Q: negative

A: My 10 year old son chose this place last night to celebrate his birthday. We hadn't been in a while so that's where we ended up. It was busy, as most Friday evenings are at any restaurant in the area. We waited about 15 minutes to be seated. We had to wait about 10 minutes after being seated for our server to come and ask for our drink order. When I ordered a diet Coke she said, "It's broken and gross." Ok - so I got a lemonade instead which was good. We waited forever for our meal. She only checked on us once the entire time. I think it took 90 minutes from the time we got there until the time we checked out. Lovely little place, but will not be coming back until they get it together.

Q: negative

A: Food was ok but the one star is for the service- we gave our name (seat for 2) to the host and waited 30 minutes. We finally went up to the host stand when people who came in after us were all getting seated. The hostess said she had crossed my name off because she "couldn't read what the name said". Seriously?? So instead of trying to spell it out she just pretended we weren't there? Unbelievable. We were seated immediately after that, but then 2 out of 4 things we ordered either weren't available or the machine was broken.

Q: positive

A: Crazy how much their menu prices have increased throughout the years but even with that said, I continue to come back. In the north side of town, sketchy corner of Pecos and Washinton but this place is worth every penny! This place has earned bragging rights I must say. Their shrimp ceviche is BOMB-BAY! Fish Tacos-BOMB, Fried Fish Fillet-BOMB, Everything-BOMB! Need to say more?..... Atmosphere: Here's the kicker....the live band/mariachi guys are ANNOYING! It is SO flipping loud to the point where you cannot hear the person sitting next to you. These guys are part of a soliciting army that goes in there while you are looking through the menu and waiting on food. You have the custom made jewelry lady, the deaf/blind guy asking for donations, the bootleg CD guy, the charity chocolate kid, and the flower girl all at the same time trying to sell you goods...it's like waiting to cross the border into San Diego. Then you have the Paisas who want to eat you/undress you with one look. Very uncomfortable. But I promise the meal will be all worth it! ;-)

Q: negative

A:
We booked the Fremont about 9 months in advance, and got a good deal for the 3 days leading up to New Year's Eve. The rooms are clean, modern and comfortable. Housekeeping was excellent. The location is good if you're looking for a hotel in the Fremont Street area. The reasons we will never be back: We booked the Fremont Hotel for New Years Eve to be on Fremont Street for the Fremont experience!!! In past years, we took a cab to the area and patronized the hotels, vendors, etc and left. This year, however, there was a massive charge to stand on the street? WTF? I'm not sure how much kick back the city gets for this, but it was totally unreasonable. So since we chose not to purchase the 'tickets,' we were stuck in the hotel unless we wanted to exit a back door into the ghetto. Secondly, we went to the buffet, which we did daily. This time there was someone in line that had an issue with credit for a discount or something. Literally, we waited 25 minutes and the line was out the door. They didn't open another register, ask him to step aside, or anything. It actually became more entertainment and shit talking between the customers to see how long this would continue. Meanwhile, breakfast time had ended and lunch started. We were there for breakfast. We were told the breakfast prices ended but there may be a couple items remaining in the dining room. No, there was not. I went to the front desk to talk to a manager and she said she would talk to someone at the buffet restaurant...and thanks. I'm pretty sure that compensating someone somewhat is more financially prudent than not, in the long run. Now, they will never get my return business, and potentially others will agree with me and choose a different hotel.