Q: negative

A: 2.5 stars is more like it -- but I can't give it 3, I want to cause the servers are all super nice, but the food. Man the food isn't very special -- and some of it was bad. I've been here a few times, that said, the only thing I have gotten that was wonderful were the chips and salsa that they give you for free. 5/5 I'm not one to like salty food to begin with, so I usually have the opposite complaint - but I don't think they use any salt or pepper when preparing food. Yes, there is salt on the table, however when fillings are completely unseasoned, sprinkling the top isn't really going to help. In addition, you can't stir the sauce covering enchiladas or burritos, so adding table salt is fruitless. I digress. Yolandas - Chicken was stringy, tasted like uncrisp chicken skin (but was meat) and chewy. Red sauce was flavorless. I wouldn't order it again and I'd advise others to avoid. 1/5 Cheese Enchiladas - Corn tortilla that didn't have the typical taste or texture of a corn tortilla. No subtle sweet hint of corn, no grit -- a whole like like a flour tortilla. Cheese was flavorless. I thought maybe the sauce was drowning out the cheese, but it was also on my beans and I couldn't taste it there either. Sauce, first of all way too much on the plate probably 2 cups -- and it tasted faintly of metal can, chili powder, and a hint of cayenne. With sauce scraped off 2/5. Beef enchilada - same underwhelming tortilla and sauce as the cheese enchilada with under seasoned beef. The beef did melt in your mouth - super moist. 2/5 Beef taco - stale shell, same under seasoned beef. 0/5 -- because the shell was that horrible. Rice - just like Uncle Ben used to make. Flavorless and no veggies, but cooked well. 2/5 Beans - with added salt, they were standard issue. 3/5 Guacamole - super flavorful in a sea of bland. 4/5 There is a note on the menu about not all Mexican food being spicy - I appreciate that because a lot of people complain if it is not spicy it's not "authentic". I really want to make real clear that isn't what I am talking about. A lot of the food lack any actual flavor - cheese enchiladas tasted just like the beef with a slight textural difference. The rice tasted like it white rice right out of the box. Beans needed salt added to be "ok" tasting. Etc. Etc. Service is usually good, sometimes slow though. Last time, the food came out pretty slow. There were 2 tables of 2-4 people already eating when we arrived, and it took 30 minutes to get food. And one group came in while we were there, so they didn't get swamped. The decor is nice. No dollar store sombreros and real wood stools and benches.

Q: negative

A: Not too impressed with this place. They were severely understaffed when we were there, leading to an incredibly long wait for not only someone to take our order, but also our food and then our check. Two people that were seated after us walked out after being ignored for 10 minutes. Some of the food was good, especially the lentil soup and the babaganoush, but the meat platter was horribly overcooked. Needless to say, I'm not going back.

Q: negative

A: Pros: - Calm/Quiet atmosphere - Clean - Amenities are good *Hot tub outdoors and inside, large steam room & sauna. Nice sitting areas both outside and inside. - Products (Shampoo, conditioner & body wash were okay.) Cons: - EXPENSIVE! - Beware of the 20%gratuity (i don't know who's idea this was but, i was a little offended at the presumptive 20% tip. I tip well when deserved but i like tipping on my own terms.) - Spa hostess at the front desk/checking in was snooty - 50 min massages I went in for Aji (swedish) 50 min massage, the massage therapist was personable and was attentive to what I asked her to focus on. I know the time limit was not her fault but 50 mins for a massage at these prices made me feel really ripped off. (i had a Groupon to offset the ridiculous cost but even that didn't make me feel better about the cost.) I don't know who thinks a 50 min massage is enough.......but come on an extra 10 mins wouldn't kill them! All in all i would say skip it, it's expensive and for less money you can get a 60 min or 90 min and feel great because you didn't over pay.

Q: negative

A:
Our whole family are die hard CSI fans, so we wanted to see this exhibit. Quick Summary: I would compare this to a small section of a science museum. Interesting that you get to learn a bit about forensic science, but insulting that they assume you have the intelligence of a gnat or a 1st grader and don't let you decide how much information you want to be spoon fed. It is also WAY too short. You can be done with the exhibit in 30 minutes. It would be a bit cooler if they would let you solve the other 2 cases as well, so then you could stretch it to an hour. Why they don't give you access to the other cases is a mystery... When you get there you have to choose which crime scene you want to solve (3 options), then they give you a piece of paper to write notes on (we all chose number 3 because we read that it was more difficult than 1 and 2). You start off with reviewing the crime scene and jotting down what you see. We took this seriously, which was kind of embarrassing because when you get to the first station in the lab it lists everything in the crime scene so that you can check your work. After this station you go off to the different labs to "analyze" your evidence. Again this is a funny concept as they have already done all the work for you; you are there evidently as a stenographer to record the obvious details that they spell out for you. At the end of this section you proceed into the autopsy room to learn how your victim died, then you enter all of your "findings" (again funny as they have presented all of them to you on a platter) to solve the case. At the end you can pay 5$ to get a copy of the CSI agent certificate. Needless to say we all passed on this, although my kids tell me that they received emails with the certificate attached without asking. Note to self: check credit card bill for extra charges. A sort of light at the end of the tunnel was that we didn't pay full price. We read online about the pick from 3 of the attractions and pay only $54: http://www.nynyhotelcasino.com/entertainment/entertainment_3for54.aspx . This averages out to $18 a ticket. Our other events were the Bodies Exhibit (AMAZING- would pay full price for this), and the Shark Reef, also VERY good. I would skip this particular event and see the Titanic or ride a roller coaster if we had to do it over again. I would have been really upset if we had paid full price for this.