Sentiment analysis: Fantastic restaurant for syrian food. It is like a hipper, younger, light-spirited version of Aleppe. Highly recommend the potatoes, the hummus, and the chicken breast. Fattoush is good too. Youll need reservations on weekends not because theyre overwhelmingly busy, but because they arent very effective at distributing tables. Nonetheless, worth it!
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positive

Sentiment analysis: Considering my less than glowing feelings about the "Immortal" show, I wanted to see if anything could be salvaged out of this rush of new MJ related entertainment. So in order to try to find some sort of balance and sense out of this experience, I tried this "Fan Fest". Was this truly "for the fans"? I'd have to say "Yes". It's striking how a bunch of inanimate objects and some livelier selections in music tracks could provide a much more entertaining event. This event focused on costumes, props and sets from his music videos and live performances, numerous awards, and a glittering wardrobe and attention to lavishness that would give even Liberace pause. Best of all, it was far more interactive than your average self-guided tour. The staff encouraged you to sit on some of the prop items, and were all too happy to take photos. The room was alive with Jackson's more pop and rock driven tunes, and while it played a slow song every once in awhile, it wasn't as heavy as the Cirque show was. This seemed more like a celebration than the actual "tribute". But how could one not be charmed by a recreation of his study with bookshelves and giant chess set, or the popcorn and ice cream trolleys from the Neverland estate, or a sampling of his arcade games, or the massively huge castle, or the Disney created dioramas that used to be in his movie theater? There were also the lavish interiors of his numerous cars, or the collection of fan art, or people playing the Wii version of "Michael Jackson: The Experience". Seriously, for someone who mourned the loss of his childhood, he had an amazing adulthood. Or at the very least, he had some REALLY cool things to play with. I was excited for the chance to play with the few items offered. But the Fan Fest wasn't as large as I would have hoped (I know, we're never really satisfied, are we?). After seeing online catalogs of an auction that would have taken place to sell his things years back, this almost felt like the tip of the iceberg of what could have been seen. Don't believe me? Here: http://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions/2009/michael-jackson/catalog-list.html Some of these things were at the Fan Fest, but you just wanted to experience more. Regardless, I had fun at this Fest. To see these things up close, and in select cases, touch them, made for a very personal, informative, and entertaining tour. It makes me wish that they would just turn Hacienda Palomino (his old stomping grounds here) into a museum, because I think THAT would just be awesome.
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Sentiment analysis: I'm happy to see that Oakville didn't leave the Valley, they just moved. I think (hope) this location will work out better because it's not located in an area heavily populated with a lunch crowd on foot and it's easily accessible from the street. Oakville is a trendy neighborhood-style grocery store with plenty of wine, sandwiches, pastries and snacks to choose from. Their iced coffee is tasty and I like that they offer sugar free chocolate for mochas. It's on the pricey side though and I'm not sure that it's worth $4 for a medium iced coffee... The food here is tasty as well. My favorite sandwich is the grilled chicken with Gruyere and that's based on experience from years of going to Oakville in the Bay Area. This is also a good spot to sit back and relax with a glass of wine in hand. Oakville has plenty of options for a hostess gift and other trendy foods when you're looking to impress. I hope Oakville can stick it out here because I think Downtown could use more spots like these.
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positive