John "j" G.'s Profile

The soda machine is the coolest drink machine ever, but the bad part is that many people take a long time deciding if they want to make diet-peach-vanilla-fanta or strawberry-cherry-diet-coke, and you end up waiting 5 minutes to make your drink.

Good sandwiches, but nothing special.  A better option then going to a burger joint.

The subs are good, and as advertised, but I wouldn't rank them higher than Firehouse or Subway.  It is reliable for a quick lunch, but today I drove past them to go to Subway, and I didnt feel any regret.

I love that they opened a new location close to where I work.  The donuts are the best in my opinion.  This, however, is not a large store like the one on the boulevard where you can watch them cook, get iced, and cool.  I'm told they truck in the donuts, and you can watch them add them one by one to a conveyor belt to get iced.   It is sort of cheating, in a way, but they still taste awesome.

First time visiting here, and I liked my experience. The boom boom shrimp appetizer was pretty good. the shrimp were medium size and fried, and then covered with a zesty sauce that had a little kick at the end.

For my meal I had a burger that was topped with mango slices, crispy onions, and a sweet chili lime sauce.  The flavor was really good.  Another interesting burger that my cardiologist would not let me try was the 50/50 burger. It was half ground beef and half ground bacon. You read that right.

The interior space was nice, a bit dimly lit for effect I suppose. There were two pool tables, and a guy was setting up a mic and PA system to play music.  It got a bit smoke, but there is a nonsmoking room as well.

The service was good, and the waitress was very attentive and helpful.
I recommend checking it out if you have not been already.

This was one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. the restaurant may as well double as a day care. It was packed with kids who appeared to have the run of the place. I ordered the lasagna and it was just terrible. When it arrived I started digging through the pan looking for a noodle and found just one. ONE NOODLE in the entire lasagna. I showed the waiter and he said that "sometimes they dissolve when it cooks." Anyone here ever heard of dissolving noodles?

I flagged down a manager and she was equally unsympathetic. I requested a plate of noodles, any kind of noodles, so I could add them to the pile of cheese that they tried to pass off as lasagna. Eventually I got some noodles, but it was too late. She later brought out an uncooked lasagna to show me that they do have noodles in there, and ironically she could only point to TWO noodles in her

The manager said she would remove the lasagna from our bill, and then she took our credit card. She came back and LIED to us that it was too late to remove the charge, and instead gave us a $10 gift card. What a joke.

Avoid at all costs.

I used to go to a lot of NHL games when I lived in Nashville so I know what the big time games are like, but the Admirals rank up there on the fun-per-dollar chart. The tickets are very affordable, although they do go up $1 if you buy them the day of the game, so keep that in mind.

I don't drink at the games, so I like that you can get a "designated driver" wristband that allows you to get free sodas all night. The trick is that you have to find the lady who hands them out. Good luck with that.

(begin rant)
Two pet peeves at Admiral games:
1) Classless Oriole fans who apparently can't learn the rest of the words to the national anthem, and just yell "O!" like a bunch of back wood, illiterate jerks. Hey, I have an idea. SING THE REST OF THE SONG TOO! Apparently they have more passion for a baseball team then their country. How the heck does that fly around here? My kid's in kindergarten and knows all the words and sings them with pride. But I guess she was raised right.

2) People who just go because they want to see a fight, and express no desire to see hockey played well, or at least moderately well.  

(end rant)

I spent a lot of time here when I lived in NOLA and I make sure to visit when I come back to town. I love the music and the performers. I could do without the "psychics."
There are some good places to eat, and the people watching is some of the best to be had.
I spent New Years Eve here, and the view of the fireworks was pretty good.

I really enjoyed my stay here. I thought the location was the best aspect. Literally just steps from Jackson Square, or a short stumble from Bourbon Street.
The only down side is that you can hear people talking in other rooms....down the hall...with their doors closed. Seriously. Lots of creaks and squeaks, but I had earplugs to sleep so I was ok.
The price was super competitive with the surrounding hotels too. I would definitely recommend it here. Oh, and the staff was probably the friendliest hotel staff I have ever encountered.

Bar and restaurant are 4 stars, karaoke is minus 15 stars.
Honestly the worst karaoke I have ever heard. Not that I have seen a lot of karaoke, but I have seen American Idol where they show you the worst of the worst of the singers...and lets just say the people here are WAAAAAY worse.
I felt so sorry for the bartender. She said she wished they could hand out ear plugs. Some people at the bar began to heckle, which made it far more enjoyable.
The service was good, as was the food. Just avoid karaoke night.

Love it!  I've been coming to this location since I was a kid and still can't get enough.  I prefer the cooled off donuts over the "hot now" ones, but any will do.  The drive through makes it super convenient too.