Q: So excited that I run into a great new place with great ambience and super friendly staff ... THE CREPE AT TIVOLI VILAGE I had dinner at The Crepe and tried both the savory and sweet crepes and they were delicious. The place is clean and the staff made the experience great. The place on the first floor of the The Market LV, next to Brio. OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: We had great experiences here several times, but our last experience was one that we won't be coming back. We arrived around 9:30, when they close at 10. Which most places means they seat until 10. They seemed annoyed that we were there that late, reminding us of when they close right away. The dish that I usually got and thought was the best I had ever had at a Thai restaurant, was suddenly the worst. There was hardly any meat and instead of putting brocoli in it, it was littered with little stubs from the stalks. It was basically a plate of few noodles and tons of little brocoli stems. When they saw I didn't like it and I told them why, they just brushed it off and didn't do anything to resolve the issue. Too bad, I really liked the place and had been there at least 10 times, and now never again. Mostly because of how they didn't resolve my compliant. There are other Thai restaurants, so long! OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: First, a public service announcement... TONKOTSU = Pork bone. Broth that is used as a ramen soup base. TONKATSU = Pork cutlet (breaded in panko). Something you eat over rice. Thank you. We now return to our regular opinionated review... So you just saw Tanpopo or Ramen Girl and wanted to try some ramen from a place that specializes in ramen to see what all the fuss was really about. You come into this place, order a bowl of miso ramen and patiently await your meal. When the girl brings your ramen you close your eyes and imagine yourself in some quaint ramen shop somewhere in Japan - bullet train in the distance, enka playing from the shop's speakers. You put the ramen broth to your lips and.... PPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! almost spit it all back into the bowl. Instantly you're back in Tempe - light rail in the distance, alternative rock blasting from the speakers. The broth has not a molecule of miso flavor that your tongue can detect. Hell, Maruchan and Top Ramen have more flavor in their "flavor packets" than this sorry excuse for a broth. Anyway, that's sorta what happened to me more or less. Came in with rather high expectations and had them shattered the moment I tasted the broth. Umm... did I order the Shoyu Ramen by accident I wondered? If so, MISO SILLY! If I did, though, there should be a stronger shoyu flavor. The noodles themselves tasted ok. There were some slices of char siu and they were passable - meaning they actually had a flavor that resembles char siu. But still, this place wouldn't even cut it as a hospital cafe in a bad part of Tokyo. Reading some of the other reviews, however, I guess it can cut it in a strip mall in Tempe on the south side of East University Drive. I'd actually been here once before a while back and don't even remember what I ordered - it was that good. So I came back a second time just to make sure. Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice, MISO STUPID! So I'm still hoping for a real ramen place to open up in the valley someday. Yeah, sure, some Japanese restaurants have ramen on their menu. I mean an actual ramen shop that just serves ramen. Maybe yakisoba and udon as well but primarily ramen. One can dream, right? OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: Cheap, good, and they give a great amount of shrimp! OPTIONS:
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positive