Q: negative

A: Just okay. Stopped by for their reverse happy hour. Salsa was good. Kind of spicy for mild which I liked. Disappointed that the bean dip AND the queso had chorizo. We split the Mexican pizza subbing the meat for beans. Greasy but satisfying. It's good if you put tons of salsa on it. About halfway through eating it however, I detected something meaty in their beans. Now, I am not a super strict vegetarian. I will eat refried beans at most Mexican places as long as there is not an overwhelming lard or meaty taste. (On a side note though- I feel it is completely unnecessary to use lard or meat products in beans. My favorite Mexican food place- Mi Pueblo- makes excellent beans with no lard. When beans are a vegetarian staple, why would a restaurant be inconsiderate and make it non-vegetarian? Okay- end rant.) So back to Arriba's beans... It tasted something a bit porkish. It kind of killed my appetite so I was done after two pieces. My husband also ordered pork taquitos which he was underwhelmed by. Although a big chorizo fan, he said the queso it came with wasn't great. Our server was good. Charming and accommodating. But what really turned me off was the bill. My husband didn't tell me until we were in the car, so I didn't have a chance to fight it. $31 total. Hmmmm... happy hour prices on the Mexican pizza should have been $8 and $3. On top of that a draft Bud Light (also on special) and a Corona. $31 does NOT make sense. Our server didn't seem so charming and accommodating anymore. Yeah, so we won't be back. Way too many good Mexican places to bother with Arriba.

Q: positive

A: Love them. Staff is wonderful. My nails look great. I had an appointment so there was not wait. I will be going back.

Q: negative

A: Was really excited to eat at Max's after a very long time but the wait, the service and the food was not worth it all. Wait time was over an hour, and there were empty tables that needed to be cleaned. The crew lacked teamwork. Mishaps were being discussed by the cashier and the waitress (who was pretending to be busy by wiping down the menus) which could have been discussed later with a superior maybe as an after-action report. Some of the crew were really busy but some were walking around in a daze. We ordered our drinks and our food together but it took a long time for the drinks to come and when they did, they missed a few people's orders in our table of 8. FInally, after what seemed like a long wait, our food came, not at the same time. So because we were starving, whoever got their food first already started eating. When our food came, it was mediocre. I ordered the crab fried rice and there were egg shells in it. The sizzling sisig was drowning in oil. The rest of the food was okay, nothing worth mentioning. The only good thing that stood out was the nilaga, which was really tasty.

Q: positive

A:
I'm glad there is a new addition to Mill ave that I can get down with. This little shop just opened so there wasn't a lot to choose from especially for the bigger gal. The four star review is for what they will hopefully become. There were some cute items and also a large section for men which is rare for vintage clothing stores. The staff was friendly especially Cory. There's an extensive collection of vintage shirts that range from $10 to $18. Dresses about $24 each. Some items weren't priced though since it just had a soft opening today. I hope this business does well and can't wait to come back once they have worked out the kinks.