Problem: This is about the 8th or 9th time I have eaten hear over the last 3 years and I've seen this place fall quite a bit in quality and service. We ordered the all you can eat. We both ordered rolls we had before and were surprised at both how bland they tasted but also on how a couple of them have changed. Their 9-1-1 roll, a past favorite, tasted like nothing but crappy habanero hot sauce. The staff was good and friendly until we were ready to leave. We wondered why they had not come by with the check and when we asked, they told us we had a single piece of sushi left out of the 6 rolls we ate and we were told unless we ate the last bite, they would charge us. I've seen this policy before on many places but have never seen it implemented in such an unfriendly way. Suffice to say, we will no longer be eating here. 2 of the 6 rolls were good and the rest were meh to bad.
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A: negative

Problem: You had me at the Hibiscus margarita! I rarely give four stars to a restaurant with only one vegetarian option on the menu... but I guess I'll make an exception, for stellar margaritas! (It's amazing how we are so close to Mexico, and AZ restaurants continue to produce mediocre margaritas and chips and salsa.) Not the case here folks! So even though the Canteen barely meets 4 star qualifications, they credit to for great for their excellent margaritas and salsa flight. We obviously started off the meal strong with Chips and Salsa, and Hottie and I both ordered tacos for dinner. I had the Portobello tacos with blue cheese, and Hottie the battered fish tacos. Mine were good, except the blue cheese overpowered the Portobello, so I ditched it after the first bite. A more mellow cheese, such as Monterey jack or Fontina would have paired better. I ordered a side of "smoked" black beans to go with it... these were awful, dry, not smoked whatsoever and they were refried. I'd rather eat my own arm then be subjected to that nonsense again. On a positive note Hottie said his tacos were the best he ever had. The ice cream flights they had for dessert sounded great, but I didn't have room to try them! I'll definitely be back to the canteen for Happy hour...
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Problem: My New Favorite! !! !!! I've been looking forward to it since I found out it was owned by the Kabob Grille Brothers. Levant has a fantastic look! If you can see, look at my photos of the interior of this place. Though I have never been off this continent I imagine this is a Turkish decor!? Beautiful! The Black Napkins (or Dark Yellow) are a nice touch and great for those of us fond of black clothing and not fond of white lint from white napkins! My dinner was a Kabob platter with Mihammara (kind of like hummus except made with ground walnuts, toasted pita bread, olive oil and spices), Tabbouleh, Pickled Vegetables, and a side of Potato Harra! Everything had a a GREAT Flavor! The Beef Kabobs were not as tender as I was expecting, though still had great flavor! The Food was Beautiful! Great Presentation! Very colorful! For Dessert I had: a Triple Chocolate Bombe I think it was called Profiteroles (I'm betting Italian!?) it was something like Almond? Ice Cream surrounded by Chocolate Ice Cream, covered in a Chocolate shell, topped with Chocolate Powder and Chocolate syrup and Whipped cream. I threw the Whipped Cream into my Turkish Coffee though I do NOT recommend doing that! Turkish Coffee only needs Sugar and maybe a cookie! The music was Fantastic, sounded like Turkish dance club music and some mellow tunes from the Mediterranean! The restaurant is down Levine Avenue of the Arts (probably not on your GPS - I'm guessing, so let me know if it is) between the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art and right across the street from the Knight Theater. Without mentioning it is right beside that "celeb chefs" place. Second entrance (it looked like one) in the Alley between the Mint Museum and the Duke Energy Building!
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Problem: This place is awesome! For bowling, drinking or eating! But the bowling is a plus!! The ambience and colors inside are fabulous so you feel more like you are walking into a club than a bowling alley, but very cool. The menu is WAY better than it has to be. You should not expect traditional pizza and fries at this place. The bar tender Teddy makes great drinks and Buddy, well I don't really know what Buddy does, but he's very friendly! This is a great place for a date, a double date, a party or even for happy hour. The hosts are not overly friendly but that isn't that surprising. Overall fun and beautiful! Good times!
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