You are given a review about a place. You need to provide a rating from "1 star" to "5 stars" for this place.

[EX Q]: been twice once a year ago friday night Packed I was shooting. its funny what girls do when you have a $35,000 camera on your shoulder no it wasn't for that show...it was for a reality pilot.... any way...

decor-great really want to shoot there witch is a good sign...Bathrooms with the cool there see through then there not thingy....oh they do have bathroom atendents Im not a fan but I can't give em a -star for that there every where...good mix between Lounge and Club may be too small at times...

DJ-the first time I was there I new the guy I took Electronic music with him at scc...and he got better since school...

Appletini please. "that will be $5"....a I want one with alcohol in it...".yes that will be $5" what! I thought this was expensive Scottsdale? in LA just red bull NO vodka is $6! realy good drinks really cheap GOod.....I saw other reviews saying this place was too expensive?.....maybe I've been too burned from LA's/santa monicas $15 drinks

Peps....ok heres where it could go south it all depends on what your looking for....yes theres ASU chicks dressed up going out with there parents Credit cards and the 30k millionaires... but if thats what ur looking for you found the right place...and it fits in a weird way yes there being "fake" but thats just like six is it looks like it should cost a fortune to drink and play here but it dosen't. Friday was "Fire Code" breaking packed, Sunday was pretty Dead

Bartender-not bad for what I expected. NIce, Fast, effeicant. no aditude...

problem is I want to hate it but I can't yet so I'll have to investigate more...
[EX A]: 5 stars

[EX Q]: The last time that we were in Vegas we saw Ka which was awesome and amazing. Love was just ok. I really wanted to LOVE it but it was just eh. The music was great because it was The Beatles and the acrobatics left me thinking how could anyone do that!!! I just didn't like the interpretations of the songs. I really hated Lady Madonna. My husband said "wow you really don't clap for anyone tapdancing."

So you get to hear different versions of Beatles songs which was cool. Some parts of the show were just creepy or it could have been that I was just really tired. I dunno.

On the Mirage website you can get 25% of tickets if you go during the week. We were sitting up top and had a great view as it is a small theater in the round.
[EX A]: 3 stars

[EX Q]: Hubby and I made the trek up from Central Phoenix today for something different for lunch. We were pleasantly surprised to find this wasn't a pretentious Scottsdale joint - the atmosphere was actually quite unassuming and welcoming. We were greeted immediately by the hostess and seated at a table near the bar, in the middle of the dining room.

Our waitress seemed genuinely happy to be there, giving us a quick back-story of the restaurant (food's local, trucked in each morning, lots of gluten-free options) as she took our drink order. I'm a bit of a coffee freak, and there wasn't anything remarkable about this coffee, though it wasn't bad. I added a decent amount of (fresh) cream to my cup to cut down on the bitterness. Perhaps I'm a stickler for tradition, but I prefer my coffee in a good ol' ceramic mug, rather than the glass, handled Irish coffee mug presented. I don't think the glass keeps the coffee hot as long as ceramic - which was unfortunate, because after ordering our food, we didn't see the waitress again until after our food was delivered by another waiter. Me + lukewarm coffee = sad :(

I settled on the Monte Cristo - two slices of french toast with melted gruyere, ham, and strawberry jam - with a side of roasted red potatoes. I was concerned about the saltiness of the ham overpowering the sandwich, but it was a delightfully balanced blend of savory and sweet. The maple syrup provided on the side was a perfect complement. My potatoes were also done perfectly - with sliced white onions, not too crunchy but not slimy, either. Hubby ordered the steak & eggs with two slices of gluten-free toast (from the Gluten-Free Creations Bakery in uptown Phoenix) and black beans. The waitress mentioned that all of their breakfast sides are gluten-free - it's nice to have some variety for a change. He hasn't stopped talking about his eggs all day. He ordered them over medium, and they tasted fresh and were actually cooked to his liking - no wiggly white, no chalky yolk. The seasoning in the tenderloin (roughly six ounces - all meat, mind you, no fat or bone to carve away) was seasoned perfectly to complement the eggs.

By the time our food had arrived, we decided we wanted to try the bloody mary after reading Andrea S's review below. Our waitress didn't mind at all that we wanted to "split" the $8 drink and it arrived promptly. Made with cucumber vodka and stuffed to the brim with produce, this was one of the lightest and freshest bloody marys I've ever enjoyed. I've never seen pickled green beans in a bloody mary before - Hubby and I spent a good ten minutes trying to guess what they'd been marinated in (cloves? cinnamon??). The verdict - spicy and refreshing!

In short...the pros and cons:

Pros -
- Delicious, local food
- Friendly, decidedly un-Scottsdale service
- Clean, modern, spacious bathrooms (they even have those nifty Dyson hand-dryers, ooh!)
- Unique & varied drink menu
- Urban, industrial decor with colorful splashes of art deco
- Filling (!) brunch for two for $40 - not too shabby

Cons -
- Coffee was meh, went cold in between touch-ups
- Dining room was a bit crowded (I think my chair was bumped five times), and metal & concrete furnishings makes for a bit of a loud breakfast

All in all, we felt welcomed and appreciated. We'll be back!
[EX A]:
4 stars