Q: negative

A: Sat down to a dirty table and waited 15 minutes for service, one of us spilled a water and the waitress asked us to leave. She was extremely rude and unprofessional. If you want to eat at a dirty restaurant with terrible service this is the place for you.

Q: negative

A: This was my first time here. We were told it would be a 15 to 30 minute wait inside or outside. We opted to sit inside, then they came over and told us that the outside was open if we wanted to go. We decided after waiting to go, however when we got outside there was literally no one there! I got the pepperoni pizza with sausage. My tabel also ordered a Oktoberfest pitcher of beer and two cocktails. The waitress was very nice and polite. However our waitress stopped coming out when it came time to pay and we waited 30 minutes until we grabbed someone to get our tab. After that it was another 15 minutes before we had our card ran. All in all, a cool place but very disappointed to pay that much and get bad service.

Q: negative

A: As a kid born in the 1970's, hearing about Toys R Us was a big deal. An entire store devoted to children's toys. I grew up in a city without a Toys R Us and never got the chance to go when I was a child. Now that I have a child of my own and live in Waterloo Region this is the Toys R Us that I am close to. I must say this store does not have the appeal my idealogical childhood expected and maybe that is the problem. Sure the selection and quantity of toys here is pretty good. Pretty darn good actually, it is the rest of the business that appears to need a reboot. I am not sure if this is all the stores in the chain or this one. First off, where are the nice displays or demonstrations? There appear to be none. This place is run like a Costco except that at Costco the place is well taken care of and the staff is pretty switched on to their jobs. This place is falling apart. The front of the store needed a repaint 5-10 years ago and really looks run down. This whole mall is depressing, but that is besides the point. The inside is also dirty and run down. I find the displays are all over the place and the whole place is a bit unkempt. This is a children's store. It should be vibrant and upbeat. Clean is not a lot to ask for. On the Babies R Us side, I think things are a little different. The staff seems to be more knowledgeable about the products they sell but only marginally. The warehouse layout continues however and the general malaise of the store continues. The family room for changing or feeding babies is a nice touch and seems to be in okay shape, but not spectacular. On a final note, the check out lines take forever. Especially on the Babies R Us side. Overall, I would suggest Mastermind Toys (there is one in Waterloo King/Weber).

Q: positive

A:
Bravo to the modern Asian noodle and dumpling house. The noodles soups are top notch, especially the Hot Pot seafood soup, as well as the simply delicious in a bowl, Roasted Pork noodle soup with ramen. I'm still thinking about it until now, although I could do without the mushrooms (and I like mushrooms). My friend and I, shared two starters, the Smoked "Pig Face" dumplings and the Peking Duck bun. The dumplings were scrumptious because of the pork, yum but i'm not sure if the price is justified at $8 for 4 pieces, it's pretty much the size of a gyoza dumpling, so, it's not large but taste factor it's on point. As for the Peking duck bun that can be split between two but one bun per person will suffice because it's plenty and delicious, I'm looking forward to trying out their other buns in the near future. My friend got the chicken katsu, and she said it was pretty good but advised that in the future, she'd get the sauce on the side because it was quite salty. Overall, love the resto layout, the overall feel is cozy but for some odd reason there seems to be a draft. Service was not slow but there seem to be confusion with some orders, I'm thinking it's first official day jitters, and eventually i'm sure, service will smoothen out. I'm looking forward to my next visit for a steaming bowl of noodles or maybe kimchi fried rice. YUM!