input: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output: [Service was quick and courteous = 3 stars....Food = 2......2.5 stars rounded down) As a downtown dweller I am always supporting the local restaurants and businesses. Sing High Chop Suey House has always been on the fringes for me and I have only been there once before at a Downtown Phoenix Dine Around event. I remember it being just ok then (Egg roll was good, sweet and sour chicken tasty). Until today it had just been one of those places that was just ok and just hadn't made much effort to go back. This evening I didn't want to cook and had a Suns game to get to later and I was craving an egg roll. Oh what the heck...Sing High...let's do this. I was looking forward to trying their Chop Suey at a REAL Chop Suey House. My mind was filled with tastes and textures of fresh veggies, bean sprouts with still a bit of crunch. maybe a little fresh green pepper, celery as long as it wasn't that canned stuff mom made it had to be better . I ordered the #2 Dinner Combo (fried shrimp, egg fu young, pork chop suey and rice) and had them add an egg roll. I didn't wait long for my food. On first look all I saw was thick cornstarch-y sauce...dipped my fork into it hoping the flavor was better... ***BOOM*** I was jolted back to my childhood.... [insert black hole tornado sequence here followed by a flash of lightning] As a kid my mom would make us those La Choy Chung King Family Meal (Chicken Chop Suey or Egg Fu Young) Kit. No matter how well my mom rinsed that can of veggies that came with the kit you could still taste the can. Oh and all that cornstarch thickened sauce that came with the kit...While we ate the Chicken Chop Suey, the Egg Fu Young was the house favorite and even with the egg and the sauce you could still taste the tin-y limp veggies. Jolted back to the present by a polite , "How is your meal?" I smiled politely and nodded. What I had here on my plate was the same as mom used to make, tin-y limp and bland ...and the egg roll was filled with the same chop suey-ness that was going on in my plate. The think cornstarch thickened sweet and sour sauce and plenty of soy made it a bit better. The 2 fried shrimp were a bit tough but again with sweet and sour sauce it made them ok. By the time I began to try my egg fu young, knew I was going to need a bit more to make it work. I motioned for the server and asked if they had chile sauce and she promptly brought me some. This redeemed the egg fu young to just ok status and I hoped it would do something for the chop suey...it didn't...I picked through about a half cup worth and left the rest there. If I found myself here again, I would pass on the egg roll and the chop suey and stick to something fried like sweet and sour something or some apps. Maybe I will try the soup next time. [I am not ruling them out completely.]
input: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output: The atmosphere was great - went for dinner before concert @ Mandalay but the bartender was slow - took 15 minutes to get a martini! & inconsistent - 2nd martini was terrible. The food was awful as well - everything we ordered was over-cooked - halibut was dry, risotto was like big ball of dough & "chips" (fish & chips) were soggy.
input: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output:
I have to admit I was worried after trying to place my order that I wouldn't be writing a good review for this place, but I am so happy to say I was wrong. I went in with my mom and we wanted to share a sandwich and since we don't like the same things on our subs, we asked to have the onions on the side. We were told they couldn't do that and aren't allowed to. Seemed strange to me, but whatever. The team working didn't seem to know much about the menu either, but I have to say that our sandwich was great. A simple ham and cheese but the bread was great and all of the fixings were fresh and tasty. Beware of the hot peppers...they are serious! Overall, since the food is the most important part, this place is worth it.