Q: negative

A: Went for lunch today. Closed. Space for Sale or Lease. Sadly, I still hunger.

Q: positive

A: Made another stop at Lollicup today, this time I was with a friend/coworker that had never had boba, or even knew what it was for that matter. A very friendly girl working heard her ask me what I was adding to my drink, and proceeded to explain and answer her other questions. There was a second employee working this afternoon and no one else in line, we had our drinks very quickly. I got the same thing as my last visit, honeydew milk tea with boba. She got a mango slushie with boba. And loved it. Another great visit. Edited to add: When my co-worker arrived to work today she said she wants another one of those 'yummy slushies'. Hooked!

Q: negative

A: We just finished our staycation at the highly recommended Westin Kierland Resort. Sadly to say, we will not return. Our kids enjoyed the water amenities. The lazy river was slower than some, the slide was closed part of the time and there is only one family pool. The flow rider was pretty awesome, though. We enjoyed the shallow entry of the pool for our toddler. The most disappointing part of our trip was the service. There was one exceptional waiter at the flowrider, Nick. He was a glimmer of light for the hour we were watching our kids on the wave pool. Yet when we were at the family pool 90% of the time, service was terrible. We had to track someone down to get food and drinks and were treated as if we were inconveniencing them. Day 2, my key card wouldn't work. So walking through the maze of the hallways with a toddler from the pool was less then appealing. At checkout, I found errors in our bill, and again was treated poorly. I'm interested to see what the final results our account will be charged. We've been to a few other hotels for staycations and have had much better service for less costs.

Q: negative

A:
Two stars is generous. We had a lot of problems and the food was subpar. We went with a party of 6. Me and my daughter had their Thanksgiving prefix menu, two others had the salmon medallions and two veal marsalas. For each course the food was delivered at different times... Half our table had to wait for the other half, which meant cold food. The butternut squash soup was delicious. Absolutely wouldn't change a thing. The salads were very good as well. The turkey itself was alright, green beans good. The stuffing was overly mushy and just tasted like turkey fat. Didn't care for the cranberry sauce. The salmon was dry. Side orders of spinach were excellent but the broccoli was too oily. The service staff kept forgetting our drinks. We had to order 3 times before we got our beer. When the food came out no one knew what belonged to who. It appeared like the service staff was trying to serve in accordance with steps of service but really didn't know what they were doing. Lastly, the dessert. If you like tiramisu, do not order theirs. It's cake style, very simple. Nothing great. The pumpkin pie that they served for thanksgiving was good. The crust unfortunately ruined it for me. That, and the ice cream that was served came melted on my plate (not the presentation the chef intended, I'm sure). My daughter's was very nice. Overall, for their style of restaurant and menu, I was not impressed. Primarily, their staff needs to be better trained in service.