Daniel "The Blade" Z.'s Profile

I've been using Griots products for some time now. I am always impressed with their knowledge of their products as well as the products themselves. Derek W. is an especially knowledgeable employee who always knows the correct answer. I will continue to give them my business for years to come! They are truly one of the best.

On a side note, to Eli M., the rust color you see on your rotors is 100% natural. It happens when the rotors get wet. All you need to do is apply brake pressure when the rotors are spinning and the rust will come right off. It has nothing to do with the Griots product you used.

I started out just drooling over the exotics cars they had in stock but soon found they had a car I liked, but most importantly wasn't in the $100,000 range. I went in to look at the car and was greeted promptly. I was in the younger crowd when I made this purchase but that didn't deter them from treating me like any other customer, which is a good thing. The transaction was smooth and simple.

I had a car to trade in and they worked with me to get the best deal. They even gave me more for my car and lowered the price on the car I was buying without me even asking. Now that's service! I understand they probably just wanted to get rid of the car, but hey... I can dream I got a great deal. Part of the deal was they fix a check engine light and the center display. This ended up taking 3 months of in and out of the dealer. I would have cost me well over $7,000 to fix everything, but they did it for free because it was in the contract. They could have weaseled out of it, but they stuck to their word, even though they pretty much broke even on the whole deal.

Now for the bad... if that's what you want to call it. I was in more recently with a friend while he was looking for a car and the salesman was taking us out on a test drive. I enjoy driving a car to its fullest, as long as it's safe to do so... This salesman, who shall remain nameless mostly because I don't remember his name, drove way to fast, took the corners way to hard, and had no regard for speed limits or no passing zones. Granted he handled the car fairly well, but it was far to excessive for a test drive. Other than that I have had pleasant experiences at I5 Motors, I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again, but I don't think they carry any of the cars I am currently interested in.

If you're in the Market for German luxury, Italian super cars, or many other exotics, check them out.

I've been back several times and it's always been great. The food is always good, the service is always friendly and prompt.

I can't comment on the bar since I haven't tapped into that department at BJ's just yet, I always seem to be the one driving.

I was just in there this past weekend to check up on some parts. I was looking at a 2006 Viper SRT-10 sitting next to a 2009 Z06. Clearly I wasn't going to purchase either of these cars but a salesman came up to me and played along. He was cool, funny, and helpful. Dealerships need more guys like him and Parkland Chevy better hold on to him!

I really like their Pad Thai here. I would be fine with the Shrimp Pad Thai any day of the week. The only complaint I would have about it is, I got the beef ones and it was surprisingly bland. Everything else had flavor, but the beef itself lacked much flavor. Definitely a good place to go if you are in the Kent area. Portions are far more then plenty, prices are decent. I have never eaten in, I have also got it to go so I can't comment on the waiters. I will be going back for sure.

The pizza are a bit pricey, but they are very good. I am a fan of thin crust and there pizza was very good. The atmosphere is pretty much what you expect from a down town pizza joint. We had the Hawaiian and the St Helans, both where very good. The one and only complaint I might have would be the service. After you order they pretty much leave you alone. As my profile states I am pretty much addicted to water and when I go places I drink a lot of water. They could use a little work in the water/drink refill department. Other than that it was a very good experience and I will definitely go back.

I've seen first hand the kind of work they can do here. It is simply amazing. They fixed a rather large dent in my fathers VW from a hit and run a few months before, I didn't have much hope because it was right on the fender and right on a sharp bend in the metal. After they were done you could not tell that there was a dent. It was like new. Amazing work, reasonable prices, great technicians. Their mobile service is extremely convenient as well. Will definitely do business with again. I would recommend them to anyone!  In fact, I'll be going in soon for two dents that occurred on my last trip.

I saw this unique doughnut shop on the Food Network and figured I would try it sometime. I got my chance just last weekend on a day trip down to Portland. The building was nothing special, but much like I had imagined. I decided to go with a massive one day old box for $5, can't really beat that. Throw them in the microwave and they are as good as new. There were enough doughnuts in the $5 box to feed a small army. It's a decent place to go to. Great place to try unique and different doughnuts.

First off I must say, it's Fred Meyer, not Fred Meyers. Now that I have my FM pet peeve out of the way...

It's a good one stop shopping store. They have virtually every department you could need, but if you need specific or odd items it may not be the best place. They carry a lot of general stuff, but not much in the odd or specific category. I've been going here for quite sometime and it's also nice for me since they have a Washington Mutual right there. The prices are fair but won't match WinCo or other places like that. It's good for quick stops or full out shopping trips.

You can get everything from food and drink to a movie/cd/game and even your prescriptions. It's a good store overall and very convenient.

I recently made my first trip to Triple XXX during the VW Cruise in there. There were easily several hundred people who attended this meet and the restaurant was so crowded. You would expect the service to be slow and poor with how many people they had there, but it wasn't. Service was quick and good. The huge frosted mugs are root beer were a plus too. Naturally, since it was my first trip I had the try the famous Triple XXX burger. This thing is a massive bun with three patties inside. I somehow manage to finish it off, but I think I'll stick to something smaller next time.

Overall the inside is covered with pictures, signs, letters, car memorabilia, and anything else car related they can cram in there. It's very cool on the inside. They have many different car meets there throughout the year and I plan on attending many more. Great place to go, check out their car meet schedule and plan on attending a few and getting some good food and root beer in the process! On a side note, they had a orange cream looking milkshake that looked amazing... maybe next time...