Q: You used to be so much better, really going down hill :(

A: negative

Q: Mediocre overall and disappointed compared to previous visits. Waiter was arguing with a customer about check, she apparently didn't like her meal and he accused her of eating half so only took half off. Wow... Never saw a place do that before. They argued and as a result out table was ignored. Anyway, after 10 minutes we had to order drinks from someone else. Waiter made sarcastic remark, "what? Are u in a rush or something?" $10 Drinks arrived and were lame - CVa tasted of cheap sweet and sour mix and friends drink $11 tasted like tomato juice with a shot of creamer. Vegetable samosa $9 was clearly frozen and then baked or microwaved. Coconut and ginger veggies meal was bland and gloppy. Baked goat cheese looked pretty, but were not-quite-cooked-through samosa filling logs encrusted in uncooked bread crumbs. Couldn't tell where goat cheese was hiding. Garlic naan was very greasy and inedible. Rice was also very oily. Only eating about 1/3 of entrees we both felt full, likely from high fat content of meals. Likely won't return, at least not for a while. This is a shame since it was one of our favorite spots for Indian.

A: negative

Q: Charlotte needs more places like Soma--especially the Matthews area. Family restaurants of this quality have a way of recharging you. And I'm not just talking about the curry. Soma is owned and run, presumably, by a family. Every time I've been there, the single waiter is jogging back and forth from our table to the kitchen, peeking out from behind the curtain from time to time to check on our drinks. If every other restaurant had employees who were so able to multi-task, service would never be anything short of flawless. The food is some of the best I've had from that region of the planet. The meat is quality, the rice is fresh and well-prepared, and the sauces are derived from recipes that can't possibly be anything less than a culmination of home-cooked meals spread over generations. If you work in the area, skip Chik-fil-a and Hops once in a while and check this place out. You won't be disappointed. I love fried chicken, brick oven pizza and burgers just as much as the next guy. But if more people were willing to give these small businesses a try, Charlotte's food culture would be a more colorful picture than it is today.

A: positive

Q: I love the Palazzo as a whole - great restaurants, beautiful rooms and convenient/close parking. My issues are specifically regarding their video poker machines and cocktail service. I don't really gamble - only when I have family or friends in town, and I only play bonus poker and a little slots. We had to walk around half the casino to find any video poker machines on the floor - they're apparently all clustered near Zine except for a couple random ones I found in front of carnevino. I could be wrong but the payouts for each type of poker are supposed to be standardized. Every bonus poker machine I've ever played has a 10 credit payout for 2 pairs w max bet 5. But all of the machines in front of carnevino only pay out 5. I've never seen that at any other casino and feel that its super deceptive since most people are so used to playing the same game they don't even look at the payout chart, and they shouldn't have to. The cocktail service also sucks - took over half an hour sitting at the same machine until I saw a waitress strut by. So no more gambling at Palazzo or Venetian for me. I'm realistic - I play to kill time, not to win. But I still don't appreciate them trying to f*ck me faster without my knowledge

A:
negative