Q: positive

A: IF YOU'RE EVER IN VEGAS, YOU MUST GO HERE. You will regret it if you don't! I heard this as well prior to my first visit, and pondered the same thing, "What's so great about raw oysters?" But aha! It's not only raw oysters, but it's their freakin' PAN ROAST. Sfjalfjsldfsakfjsakfjdsalfjas --- That is what comes to mind; just mind-blowing that nothing can describe how delicious it is! I ordered the House Pan Roast with noodles at level 7 spiciness. In case you don't know (cause I didn't), the house pan roast is a bisque-like concoction filled with crab, shrimp, chicken, and sausage. Super savory, buttery, and total hearty goodness. The chef would cook your food right in front of you in broilers and dumps it into your bowl! Cons: - It only seats about 15 people, so be prepared to wait. We waited for an hour. The long wait is due to people eating hot/spicy food, which takes more time to consume. - Our chef was totally testy. A couple of Yelpers mentioned this too and as well the patrons sitting next to us who go there often. The chef is a young, thin woman who never smiles. Apparently the awesome chef is a male one with facial hair who makes convos w/eaters and jokes around. He was just getting off his shift the moment we sat. Our server, who seemed sweet, got carried away flirting with a group of boys and overlooked us girls who got sat first. She took their order first, and it was an honest oversight. When she saw us, she felt bad and quickly took our order. She reassured us that our food will be cooked before those guys. And we told her to not sweat it. But then the chef snidely says, "It's all gonna be done the same time." Geez chef lady, the server felt bad, she was making amends to us, why would you do that? All in all, despite the cons of the long wait time and possibility of a not-up-to-par chef, the Oyster Bar gets 5 stars for providing such an extraordinary dish! TIPS: One pan roast for 2 people is plenty! So share and save your money :) And get noodles instead of rice; hey, or both on the side even! Now where can I get pan roast in Orange County, CA?!

Q: positive

A: Tried Go Wild for the first time yesterday for lunch. It's difficult for me to know how to properly review sushi restaurants when I haven't had a chance to visit them in a setting where I can get plastered off of Sake bombs and polish off 5 lbs of fish and rice. I like it all, from simple sashimi or nigiri to the oft ridiculed by foodies Americanized rolls covered in some nondescript sauce and topped with bacon, ice cream, and corn syrup. But when I go to a sushi place for lunch I feel a bit like a caged wild animal, completely restricted from being able to "Go Wild" and eat with a Sake influenced appetite. Just something to keep in mind. I decided to go for the Salmon lunch special, which I assumed was Teriyaki salmon and was to come with a some pretty standard options for a sushi joint lunch special (Miso soup, Califnoria Roll, Rice, Salad, Gyoza, and an egg roll) I abhor teriyaki sauce because it's usually too sweet for my liking and requested the Salmon just be simply grilled. The waiter didn't think that would be a problem (he also said he "thought" that it was in fact a teriyaki salmon when I originally asked, which I in turn thought was weird that he wouldn't know). Not too long later the food arrived. Miso soup to start which was about the same as most versions. I found the gyoza and egg roll to be very pleasant tasting and devoured those up quickly. The California roll was a little lacking in terms of amount of food stuffed in the roll, but the taste was fine. The Salmon tasted great but was a little more dry than I like. Our server checked on us several times for refills and to see if we needed anything further, but at the same time also got us in and out of there quickly which I appreciate during a work lunch break. So I went mild at Go Wild, and was pleased! I'm more at about a 3.5 for this restaurant but will upgrade it to a 4 due to the service I received and reasonable price for the meal.

Q: positive

A: The wait staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious. I will be revisiting soon!

Q: negative

A:
It was a lot better than the last time I was here. The pizzas we got (Margherita and especially the Funghi Misti) were pretty good... but the Rigatoni... it was served raw in my opinion. It was crunchy in the middle. We tried telling our server but he made it sound like it was meant to be undercooked because that's how the real Italian makes it. He then took the pasta back and made it sound like he was doing us a favor by cooking it a bit longer. What a snob?!?! I know some people undercook the pasta just a bit for better texture. But what we got was not undercooked a bit... it was undercooked a whole LOT.