input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: For me this place has now won my lunch business over Ichiza! They have the entire menu available for lunch (Ichiza only has a small menu of 15 or so items), and honestly it's bigger and to me had a better atmopshere. Additionally the service was WAY better.. no comparison. I have yet to try this place for dinner. We tried the pork ramen, fried rice, gyoza, and a rice ball. All were excellent and prices were on par if not a little cheaper than Ichiza. The "burnt" rice ball was the highlight, the gyoza filling was probably the biggest let down (not much flavor). I loved the picture menu and I look forward to trying more.
input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: This was our only dinner in Vegas that I didn't meticulously research ahead of time, and it turned out to be fantastic. La Cave is a sexy dark little restaurant in the Wynn Hotel, specializing in small plates and wine. We were seated immediately despite lacking a reservation. Unfortunately, given the theme of the restaurant, I was very much not in a wine mood and so opted for a cocktail instead. That said, La Cave offered several different wine flights as well as an extensive menu of by-the-glass or bottles. If I went back I'd be interested to try a flight as they seemed to have interesting themes. The food was excellent. We shared four dishes: The shrimp with piquillo peppers and potatoes, a three sausage flatbread, the beef sliders, and pasta with short rib and Brussels sprouts. All four dishes were delicious, but the shrimp was far and away the best one. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and the seasonings in the dish were just delicious. We fought over the dregs of the sauce. The pasta came in a close second place. The sausage flatbread was surprisingly spicy, so be forewarned if you're heat-phobic. Four dishes turned out to be plenty for the two of us to share, with a small amount of leftovers. My only reason for not giving La Cave five stars is that the service was very slow, particularly at the start of dinner. We waited quite a while to give drink orders and again to order food. Once the food order was placed, service picked up, as each dish is sent from the kitchen as it's ready. Honestly, the service would not stop me from coming back--it wasn't bad, just slow--but I feel like it kept our experience at La Cave from being "as good as it gets." Recommended.
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output:
I really want to like this place, but I'm not sure that I can. First of all, it's LOUD. We were meeting some friends there, and I walked in to see if there was a wait (and if so, put our names on the list). The hostess asked if she could help; I looked around and saw a few empty tables, so said "no thanks, I'm meeting some friends". She asked me to repeat myself, so I did. She still didn't hear me, so I repeated myself again. She asked yet again, so this time I almost screamed "I"M MEETING SOME FRIENDS AND WANTED TO SEE IF WE NEEDED TO PUT OUR NAME DOWN". She then gave me an "eat s--t" look for (I suppose) "yelling" at her. If it wasn't so loud, I wouldn't need to say it four times. Our waiter was super-friendly, but almost comically incompetent. He went around the table asking everyone for their drink orders. He told a joke to someone, then walked off without asking if I wanted anything. He walked by several times, oblivious to me trying to get his attention. He brought out the beers for the rest of the table, but never looked once in my direction. So I had to get up, walk to the bar and order the beer myself. I don't believe he ever even asked if it we wanted another round, either. So I guess you're only allowed one beer per meal at Krazy Fish. The old man would later bring our checks as five different checks (oh, I guess he COULD see me when it was time to pay the bill!). We were two couples and a friend; I guess he could have simply ASKED how wanted them separated, but no. OK, so the service sucks... but how's the food? I got the fried shrimp tacos. They were tasty, save for the "pink gold salsa", which the menu describes as "yogurt, honey, chipotle chilis and lime". To me it tasted like yogurt, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cane sugar juice, liquid glucose and hot fudge sauce. Yes, it was overwhelmingly sweet, like a shrimp taco liberally doused in liquid cotton candy. It was gross. The mac and cheese, supposedly some of the best in the city, was OK. Perhaps I've heard too much hype, but I can make significantly better mac and cheese at home myself. I've been back a couple of times, and the experience was slightly better service wise, but I think this is the most overrated food in Charlotte.