Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:
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A: Just an update for other Yelpers. We were there again this past weekend, and I wanted to provide some updated information. In my last post, I mentioned how safe the Cal is and again a couple of other things justify my opinions and observations. Twice this past weekend, I went looking for my wife to check on her since she is a cancer patient and not doing as well I had hoped. But both times I could not find her but I slowly walked the aisles between the rows of video poker machines where she normally plays. I was looking between the machines and saw her purse and her cigarette case both times. I looked at the credit meter on the machines and she had active credits and money in the machines, but the seat was empty. I asked the women sitting in the adjacent seats where she was and they told me that she went to the bathroom and they were watching her machine and her money for her. This was twice that I again personally saw/experienced this. And one other thing.....my wife said that late on Friday nite (or rather Saturday morning) at 3:00 am, she was playing near one of the entrances/exits from the casino and she was by herself playing since it was very late. One of the security guards, who as I said was armed, stopped by her machine and leaned up against the wall and just waited and watched her as she continued to play for about 45 minutes. She told me that without asking her, or she asking him, my wife knew he was providing security for her since she was by herself, is pretty weak in her condition, and she was very near the exit/entrance. Now again I say, do I need to say anything more about the security at the Cal? They are the best casino that I have ever experienced over 40 years in providing guest security and customer service. And the food again was outstanding. Well, to be truthful something things are good and some things are not-so-good. This is to be expected, but I will comment on the good. Their Friday nite special which is Chinese pork ribs (char siu ribs) is excellent. We always order two dinner portions and split one and take one home for later. In my wife's condition, she does not eat much anyway. And I fill up on the salad and condiment bar since their stuff their is pretty good too. On Sat, I had my special treat for dinner since the chef knew it was our anniversary and he personally asked me last month what I wanted him to make as our anniversary meal. I told him Osso Bucco since that is my favorite meal --- ever! He said you got it and we had that for dinner on Saturday night. Osso Bucco is not on their menu and they never make it since it is costly to make and too labor intensive, but as a favor to us, he did it. I brought a very, very special bottle of Italian Super Tuscan wine with me for our meal and it too was very, very good. I also brought a bottle of Kettle One Vodka for the chef since I knew he drank that. Last comment -- on Sunday nite, we took a couple of friends of my wife to dinner at the Triple-7 brew pub. Again, we ordered the old standby menu choices and shared among us. We ordered a full rack of ribs with bbq sauce, we ordered an order of fish and chips, and we ordered a platter of selected (by us) nigiri sushi choices. We also order ahi poke (raw tuna marinated in a special sauce with sliced cucumbers, sliced red onions, and a good amount of high quality seaweed) and a larger order of Japan Hamachi sashimi. You might be thinking, "what a screwy combination of items to eat for dinner!", but as an expat Hawaiian, we enjoy the cosmopolitan menus offering a combination of all kinds of foods. Everything again was very good. Again, since we have been to this establishment a zillion times over the years, we know the menu by heart and know what is good. So these are some of the good things, but some things are admittedly not-so-good. Next trip I will make it a point to go drink some of their in-house brewed beers and have that with their own brick oven pizzas which are also excellent.

Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A: Well, as a person who has been in the hospitality industry a long time, I don't like to complain, but this was just disappointing. My boyfriend and I went to Nora's for dinner tonight, and it was just not good at all. I loved Nora's, always went and got the cheese selection, the manager Nate was awesome, and the wine fantastic. Things have changed. Nate is no longer there, and the new manager seems very stand-offish. The cheese selection has changed, it is not a plate where you pick your own cheese anymore, it is just a cheese platter with a few types. The wine is still good, but it's changing to a strictly Italian format. The service was horrible, and I am as easy as they come, and as a server, I never complain, but this was so bad that my boyfriend, a F&B manager, was even upset, and he never gets upset. The restaurant was not packed and even if it was, all the server had to do was acknowledge us, not ignore us for quite a while. We eventually got so upset that we just cut our night short and asked for the check. The food was good, we got the antipasto salad, asked for no onions, but they must have forgot. We got the meat platter, and it was good, but I asked for bread 3 times so I could eat it with it, and it took 15 mins and 3 servers to bring it. That's when we decided to just leave and not order more, but since I had an email club offer for a dessert, we decided to wait for that. Oh, and the dessert, oh no. I love sweets and always enjoy dessert, but this was bleh! It was a special plate that comes with a chocolate mousse, a chocolate molten cake, a chocolate gelato, and some chocolate truffles. First off, the mousse literally comes on the plate looking like a pile of crap, yes, poop. I wish I would have taken a picture, it looked like a pile of dog crap, I didn't even want to try it, but I did, and it was not very good. The chocolate lava cake was cold, and the lava in the middle was congealed instead of warm and flowing. The gelato tasted icey and milky, not creamy at all. The truffles were eh, they looked pretty but not much taste. It was just a very unappetizing selection, and I love dessert, I'll eat anything sweet. I was not happy with this experience at all, and I don't think I could ever bring myself to go back. I loved Nora's, but things have changed, and it no longer has the same feel it used to. I am sad, I feel like I lost a great place to go.

Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:
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Can a frozen treat get any better than this... uhhh NO! Nielsen's is a little hard to find from the outside.. but once you get in, it is just so stinkin cute. Old 50's-ish music and a lot of antiques displayed all around. My favorite thing to get is the concrete.. I always split it with someone because it is way too much for 1 person. You can make it into anything you want... my most memorable is mint custard, brownies, and oreos... Sounds simple?? Well, your taste buds and mouth will thank you for something with a much better texture than fro yo and ice cream... So, for about $6 you and a friend have a tasty dessert that will not disappoint.