Q: positive

A: I've tried to pace myself when it comes to bragging up The Parlor, but there have been some tremendous standouts over the last few months that deserve some attention and praise. Several weeks ago, on a date, I had one of the best seafood dishes I've ever eaten. Wild caught Sturgeon on a bed of cippolini onions, purple fingerling potatoes, fava beans and a watercress puree with some greens on the top. My date, who doesn't like fish, ended up eating half of the dish! Truly great. The other standout was the Spring Farro Risotto. I never thought that risotto could come across as light, but this dish does. Farro rice, preserved citrus, asparagus and spring peas all come together beautifully. I had to force myself to stop eating in order to ensure I had leftovers for later. It's pretty obvious that I'm a Parlor fanboy. I don't feel bad about it though, they had to work pretty darn hard to make me this way. Keep up the amazing work!

Q: negative

A: Sushi was awful. It's not run or made by real Japanese. They are Chinese and know nothing about making sushi or sashimi. Staff was rude. We couldn't eat the awful sushi so we threw it away and they wanted to charge us extra because we didn't finish it. How are we supposed to eat something that taste like crap? They told us if we couldn't finish it, that we couldn't just thrash it. What are they going to do with it? Give it to the next customer? Service was horrible. They all run around with an attitude on their faces. We sat by where they made the sushi and it just looked awful the way they were making it. If you've ever sat and watched a real sushi chef, you would know how awful these guys were. They barely gave us any wasabi or ginger. We keep having to ask several time. They only have water and they didn't even want to give us more water when we finished ours glass. The food was salty to make you drink and get bloated. You also have to bring your own drinks/alcohol. I will never go back to this place again!

Q: positive

A: Still my favorite Pad Thai in Arizona. I normally just get pad thai from any thai place I visit but my friends got me to try the beef panang and it is really excellent. I love this place. The wait for your food can be long at lunch but its worth it.

Q: negative

A:
Went to see Amy on a Groupon. She did the fastest cut in the west! It looked Ok, not the greatest (which I expected from this place). I got home and my son said "Mom, you have a mullet!" Yep, sure enough the cut wasn't even in the back. I went back in an hour and she got me in to fix it. Unfortunately, now I'm at home I see it doesn't match the other side of the back of my head. Ok....if this was Super Cuts or something like that I'd just live with it. NOT Leiden Mitchell....I guess with a Groupon they give you a half price cut.