Q: positive

A: First time to Mr. Mama's. It will not be our last. I tried multiple things today. I had chilli, biscuit and gravy, a Denver omelet. All of it was good. It's off the beaten path in a strip mall but don't let that deter you from going.

Q: positive

A: Great place to check out when you are in the mood for some tasty Chi-town favorites. The Tempe location has the same inside layout as their other Scottsdale location. The bonus here is Tempe Marketplace is within walking distance. Perfect when you need to work off some of those delicious calories. Normally order the Italian Beef with both Sweet and Hot Peppers and get it DIPPED. Sometimes like to add Cheese or even go BIG BEEF when I'm feeling unusually hungry. On other visits it is hard not to resist a few Chi Dogs with some Cheese Fries on the side. They even have a jumbo version of the DOG. Other selections include Burgers, Chicken, Fish, Veggie Sandwiches and a nice selection of healthy Salads. Service is quick and friendly and your order shows up almost instantly at the next window. My only pet peeve is that the food is always wrapped up and put in a paper bag. Lets just say the chili dogs and other items can get a little messy as they tackle each other in order to get a good home field advantage for the team. Da BEARS! Don't forget a piece of Chocolate Cake or one of their famous Shakes before you leave. This place is fun and is definitely on my work time lunch rotation. New CUBS spring training facility to open up right down the street. It is going to be packed with tons of people who enjoy great baseball and know how to eat. Come in and give them a visit and tell them ... DIP ME BABY and GO CUBBIES! 4.5 STARS

Q: negative

A: When we walked inside and saw the menu we had high expectations for this place. There are some very exotic sounding burger options, but I just went with a basic burger and fries. The burger was pretty good, but a little dry. I get the feeling the people at Burger Studio paid more attention to (unsuccessfully) making the inside look sleek and modern than they did making sure they use high quality ingredients in their food. Burger Studio is ok, but nothing special. They tried to make it a hip-modern burger place, but they failed.

Q: negative

A:
I had heard that Duncan Donuts had revamped and opened a new location at Baseline and Stapley. We love donuts and decided to give them a go. We had intended to go through the drive thru and upon arriving realized there were no pictures of donuts or choices on the drive thru menu, there were sandwiches, bagels, etc...and only one picture of an "Express Donuts" which is a pre-sorted selection that Duncan Donuts chooses for you. The girl came on the speaker and I told her I would like a dozen, and she said "An Express Dozen", I said, no I would like to choose them, and she said I couldn't do that at the drive thru window. I was flabbergasted...a Donut Store that doesn't let you choose donuts at the window...so I asked her if I could come inside and choose my dozen and she said yes. So we parked and went inside...There was one couple ahead of us, who moved out of the way quickly, so we came up to the counter. Now my first complaint would be, is that the donuts are displayed behind the counter, behind the people, so you have to crane your neck around to even see what is available, instead of nicely displayed upfront in a case where you can see them. As we were standing at the counter, a teenager stood there, but said nothing and eventually he just walked away. There were no less than 10 employees standing around and a manager, and not one of them walked up to me and asked me what I wanted to order...Eventually a kid came up and told the previous customer they were out of "Vanilla Bean" and did he want strawberry or something else...or something like that, the guy declined and wanted to cancel his order...a manager starting messing with the register, and still, nobody was waiting on us at the other register...finally a kid said..."just a second". I noticed in the case behind the employees, I could not see Boston Creme donuts which is what we really wanted. We stood for several more minutes, still nobody waited on us....so I said "excuse me, do you have any Boston Creme donuts"? The kid said no...I even overheard two teenagers who were saying, if they were out of something for the Express order, just grab two other donuts and throw them in there...no lie...you don't get to choose, particularly if you are going thru the drive thru. I have never seen a more ridiculous set up, business model, inept management in all my life. They lost us...one visit, we are done...we drove all the way back to Superstition Springs to go to Krispy Kremes, where we were immediately waited on with a huge selection to choose from... I give Duncan Donuts new location less than a year to fold...and it will be their own fault.