Input: OPTIONS:
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An example of an negative review: Well folks, I did the chain thing. I confess. Rickie and I had spent and exhausting day (and a quick $200) at Target and were thinking steaks. The budget didn't include Morton's or Ruth's Chris. I had brain freeze and forgot the local spots I love so much that grill a mean meat (i.e. Phoenix City Grill), so the first restaurant past Target that fit the bill was our local Applebee's on Camelback and Central. Mind you, I don't expect a decor marvel or a hostess so hip it hurts. I know what i'm getting myself into. For the most part. But I had recently seen a TV commercial from Applebee's and of course the food was airbrushed so perfectly like Celine Dion's face on the current issue of HELLO magazine. I mean, really, Celine, you have no wrinkles even after living in Las Vegas these past couple of years? Anyhoo, we were greeted and seeted promptly by a teenager who definitley just had a smoke and could use a visit to the tanning booth. Once seated, our server, Mo, took our drink and appetizer order and quickly disappeared. For quite awhile. Cue the Jeoporady theme music. Once our iced teas and the new appetizer (tuscan cheese bread extravangza) arrived we sipped and dipped. Not bad.Raspberry tea with an univited yet delighted visit by vanilla and the cheese spread was rich and yummy served with a spot of diced tomato, basi and garlic...aka bruscetta. NICE. We ordered onion chips, like an onion loaf or the blooming onion at Outback....they were good. Two sauces for our dipping pleasure...one your typical ranch, the other a sort of spiced up thousand island with horseradish. Then the entrees arrived. Cue the creepy dum, dum, dum, music...Both NY strip steaks over cooked to such an extreme. The asparagus was limp like, well, let's just say it reminded me of a Vietmanese gymnast I once dated who didn't take the little blue pill. Sides included mashed potatoes (loaded) which means bacon, cheese and sour cream. Ok, Ok, Ok, too much of the extras. What ladle in the kitchen did they pick to put these extras on my mashed potatoes? All in all, I had low expectations at this venue, and they were met. Shout out to Mo the server, a good gal! The clientele was like a scene out of Dawn of the Dead. Sorry. Lesson learned...Applebee's ok some of the time. Get an app and a drink. Skip the entrees. Be nice to a nice server. And for God's sake don't expect a steak worthy of the big chain peeps.

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An example of an positive review: Just about all the food on the menu is super tasty and seemingly healthy when compared to other dinner options. Sometimes service is a bit slow even when the restaurant is a very full but the staff is always friendly. Another big plus, they almost always let you substitute items on the menu and mix-and-match sides. Atmosphere is quaint and the rotating local artwork is always fun to look at.

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An example of an positive review: The Hubby and I were able to come for dinner last night, and we enjoyed it. We started with the duck fat fries with the egg and Bearnaise, it was very very good. The Bearnaise was very tarragon flavored, which I liked. I had the crispy chicken thighs the Hubby had a burger and we both enjoyed our meals. I appreciate well seasoned food, but my meal was over salted a bit too much. Other than that, it tasted great. The fingerlings were awesome and the chicken skin was sooo crisp, very good! I liked that the use of fresh herbs stood out, but didn't take over. We finished with the creme brulee and it was also very good, thick rich custard, smooth, perfect.

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An example of an negative review: I expected more from a restaurant in Cosmopolitan. The oysters we ordered for appetizer was okay, nothing special. They were oysters you could get at a regular restaurant. The clams were pretty good though, great sauce and cooked perfectly. I would say the beet salad and king crab salad was pretty measly. I would not recommend sharing those. For entree we ordered lamb, duck confit, striped sea bass, and pork. The lamb, cooked medium rare, was pretty chewy and not very flavored. Duck confit seemed oily. The striped sea bass was the best out of four dishes because the skin was crispy and the fish was juicy. The pork was also not bad. Overall the meal was not very satisfying because all the portions were so small and the flavors were not to my liking. It would have been fine if this was a tapas restaurant, but it wasn't. We ended up going to another restaurant to finish our meal. I may not have enjoyed the meal because I expected much more from a French restaurant and the food to be much more flavorful. However, I would give it another chance and try their other menu items.