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5096 Big Island Dr
Jacksonville, FL 33246
(904) 645-5252

Seasons 52  

Category: American (New)

4.0 star rating
1/26/2012
It's a very busy restaurant with free valet parking. Service was very friendly and seemed to know the menu thoroughly. The restaurant has music great for relaxing and almost comfortable for conversation.

We ordered appetizers - Stuffed mushrooms, Spicy Chipotle Shrimp Flatbread, Chicken Tortilla soup and Wasabi beets. Nice wine list.

The restaurant missed twice - the second glass of wine did not come in time so we cancelled that. The tortilla soup was supposed to be a bowl size but a cup was given. The waiter noticed that very quickly and apologized.

Dessert is a nice small size and a lot of variety. Definitely will go again if I can. Seems to be a new place and reservations recimmended.

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9706 Traville Gateway Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 251-1177

Sushi Oishii  

Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars

5.0 star rating
Update - 1/22/2012 4 photos
This  restaurant still continues to amaze and has recently introduced a $8.95 lunch special that includes a sop, salad and 2 sushi rolls ( 2 into 6 pieces) And that makes a great meal and you can take out some of it . If you prefer a Bento box that is till an excellent choice

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  • 3.0 star rating
    2/7/2009

    Great lunch experience bento box with Chicken Tempura, susahi and a soup , excellent value for $10 , if i work from home this is going to be my lunch hangout.

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9749 Traville Gateway Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-7035

Bageltowne  

Categories: Bagels, Delis

5.0 star rating
1/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
I have been to Bageltowne deli in the mornings meeting people and it is a nice friendly neighborhood restaurant. Today I was wowed by a simple gesture. I usually never have more than a cup of coffee. Today I asked for a "small coffee" and after finishing it I was in the mood for another one. I went to the counter and asked for another coffee and paid for it. After I told the owner that they could refill my existing empty cup the owner told me that refills were free. Even after I told her it was Ok to charge me she voided the receipt and gav me my free refill.

This is great service. I thought the gesture was good. They could have just taken my moneyThe owners seem to know the regulars and what they have.

The one time I had bagels they were great too

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2934 M St NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 337-4536

Vietnam Georgetown  

Category: Vietnamese
Neighborhood: Georgetown

3.0 star rating
10/24/2011
We went on a Sunday afternoon with a group of folks attending a conference. Unlike La Madeline next door, this restaurant was not crowded.
Tips for the restaurant:
a) Do not present the menu with weekday lunch specials if you do not serve them on Sundays.
b) Sunday lunch is a lean time and it felt like there was less supervision in the restaurant leading to a bit of slow service

Food was great and for food this restaurant should get 31/2 stars. I would go back again and live with slow service. It was very friendly and neverthless enjoyed the meal very much.

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1737 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 465-4461

BeanGood: The Coffee Pub  

Category: Cafes

4.0 star rating
10/22/2011
Great people behind the counter and free Wifi and good coffee. What else do you need? Oh! Wait . What about parking ? Well in Arlington getting a sparking spot for free is great . My fav for meeting people in the Shirlington/ Arlington area in the morning for a cup of coffee.

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907 N Frederick Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(301) 670-4801

Fitzgerald's Lakeforest Toyota Scion  

Category: Car Dealers

4.0 star rating
10/16/2011
I have bought 3 cars from this dealership over the past few years always from Harmeet Suri and  I never had to haggle the price and usually found the price matching what I wanted from reasearching on the internet. For trade-ins i have compare shopped at Car Max and got the same value. I usually go for the extended warranty which was useful for a used Volkswagen Passat that I bought.

They will offer the usual dealer options of paint protection etc and have declined them.I use their service center and Steve Winkler is my favortie service manager. After building some trust in this company I do not stress on going for service or to buy a new car. There has never been any back and forth between salesman and manager and usually 2 to 3 hours or less to complete the transaction. If i remember this right it includes the time we took to test drive the car and choose the car.

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136 Boardwalk Pl
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 330-0681

California Pizza Kitchen  

Categories: American (New), Pizza

4.0 star rating
10/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
We go to this place regularly - Love the Wild Mushroom Pizza, Chipotle Chicken pizza and the Thai Crunch Salad. Service does not get a high mark until this review. The last two visits we have been lucky to be served by Hillary who combines the excellent skills of a human being to working for a fast moving place to make the experience very good. if not for our experience with her  I would have rated this place 3 star for great food and  no stars for service. After the great service and experience Hillary provided two families and 2 kids I made sure I mentioned the good experience to the manager.

If the management of the California Pizza kitchen is reading this review, here are some suggestions:

a) Make the process of service staff getting the drinks  seamless, there seems to be some process re-engineering necessary and most restaurants seem to have figured it out.

b) When someone submits a feedback on your website the auto-reply should not automatically apologize, sometimes people want to give you positive feedback as well ;)

Cheers!

Shashi

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2403 Centreville Rd
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 434-3615

Stone's Cove Kitbar  

Category: American (New)

5.0 star rating
Update - 10/7/2011
Updating the star rating as I have been here 4 times since my last review and like the service and the consistency of it. Staff go out of their way to find you a seat and service is very friendly. I ate the Lobster cone and the Portabello Faltbread and love it. Kitbar is a nice concept and you never feel alone even if you are alone ;)

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  • 3.0 star rating
    4/20/2011

    The concept is new - a kitbar where the kitchen is in the middle and the guests sit around the kitchen bar. The restaurant wait staff are chef-tenders ( like bartenders get it ;) ) Menu is tapas style.  Service is good and friendly, food was tasty - I had the lobster cone. MAy not fill your stomach but try the portabello pizza that was tasty and filling.

    I would give this a 4 star but on a second visit , we were left to find our own place and saw only single stools vacant in between other lunch folks. Since we could not find a place for two people together we had to go elsewhere.

    I would not discourage you at all. This is a new restaurant and the owner is hands on so they will definitely figure out the seating issue. I want to check Stones Cove also for happy hour.

    Don't miss the Chevy Volt charging station outside the restaurant ;)

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16210 S Frederick Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 926-2661

Shady Grove BP Auto Care  

Category: Gas & Service Stations

5.0 star rating
Update - 5/11/2011
Very reasonable rates and go out of the way to find things for you. I had a mirror break and dealers were charging me a lot. David managed to find one at a junkyard and painted it for me so its as good as new now.

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  • 4.0 star rating
    7/2/2010 First to Review

    I came here by coincidence one day when out of desperation fro a shop to replace my punctured tire and these folks were open on a Saturday. Since then I have been going to them for my Acura. It is a small business and they do a good job with friendliness, honesty and complete the job well.

    Not your high end - coffee bagel , free wifi while you wait place but reasonable rates come at a different kind of price :)

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1517 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 387-3825

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe  

Categories: Bookstores, American (New)
Neighborhood: Dupont Circle

4.0 star rating
11/11/2010
This was highly recommended place for breakfast near Dupont Circle and I had a nice breakfast meeting here. Hostess could have smiled :)  other staff were very friendly prompt and cheerful .

Great coffee but did not have Splenda . I had the eggs Benedict ( came from a FourSquare tip) and it was great with asparagus and cured smoked salmon. We had ordered a organic mushroom omelette for my friend who liked it a lot. 2 pieces of fruit were a nice touch . I am told the second floor was great to people watch but that section was not open when I visited. prices seemed reasonable . I would have loved to spend some time at the bookstore which had some interesting books.

Not sure if there were any poets here ;) ( You Dc ites know what i mean )

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