Q: negative

A: Having lived, at one time, a few blocks from DaVang in Phoenix,my standards are high. My complaints about this restaurant are purely subjective. First of all, place was empty at 6 pm. Uh oh. Looks like a frat boy's basement bar. Messy and disorganized, smells like a frat house carpet the day after the big game. I am still forgiving at this point because we all know that a good Vietnamese restaurant is very sparse in the decorating department. Well, then came the food. We got several different soups. And I tried the spring rolls. My comments... okay, the broth was WAY too heavy on the cloves. I mean overpowering. Pho should have broth that is aromatic but undecipherable. The basil was dried and old, and NO CILANTRO!!! SO BAD!! SO we order some and get a sprig. Spring rolls passable but the peanut sauce was watery and tasteless. I became worried about my heath at this time. SO unless you are looking for $2 PBRs at happy hour after the ASu games, needing Pho to sober you up before dodging Scottsdale police, If you want good Pho go to DaVang, Pho Thahn, Nam Sau, or Avina. NO SOUP FOR YOU!!! here.

Q: positive

A: I love Hair by Alyse! Alyse takes the time to listen to what I like and what I'm looking for, offers suggestions and always does a great job with my hair! She is flexible when it comes to scheduling, very professional and easy to talk to. Just the other day someone asked me where I get my hair done -- I wouldn't know what to do with it if it weren't for Alyse! :)

Q: positive

A: This is your traditional Korean restaurant. But what separates this place is that it has an extensive list of sushi options. I'm going to focus on their primary repertoire, Korean food. Starting off with their seafood tofu soup. It was filled with many varieties of seafood, from clams, oysters, and baby octopus. All the flavors of the seafood has been extracted into the soup because biting into the actual seafood themselves, it tasted very bland. The tofu was soft which melted in my mouth. This subtle tofu taste and texture complemented well with the heavy taste of the broth.. Up next was their signature dish. It's a kalbi, cut in Korean style which is vertical on the bone instead of like the horizontal American cut. The cut of the meat was thicker than the usual kalbi cut. The meat had more flavor than other Korean restaurant I've tasted thanks to the fat. However, it was a bit tougher than usual. I loved chewing on the fat that was connected to the bone itself. But it was tough to chew and swallow. Therefore I just chewed it like a gum to suck the flavor. I would come back mainly for the soup. The dishes were wonderful and eating rice helped to balance strong flavors. If you like strong flavors, then these dishes would be perfect for you.

Q: negative

A:
NO Way!!! This place is sooo overpriced it is ridiculous. Was staying at the Vdara and the person I was with wanted sushi. Wow bad decision. I wanted something simple. Make a boring story short. Here is the low down 1. So over priced. it is pretty funny how stupid the prices are 2. had the $75 sashimi plate. Yeah I paid that. My husband told me I was an idiot for doing that. I kind of agree with him. The sushi bites were tiny. The fish did not even taste that fresh which shocked me. I was still starving when i was finished. 3. Fish not even impressive. 4. Decor pretty much sucks as well. It is a god damn sushi joint but you would never know that until you looked at the menu. Very stark and modern but not warm and inviting at all. Lame. 5. Oh so a simple avacado roll was like $17. Really!!!! Good. 1. The jalapeno Martini- delicious but very spicy so it kind of killed the sushi tasting at one point. but it was good because it hid the not so super fresh tasting fish. Oh yeah for $75 it should be almost still alive. the service was good as well. Lame. Do not go unless you like wasting your money. Places like this make me hate hotel restaurants even more.