Q: We love Papago's Orange Blossom beer which we usually enjoy at a nearby restaurant. Today we decided to try out the brew pub because we are looking for a fun destination place with good beer and food. It was Saturday 1:30 pm. We sat down within 15 ft of the bar and was passed by the waitress at least 3 times including when she picked something up from the counter right next to my husband. After waiting 20 minutes she finally stopped and asked what we wanted to drink, we had to ask for menus and no water was offered. When she finally returned I wanted to try something new so told her my preferences and asked her for a suggestion. She seemed inconvenienced and made a suggestion which I agreed to quickly. I'm not sure what she brought me but it tasted like Budweiser and never bothered to ask if I liked it during our stay. We ordered pork sliders and an appetizer to share. After a 30 minute wait we received our food and the sliders were meatball. After another 10 min I was able to catch her attention and told her we had requested pork sliders, she replied "yeah, those are meatball"...like she already knew, or didnt' care that it was wrong. My husband said that was okay he would keep them (we had waited so long already). On the bill she did change the charge to meatball.... HOWEVER, we did not want meatball sliders (tasted like store bought meatballs on 3" mini-pretzel buns)...and taking a bit more off the bill would have been smart business. We were not asked if we wanted another round, if the food was okay, or if we needed anything. The bill was $30 and not worth half that. The seating is limited to wo oden chairs, not comfortable for more than an hour. All in all, it was disappointing.

A: negative

Q: Working close by, I thought to give a try this Italian place today. Being a member of the Gourmet society club I made the call for a booking at 13:00 mentioning my membership and the happy lady on the phone made a note of our reservation. When we arrived at 13:10, the place was almost packed. It took them around 5 minutes to show some attention to us and take us to our table, which wasn't 100% clean (breadcrumbs, signs of pepper stuck on the wooden surface). We never felt welcome - there wasn't even a smile, some courtesy, not even a simple apology when two salads and a calamari starter took roughly 25 mins to arrive. When we asked for the bill and mentioned the Gourmet society card, the abrupt mature waiter said that it can't be used during lunch time, with me adding that when I made the phone booking, I wasn't informed of that term. The waiter turned with a silent strict look to the lady behind the bar that was speechless (and must have taken the reservation), and after thinking about it for a few seconds, he finally said ok. Food wise, my Goat's cheese salad was ok, but I think iceberg lettuce is not the best choice for it. My friend wasn't that happy with her Caesar salad (tasteless lettuce), and she even said that the crouton felt plain. Walking out we saw two ladies looking desperately towards the inner of the restaurant waiting to be served soon, but that might take a while, I think. Obviously, we are not going back...

A: negative

Q: Love the food - not a fan of the atmosphere though. The blueberry pancakes with the orange butter are fabulous and have completely changed the way I make pancakes at home. I also love the breakfast sandwich - so good! The one thing I don't like about the place is how loud it is - the acoustics of the place just seem to amplify everything and it gets too loud for me to really enjoy if it's super busy.

A: positive

Q: My husband and I ate here tonight after buying their groupon a couple weeks ago. The service was good and the food was outstanding! We tried 3 different appetizers- the cheese borak (AMAZING), the hummus with meat (DELICIOUS) and the spinach pies (good but not outstanding). For our entree we both had the Cleopatra platter... 3 kebobs- chicken, kafta and filet mignon. The chicken and kafta were VERY flavorful, the filet was good but not quite as great as the other 2 kebobs. By far the best thing on the plate was the garlic dip/sauce that came with the chicken. A delicious creamy, garlic sauce that was good on everything! ;-) I highly recommend the restaurant and am very confused by the bad reviews on the restaurant. We will for sure be going back. The location is kinda in a hidden spot, but I hope the restaurant sticks around for awhile...I'm glad to finally have a good middle eastern place in the area! Give it a try!

A:
positive