Q: positive

A: My favorite Coffee Plantation, although I miss the one at the Biltmore!! Coffee is way better than Starbucks!! For a great local coffee place, come here!!

Q: negative

A: 2.5 stars. Today Riva displayed some of the worst service I've seen a very long time. Food and drink that took painfully long to be delivered on an afternoon where the restaurant was perhaps 75% full. 25 minutes to refill an iced tea? Yikes. Food was 3.75 stars with extra props to some nice grilled shrimp on my fellow diner's salad. When you are paying 18 bucks for a sandwich or a salad, though, there ought to be something special on the plate. Sadly, the other sandwiches were good, but not great. Vegas prices, spotty service, decent but not spectacular food. Wolfgang, do you really put your name on this? Nicht so gut...

Q: positive

A: My current sushi crush in town- love these guys and the quality sushi they are putting out. Combine that with the fact there is no corkage fee when you bring in a bottle just bought 2 doors down at Winestore, and this is date night with the wife, asian-style. Menu contains most of the staples you expect at a sushi house- a host of rolls, nagiri and all the standard appetizers. I'm partial to the seaweed salad here- always fresh and perfectly seasoned. Sadly, they put regular lettuce in the bottom of the bowl to make it look fuller, but I still think you get a nice portion size for an appetizer salad. Steamed endamame is also good, if not just a bit pricey for the small-ish portion size you get. Maki rolls are the mainstay here, and you can find all the usual suspects, along with a Southpark-themed list of specialty rolls. One standout, though, is the sweet potato roll. Simply tempura fried strips of sweet potato rolled up in nori and rice. It is crazy good with a little wasabi and soy sauce- just a great balance of sweet with salty and then the heat of the wasabi. I don't know who else in town is doing this roll, but they sure should. They also have a number of other dishes on their menu for non-sushi eaters, but I can't say I've tried any. I do see lots of folks order the tempura vegetables and the huge plate that comes along with it, but I pass because I know I'm going to stuff myself with the fresh goodness of their rolls. Staff service here has been a little mixed and they do get spread thin when things get busy for dinner service on Fridays and Saturdays, but so long as I'm into my wine, I don't mind a little extra wait. At least you do get warm hand towels when the server first comes to your table- always a nice touch. There's also a small outdoor patio seating area which is nice when the weather permits. For true sushi-love, I heart Yama.

Q: negative

A:
Sunday 9/10/12 8:15 AM We have been to Brunchies many times. They are very inconsistent with their quality of food. When it's good, it's really good. But then there are the times where it just doesn't come together. Today was one of the later. The eggs I ordered over medium were served over easy, the refried beans that I got with them were cold and my husbands bacon was raw ~ so raw that he only ate half. To him it's a sin to leave any bacon behind. This is the first time in our 35 years of marriage that I've ever seen him leave even a speck of bacon uneaten. When you hit them on a good day it's great food and a good qualtiy for your money.