input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: I always go to 808 Sushi so I decided to have a Fridate Night with my main squeeze here. :) Very simple decor inside. Different vibe from 808 Sushi. The hostess desk is further in so don't be too confused when you walk in. Just keep walking or just stay by the front door & they'll seat you. Lol. Wait was about 30 mins for us even though there were a lot of empty tables. Not sure what the arrangement or process of seating people is but oh well.. Oh & expect to be served by at least 3 different servers since they're all very helpful. Owner was our main server, always a nice guy. I always see him at 808 Sushi but he probably didn't recognize me not wearing my scrubs. Haha. Anyway, here were our orders: Lycheetini-- Very sweet, subtle lychee flavor. Delicious! It's their special! 808 Tapas Sliders-- Comes with 2 juicy, moist, flavorful burgers & chips. The sauce on the burger was a great compliment. Whatever it was, it was delicious. Kahana Chicken-- Tastes just like any other Teriyaki Chicken. I should've skipped it. I was gonna get Garlic Chicken but I always order that at 808 Sushi so I wanted to try something different. Spicy Garlic Edemame-- Spicy with actual chili flakes. I prefer Island Sushi's though because it has some sauce with it but this is one is just chili oil or something. Buta Hara Sautee-- Pork Belly & Asparagus. It was pretty good. Sauce is common though, like I've had it before. Nothing special but I liked it. Saikyo Zuke-- OUR FAVORITE!!! BEST FREAKING MISO COD EVER. Melt in yo' mouth! 'Nuff said. Poke Salad-- Boyfriend LOVED the Poke and I really liked the salad that came with it. Dressing was a bit too sweet but, it was a good start to our dinner. Honolulu Shrimp Roll-- Shrimp & Crab mix in an egg roll/lumpia form with sweet chili. Genius. Green Tea Ice Cream Tempura-- Big portion, esp after a big dinner. The tempura batter immediately came off the ice cream but it was very yummy. Apple Fritter-- Apple egg roll/lumpia with vanilla ice cream & caramel sauce. Simple enough. We pretty much went all out because it is probably our first and last visit here. Food was delicious but non-lunch & non-Happy hour prices are a little high. But overall, it was a good dinner!
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output: I hate writing negative commentary on local businesses, but I was really disappointed in how Terrace Cafe treated us at breakfast. We are big groupon users, and I have NEVER had an institution think twice about fully honoring a *purchased* groupon just past its expiration date before now. There is a first for everything I suppose ... this is just incredibly short-sighted. The whole point of a groupon is to get someone to try something new, in hopes that they will become something of a recurring customer. I regularly hold breakfast and lunch meetings in the South Charlotte restaurant scene, and thought Terrace Cafe might be a good place for such meetings. But they have lost my business with this foolishness. Incredibly frustrating. The food itself was fine, though I think the hype has more to do with the nice ambience than particularly wonderful food. I had the acclaimed red velvet waffle and found it ... okay. Just okay. It was dense (which makes sense for red velvet) and dry. It certainly wasn't *bad,* but it just didn't come across as anything special among waffles. Different? Yes. Delicious? I wouldn;t go nearly that far. My wife thought her eggs, biscuit and grits were done nicely. And we both enjoyed our fru-fru coffees. The presentation was attractive and the service was better than the somewhat mixed comments you read about this place, probably because we went on a Tuesday. So overall it was good, but not the *amazing* we were hoping for. (These are honest opinions on the food and experience, formed BEFORE the groupon nonsense occurred at the end of the meal.) Honestly though ... if you're rating this place specifically on food is it meaningfully better than the nearby Original Pancake House? Not based on what we tasted today. Now the setting is in a difference league entirely ... but the food itself wasn't a special draw. Given the OPH's standing as an excellent place for customer service and a good place to do business breakfasts, Terrace Cafe might be well served to think a little more broad-mindedly about how they treat their would-be customers.
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output:
First time trying and will probably be the last time EVER. I came in and ordered a panini togo. After 5 minutes of ordering they tell me they ran out of turkey so they will give me chicken, how the heck can you run out of something when it was in the morning, not even the afternoon nor was it busy. the restaurant had about two tables, so I was hopeful the kitchen would finish my food under ten minutes. I was wrong it took about 25 minutes to get my sandwich. Not only did it take forever, they just handed me a box when it was done. Do they not have bags? wheres my fork for my salad wheres my napkins? The food, was nothing special, had a box full or arugula and a mediocre sandwich.. Maybe I'm just being picky.. but it was such a horrible experience I really did have high hopes... If you want good sandwiches, FRESH desert, and good drinks; I suggest going to Sugar and Spice down the road they have never failed me.