TASK DEFINITION: You are given a review about a place. You need to provide a rating from "1 star" to "5 stars" for this place.
PROBLEM: Old Skool Vegas at its best. I can't believe how much time I've spent on the Strip throughout the last few years. Friday night I headed from the Strip down to Fremont and couldn't even get close. It was Gay Days in Vegas and there was a parade. As a good photographer I jumped at the chance to photograph the evening. I walked a block or two and found a great spot. I shot the entire parade and came across a few stages. One had a great, gorgeous (she really was a woman) DJ.

After the parade The Nancy Rayguns took the stage and is one of the most talented 80s bands I've ever seen. The next night I headed back to see Rock Candy and Rok of Ages, two great hair hands who played at different stages along Fremont.

The people on Fremont aren't the over rich, dumb drunk women, and ugly hot men, they're real people. Friendly people. Sure there are some ghetto dwellers and we saw two people in smurf outfits take off their costume heads to smoke crack in an alley (I am serious). But Fremont has character! I loved the choreographed lights, loved the music, loved the people, the pizza by a slice, the beers wherever you are, the zip line, I love Fremont.

SOLUTION: 5 stars

PROBLEM: I have been wanting to go to their Silverado Ranch location, but because Katrina M. has a groupon for this location we stopped by for brunch before she had to work.

When we entered, the restaurant was steady but not busy. We sat down at the booth the waitress just cleaned off and were greeted with menus. Wanting to avoid any hassles we showed the coupon and got that out of the way. From that point on, it did not feel like we were top priority, but we were not ignored completely either. Katrina M. was in the mood for waffles and turned it into a combo with eggs and sausage for a dollar more. The waffle was ok, a little soft for my taste. I have been craving a patty melt with grilled mushrooms, so I jumped on that. I also chose a bowl of chicken tortilla soup for my side. The soup was light. The patty melt was cooked to a perfect medium rare and juicy. Maybe it was a little too juicy because my rye bread was soggy. I love that they do not fry the sandwich in a ton of oil to make it crispy, but the second half of my sandwich had sopped up all the meat juices before I could get to it.

The experience was not bad, just not something I would drive across town for.

SOLUTION: 3 stars

PROBLEM: I was surprised at Westgate City Center! I have no spent any time in Glendale. We had tickets to a show at the stadium, which is located in City Center. It was clean, nicely laid out and had a good selection of places to eat. Great place to chill before or after a games/show

SOLUTION:
5 stars