Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A: It gives me no joy to write this. I wanted to like this restaurant, but I gave it two visits and left unhappy both times. The ingredients are fresh and the decor nice, but the service is bad and the food is disappointing. The ingredients are fresh and high-quality, but the preparation seems lacking. Food: Last time, we had the soft mozzarella board, which was decent. Not amazing, but not bad. My girlfriend had Polipo (octopus) which she said was fantastic. Not chewy at all, and very tasty. We shared a Tartufo pizza (mushroom and truffle), which I cannot recommend. The truffles and mushrooms were overwhelming. Too much of a good thing is not good. This preparation has a raw egg over the top, which is supposed to get cooked by the heat of the fresh pizza. Ours ended up runny and raw. Tonight, we had D's Bees and the Boston for cocktails. There were 6 specialty cocktails and we had two, but they tasted suspiciously similar. Neither were good and we left them both untouched. Management took one off the bill, which was very nice. For our meal, we had beef carpaccio (which is a unique preparation of the dish), which my girlfriend thought was light and "interesting", but entirely forgettable. We ordered a Margherita pizza, again with great ingredients and cooked well...but bland. The branzino is one of the best pieces of fish I have had, but after eating it, I was hungry. The Manager recommended desserts, chocolate gelato w/ bacon on top and ricotta gelato with pistaccios on top. The ricotta was bland and decidedly "not worth the calories". The chocolate gelato was good, but nothing special. The General Manager was so enthusiastic and friendly, that he got in the way of our server, who was already undertrained and left alone to flounder. He was so busy "bullshitting" that he failed to notice that he was talking to unhappy customers. It was a classic example of thinking about what you are saying, rather than observing or listening. And this was after he noticed we did not like our drinks. When we talked about the drinks, instead of apologizing and moving on, he defended the cocktails and made as if we were at fault. He did, on a positive note, bring over a type of gin that he thought we should sample. It was interesting, but had little to do with our meal. Honestly, this place is so close to what I want a restaurant to be, that it hurts. By being so close, this failure of a restaurant becomes more frustrating. Summary: I spent $95 for a meal and left hungry and annoyed. Two strikes and they are out.
Q: positive

A: Location: Little Italy - on Dante, east of St. Laurent. It's also right across the street from Impasto! The closest subways are Jean-Talon and de Castelnau. Street parking is available and usually easy to find if you dine early. The place: Small and intimate, lots of wood, a cool bar. I liked the space a lot. It's more casual than Impasto. The food: If the name hasn't given it away already, this is a pizza joint, and therefore, you go for the pizza - un point, c'est tout. Forgione offers up a few different varieties of pizza - not too many so that you feel overwhelmed and not so few that you feel like there aren't enough choices. We started with an order of suppli that were on par with those I had in Italy. These were delicious and you could really taste the cheese, which was of a smokey variety (I forget the name). Now for the pizza: My pick was the pizza of the month - they had me at pistachio pesto and home-made mortadella. The scent of the meat wafting into my nostrils practically had me salivating before the waiter set my plate down on the table. I couldn't wait to dig in! Unlike some of the other reviews, my pizza didn't lack in toppings; the surface of the pizza was covered with mortadella, had the right amount of pesto and not too much cheese (how I like it). The crust was fresh and thin, and the overall pizza was absolutely delicious. I would definitely have this again. My date had the Bari - tomato sauce, Zampina sausage, rapini, cheese. Now, her pizza was looking a little bare and it definitely could have used more sausage. Flavor-wise, it was good but not as tasty as mine. I should mention that Gema make their own pepperoni and sausage as well as the mortadella, and it shows (or tastes, in this case). The waiter basically hustled us into getting the frozen custard for dessert. No idea if they were other dessert options because he kept ignoring my request to see the menu. After boasting that Gema was the only place in town with frozen custard, blah blah blah, I finally just ordered the damn thing. Both my date and I shared the same thought - this tastes exactly like ice cream. So when my date pointed this out to the waiter, he replied 'well it's ice cream!' OK, so which is it? Custard or ice cream? Anyway, I don't normally order ice cream for dessert because frankly, it's ordinary and I can have that anywhere, anytime. The home-made Baci that topped the custard/ice cream/frozen thing was great. Service: I'm on the fence here. We were seated quickly and were well attended to - our water was topped up regularly and the wait staff checked on us regularly. However our waiter, though very good at his job, gave off a little attitude that just occasionally rubbed us the wrong way. Not enough to dock stars, however. Overall, the service was good. Price point: Wine, shared appy, pizza, custard/ice cream/frozen thing + macchiato ran me $37.
Problem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:
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Answer: This is where I broke my Las Vegas sushi cherry... TMI? After a long day of driving a U-Haul across the CA/NV stateline, lifting and unpacking boxes I was ready to eat, but I was sick of fast-food and pizza options. I yelped Sushi and this place popped up with 4 1/2 stars? Let's do this! I placed an order for pick-up and they said it would take about ten minutes. Hmmm, ten minutes for 2 orders of Udon Tempura and 2 Caterpillar Rolls? I decided to test this and arrived 8 minutes & 25 seconds later. "Hi, order for Tiffany?" (my GF) "Yup, right here...two orders of Udon Tempura and 2 Caterpillar Rolls"...whoa, this place is on it, but how does it taste? I brought it home and feasted. The Udon Tempura was very good and full of flavor. The tempura was delightful, not to greasy just lite and flaky. Poi-fect! The Caterpillar rolls you could tell were super fresh and delicious. These were definitely made to order. This place gets an easy 4 stars. I'm coming back to get the full restaurant experience soon. Maybe this will lead to an updated review and a added star?
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Output: Burnt, bitter espresso. Bitterly disappointing. This place has so much potential, the pasties look yummy. I ordered my usual, an iced triple soy latte, to jolt me awake and fend off the morning headache. (Not iced in the winter.) This was not drinkable. I will not be back. Fair Trade Cafe, Lux, AJs,(even Starbucks), I am so sorry I cheated on you.
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We were there for dinner on a Friday night. It doesn't seem too busy. We had waited at least 15 minutes before being seated. The staffs were friendly especially if you're Korean, which we're not. . The side dishes were small. The foods took too long to be served. They had never asked if we wanted water. Tea was served, but no refills. Price: High Food: Average, but had better Korean food Service: Average