Food- Above average Service- atrocious Beer Selection- sub par Atmosphere & Decor- sexy Would I go back- No. Will I recommend to a close friend- No. Why? Called half hour before I arrived "no wait" for three (Saturday night for 3)...arrive with a whomping 45 min wait. I overhear the hostess totally give another customer crap about arriving for a reservation for two- with three people. Saying that they mainly accommodate parties of two bc of the way their tables are set up...man up and put two tables together!! It's worth it not pissing people off or turning them away. Next- we sit down at a long booth for six and don't get attended to for at least ten to fifteen mins. Finally have to order the hostess to retrieve our bumbling waitress. She takes our orders. Annoying- they're supposed to be known for their bread--they didn't even have their well known baguette to order as an appetizer- pathetic. Drinks don't arrive for another ten mins at least- after our appetizers. It doesn't end there- Our supposed orders arrive--they were wrong. They forget to make my burger and arrived with some other sandwich. The waitress didn't even acknowledge that it was her fault or anyone's. The burger finally arrived, we ate. The food was good and dessert was too. In the end we should have been comp'd a dessert or something for the extended, sub par dinner. I don't recommend this place to anyone. There's a Sweet Tomato across the street- at least they have parking...

negative

For some reason, I had an incredible urge for cookies the other day, and didn't feel like getting one from Paradise Bakery, Wildflower, or a supermarket. I wanted something less chain-y, commercial, and more homemade (without having to make 'em myself, of course). Thanks to the magic of Yelp, I found the Chocolate Star Bakery, located within a reasonable distance from my office. The place is in an unassuming shopping center, and I nearly drove right past it - it's a small storefront, one of those places that's 9/10ths kitchen and food-making area, which is almost always a good sign for a bakery. A fellow from the back room came up and helped me almost immediately, offering good suggestions on which varieties to try. I wound up getting a dozen different cookies, and all of them were quite tasty on the same "this is a darn good cookie" level that makes picking a favorite nigh-impossible. Even after some of them sat, uneaten and unloved in my refrigerator for close to two weeks, when I got to them, they still tasted fresh, with no staleness to speak of. I just bought another dozen as a part of a belated holiday present for my parents, and have heard rave reviews from them as well. This might not sound like much, but my dad is pretty much a "pie or cake or nothin'" kind of guy, and my mom usually avoids sweets that aren't straight-up chocolate. The only warning I would give is that at $1.50 each, the price seems a little steep, given the size and the fact that these are, well, cookies. So if you're on a budget and are looking for quantity over quality, this shop might not be right for you. But if you're willing to splurge a bit more on some fantastic cookies, give Chocolate Star a try.

positive

I love sushi. No. Really. I love sushi. I have dreams about it. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and wonder if the Japanese mayonnaise they mix with scallops and spread on a California Roll comes in gallons. Sometimes I go to sleep, giddy as a schoolgirl, knowing that the next day I will have a fresh, tender rainbow roll, smothered in Sriracha and wasabi to eat later that day. Yes, sushi makes me that happy. So you can only imagine my disappointment when I went to Ginza today and got a rice ball. Not okay Ginza, not okay. I love sushi because of the fish, the buttery flaky fish and the rich, horrific-for-you mayonnaise that reminds me why I work out six times a week. When you give me a simple roll that has more rice than fish or avocado, I get a little sad. Cue frowning face. Then I get excited because I had the second, 1000 calorie roll, to consume next and alas, the same problem. Way too much rice. It made a normally enjoyable roll too filling, not because of the rich sauce and scallop mixture, but because there was enough rice to feed a small country on the roll. I've also eaten here for AYCE and even though they have a great menu with many choices, the large amount of rice ruins the roll every time. I've only once gotten a roll, the White House roll, that was great and had just the right amount of rice. The service is decent. I've had the same server the two times I've gone there and she had a bit of an attitude when (I promise) I was nothing but friendly and used the manners my parents thankfully taught me when I was a kid. I can definitely ignore mediocre service if the food is worth it, but unfortunately, it isn't. Thumbs down to Ginza for ruining tonight's sushi dream. Thumbs down indeed.

negative

Ugh. The tracking info on their site says "Delivered", yet we've been home all day and no package. I called and they are trying to locate the package. This is the first time I've ever had a delivery problem ordering from Amazon. Last time I ever willingly use OnTrac!!!
negative