Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: If you live in the city of Pittsburgh and don't want to drive to Wal-Mart, Giant Eagle - otherwise known as "the Dirty Bird" or "Gian' Iggle" if your accent's just right, is where you will shop. Period, end of discussion. Generally, I think monopolies are very bad, and this goes double for grocers because they know their customers are held hostage and can thus attempt whatever fuckery they'd like. Over the past decade, most other Giant Eagle locations in Pittsburgh's East End were shuttered, meaning that the Negley/Centre store serves everyone. Perhaps my biggest gripe with "Market District" is that our bills at this Giant Eagle were consistently 15-18% higher than our bills at any other grocery store, in any city I've shopped in - and that's WITH the coupons and Advantage Card "discount" added on. I guess in the end, calling something a Market District Giant Eagle is a clever way of telling customers "We stock all the same crap you'd find at a regular store, but now we can charge you even MORE for pretending it's premium, organic, or has been blessed by Emeril Lagasse." You also need to know that over-crowding is unavoidable at this store, unless you like to start your errands around 10 PM, and even then, it's helpful to remember that customers exceed checkout lanes. Good thing we lived within walking distance of this location, because parking at this store is only marginally easier than driving a caravan of elephants through Manhattan at rush hour. This store was never wanting for basic grocery staples when we shopped, but the "Market District" moniker somehow demanded that the aisles be set up to be as maximally non-sensical as possible. Do you want juice? Save your sanity, and don't expect it to be near the other juices...you'll want to look near the pasta, of course! To keep you on your toes, the store managers also randomly change the aisles at this Market District around a couple times a year. This is a common retail trick, intended to create "excitement" among customers, but really, all it does is make getting groceries as enticing as getting kicked in the balls. And who is stocking the produce at this place? Everything we bought would rot between 24-48 hours after we brought it home, and the peppers and tomatoes regularly looked like Mickey Rourke's face after his plastic surgery disasters. My last visit to this Market District store left me with an exceedingly sour taste in my mouth, thanks to some shady hijinks at the pharmacy. We picked up my husband's script for a Schedule II medication, and soon after, discovered to our mutual horror that the pharmacy had shorted us 12 pills. 1 or 2, maybe 3 - that's an innocent mistake. A 12 pill shortage on a 30-pill prescription means someone chose a career in pharmacy to feed an addiction or run a little hustle on the side, and it means my husband will be going without. We asked the manager, "Dude, what the fuck," and the response we got was, "We didn't do nuthin'!" Two weeks later, they had the nerve to Robo-Call my husband asking if he was interested in some "valuable grocery coupons." Nice attempt at a save there Bub, but next time, don't snatch our money and we won't need those "valuable" coupons after all. (Isn't it also fascinating that we've been shorted on scheduled meds at other pharmacies before, but no one pockets our migraine meds, antibiotics, or other items you can't sell to teenagers in an alley?) Two stars because the check-out staff is nice and the pasta/kosher deli selections rock. Otherwise, it's a grocery store, and a below-average one at that.

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer: Circo is by the same company that does Le Cirque. Who would have guessed? It also happens to share the same kitchen facility (although they don't share cooks and things) as the neighboring Le Cirque. Its a little larger, and less intimate than its finer brother... and its *surprise*, a italian restaurant. That being said, this is a great place. On its own its probably one of the best 3 italian restaurants in the city and the prices aren't as bad as its greedy brethren. The lobster salad, porcinis, and the white truffle rissotto are life-changing. I love this place.

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer:
I came here because it was recommended to me by several people and I was glad that I did. I came with my wife and cousin for brunch (although it was already 12:00 p.m.) and all three of us were very satisfied. We came on the Saturday before President's Day, which apparently is a holiday for this buffet which means they can increase their price to $41 per person (with bottomless champagne / mimosas). It was definitely worth it. The food was great and did not suffer in quality or flavor (as most buffet entrees do), and the champagne was good - not some cheap bottle that you'll regret an hour or two after the brunch. The highlights for our table (in no particular order) were the omelet station, the hand-rolled spicy tuna, and the prime rib.