input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: Joe's Real Barbecue is one of my family's favorite places. Great for groups, dates, kids, the grandparents, you name it. The atmosphere is strictly casual, with long picnic tables and plastic silverware. There is a big outdoor seating area we especially like, and if the kids finish before us they can run around in the grass without bothering anyone. Go with the the pulled pork / sliced brisket combination with cole slaw and mac and cheese. Although everything I've tried here is good. The cheese bread is also especially tasty. Oh, and how can I forget the lemon cake? Sweet and tangy, just like my Mom makes :)
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output: I'm not sure if I'm just NOW figuring out that Laval doesn't have great food but seriously, I've been so disappointed by the food in Laval as of late. Last Saturday a friend and I were trying to think of where to go for a late dinner. Les 3 Brasseurs was a perfect middle meeting point for us so we quickly decided to go there. It was meant to be classic pub style food so you can't really go wrong right? I arrived first and asked for a table and I was taken to a high perched table in the middle of the room that was just uncomfortable. We had to ask to be moved into one of the MANY booths that were available but NOT cleaned yet. We changed tables, helped the hostess clean our table and she still didn't wipe it down. Strike one. The waiter comes around and asks if we are ready to order drinks. We weren't. We said to come back in a few minutes and he took that too literal. His few minutes ended up being about 20 minutes later. So we are now sitting at a semi cleaned table with no food, no drinks, and not even a glass of water. As we FINALLY get to place our drink orders we ask about what the waiter would recommend and this is where they earned some points back. The waiter was brutally honest. He was like "I wouldn't eat this...Oh I love this..." His suggestions actually made me change my mind about what I wanted to eat. So our drinks arrive and then it takes the waiter another 45 minutes to ask for our food orders. The delay is WAY too long and the place isn't busy enough for this to be understandable or tolerable. Once we get our food we only get ONE set of utensils. I ordered the chicken tender wrap with fries and I was less than impressed. I can understand why it'd take forever to bring the food to the table, I'd be embarassed. French Fries - McCain store bought frozen fries Chicken Tenders - Store bought frozen tenders BBQ Sauce - store bought BBQ sauce. So basically all the kitchen staff had to do for this was throw the fries and tenders in the oil, open a package of Tortillas, chop some lettuce and tomatoes throw them on the tortilla and then wait for the chicken to finish frying and roll it all up with some BBQ sauce. I could make better at home...and I should have. My friend had a flammekueche which is basically a super flat bread pizza and he said the food was good. I would have tried it but it had peppers and mushrooms on it and those two ingredients revolt me. As for the drinks. I think that their beer cocktails were pretty good. I had The Latino and that was pretty awesome. I should have ordered a smaller one since I drink slow and the beer got warm really quick. The only reason this is getting a 2 star review is because the waiter at the end of the night redeemed himself by making some jokes. He had me laughing as I was leaving but it wasn't really enough to make me ever go back to Les 3 Brasseurs again.
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output:
Decided to try this place due to a groupon purchase. Ate here on a Saturday night. Food- Ordered the plantains as an appetizer. It was subpar- I've had plantains that taste the exact same way at the EDR (employee dining room) for FREE..! Entrees- we ordered pan con bistec with banana chips & lechon asado. Again, both dishes were nothing out of the ordinary and both on the dry side. I felt the pan con bistec could have used some kind of sauce. The presentation of the lechon asado did not make the dish look appetizing. And when we cut into the pork, it was so dry. Thank goodness for the black beans, which we mixed with the white rice & pork to make the meal somewhat edible. Atmosphere - it was a bit dark in the restaurant. They were about to set up for late night music / DJ. Service - not bad, not great. Overall - I don't think i will be coming back here.