Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer: 3.5 stars. Upon walking in I felt I could pretend I was in Spain. Soft, merry, spanish music in the background. Small, intimate setting, people celebrating the food and enjoying each other. Warm burgundy and cream colored walls, simple lighting. Underscored elegance. I really liked it. Our server was wonderful and prompt. My sangria was potent, and the tres leches was delicioso..props to the waiter for being right when he said it was tops. I give major points for this as I was craving both the sangria and tres leches, and neither disappointed. I would have prefered the patatas bravas not to come drowning in the mayo aioli sauce. I've always had it served with the sauce on the side. The calamari and mushrooms were good, as were the prawns and grilled chicken and salad. However, I didn't know mashed potatoes was spanish and I didn't feel the garlic zing on the mushrooms or prawn dish. And I'm a little bit picky having had excellent and similar tapas in DC. Note that main entrees are huge and four of us shared one after ordering several tapas. My suggestion is to order a few tapas and share an entree. You want room for dessert, trust me. Tapas can fill you up and you don't even need an entree. So, bottom line, it was a pleasing first experience. I cannot complain a bit about the ambience or the service. I can't say it was the best tapas ever, but I'd be game to come back and try the paella and some other dishes.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: In this review... To VIP or not to VIP?, honest review, extras. I had heard this was a good show and my mother wanted to see it so I bought a couple of tickets online. I got two tickets for less than $50 total on a half price ticket website and I'm not sure if I would even say that's a good deal or not. Also, avoid paying the extra 10 bucks or whatever it is for a VIP seat. You pay extra to sit slightly closer to the stage and the seat is a random chair that may or may not be next to a small table. They advertise that you get your own cocktail waitress but the waitress comes into the main seating section too. The upside is that the performers are talented, I'll give them that. The animals were entertaining, for the most part. The comedy was very, very hit or miss. I actually laughed more at the times when I wasn't supposed to. Keep in mind, I'm a weird person, so when I saw a random streetlamp floating behind the projection screen, I started laughing. (It was because they were setting up for the next scene. I wasn't on drugs or anything.) People stared at me like "WTF is this guy laughing at?" Anyway... So the Gregory Popovich guy is a juggler. He screwed up 2-3 times while juggling throughout the show, I realize nobody's perfect all the time but I would think that after X amount of performances and years of training, there should be little to no mistakes. At one point, a shoe almost hit one of people in the VIP section after one of the other performers missed catching it and it falls to the ground below. At one point during the school scene, one of the dogs just randomly decided to jump off the desk and do his own thing. I again laughed at this moment. Later, there are 16 cats on stage on stools and pedestals and one of the cats kept jumping off and sniffing the stage. I laughed AGAIN! So for the positive things: Animals looked hilarious dressed up in stupid costumes and stuff, there's a really hot girl in the show, a little bit of "magic" incorporated, the performers jumping rope on their hands and stuff was impressive. Not so positive things: Several mistakes, clowns are creepy, the comedy was hit and miss, kind of hard to understand Mr. Popovich at times, only about half of the show has animals in it. The rest is human performers doing circus acts. Also, there is a video that is played that honestly looks like it was filmed using a Super 8 video camera from 2002. For the amount of money they expect people to pay, I would want some higher production value. Before you go into the theater, you get your picture taken. After the show you can buy these pictures for $10 a piece. Mr. Popovich also has his DVDs and a book on "how to train your cat". I believe the DVDs were 1 for $25, 2 for $35 and 3 for $40. The book, I think was $25? The bottom line is my mother loves animals which is why she wanted to see the show but she even said she wouldn't recommend this show to people. I would have to agree. Despite this, several people were buying the DVDs and stuff so maybe our opinions were just the odd ones out. I mean, who else laughs at the shadow of a floating streetlamp?!

Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer:
I am a fairly frequent customer here. The store has an amazing selection and for the most part they keep up with their inventory. And again for the most part you can get solid advice here but i would strongly suggest you do your research/homework on the internet prior to coming in. Its like getting a 2nd opinion which is always a sound thing to do-especially since supplements can be crazy expensive and in some cases useless. My only gripe is when i show up on one of their busier days. The aisles are tight and it only takes 2 to 3 people to make the product in these aisles unobtainable until you can jockey your way in. The other gripe i have is using their web site. It has an option that allows you to ask a question to someone on their staff and indicates someone will contact you back via email with an answer. I have tried it twice and neither time was i contacted back. If your not going to fulfill that service...or if its broken....get rid of it from your site folks!