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12 star
| It is 6:45. Half the people in here have kids. Club music is playing and the last song detailed a sexual encounter, even using \"shit\" and \"fuck\". It is super awkward. They even have a children's section on their menu. |
34 stars
| My friends and I walked in being greeted loudly by workers which is always cool. I've been to Guu and various Izakayas in Toronto, so seeing it in montreal brings back nice memories. \n\nI got the Sakura cocktail, and it was decent. Very sweet though - which I like. Our dishes included Takoyaki, assorted sashimi salad, tuna tartar, fried chicken + mayo, tuna steak, wasabi octopus, pumpkin puree with red bean ice cream and mochi, green tea creme brulee. \n\nMy favourite was the pumpkin puree dessert and takoyaki. My friends were the tuna tartar and assorted sashimi salad. In terms of consistency, the wasabi octopus was very on par. However, I was susprised with a few of our other dishes like the tuna steak. The tuna steak was definitely cooked too much on the outside. From what my friend had said, it was not like the one he tried earlier in the week when he came to eat. The other dishes were fine though. Portion sizes are always a little smaller than usual restaurants, but this is because its more of a snack restaurant. Nonetheless, I went home quite full!\n\n The place definitely offers fresh food in comparison to other japanese restaurants in montreal. But not as fresh as what I had expected. Perhaps this justifies a second visit in the near future for me. I definitely recommend a visit though. Service was pretty good, our waittress came by regularly and was courteous. The decor is done very nicely ; I always like taking a visit to the washrooms. It offers use of mouthwash. Overall, we left with a loud farewell from the staff and a wave good bye to end the night. |
34 stars
| I was with 3 people last friday the're was only 10 min wait. Food was good ,the tall draft beer were huge and what a heavy mug? Service was very good and what an ambiance. Will defenitely go back for a party |
12 star
| Pros\n- The food was delicious\n- The warm welcome from the staff upon entry is a very nice touch\n- Great decor\n\nCons\n- Our party of 16 was assigned a table that seated no more than 12. I had to sit sideways on the bench to accommodate everyone\n- Portions per dish are very small. Though I appreciate gourmet tapas, $10 for a fistful of spinach with a couple of mushrooms is a stretch\n- Our bill wasn't split, forcing us to divvy a $670 bill ourselves\n- One member of our party wasn't served at all after 2 hours of waiting\n- Ordering the grapefruit cocktail gets you a vodka/soda, grapefruit half and citrus juicer. Very original, but insufficient juice and less labor leaves you wondering why you paid the mark up.\n\nOverall\nMaybe the moral of our story is to avoid going in a large group. Cramped seating, divvied portions and a single bill all point towards the restaurant's inexperience in dealing with parties larger than 5. Though I loved the food, the value and the service will prevent me from re-visiting. |
01 star
| I was excited to try this restaurant since I have only had great dining experiences at Guu Izakaya in Toronto and was told it was the same owners.\n\nKinka needs to step up their game if they want to survive in downtown Montreal. I will start with the positives. The waitress provided great service and was knowledgable of the menu. Beer was good and the udon noodle with beef and mushroom was very good. \n\nThe fish tacos I was served was a mistake. The taco shell was dry and cold. The onion cold slaw was cold and the fried fish was warm...very strange temperature for a taco and terrible shell. My friend did not eat half the taco shell because of bad aftertaste. The beef short ribs were served cold and dry. It lacked flavored and appeared to have been cooked the day before. Finally the octopus wasabi paled in comparison to the version served at Guu Izakaya. \n\nThey need to improve execution. They also need to rethink a few of the dishes. At the end of the dinner I gave my feedback to the waitress. She apologized and removed the tacos and Beef ribs from the bill. Very good gesture. I hope the manager takes the feedback and fixes the problems. Kazu and Idamake are much better choices. |
34 stars
| Stopped in to get a Steamie Sandwich. Parker's steams all the sandwiches, which I have had in other cities but never have seen in PGH. \n\nParker's is open for breakfast, coffee and lunch/sammies.\n\nThe sandwich menu is on a chalk board where you pick your bread (bagel, pretzel bun, sub roll) meat, cheese and condiments. The sandwich is then steamed. You get a nice warm steamed sandwich. I had a meatball with pepperoni, provolone on a bagel with some banana peppers and onions. Delicious! Nice price too, $5. There were a couple of soups and a mac & cheese with bacon special. \n\nWas told that all the bread, meat and coffee were bought from local PGH businesses. Zeke Coffee, meat from Butcher on Butler and Strip District Meats.\n\nThe space is in the old Dormont Dog's location, with about 6 counter seats and three small tables. |
45 stars
| A great steamed sandwich place in PGH - the steamed sandwiches are unlike any other sandwiches available in the city. All the ingredients are local and super fresh - it's awesome to see PGH businesses support other local businesses and the community. Breakfast sandwiches are insanely affordable and delicious, and I love the pretzel buns (also local). \nThe meatballs sandwiches are insanely good too (an old family recipe), and the meats are from Butcher on Butler (in Lawrenceville). Also carries the best coffee in the Burgh, from Zeke's. Definitely worth a trip, especially to try something new. I'll be back soon! |
45 stars
| Stopped in today for a sandwich and a coffee. Of course I left more then satisfied. First off Zeke's coffee which I have never had before is made fresh and is really outstanding. I went with a breakfast sandwich called the \"Mile High\" came with peppers and onions and of course made fresh and steamie! All the ingredients are fresh and the Pretzel bun from SouthSide Pretzel shop is outstanding. Really thinking outside of the box at this place. I received the sandwich and a large coffee for around $6.50--great price for the quality. Owner and chef definitely are following plan A and doing it right. I will be back. A quality sandwich shop is hard to find. Next time I'm going to have to try the meatballs or their soup which I heard is great. Clean and welcoming environment! |
45 stars
| One if the best Thai restaurants in the area. When some one asks for a Thai restaurant recommendation, I'll send them here. Their curries are great, not too sweet, which is the hallmark of a quality Thai place. They have an menu that leaves everyone happy. I will definitely be back to try more. Service is fast and very friendly. |
23 stars
| A friend and I went here this weekend after reading the great reviews (and since it is in my 'hood). I was so excited to try it! Unfortunately, it didn't exactly live up to the glowing reviews. The space is nice, very quiet and relaxing, and the service was attentive. I ordered the spicy noodles and my friend had the pad see ew. Although both dishes seemed fresh, with fresh veggies and juicy chicken, the flavor was lacking. Hers was almost completely flavorless. Mine, ordered 'hot' was also fairly bland... more of a medium spicy and lacking seasoning. I would like to and probably will try this place again, as it is close to my house, and hope that other items (such as curries and soups) are more flavorful. |
45 stars
| Very good Thai food and service! Brand new and very clean interior. The Thai tea was at the perfect sweetness, the Tom Kom Kai (coconut soup) was unique and very pleasing. |
34 stars
| Amazing Thai for the price. I will be back soon!\n\nI had the Duck Noodle Soup and it was fabulous. Our service was wonderful, the spice station is as advertised... HOT! \n\nAlso enjoyed the Shrimp Rolls to appetize my pallet before the duck rodeo. The menu is what you would expect from Thai but also included some Chinese items such as orange chicken.\n\nOverall, this place excelled. I didn't give it 5 stars because I have given 5 stars to a Thai spot already, and that spot is on another level. |
45 stars
| This place is amazing! Probably my favorite Thai food in the valley. Fresh ingredients, great flavors and very authentic. We got ours to go and it still was perfection. I got the spicy noodles with chicken and egg roles. Perfect amount of heat. The egg rolls were crunchy heaven. I highly recommend this place. |
23 stars
| After reading the good reviews about this place i decieded to.Go for dinner. We were warmly greeted and, i noticed rite away how clean and beautiful the restaurant was. Nice decoorations and very comfortable seating as well as impecabley clean. Now .The waitress said they had no running water some sort of plumbing problem so no soda of hot tea. But she was nice enough to micrrowae hot water for our tea. I ordered red curry with vegetables thai hot and my companion ordered silver noodles with shrimp, medium heat. Well my curry had enough veggies and.Nice curry flavour, however it was sweet. No chilli peppers or spiciness. And my firends silver noodles were sweet and the portion was small. Im going to reserve myself and try this place a couple of more times before i give it my yaee or naee.\nDefinetly give this place a try. Their are lots of thai restuarants in phx and sadly most of them arent worth a second visit. This one is worth a second visit |
12 star
| Just opened today in downtown summerlin. Went for lunch w a colleague. Food was as expected from a CPK and the set up of the restaurant was really nice. This is the 3rd restaurant in the new shopping area that I've been to on opening day and the staff is always a little over zealous and nervous on the first day but jeez, the staff here today was annoying as hell. First, there were probably as many people in staff as there were eating. Our server interrupted us frequently, and was heavily pushing from the start a dessert we had no interest in for lunch. My food was almost taken out of my hand while I was still eating. I was asked probably 10 times in 10 minutes if I was done or wanted a to go box from about 6 different staffers. Also was additionally asked the same over and over for drink refills after we said no. \n\nI'm excited about the new restaurant but just let people eat and enjoy the food and atmosphere! We were patient and understanding for a while but it got to be too much so we left and walked around for a bit. I'll come back but I hope the servers will be more acclimated and less pressured to sell and serve. It's obviously coming from the management but there's a fine line between being helpful and ruining the experience.\n\nI'd suggest going here to check it out but maybe after they've been in business a month or so. |
23 stars
| I ordered online a wild mushroom pizza to be up picked up at 4:15. I got there a little before the time and the pizza was waiting in a warming oven.\n\nSome staff members I came into contact with while there were very polite and helpful. I was greeted at the door and then one of the staff escorted me to the take out area near the rear of the restaurant. I was checked out promptly. This CPK is 3/4 of a mile from where I live so I was home in no time at all. \n\nThe pizza was good. It's the first time I've had CPK pizza. I wasn't blown away and I'm not sure if this will be an option I go to often. There are some good places nearby that do a better pizza for the same price. The part of dinner that did grab me was the salted caramel pudding. This was very good and I'd go back simply for that dessert. |
12 star
| CPK is my favorite place for the past 25 years!\nThe menu is missing a lot of items! As for the wait..... There were clean tables available and they still made us wait....not very happy with our experience here... We eat twice a week at CPK but will not come back to this one! I gave them 2 stars for the decor! |
34 stars
| Haven't eaten at a CPK in years, until now. New location, in my neck of the woods, so why not?\nGood food (club pizza rocks), nice bartenders and staff. We were here on a Sat night and it was crowded but we went to the bar and ate there, bypassing the not so bad 20 minute wait.\nGet some tasty bread to start with the OO/Balsamic dipping sauce, nice way to start the meal. A couple of dinner salads then the pizza. Took a few slices home and bam, another nice meal to Yelp about. Cheers. |
12 star
| I enjoyed their food on several occasions in the recent past, but the music is played way too loud. I know it's the trendy thing to do currently, but it adversely affected my party's dining experience. I asked for the music to be turned down, but restaurant staff didn't seem to care. Would not return due to the ambient noise level. |
01 star
| I don't know what happened to this location of CPK! We have loved other locations but I think this location did not get full training on what constitutes a meal! I ordered BBQ chicken salad and got - literally - 2 tiny nuggets of chicken, about 1 inch each - on a pile of lettuce for over $10. My husband ordered his all-time CPK favorite - BBQ chicken pizza - and said the same thing - hardly any chicken! For a $30 meal, we ended up with cheap carbs and lettuce. I'm appalled that the CPK franchise would allow this! |
01 star
| I have only gone to the CPK in Town Square a couple times and it usually is good. I was excited when one opened up near me. My boyfriend and I went here for New Year's Day lunch - it wasn't that busy as I thought it would, thank jeebus. When we first arrived, we asked how long the wait would be but we ended up sitting at the bar anyways. The bartender was very friendly and I got my beer right away. \n\nMy boyfriend got some type of soup and it was farely good. They had actually forgotten that they had already brought us one and had brought another one out. When I looked at it, there was a really long piece of hair in it and let the waitress know - her reaction? \"Eww\"...I was like uh ok, no apology, she just took it away. Starting from this point, I was very weary and probably spent more time looking through every morsel of food I picked up with my fork than actually enjoying my food. I had gotten the garlic chicken pasta and my boyfriend had gotten some type of garlic pizza - we love garlic, obviously haha but before every bite, we made sure there wasn't any hair on it. It was actualy quite tiring. We had a lot of food left over and ended up taking it home...to throw away. \n\nAll in all, I wouldn't return here because that piece of hair made me think that the cooks are not properly putting on hair nets or whatever if at all!!! |
45 stars
| The best services I've ever had. Andrea is kind, skilled and extremely good at what she does. I've had lashes, make up and a facial done. She's VERY thorough, and she knows exactly what she's doing. I can tell she takes what she does very seriously by her attention to detail. I recommend her to all of my fiends and family and I won't go to anyone else. \n\nIf you want someone who cares about your service just as much as you do, then book with Andrea!! |
45 stars
| Andrea is incredible at what she does. I have been getting my lash extensions done by Andrea regularly for a few months and I am complemented daily on how they look. Andrea takes the time to perfect your lashes at every appointment. I have been an artificial lash wearer for years and lash extensions have made a huge difference to my everyday routine. They are easy to care for and Andrea provides you with all the tools you need to keep your lashes looking gorgeous between appointments. I love pairing my lash service with her pumpkin peel and facials. On top of that she is also and extraordinary make up artist. I love looking at her portfolio and all of the beautiful looks that she creates. Andrea is a true master of her craft and I highly recommend her. |
45 stars
| Un petit joyau cach\u00e9 entre ridgewood et c\u00f4te des neiges, excellents brunch, bons lunchs, des viennoiseries et une tr\u00e8s belle d\u00e9coration. Vraiment content d avoir trouv\u00e9 un endroit comme \u00e7a \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de chez moi! |
23 stars
| Sweet place with good coffee and inexpensive breakfasts. I went some time in the middle of December and got two eggs, one piece of bread, one sausage and some fruit for 3.45$ (including taxes) Another plus is that it's conveniently located right next to many apartment complexes and it's really great just being able to walk to your local caf\u00e9. Quite disappointed by how expensive the drinks are though. Breakfast: 3.45$ Hot Chocolate: 4.50$... |
45 stars
| FINALLY is all I can say. I loved going to this place since I lived in Cali and the boba places just weren't as good here in Vegas. Finally, they have one here! Good service and good food too. Definitely gonna be a regular here! |
12 star
| The place looks pretty promising. That changes the moment you talk to one of the cashiers. I asked her about one of the items in the menu, and she looked really puzzled. She then answered that she doesn't know at all mainly because she doesn't work in the kitchen. That right there is a bright red flag that I probably should have left. As someone that works at a restaurant, you should be well aware of what it is you're selling. Not only that but she also made various mistakes on our order. All of this was going on while manager was clearly standing next to her. He did absolutely nothing to help us or clarify anything. The food, itself, is not as appetizing especially for it's price. I do not recommend getting the sisig fries. It was pretty disgusting. |
01 star
| Terrible and Horrible customer service! I was so disappointed in this store. I went in very excited to buy some gifts, and ended up buying a gift for myself - which is rare. When i got home I found out that my daughter had bought me the same gift for Christmas, so i went back to the store three days later with receipt in-hand to return. The clerk accused me of scratching the watch and tried to belittle me in front of the other customers - I was disgusted by his treatment. I have been a loyal MK customer for years - When i called the 800 number they could not believe the treatment that I received and logged it down as a formal complaint - I will never go back to that store. |
45 stars
| What a great place to Dine. The choices on menu , hospitality, bar, was right on target. All from the pleasant greeting from hostess's to our server, we felt very welcomed. The presentation with the food was very inviting and the flavor proved it. Our family loves Italian cuisine and this place has it. So well operated with management checking on us, not only with our meals but on a friendly level. A must try from this \"foodie\" |
12 star
| We arrived at 6:45, and it is now 8:35. We haven't received our food yet. The service had been pretty lame. Not that many people are even in the restaurant at the moment. |
01 star
| I was part of a party of six for dinner here over the weekend and I must say... The service was terrible. The communication from the server was very limited and we feel that she had poor communication with the chef and the owner. We waited a sad two hours for any food to come to our table and when it arrived, it was the complete wrong order while others around us were enjoying theirs. We got fed up and spoke to the owner. The owner was a little off. Instead of sympathizing with us, he belittled the situation and made us more upset. I hope they fix their service and get their restaurant in order. The least they could have done was offer us an appetizer to hold us over. I am never going back! We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner down the street at The Lamp. Order The Gem or The Margarita Pizza! |
34 stars
| Excellent wine list! Great decor. Food was great. I was with a party of 8 and everyone enjoyed their choices. Mushroom risotto was cheesy and delicious! Recommended! |
34 stars
| Had a great meal here the other night that hit on all positive notes. The service was top notch, the restaurant itself is great looking and the food was great as well. Can be slightly tricky finding depending on which side you are coming from but easily visible from Pinnacle Peak, which for me was after I passed it. \n\nThe food: The portions are fantastically large which I sincerely hope they do NOT change. I had the garlic shrimp app (Gamberi Limone) which had great garlicky flavor but not too overpowering. Followed by Pappardelle Bolognesse and the Polpette pizza. The Bolognesse was absolutely delicious with plenty of sauce and fresh pasta sheets. It was savory and I'm kind of drooling just thinking about it. The pizza was also very tasty with fresh ingredients. \n\nThe service: There wasn't a moment where I felt unattended to or overly invasive. From start to finish it was about a little over a one hour meal and our server was always there if a coke glass was nearing its end. Wish I could remember her name because she was stellar. \n\nOverall a great experience and will return. |
01 star
| After a good first experience mid-week, our return visit was a disappointment on a Friday night. Although they accommodated us as we arrived early, the table was by the door and every time it opened we got a blast of cold air. The waiter was proficient, but it took over an hour for the entrees to arrive after ordering. Then my veal chop arrived basically raw when I asked for medium. It eventually arrived after the rest of our party were done their meals. A free desert was provided to try and make up for the gaff, but the overall experience was far from adequate. |
45 stars
| So excited to have such a great restaurant closer to home! Our first visit tonight and I my family is still raving about it. We had chicken parm and even though they didn't have my son's favorite dish on the menu they made it for him anyway. All of it was amazing. We finished up with tiramisu and it was also delicious. Portions are generous and they have a great wine selection. The service was also impeccable. We will definitely tell our friends and we will be back for sure! |
12 star
| We had dinner here tonight for the first time. Had high hopes given the investment made in the update from previous place. Decor is nice. Wait wasn't bad, but after waiting the 20 minutes quoted they made up a high top in the bar and had us sit there anyways. Table was very wobbly so manager comes by and has us pick up all our drinks while he attempts to fix the table. Odd for a nice place. We get one glass of wine each and then have to wait for the waiter to have time to check on us again to ask for second. Foods comes before we get our second glass. My wife said her's was good, she got the ravioli dish. I got the pollo parmigiana, came out with burnt edges. Should have been caught in the kitchen. Waiter was not attentive at all. Never checked if everything came out ok or checked back on us before asking if we wanted the bill. Sorry, usually will give a place two tries but this one loses on round one. |
23 stars
| Our group of four was excited to try Spiga, the hip new kid in town. We made a reservation for 4 for 7:30pm. We arrived at 5 'til. They asked if we wanted to \"wait just a moment\" while they made up a table in the \"private room\" or did we want to take the table next to the entrance? Seemed like a no-brainer. We chose the private room. A moment turned into two, turned into three. After about 15 minutes, we decided to get a drink at the bar while we waited. Of course, we had just gotten our drinks when the table became ready. The \"private\" room ended up being a large room with 4 or 5 tables off of the main room. Maybe they convert it into a private room when needed, but they shouldn't even call it a private room - it feels like a part of the restaurant. Regardless, the unexpected wait started us off on an awkward foot.\n\nThe ambiance is stellar. Old brick walls that curve at the ceiling, wooden beams, warm amber up-lighting. It felt like we were dining in an Italian wine cellar. Lovely. The bartender is excellent. I very much enjoyed the martini and my friend spoke highly of his old fashioned.\n\nFor appetizers, we ordered the calamari, octopus and the caprese 3-way . Like other reviewers have commented, it was good but not great. My friends noted that the octopus was cooked perfectly.\n\nFor dinner, we had chicken parm, seafood linguini, and short-rib ravioli. The chicken looked dry and was served on a plate separate from its accompanying pasta, which I thought odd. The seafood was cooked perfectly, but I felt the dish was heavy on the pasta and that the pasta was a little dry (needed more sauce?). The ravioli was good, but if you had asked us to try it blindfolded, we would never have guessed that it had meat in it. We asked the waitress about it, who explained that the meat was pureed and mixed with the cheese to make stuffing the ravioli easier. \n\nOverall, I think Spiga has a lot of potential. Our awkward start is probably just a growing pain - new restaurants are bound to have kinks in customer service. If the food had been at the next level, this would have gotten 4 stars hands down and maybe even a 5 because the ambiance is so great. I wish the owners the best of luck! |
12 star
| My wife and myself have been to Spiga three times now. First time for a salad and pizza. I must say the pizza was quite tasty as well as the salad. \nWe had a pizza with sausage and onion and roasted red peppers. Chewy crust and easy to fold and eat. They use fresh mozzerrella which is a plus. \nSecond visit was nice as well, with us only having a pizza.\nBut after sending friends there last week and getting a gloom and doom report of bad service, cold food and not very tasty we decided to go back for another try for ourselves.\nWe chose new years.\nWhy do people always say do not go out for dinner on that day? In my way of thinking a good restaurant is operating at full capacity every day so why should a date make it different?\nWELL First of all they did not tell us there was a limited menu. That sucked because they left off many off the foods we were going for. That said we ordered a pasta dish that had no flavor, and the braised brisket over Polenta. The brisket was tasteless and luke warm. The polenta was cold.\nThe pizza we wanted was not on the menu last night either.!\nI think they have a tough road ahead unless drastic changes are made ASAP, So I would say go at your own risk and order only the pizza!!! |
34 stars
| Really enjoyed. Can't wait to come back and try more. Had the Veal chop. Tasty but a little under cooked. Great 3 way caprese salad we shared. Lisa had the salmon. Nice. Great service and atmosphere. |
45 stars
| Another great event with great people. Lucky strike in downtown is the place to be if you're looking for a fun night out. The event was a super success thanks to Yelp, Lindsey and of course the venue. 1 hour of free game play was awesome! We definitely got to play all of the arcade games. The light bites were also great. Pizza, fries, chicken wings! 2 free drinks to start the night put more icing on the cake. Bowling at lucky strike is another experience on a different level. The area our party was sectioned off to was a private area with couches and plenty of seating. 4 lanes to ourselves while the Yelp family bowled at their signed up times. Met some knew yelpers and of course caught up with old yelp friends. Great event! \n\nThank you for all that you do Yelp and Lindsey! |
34 stars
| Had a great time at this Yelp event, and so did the friend we brought along. I don't bowl, but it was great to sit and chat and watch others bowl. I loved the flatbread pizzas- nice change from the usual heavy bowling alley fare. The breaded macaroni and cheese bites were great too. Oh, and bottles of hand sanitizer as Yelp favors- genius at this time of the year! |
45 stars
| This was a pretty cool night. It was bowling, drinking, eating and arcade games all in one! We had pizza, sliders, cheese, fries and nachos spinach dip. There was so much food! And of course, drinks from the bar!\n\nLucky Strike gave us a free bowling game and VIP cards for future games. How awesome is that?! I really liked that we got to bowl with other Yelpers and just had a really good time. And playing the arcade games was also fun too.\n\nThanks to the crew of Lucky Strike for serving us and setting up the games. And of course Lindsey is awesome as usual with the events she sets up. |
45 stars
| Had a great time and SOOOO happy it was on a Friday so I could attend a long overdue Elite event. \n\nTempt me with bowling, beer, and games and I am always in. I had a blast all around the event was great. 1 hour of games with plenty of options to not be waiting in line and another hour of bowling was awesome. \n\nThe food was great too I can't get enough of those friend mac and cheese bites. They are so bad but soooo freaking good. \n\nThanks Yelp for setting up another great event and thanks Lucky Strike for having us all. Can't wait to go back and start racking up points on my VIP card :) |
45 stars
| So much laughter, smiles, and enthusiasm filled the air at Lucky Strike last Friday night during Yelp's Game Night. To ask if we were spoiled as Yelp elites would be an understatement as we paraded with trays full of scrump-dilly-umptious foods as we bowled the evening away. Whether if your score was close to 200 or flat zero, everyone was entirely supportive and cheering each other on. I so much enjoyed catching up with everyone, since our schedules are all consumed now with holiday \"business.\" \n\nHow were the foods you ask? Well I just adored the little buffalo chicken sliders and the fries with the dipping sauces. I went around to different lanes, \"stealing\" bites of the fried mac and cheese bites, which ironically looked like chicken nuggets but I was pleasantly surprised with cheesy mac and cheese. The flat bread pizzas, both cheese and pepperoni, were both thin and light. They were devoured very quickly! \n\nDraped in rich velvety curtains and neon lights that dawn the title, \"Lucky Strike,\" with paper lanterns and a combination of music videos and sports on large screens above the bowling pins, the entire venue is a sensory explosion. And as if that wasn't enough, Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes decided to pair up with Gypsy Bar and add a whole dimension to the party atmosphere. Gypsy Bar dawned a large dance floor with a raised stage for the DJ with colorful screens in the background. I think we were a bit too early on a Friday night for the watching (or more like us...) participating with the whole dance scene going down. \n\nMany of us did, however, enjoy the arcade side of Gypsy Bar. It was a child's dream coming true, being able to play nearly endless games of shooting hoops. My hubs, Bryan, set the record on one of the basketball hoops game, beating the previously high score of 65 with 69I I didn't even come close with a score of 35! It definitely made his night though! Gypsy Bar had a pretty good happy hour going from 3pm to 7pm which is nice for those of us who get off work later than the average person. \n\nAll I can say is, I'm ever so grateful to Lindsey as always for providing us with the opportunity to gather together and have fun for a game night at such a plush place like Lucky Strike and also Gypsy Bar. The service was great and I'm so glad they were able to host such a big party of Yelpers and they handled it with such ease and finesse that I wouldn't even second guess having a party here at later point in time! |
45 stars
| You're never too old for game night! Lucky Strike was the perfect place to do not only that and more! They have a bowling alley, a bar, an arcade, pool tables, access to Gypsybar & dance floor, tv's, trendy lounge areas, food, food food and more food! Every time one platter of food was emptied another full one replaced it. The pizza was tasty and the fried Mac n cheese bites were hard to resist. It was a lot of fun bowling and cheering each other on, even though some of us didn't have game. I'm going to blame it on the A.a a.a a. AlCoHoL! My favorite part was the arcade, playing basketball, air hockey, and the four player Pac-man where put the smack down on Ashley B. Jon H and a perfect stranger! Lol \nDefinitely a perfect place for a party, a ladies night out, date night, birthday, or anytime an adult wants to feel like being a kid! \nThanks to Lucky Strike/Gypsybar, Yelp and our favorite party gal Lindsey for a great night out! |
45 stars
| Lucky Strikes, already one of my favorite places for bowling and video games cause I totally dig their design and vibe. It has style and it's mostly for adults- although kids can have a great time too as we've attended several kid birthday parties here. \nSo when Lindsey posted this as an Yelp Elite event, I happily RSVP'd yes! \nThe crowd was large, a +1 event- this just goes to show you the generosity of Lucky Strikes. We were treated to bowling, one hour endless play at the arcade, and the Gypsy Bar was also open to us (although I think no one ended up going to the bar/ dancing area)- we were all too busy having fun at bowling & the arcade!\nAnd the food! It was never ending. There was pizza (very thin, crispy crust), buffalo chicken sliders, spinach dip, fried Mac and cheese dip, and French fries. All the food was good, much better than the typical bowling alley food. I love their fries- yum, yum, so delicious! Yes, of course the night turned into my food cheat night! And did I mention that the food just kept coming!!! It was fantastic!!!\nI think if I lived closer downtown I would be a regular at this joint. Being that I don't live close by, I always get excited to be invited for an event or celebration here- and I always say yes!!!\nI wonder if I talk sweetly to the event coordinator that works for Lucky Strikes, she'll share with me the parties that are booked- this way I will have more reasons to show up and \"pretend\" I am one of the guest?!\nLOL- alright, I think this place is one coolness!!! |
01 star
| I had the most worthless experience with these guys. I bought a big bottle of juice thinking it was a different flavor. My mistake but this guy wouldn't swap it out. That's a lot of expensive juice to choke down. I was one of their first customers and spent another 50 bucks during this visit alone. Not to mention the hundreds spent prior to today. Too bad. I was glad to see a decent vape store so close to home. I'll drive a little further to get better service. Bad customer service is a big reason businesses fail here in Buckeye. |
34 stars
| What a great night with Yelp friends, food, photos & service. Once seated we started with chips served with salsa, cheese dip & guacamole. The chips were fresh with a light seasoning and were great with the all the fixings. I loved the cheese dip & guacamole but did wish the salsa had a little more flavor, salt or some sort of kick. \nWe were then greeted by the Manager, with a great background of Tijuana Flats! 1st course served, jalepeno poppers, a nice cream cheese & jalepenos mixture, with a great sweet chili dipping sauce. 2nd course, blackened chicken taco with Refried beans and rice. My least favorite taste of the night. Although the beans were great, I found the taco lacking in a little flavor and the rice was a little bland. 3rd course, OMG!! A wet beef burrito. The beef and cheese burrito was cooked to perfection & topped with an amazing cheese sauce. Nikki and I split one, but I could have devoured the entire burrito myself !\nOnto the desserts, churros and chocolate chip deep fried flautas, wow!\nOverall, what a great event put on by Tijuana Fltas and Nikki! |
45 stars
| What a great hump day event and a nice last celebration before the ice cold weather! Seriously- so much fun! The Tijuana Flats staff was so excited and so high energy- they led the energy in the room! I made new Yelp friends and connected with old ones all while enjoying some good beers and yummy food!\n\nThe dip trio we started off with was yummy. You can tell the chips and dips were fresh, and all had some great flavor. Tijuana Flats' version of the jalapeno popper was a super way to kick off the tasting! I was surprised the flavors and textures and really enjoyed the way the jalapenos played off of the cream cheese and the flakey outside was perfect. The chicken in the tacos had good flavor...the rice and beans were average. I would come back to try the burrito with the Verde sauce...bet that is awesome! The chicken flautas were a table favorite and the cookie dough flautas were to die for!\n\nThank you so much to Nikki W and the Tijuana Flats staff for such a wonderful event! I had such a great time amd will return with my $10 gift card and some friends! |
45 stars
| Amazing event at Tijuana Flats. Thank you Nikki and Yelp team for setting this up.\n\nFiesta time here at Tijuana Flats. Glorious food and delicious too.\nChips with three dips all freshly made. All time favorite is the Guacamole.\n\nWas not prepared for the Atomic Bomb that totally blew me away. Felt like a cartoon character with stem coming out of my ears after biting into the jalapenos poppers. I do not have an iron stomach or gut. Bring it the water hose. It was not so bad after the first bite. By the second and third bite I did not feel a thing. My immunity built up to the hot and spicy stuff.\n\nThe entrees were delicious. Chicken Tacos and Beef Burritos. Top of the evening with Churros and Cookie Dough Flautas. Got my sugar fix for the evening.\n\nExcellent service by the entire wait staff. Coming over to check if we needed more drinks and how the food was.\n\nA night to remember and fabulous memories of CMYE: Yelp's Halfway to Cinco Fiesta. |
34 stars
| Had a freaking blast! Don't know what more to say...the food was delish (although the dough they use is basically for everything so many things can taste the same). THE CHIPS ARE AMAZING!!!!! best in Charlotte. I think I ate like 7 bowls?!\n\nThe staff was friendly and full of life. Management was very welcoming and wanted their staff and customers to have fun.\n\nThank you so much Nikki & Yelp for this event.\n\nI know because this was an event there is a bit more of a special treatment. SO, this is only being reviewed based on the event.\nHubby & I will definitely be going back to try it out on a regular day/evening, but I have a feeling it won't be any different ;) |
45 stars
| \u00a1Ol\u00e9! A huge thanks to the fabulous Brandy for hosting such an awesome event. Three cheers to the staff at Tijuana Flats. They were off-the-chain awesome!! \n\nAnd of course... Can't forget to send mega thanks to our freakin' amazing CM, Nikki W. She really wins all the prizes for taking such damn good care of us. Such good care that my pants don't quite fit as well this year as they did last year... \n\nCan't wait to head back and eat #allthesauce! |
45 stars
| Place is very nice and clean and pretty! Love the way the restaurant looks and feels. Its a relaxing environment that allows you to enjoy lunch or dinner! The hours they open are from 11-3 then reopens at 5-9. The service is wonderful and staff is very friendly. Gotta give them some slack these first few weeks as they are learning and coordinating their routine but overall they are doing great. Will come again! Try the coconut ice cream!!! |
12 star
| Spent the last 10 years living in Thailand. Visited Phuket Thai on Friday evening at 5:00 PM. 14 other diners. The restaurant is new, fashionably decorated and very clean. Service is on the slow side, as if this is the owners first restaurant venture. Food came out before sticky rice etc. The duck (16.95) was very dry and the worst I have ever had. No where close to what you get in Thailand. Pad See You was good, although on the sweet side. The papaya salad was very bland and even at the highest spice level, not spicy at all. Made for Americans is all I can say. Lob (chicken) was tasty. Spicy and sour wings (7.95) for 6 dry wings drenched in excess sauce. Chauhan (thai ice tea) close to original. Ate with my Thai wife and Thai son. It is a nice atmosphere, however, the large size lady is very loud, speaking above the whole restaurant when she takes orders. For my family, we prefer Thai food made for Thais. This is just too bland for our liking. It is quite expensive compared to other Thai restaurants is the area. 10% off for cash, told once we had already ordered. At this time I would not make a repeat visit which is a shame because the food quality does not match the stylish restaurant. Total bill for 3 $80.36. |
45 stars
| Stopped in and had their pad Thai along with some Thai tea. Everything was very good and very fresh. It's a little on the lighter side, which was refreshing. Their coconut ice cream is amazing. 10/10 for Thai food in the area. |
12 star
| We had lunch here today, party of 2. The restaurant atmosphere was nice, decoration and cleanliness were a thumbs up. I observed a lot of new clients trying the place out. Service was lacking though, observed 2 party's leaving just because of the wait and lack of service. Though keep in mine we got seated and our service was good and attentive.\n\nFood we ordered: Pad Thai, Panang Curry Beef, and Tom Kha Gai Soup. Unfortunately the Pad Thai had to much sauce. The dish was thick and gummy and bland. The Panang Curry was just as bland, the curry sauce was like soup that didn't stick to the meat. The Tom Kha Gai Soup was tasty but was lacking a slight thickness that curry milk adds. We were so excited for a local thai restaurant and unfortunately left so disappointed. In addition to another \"Yelp review\" our 3 dishes for lunch $30 which in agreeance is high for the dishes we ordered.\n\nI'm sorry to say we will not be coming back, which is really sad as we need some good local flavors. |
45 stars
| Great little neighborhood Thai restaurant. I had the red curry pork with brown rice Thai hot and it was really good. My wife had one of the noodle bowls with meatballs and that was really good, too. We will be back. |
34 stars
| Tried phuket Thai for the first time, my wife had the lunch special green curry, still ended up with enough leftover for another lunch. I asked if they had any whole fish dishes, the owner made an off menu pompano fish in red curry. The ginger tea and Thai coffee were tasty and we finished with homemade coconut ice cream. Bring cash and save 10%. Quantity and quality were good, service was a little slow. |
23 stars
| Not my favorite Thai food, but definitely convenient and good enough for Thai that I don't need to drive 30 minutes to get to. The Pad Thai has a pretty mild flavor and the ingredients blend well together. The curries seem a bit too sweet. Also if you get it spicy, the heat doesn't seem to blend well with the sweet. In other words, the sweetness of the curries overpowers the spiciness. That being said, it's still pretty good. And convenient. |
34 stars
| More awesome lunch to be had. Sometimes they are busy. But really, it's worth the wait. And every server is so nice! |
23 stars
| stopped by with my sister a few weeks ago.\n\ni understand that they are super new and might not have everything together yet. ...but we waited for an hour and a half during lunch. thirty minutes for our order to be placed... and an hour to get our food. i definitely wouldn't recommend this place if you're looking for something quick on your lunch break.\n\nthey were all very sweet though. the servers seemed very flustered... i don't think they were expecting to be so busy. \n\nthe food was ok. we had the pad thai and yellow curry. the curry was alright but the serving was pretty small for the price. i really wanted to like this place more but i probably won't be returning. it's not somewhere i would drive out of my way to go to. |
12 star
| Sadly wanted to support a local business and Thai food is one of my weak points in the area. Had high hopes but this place let me down. Ordered the Pad Thai to go with mild spicy choice.\n\nIt wasn't so much the spiciness that I had an issue with, it was the lack of flavor...that's all I can really say sadly. The price was ok for the lunch special but will most likely not return due to the lack of flavor...\n\nTime to move on and hope for another Thai restaurant to open up in the area... |
45 stars
| I've been to many gun shops, but I have to tell about Garret (spell???), salesman. He is soooooo knowledgable !! He will spend time as much you want with you! Guess , first time at gun shop , when I enjoyed to buy another new gun!! Garett, you are great! |
12 star
| I had a smoothie that was pretty good on Wednesday during grand opening. I am a smoothie snob. This was one of the better ones I have had. That being said I got a little 10 Oz portion (only one size) and it cost $9. this was one of the bigger ripoffs I have experienced in 2014 despite being satisfied with my one minute of drinking it. It would be 4.5 stars for the product and it gets dropped to 1.5 for the portion size and price. Service good. Nice people behind counter. |
45 stars
| We got to check this place out during its soft opening and it did not disappoint. \n\nFood is great. \n\nMixed drinks are on point. If you like whiskey, try the Smashed Irishman. \n\nWe didn't get any beer, but their selection is great. \n\nOur server (Kirk) did a great job at recommending drinks at dishes. My wife almost ordered a spicy drink, but he warned her and turned her to something else...super thankful. \n\nTwo must haves: \n1. Pork Belly Nachos...amazing!\n2. Korean Style Ribeye Cap...super tender and delicious. \n\nThis place will be our new spot in Tempe for sure. \n\nWelcome to The Yard! |
45 stars
| Came here on one of the pre-opening nights and the food was fabulous with great service. Fun vibe, high energy and a great addition to Tempe. Started with antipasti; then we had the rainbow trout and Korean style ribeye cap. Very limited availability so ask for it asap. Dessert was the bourbon black bottom pie. Yum, yum! We enjoyed plenty of wine and scotch drinks. |
45 stars
| The Culinary Dropout at The Yard is a GREAT place to go for food, fun, games, drinks, events or just to hang out and relax. \n\nThe menu is awesome, the staff is friendly and the place is a lot of fun. \n\nThe Antipasti plates are a great way to start. They also have salads, soup, sandwiches and some really good entrees. The roasted salmon is tough to pass up. Other things on the menu are Shrimp and pork belly ramen, Meatloaf, fried chicken, a bistro steak with gorgonzola that is *really* good, sweet potato cannelloni and more. \n\nDo yourself a favor and save room for the \"Bourbon Black Bottom Pie\" for dessert. You'll thank me, I promise. \n\nThey have a full bar and a bunch of specialty drinks, too. For local brews, they serve up hops from Four Peaks, San Tan, Huss Brewing and more. \n\nThe place is cool, for sure. Good for small and large groups. Private meeting space available, as well.\n\nValet parking is available.\n\nA great addition to Downtown Tempe. |
23 stars
| I hate to be the first to do this but sorry, you're not getting five stars. Now I know you've been open all of five minutes (2 days) but I waited for a long time for time location and honestly I have very low expectations because all I wanted was a place close to home to have a beer that wasn't Mill (I wanted a replacement for Tempe's front porch). \n\nLet me give credit where credit is due and we'll move on from there. The building is gorgeous, they obviously added value to the neighborhood with this one (well it was already here, but they made it nicer). The staff are REALLY polite and well behaved (I don't mean that in a condescending way to those who are in the service industry), they don't have that \"act really nice because we're new\" attitude, instead they have the 'we actually think life is good so we're happy' attitude. They genuinely seem happy to be at work and there to make other people happy as well. Also, there's a great vibe to the place albeit one that I hope goes away because all things shiny and new in this town seem to annoy me. They have great amenities too; TVs, nice bathrooms, and stemware et cetera.\n\nHere's where the air gets thick. The alcohol selection looks like it was taken off of a yahoo article named \"how to be a hipster\", plainly it's lame and clich\u00e9. More, perhaps one of the more unintelligible things I've seen at any bar are stools without backs. This isn't Coyote Ugly, people WILL be sitting. Also, is this a restaurant or a bar because 1) your drink menu sucks which says bar to me 2) you need my credit card to run a tab on a Thursday at 5pm. Get over yourself, not everyone thinks you're as great as you think you are. Lastly, for the sake of not making this a Hemingway piece I'll say, the food is unremarkable and I expect nothing less nor more.\n\nIf you're looking for a 'we're really generic but want to make people feel good by letting them pretend like they're not generic too' restaurant then so far I see no reason to go any place else in Tempe. |
45 stars
| Wonderful addition to downtown Tempe. Watched the AZ Cardinals game, they actually play game sound in the back bar. The menu is different from the Camelback location, but still fantastic. There is so much space for large groups and games. Will absolutely be returning - try the Shrimp & Pork Belly Ramen, delicious :) |
34 stars
| Culinary Dropout in Tempe is beautiful - a really nice space. Busy even on a Wednesday evening. The staff was incredibly friendly. \n\nThe fried chicken was probably the best or next to the best I've ever had, all time. It was amazing. Everyone else I was with loved their food. I also thought the grilled cheese sliders were great. They didn't try to over-fancify them. Just good, traditional grilled cheese. \n\nIt is a bit overpriced for what it is, but oh well. The menu didn't note that it was grass-fed or organic or anything, so I am not sure what kind of chicken it is to be so pricey. \n\nIt is a great atmosphere and delicious. I will definitely go back. Maybe next time 5 stars. I think they are still getting ramped up - I asked for a box and they threw away my food. They did make a completely full new meal for me and the waiter was super nice about it. The valet also took a pretty long time. |
23 stars
| First, let me say, I am so happy to have Culinary Dropout open in Tempe in the Farmer Arts District. I think it is going to be an anchor establishment for lots of other development in this area and talk about a well run establishment, wow, one can almost hear the hum of operational efficiency in how this place is run and it is a big space and so popular! I took my work-team to lunch here today and honestly, no detail is overlooked and I have no doubt that in going here folks will have a consistently positive experience.\n\nAs for why it is only marked as A-Ok right now - well, my first time at this location and as with the other culinary dropout I find the food to be good but nothing, at least this time, sent me into foodie heaven. I got the fried chicken and while it was good, a bit sweet for me for some reason. Part of the reason may be that I had the Asian fusion style fried chicken from Welcome Chicken + Donuts the day before and it suffered a bit by comparison. Probably the big thing, the mashed potatoes come across as a bit too smooth - something like mashed new potatoes, done a bit thicker, would be a bit more in alignment with the sort of stomach grabbing mashed potatoes that complement fried chicken - same for the gravy, feels as bit too smoothed out versus say, a thicker gravy with a stronger component of black pepper. \n\nI will say that the sweet potato cannelloni one of fellow diners had was well received and someone else had the M.A.C. burger and said it was one of her top five burgers. Accordingly, I bet most folks will find the food good enough. If one is a bit more of a foodie I would look to the antipasti menu where one can pick a variety of cured meets, cheeses (including pimento cheese - yum!) and other snacks - I saw some boards of those going out and they looked delicious. \n\nOh, the music was at a low (good volume) when my group sat down for lunch at 11:15 and then as things started to get packed, they cranked up the volume - I have a feeling that is meant to help keep things moving quickly or even more likely, I'm becoming a grouchy old guy but keeping music at a reasonable level so that it adds to the ambiance but does not overwhelm or overshadow the level of conversation seems important. \n\nKey point here, a Yelp review is deeply personal and to some degree we have to throw in a level of \"it connected with me\" as a diner so that is why it is a three star - I don't hate it but I also don't go - wow, that was an uncommonly good eating experience - I'll make sure to go back a few times and see if things change as I try more things on the menu, including some of the house cocktails - at the end of the day I'm extremely happy to have this establishment in my neighborhood.\n\nP.S. - one thing that was amazing, the apple monkey bread with ice cream dessert - that was amazing and worth getting again. :-) |
12 star
| Fox Restaurant Concepts is a master of design and ambiance, but I find the food overpriced for the quantity and quality, and the staff undertrained.\n\nI was with a party of 6 and we ordered cocktails and asked for water. The drinks came within a reasonable amount of time, but it took 45 minutes (and several \"I'll be back with those waters\" from our server) to get any water at our table. You know the feeling when you try to desperately ask your server for something because you can tell you won't see them again for a while? That was our experience.\n\nI ordered the Korean rib eye steak which was very tasty, but I don't think the portion on my plate was even a full 8oz of beef. Also, it was already cut? Part of the joy of ordering a steak is cutting it! Basically, it was served like fajitas... Not what I was expecting, I guess.\n\nMaybe we were the unlucky table with the 1 not-so-good server, but it leaves an impression you know? Like bringing us our bills with not a SINGLE pen! Hello?! To top it all off, valet brought back my truck and there were blotches of some mysterious white substance on my windshield, my passenger window, and all over the bed. So bizarre!\n\nI'm not a negative person, and it pains me to leave a negative review for a local AZ chain, but I feel let down. |
01 star
| This decision isn't one that I'm happy about. As a first time patron at the Culinary Dropout, I have to say, I will not be returning not because of the food (by the way, the food was OUTSTANDING) but because of the our waitress. On a Friday night, one could expect to have a delay in being seated, having orders taken...but to wait 45 minutes for your drink to arrive after already waiting 15 minutes for your waitress to acknowledge our table, is ridiculous! On top of waiting, a lady in our group asked for her drink three times, in which the waitress walked away twice while the request was being made....I mean who does that? Oh and by the way, never ONCE was I offered a refill on my Diet Coke during the 2+ hours of being there. \n\nNow on to the food, as stated above, the food is outstanding, however, due to our waitress not bringing our food out in a timely manner, my steak was cold. By this time, I had enough of the service issues and just wanted OUT. \n\nThe check arrives, and lone behold, it's wrong...waitress fixes the check, and proceeds to cash us out...our total bill for two is a little over $60, I hand the waitress a $100, and should have received $41.36 back in change....guess what, the waitress returns $41 and no change. So needless to say, your waitress should be thankful she kept the $.36 in change because that's $.35 more than what she was going to get from me. \n\nI honestly hope the Culinary Dropout reviews this and either contacts me for more information before this waitress is allowed to ruin what could be an amazing experience for others. |
34 stars
| We have been here twice now. \n\nWhat I like - service is excellent. Ask to be in Jay's section! \nThe overall vibe, music, ping pong, corn-hole, TV screens, seating areas & beer selection. An excellent place to hang with friends!\nThings that could improve - very spendy for the qualify of food, if you sit in the outdoor area this time of the year prepare for your food to arrive a little cold, if going for a football game (they have great TV screens) the visibility on the outdoor screens is a little off in each of the areas. |
34 stars
| This place is so much fun! I wish I could remember the name of our server, he was absolutely fantastic! I even forgot my dessert at the table and he chased us out the door to bring it to us! It was very busy but definitely fun to be able to play ping pong while we waited for our table! The only down side is that it is on the pricey side and as good as the food is, I'm not sure it's worth the amount we spent. Will probably go back for drinks and apps! |
01 star
| I am an extremely huge advocate for how amazing culinary dropout is. However, this location needs to take a few pointers from the other two locations. I didn't even get a chance to sit down in this restaurant before being treated like trash by their hostesses. The four airhead hostesses that you had working tonight need to learn their job before being sent out into the world of restaurant hostessing. \n\nI've been a hostess. Your job is just that. To host and to be the first and last impression that your guests have of your establishment. It's not hard to at least pretend to care about your customers.\n\nNow that I've had my rant, let me tell you about my 2 minute experience that left a sour taste in my mouth about this particular culinary dropout location. \n\nUpon walking into the establishment the hostesses just stared and didn't even greet us with a simple, \"hello\". My boyfriend had to stand there for several moments before they acknowledged him. He told them how many it would be (it was going to be 4) and the hostesses, upon him asking how long the wait would be, responded \"I literally don't even know right now.\" And we just looked at them. Then they go further on to say, \"all of the tables we have for the rest of the night are going to reservations, but you can sit on the patio at an open high top.\" She also told us that one had just freed up and that we could have it. So, without even offering to show us the way, sends us out to look for the open table that supposedly exists. We go out there, no open high top. We walk back to the hostess stand and say to the girl that there are no open tables. She just replies, \"oh, sorry. You can sit at one of the couches on the patio.. But it's not full menu.\"\n\nOh. Thank you. I didn't come here to eat dinner. (Sarcasm).\n\nWhen we tell them that we have no where to sit because we want to eat dinner, they again, blankly stare at us and respond with a less than sincere \"sorry.\"\n\nMy boyfriend is not patient and tells them we are leaving because they are refusing to even offer to help us find a table. Again, less than sincere, \"sorry\" as we walked out. \n\nI understand that it is New Year's Eve and that you have a lot of people to accommodate, but your hostesses, instead of standing there at the host stand, clumped together, should be out doing everything they can to try and accommodate ALL of the guests who want to dine in your restaurant. (That includes bussing tables, walking the floor to find open tables, or find almost finished tables). I've been a hostess and a waitress and these girls did not know anything about customer service in the food industry. And even if you can't seat me tonight, at least try and act sympathetic and show me that you're doing everything in your power to treat your customers well. Otherwise you're going to continue to lose customers to Postino right down the road.\n\nAgain, I love culinary dropout as you can probably tell by my previous reviews of the other two locations, but this one needs some work. The other two locations have customer service down to a science. |
12 star
| Fox Restaurants is part of my portfolio of good eats, however Culinary Dropout in Tempe is not 1 of them. First off; the make up air system for the exhaust grease hoods is waaayyy off, when you enter the building you experience the \"wiff\" of a back alley Japanese teppanyaki grease fryer-smoke sensation, I had to drop off my clothes at the dry cleaners the next morning to rid this odor. If your not familiar with make up air its the air that is pumped in from the roof to provide the exhaust grease hood to make up for the air its exhausting, sometimes too close to an HVAC unit on the roof it gets pumped in for the patrons to breathe and smell. Second; the layout feels like a junior high school cafeteria with tables lined up in parallel, with all the \"cool kids\" having fun tossing bags of beans back and forth in the adjoining Yard. Third; our server was pleasant, speedy, but lacked a smile, maybe had a bad day who knows? Fourth; we ordered the \"36 hour pork ribs\", mistake, they were cold, apx. room temperature or just below, I felt like a cave man chewing the hard to separate meat off the bone, after which we asked where the restrooms were so we could wash our hands from all of the bbq sauce, our server pointed the way down a dreary hallway, why don't they provide a wet nap at minimum, for the $25 plate they should provide a hot towel! \n\nCulinary Dropout is a great matching name for the restaurant, I think every one staffed there may just be Drop Outs... |
34 stars
| I love the atmosphere here ! From ping pong ,corn hole to the bar I'm a fan. Culinary Dropout/ the Yard is right down the street from my apartment so I can walk there and not worry about parking. Like most bar/restaurants around the mill ave area parking sucks. So be prepared! The seating within the restaurant is comfortable and eclectic. The crowd is diverse as well ! \n\nService : Interesting to say the least ! She kept walking off in the middle of us ordering. I really could care less about service as long as you are bringing me my food. \n\nFood : Pretzel and cheese fondue pretty damn good. The pork belly ramen was pretty bland. Then again I like my ramen spicy! \n\nPricing : Slightly more expensive than most of the restaurants in downtown Tempe. But the atmosphere makes up for the expensiveness in my mind. Also It's one of the nicest places in the area other than La Bocca and House of tricks.\n\nKeep in mind this location is still pretty new , so they are still working out the kinks. Be kind :) and check it out ! |
34 stars
| MTO Cafe has opened its second location at Downtown Summerlin, open from 9:00am-9:00pm daily. This means that its fans can now have MTO for dinner and that's what four of us did tonight. I've only ever had breakfast at the original location on Main Street so I've been curious to see what their other menu items are like. Tonight's choice was the chicken pot pie, comfort food that's apropos for the fall weather. MTO's version is served piping hot in a skillet with four buttermilk biscuits, shredded chicken, carrots, onions, celery, and leeks: so tasty! The biscuits serve as the \"crust\" of the dish and it's definitely a hearty meal. A generous serving, I shared it with the pals and they agreed that it was delicious. \nThis location differs from the first one in that you order at the counter and seat yourselves. There's a flatscreen TV, a Coca Cola freestyle soda station, an outdoor patio seating area, a community table inside, as well as comfortable tables and booths. The booths have convenient electrical outlets in the wall to charge your electronics while you dine and the dining tables have purse hooks, a feature the ladies (and men with murses) will appreciate. Service was excellent, too. Open just in time for the holidays, there's no doubt that this MTO will be buzzing with business, gaining more fans along the way. Glad you're in my 'hood now, MTO--we'll be visiting you often. |
45 stars
| Wow, this place has some impressive craftsmanship in the food. The flavors of the Hangover burger are perfectly executed, the medium request on burger patty was dead on, and its actually seasoned! \n\nGreat fries as well. The BLT was excellent, but get plenty of napkins. The bacon thick and tasty, not burned but properly cooked. \n\nIt will be interesting to see if they can maintain this high level of food, but I will for sure be back frequently to see for myself. \n\nGreat staff, super clean, quick service. Solid 5 stars. |
34 stars
| I stopped here for lunch today and had the buffalo Ruben sandwich. I have to say it is one of the best Rubens I have ever had and I like good Ruben. The fries were also good, but nothing special. A little on the high side price-wise for a sandwich at a counter service restaurant considering Jason's deli also does a really good one under $10. |
34 stars
| Free chocolate chip cookie with check-in!!\nThe cookie made my top 10 cookie list and the KFC was very good. Basically a Chicken Fried Chicken with gravy |
34 stars
| The MTO cafe is another great addition to the dining choices at Downtown Summerlin. In door and patio dining are available. The indoor space is brightly lit and has comfortable seating. Ordering and payment is done at the counter and you are given a number to be placed on the table. Our order was taken by a friendly staff member and the food is delivered to the table. Refreshment are unlimited and self serve. Upon our arrival for lunch only one person was ahead of us but after sitting down the line grew to six people.\nFood preparation is not fast delivery food but made to order. After our food was delivered a staff member returned to check on our satisfaction. \nTh Rueben sandwich was an ample size and comes with pickles on the side and skinny fries. The sandwich was juicy and tender. The special sauce is fantastic. A nice rye bread complements the sandwich.\nThe BLT sandwich was huge. Very tasty and half was taken home. This sandwich also comes with skinny fries that are soft inside, firm outside and not greasy.\nMTO serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu has many choices that we look forward to experiencing on future visits. |
45 stars
| Their food is quite good; there are lots of reviews that attest to that. But this review is specifically about their awesome customer service.\n\nI had ordered a salad with dressing on the side to go for my friend. When I got back to my house and she started eating it and noticed that there seemed to be dressing all over the salad. So I took it back to MTO Cafe (luckily, we're only about 5-7 minutes away) and upon explaining the situation to the manager, she promptly said, \"I want to make this right; is it alright if I get a new salad made for you and refund you for the first one?\" I wasn't expecting the refund and was taken aback at that and she said that she felt bad that I drove home and had to drive back. We walked over to the register where a gentleman helped me with the refund and explained to me that the salad had dressing and an aioli. He said it was completely reasonable to expect that someone who wanted dressing on the side would also want the aioli on the side, and apologized for the mix-up. \n\nMTO Cafe went above and beyond for us today, definitely making a great impression on me and my friend. We'll definitely be back! |
45 stars
| MTO is fantastic! Great food and great service! The manager David is awesome! They have both healthy food and comfort food! Great place for kids! Check this place out you won't be sorry! |
23 stars
| He got the Turkey Melt (avocado, tomatoes, jack & cheddar, chipotle aioli on sourdough + fries). \"It tasted like McDonalds.\" An interesting association...\n\nI got The Hero (grilled chicken, prosciutto, salami, arugula, basil pesto, balsamic, red onion on ciabatta + fries). Due to preference, I didn't care for the texture of the prosciutto. I also found the sandwich to be too dry.\n\nThe skinny fries are cool though.\n\nMaybe there's something here that's really good and will keep us coming back. I'm not too excited to keep trying, but I'm sure I'll be back again due to convenience. |
23 stars
| A cute cafe with some big flavors. \n\nFor our first visit we ordered a grilled cheese which was no ordinary sandwich as it came with Brie, walnuts and honey (absolutely loved it) and a simple salad (it didn't have a lot of anything and was too simple) with a queso carne sandwich of skirt steak, velveeta, red wine onions & fries (everything was delicious). \n\nWith our yelp checkin we received a free chocolate chip cookie but unfortunately it was burned and too hard around the edges. I still appreciate the freebie. \n\nWith the prices a tad high I expect a little more. The environment is very comfy and I would go back to try some other items as I had a difficult time choosing what to order because a few things got my attention. |
12 star
| I had the Hangover Burger. I'll break it down by ingredient, you'll see why. \n\nI can't comment on the bun since I ordered it without one, but that wouldn't have affected my review. The ingredients are as follows: bacon, fried egg, Tillamook cheddar, special sauce, and fries.\n\nBacon: great. Cooked perfectly, tasted good. The quality of food I expected from a place like this. \n\nFried egg: amazing. cooked perfectly, seasoned perfectly. If every egg I had for the rest of my life was like this egg I would be happy. I typically order my eggs \"over medium\" and very few people ever get it right. This came out just shy of a perfect over medium (that's what I assume is the standard way, as mine and my wife's were both that way and we didn't specify any particular cooking method when ordering). While it was shy of over medium, it was perfect for a burger. \n\nTillamook cheddar: great. This is pretty good cheese. Back when I ate cheese by the pound this is what I would get. Good stuff. Hard to mess it up though, as it's a specific brand. I got exactly what I expected from this.\n\nSpecial sauce: this was basically cole slaw. It was awful. Tasted like more sugar than anything, I immediately removed it all from the burger. Hugely disappointing, and incredibly over-sweet. Was also really runny.\n\nFries: just absolutely awful. Easily the most disappointing part of this meal. Taste extremely cheap and low quality. Very little salt, very little flavor other than that flavor you get when you know these fries are some cheap crappy bulk freezer section bag that have been reheated and left under a warming lamp for hours. Just awful. Terrible.\n\nHamburger patty itself: the flavor was only okay, but it is very visually unappealing. Looks like, again, something super cheap from the freezer section of a crappy grocery store. Blatantly pre-pressed and pre-formed. However, I asked for it cooked medium and it was cooked perfectly. Seasoned well, but the meat itself can only be dressed up so much. Both visually and in flavor.\n\nOn the plate, there were also two kinds of \"pickles\". Definitely not my style. I tried both styles, expecting a pickle and getting something from the first that tasted more like a super-slightly-pickled cucumber, and from the second that again tasted like a more-pickled-but-covered-in-sugar cucumber. They were both very not good. I was able to eat the first, but I had to immediately spit out the second. Totally gross. I don't understand why the sugar featured so prominently, cucumbers are sweet on their own and pickles are not. These were not a good combination of flavors.\n\nIt's kind of sad to write this review, as the burger's flavor combination with the egg and the bacon and cheese really went well together, but the cheapness of the patty and the extremely disappointing fries make me suspect the quality of all the ingredients. The food is all cooked perfectly. Somebody in the kitchen obviously knows exactly what they're doing. The egg and bacon and patty were all expertly executed. What they don't understand is that quality ingredients are important, apparently. I will not be back here any time soon. |
23 stars
| I have found my MTO breakfast. What a success. \n\nSeasonal Berries Waffle: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries. \n\nMuch appreciation for the fact that the little whipped cream topping was not cavity-diabetic coma inducing-sweet. \n\nComes with a little side of maple syrup too (also not over the top sweet). |
34 stars
| I've been a fan of The Fresh Market for a while now but it's always been a little far from me. Now they've opened this location right next to my house and I'm so excited about it! \n\nMy first trip to this new location was on grand opening night so the store was packed! The first thing I noticed about the store is the size, it's fairly small and with the crowed from opening night that didn't help. Once you get past the size you see how nice, organized and well put together this store is. This is't my everyday grocery store but more for fresh ingredients. They've got the freshest produce, seafood and meats in the area, way above the quality you'd expect from a grocery store. There's a wide variety of fresh breads and chesses along with prepared food. In addition to all the fresh food the customer service is outstanding! From the management to the cashiers all the employees have a pleasant smile and warm personality.\n\nI'm looking forward to many more trips to The Fresh Market! |
34 stars
| Un nouveau restaurant/tapas \u00e0 l'italienne, tenu par le meme patron du Dominion, son voisin.\nJ'y suis all\u00e9e le lendemain de l'ouverture, le service etait encore un peu hesitant. En tout cas, les cocktails sont bons et originaux, et les petits plats allechants. Une superbe place qui a un cout mais l'ambiance y est franchement agreable (le four \u00e0 bois ouvert sur la salle est splendide). |
34 stars
| This place looks awesome, the atmosphere is great and the kitchen in full view is top notch. The plates are on the small side, but I like that (usually too much food on the plate). And the food was great, except for that odd chorizo bread thing. Okay, the Fried Chicken isn't Montreal's best, but it's damn good and definitely NOT dry. The service was excellent too. |
45 stars
| Excellent place to eat! I stumbled upon this restaurant and it just happened to be their first day open. I was the second customer. Food was great and the service was perfect. |
45 stars
| Wonderful local find by the theaters. The d\u00e9cor was beautiful and the food was fantastic. I love the \"making it your own\" creations on the menu items we tried. I will be back with friends!! |
23 stars
| **** - Decor\n**1/2 - Food\n**1/2 - Service\nOverall I would say it was okay, but I was not Wow'd or even inspired to come back \"real soon\".\nGrowing up eating Mexican food, and living more than half my life in the Southwest, I prefer a little more character in the food. \nThe Mexican Fried Rice had the most character because it's green. I asked the waitress and was told Poblano and Cilantro, but I couldn't really tell. The rice was overcooked, but the flavor was alright. The beans I would rate the lowest because they tasted like they were canned that were enhanced with just the sprinkle of cheese that's melted on top.\nWe we pleasantly surprised by a dessert \"on the house\" that was simple and satisfying. A tiny flour tortilla filled with apple pie filling and a touch of cream/cheese, grilled like a quesadilla and then tossed in cinnamon sugar. Mmm.\nI missed the fact they had a full bar. Lots of temptation there. Guess I may need to check out their happy hour deals.\nOne last thing. Our server was pleasant but so quiet and wasn't familiar with the specials. She left without dropping the bill or telling us she was leaving -- so we waited for our check. It was then I learned they had a full bar cuz I figured I needed to go to a register to pay.\nGimme a server that is confident, brings some of that personality to her service and makes you glad you stopped in regardless of the food. |
45 stars
| I am very picky when it comes to Mexican food and I am always trying new places in hopes of finding my go to restaurant for authentic Mexican food. This place is it. I've finally found it. Their food is delicious! Most flavorful moist shredded beef. The chile relleno is out of this world! They don't fry them which I love. Everything is so fresh and the horchata is great. Also the servers are super friendly too. Believe me you will not be disappointed. It's a must try! |
23 stars
| I'm quite particular when it comes to Mexican food. Having grown up in Phoenix, I've been exposed to a lot of Mexican food both good and bad. This is my first time visiting and I do plan to go back. The server seemed almost scared of me, which was weird. She was very nice and polite but seems a little timid. I'm sure she'll get over that. Chips and salsa were better than average. I had carnitas tacos and pollo tacos. Chicken was fresh and juicy as we're the carnitas. The server never checked back after I got my food which is a big pet peeve of mine. They are only two months old and I'm sure will continue to work through their growing pains. I'll come back and give them another chance in a month or two to see how they progressed. |
12 star
| Stopped into this cute little place to purchase a pie to share at Thanksgiving. Though there was only one other couple in the place the energy was chaotic...now granted they were cranking out a lot of holiday pies but the girl at the counter did not even know the types of pies in case and seemed pretty clueless. Since they were out of many pies on the day I stopped by I was told that if I returned at 7:00 AM the next morning ( today) they would have extra pies that did not have to be pre- ordered. My husband headed down there today stood outside the door and was greeted at 7:05 by another clueless employee who had no idea what was going on but said that if you did not pre- order there were no pies available. My hubby was not too happy needless to say. Need to get it together and make sure all of your employees are on the same page and educated in your product! |
12 star
| Had the great time having the delightful latte here. The steamed milk was perfect, I did liked it when I had the first sip to it.\n\nThis place could be better if they had good place and good service. |
23 stars
| Tried Sabor for the first time tonight and was underwhelmed. Maybe it's better when you go in versus getting it to go. We ordered the elote loco, chicken nachos, burritos (steak and steak/chicken combo), chicken empanada, chicken veg w/black bean quesadilla, steak tacos authenticos, and guacamole. The elote was very disappointing ... not the grilled street corn that I'm used to. There was no flavor and the corn was steamed. The burritos and quesadillas were not made to order either. The order was read back to me, a mistake corrected and the young man read it back correctly a second time. I would recommend a visual inspection of the order next time.\n\nI had heard great things about the nachos and they looked great from the pictures. This was a miss for me ... The nachos were packaged all together and were a soggy mess once we got them home (we live less than 10min away). I should have asked, but I assumed that they would have packaged toppings in one container and chips in another. Not the case. If ordering takeout I would definitely ask them to do this! The flavor was bland.\n\nNow on to more of the positives.... The guacamole was simple and delicious. I ordered the shrimp taco (prepared authentic style) and thought it was well seasoned and pretty tasty. Unfortunately, everything on the menu felt like I could have prepared it at home and with more flavor. \n\nOne major plus ... The staff were really helpful and friendly! |