Q: negative

A: I wanted to share my SUPREME disappointment with my visit to Southern Rail restaurant last night. I had been excited to visit since I first heard of the Newton project and another Justin Beckett restaurant in Phoenix, as my husband and I love Beckett's Table. We have two young children, and it's not very often we get a date night out to enjoy a dinner just the two of us. When the opportunity presented itself yesterday, we were so excited to try out Southern Rail. Great wine list--featuring one of our all-time favorite wines (The Franc)--great menu...it was idyllic. We decided to start with sharing a gumbo appetizer while we figured out what our actual meal would be. It arrived quickly, which was nice, but I have never been as disappointed in a dish served to me at a restaurant as I was with that gumbo. I presume Chef Beckett knows what a roux is, but this gumbo was completely lacking a roux as its base. This gumbo tasted like brown water with some chunks of chicken and sausage thrown into it with a scoop of rice. My husband grew up in New Orleans, and his Cajun aunt taught me how to make a proper roux and gumbo. If I order gumbo at a restaurant, I expect it to be better than what I can make at home (which is pretty tasty if I do say so myself) or at the very least to have a decent roux, and to say this gumbo was disappointing doesn't even scratch the surface. We sent the gumbo back (I have never before sent back a dish), finished our wine, and left. It wasn't worth even trying anything else on the menu, wasting precious date night time or money! I really hope this was just some kind of weird fluke and that the entire menu isn't as completely lackluster as the gumbo, but I won't be back to give it another shot.

Q: positive

A: Just a fantastic experience! After spending almost 2 months driving past this place probably 100 times, I decided to finally go there to buy a new Glock! I had contact with Jeremy on Facebook so I asked for him when I went there. I pretty much already knew what I wanted, but still had to decide between a few final options. He took his time with me, made sure I got everything I wanted. Had me try a few different Sight Options to see which worked best for me. No hard sell there, just straight forward explanation and question answering. So happy to have this place a mile from my house! They have a customer for life for sure! I will always give them a shot when buying a new gun, and will only go elsewhere if they don't have or can't get what I want. Really just made me feel like I was doing business with a friend! Great work guys!

Q: positive

A: Great dinner. The crab cake appetizer were probably the best I've ever had. Ordered their short rib plate. It was good and tasty but not great. The mashed potatoes that it came with were really good though. Also, we had great service. Might go again, except that it's pricey. GF had their duck flatbread. I didn't like it much, but she really liked it.

Q: negative

A:
I have been a member of the LA Fitness clubs since 2000. I have had great experiences with the ones in the past. Unfortunately, this particular club is very out dated and needs new equipment ASAP. If I have time I drive an extra twenty minutes to workout at the Mc Cormick Ranch one and if I have even more time I visit my favorite one which is located just passed old town Scottsdale. Also they have no juice bar, but they do have vending machines. However, the staff is nice at this location.