Q: positive

A: Wandered in recently before a concert at the Barrymore. Place is absolutely adorable and the staff were so nice. I had a few fairly idiotic questions as there was plenty on the menu I wasn't familiar with. My server was happy to explain and even seemed really excited to talk about what they do. The menu was so much more "meaty" so to speak than some other places that cater to the vegan/vegetarian market....Meaning you'll find some very filling and unique things like Vegan Schnitzel (Which was delicious by the way) and their take on pulled-unpork and uncrab patties. Very local and fresh ingredients. Decent prices. Nice beer list and signature cocktails infused in house. I am neither a vegan nor a vegetarian and I was very satisfied with my experience. It's work checking out.

Q: positive

A: I initially thought it was good but maybe not great when I first tried it but found myself going back and trying the pork instead of the beef and that is when I connected with this place. They cook the pork in a one of those rotating gyro meat cookers with a whole pineapple on top, with the outer skin removed so the pineapple juice continually bastes the outer layer of meat as it cooks. I had the burrito with pork and that was great and then...I tried the torta, that lovely Mexican sandwich. It was on this great, fresh, soft torta bread with a layer of guacamole, not to thick, and then a layer of pork, enough to provide a taste, but not too thick. I loved it! I also like their mexican corn, though it is a bit messy and I have only had it once, since you eat it right off the cob, sprinkled with white queso cheese. So, a reliable place for a quick lunch. The prices seem a bit high for what they offer but...I keep coming back so they must be reasonable. I think that basically they are more of a quality than a quantity place, which is a nice thing to see in a place essentially offering fast food (but not junk food like at many corporate fast food joints). Try it out, I don't think you will be dissapointed. :-)

Q: negative

A: I don't take posting this kind of review lightly; however, given the God-awful night I just had, it needs to be said. I was meeting a work party at La Bocca and 2 of us arrived early. The hostess immediately greeted us and I asked how they'd prefer to handle since the rest of our party wouldn't be showing up for about 40 min. She was very friendly and said that we could have the big table that we need (now) and it would be fine. The server came while I was in the restroom and brought us some water. We didn't get another visit from her for 20 minutes. While very friendly, she wasn't the best listener. On more than one occasion, she brought the wrong drink because she assumed we wanted a refill of the same, instead of the drink we actually ordered. Not a huge deal, she immediately fixed the order. Once our party arrived, we ordered multiple bruschetta plates and pizzas so we could all try them. Most of our party liked the food. There were a couple of issues: unripened tomatoes in the caprese salad and soggy dough in the center of all the pizzas. Overall though, we just ate around those issues. The real problem began once I arrived home. At approx 2 AM, I was awakened by the most painful stomach cramps that I've ever had. I have no doubt in my mind that I had food poisoning. I won't disgust you with the details. Google food poisoning and then multiple it by 10. The next 6 hours were the worst experience in my entire life. By 8 AM, I was laying in a naked heap on my bathroom floor. It finally started to subside but I've been weak, dehydrated, and achy all day - and it's now 24 hrs later. I'm still trying to recover from this experience. Needless to say, I will not be returning, nor will I refer anyone here. I may very well be the exception to the positive reviews left for this restaurant and I truly hope I am; however, I will not be giving them another chance to make amends. I just can't take that chance again.

Q: negative

A:
Went here after a long day and all we wanted was sushi and beer. 1) Bar: No liquour license, no beer, no sake, no nada 2) Service: It was just a guy and his wife, and the service was very poor. It took a while to get the sushi menu, after she picked up the sushi order, they neither asked if we'd like anything else, nor took the menus away. Our water was only refilled when we went to the kitchen to ask for more water. She never came to check on the table or if we were happy. Food preparation took nearly an hour and the seemed very poorly organized. The husband kept running back and forth gathering things as opposed to making sushi. Our whole order was not made, but at least we weren't charged for it. 3) Appearance: The bathroom was flooded and water was flooding into the cleanup area of the kitchen. It appeared (thank god) to be coming from the water heater but the smell was still horrible. 4) Fish (cuz that's what we came for right?): It was okay, not fantastic, not horrible.