Q: Surprised it has taken me this long to make it to Nobuo at Teeter. On the day I finally decided to come I arrive just before 5 and they don't open until 5:30 for the start of their Happy Hour. So no big deal, I went to Rose and Crown for a beer and to watch the looooong line form at Bianco... After one leisurely beer, it was 5:30 and I made my way into the Teeter house. They had 4-5 happy hour food specials and 2 specialty happy hour drinks that night. Along with their extensive sake and wine menu they offered some specialty cocktails and Japanese beers. Deciding to sit at the counter, I was able to watch Nobuo work his magic preparing the sashimi dishes on the menu. They had a cocktail offering at happy hour they called the smokey bomb...with grapefruit, shishito peppers and some smokey component...honestly I don't remember all the details but this was more of a savory cocktail than a sweet one. I found it to be quite piquant but not overwhelming. [It complemented everything I ordered quite well.] I started with the Nasu Bacon Miso, japanese eggplant with a dollup of bacon miso and bonito shavings....not stellar but a good start.... Next I ordered the short rib steam buns...this was quite tasty. Sliced grilled marinated short rib served on a steamed bun. I look forward to trying the pork belly buns next time. To finish my outting here I decided on the Tempura Squash blossoms stuffed with bacon and goat cheese served with a side of curry sea salt. Let me just say that 3 days later I am still thinking about just this dish, craving the flavors and wondering how to make or where I can get the curry sea salt. Nobuo prides himself in staying as local as possible for many of his menu items and keeping it all seasonal. The menu changes regularly as a result. All I can say is who would wait for HOURS to get the food across the way when you can have a wonderful savory treats here. OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: Love this place. Great coffee and great food. Consistent quality and quick service even when they get busy. Surprisingly, they have some really tasty sandwiches for lunch as well. I really like that even when I roll in at 6am, the staff might not be fully awake but they are definitely fully engaged. OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: Family owned, but they won't make you feel like family. In fact, customer service is completely lacking and so not worth it for their mediocre, over-priced food that takes FOREVER! Oh, and don't plan on using those Valpak coupons here either, because they won't honor them saying they told that service not to publish coupons for them anymore even though it hadn't expired yet. Never eating here again, at least The Griddle appreciates our business and has better food! OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: $3.99 Deal of the Day, service not included... I too came in for the Deal of the Day expecting a mob of people, but the place was just over half full. We were seated at a dirty table in the corner. Once we placed our simple order (4 burgers, 4 shakes) we waited. And waited. And waited. The server explained that they were short staffed so I was ready to cut them some slack, but we continued to wait. It took well over half an hour to receive our food, and we again didn't see our server again until someone else brought our shakes halfway through the meal. Thought the waiting was finished, but we were wrong. We didn't see our server, let alone another employee, for quite some time. All we saw was a near empty dining area that looked like a bomb had been set off, with almost every table in the place covered with dirty shake glasses and various other food debris. We finally had to go to the other side of the restaurant to inform someone we'd like to pay and leave. It was almost like it was an inconvenience to them to ask. There was no sense of urgency to any of the "short staffed" employees, if I had paid $4.99 or more for my meal I'd be a little more upset. We weren't the only ones who left this place disgruntled, it's a miracle this location has remained open this long with this level of customer service... OPTIONS:
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negative