Q: positive

A: Service has VASTLY improved since my last review about four months ago. Four months ago my general attitude of this place was pretty much 'burn it down and build a new one' now it's 'hmm...didnt i use to hate this place? oh well...' So yeah staff is MUCH more attentive to customers despite being full or being empty. They no longer have decks of playing cards available for loan nor a lot of places to plug in electronics for juice but the free wifi isnt too bad. Been coming here enough to establish a few favorites: Mixed Fruit Tea (hot/cold) When it's served hot it could be a little on the sweet side, and the 'omg my mouth is burning but i dont want to spit because it kinda tastes good but holy crap this is causing me lots of pain' type of hot. A nice little perk is if you finish the tea you can open the little pot up and have at the pieces of fruit used to flavor your tea Served cold with boba and you got yourself a treat. Ginger Logan Tea (hot) Got it when i was feeling sick during the winter months. Very mellow soothing tea that tastes a bit like honeydew melon. Again you can open up the pot at eat the re-hydrated logans inside. Instant Beef flavored Noodle with Egg and Ham It's instant noodle with a fried egg and a slice of thin processed ham. It's 5.50. Who in the right mind would pay 5.50 for instant noodles with cheap enhancements. Normally i wouldnt but i cant identify what brand of instant noodle and the cheap enhancements just make it taste so damn good...Will keep ordering only to replenish my occasional craving for sodium. Honorable Mentions: Spicy Chicken Wings Yeah 'spicy' is an understatement...Are they really spicy? if you're used to eating Korean food and sucking crawfish and shrimp heads at Hot&Juicy then no these wings are as spicy as a glass of milk. Still they're seasoned nicely and juicy on the inside while lightly crisp on the outside. Been there, Yelp'ed it, Possibly Never Again: Fried Wontons Bland, Not a lot of flavor, nothing special Teriyaki Chicken Where to start...Chicken had grill marks but very little grilled flavor, also very little teriyaki flavor. The rice and the teriyaki sauce didnt go well together. The rice was too moist and instead of soak in to the sauce it just blanded the sauce up. Looked good in the picture but i'll grab the instant noodle next time Tea flavored Japanese Style Ramen Yeah...didnt taste like tea at all...Broth tasted heavily of pickled bamboo which also floats around in the soup. Priced higher and larger serving compared to the instant noodle with egg and ham but didnt tastes as good. Spicy Fried Chicken Another case where 'spicy' is an understatement. The pieces lack consistency. One will be big, meaty, and juicy on the inside, another will be too small and dried out but crunchy, and there's a bunch of others that float in the middle. The breading is a little to heavy and not seasoned enough.

Q: positive

A: We tried to grab breakfast at Matt's, but the wait was too long so we headed over to LB and really enjoyed our breakfasts. I'm not really sure why they're open for breakfast during the week as there were only a few people there, but the food was really good. I got the third plate, which was over easy eggs served over potatoes, onions, peppers, with gouda cheese. It was more food than it needed to be, but the combination worked really well and the potatoes were spiced nicely. My girlfriend got the challah french toast, which was also good - really thick slice of challah. I was scared away from the egg pizzas that other people have complained about but our meals were great. Coffee could have been hotter, but it tasted good. The service was solid and the setting itself is a nice, relaxed outdoor area that makes me want to go back and have drinks there soon.

Q: negative

A: Went to this restaurant when it first opened. Now it is a bit of a let down. The place is falling down on it housekeeping, the floors when you first walked in were filthy look like they hadn't been mopped in weeks. The Coup De Gr-as what is the female bathroom, there was feces on the toilet seat the floors were filthy the trash needed to be emptied. Totally lost my appetite. I will be making a call to the Health Department on Monday! I will never return here again, because if this is the way the place is being kept I do not want to see the kitchen.

Q: negative

A:
Hi Gold Spike. Your establishment seems to put a bad taste in my mouth every time I set foot in it. Get your staff in check. I've eaten at your diner many times since you've reopened. Never to be acknowledged in order to be seated- then wind up seating myself and my friends at the bar inside the diner after a solid amount of waiting time and attempting eye contact with a server. Then STILL get no menu. It's like everyone who works here is overwhelmed- and that's YOUR fault not your employees. Especially **** over at the bar. He's in a very bad mood and not really trying hard to hide it. You suck. I seriously hate the gold spike ever since you guys took over. Major Bummer. Heard you pay the bands well though. Too bad I don't even want to watch my friends play when you book them because it's such a college frat underemployed hipster nightmare! Every time All the time!!!!!