Problem: The slots upstairs would have provided a better value than this meal. On a recommendation my wife and I along with some friends chose Charlie Palmer Steakhouse for dinner. We were promptly seated upon arrival at a sizable table for our party of five; however, the chairs were awkwardly arranged and required some uncomfortable shifting and straddling of table legs. The service while friendly seemed to be mildly disorganized to the point of being somewhat intrusive. We were asked four separate times if we needed assistance; however, it is the wine list that needs the help. We found the selection to be extremely lacking and incredibly overpriced even for Vegas. A "budget" Bordeaux at $95 was reluctantly selected and even more reluctantly accepted after tasting. The wine had not spoiled but was by far one of the poorest quality Bordeaux's we have tasted, deep apologies for not remembering the vintner. The table bread may have been the highlight of the evening and I applaud the chef for producing a cornbread that my wife thoroughly enjoyed, she hates cornbread... I will also give a nod to the butternut ravioli soup; it was flavorful and with a rich consistency. Sadly this is where the praise ends. Main course was bone-in rib-eye and the potatoes au gratin. The steak was properly cooked but had the consistency and taste of something one would order from Sizzler. The potatoes were undercooked, overly starchy and lacking in overall taste. When paying for a premium aged steak I expect to be delighted by every bite not struggling to put the meal down to justify the premium price tag. Everyone in our party ordered something different with similar results. Vegas is all about knowing when to walk away and we didn't bother trying the desserts. As hard as it is for me to dislike a steakhouse, I have to strongly recommend against visiting this establishment. For your money you are better off at Morton's or Sinatra (Encore). Good luck!
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A: negative

Problem: Came here for Sunday morning brunch. The food was very good, but the service was below average and the wait was long. We shared a cheese biscuit, which was good and I ordered the Breakfast Monte which was also good. I was going to order a smoothie, but when I asked, the waitress told me that the smoothies were made from a mix, instead of fresh made, so I ordered orange juice instead. I don't have any complaints about the food. The wait staff was friendly, but they seem very disorganized. This place would really benefit from better management and better trained wait staff. The staff should have assigned stations with specific tables they are responsible for. When we were seated, it seemed that there was confusion over who was going to be our server. Once we were seated, there was a long wait for the server to take our drink order, then a long wait for the server to take our food order, then an even longer wait for our food. We rarely saw our server. Other people we chatted with afterward, seemed to have the same experience. Overall, I would say the food is good, but not worth the extremely slow and disorganized service. If they can improve the service, this would be a four or five star place.
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A: negative

Problem: I have no idea what just happened. I came here for dinner and the place was vacant, with like one other party at any given time in here. I'm not sure if it's because it's sort of in the hood, or because it's just not that good. I've never been to a Bill Johnson's, but it seemed like a nice place all this time. There's a few different locations throughout the valley, and I've never heard a bad thing about them before. They seem like a nice family style restaurant and I came here with a friend tonight for dinner for the first time. I can't put my finger on it, but I think it was the food that didn't impress me. They seem to be a family style steak and potatoes type place, but the food wasn't all that good and it seemed a bit pricy. I think you get huge portions, but it wasn't all that good. I went with the bbq sandwich with a baked potato. It was okay, but seemed like it was cut up into tiny cubes with bbq sauce over it. It really didn't have much flavor to it either. I just wasn't all that impressed. I think years ago it used to be the best place ever, from what I heard, but I was kind of disappointed overall with the food and the high prices mediocre food.
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A: negative

Problem: I was in Angelina's about a week ago and it was the worst dining experience of my life. When I entered the restaurant my girlfriend and I were immediately greeted by our server. This was the ONLY pleasant part of our experience. It took our server literally 10 minutes to show up with menus and ask us what we wanted to drink. We ordered our pizza and it popped out 15 minutes later (which is fast, we're not complaining about that). We asked for two sides of ranch when the pizza came to the table and our waitress seemed very annoyed by our request. We did not start eating our pizza until the ranch arrived. So the pizza sat on our table for LITERALLY 20 minutes while waiting for TWO SIDES OF RANCH. When the ranch finally showed up, we both needed refills at this time, which also annoyed the waitress. We waited literally another 10 minutes to get refilled and finally got to eat our pizza. The pizza sat on the table for half an hour before the waitress could make two SMALL accommodations that would allow us to enjoy our meal. After finishing our meal, this server still didn't bring us our check for a good 20 minutes. No part of this experience was enjoyable and I will NEVER go back to an Angelina's. I will encourage everyone I know to choose ANYWHERE else thanks to the shoddiness of the service and food at this overpriced dump.
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