Q: positive

A: I tend to romanticize Mexico. It's a little strange I know, but I always feel that Mexico is one huge hacienda style restaurant on the beach just perfect for day drinking. This is what El Encanto is to me. What my preconceived notion of what Mexico should be like. That may make me a backwards American hill billy but so be it. I enjoy El Encanto. I do not get to make it up there as often as I would like since It is about 5 miles past ridiculously far, but when i am there I am always glad I went. This is usually the place I take out of town guests from the East Coast or Midwest. The food is good. I usually get the Queso Guillermo (How does my dictionary recognize Guillermo but not Queso? That's gotta be fixed.) It is basically boiling cheese with a few spices and some green onion. You can add shallots and this beef that appears to be shredded beef that has either been dried or fried, and I strongly recommend that you do. I have had the lamb, which is ridiculously good, the fish tacos, which are not deep fried as most other places are, and the pork, which is pork and I love pork. I have yet to have anything there that was not delicious. My main problem with El Encanto happens to be their Margaritas. You would expect that a great day drinking mexican spot would have great Margaritas right? Wrong. Too sweet, pre-made margarita mix. This is easily remedied by ordering a shot of Don Julio and a Negra Modelo! All in all definitely worth going to if you are in the area. Make sure to laugh when your guest asks the waiter if they have fresh duck or turtle soup on the menu. They will think they are wildly original and witty.

Q: negative

A: I have always rated nora's 5 stars, but last night for the first time there i ordered linguine aglio et olio (garlic and oil) well this is not at all what i was expecting, it appears they used jarred minced garlic-- gag !!!-- terrible-- one would expect to be served this at a small highway dinner or cracker barrel--- not at nora's. is it that much trouble to take several cloves of garlic, slice them and roast them in olive oil for three minutes pour over the pasta ad some parsley---come on man--- it sure left me with a bad taste in my mouth for this place. sorry nora but you dropped the ball on this one !!!!

Q: negative

A: Hi. I agree with the many comments regarding improper service and price. Here's my story about this place, which we will never visit again: Cashier girl, horrible service. Couldn't care less, so little that she carelessly put my coffee on the dirty tray but placed it on the lip, having it almost spill all over my red coat. Our order wasn't big, and she absentmindedly forgot that we ordered water also. No coffee fixings were given to me when I initially ordered the coffee so I had to get up again to go back downstairs to get the milk / sugar, no sooner after I sat down on the second floor. When I first ordered, I noticed the top tray she was giving me was really dirty and sticky. I politely picked up the next few underneath hoping one of those would be cleaner, but no, all the ones I saw were sticky & dirty. Customers who arrived AFTER us were receiving their orders before my husband and I. We waited about 45 minutes for two breakfast SANDWICHES. No, that is correct, we did not even order a Crepe because we found the prices to be too expensive. Paris Crepe is a HUGE disappointment. DO NOT GO!

Q: positive

A:
Great views of the city. Full disclosure: I got to ride for free, and didn't have to wait in line, so for that, it was awesome. However, if I was paying and waiting, I might just go someplace where I can enjoy a cocktail with my outstanding views. If you're a tourist with a little money to burn, the High Roller is cool. If you're not afraid to take a cab (or you're local), go to the Mandarin Bar or the martini bar at the Stratosphere.