas
neutral, neutral, negative
yes Shrimp not lobster (those are 6 Lbs) try the exotic Fish not on the menu and a must have is the Flower stuffed with lump crab meat.
Shrimp, lobster, exotic Fish, menu, Flower stuffed, lump crab meat
neutral, neutral, positive, neutral, positive, positive
yes as I sat at the table waiting just under 1 HOUR for my food, i was quite tempted to step across the road for a quick snack.
table waiting, snack
neutral, positive
you go all out with dress, tastes, and performance, and in the end its really about having a good time where you truly indulge yoursef in good vodka, compnay, music, and food.
dress, vodka, music, food
neutral, positive, neutral, neutral
you may have to wait a bit for service but you will not be disappointed with the food.
service, food
negative, positive
you need to steer clear of--our fish was burned on the outside, raw on the inside and we won't even discuss the fried oysters and clams (we had ONE clam!)
fish, fried oysters and clams
negative, neutral