Christine "Baby Einstein" C.'s Profile

WOW this place is awesome.

My fiance discovered this place when he was assigned to find us an Italian caterer for our engagement party. We went to have dinner to try this place out and didn't tell the server our intentions. Didn't matter- the service was impeccable. The dishes here are a few dollars cheaper than other Italian sit downs (my fiance and I were surprised the bill was under $30). This place was lively and busy on a Saturday night: People were singing, yelling, and just otherwise having a good time. Probably not the best time for an intimate dinner conversation, but otherwise I don't foresee any issues with this place.

We booked them to cater the Italian portion of our engagement dinner. The guests raved about the food (especially the lasagna and the huge garlic rolls that came with the order) and kept asking us where it was from. PRIMA'S!

We will back again soon. Thanks Prima's for helping make our party a success!

I was here to buy Christmas gifts for everyone on my naughty list. It's the epitome of a man cave: low lighting, a bar, couches, and cigars abound. It's just missing a pool table.

I chose mini cigars to spread the Christmas love while simultaneously sending the message that I do not condone the behavior (No? Didn't work?). The employee was very helpful in keeping me from making an uneducated decision guess based on packaging.

[My review ends here, as does my expertise.]

Happy New Year's everyone!

Right off 20 and Cooper in that Ross/Mardel shopping center is this place. HUGE fan. It's a sushi buffet, not unlike nearby Sushi Yaa. It does cost more than Sushi Yaa (dinner for two goes for $28), but is totally worth it. I don't think I'm going to Sushi Yaa ever again.

* Roll quality is better. A lot of repeats though, but if you're a fan of tempura and similarly crunchy rolls, you will be more than pleased. You want nice/exotic fare like uni, look elsewhere. This place is mainly salmon, crab stick, crab, and a whole lotta tuna.

* FONDUE FOUNTAIN. I don't care if fondue fountains are a public health hazard. It's flowing chocolate! They offer a pretty decent array of dippin's, including strawberries, oranges, rice krispies treats, and marshmallows. I just wish there was more than one door to allow more than one person at a time to use it. Some people really REALLY concentrate on the process. Holding up the chocolate fondue fountain at a buffet is just rude.

* Service. I've been here about three times and I've had the same server each time. I've found her to be very attentive and she always solicits our food opinions.

On an especially bad day at work, we look around at each other and agree: Let's order out for lunch. Let's treat ourselves to something other than hospital cafeteria food, frozen lean cuisines, and leftovers. Let's order Chadra!

It's the only place we can all agree on. It's so awesome to get foodie food from the trenches of the nurses' station. I love their eggplant lasagna (basically eggplant rollatini covered in vodka penne sauce). I really don't like their chicken shawarma though.

They have an awesome buffet. Lamb shanks, squash stuffed with beef, and pretty good pizza. No desert other than fruit though. And that's only if you consider fruit a desert (and it isn't). They need some real desert at the buffet. Throw in some baklava or something and this would be a real five-star winner.

You know what, I've never really enjoyed the food here. And I want to! Each time the ambiance is really nice and they can make a delicious mojito. But disappointing Tex-Mex with the needlessly flouncy price.

What's up wid dat weird revolving door?

You like those little dress 'em up frozen yogurt shops? Yeah? How about cake and ice cream too? And a little made to order crepe stuffed with walnuts, almonds, and Nutella?

All this and more. I recently got engaged, recently started a wedding diet, and then recently ruined it by eating a frilly chocolate cake of some kind, the aforementioned crepe, and a steamed milk. Got my friend a lemon tart and the grand total was like $15 something. The service was pleasant enough, too.

Ample seating. There was an Apple geekazoid plugged into the wall and a couple moms with small kids. Had plenty of space for girl talk as soon as the screaming children left.

Huge, warehouse-sized building chock full of granny appeal safely behind locked curios. Tons of walkways and interesting items, but everything's pretty overpriced. I've been going here since high school and I don't think I've ever purchased anything. I like the cattle barns better.

There's a restaurant in the middle I've never been to but have heard good things about. I guess I really can't bring myself to have tea here. I can already hear the boyfriend raging, sensing that I'm even thinking about it.

The two stars solely reflect my first dining experience with the pasta and desert.

Hated my pasta. My friend was trying to tell me it was my bad because I ordered whole wheat pasta. I ordered the Funghi in the spiral pasta (renamed something in Italian) and it was not delicious. Mushrooms, cream sauce, pasta. Sounds simple in execution and delicious in theory, but mannnn they fouled it up. The sauce was only edible when dipped with the delicious sliced bread provided, but when the bread ran out, so did my appetite. Based on the theories that the dish needed meat and the whole wheat pasta sucked (er, fact), I sampled her spaghetti and meat sauce. Oily. Not impressed. Boiled boxed generic pasta and a bottle of Ragu would've been better. Just bleah! all around. Desert? She asks. Of course! I barely touched my dinner.

The desert... chocolate cake and tiramisu. Girls, do you remember those Bonne Bell flavored chapsticks you liked as kid? This is exactly what it tasted like. Waxy artificial. Dipping it in the strawberry sauce didn't help either. I told my friend, who laughed it off until she tried it. Yeah. She and I have been chocolate cake engorging since our teens, and managed to leave 50% of this sliver. The tiramisu was tasty, but expect it to be coffee-flavored mousse over fluffy white cake in a shot glass.

The restaurant was gorgeous though. Relaxing place for some girl talk with live traffic feed out the window. Getting a pizza and something a little harder than water next time.

I've only been here once so far, but I liked it. I tried their most basic burger, the Dutch, but I already know this place is going to make it's way into my regular rotation.

Nice, spongy bun. I'd compare it to a denser, less sweet Hawaiian roll. The patty was pretty thick, too. The vegetables tasted fresh. Several toppings (cheese, jalapenos) are sold on the side. This place was pretty hectic on a Sunday at lunch (highlights include my boyfriend screaming "SHIT!" when a child suddenly pierced in his ear). We shared an order of fries. While they weren't at their maximum fried-fresh when served, the flavor was still there.

I've always liked dining in here. Service kinds gets bitchy through the drive through though. I can probably name about three separate instances, but my favorite:

Me: Can you put some ice in my coffee?
Them: No. [And turning to her friends: Wth, there's a Starbucks next door.]

Damn you 16 year-old child!! I shake my fist at you!