Q: positive

A: So Boyfriend's birthday rolls around and it becomes a challenge - with every restaurant he chooses is closed on Mondays . . . a grim evening seemed to be ahead. Alas Yelp to the rescue - "How about here . . . they have tiramisu" . . . "Um ok" he responds. (ok this isn't exactly how the conversation goes, but you get the point). We pull in . . . a little nervous - next to a sketchy Circle K - Really? we both think This small (less than 10 tables, and only 3 that have four seats) Italian place made our night. First the food is really fantastic - clean, not over done, and fresh. I had gnocchi - this was the real stuff. He had lasagna - it made his night - filling a void for a lasagna that he had in Italy (the closest other option is in Seattle - not so feasible!). The sauce was really great fresh - rustic - tomato sauce. Also - the bread starter has us wanting to back for pizza - so tasty! The service was great and personal (nothing like the owner telling you the background of the restaurant) Also - the owner was truly gracious and kind to his hard working staff. Gabriel (the lead chef/waiter/server) seemed to put his heart into service. When he learned it was BF's Birthday he took back the check (even as we said it was not necessary) and removed BF's dessert from the bill. This restaurant deserves support and patronage - it is truly fantastic. Put the sketchy Circe K aside.

Q: negative

A: I've avoided this place for years due to the average Yelp rating. Thought I would finally give them a shot after reading good things about it from friends and seeing how cheap their lunch specials are ($5.95) in their insert in the weekly postal ads. I went for the pad see oew (with beef), which I feel is generally is a safe choice. My choice of egg drop soup (instead of salad with peanut sauce) arrived quickly. It was in the lower range of hot, not scalding. Worse yet, it was bland. There is nothing memorable about it but the lack of flavor. I still hadn't finished the foreboding soup entirely by the time my entree arrived. It concerned me that it came out so quickly, and I could tell from the first bite that there just wasn't a lot of sauce. Sure, the noodles were hot and not undercooked, and the veggies were decent, but you need to have that sweet and savory flavor to make the pad see oew what it is. The meat was okay but didn't really have any bite to it. It basically felt like a half-hearted attempt from a Chinese cook to do a Thai dish. Why Chinese? Because I recognized the language spoken by the employees and because no self-respecting Thai restaurant ever serves fortune cookies. I also sampled some of my friend's pad thai. Similar sauce issues, similar passable level of cooking. My egg roll, which I finally tried later on in the meal, was almost a typical uninspired vegetarian egg roll except for how mushy the filling was. In spite of how cheap the meal was, it was some of the worst Thai food that I've had. I was thinking about coming back to try a curry, but I don't have much faith that they'll execute it properly since they can't pull off the classic noodle dishes. Also, I would rather avoid the egg roll. I will stick to Thai Food To Go for awesome lunch specials or perhaps Penn's Thai House or Thai Chili for a short drive.

Q: negative

A: I don't have anything nice to say about Humble Pie other than that they serve wine. On my first trip I went with two girlfriends, one of which was about six months pregnant at the time. We were forced to stand and wait for a table despite the fact the place was 80% empty. We waited a good ten minutes, for no apparent reason, before being given the privilege of being seated. The service was abrupt and rude. At least the food was tasty, because I had something to stop my mouth from screaming at the obnoxious locals sitting at the bar. I was sure I'd never go back there again, but about a year later another friend suggested we pop in for a glass of wine after yoga at Sutra, the studio next door. Big mistake. This time, the bartender barely paid us any attention in favor of entertaining another rowdy group of very intoxicated locals at the bar. I guess Humble Pie is the place for people to get wasted and act ridiculous on a weekday night, no thanks.

Q: negative

A:
This business Is a joke. They weren't busy at all. My 9 year old nephew politely asked them to help him with his bike and they said seven days out with out even looking at us. Oh and did I mention they were playing with a shotgun in the repair area? Yea. Unloaded? Who knows. And it was kids playing with it. A real gun. Trust me. Needless to say. I got out of there and wouldn't even use their store to Use the phone if I was hurt. Its more a hang out for kids who want to have gun accidents than anything. DO NOT GO THERE its a joke. Hope this helps save someones life from an accidental gunshot wound.