Amy D.'s Profile

I have nothing but positive things to say about Dr. Engler and his staff. I am such a fan (as in, if this was Facebook, I would click the "like" button).

bullet points in case you don't want to read my whole review:
- thorough care, patient doctor and staff
- ease of mind that I'm being well taken care of
- great drop-in hours for allergy shots
- samples of prescribed medicines (inhalers, nasal sprays, etc.)
- summary of appointment sent in the mail
- reminder call before scheduled appointments
- free WI-FI within the office
- convenient location
- validated parking next to office
- Dr. Engler knows about Yelp and Twitter (Hi!)

My first visit to see Dr. Engler was in October 2008, when I had a consultation for the scratch test. After 12 years of not eating shellfish because of a bad allergic reaction, I thought I should take advantage of my health insurance and finally get tested. Dr. Engler and the R.N. were able to quell my fear of the scratch test by showing me the tools and vials of allergens which would be used and tested on my back. I'm not sure what I was so afraid of, because it really wasn't that bad! What I thought for TWELVE YEARS was an allergy to shellfish turned out to be a severe allergy to dust mites!

See my scratch test results: http://farm4.static.fl...

Sometimes when I talk about my allergies or asthma, I feel like a crazy person. Dr. Engler reassured me that he's seen many patients like me, which really put me at ease. I never realized how impaired my breathing was until my spirometry measurements (lung capacity) and exhaled nitric oxide breath test (airway inflammation for asthma) were taken.

Given my history and everything I told Dr. Engler, his #1 recommendation to me was immunotherapy (allergy shots). I'm not a fan of shots, and decided to go the inhaler and nasal spray route. If I took my medications as prescribed (2x daily), I'm sure there would be a marked improvement in my breathing. BUT I only took my inhaler and nasal spray a total of maybe 10 times in the past few months, so I didn't feel any better or worse.

LESSON OF THE DAY: I should have listened to Dr. Engler's recommendation in the first place, because I'm getting my first allergy shot next week!

You haven't really been to Whole Foods until you've visited this one. It's such an upgrade from their old location! My only complaint is that they don't have a honey machine like San Mateo WH does.

Pro tip: exit on Stevens Creek because there's so much traffic coming into the parking lot that you'll have no problem trying to turn right to get out. Otherwise, if you exit on Stelling, you have to make U-ey if you want to get back onto the freeway.

We had a surprise 88th (Beiju) birthday celebration for my grandma here back in October. I think what we had was a 9-course omakase dinner; we had everything from sashimi to chawanmushi for less than $75 per person.

I've only been to Roadhouse once, and I think if I were come back again, it'd be for the strawberry lemonade. It comes in a mason jar-like mug and it has real strawberries inside. I like it better than the speckled lemonade from Red Robin.

The fact that you can eat peanuts and throw them on the ground is sort of novel (at least for me, because I've never otherwise been to somewhere where you throw your peanut shells on the floor), but it seems like a safety hazard.

I'd rather just have a burger, fried zucchini and a soda at George's Drive-In on Magnolia.

Yard House is kind of like Red Robin and BJ's except with more flat screen TVs and beer.

As someone who only visits Riverside a few times a year, Yard House is a welcome addition to the new installments at the Galleria-- I never thought there would ever be a Cheesecake Factory, Elephant Bar and P.F. Chang's in Riverside.

I was just back at George's for lunch on Boxing Day before the drive back to the Bay Area. I'm pretty sure the combo meal prices are still the same from 2006, when I posted the picture here: http://www.yelp.com/bi...

There's something about the ice from George's that makes me wish I lived across the street. It's small, crunchy (it's not as hard as regular freezer ice) and pellet shaped, which makes it perfect to chew on.

Also, if you like fried veggies, make sure to order the fried zucchini or mushrooms because both are tasty and their ranch sauce cannot be beat!

We were in a car accident on the day before Christmas eve and decided to stay at the Holiday Inn Express because it was the closest hotel from the Mercedes dealership a few blocks away. My dad walked into the lobby a few minutes after 2 AM, and within 15 minutes, my family had a room, room keys, and code for the free wireless internet.

There is a courtesy computer next to the front desk with IE and a few other Microsoft applications, which is convenient if you travel sans laptop.

The Holiday Inn Express offers a complimentary continental breakfast in the morning with some hot foods in warming trays, cereal, yogurt, milk, juices, coffee and hot cinnamon buns.

Considering we were in around 2:30 and out by 9, Holiday Inn Express was definitely a lifesaver during our little crisis this Christmas.

We got into a car accident outside of the 76 in Lost Hills off of highway 5 on the day before Christmas eve, and the CHP sent Joe from Ten Eight Tow to help us. It took a while for the tow truck to get to where we were, but Joe, the tow truck driver was very nice. I'm not sure what standard towing charges are like, but it cost $575 to tow around 50 miles to Bakersfield.

My one complaint would be that after moving our car from outside the 76 in Lost Hills to outside of the Holiday Inn Express where we stayed overnight, the driver's side rim was scratched.

Blegh. The food has gone way down hill and methinks if you want a $10 lunch, you should just get a ready made bento from Nijiya Market next door.

I've been looking for a cheap wood carving tool set to carve my pumpkin for Halloween. Initially I considered driving to Utrecht or Dick Blick in SF for Speedball Linoleum cutters, but a friend from So Cal turned me to Harbor Freight citing their cheap cheap prices.

I was in the neighborhood for a dental cleaning today and stopped by a little before noon. While there were only 3 or 4 customers checking out, there were at least 10 or 12 customers browsing through the aisles. It was easy to find what I was looking for, but the tool set I wanted (4-piece wood carving tool set for $6.99) was sold out. Initially, I waited for this salesperson who was talking to someone who I think was her boyfriend, because she said, "Don't go yet!" After a few minutes, I gave up and asked this other person for help, to which he said he'd be right with me. 5 minutes later, I saw him walk back toward where I was standing and to the other end of the store. I finally asked the flirty girl for help to see if they had any of the 4-piece wood carving sets left in stock. She told me there were 3 in the store, and that meant they were probably all sold out. I was told that I could have a rain check if the item was on sale (which it wasn't) then asked if she could check the back room, she said OK, walked away and never came back.

:(