Problem: Excellent and Authentic Vietnamese. While the location is not the greatest, it's convenient to me due to my work location and it's quick and extremely reliable. It's a great healthy option vs many others in the area. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. We have tried so many different dishes, all of which were wonderful. For the price, it's a great option!
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Problem: Usually I don't put much weight into other's reviews that knock the service at any establishment. Usually my own experience differs vastly from those who knock the service so nonetheless I decided to give this place a chance since it's down the street from my house. Went there 2 weeks ago with 3 other people and we had to seat ourselves. After seating ourselves in a very visible booth directly in front of the sushi bar, we had to wait over 30 minutes for the staff to "greet" us and take our drink orders. Not exactly good service. The food was good and I chalked it up to a bad night for the wait staff. With the food being pretty good, my favorite place to get authentic cold noodles, so I figured I'd try it again the following week... BIG mistake! We were seated this time upon arrival, but that was the only positive. Again we waited 40 minutes for anyone to even make eye contact let alone take our drink orders. Keep in mind both times I've went there it was only half full at best, so in no way was the staff too busy to notice. Throughout the entire evening.. And I mean 2.5 hours!!! We had to tell the waitress what we wanted and if we wanted more water, sake, sushi, dessert, etc. Not once did she ask us for anything! By the way, don't even try to exchange your Yelp voucher.. She looked like she'd never seen it before and only took $10 off.. Which is what I paid.. And me trying to explain to her that it should be $20 off added about 20 minutes to already the longest trip to a sushi bar that I've ever had. Food-wise I'd give this joint a 4, the food isn't the issue. But the service is an absolute joke and I'll never go back. This is the only place that I've experienced service so bad that I'd never go back! Besides, Hiro Sushi is right down the street and the service is 1000x better! Sorry for the long review, but I guarantee I just saved you some time and the longest, most ridiculous sushi experience you've ever had if you were thinking of trying this place out!
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Problem: I'm part of a group that is planning an event to take place at Bar Marco. We stopped in to look at their space and talk over some details, and decided to have a glass of wine while we were there. Wines were on special, only $5 a glass. Our server was super friendly and INCREDIBLY knowledgeable about the wines he served us, without being snooty at all, which I love. It was disappointing that Firehouse closed at this location but Bar Marco has proven a worthwhile replacement. I look forward to the renovations they will be doing to the upstairs area.
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Problem: Waiting in the Guestlist line for half an hour, my group finally got inside after we decided not to wait at Pure. The decor was nice but WAY to crowded in the main room. The video LCD paneled roof was a mindblowing visual effect because I have never seen anything similar. It goes with the beat and that really was neat. Then there are stripper poles for the girls to dance on with masses of horny men around them waiting to pounce. Drinks are $15 range and standard and not strong. The other rooms were a neat feature to seperate the masses according to their musical tastes such as House, and Hip Hop (crunk). The main room was crowded and to make it worse, VIP booths are jammed in adjacent to the dance floor. It was a hassle trying to dance and move through the crowds to get to the bar. The bar was even more crowded. People standing and linining up 2-3 people deep, even on the other side wall of the VIP booths opposite of the bar. It was very hard to walk through. I just stayed in the house room all night for the househead that I am. Even that place got crowded. But I enjoyed it only because of house music. So I suppose it was worth the $30 entry.
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