Patricia "Hon of Hons" H.'s Profile
DateOakland, CA 94607
(510) 444-3333
Harmony Beauty Spa
Categories:
Skin Care,
Eyelash Service
Neighborhoods: Old Oakland, Oakland Chinatown, Jack London Square
San Francisco, CA 94102
Microderm Wellness Studio
Category:
Massage
Neighborhoods: Union Square, Civic Center/Tenderloin
It's amazing to me that neither Yelp, nor http://groupon.com or living http://social.com or any other of the deal sites hasn't caught on to this rip off artist yet.
http://www.livingsocia...
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 296-7802
Esea Skin Care
Categories:
Medical Spas,
Skin Care,
Massage
Neighborhoods: Union Square, Civic Center/Tenderloin
It's amazing to me that neither Yelp, nor http://groupon.com or living http://social.com or any other of the deal sites hasn't caught on to this rip off artist yet.
http://www.livingsocia...
2 Previous Reviews:
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6/7/2011
And the owner contacts me to apologize and says that the facial should be 50 minutes. Why does the coupon say ONE HOUR? Honestly, just avoid this place.
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6/3/2011
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE - DON'T BUY ANY OF THEIR DISCOUNTED DEALS.
This place is pretty much a joke. The owner has been flooding all the discount coupon sites with offers, and as a consequence, it is difficult to get an appointment, they never answer the phone, and it's just a very frustrating experience.
I purchased a coupon for 5 facials for $125 from Bloomspot back in January. I went for my first facial in April. I had received a call confirming my appointment a few days prior. When I showed up, the rude receptionist told me that I didn't have an appointment. Oh really? The owner was there and he checked the book and told me that my appointment was erased for some reason. Oh, ok. So we rescheduled it for the next week and he gave me a freebie, which I appreciated.
Show up the next week and was greeted by a different receptionist, who was super nice - Chelsea is her name. The facial itself was just OK. The tech was very nice, but it's pretty obvious the length of the facial and the products were closely dictated by the owner to maximize the number of people they could get in and out. The coupon stated that the facial lasts an hour - it was about 45 minutes.
Call a couple of weeks later to make another appointment. I left four voice-mail messages, send an email through their website, called their other office and sent a message to the owner via ESEA's facebook page. After about ten days, someone called me back. I then had to wait SIX WEEKS to get an evening appointment.
I show up right on time and cool my heels for 15 minutes. Finally get into the treatment room and wait another 5 minutes. My 6PM facial started around 6:25PM and finished up at 6:55PM. This facial was even more perfunctory than the first one. The active part of the facial probably took all of 10 minutes.
To sum it up, the place is completely overextended due to the owner's attempts to gain new business. The people who work there are pleasant, but clearly they are just doing what they are told to do. I asked the tech to clean off my eye make up and the place doesn't even supply them with mascara remover. What kind of salon doesn't have that?
Seriously, don't waste your time and money. I have been having facials for years and years and these two facials at ESEA were completely bare bones. I have four more facials and I'm not going back because it's too frustrating and I can give myself a more comprehensive - and better - facial in my own bathroom. Show owner comment »
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 268-1288
Gum Kuo Restaurant
Categories:
Chinese,
Barbeque
Neighborhood: Oakland Chinatown
Going back for sure!
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 691-9802
Pearl Lounge Jewelry Design
Category:
Jewelry
Neighborhood: Union Square
Yuko restrung my pearl necklace and added some little crystals to extend the length of the necklace by about 1.5". I had wanted to add more pearls, but she declined since the pearls she had didn't match the color and lusture of my necklace, which is about 30 years old. We came up with the idea of adding some crystal beads at the back, right by the clasp, and they look fantastic. My pearls look gorgeous and again, the workmanship is superb.
Highly recommended and very well priced.
So food shows up promptly, but we're missing our beverages. The medium pizza was cut into four GIGANTIC slices, which was ridic. The Mediterranean salad we ordered was turned into a salad with giant pieces of iceberg lettuce, broccoli, shitty tomatoes and a crumb of two of feta. They showed up with the sodas about an hour later.
And then a couple of hours later they called my stepmother inquiring if she was coming by to pick up her order.
Don't even bother.
1 Previous Review:
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5/14/2008
SHOCK AND AWE.
Repeat:
SHOCK AND AWE.
I think this is the best NY style pizza I've had since I left NY a million years ago. We picked up large cheese and sausage pie plus a large Caesar salad. The pie had perfect thin crust with some nice crunchy crust bubbles. The cheese was nice and stringy with a proper coating of grease - mind you, very light coating.
The Caesar was also molte bene! Lots of grated Romano on top of crispy romaine leaves, a good sprinkling of croutons and delicious dressing - quite lemony, which made it extra tasty.
Five big ones for Giorgio's!
San Francisco, CA 94108
(866) 688-9174
Orchard Garden Hotel
Category:
Hotels
Neighborhood: Union Square
FAIL.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 712-0245
Sam's Chowder House
Categories:
Seafood,
Seafood Markets
I started with several different kinds of oysters, all fresh and served with several choices of dipping sauces - horseradish (woo-ee that was hot!), cocktail sauce and a nice mignonette. Plenty of lemon and hot sauce was also provided. They were a great way to start the meal. My hon of hons husband had a bowl of the New England Clam Chowder, which was pretty damn good, despite the paucity of clams.
We shared their famous lobster roll, which was a bit of a disappointment. I had told our server that we wanted to split it, and you think he would've given us two plates and actually split the dish for us, but no. We ended up doing it ourselves. The lobster was quite rubbery and the roll was falling apart mushy. The coleslaw was tangy and plentiful, and the chips were - potato chips from a bag, nothing special there.
So, not real thrilled by Sam's lobster roll. For something that is their specialty, you think they would've put a little more care into it's preparation and presentation.
Go for the view and oysters.
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 550-2388
Basa Seafood Express
Category:
Seafood Markets
Neighborhood: Mission
The place is bright and clean, with speedy service. I ended up getting a GIANT crab, some clams and some prawns. They cleaned the crab for me, and wrapped up the whole kit and caboodle super tight, and even gave me some ice. It was king of warm on Friday, and I had some other errands to do and wanted to make sure my seafood stayed nice and cool.
The whole parcel came to about $19. The crab was $4.99 an lb. I thought it would be a little cheaper, but I guess they raise their prices for Christmas. Not a big deal, just thought I'd mention it.
The stuff I bought was fresh and tasted delicious. If I go back, I'll only get the crab while it's in season. Why? Because everything else is farmed and imported. I prefer to and eat local fish only when it is available and in season.
Farmed fish is bad for the environment and bad for you.
http://na.oceana.org/e...
I made that decision yesterday after coming to EA for lunch. It was the usual madhouse, and I just said screw it. We figured we'd go to the Viet place a couple of blocks away, but it was CLOSED. Crap. Now what? My hon of hons husband saw Katsu and suggested that we go there. I was surprised he suggested Japanese, but figured since he was starving he'd eat any cuisine.
Katsu was a nice surprise. The place is huge, super clean, and nicely decorated. The bathroom was overthetopcraziness, but again, super clean, which I appreciated. Service was very friendly and efficient, but they never did ask us if we liked our food No big deal.
I had an spicy tuna hand roll, which was kind of mixed. The tuna was fresh, but was chopped into a paste which was kind of weird. The roll itself had lots of great sushi rice, fresh seaweed wrapping, and a cluster of radish sprouts, which I always love. My hon of hons husband had one of the Korean dishes - bbq pork - for his meal. He got an enormous portion of pretty spicy, lean pork, and a couple of dishes of banchan.
I ended up with a bento box with the teriyaki tofu, which was absolutely delicious. It must've been braised or deep fried, judging by the texture, and was served with cabbage, mushrooms and onions, all bathed in a not too sweet teriyaki sauce. My bento box also included a salad, miso, some picked veggies and a bowl of rice and I left the restaurant sated and happy.
I might go back for the udon, which smelled really good. This place is nothing spectacular, but at least you can actually EAT there, which is more than I can say for East Ocean.
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Yelping SinceJuly 2006
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Current CrushDungeness crab, natch!
CeCe's is pretty bare bones, entrance right off the street in Chinatown. The room set up for massage was the smallest I've ever seen, and not very comfortable either. The sheets were kind of rough, and the room was cold as well as noisy. You could clearly hear the sounds from the hallway and what sounded like some type of machine being rolled back and forth.
The massage was not bad. The masseuse was a young woman who seemed to be relatively inexperienced judging from her customer service skills - she was a bit abrupt and had trouble making conversation. No mater, she had strong hands and was very thorough. I left feeling pretty invigorated.
Would I go back? Probably not because I'm a princess and I like being pampered. Cece's is no frills, just the basics.