Q: positive

A: I love Village Coffee Roastery! I only wish it was closer to home so I could go more often! Despite this, I've been several times, usually in the morning. They roast their own beans, the employees are super friendly and everything from food to drinks is delicious! I've had their breakfast burrito (delicious!), some of their muffins (pumpkin was amazing) and their hot/iced lattes. On the weekends they get really busy and have a live musician playing out front where you can sit and enjoy. Despite being super busy, they still get your food/drinks prepared quickly and with a smile. I've never had a bad experience here and this coffee spot is in my rotation. I will definitely be back!

Q: positive

A: If you know my tragic story of loss and heartbreak at the Cosmopolitan, then you'll appreciate even more the fact that I'm giving this place five stars. During a prior stay at this hotel, I had some type of mental break and ruined a relationship that I had thought was strong as steel. I didn't blame the Cosmopolitan for my own stubbornness, but whenever I thought of this place, old memories were revived and it was too painful to consider. Flash forward nine months...the wounds on my heart still open. I have to attend a conference that is being held at, you guessed it, the Cosmopolitan. With much trepidation, I took a cab from the airport and entered the lobby I'd last left in tears. Holding my head up high, much like Reba McEntire in the video for "Fancy", I checked in and went to my beautiful room in the West Tower. Opening the door, I was blown away because this room was much nicer than the one I stayed at in the East Tower and it had a different layout so I wasn't reminded of my prior stay. The lyrical dance of the Bellagio Fountains right outside my window was a balm to my soul...a step in the process of healing. The service everywhere I went was outstanding. It was so subtle, yet thorough, it was as if every person I came in contact with knew my secret pain and wished to ease it, if even in the slightest way. Each successive day, I felt stronger and my heart was lighter than it had been in months. I got to the point that I felt I didn't need to leave the hotel. With fantastic bars and restaurants, it had everything I needed to have a great time. By the end of my stay, I felt like Eloise at the Plaza (only a middle aged dude with a receding hairline and great legs instead of a little girl) and I never wanted to leave. But as happens, the conference ended and I had to return to New York. The big difference was that this time, I left with a smile on my face and a spring in my step. Bless you, Cosmopolitan, for showing me that rebirth is possible. Will I be able to love again. Ah, who knows? But thank you for helping me reach a place where I could even conceive asking that question.

Q: negative

A: I give 1 star to the super nice waiter. Other than that, let me tell you why it doesn't get any stars from me. I know you may be thinking I'm biased because I'm Vietnamese and can get home-cooked pho. However, I do eat at other Vietnamese restaurants too and this was the first time I've ever come across the worst tasting pho of my life. What I ate: beef spring roll (goi cuon) and the meatball pho (pho bo vien). 1. The food is pricey compared to most restaurants. $7-$9 for a bowl of pho. You can find much, much better pho for $5-$6 a bowl. 2. The spring roll: the beef was dry and was more like steak meat cut up and put into it. Usually, you find spring rolls with shrimp and/or pork. 3. The pho: when it came out, I tasted just a bit of the broth because that's the most important part of pho. It was sweet! I've never in my life had pho that was pre-sweetened. It baffled me that they would even bother bringing out the hoisin sauce. That's what the hoisin sauce is for: to provide some sweetness to the soup's broth. It was like drinking sugar water. I had to ask for some fish sauce to try and balance the sweetness. They brought me a little sauce bowl for it and I dumped the whole thing into the soup - it didn't help. If anyone's tried fish sauce, they understand how salty it is. I could only eat the meatballs. I couldn't stomach the rest. I'm shocked at how upset I am by how poor the food tasted. I'm offended that people will come into this restaurant thinking that this is representative of Vietnamese food. I'd rather go to Unphogettable, Da Vang, or Phu Thanh any day. Please save your money, taste buds, and stomach - don't go here!

Q: positive

A:
Went in there to get a couple of Jamba Juices, and I had taken the lid off mine and put it back on, I thought anyway. And of course When I picked it up to go, I dropped the whole damn thing on the floor, counter, chairs, etc. It went EVERYWHERE! I wiped up what I could, and the people who worked there made me another one for free. They were very tasty, icy and refreshing, and the service is top notch. Five stars for this Jamba Juice, thank you!