Q: I've been to NOCA three times since this Summer. I'd say 2 times were ridiculously good and the other was just awesome. All food at NOCA is fresh, flavorful and well prepared without being overwhelmed by too many ingredients. Simple, straight forward, interesting and creative food. The steak is excellent by the way. I'll give two examples of their creativity. First, the mussels: Please know I'm ok with mussels but don't go out of my way to find the best place that has them because I find most places prepare them similarly-a bit of butter, shallots, white wine, simmer/steam/serve. NOCA however is not the same in a great way. Chorizo bits in the broth you say? WTF I say? Hmmm, interesting I think. Then I ADD think- I love my swine, pork makes anything taste better, I must try these. ADD then takes me a bit farther into the conversation at the end of Pulp Fiction between John Travolta(Vincent Vega) and Samuel L. Jackson(Jules Winnfield) about why Jules won't eat swine. Ok, no more ADD...I'm back. That was all of about one minute in my head. Disturbing I know. So, the mussels arrive and taste excellent. The chorizo makes that dish oh so flavorful and savory. My other example is the Lobster Roll, which is served only on Wednesdays. Again, I'm not a person who goes out of my way for Lobster but after reading about it on here, I decide to partake. Sweet Baby Jesus, this is the Bombay. Take the lobster by itself and it would be very good but put it inside the brioche bread soaked in herb butter and it is the best! I know believe in a higher power. Can they serve this on Sunday for brunch and I'll attend services here? So, in short or long if you will, the food is awesome from appetizers through dessert. The staff is friendly, courteous and on top of it. The Owner, Elliott, knows his food and wine(one of the best wine lists in Phoenix) and is a great host and has an outstanding sense of humor. Go here often! OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: This place is great to go if you want a great cheap meal or a late night snack. There are a bunch of specials for $9.99. One of the specials is a prime rib. I ordered it to be cooked medium. It also comes with a baked potato (mashed potatos or rice if you want) and some veggies. All this for $9.99. You can't beat that. And it tasted great. What makes this place awesome is that it is open 24 hours. So you can get this any time of the day. The service is ok...not great...but still...where can you get a meal like that for $9.99! Go here...you will be happy!!! OPTIONS:
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Q: Horrible! I used to go to a different location that was good but this one is terrible - so slow and check out the pic of my food. They didn't even put the cucumber salsa on my taco - WTH there are only 4 ingredients you could remember all 4? And the "kale slaw" was 3 pieces of kale and barely anything else. Next time I want tacos I'll just go to Taco Bell - that's how bad these were! OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: Sad that the quality here is dropped so much since they opened a few months back. The pizza used to be very good. Now it tastes like under cooked frozen pizza. It seems that they are using cheaper ingredients and it is impacting the quality. OPTIONS:
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negative