Q: negative

A: This place is ghetto with a capital "G". I recommend avoiding it if you can. I have nothing against Walmart, but this place needs to be closed.

Q: negative

A: Being from Chicago and having grown up on good Italian Beef sandwiches, I'm always looking for a good beef place in Phoenix. A few people at work recommended Tom's. I ordered the beef, wet, sweet. Since it was lunch time, I got the combo. Price - for the total order, $10.16, I would expect more than a 16 oz, drink. Also, the beef sandwich was very small, not like a good Chicago beef sandwich which is overflowing with beef. The people making it made sure there was no beef overflowing the bun. Plus, there was only 2 small slices of sweet peppers. Quality - Maybe it was the lunchtime rush, but the beef seemed a bit undercooked. However, the juice was just right and the bread was good. Will I give this place another try: maybe for the dogs. They advertise a Maxwell St Polish, but if it's anything like the beef, I'm not sure if that would draw me back.

Q: positive

A: If you come hungry - very hungry - and looking for tasty comfort food you will find a whole lot to love about Hash House A Go Go. And by whole lot I mean way huge servings. You've been warned. The atmosphere is fun casual and they deliver on every bit of it - throw pillows on the seats and "Country Industrial" design. Their "Twisted Farm Food" is a nice diner menu with emphasis on breakfast and brunch. Every creative dish is farm fresh and seasoned to absolute perfection. They really create full flavor dishes like Sage Fried Chicken & Waffles, Chorizo Hash or Smoked Salmon Benedict. And they don't shy away from a full dinner menu with Grilled Pork Tenderloin or Chili Crusted Duck Breast or big salads, burgers and even steaks. And yes, they also have a Late Breakfast menu during dinner hour. Full bar? Of course. And their prices are a nice departure from most of the sky-high Vegas fare. Servers are friendly and helpful. They've become a regular stop when visiting Vegas - 3 times and looking forward to the next. You can't hardly go wrong here.

Q: positive

A:
Thinking of what to say, I find it's hard to stay on track and remember that I'm reviewing a meat 'n potatoes steakhouse that doesn't go out of it's way to be too fancy or adventurous, it just strives to make good food in a nice environment. I think a little is lost if you forget Chef Emeril's philosophy; watch him on TV, the guy just likes good food. Remember Erik, you didn't eat at Bouchon or French Laundry... you didn't go on a magical food adventure. You had a steak. A damned good steak. The ambiance is nice; dimly-lit, full-service, white-linen business casual kind of place. The wife and I had good, attentive service, and our head waiter was a treat. He was incredibly accommodating and helpful. I had fun listening to him give the table next to us tips on eating in Vegas, steering that couple away from Tao ("A nightclub that happens to serve food.") and Cut ("Way too salty and LA pretentious for my taste. Maybe they've toned it down... the salt, anyway.") We started out with two appetizers, as we usually do, our favorite Emeril's New Orleans BBQ shrimp with petite rosemary biscuit, and to get into the steakhouse mood, the wonderful truffle and parmesan potato chips. My wife had the filet mignon medallions crusted in mushrooms with a pan sauce, don't remember of what, and I had the 9 oz. filet mignon with a small pad of maitre'd butter, cooked to a warm, pink, bloody center. Both were EXCELLENT. For dessert, we capped our meal, and ourselves off with Emeril's banana cream pie and the pecan pie. I had a single jamaican blue mountain courtesy of cafes richard. The food was excellent, service was spot-on, and atmosphere was great, if a tad noisy. Unfortunately, the authentic Kobe filet I had at Fish House spoiled me on steaks forever, so as good as Delmonico is, I can only muster 4 stars.