One word comes to mind - Pretentious. If you want to know what going to Le Local feels like, pull out a few $20 bills, spread some butter on it and eat it. Wash it down with some water and pretend you just drank a cocktail. It amazes me that this place has over 3 stars, especially after eating at various local restaurants in the area. After a week of dining in and around Montreal (Vieux Montreal mostly) I can safely say this place is one of the most expensive places I visited and had the worst food overall. How do you screw up Poutine?? For those that don't know Poutine, it's a local favorite in Montreal, combining french fries with cheese curds, topped with delicious gravy. And somehow Le Local found a way to screw up this simple recipe. My wife and I bought two drinks (a Mojito and a Martini) and they were both diluted to the point where it was hard to distinguish it from plain water. Oh, and they were $10+ each. Needless to say, we didn't order another. Next up - the bread. I rarely ever comment on bread, but it was so terrible I feel the need to warn others. For a restaurant that charges as much as it does, having stale bread that tastes like you're chewing on someone else's gum is just unacceptable. How about serving some freshly baked bread, preferably something with flavor? The only saving grace was the Veal Burger, which was pretty damn good. Not good enough to warrant the price, but it was good. I don't even remember what my wife ordered - it was some odd tasting fish that she didn't eat. Overall this was a giant skid mark in an otherwise splendid trip to Montreal. Save your money and go somewhere else. Anywhere else. It's hard to find something that's worse.

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Negative 2 stars if that was an option. We were told we'd have to wait about an hour because a party was in front of us- fine, thought we'd just wait it out in the arcade- total dump! Very overpriced, outdated games and overpriced vending machines. After an hour I went to ask if we were up- nope it'll be another 20 minutes because there are 2 groups in front of you- the blonde cashier said rudely. I saw people coming in after we had been waiting and going straight to the race track with no wait! WRF?!?! I will NEVER come back and I wouldn't recommend this overpriced sh*t hole to anyone, it's probably worth the drive to go to one of the other race tracks in Phoenix.

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Have been trying to find the right time to try Twisted Cultures since we moved to the area in December. Finally went tonight to get my wife her frozen yogurt fix. When we walked in, we almost turned around and walked right back out - the girl at the counter, the first employee we saw upon entering, looked us up & down with a scowl on her face. Hmmm, what did we do to offend her just by entering the place?? Decided to go for it anyway. The place was pretty busy, full of people who seemed to be enjoying their yogurt creations. Headed to the back to scope out the flavors available, saw a few that sounded good to us - but we had to find a way around the other employee who was huddled in the back corner flirting with 2 guys (waaaaaay too old for her) and blocking the stack of cups. Finally got our cups and went to town loading them up with different yogurt flavors and toppings. Paid the scowl-faced girl, still not friendly, and headed home (literally 2 minutes away) to enjoy our yogurt. Enjoy is not really how I would describe it after all. A little fake tasting (we had chocolate, vanilla, cake batter, coconut, and cookies and cream between us), sorta weird and gritty texture and just not the best we have had. Unfortunately when you add up the unprofessional and somewhat rude service, along with the weird after taste and the cost, we will not be returning to Twisted Cultures. Too bad, though, because my wife loves frozen yogurt and if it had been any good she would have been a devoted customer.

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Arrogant and condescending. They will not make any substitutions because (direct quote) "This is an award winning menu. The kitchen will not allow substitutions because it would change the flavor profile." They serve chicken and waffles. And pancakes. And hamburgers. Seriously. "Change the flavor profile" with _this_ menu. What colossal ego got put in charge of this place... They have plain plastic bottles of ketchup on the table, but only have cucumber ranch dressing. Drinks are good, and come in cool leaning glasses. But don't ask for blended ice; they only use the blender the kitchen. Decor is stainless steel, bolts and suspension cables, but every dish has a sprig of rosemary. Music is a strange blend of 80s pop, jazz and reggae. Often distracting. Very confused identity. The food tastes good, and might be worth the price if you like eating leftovers. (The portions _are_ huge.) It is definitely not worth being insulted and told what you can and cannot order. Five stars for good flavor and big portions. Negative three (and I'm being kind) for the attitude.
negative