The beer garden rules. Great place to spend a summer evening with friends. I wished they served their own food, but its good that you can order from nearby pizza places etc. It goes without saying that they've got great beer.

positive

With my Groupon about to expire I made my way across town to check out Taiga. My experience reminded me why I rarely buy Groupons anymore -- the restaurants usually aren't very good. The interior is chic and sexy with some really comfortable chairs. That's pretty much the highlights of the place. The cuts of fish that made up the garlic tuna nigiri were ample, but the quality was poor and stringy. The tuna in the tuna maguro (tuna tuna?) was the same quality. There was plenty of cabbage with the dish but it was drowning in dressing that drowned out the flavors of every other component in the dish. The Tiger roll was the best item we had but still not that memorable. No matter how good the interior looks or how good the menu might sound the poor quality of the ingredients doomed this place from the beginning. Another Groupon, another disappointing dining experience...

negative

Jesus why do i get stuck taking my friends to these frickin places ?!?!?! don't get me wrong - i enjoy seeing hot chcks ...i'm a guy for crying out loud ! But damn ....$30 to get in ( i get in free now that i'm a "local " ) place is packed ....it made me laugh that they had that posted sign about the max capacity ...999 people ...my buddy and i agreed that had to be a joke ...there's no way it would be safe to allow a thousand people in this place ...if that's true ...not sure who the spearmint paid but i hope it doesn't bite them in the ass. the ladies - sure most are pretty ...or at least i think so ...the place is so dark... not sure what a lap dance costs - they have lots of "nooks and crannies " for privacy .... drinks - i think my beer cost $6 or so ? i laughed that my buddy bought a double stoli rasberry with 7-up ( wtf ? ) it cost $20 ....yeah ... i'm getting too old for this shit ...and the crap i get from my girlfriend ....cocktails !! cocktails please !

negative

Great pizza in a new fresh environment. Really is a refreshing to see the upcoming scene downtown have such a great new staple. Even here they are going to revamp one of the restaurants in GVR to be a pizza rock as well. Looking forward to see how they fair.
positive