Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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Answer: This joint has all the ingredients, all the trimming, all the possibility to be a top notch spot for imbibing however, like a good cocktail the execution and careful measurement are absolute requirements to ensure precise flavor control and a delicious final result. Le Lab has an amazing selection of bitters, home made and bought, infusions and a decent selection of booze. I found myself wondering why they needed to serve Jack Daniels when behind those bottles were far more interesting bourbons? Then it dawned on me, this place is trying to be everything to everyone instead of drawing a line in the sand and standing by only top notch ingredients. I had the cocktail a la Louisiana, an old school drink that I'm very familiar with. Too sweet and too heavy handed on the absinthe, and don't get me wrong, I like my absinthe, but I like my cocktail to have balance. My wife had a tall glass full of mint leaves and some overly sweet swill. Our compatriots Talisker came with cold water for dilution out of an ice melt absinthe drip fountain. The water was sweetened. I watched our very congenial bar tender mix drinks and realized he wasn't measuring his citrus, bitters or sweeteners, that's right, long pours and eye balling them. The only thing measured was booze. HOLY CAW! Where's the quality control?! In the end this is a great little bar if you roll in with bales of cash. Cocktails run as high as 29 each, sharable ones in the 40s. The soundtrack, a weird melange of 80s and early 90s, leaves you wanting a little Kruder and Dorfmeister, and the drinks are so sweet you think that Willy Wonka is behind the counter. Everyone there was perfectly friendly, but the construction, the measurement, the execution needs a serious rethinking.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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Answer: My friend and I both traded in vehicles and bought brand new Scion tC's from Camelback Toyota/Scion, and working with our salesman (who is no longer employed there) was an absolutely positive experience. However, once we settled on our deal, the finance manager was a total jerk, overly pushy with up-sells for extended warranties and other unnecessary crap. Despite that, I tried to remain loyal because of how helpful and friendly our salesman had been. When it came time for my first major service, I brought my car in and was upsold on over $500 of services that my personal mechanic later confirmed were 100% unnecessary, despite the pressure that the Camelback service writer had put on their "importance" to the proper upkeep of my vehicle. Even my salesman was disgusted with their behavior when I told him about it after the fact, which was one of the contributing factors for his decision to leave. I really hope that extra $500 you scammed me out of made it worthwhile to not only lose a good customer, but the several referrals I gave others to shop elsewhere. Stereotypical "stealership" b.s., and yet people in the automotive industry scratch their heads and wonder why they have such a piss poor reputation...

Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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This review comes at least six months after two visits; one in which I was disappointed and the second, with which I was seriously pissed. I can't reasonably dispute the positive reviews since I can't imagine anyone bothering to promote a place they don't actually like and yet, and not for the first time, my experiences here were worlds away from you more fortunate Yelpers. Yes, the service was fast and friendly but at a price I'm no longer willing to pay. Visit 1: I picked the budget friendly option of a lunch special to go of beef w/ red curry. At home, sipping a bit of the curry, I was treated to a complimentary burst of flavors that were very palate friendly. I thought I'd gotten lucky (only food-wise, can we talk?) and would be able to chalk up a new go-to Thai place, but as I spooned the dish over the rice and forked my way through the meal I became increasingly aware of a mounting saltiness that became relentless in the end. I know that people share a varied tolerance for salt; some just a little and some can't get enough. I can happily crunch through a half bag of salt and vinegar chips so I'm not exactly a salt sissy. But obviously too much of it in an otherwise tasty concoction just makes it a mess not worth serving. That's my vote on this one. Plus, the egg roll was ridiculous. I didn't expect it crisp after the ride home but neither did I imagine the indestructable toughness I bit into. After a major effort to get the first bite down I realized that the dough wrap was at least twice the thickness of any roll I've EVER had and that I found so little filling of any kind that I had to check it out. Surgery STAT revealed contents of precisely two (2) bean sprouts and one (1) slender shred of cabbage. Period. That's it. In the trash. That was my budget lunch. Disappointing, but not bad enough to write them off just yet. Visit 2: Thought I'd take a chance and order what I really wanted instead of another 'test' meal. In trying to recreate a truly great experience in the past from a place no longer around, I ordered Pineapple Curry With Roasted Duck And Tomato from their list of 'Specialties' Sound good? Well, the curry WAS good; not too salty this time. But back home, I soon realized that my parachute had failed to open: picture no more than a dozen slivers of duck, each the size of two toothpics side by side and 3/4 as long. Maybe a quarter OUNCE of meat? Maybe not even.. Envision similar sized bits of slimy skin floating around independently, indicating a minimum of four days in the pot, as did the rest of the ingredients. Non-ripe tomatoes. In July. In Arizona. Add to this the fact that the kitchen (conspicuously) added what amounted to literally FIVE times the canned pineapple (why ever bother with fresh when you're just using it as a filler anyway?) that a dish this size can realistically support. So that was my 4 minute, 'from order to door', 'Specialty' from Krua for 'only' $15.25 inc. tax. I'm absolutely certain they wouldn't have dared serving this 'bottom of the pot' debacle to a sit-down customer without expecting to see it turned into 'instant wall art' but gambled that a $15 take away probably wouldn't come back to call them out on this. I'm doing that here. No Mercy; and never again.