Q: positive

A: 5 Stars. So well deserved. They have things together. Amazing selection and wonderful tasting food. Amazing ambiance and a friendly staff.

Q: negative

A: Went to this clinic first thing in the morning at 7:40a.m. only to wait an hour to be seen and the PA barely glanced at the moles I was asking her about. She took one glance and then told me if I really wanted them removed to come back in six months. I had to go to my primary care doctor and pay a copay to be sent to this clinic to pay another copay for someone to not even listen or look at me and dismiss me within two minutes. I have never felt so discouraged after leaving a doctors office. I would never consider returning here again nor refer any of my friends or colleagues to this clinic. This is a true display of medical practice at its worst.

Q: positive

A: For what it is, this place is a diamond in the rough. I'm a business traveler who is used to crap restaurants while staying in business park areas, but this place is beyond that. The atmosphere is what I would call "tavernish" - a few TV's and arcade games in the corner, but overall fun and friendly. After sitting down at the bar and ordering a drink, I informed the friendly bar tender that it was my first time in the restaurant. Shorlty after receiving my obnoxiously large bourbon on the rocks, I was presented with a free sampler platter of pulled pork, smoked chicken salad, collard greens, and mac- n-cheese, all of which was delish. I started with the "'maters" (fried green tomatoes), and they were slightly above average for the South. I then moved on to their "award winning" ribs - incredible. The service here can't be beat, based on the attention I received. My rating of this place is based in the type of establishment, and the location. Establishments of this caliber are few and far between in areas such as this. Don't get me wrong, this is no substitute for a night on the town in Uptown Charlotte, but on business, and not feeling like heading Uptown, this is a great place. Full of locals as well, which is of course a good sign. The prices are good as well. I had my starter, entree (with two great sides), two huge bourbons, and a beer for $50 before tip. Many great sounding entrees were under $15 as well (not the ribs), so it could have been far cheaper.

Q: negative

A:
It is really hard for me to review Wholey's in one post because I am not sure what the store is trying to be. Is it a modern fish market? Is it a grocery store? I would just like Wholey's to choose an identity and strive to be great at it. I was always taught that a good fish market shouldn't smell fishy. Too many times Wholey's smells like the inside of my tackle box. The fish selection at Wholey's is greater than your normal supermarket but not what I would expect from a top notch fish market. I am not a big fan of all of their processed frozen fish product. Also the the quality to price ratio seems to be a little off. With that said there are deals to be had if you pay attention. My other issue is with Wholey's as a full service fish monger. Every time I have had a question about a type of fish the staff had seemed pretty ignorant. I would put them at the level of a giant eagle employee but lower than the monger at Whole Foods. I also take issue with Wholey's charging for scaling or even taking the fins and tail off of a fish. This has been complimentary at any real fish monger that I have ever been to. This weekend I purchased 2 pounds of the ocean perch filets that were on sale thinking that they would be a quick ingredient for a dinner party that I was hosting. Today, when I went to pull them out, I found to my dismay, that they were poorly butchered. Every filet had large portions that had not been scaled completely and the filets had bones (not pin bones) hanging off the bottom. This added over an hour to my prep time and left me quite unsatisfied. If I had wanted to take the time to break a fish down I would have purchased whole fish from the start. Needless to say I expected more from one of Pittsburgh's premier fish mongers. I also emailed Wholey's and have still not received a response. Will I go back? Probably. But only because they are the only place that I can pork belly that is not frozen Just be aware that there are better fish mongers in Pittsburgh and even in the Strip.