If you have 5 hours to kill for dinner, Pizzeria Bianco may be your best bet. I've been going here for years, since Chris' place was in Town & Country mall, next to my other old favorite Coyote Springs Brewing Co. You could go in for lunch and not have to wait one bit. I don't even remember if he was open for dinner, but damn we used to go 2-3 time a week for lunch. So flash forward to when Jerry Colangelo coaxed him into moving downtown, as part of Jerry's dreams of a DisneyLand downtown. The waits got longer and longer, and as of about two years ago were still tolerable. The last time I went was just before the Oprah/Martha Stewart mess, and at 9:45 only waited 40 minutes for a table. People wait longer at Oregano's. This is no longer possible though as half the time they cut off the names at 8-9pm if they realize they are going to be there to 1am to accommodate everyone. I'd say average weekday wait is 2 hours, weekends 3+. I can ONLY, and I mean ONLY justify this because I live across the street. The food is amazing, and literally the perfect pizza. The crust is perfect, the ingredients all extremely high quality and homemade much of the time. Gotta love the Shriner's Sausage as well. I like Cibo's Antipasta better, but everything else about Bianco nudges them out. One thing you can count on too is no matter how busy Chris is, he will absolutely aknowledge and smile at you. It's that kind of thing, letting someone know you appreciate their business even though you don't need it, that really counts. Even with the awesome food, and fun ambiance, is it worth the wait? I'm not sure any pizza is worth waiting 3 hours for, and like I said, if I wasn't able to walk home, watch a movie, and then come back, I'm not sure I'd go back. You can go to Cibo and have no/little wait... sure it isn't as good, but I have to question if any pizza is that good. Try it once at least, and be your own judge. You owe it to yourself.

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I have only been going to LA Fitness for about 6 months. I live in Scottsdale and work in Phoenix, so I go to the 20th St & Camelback, Scottsdale and Oak and McCormick Ranch locations. The Scottsdale locations are GREAT! They are clean, the staff is really nice and I see people cleaning the equipment when they are done. What is it with the Camelback crowd? The place really smells bad! It really needs a good cleaning. There has been this big spot on the carpet in front of the womens locker room since I started. I was on the treadmill the other day really noticing how stinky it was and then the guy next to me finished up and just walked off, I swear he was sweating like a pig, left the equipment drenched! UGH!!! Good God! I couldn't believe it, Can't the employees make these people clean after themselves?? The reviews are right about the staff just hanging around at the front desk.....they should be cleaning something, anything. It really is a shame that this centrally located facility is a real stinky mess!! I can't wait for the new one to open on 7th Avenue! Maybe then they may clean up their act.

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After having spent part of my year abroad studying in France, I returned to la Barantine with a French friend for "faire le petit dejeuner". Oh la la.... La Barantine continues to offer fresh, delicious pastries and gateaux at prices which are quite reasonable in relation to the Edinburgh cafe scene in general. The waitresses were tres sympas. My croissant was tres bon, and my friend loved her baguette and confiture. I quite liked the ambiance chique. Excusez-moi for the Franglais, but c'est an authentic cafe francais in bonnie Scotland. My mind is a jumble. Mais c'est la vie of a modern languages student.

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Do not confuse the 5 stars for fine dining. You won't get that here. What you WILL get is really yummy food and great service in a clean environment. It's burgers (and sandwiches) and eggs people! I ordered a pastrami sandwich meal. Yeah, it cost around $10 but I took half my sandwich home and my kids ate half my fries AND I walked away stuffed! My 10 and 12-year old split the French toast deluxe and could barely finish it. I admit, I tried the French toast, covered in butter and cinnamon sugar and it was very tasty. All the people I encountered were super nice and helpful. I cannot believe that I've been this close to such awesome food and haven't been there before. I will be making this my go-to place when I need quality comfort food in a hurry!
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