Jyotsna M.'s Profile

Karma b*$5*-slapped me at Paula Deen's last weekend...After a serving from the buffet, I decided to help myself to a small salad to make my tummy a little happier after a plate of heavy food. I was rewarded by FOOD POISONING!  The salad was the only thing I ate that none of my other friends ate, and I was the only one to get sick. Gross. To top it off, I called to speak with the manager, and was not called back. I left a polite message with my name and phone number - but I guess they have enough customers to not care to return the call.

The food was sorely disappointing - I think any decent Southern buffet would have had the same (if not better) quality without all of the hype.
- Chicken: undistinguishable from other fried chicken
- Ho Cake: tasted like grease - is this supposed to have flavor?
- Mac N Cheese, Greens, Beans - mediocre, at best
- Peach cobbler - very corn syrupy without a good crust

Save your money, your time,your tummy and your arteries and find the hole-in-the-wall Southern joints!

5 stars for the service, 3 stars for the food, 2 stars for the price.

The menu is just...ok. Some options are better than others, including the Asian Chicken Salad. The pizza was also ok, the jerk chicken sandwich - the bread seemed fresh, the chicken was well cooked, but something about the dressing was off enough to be unappetizing. All in all, it's just ok.

If you're going to spend the same amount of money, go somewhere better than ok!  I'd rather go to Amore next door.

G-r-o-s-s. I don't know how people have given this place 5 stars. My guess is that a lot of people are either drunk or hungover while there so their perception of taste is off. The food looked unappetizing and tasted as bad as it looked. I had the hot wings, which was school cafeteria quality chicken that was clearly defrosted and drenched in storebought vats of buffalo sauce. This was followed by the Asian Chicken Salad, where I was dismayed to find the same cafeteria style chicken! This time, however, there was no sauce to hide it.

My friend and I both ate less than half our plates and made it clear that we had no interest in the leftovers. We also didn't feel so great the rest of the night.

Also...tacky waitresses. This isn't Hooters. And if you're gonna be tacky, would it kill you to at least be polite?

Ok, so everything I said still stands, but I had to write an update. SLOWWW SERVICE. I think the food is worthit, but damn, come here when you have plenty of time because it will take a while.

I worked in Napa for a couple of months and loved stopping into Sweetie Pie's for lunch. It's cute, the food was always fresh and homemade tasting. I resisted dessert most of the time, but I did give in and taste sometimes.
The older furniture, community table, and even the drink area were all great touches.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff.

Ummm no. I have no idea how this place is so highly rated. Upon glancing at the reviews I suspect that it's because most of the reviewers are not Indian. Not that that's a bad thing, it's just demographics!

We had the chickent tikka masala as well as the mattar paneer, and when they came out, it was the exact same dish, except one had paneer in it, and the other chicken. It was clear that the sauce was premade and then the stuff was just tossed in right before serving. On top of that, both dishes were all gravy and very little chicken or paneer.
In no way should the two be the same!

I was looking for home cooked, non-heavy, non-greasy Indian food. Instead, what we got was stereotypical cream laden food. Maybe the other dishes aren't like this, but from what I could tell by looking around, I'm not so sure.

There were other Indian people in the restaurant, and perhaps we should have tried what they were ordering - the Tandoori Chicken seemed to be quite popular.

To end on a positive note, the naan was pretty excellent - I had the garlic naan and it was thinner and lighter than most naans, and really yummy.

Ok so disclaimer: I went here in the winter, and didn't drink so I can't comment on the fun patio or the delicious bar concoctions.

Purely rating the food, it deserves a 3.

While the chips and salsa were yummy, my enchiladas verdes were Lame with a capital L. I've been limited to eating lots of enchiladas lately due to having braces (Yes, I'm an adult) that get tightened every 10 days, and these were by far the most lackluster I've had in a while. I'll give them props for not being drenched in heart-attack inducing volumes of cheese, but damn...can we get a little flavor??

I resent places that feel no need to season chicken and only season pork and beef! Not fair! I will certainly not be ordering those again...We also started with the empanadas which were fine, but again, nothing to write home about...

I'd come back for an appetizer and drinks on the patio, but if you're craving well seasoned, with a little kick, you should go somewhere else!

It's too bad there's not half stars on Yelp...If there were, I'd give this place 3.5. I'll be generous and give it a 4 for now...

It was definitely not what I was expecting to find in Fresno. I had the Pollo Latino, which comes with the truffle mac and cheese, and my friend had the Lomo Saltado. Her dish was exactly as the other reviewers mentioned it - a little on the salty side and she was grateful to have steamed rice to offset the salt. I had the Pollo Latino - and was dissapointed. The truffle mac and cheese was REALLY good, but the chicken itself, although moist, just wasn't seasoned very much and had a flavor I didn't love.

This gets bumped up to 4 because
- Excellent Customer Service
- Amazing Bread Pudding! (It's creamy and not crusty like other bread puddings, it tastes kind of like a bread pudding pie)
- Peruvian ice cream - We had the mango and it was delicious! Not overwhelmingly sweet, but really good.
- Fried Chicken Appetizer - Interesting; Lime sauce accompaniment is different and tangy

Try it out...but order with caution. If you're not a chickenetarian like I am, order something else!

I was really excited to try this place, seeing as how it's a Houston institution with a cool story behind it. The chips were thin and crispy and the salsa was really good and flavorful.

However, the rest of the meal from there was indistinguishable (in my opinion) from any other mid-range Mexican Restaurant in Houston. I had the enchiladas suizas - always a gamble because the sauce can be creamy but thin and really flavorful, or it can be the way it was that night - Immensely thick and with so much on the plate that it was completely unappetizing. I actually "forgot" my leftovers in a friends car, probably because I knew I wasn't really going to dig into them again.

As far as my tablemates, they also all had a "meh" experience.

The patio is pretty, and the atmosphere is nice for a casual dinner out, however, 3 for 3 so-so responses is hard to come back from.

Damn..They got me!

Lured in by other reviewers posts about cheap appetizers and drink specials, I decided to check out Cielo before heading a few blocks down to the Rockets game. Sure enought, $2, $3, and $5 specials add up and we ended up having a $70 snack!!

However, it was really fun and also quite worthit. Both salsas are different and really good. As my URL indicates, I love sauce...The sauces that came with each appetizer were very flavorful and nicely complimented the flavors. The restaurant was beautiful and even though it was a quiet night, it was a nice atmosphere.

I'll definitely be back next time I'm in town during the week!