input: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output: This review is specifically about the new show OVO. Almost too late, I remembered that Montreal is home to the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. Fortunately for me, when I checked the website a few days prior to my trip to Montreal, I saw that the new production OVO was playing during my trip and a few tickets were still available. When I was shown to my seat, I was amazed at how close I was to the stage--just two rows, and maybe 12 feet separated me from some of the world's best acrobats. I was so close that I could see the details of their makeup and costumes, like the seemingly two-inch-long eyelashes on the women. OVO tells the story of a world of insects, including a flirtatious ladybug, a bugtown mayor, and an intriguing stranger who arrives in town carrying a large egg. As a romance develops between the ladybug and the stranger, an equally intense battle over the egg ensues between him and the mayor. As the story unfolded over the course of two hours, I was treated to an amazing spectacle of vibrant costumes, stirring music, and astonishing athleticism and artistry. Group by group, the various acrobats took center stage to perform their magic. The troupe of Asian girls costumed as red fire ants wowed the audience, followed by the women dressed as black widows dancing on a rope web, and the couple who created a beautiful and touching mating dance while twisting through the air on ropes. There were also the shiny bronze scarab beetle men who performed a more traditional flying trapeze, and the lone acrobat who commanded attention for his tightrope act and even managed to balance himself by one hand above the rope. But one of the most visually amazing feats was the interaction of the artists with the climbing wall backdrop. Certainly with the aid of trampolines, the acrobats bounced several feet up the wall and clung to the handholds with the easy tenaciousness of flies on a wall, before bouncing back down again. I can hardly do justice to OVO by describing the performance with just words, so I encourage people to visit the website for a video preview. If you're in Montreal, this is a must-do event. Otherwise, wait until OVO travels to your town on tour.
input: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output: A few weeks after my first visit, I went to Sweets Raku again since they have new menu items. I took my sister here so we can try Mt. Fuji, Veil and Ringo. As for the tea, we tried Tokio (sweet berries green tea) and Sakurambo (Japanese cherry black tea) with our dessert prix fixe. I have officially tried all their desserts, yay! Amuse: Mango sorbet with mint jelly. The mango sorbet was a little bit tangy but very delicious with the mint jelly. I had the strawberry sorbet the first time. Both flavors are very good since they're two of my favorite fruits. 5/5 Mt. Fuji: Spongecake, chestnuts with chestnut cream, chestnut tuile, chestnut and chocolate. I grew up liking chestnuts and chestnuts in dessert isn't common in Western cuisine so, this was a no-brainer. 5/5 Ringo: Apple pie with honey ice cream, white chocolate dusted with cinnamon. There's a sugar candy shaped like an apple that has cream inside. An American classic got exciting again. Break the candy apple with your spoon for cream to put on your apple pie. The apple pie itself isn't sweet so eat it with honey ice cream. 5/5 Veil: Stuffed custard pie is what i says on the edible menu so it doesn't sound so interesting. I really was hesitant to order this because how exciting is custard pie? But I must say, I saved the best for last. What you get is flaky pastry with custard on top and in the middle...on top of berry cream swimming in compote all wrapped in a web made of sugar. The Apollo (chocolate and raspberry mousse) is a safe and obvious choice for chocoholics like me but I stepped out of my comfort zone and I'm glad I did. This is the best item they have on their menu. Confetti and glitter! 5/5 Excellent service as usual and our server, Kazue remembered me from my first visit. I'm still in love with this place. It makes me feel like a kid again. Genius! I think I might be addicted to this place now. The best way to end my birth month. Remember to join their e-mailing list. Sit at the bar (if it's available) so you can watch the action and talk to the chefs. It's $19 for the prix fixe menu (sorbet + your choice of dessert + petit four) or $12 for just dessert (Apollo, Marriage, Veil, Mt. Fuji or Ringo). If you get Apollo wit your prix fixe, you'll get cheesecake instead of the lava cake. For descriptions of the other dessert items, read my previous review. *Please do not copy and paste any parts of my review - write your own. Kthnxbye!
input: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:
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output:
Well, I guess I'm sort of a fan, but...I have 4 major complaints: 1. No free alcohol 2. When you purchase alcohol, you can't gamble while drinking, must stay at the bar 3. On 5+ floors of gambling, there are only 2 craps tables 4. Roulette is not your normal vegas roulette, $5 table means minimum bet is 1 $5 chip, not 5 $1 chips. $2.50 table (actually available) means minimum bet is $2.50 chip bet. I have gambled in multiple cities around the world, and comparatively speaking this place kind of sucks and the slots here are less loose than most. It's been operational for years, and their wall of winners has an amazing 25 or so photographs...Aside from a desire to just gamble, I don't see another reason to actually go here.