Problem: Good prices, nice clean fast food style restaurant. Service was attentive enough, and the food TASTED ok. Not great, but ok. The problem is, it made me sick to my stomach later. In ways I don't care to discuss. I felt off the rest of the day, and will NOT be returning.
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Problem: I understand that the Charlotte area doesn't possess the food scene to end all food scenes. And locals can dock me cool points for saying so, but a set of foodie friends from the area have tended toward a few standbys for their culinary cravings rather than branching out and telling me about all the great new places they're finding all the time. Terrace Cafe is one such standby, and as a visiting patron, the one I know best. My first Terrace visit, to the Piedmont Row location, was such a treat that I was more than excited to hear that a location opened up in Ballantyne, closer to where my friends lived. Dock me a few more cool points for picking on your sprawl, Charlotte, but the commute into Southpark from Fort Mill is a bit much. A recent trip was typical of Terrace's high standard. Let me start with this: Bacon Bloody Mary. I'm not sure why this isn't available everywhere at all hours, but Terrace is one of the first places I can remember seeing it. A friend ordered it, to my great envy, and loved every moment of the experience. I'm told it's got some heat, but still, get a little extra spicy, and -- take it away, Jack White -- make the sweat drip out of every pore. (Can I get some of those cool points back now?) Our orders arrived faster than some of our drinks, save the obligatory waters in their Dali-esque curved glasses. This speed could make one wonder if they hadn't been on a trip to the nuke-atorium. But the food quality allayed all such thoughts. My salmon eggs Benedict (not smoked salmon, mind you, but full fledged mini fillets of the fresh catch) came out very flavorful, with eggs on top that had just the right amount of ooze. From omelets to shrimp and grits to Benedicts, we were all sated, though my one friend wasn't quite satisfied until he fished out the last bits of bacon from the bottom of his glass. There are a few borderline signature dishes here -- the s'mores French toast or the red velvet waffle, perhaps -- but the key is that at Terrace Cafe, it's all pretty damn good. Eggs and dead-animal-variation-du-jour Benedict? I'm there. And that's more than enough to keep us coming back.
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Problem: This place was great! Got a groupon for it so we didn't know what to expect. The ultra sound room is huge and has couches so you could bring the whole family! It was like a movie theater viewing for your little baby!
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Problem: I want to be clear that this is review is specific to the Nobu restraurant in Ceasar's Palace Nobu hotel, not the one in The Hard Rock. I assume the establishments are the same in their methods, however, since this is a chain. Verdict: Awful. I would give it one star, except I am feeling generous today, unlike the portions at Nobu. And to be fair, I expected such. What I didn't expect was a sub-par sushi experience for the price and the hype. The hubs and I are VERY experienced Sushi diners and we tend to eat high end. We know our hamachi from our bonito. We don't generally do the Western dip everything in (fake) wasabi and soy. We prefer sashimi, but explore the interesting world of inari maki, temaki, Japanese warm plates, etc... BUT THIS PLACE! Our hamachi in sushi form wasn't fresh and the rice to fish ratio was off. Our seared (not mentioned on the menu that it is served seared) bonito was a little too seared and drowning in some type of nikiri that over-powered the fish completely. This is to say nothing of what is supposedly Nobu's signature dish: Black Miso Cod. It is my understanding that he invented it, but I guess it has been perfected elsewhere because I have had MUCH better. Sushi Den in Denver comes to mind... The fish was just over-cooked to that point when cod changes from a delicate mouth-pleasing texture to a rubber tire. The miso sauce, however, was passable. And the service was awesome. Um. NO. I'm only kidding. One of our servers (we had more than one) asked us how we felt about the cod and we were honest that we'd had better, but it wasn't terrible. Guess what happened next? We were treated to a very snarky come-back. WOW. Bottom line, we wound up leaving without ordering much more, spent too much (which we ARE ALWAYS prepared to do for a meal which is worth it) AND wound up having a great dinner at Gordon Ramsey's BURGR. You want good Sushi on The Strip? I recommend Shibuya in MGM Grand over this place without a doubt!
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negative