Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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- positive) yelp review.
A: I think it only fair to lay out some background information before writing this review: First, I don't get the concept of "thin crust" pizzas and I never will. I wasn't impressed with them when Dominoes came up with the concept some 30 years ago and I'm still not. Back in New York, a thin-crust pizza wasn't firm like a cracker and, thus, didn't hold up firmly when you put things on it. It was doughy. I admit to being a carboholic and the thicker the crust, the better (Go Sicilian!). I call thin crust pizza "Jewish Pizza", because it reminds me of putting toppings on top of a piece of matzoh (except matzoh's a bit thicker and doesn't fall apart like ashes if you grab it too hard). MOD Pizza's concept is simple: come in and pick one of their pre-selected topping pizzas or make your own. In that respect, not too different from Papa Murphy's. The resemblance ends there. Whereas my partner's white sauce pizza had lots of sauce on it; the guy making mine decided to "spread" the sauce around with the ladle, thus making it thin (i.e., non existent). My fault: I could have said something. Likewise, the woman making my friend's pizza was generous with toppings; my guy acted like they were making him pay for every topping he sprinkled on my pizza. The pizza is good; especially if you're a fan of the as-solid-as-air crust of thin pizzas. Ambiance is another matter. There's both indoor and outdoor seating in this strip mall. Like many such outdoor locales in Phoenix, this one adjoins a parking lot with a busy street across the way. Since the weather was beautiful today, we decided to sit outdoors; especially as music was playing loudly inside. Unfortunately, whether they can't or don't want to, the music cannot be shut off outside and it's not played softly. To me, music is very subjective, just like art; and if you're listening to something you don't like, it doesn't enhance the meal, it ruins it. Take a guess by my tone which category I fall into! Finally, I have to say, that I'm NOT a cheap person; I'm frugal. A cheap person won't part with his/her money unless upon pain of death; a frugal person isn't loose with his/her money either, but has no problem paying for something when it's worth it. I'm not arrogant or idiotic enough to believe that labor costs and convenience shouldn't be built into a price. $7.49 + tax for a personal pizza on crispy loose leaf paper is not a bad deal. But for $2.99, I can go to Safeway, get a thicker pizza, spend money on toppings and come out paying less and actually enjoy it ... as a snack. There is nothing unreasonable about this place's prices or the concept. I just don't see anything to brag or be excited about. Add to that the occasional verbal assault by the homeless asking for money while you dine outside and the experience is more than forgettable ... I hope.
Q: positive

A: We arrived in Vegas, sicker than either of us had ever been and beyond exhausted. We woke up late, having not eaten a real meal in days. So we relied on Yelp (thank you Yelp!) to find a restaurant close by. All the reviews of Phat Phrank's are right on -- you will not be disappointed. First, Frank greets you as if he just saw you yesterday and has known you for years. He is so friendly, and funny, and welcoming. As we told him at the end of our meal... we felt as though we were dinner guests in his home. The food was just great! We were both really hungry because we had been too sick to eat for days. Phat Phranks was the place to be! Portions were large, everything was homemade, and we left feeling full (but not painfully full) and energized. Wonderful... thank you Frank & family!
Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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- positive) review?

Answer: Having had a sad, sad experience last summer I returned to Lakeside this summer after I was back in Wisconsin. I drove their with a hope that it was a fluke when I visited a year ago. That the wall o'Cascade might be back. That the great couches and sales bins would return. That it would have life again! I was let down. It's even more picked over and empty-seeming than it was a year ago. The sales clerk was very polite and he showed me where certain "new" yarns were. I browsed. I thought "wow - that boat sure does do well to fill a pathetically empty shop" and I left. I can't imagine a reason to return much. They seem to no longer have the vast selection of needles they used to carry. The different yarns they had that were hard to come by elsewhere are gone. Now it's just a sad, more open, version of The Knitting Tree. Clearly when it changed hands it just went to hell. It's really too bad, because this store was once quite great.
Input: OPTIONS:
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Generate a negative review for a place
Output: I live around the corner from LGO/Postino Arcadia and am a regular and fan of both. Windsor is great as well. Federal is a disappointment and tragedy. I'm not sure whether all these positive reviews are paid for by Federal or sponsored, or just by clueless foodies because they are outright lies. For a restaurant group that makes amazing pizza's at LGO, I'm shocked as too how disappointing and what a big letdown the pizzas are here. They are all overly oily and soggy in the middle. I've tried four different pies on two separate occasions and everyone in my party felt the same way and it didn't sound like anyone was going to go back for a while until the soggy dough and oily topping issues were fixed. When I was there on 11/08/2012 a co-worker had a stellar meatball sandwich, soft airy fresh baked pizza dough as the bread, fresh melted mozzarella, great meatballs and sauce, simple, traditional and delicious. Went back on 11/11/2012 to have the meatball sandwich that looked so good a few days earlier, talk about being letdown. For some reason the sandwich had been reinvented, it now had barely any meatballs on it and they had been supplemented with a ridiculous amount of caramelized like onions and the bread which was amazing on the previous occasion was hard as a rock. What in the world, massive amounts of onions on a meatball hero with barely any meatballs to be found, confusing. The pizza was no better, still soggy in the middle and disappointing. All restaurants have kinks to work out when they first open, but for a successful restaurant group that's hit homeruns with pizza before, there should be no kinks to work out with the pizza, nor should the simplest thing in the world, a meatball hero go from amazing to gross in three days. Another issue we experienced both times there is the service. Plenty of staff onsite, the problem is finding someone to help you or them coming back to check on you. Both times we sat around with empty drinks for a half-hour and had to hunt down someone to get a refill or the check. Plus this staff is very different than the staff at their other establishments, seems like a bunch of self-entitled hipsters that are too important are running the show. I'll stick to LGO for pizza from this crew; hopefully they don't experiment with that perfect formula.
input: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output:
Last time I went to Metro Pizza was a few years ago and didn't blow my skirt up. Coming from back east its hard finding decent pizza here. When you are used to a certain quality its hard to change. Its on par with eating fresh pasta every day and then suddenly only being able to eat Spaghetti O's. On this visit I really enjoyed myself though. I ignored prices (hard to do when they are so high) and went with the Olde New York pie. Really, really, really good. I ended up forcing myself to eat more than I should have because it tasted so good. Not really the NY style that I am used to but it was very good. The server was very nice and the place is clean and well kept. The only negative is the price. Ok so I let myself go this time and put out the $23 and change for a large pie. Will I do it again? Probably not. If I had money to blow I would eat there all the time, so for you rich kids out there go for it! Although I may go back to try the Mac & Cheese as Matt C seems to love it.