Problem: Went there for lunch . . . The food was average, had to ask for parmesan for the pasta, no salad dressing except Italian and just oil and no butter for the bread. The service was mediocre and the drink prices were just plain outrageous, even by PHX in-season standards. The cost of our 2 drinks was as much as our 2 lunch entrees. The atmosphere was that of a typical shopping mall restaurant. My 1st and last trip to this restaurant. It is overpriced and overrated.
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A: negative

Problem: Consider the Hammered Hog to be a sports bar that serves good BBQ or a BBQ joint that just happens to have an unusual number of high definition televisions. Either way, it's a pretty good choice. On our most recent Monday dinner time visit, the Hammered Hog was definitely a BBQ restaurant. We had the restaurant to ourselves when we arrived, which could have been very worrisome if we were not familiar with the place, but it was mostly full by the time we left. All couples. Mostly middle aged. Not a sports bar demographic at all. Arrive at another time, you might find a bar crowd. This building was remodeled in recent years when the Hammered Hog moved south from its previous smaller location. The restaurant still feels fresh and clean inside, even though the exterior screams, "I was built in the 70's," which I'm guessing it was. Don't be off put by outside appearances. Come on inside. It's nicer than you'd expect. The dining room is long and narrow, perhaps less than ideal, featuring tall bar style tables near the entrance and lower dining tables toward the back. The bar, the focal point of the room, features a large variety of beers. On this particular night we ordered a sandwich, the Sammie, which features pulled meat of your choice and one side for $7.50. Tonight's choice was pulled chicken. The bun was fresh and the chicken tender. We opted to add our own BBQ sauce at the table, but they will toss it in the kitchen if you prefer. We actually like to blend the hot and mild sauces together, a significant violation of BBQ etiquette I'm sure, but you do what you have to do. Our second entree was the BBQ platter with one meat and two sides for $12. We opted for pulled pork. The pork was very generously portioned and deliciously prepared. Leftovers were taken home. We loved two out of three sides that were served at our table. "I'd come back just for the baked beans," was one comment. The corn on the cob was also nicely prepared. The potato salad, however, while seemingly fresh and well prepared, was a bit bland. The corn bread that came with the platter was moist and tasty. Throw in a friendly server, all in all a very good experience. It's only a bit of BBQ snobbery, I guess, that prevents me from awarding five stars. Consider it a strong four, perhaps open to an upgrade after a future visit.
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A: positive

Problem: I like Sam's Club. It's closer to my house then Costco but I think Costcos bakery is better. I do love the food court though. It's cheap and filling. I always get the hot dog combo that comes with a drink for $1.50 and a pretzel with cheese for $1.50. For $3 you seriously you can't beat the price. My only complaint is this past weekend we waited in what I thought was a short line for over 15 minutes with no acknowledgement from the cashier that there was a problem with the customers she was helping. She just kept looking around obviously waiting for a manager or something but couldn't let us know what was going on. I ended up switching lines and when I left the same people were still waiting for whatever issue they had to be solved.
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A: positive

Problem: No one bothered helping us : (
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negative