A tale of two restaurants The Library used to have really good eats. Used to. But I went there for the first time in a couple years recently and was appalled with my meal. I ordered the scarlet letter: The Scarlet Letter - 16 Cheese stuffed tortellini, spinach and mushrooms with a roasted red pepper cream sauce Add chicken 5, portobello 5, salmon 8, shrimp 8, or scallops 12 Lets start with the tortellini, low grade frozen crud improperly cooked. Red pepper cream sauce? Heavy cream cut with milk that was three days away from bad (I have cooked for a living for twelve years you can't fool me) and mixed with some okay marinara. *also charged me four or five dollars for "extra spinach" The worst part was the fact that the garlic and shallot were not even remotely sauteed and overpowered any semblance of flavor that might have otherwise existed. Gag-worthy. C'mon now. The cheese plate : Of Mice and Men - 14 Prosciutto, capicola, genoa, assorted cheese and marinated olives drizzled with olive oil and served with two stuffed cherry peppers Except that's not what it was. It was a handful of really mediocre green olives, water pressed spicy ham, hockey puck salami and not a trace of Prosciutto or stuffed peppers anywhere to be found. The cheese was a joke but not a funny one. This meal was actually offensive to me. Maybe you can trick some drunk college kids but not me. If you are going to buy the cheapest ingredients you can find at the restaurant depot at least price the menu accordingly. And teach your cooks how to actually cook food properly. Will never be back sorry boutcha

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Tao is the nicest inside, but I'm sick of Tao simply because every time I go to Vegas, everyone wants to go to Tao. If you're Asian, it's mandatory that you show up at Tao. They're nice to girls and nice to couples, so gentlemen, pair up with a lady or you're guaranteed to pay cover. They don't care what the hostess said when she put you on the guest list. They don't care if you're staying at the hotel AND on the super VIP list. No girls, no comp. Of course, you'll have to buy that girl drinks once you get in, but nothing's free in life. You already knew that. Boys, they'll getcha for not wearing dress shoes. I've seen it. And they'll make you tuck in your shirt when you're in line, just because they can. If you can't stand the claustrophobia, dance downstairs by the bar in the restaurant. Some drinks are a dollar cheaper at the downstairs bar too. I don't know why but it is. If Tao Beach is open, the couches/benches around the pool bar is pretty much the only free place to sit. That's all the advice I can think of. Have fun!

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Having lived in Greece and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East, I've had my share of authentic Gyros and Shawarmas. That said, Greek Wraps definitely delivered authenticity in my experience. I'd like to see the price a little lower than $7 for a 7'' Gyro if I were to give Greek Wraps 5-stars, but I'm content to give them 4 stars for a great-tasting Gyro which was loaded with meat. The service and cleanliness of the order at-the-counter then sit style restaurant was solid.

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I like having a village in close to where I live for times when I'm in the mood for breakfast, but don't feel like cooking it. They've recently updated the place to have kind of a retro/modern feel...new paint, new pictures, new booths - I like it! I don't really like their new logo, but I'm not there to eat their logo so I'll get used to it eventually. Also, they have free wi-fi here if that's important to you. Food is always good, love their pancakes, and a lot of menu items to choose from. I tried the new chicken ranch sandwich - yums! This place was pretty busy around Saturday 11am. I've heard they have a free slice of pie on Weds type deal, so maybe one of these days I'll check that out.
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