Q: positive

A: I'd like to know the "other" Mexican food places that are so much better. Los Sombreros is awesome! The drinks are poured with a heavy hand, which almost justifies paying $9 a cocktail, but that's to be expected at a lot of places. The salsa, first off, is to die for! The hotter of the two has a very strong chipotle flavor, which I love, but for those who don't the other one was just as good. The weird little pinwheel wheat things they give you with the chips are not my cup of tea, but just about everything else is. I think the spot is totally quaint and charming, and the servers are always accommodating. I'm vegan and started disecting the menu when the waitress asked if I was vegan, and I am, she suggested I get the chef's special vegan dish- rarely does that happen! It was amazing, the sauce was incredible, the potatoes mushrooms and corn were cooked to perfection and I appreciated the extra veggies and avocado. My boyfriend loved his, which was a fish dish, and everytime I go everyone loves it! Try it out.

Q: negative

A: For "Girls Night Out" I chose Garcia's. I called a week in advance to set up reservations for 10. When the night came, there was no reserved table for us. The food tasted OK but nothing to write home to mom about. Service was mediocre and our waiter didn't understand a word we said. Oh well.

Q: negative

A: Not a lot of choices in Cave Creek so we keep trying this one over and over again expecting a different result (isnt' that the definition of insanity???) My husband enjoys the all you can eat fish and chips on Fridays. Problem is, the service is so slow that there is no way you have all you can eat because it takes forever between orders. Then there's the problem with asking for refills on your beer because that, too will never come. Finally, last night was the last straw. My husband ordered the hamburger with fries and I ordered the Caesar Salad. The waitress put my husband's lovely burger in front of him (albeit a bit skimpy on the fries) and then put three or four leaves of lettuce in front of me. I ask " Is this the caesar?" She said yes. I said "is this a side salad?" She said yes. I asked "if my husband is ordering dinner, did you think maybe I would like dinner too and not a side salad?" She apologized and assured me she would bring me the real salad (with chicken and full sized) within five minutes. Fifteen minutes later, I asked to see the manager who admitted they were having troubles with staff and that if we had sat in the bar area, we would have better service. Good to know HOWEVER, as soon as she walked away, my husband spotted a MOUSE running across the dining room and we were now done. Never will we walk in there again. Now I know they are in the desert and have a large back door to the patio leaving them probably more vulnerable to creepy crawlies but I , for sure, cannot see one reason to ever step foot into that place again. I do hope they get their act together one day.

Q: positive

A:
My jaw dropped when I walked into our suite in the new Augustus Tower. I screamed when I saw the flat screen above the jacuzzi tub. The new suites are luxurious. We were on the top floor and had a beautiful view of the Bellagio fountains. The bed was comfy, the bathrobes great to snuggle in. I spent one morning lying in the tub watching movies. Room service can be slow...2 hours for breakfast, but the biscuits and gracy were worth the wait. Caesars also has a great pool with tasty Strawberry Daiquiris served right to your lounge chair. FYI-I thought we would get a huge bill from the rose petal stains on the white comforter, thankfully didn't. So go for the romance and don't fret!