Q: negative

A: I'm from Austin, Texas. We used to have a bar just like this on Sixth Street called Shadow Lounge. What a weird, creepy idea. I just can't get into that. It's easier just to not be elbowed through a crowd and get free champagne at the slot machines a few feet away.

Q: negative

A: I had a really rude experience today at Sprouts in Scottsdale. I have been coming here to get organic beef for a while now. They were out of organic roasts so I asked the guy working in the meat department if he was going to be putting any roasts out soon. He got noticeably upset and stormed out from behind the counter and started grabbing and tossing aside packages of beef until he found one that said organic chuck - but it was a very, very small slice (a chuck steak) and the only one there. I needed a roast. I told him I needed a bigger one. He said you will never get a bigger one here - we don't have them. I said, "really, I just got several last week and I remember one of them being at least 3 - 5 times bigger than that one." He said, "so you got a roast that was about 38.00 from here." I said,"no, but I did get a roast that was. 2.79 lbs." which was much bigger (by about 3Xs) than the steak he was trying to force me to buy. This guy was nasty and very argumentative. I only wanted a roast. So he got really sarcastic and went into the back and brought out a wrapped up roast that was the size of a calf and said to me... then you want this! Well, one, I thought he did not have anymore roast and certainly not big ones from what he was saying. And, two, no I obviously don't want half of a cow - just a normal roast. Is that really too much to ask. So, I thanked him and asked to have one cut into 3 lbs. He said sure. When I came back to get it it was still crazy large weighing almost 5 lbs. I couldn't even fit that into a pot if I tried. His attitude was really uncalled for... very argumentative and nasty. Very unprofessional. I thought Sprout's accommodated your butcher requests. This guy (a very young and cocky kid) makes it like you are insulting him. I guess he just did not want to do any work and cut up a roast. That is a chore... but it's your job genius.Just do it right. I took the roast, but on walking away to the register, I decided not to get it. I really could not trust a very poor attitude like that. For all I know he could have substituted it with a non organic or lesser quality meat. I should have gotten his name. He was the youngest one there and walking around very proud-like with a bit of a red face. Sprouts, you really need to do something about this guy. He will definitely scare business away. As it stands, I am VERY reluctant to purchase beef from your department now. On a side note, this place is not as nice as the other Sprout's. It is small, dirty/smelly, and they do not carry as big of a selection. And, the organic section is full of mostly old and rotting produce. I never get organic produce here, and now I am not so sure about the organic meats either:-(

Q: positive

A: Pita Jungle is one of those trusty lunch spots you can rely on to combat your afternoon hunger pains. The food is good, not blow you away amazing, but I've always left feeling happy with my meal. Plus, I give them major props for a healthy menu and their hummus is yummy.... Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus? Yes please! Generally I order the Wood-fired salmon salad, and for about $11 I think that's a pretty good deal (especially for salmon). The pitas and wraps on their menu are in the $6-9 range, and I enjoy the Veggie Garden Wrap - it even has eggplant in it, a favorite of mine. With ample portions and reasonably priced food, Pita Jungle is a solid member of my lunch restaurant rotation. I just wish it wasn't located in a strip mall. During lunch time the parking lot can be complete madness, and the inside can get crowded as the tables are somewhat close together. This particular location on Indian School (I'm not sure about other spots) also has a reverse happy hour that lasts for just one hour, from 9pm-10pm (close). I thought that was kind of interesting... a one hour happy hour? That's cutting it close... but the deals are really good, $3 for a glass of wine. However the fact that it's so short makes it highly unlikely that I'll head there just for reverse happy hour, but count me in for lunch!

Q: negative

A:
As I waited curbside for the airport shuttle, little did I know what I was about to walk into. As I piled into the back of the shuttle, and watched it fill up, I thought to myself, "This must be a popular place." Boy was I wrong. As we all lined up for check in (half of us out the door), the front desk announced that they only had one computer working and it would take some time. I was number 7 in line. As I made it up to the marble counter and said hello to the person checking me in and the 4 others who were behind the desk, I noticed that "old" smell..... You know that smell that makes you think mildew? Mold? Nope, it was the natural perfume of the entire building (at least the parts that I was in). I was given my room, and I walked in and noticed a GIANT stain on my recently redone carpet, the light fixture was leaning to one side and falling off the wall, and my AWESOME view was a giant satellite dish and what looked like some rusted out shacks in the parking lot. So I grabbed the remote and was greeted by a bunch of back buttons (the numbers had been worn off). The only one I could read was MENU and it did not work. After figuring out which buttons did what (Thank God I did not end up accidentally buying hotel porn!) I started trying to change the channel. I could change by using the button to look at the next channel up or down the list, but if I hit a number, it would simply sit on the screen. If I wanted channel 24, it would first show channel 2, and after hitting 4 like 5 times, the 2 would be replaced with a 4 and it would sit there until I turned the TV off and turned it back on. This hotel was a lot like the Monday Night Pre-Season Game I was watching... Not inspiring confidence. After calling down to the front desk and asking for a 7:30 shuttle and a 7 am wake up call, I eat my delivered dinner (I dare not try the hotel's food) and set the Hilton Clock in my room for a 6:45 alarm. The next morning I woke up on my own at about 6:50 to my alarm clock blinking because the alarm was going off, but the alarm itself was broken. As I walked towards the bathroom, I noticed 2 pieces of paper under my door. It was my bill, but you would not know it. Usually Hilton family hotels print everything (including your bill) on company letter head so you know where it came from. These bills were simply printed on white copy paper. If this was not a metaphor for my whole experience, I do not know what would be. This place does not live up to the Double Tree standard. Not Going Back.