Cecelia E.'s Profile

Ok, I know most people do not come to a Mexican restaurant because of the chicken soup and the green tea BUT, they have some of the best chicken soup I have ever had in my life.  Fighting a cold for almost 3 weeks, this is the second day in a row that I have been here for the chicken soup.  I was also pleasantly surprised that they did have hot green tea.  Who would have thought?

Anyway, the soup is filled with tasty broth, potatoes, carrots, celery, etc.  On the side, they have other items that you may add to the soup such as fresh cilantro, rice, and avocado.  It also comes with your choice of flour or corn tortillas (and of course chips and salsa.)  The price for all of this, you ask?  The sixteen ounce size is only $5, while the small bowl (24 ounces) is $7.00.  If you are really hungry, get the large for $9.00.

I'm really not joking; this is some of the best chicken soup that I have had in my life!

Great location and ambiance but really bad drinks.  Out of 3 people, none of us had a good drink, even though we had one made over. Since we all go to SB's frequently in various locations across the US, we know what good SB coffee should taste like and unfortunately, we didn't find one here.

Wow, I have never completely revamped my review in a period of less than three weeks; however, my experience on Friday night at the Olive Garden in Gaffney, has now caused me to reverse that trend:

I was in town at my SC home for the holidays.  Because I had never had a long wait  at Olive Garden (although I had only been there most of the time on a weekday,) there is a dearth of non-chain restaurants in the Spartanburg/Cherokee County area, and it was my last night in SC, I chose to go to the Olive Garden.  I also did so because I thought the wait would be minimal, which was necessary because of two children, ages 3 and 20 months.

My party of six arrived around 6:30 p.m.  We were told that there would be a 15 to 20-minute wait.  That was acceptable for a wait with small children so we decided to stay.  Thirty minutes later, my daughter checked and was told that there was one party ahead of us.  Forty-five minutes later, after listening to very restless  and crying children, I checked on the wait.

The two hostesses were very noncommittal, indicating that their computers had just gone down and they should be up shortly.  I indicated that we were told 15 to 20- minute wait and that our wait time had been substantially longer.  I also said that people should be told the real approximate wait time, especially if they had small children.  The hostesses basically ignored me and never apologized.

By that time, I was debating whether to just leave and find another restaurant.  Since we had waited so long, I hesitated leaving and having to wait at another restaurant.

We overheard patrons remarking as they left the restaurant after consuming their meal that there were many vacant tables, especially since there were so many people waiting outside.

One hour later, after listening to our screaming children, as well as numerous other restless children, we decided to leave and eat anywhere else (including McDonald's if there were no other acceptable options.)  We were not the only ones.  People were unhappy and  chose to walk out at the same time.

Let me emphasize that at no time was management present to handle the chaos and that at no time were we ever issued an apology.

Our wait at the nearby Sage Brush restaurant?  2 minutes.

Ah, Chuck's Donuts...sinful, sinful Chuck's donuts...Let me count the ways!

I used to live in Redwood Shores, and with my unruly "sweet tooth," I'm afraid that my willpower didn't always work.  Even now, when I no longer live at Redwood Shores, I still think of the place fondly and mentally think about how good those chocolate old-fashioned donuts taste.  If I am in the area, I always stop by to grab one.

Hmm, wonder if I should drive an hour and pay a $5 toll to go get one right now???  Yep, sounds good to me!  :)

I really like this place.  I consistently find shoes that feel good and look good!  I also love to visit upstairs because I can sometimes find some really good prices.

A couple of years ago, I found some Riekers on sale there.  I still wear them all of the time with jeans.  They are SO comfortable and I have total strangers complementing me on how attractive they are.  Love it!

Prior to going on our anniversary trip to Hawaii, my husband visited one of those chain hair salons because he didn't have a lot of time and because he really didn't know of a good hair stylist in the area.  His hair was absolutely butchered (so badly that the manager apologized profusely several times and refused to charge for the cut, stating that my husband had received a really bad haircut.) If you want to know how bad it was, I heard my husband suddenly exclaiming, "Stop," and then "Honey!"  The woman had taken  hair clippers and literally went down the center of his head.  It looked like she was trying to do a "Bozo the Clown" haircut.  There was nothing to be done but cut it all off!  Ugh!

Fast forward a couple of months:  I got on Yelp to try to find a place that was good with men's haircuts.  I found this place on Yelp and encouraged my husband to give it a try.  To be honest, he had not been to a barber shop since being a kid, but the reviews were really good so I went with him last Saturday.

I can absolutely say that we love the haircut.  Alex took his time with the haircut and my husband and I were very pleased.  He received a somewhat conservative cut (due to my husband being in a conservative line of work in the financial district in San Francisco.)  BUT, the good thing was that he gave it  it a bit of a modern twist  so that it enhanced my husband's facial features.

I can definitely say that my husband will be back!  Thanks, Alex!  (Oh, and the price wasn't bad---$13 + a generous tip...)

Thanks Yelpers for your reviews of this place.  For part of our vacation, we stayed at the King Kam.  Because of Yelp, we found an economical massge location that was within easy walking distance of our hotel.  Also, my husband and  I thoroughly enjoyed our couples massage  (Their expertise was very evident and they did not chatter, as some massage therapists do when one has a couple's massage.)  Also, because of chronic back issues, I do better when I have a deep tissue massage from someone who knows what (s)he is doing.  I can definitely say that I experienced that here at Aloha!  When back in the area, I definitely plan to come back!

I go to this Walgreens because it is close to work.  It is much better than the CVS in Newark.  Still, the pharmacy is always very busy.  There are very few times that I have been there when there were short lines.  Still, if you one uses their phone refill system, the refills are usually ready when you get there.

This church is still activ, from what I understand..  I haven't been to a service, just visiting as a tourist.  It is rather old and interesting to view.  I wouldn't go out of my way to just view as a tourist; however, if walking nearby, it is an interesting few minutes.

I emailed the following to corporate:

This is in regard to multiple visits over the last 1.5 years.  I wanted to take the time to recognize one of your outstanding associates at this location:  Andrew.  He is bright, friendly, remembers your name and your drink, and is very personable.  He takes the time to make an excellent coffee drink and remembers from the prior year that I loved skinny peppermint mochas and to inform me that they were back.  You are extremely lucky to have him as an associate.  He definitely brightens the day!

Now, about this Starbucks location:  I really like the how they remodeled this location.  Before, it was rather hard to find comfy seats to sit in if one wanted to sip coffee, read the paper, or just chat with friends.  Also, most of the tables were taken up for long periods of time with people using their laptops.  Since the remodel, I can sit in one of the numerous comfy chairs by the windows or sit at one of the tables designed to maximize the space by having many "laptops" at one location.