Problem: What a great bunch of people! Very nice to work with and very reasonably priced. I needed some work done on my wedding set & had taken my rings to a "big name" chain at the mall for an appraisal. They quoted me 4x's more than what Burland's charged me. Definitely will recommend this shop to all my friends and will use them again.
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Problem: I've been meaning to check this place out and I had an old family friend in town who also likes Asian food so I grabbed the neighbors and headed down to check out an establishment that has been on the top of my "to do" list when it comes to eating out, for some time, The Clever Koi. First, though we drove this time, it is easy to get to this place by getting off at the Indian School and Central light rail station (it is right next door to one of the great dive bars of Phoenix, the George and the Dragon), and first off, the building it is in is beautiful - wonderful modern architecture that makes this establishment especially inviting. Being on the thrifty side, we went for the happy hour that goes from 4 pm to 7 pm every day and I think we pretty much had every food item on the happy hour list. I have to admit, I wasn't a huge fan of the Edamame fritters ( a bit too dry) but the mini corn dog bites with Chinese sausage in the middle and the Chinese mustard (not too hot) and sriracha ketchup were great. I also liked the grilled veggi platter and both the lemongrass chicken and bulgogi beef additions were quite good. Oh they also do sriracha chicken wings that are worth getting and I was told they make the sriracha sauce in house. Oh, and the mini-corn dogs came with some small relishes (house pickled veggies), a sweet, thinly sliced cucumber and some pickled onions, both excellent. Probably the highlight of the meal for me was what i would say is the best ramen I've head in Phoenix and really, some of the better ramen I've had almost anywhere - the sauce was flavorful and the noodles were cooked but not too soft - it came with a perfectly soft boiled egg, sliced in half, and too roasted pieces of pork belly that were delicious. I look forward to eating a lot more of this when the weather cools down. As for drinks, excellent cocktails. I had a Pimm's cup and they do a great one, and I also had a dark and stormy made with in-house crafted all-spice bitters. Besides the cocktails (and I love me some cocktails) a nice local beer selection and I'm assuming a good wine selection. The one beer I was surprised not to see on the menu, was Hitachino Nest Beer, probably the best craft beer from Japan, it would be a natural for the overall selection of drinks and a perfect fit for the ramen. Oh, and because I believe if you are going to try a new place, you might as well go all the way, we had desert. The soft serve of the day was good but I'm not a huge ice cream fan. However, the peach fritters are what we call malasadas back in Hawaii, and are a fried round of sweet dough, rolled in sugar, and they were amazing here - and here is a fingers crossing to the chef changing the name to malasadas, where I think are a better description of this desert. As for areas of improvement, not much, the service was great with a friendly server and other wait staff that quickly removed used plates and glasses and brough ice water on a regular basis. We needed the ice water because, for some reason, it was a bit on the warm side, or at least it seemed that way to me. All this being said, I truly enjoyed my dining experience. The location is a good one, right off the rail line, the building and establishment are beautiful, and the food and drinks are extremely good, at least from my perspective. Accordingly, if you are looking for a new place to try out, I strongly encourage you to consider checking out the Clever Koi and sharing your own perspective on Yelp. I'll be interested to see what you think. :-)
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Problem: I've never wanted to stop eating sushi because the fish tasted weird. I've never ever had that happen until I ate from this place. I picked up food to go and within maybe an hour after eating some of my sushi, sorry to say this but i had serious stomach issues and had to use the bathroom several times if you know what I mean. On the other hand when my boyfriend had gotten home to eat his portion in which I wish to god I would have said you know this sushi tasted off and kind of threw my stomach threw a loop I thought his stomach would be stronger. God was I wrong and I felt so miserable for the next 4 days because he was having throwing up and having diarrhea for a whole day and the diarrhea for the next few days following. When we get sick from places it makes me never want to step through their doors ever again. And it is severely unfortunate that the two places him and I have gotten this type of reaction is from sushi places in Arizona. I love sushi but at the same time if I have to fly back to my home town In Northern California or go to Huntington Beach i will just so we don't have stomach issues from bad sushi.
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Problem: Well well well, The Angry Crab Shack! What's this? A cozy little place that serves seafood in a bag and beer! Well let me tell you that sounds like my kind of party all ready! I found the concept very cool you order your choice of seafood, seasonings and heat preference! You also have a choice of adding a sum taterz and sausage in mix! They cook it and it all comes to you in a bag! Now its time to get down and durty! Dig in and eat! No silverware no nada! Just dig in and eat!!!! BINGO!. HOW FUN!!!!!! The Trifecta is spot on, The Tamarind and Cajun mixed together WHAAAA HAAAA HOWWW! to die for! A literal flavor explosion to the palette indeed! I ordered the Shrimp, Mussels, and A whoping 2.5lb Lobsta!!!! This place is GREAT! I thought it was all over with the party I came with but we saw Frog Legs and Catfish and thought AWW WHAT THE HECK! So we ordered that as well!!! OMG! Deliciousness! Someone suggested Tamarind and Cajun put one of the order of fries and WOW! That was a step in the right direction! Overall the staff was attentive and informative, the food was spot on cajun and the beer, well you cant go wrong with some Kilt Lifter with your dinner! They've got t.v.'s to watch sports events and other shows as well! Its well lit and has a good flow! I will be recomending this place definitely to others! Hint: Never thought I was a fan of Catfish or the Frog Legs but this place just changed my life! Recommend both greatly! And Shrimp, Mussels and Clams Trifecta/Medium are the go to! Next time I stop in I'll try the Crab and Crawdaddy!!!! . . . . Note to all you people talking about this place in Cali? Well AZ has Angry Crab Shack and it was good for me! Let me know how the drive is to Cali just to indulge in your Boiling Crab works out for you? As for me I'll support my local business here in Arizona and can only be optimistic that The Angry Crab Shack can only get better!!! Angry Crab Shack Im a FAN see you again soon!!!
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