Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A: On my recent stay in Las Vegas, my sister had not eaten after a long day at a convention. Since we were staying in The Venetian, I had been eyeing B&B Ristorante being that we are all huge fans of Mario Batali. Overall, the experience was so poor that it will be memorable. Since my sister was the only one ordering food (my other sister and I had eaten earlier in the evening), we decided to sit at the bar. The restaurant hostess refused to seat us at one of the small tables at the entrance which were all vacant. So we sat at the bar, were handed menus, and then left to wait...a very long time...without being acknowledged by the bartender who managed to acknowledge and take orders from all of the men who sat at the bar after us. Led Zeppelin's greatest hits were BLARING ( I kid you not!), and after we were finally able to order my sister's entree and our drinks, we were left to wait for probably at least a good 30 minutes before our Blood Orange Cosmos appeared with the glass of wine that my sister ordered to go with her Bolognese Paparadelle. This should have been our cue to walk out, but being to tired from a day of trudging around the strip we were all to exhausted to take action and get fired up. When our tiny Cosmos finally arrived, they were indeed delicious. However, when my sister's thin slice of a flute baguette topped with chick peas showed up on a small side plate that dwarfed it, we are agreed it was indeed an "amuse bouche". Very funny...joke's on us! At some length, the Bolognese Paparadelle showed up. Again, a huge white plate with a serving of pasta that looked more like an appetizer. No bread, no nothing. All this for a mere $28. Finally, a slice of bread (really!) was brought to her when she was half way through the pasta. Her plate from her "appetizer" was never removed. I joked with my sister that because there was a tiny speck of sauce left on the plate that the restaurant staff thought there was still a serving left. My sister left hungry, and we all felt assaulted by the music and insulted by the lousy service. The microscopic portions of food were good (I would hope so...it is Mario Batali's restaurant). I tried to send this feedback directly to B&B, but there is not email contact provided. Needless to say, won't be back, and I certainly do not feel compelled to visit other Batali locations.

Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:
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A: Okay when it come to salad bars Sweet Tomatoes by far tops the competition such as Soup or Salad or your run of the mill salad bar. I usually go here with a buddy or two for lunch about once a week what's really nice is if you sign up for their news letter, they send out coupons usually twice a month so someone is always eating in our group for free or 50% off. And what is really nice is they have different specials every month at this place so you are always able to try new things. The vegetables seem fresher here, and maybe they use more organic veggies because they seem to have more taste too then at other salad bars, and they definitely have more of a selection then most places, so if your not a green freak about veggies and stuff they have a good mix of soups, baked potatoes, pizza and other such dishes to choose from. The staff is really good here and this place is very clean and everyone does a great job in making sure you are getting everything you need. The only reason this place does not get 5 stars is the fact that I feel it is a bit pricey for a salad bar.

Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A:
Yelp usually helps me find new places to try in Vegas to escape chain / franchise location hell. I had high hopes for No1 Boba Tea, many of the people I follow on Yelp and who rarely steer me wrong have been there, love the place, and think it's awesome. I'm just lost as to why I paid so much for a drink that's not all that. Ok, I liked the fresh fruit...the strawberries and blueberries and all were fresh. I liked how they sealed the cup up too which was kinda interesting. And I liked how long my drink lasted as I left and got all the way to I-215 & I-515 before it was gone. But yet the drink was just ho hum. It didn't really wow me. Maybe it was my conservative first time choice of ingredients that caused me to not be going OMG this is awesome as I type this and see Nelson Q. and Rockne H.'s reviews with 4 and 5 stars staring at me as proof that I obviously must have missed something here. I welcome recommendations on what combinations are out there enough that will snap me out of my conservative food choices blahs. I'll give No1 Boba Tea another try with renewed hope that next time I will get to experience whatever magic it is that has people loving this place so much. (Yelp 100 in 2013 Challenge #21)