Problem: 5 guys paid no cover. 5 Stars!
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Problem: I was not at all happy with my visit to Canyon Ranch last Wednesday. Wow, I expected sooo much better from this place. Let me just say if you don't read the rest of this review...just go to Qua in Caesar's....it's way better. I only paid the $40 to use the general facilities and decided to skip the $175 facial I had booked. IMO, that's a bit much for a facial. After tip it would be over $200. Anyway, once I paid I walked into the locker room area. There were maybe five of us lined up there waiting for the attendent to come back after giving someone a tour. Why weren't there more attendents? Ok, fine, whatever. A few of us walked together to be shown the place, very briefly, she didn't walk us around or anything, just basically pointed and gestured but then again she really didn't have the time to take us on a full tour. The place is HUGE though so you kind of need some direction if you have never been there before. The attendent gave me a little locker key on a rubber wrist bracelet and I couldn't believe I had to walk around with this thing on my wrist all day. I am used to those lockers where you just punch in your 4 digit code and go on your way. The next thing that sucked were the flip flops they give you to wear. Seriously, they actually hurt my feet with all these hard little nubby things on them. Weird. I figured the first thing I would do would be to relax in the jacuzzi/whirlpool...not happening! I went into the room where they have ONE whirlpool. Yes, one....and it was about the size of a king sized bed. Two women were in the two spots made to lay back on and then there were two women on the other side of them. There wasn't really any more room after that. I'm not getting into a whirlpool and being all up on someone. It wouldn't be too relaxing for either of us. (As a sidenote, you should see the whirlpool/bath area at Qua. It's unbelieveable) So I left out of there and headed to the area where you wait to have a treatment. This area was very nice and had cozy and comfortable seating. The refreshments weren't that great though. Just some tea, coffee and water and then there was some fruit. I left there and asked someone how to get to the "wave" room I heard so much about. After about a ten minute walk I found it and it was pretty stupid. You lay in these leather chairs and incline backwards like you are looking up into a dome thing and there are wave sounds and bird sounds....it sounded way better then it actually was. I decided to get my $40 worth and lay here and relax for a bit. I don't know if it was people who worked there or other guests but I kept hearing the door slam about every five minutes or so. Not relaxing. Also the room was completely empty the whole time I was there and I bet that's probably because other guests didin't even know it is there. I made the long trek back to the lockers in my nubby, hurty flip flops. I should have just taken them off but I felt weird about it. I got dressed and got the heck out of there. Major waste of $40 in my opinion. It was so crowded, too, for a Wednesday. I wonder what it is like in there on a Saturday. I don't know, I don't get what the hoopla is about this place. I would never go back and would tell others not to go. They need to take a page from Qua's book. But you can see my review for Qua for that story. Again, I didn't have a treatment so I can't say anything about that. I also did not go in the steamroom or sauna but I took a peek and they looked crowded.
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Problem: Wow! Great late night coffee shop! We ordered the cafe latte and the kona mocha frappachino. My husband ordered the teramisu and I was debating on the cheesecake vs the Italian lemon cake. The guy was real helpful in helping me decide. I went with the cheesecake. He mistakingly brought the lemon cake and said no worries keep the lemon cake and brought a cheesecake!!!! I got to have both cakes I wanted for the price of one!!! He was all smiles and pleasant. We will be back for sure ! The service was great and The latte was even better!
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Problem: Definitely worth the hype. I am on a roll with izakayas recently and this place does remind me of Guu. We showed up on a Sunday at 5 pm (the opening) and although being the first in line, the place filled up in no time after we sat down. Decor-wise you will find some small tables but more buffet-type larger tables for share. We were seated at the bar for a party of three and I got to peak at the food preparation and plating. As expected, the loud cheer upon arrival and departure is also part of the experience. Food-wise, a great izakaya. Seasoning of the dishes are on the stronger end. I can imagine those who like bolder flavours to love the food here. Ingredients were definitely fresh which would be expected with the amount of turnover at this place. One dish that was more memorable for me was the mackerel. It's not typically a fish I like but this was cooked tender, with a good balance of flavour and right amount of char on the skin. The other dishes we had were more the everyday variety (udon, Japanese pancake, tuna tartare, etc) and nothing was a let down. I feel like on a lazy day I can just close my eyes and chose anything and be guaranteed a good meal. Portions are quite large for an izakaya, you can guaranteed to be full if you have a carb-heavy choice per person (with other apps to share of course). All in all, I can't wait to come back again. Last point - the girl's bathroom is quite a sight. Not sure if this is the custom in Japan but the bathroom was equipped from mouth wash, lotion down to sanitary napkins. I definitely don't see that everyday.
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