Q: positive

A: The staff is attractive and friendly as is the case with most W locations. The hotel does have the other usual W fare: Smallish rooms Shower without a shower door Pricey amenities Nice pool and lounge area Fresh clean rooms and lobby Bliss products in the room High Points: Friendly whenever, wherever staff is always there to help. Location is close to plenty of night life, Old Town Scottsdale and Fashion Square Mall. Cold water in the car when you pick it up from valet. The bar staff during the evening events were friendly and helpful. Guests at the hotel during MLB All Star Week were allowed to attend some of the parties for free. It was cool to see some of the players in town for the game. The pool area is quiet and relaxing during the day. The underwater speakers at the pool are a cool touch. Low Points: Free Wi-Fi in the lobby and pool area, but not in the room. Shower does not have a door. (It is my great pain with many W locations. You always have a "draft"and the bathroom ends up wet unless you're careful.

Q: negative

A: So we go out to buy a car and visit a bunch of places. It came down to this place and an Exterra or something like that. Subaru won out by coming in at the price out the door including tax and license that we were willing to pay. I do not fart around with the back and forth nonsense one usually gets at auto dealerships. I state what I will pay and if they can do it fine, if not, I am out of there. To this point it was going as I wanted. I wrote a check for the car and off we drive. Two days later they call and say they lost our check, can we give them another. I tell them no, find it. They call again and this time I tell them if I write another check I expect another car. Finally I am in the area so I drop off a check, I just like messing with them. Two more days pass and the sales man who sold us our vehicle calls to ask if we have decided if we want to buy or not. I reminded him that we already bought a car from him. His response is, huh, um, huh, OK and hangs up. A week passes and he again calls to see if we are ready to buy. So once again a reminder is in order. in the week after we got about five letters to remind us they are still there when we decide we are ready to purchase a new car. Not once did they ever say thanks for buying a vehicle, thanks for bringing us another check. Oh and if we show up for a service appointment they never know who we are. So I wonder if we had just driven the car off of the lot without paying for it, would they have noticed?

Q: negative

A: You have got to be kidding! As if Las Vegas needs any more contributions to it's notable lack of culture, authenticity and overall blandness. Here you have a place that is touting a new kind of BBQ, "Las Vegas Style". Now if by saying "Vegas Style BBQ" means that nothing that you do is actually barbecued, then Sassy Sal's has accomplished great things. Now I know that I'm sounding a bit like a LV hater, but I'm not. I just believe that the reputation that Vegas has as a cultural void need not be enhanced anymore. When you walk into a restaurant (or outside for that matter) and you do not smell any food cooking, this is not a good sign. When you walk up to, or into a BBQ restaurant and you don't smell any food cooking, or more importantly any smoke, or other aromas that define the style, you are definitely in trouble. I'll say it again, there is nothing at Sassy Sal's that is actually barbecued. Let me explain. I ordered a sampler (Ribs, Pulled Pork, Brisket, Hot Link and 2 sides), plus a 1/4 chicken. Cost around $20. Not too bad, except that $4 of it was the leg and chicken thigh. I watched the cook pull some ribs and a hot link from the cooler and put them on a grill. Then the other meats were re-heated somehow (probably in the microwave) and then sauce was applied. NOTE: Just by putting BBQ sauce on something does not make it BBQ. As we all know there are many great styles like Memphis Dry Rub that do not use sauce at all. The ribs and pork were decent in texture, but were obviously baked and or boiled first, then heated back up (no rub, no marinade or other seasoning). The brisket was terrible. Dry almost like jerky (though jerky would be much better) no smoke ring, no grill flavor (any Texan would be appalled). The chicken never even saw the grill, I got it "Cajun style", seemed to be boiled, then broiled, with some pre-mixed seasoning sprinkled on top. I'll give a nod to the potato salad because they used nice red potatoes and fresh veg, but it was quite salty and unbalanced. The staff was friendly and the service was quick. The best items were the Hot Link and Beans. However it does not take a culinary genius to buy some decent sausage and open a can of beans. By the way, the obviously canned beans were the only thing that had any smoky flavor whatsoever. Last but not least there were the 3 mini buns that were included with the sampler. I figured, hey that's a nice touch, maybe some small dinner rolls, or slider buns to use with the pork. THEY TOOK A HOT DOG BUN AND CUT IT INTO 3 PIECES! Now I could go on and on, but please, if you are going to promote something that is called BBQ then you'd better Barbecue something (low, slow and smoky, or fast, hot and smoky, I don't care). If not, at least you could include a flavor step such as a spice rub, or marinade, maybe even some liquid smoke if you have to. Just give it something, pretend like you care. You could show that you actually give a damn about what you are offering. You could help positively contribute to the local food culture instead of robbing people of experience, all while arrogantly claiming to be creating a "Style". And the story goes on and on. Three Thumbs Down.

Q: positive

A:
Seeing the existing poor reviews, I felt a little bit nervous to be so contrarian, but I like this supermarket. Since I'm new to the area I have been seeking a good sized, friendly, supermarket with some decent promotions. The local food lion appears to be of 70's vintage and is postage stamp sized in comparison (but ok still). I went to bloom but it was expensive for no reason and had apathetic rude people working there. Walmart is often overpriced (on some items), out-of-stock (on anything you want), and always crowded. I boycotted Harris Teeter for the first two months I lived here since I thought that it had a stupid name, but upon going I saw a bright and modern store with some decent promotions and a regular supply of free samples. All-in-all not too bad.