Q: positive

A: Watched the episode where Dish was featured on Diners Drive ins and Dives, so I had to check it out. It was a Friday night (8ish) we were seated very quickly, not crowded at all. Service was excellent, our server was pleasant and our food didn't take long from order to table. I ordered the salmon cakes, collard greens n mac n cheese. Salmon cakes had a dollop of some EXCELLENT orange honey butter and were cooked perfectly w/an excellent crispy on the outside texture, collards were very fresh tasting and a good tender texture, the mac n cheese....well let's say I was very disappointed ...dry, not creamy or cheesy at all. My friend ordered the country fried steak which I did get a taste of and was very pleased. LOVE the fresh biscuit and deviled egg! Both were fantastic! I also ordered the strawberry crumb pie (to go) which I haven't tried yet...I will in a few minutes tho :) all in all I will def be back!!

Q: negative

A: WORST. HOTEL. EXPERIENCE. EVER! Tried to book a five night reservation online, but their website wouldn't confirm the reservation, so I called the hotel direct. The very nice woman there made the reservation over the phone and told me she would throw in the breakfast package for free because I had problems making the reservation online. I reserved a single king bed non-smolkng room. Sweet Deal...or so I thought. Arrived around midnight after a five hour drive from Vegas in the second week of November. Even though this was Phoenix, the outside temp was still about 45F. The apathetic college kid working the night desk checked me in and ran the entire five night bill on my AMEX...more than $330.00 total. He didn't honor the complimentary breakfast package...he told me I had to pay EXTRA for it. When I got to my room it was FREEZING...about 50F. No problem, I'll just turn up the heater. Looking all over the room, I discovered there was NO heater or AC unit anywhere to be found. There was a thermostat temp dial on the wall, but it was already turned up to 95F...not a good sign. Also...I had specifically requested a NON-SMOKING room...but the room they gave me had cigarette burns in the furniture and smelled like one big, dirty ashtray. I picked up the phone line to call the front desk to ask about heat. Phone line...COMPLETELY DEAD, so BACK over to the office. The night clerk informed me that the hotel does not have individual climate heating/cooling units in each room. The heating and cooling is either completely turned on or off for the entire hotel and since it was only the beginning of November...the HEAT had't been turned on yet. This hotel does NOT disclose this fact anywhere on their webpage...nor do they inform you about this when you reserve a room. I told him I could not sleep in a room that was as cold as a refridgerator. He said they had some portable floor heaters available, but I would have to wait until the next day...they were already locked up for the night. Apparently, I only needed to sleep in a FREEZING room for one night...how convenient! After driving five hours and arriving at midnight to be given a cold room with no heat and no phone after I already paid more than $300, I was feeling quite frustrated. I asked the kid behind the desk to refund my payment so that I could go find another hotel. He said he couldn't do that and that I would have to come back the following day during regular business hours and talk to the General Manager. He then promptly informed me that he didn't care where I slept that night...and that our conversation about my cold , smokey room was FINISHED and that if I had any further requests or demands, he would be calling SECURITY on me. Oh yeah, CAN"T give me a warm room or my money back, but can throw security all over me. BOTTOM LINE: -SHITTY ROOM: COLD with NO heat. STRONG smoke smell. DEAD phone. -SHITTY CUSTOMER SERVICE and ATTITUDE: promising a room heater that I couldnt have until the next day. Failure to honor the breakfast package. UNWILLING to REFUND my money. APATHETIC about my displeasure with the room and the arrangements. I ended up staying at another hotel down the street and CRANKING the room heater up! DON'T DO IT...you'll be SORRY!

Q: positive

A: My wife and I were visiting Vegas over the weekend and some friends took us to Cafe Rio for lunch on Monday. Walking in I thought it was sort of Chipotle-esq and was wondering why it was so packed. Now I know! I had the sweet pork barbacoa burrito "enchilada style". I am still daydreaming about it days later. I wouldn't shed a tear if all the Chipotles and Qdobas here where I live, in Colorado Springs, closed down and were replaced by Cafe Rio. That burrito was unbelieveable. Perfectly savory, seasoned, spicy, sweet, and moist pork. The rice and beans, and the green chili sauce on top weren't a distraction from the barbacoa but were just right. Damn. Why am I writing this review? I'm just making myself hungry thinking about Cafe Rio.

Q: negative

A:
I don't get why anyone would call this pizza delicious. The only thing good about the pepperoni pizza was the pepperoni. The crust had all the flavor of a paper plate. They put a pinch of cheese on the pie and call it a pizza. The best description of this pizza, in my opinion, is bland. Maybe it's because I'm spoiled after having pizza as delicious as Joe's NY Pizza in Old Town, but this pizza is a big yawn. The venue is great. They just need a new recipie for pizza.