Q: Very quick, very professional & very reasonable!! We were going to use a larger carpet installer business & boy am I glad we did not. Our job was started & completed in less than 24 hours. So happy for the reference. An awesome family business!! Thank you!!

A: positive

Q: Narcisse is a funny place because it advertises that being narcissistic is a good thing. The decor has these decorative, novelty mirrors on the walls because Narcissus, blah blah blah. Thing is, I don't think they're being ironic or making any sort of comment on society being so shallow, I think it's legitimately like a very "greed is good" kind of admission of character. It's not satire. It's Scottsdale. The color scheme is purple. Purple, purple everywhere. As such, I felt like I was in that one scene in Batman (1989) where the Joker poisons everyone and Kim Bassinger has to put on that red gas mask. I've spent a lot of time describing what the place looks like, much more than I typically do, but I feel like it is an important part of the overall experience of coming here. Look, for $10, you get bottomless "bubbles," which... I thought was adorable that they kept saying "bubbles!" but it turns out that at these kinds of places, everyone thinks they're a champagne expert, which is kind of funny because it's $10, so if they don't say bubbles or something adorable, people will get pissed. If you wanted to have classy sparkling wine, $10 would be the smartest use of money since Steve Jobs invested in Pixar. There's no need to complain unless you think that your snob muscle is getting flabby. Everything else is reasonably priced, too. My breakfast burrito was pretty damn big and cost something like $9. Don't get me wrong. It was bland. It certainly wasn't bad, but it was like a rough approximation of a breakfast burrito and executed without all the love. I wouldn't recommend coming here unless your mission, really, is to have a group of people get kind of sauced in the morning and have some laughs, plug your gut with some food and probably pass out a couple hours later by a pool.

A: positive

Q: "Mexican food is Mexico's National Treasure" - Alderete Family motto. The drive-through, Poblano Express, serves 24/7. You remember Los Armandos don't you? I don't either. The economy crashed and nearly burned. It will take time for Arizona to recover. Restaurants are one of the riskiest business ventures. Who would open a restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, a high concept Mexico Mexican restaurant? The Alderete Family. Los Armandos got a floor to roof-peak makeover. Poblano's got class. Ordering at the counter we helped ourselves to stainless steel silverware, napkins, salt and pepper at the extras bar. We got a number when ordering - Number One! Table service was delivery of the courses to our table. The hallmark of Poblano is fresh cooked, the slogan, "It's Mexico, It's Fresh" Each day has a soup. Fridays it's poblano soup. I've never had it, I had to try it. I had horchata to drink. It's Mexico, it's fresh. I've never had better agua de horchata. Ladled from a traditional glass serving jar. Not so sugary it bites the palate, loaded with fresh cinnamon, not watered down industrial cinnamon flavor. A rich flavor for that simple beverage. There may have been a little nutmeg in the Poblano horchata. I liked it. If you have their horchata, drink it before the melting ice dilutes it. I drank horchata before I touched my soup. I never knew poblano chiles could be souped into a bisque. A subtle bisque, with a mildly warming heat garnished with a few twists of tortilla chip all served in a square, deep, white porcelain bowl, delivered on a square porcelain plate. I recommend it to all but my Yooper cousins, on second thought, to them too. They'd probably it eat without, "The chile barbequed my tongue." complaints. Sweet D ordered Enchiladas Rojas -Oaxaca cheese enchiladas. They arrived on their own square, white plate, rice and beans on the side. She shared. The beans were bastante suave. Again, fresh, well cooked, seasoned, or not seasoned, so diners can spice to taste. The rice was molded like a flan - another nice touch. It was Mexican rice, cooked right. I'm not an enchilada expert. The enchiladas were fine to me. Fresh-made sauce, Oaxaca cheese, fresh corn tortillas. Simple, simple and fresh. Dessert of the night was a small tres leches cake four inches in diameter. Topped with whipped cream and a cherry, one of the leches was a light coffee/caramel sauce poured into the center, it too arrived on a square dessert plate dotted with raspberry or strawberry sauce at each corner. it was a little hard to cut. We finished it, no problem, no complaints. The cherry was gone off the top before I finished my last sip of horchata. Sweet D and I agreed long ago, she gets the first cherry on the whipped cream. The portions were not gargantuan. There were no chips and salsa appetizer. Three hours later, I still feel full. The portions were right for us. /** 02/15/2011 I went back today, having the tortilla soup and jamaica drink. The spicy heat in this eatery comes from green and red sauces applied to a dish, suiting peresonal taste. The creamy soup, with a small dollop of sour cream and considerable strips of tortilla chips texturing each bite, had a light smoked chili tang dancing with the sweetness of whole corn kernels, the crunch and flavor of the chip strips. I am fighting a cold war today. I blasted any other soup subtleties with generous amounts of red and green sauce. Like the other night, the soup was very filling. Jamaica, hibiscus blossom beverage, is one of Mexico's national drinks. I wanted to try it in general, and was hunting food vitamin C in particular to fight my cold. It wasn't too sweet as is often the case. I was offered refills three times. /** Poblanos serves only angus beef. Appetizers from Crisp Heaven to Taquitos Vaquero are on the menu as are salads, mole dishes, steak, shrimp, fish, and veggie meals. Someday I'll try the Divorced Eggs, just because of the name. It looks like huevos rancheros are the relationship that survived. George said they are getting started with this restaurant, still working out the fine points. I'm looking forward to Poblano running smooth, and cooking fresh, showing people Mexican food is Mexico's National Treasure. Thank you Alderete Family for giving Los Armando's the makeover. Buenas suerte, hasta luego

A: positive

Q: I'm so glad we still have at least one movie theater - the Manor - that isn't a humongous megaplex with teens waiting outside for their parents. The Manor tends to show artsier films and documentaries and only has two screens. I'm planning to see "Religulous" there, and I've seen films like "Waitress" there in the past. Combine a movie at the Manor with dinner at Terra or another nearby restaurant and you've got a nice little date.

A:
positive