Q: negative

A: Had the 4-course tasting menu. Worst meal I have ever had for this amount of money. 4 people $400 tab. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Also, we ordered "Lychee Martini" - DAMN! That drink was really, really strong! Wonder why? Because it was ALL lychee vodka in a freakin' martini glass. Are you serious? So, it was really like 3 straight up lychee flavored vodka shots in a fancy little martini glass. Not worth the money. If you're going to come here, don't waste your money on the tasting menu... save it for steak or something else that will fill your tummy. At least you'll come out full. Won't be coming back here again....

Q: positive

A: I admit that I am not a big fan of waiting... and if it's a wkend or especially if it's spring-training time of the year... the line to get a table can be rediculously long w/ all the baseball fanatic tourists. But my friends live here and definitely know how to work it so it's not so painful. Since they do not take reservations, we give our name to the hostess and knowingly are told the wait time to be ~45 min which we tack on another 30 on top of that. So we then get our nails done next door or walk over to the boutique across the street. I have to say the line for a latte can be a bit of a wait as well, but so worth it. Their coffee is truly yummy. I've eaten breakfast here.... their omelettes, breakfast burrito or taco are always good, but my most recent visit I was not in the mood for breakfast. I had the tuna sandwich which was exactly what I was craving for... absolutely delicious without too much mayonaise. I hate when other places makes a tuna salad sandwich taste like there's no tuna but gobs of more mayo oozing out.. gross! Anyway their tuna here is perfect. Although the wait is long, once seated the service is prompt and friendly.

Q: negative

A: I visited this Starbucks around 10 a.m. on the day after Christmas. It's a hot spot, evidently, as the drive thru line was long AND there was a line halfway to the door inside. I chose to park and go inside. It was the slowest moving line I have seen at a Starbucks in a while. I ordered my drink "a tall nonfat latte, one pump gingerbread," which is how I was taught to order the drink at another location I visit occasionally because, I was told, they don't charge for one pump. The girl behind the register put my drink in as a "nonfat gingerbread latte" and charged me for the $0.40 difference. When I attempted to correct my order, "I actually just want a latte with one pump gingerbread," her retort was "it's only like $0.20 difference." WELL, Miss Moneybags, it's $0.40 different. And, because of your unwillingness to accept my order as placed, I paid you for additional pumps of syrup, whip cream and God knows what other goodies you put on top of a gingerbread latte... because, I certainly don't know... I only PAY for the crap, thanks to you, I don't actually take my drink that way! So, yeah, "I have had better" and I don't think I will be back. I'll hit one of the 80-bajillion other locations within a .5 mile radius, next time I'm in the East Valley.

Q: negative

A:
I don't write reviews, but I had to so that people would know this place is NOT a 4 star worthy Chinese restaurant.