I came here shortly after they opened for the Yelp preview. I didn't want to write a review on that for a few reasons; mainly because it wasn't a true dining experience. The food and the cocktails were so awesome that night and the staff was amazingly friendly... I don't know what took me so long to come back. At the Yelp event, I love love love loved the lamb meatball (which seems to actually be the lamb burger on the menu) and the smart chicken. It was late night and I wasn't starving, so wanted to choose a smaller plate. I have a friend who once told me, "If a restaurant has crab cakes on the menu, order them. If the crab cakes are good, then you know it's a good restaurant." I saw crab cakes on the menu and thought of what he said. Now, I already knew this restaurant creates great food so didn't need to use the crab cakes as an indicator. I don't normally go for seafood items, but had crab cakes once that were delicious in DC and always wanted to taste crab cakes that good since then. I figured there was a good chance these crab cakes might give those DC cakes a fun for their money and I was so right. They were sooooooooo good. I'm still thinking about them and will be letting my crab cake loving friend know he's missing out if he doesn't ever get to eat these. Oh yeah, do you know they have a sausage of the day? Citizen Public House is awesome. Each month they have a cocktail pairing dinner that I keep meaning to get to. I love to drink and I love to eat. Smartest idea ever to pair foods with cocktails rather than cocktails to food. So far they've only been on nights where I have to work the next day; which explains why I haven't been to one yet. I'm just going to have to give in and use a vacation day for the following day for an upcoming dinner. The only thing they need to do in order to completely have my heart is serve weekend brunch. Once they do that, they will become my steady restaurant boyfriend.

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Smallman Street Deli is *the* deli in Squirrel Hill. Everything here is good. The chalkboard menu is a bit intimidating because there are just SO MANY choices. I got the baked ham and Havarti cheese on Bolki roll, which came with a pickle slice, and hugged it up with a bottled black cherry soda. Everything was fresh and tasty! Only reason it doesn't get 5/5 is because I've been to delis in NYC and well, that's where 5/5 lives.

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Good Food, Good Beers, Better Prices. Try the Patio outback, you'll love it.

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Avoid this place like the plague! I realize that most people dont go to Vegas to spend time in a hotel, but eventually you gotta crash somewhere. Sleep in your car if you have to!!! * Walk into the casino to check in and the smell will overcome you. * SLOOOOOOW check in. There is a sign that says guaranteed same day check in. I was beginning to question that. * The carpet of the hallways of the bay tower are in dire need of cleaning... last time must have been sometime during the Clinton administration. * The room was large. The decor was minimal but included a cracked lampshade. It went hand in hand with the cheap pine accents and the dusty potted plant in the room. * I have no idea who their soap and shampoo vendor are but I suspect it is a bug pesticide company given the smell from both. * The carpet in the room was gross. It must have been last cleaned during Bush Seniors administration. * The door would would not lock. * The sliding glass door was open and allowed the smell of fried chicken come into the room very strongly. The bonus to this was it masked the musty odor of the room, well... at first. The good part.... the a/c blew COLD (as it should) and driving out of the parking garage upon checkout. Bottom line... if your gonna stay off the strip, try the bargain hotel next door with a big 6 on it... atleast those places are clean!
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