Q: I went for a late lunch on Saturday, no other patrons. Hmmm. Interesting. My confidence for stopping in, between errands, was waning. But, nice decor. New and clean. Counter Service. 2 Asian gals in charge at the counter. Based on their recommendation, I ordered the spicy basil fried rice (jumping rice) with chicken. The portion was a good size but for $12 I think it should be. I'm not sure that I've ever paid $12 for chicken basil fried rice even at a trendy Thai restaurant in San Francisco. I think the flavor was great albeit spicy (so not for everyone). It includes finely chopped fresh veggies, and large and smaller pieces of chicken, basil and many chili peppers (that I picked out and did not eat because there was plenty of spice going, no need to eat them). I ate about 1/3. But got to, and bit into, a large piece of chicken, that was not cooked all the way through. I spit it out. I used my fork to cut into another large piece. It wasn't cooked through either. The smaller pieces were though. I ate those. I took the remaining rice to go. I did not complain, because I knew when I warmed it up for a snack later, the chicken pieces would cook through. I ate leftovers later that evening. After 60 seconds in microwave, all was good. Will I go back? Probably not because for the money there are many other good Asian places. OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: Now I'm no Daniel LaRusso with a chopstick, but I have never had so many pieces of sushi crumble when I tried to eat them. I have only been too a handful of sushi places, but his has to be my least favorite of them all. Maybe it's because someone decided to order for the whole table and I wasn't able to get what I wanted or the fact that everything that came seemed thrown together what ever it was I didn't have a good experience here. OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: Cute little bar tucked away in the 4th ward neighborhood. Fun atmosphere - and apparently a big pole in the middle of the women's bathroom (see back of menu). Had the nachos, fried pickles and the crawfish burrito, all of which were tasty. OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: I'm generally not a steak person. I have been to some nice steakhouses but I just can't manage to really get into it. As such, STK was never high on my list of places to eat in Vegas. I ended up going for a business dinner and was generally pleased, even for my steak-averse palate. Pros *The appetizers were amazing. Hands down. Everything we ordered was fantastic and they actually gave us the appropriate number of items based on the people at the table (might have been coincidence but I'll give them the point) *The music selection was late 90's and early 2000's that reminded me of days gone by. It was not what you normally hear at a club or a restaurant so it was a fun change of pace *The drinks were fantastic and we were always asked about a fresh one before our glasses were empty *The steak! I know! I said it. It was a pretty good steak. I only had a few bites of someone else's but it was the complete opposite of where my mind goes when I think about steak. So far this review has been high-fives and kudos. But that two star rating up there, that wasn't a mistake. Every cloud has its silver lining, and at STK there were plenty of dark clouds to go with those small positive notes. Cons *The volume of the music is insane. It started out manageable but we were basically shouting at each other by the time we left *The drink I ordered was $18, and that seemed to be about average *The sides were hit or miss. Asparagus was cold but the truffle fries were like pillows of potatoey goodness. The gratin was basically raw potatoes but the mushroom pot pie was flavorful, hot, and exotic tasting *The service. Our waiter was great. Friendly, outgoing, ready to make recommendations. Unfortunately, after he took our order he was gone and never to be seen again. Instead we ended up with a loitering busser. As I mentioned earlier, this was a business dinner. We were there to eat, of course, but we were also talking and enjoying our evening. I guess we took too long to finish our appetizers because the server asked us no less than three times if he could clear anything away. Every time we said no and he just slipped to the side and waited there. It was like he was counting mississippi's in his head until he could ask us again. So we've finished our entrees. We ordered a shared dessert and coffee. We're winding our evening down when the manager comes over to the table. I assumed that he was there to just say thank you since I'm sure our bill was near the $1000 mark for the evening. Turns out he was basically kicking us out of our seat. He said the restaurant was at capacity and he wanted to buy us a drink at the bar so we could free up the table. I'm sure there are people in Vegas who wish that their restaurants could be so full at 8pm on a weeknight that they are at capacity, but I can't tolerate being rushed from our table just because other people want to sit down. I've waited at restaurants for over an hour because people weren't getting up and leaving, and that's just the way it goes. If you dont like the wait time you go elsewhere. It was really poor form that the manager asked us to vacate the table (after the check had been paid, mind you). Overall I am disappointed with STK. I went into the experience expecting stellar service and mediocre food. Turns out the food was the surprise winner and the service was just leaving much to be desired. OPTIONS:
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A:
negative