Problem: Perfection. I don't know if I could love Mastro's more. Seriously this place is so amazingly good. Love it, love it, love it. So now that my mouth is watering I'll tell you why. My boyfriend took me to Mastro's City Hall for my birthday last November so in return I took him to Ocean Club for his birthday. We were feeling more casual (too hot to dress up) so we sat in the bar where you can still get the full menu. The bar was lively with a piano player singing old favorites (Billy Joel, Van Morrison, etc.) To start the evening off I ordered a Peartini. I was a little surprised at the price $18! But when our waitress brought out the drink with the shaker, $18 didn't seem so bad anymore. I got about 2.5 glassfulls and the drink was really strong. I certainly got my money's worth. Even after I stuffed myself I still felt tipsy. And the drink was really yummy. On to the food. First thing they bring out is their bread basket. I could seriously just eat that for dinner and be happy. It includes these pretzel rolls that are to die for. SO good! It's worth going to Mastro's for the bread basket alone. No kidding. The boyfriend loves bacon wrapped scallops. we saw they had scallops on the menu so we asked if they could wrap them in bacon. The waitress said she would ask and came back to say they would. Yay! So we got the appetizer size to share and they blew us away. One, they were huge, two they were served with this fantastic buttery sauce. They were cooked just right, they melted in our mouths. Next we decided to split a filet and get a side of au gratin potatoes. The steak comes out on a sizzling plate and the potatoes were served in an iron skillet. The steak was great, cooked just right and full of flavor. The potatoes were drowning in cheddar cheese - almost too much but we're from the midwest where there really is no such this as too much cheese. We were getting full but it was boyfriend's birthday so of course we had to order the butter cake. Wow. This cake is fantastic. We were expecting a slice of cake with butter cream frosting but instead we got a mini cake, kind of like a rum cake without the rum. On top was a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it was surrounded by slices of oranges and strawberries. Oh, and it's served with a huge side of real whipped cream. No Reddi-whip here! This cake is out of this world. One of the best deserts anywhere. On top of the great food we had a fantastic waitress. She was fun, helpful, didn't rush us, she did everything just right. A good waitress can add so much to the experience and she really helped make our evening special. I can't wait until I can get back to Mastro's again. By far my favorite steak house in town.
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Problem: Was totally disappointed with this hotel. I chose it over the Hampton thinking it would be better. Well what a surprise I got. The room smelled horribly, I had to keep the window open the whole time which was right next to a busy road. The wifi didn't work at all. They brought a hard line to each room and it didn't even help. The staff at the front desk were lovely and tried to accommodate, but the hotel struck out as far as I was concerned. And it was DIRTY. We stayed two nights, packed our bags and moved a mile away to the Hampton which was cheaper and gorgeous compared to the Doubletree. If you have a choice, go with the Hampton, beautiful big clean rooms and the staff wonderful and great FREE internet as well. Sanjay totally took care of us at the Hampton. Do yourself a favor and stay away from the Doubletree.
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Problem: My wife and I once in a while treat ourselves to Genghis Grill. I love the option of picking your food and portion before it is cooked. You walk in get your bowl and immediately go over and start picking your food to be cooked. I absolutely love the marinated steak and shrimp. The chicken is great....Pork is OK. Veggies are veggies so get what you want. My wife and now I always get an Egg.....a fried egg really puts the stir fry together...seriously. After you pick your food pick a sauce(I go with Teriyaki) and you then choose fried rice, Noodles, White rice or tortillas. My advice get a mix and go with fried rice and noodles. For you health nuts just go with the fried rice over the white rice...honestly this is probably the healthiest fried rice I have ever had. My wife can always get a few tortillas for us as well because she asks the cook and they always say yes....What a charmer she is ;) For good food a beer or two and the ability to watch a game if its on and great people watching this is a fun experience. Service is usually great....last night ....meh PS. Dont get the sundae....Its Ice Cream with a little bit of Chocolate sauce on it...just go down to Mojo for that. Not worth it. Q
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