I have heard a lot about this place so i decided to try it. 1. The girls that greet you seemed a bit snooty 2. The hamburgers were cooked properly but absolutely no flavor .. just very plain 3. And way way over priced ..
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Nice and easy location near the NC Music Factory and across the street from VBGB for the after drinks/ volleyball food craving. Plenty of parking but not plenty of space. Six of us came after volleyball and fortunately there were very few people there and we could sit at the stools directly in front of one of the 4-person booths. I ordered the Junkyard (Homefries, eggs, meat, salsa, cheese, and chili) which I could directly compare to something similar I had at another diner. Unfortunately, it fell very short. The home fries were not well cooked and tasted bland. It was like eating sliced potatoes slightly sauteed. The salsa looked and tasted out of a can and the bacon was not crispy. The chili was nothing special, but yes, if you're hungry you will eat most breakfast concoctions. On the positive note, the Death by Chocolate shake was delicious and lots of cake goodness inside. The server was also friendly and made sure to clean the shake stirrer as she admitted she used it before with peanut butter. So if you have any peanut allergies, make sure you ask to specifically re-clean the machine to make sure no cross contamination.
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Of all the thai places I've eaten at in town, this one is probably last on the list. The flavor of the panang curry here is off somehow, and not different in a "different recipes at different restaurants" kind of way but a "this tastes weird, here taste this does this taste weird to you" kind of way. It also was more like a soup than a curry, which is not what I want. Ordered my food at the maximum amount of spiciness, tasted like it included zero spicy spices. I had to make extremely liberal use of the spice tray the lady brought out for me. Service was excellent, the waitress was attentive and very nice. Drinks were kept full and empty plates were taken away quickly. Even though the service was excellent the food was definitely not, and maybe it's because I'm white that they gave me the "Americanized" 10/10 hot level, but that's a complete joke. 10/10 should be ghost pepper status or something, not a dash of cayenne and a sprinkle of red pepper flake.
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Coffee: Decent, but didn't blow my skirt up Set-up: Nice decor, lots of room to spread out Service: Awful. Don't make me feel like I'm inconveniencing you. I can and will take my business where it's appreciated (Fair Trade, Cartel/Conspire or Lux, for example) Atmosphere: TURN THE FRIGGIN ELECTRONICA DOWN! I enjoy scheduling meetings off-site but not where I need to use sign language to communicate with my vendors. IMPORTANT: My experiences at Lola Downtown have always been good and I'll continue to go there. The layout isn't as conducive for meetings but the service and music are much improved, which of course make the coffee taste just a little less bitter.
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