Sentiment analysis: They just phone it in. On top of that, they bother the heck out of you to spend more money there, and then they take so long to finish that you're in too big of a hurry to notice just what a lousy job they have actually done. This review is especially for their Scottsdale location at Shea/Scottsdale Road, but it really applies to all of their locations as I have used many of them over the years. I lived in the Phoenix Area for more than 40 years before my current job took me to Southern California. During that time I drove vintage cars and always wanted them to be looking nice. In the mid-nineties, the car wash that I had frequented 2-3 times per week for years changed hands and the quality just fell apart. I had noticed Danny's all over town, and decided to give them a try. They were spectacular in those early years. I got great service, everyone was friendly, and you didn't have those annoying "how about a detail, oil change, upgrade to first class" upselling as you drove up. You chose, you paid, you hung out in a nice place while they really cleaned your car up nice. Then somebody got greedy... At first, there was this attack of the upsell elves coming up to your car and asking you if you wanted to buy more stuff, sometimes two-to-three times. I fended them off at first, but they became so persistent that I complained, and well, I got a bewildered "it's our right to make money" attitude from them, so I basically started looking elsewhere and just used them when I was desperate. Cut to the present. I came back this last weekend to visit family, and my volvo wagon was a mess. Kid, dogs and busy wives lead to a critical mass where the car just needs to get washed once a month. I had some time so I took it to Danny's which was close by. Bought the "Royal" wash which set me back nearly 30 bux. I was sure my car would be clean enough to build a satellite in when I got it out the other side. Well, after being chased around the exterior waiting area by bees for 45 minutes, I finally saw the attendant waving his rag at me that my car was done. Or at least to their standards. But not mine, oh heaven's no. There was still bird poo on the roof. When I pointed this out, the guy sheepishly griinned and made a half-hearted attempt to rub a few of them off with a rag. When I scratched at a couple with my nail and they just came away, he just shrugged his shoulders. We were in a hurry at this point, so we just got in and sped off. But wait, there's more. While we were driving back to the house, we noticed that they hadn't vaccuumed around the inside of the car in any "not so hard to reach" areas like the center console or under the front of the seats. I can sometimes forgive not getting in the nooks and crannies, but there was still TRASH in some of the places. Looking around more, I noticed that the car's interior handn't really been "protected" with the goo they use -- the tops of the doors, the dash top, and that's about it. The center armrest was filthy and definitely not clean, and the back seats were still dry as a bone. I noticed that the workers there obsess over new cars and cars with lots of chrome. As I was dodging the killer bees I watched in amazement as the chrome bumper of a very large Ford pickup was polished like the mirror of the Hubble Telescope. But they are totally phoning in the work on the family car. My 8-year-old Volvo is far from a beater, but it doesn't compare to some of the exotic French and Italian stuff I used to have. I still feel it should get the same attention, especially at $30.

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Sentiment analysis: No bands last night when I went, but there WAS Pub Trivia. While it was a fun diversion while eating/drinking, service was quite SLOOOOOW, especially with the bone-headed move to only have one bartender working. I should give them three stars, but the bartender recommended a ginger beer/vodka, which was quite refreshing. Entree of baked brie with roasted garlic, apple slices, kiwi, lettuce, was messy but good, and the nutrella crepe was yummy, too. Just PLEASE get more staff for trivia nights, eh? (Guess I'm jonesing to be in Vancouver, as I seem to be using 'eh?' a lot more than usual....) Update: Forgot to mention that they have the wonderful French Cahors red wine, which is hard to find in restaurants.

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Sentiment analysis: Burger Bar @ Mandalay Bay LV: Strip Saturday April 24, 2011 Four Stars 30 Minute Wait. No Problem. Slip the Hostess a $20 and the wait seemed to disappear. I love Vegas b/c all propriety does not exist. There was a great beer selection but I did not partake b/c I was already wrecked for the last few nights. The waitress filled my water glass at least 15 times. The Surf and Turf Burger was amazing. The Build Your Own Burger was great too. Thats all I really remember.

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positive