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1051 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 265-8886
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 265-8886
Samurai Comics
Categories:
Comic Books,
Hobby Shops,
Toy Stores,
Music & DVDs
Super fun nerd store with comic books, some games, and fun gifts. It is unusually clean with really nice salespeople. They also have fun events periodically.
Listed in: Being a Nerd in Phoenix MSA
This store is so much fun!! I know I am still a child inside when I go in here and want to play with everything. They have all kinds of toys that I remember from my childhood such as Legos, Playmobile, and Calico Critters as well as cool new toys. All kinds of things from educational, to artistic, to just great toys.
The staff is always friendly and helpful, even when it was really busy I had people ask if they could help me find anything. They also do an amazing job gift-wrapping.
The staff is always friendly and helpful, even when it was really busy I had people ask if they could help me find anything. They also do an amazing job gift-wrapping.
OK, this is pretty much my new favorite restaurant! It is right down the street from home, and I have been driving by and meaning to try it for months before last night. I am so glad I finally tried it!!
My fiancé and I both got the mushroom papparadelle (his with chicken, mine plain) and it was amazing! Really, really unusually good. There are several other items on the menu that I am anxious to try.
We were talked into buying a delicious bottle of white wine because part of it went to charity. Yay good causes and delicious wine! We had a lovely waitress who talked us into ordering somewhat more booze and desserts than originally intended. It was super fun and delicious! The coconut cheesecake was crazy good!
I can't wait to go back to Gasper's, the service and food were both top-notch and it was really a fun place!
My fiancé and I both got the mushroom papparadelle (his with chicken, mine plain) and it was amazing! Really, really unusually good. There are several other items on the menu that I am anxious to try.
We were talked into buying a delicious bottle of white wine because part of it went to charity. Yay good causes and delicious wine! We had a lovely waitress who talked us into ordering somewhat more booze and desserts than originally intended. It was super fun and delicious! The coconut cheesecake was crazy good!
I can't wait to go back to Gasper's, the service and food were both top-notch and it was really a fun place!
Breakfast is amazing, dinner somewhat less so.
As with all of the area's restaurants I could find it is expensive and less for your money than could be expected on the mainland.
The service and food at breakfast is excellent. I cannot rave enough about the stuffed french toast. That was by far the most delicious thing I ate in Maui! So good!!
Dinner was very good. They have everything from pasta to sushi to choose from, along with lots of great appetizers (3 cheese quesadillas for the win!) This place has LOTS of vegetarian options to choose from, for once it was hard to pick one! Awesome desserts and martinis too!
The weak point here was the service at dinner. They completely neglected to place the order for our appetizer, and they brought my dad's sushi out about ten minutes before they gave me my pasta (and then, after another ten or so minutes the belated appetizer. WTF?)
I would still recommend this place, especially for breakfast!!
As with all of the area's restaurants I could find it is expensive and less for your money than could be expected on the mainland.
The service and food at breakfast is excellent. I cannot rave enough about the stuffed french toast. That was by far the most delicious thing I ate in Maui! So good!!
Dinner was very good. They have everything from pasta to sushi to choose from, along with lots of great appetizers (3 cheese quesadillas for the win!) This place has LOTS of vegetarian options to choose from, for once it was hard to pick one! Awesome desserts and martinis too!
The weak point here was the service at dinner. They completely neglected to place the order for our appetizer, and they brought my dad's sushi out about ten minutes before they gave me my pasta (and then, after another ten or so minutes the belated appetizer. WTF?)
I would still recommend this place, especially for breakfast!!
This was my group's favorite dinner at Whaler's Village! The menu was small, but was full of appealing choices. They had a really great vegetarian curried vegetable and tofu dish. The service was some of the best in Kaanapali.
The best part was the delicious bread and AMAZING dipping sauce. It's flavored with chili and sugar and it is so good! They sell it by the bottle and I definitely took some home. Can't wait to enjoy more of that dipping sauce.
The worst part was the dessert, we tried a pineapple upside down cake. I wouldn't have ordered this dish and really didn't enjoy it, but others might!
This place is as expensive as the others in the area, but more value than most in my opinion!
The best part was the delicious bread and AMAZING dipping sauce. It's flavored with chili and sugar and it is so good! They sell it by the bottle and I definitely took some home. Can't wait to enjoy more of that dipping sauce.
The worst part was the dessert, we tried a pineapple upside down cake. I wouldn't have ordered this dish and really didn't enjoy it, but others might!
This place is as expensive as the others in the area, but more value than most in my opinion!
2435 Kaanapali Pkwy
Lahaina, HI 96761
(808) 661-4495
Lahaina, HI 96761
(808) 661-4495
Leilani's On the Beach
Categories:
Seafood,
Steakhouses
Kaanapali's restaurants in general are incredibly expensive for mediocre food and terrible service, and this was especially true of Leilani's!
It was very crowded, very full and the waiters were all either frantically running around (we saw several near-collisions) or sort of wandering like they were lost.
There were no vegetarian dinners at all. The salad I opted for was tiny and didn't match the menu's description remarkably well. Everything was typically expensive, and not nearly as good as one would hope.
The worst part was the service. You sort of expect to be ignored some, but the guy was remarkably unhelpful. One thing that is totally inexcusable is not bringing out everyone at a table's food at the same time. It is not that hard!! Leilani's one-upped that failure and just completely forgot my stupid salad, the waiter threw the other food down and escaped as quickly as possible and then nothing until we miraculously flagged down the waiter!
It was very crowded, very full and the waiters were all either frantically running around (we saw several near-collisions) or sort of wandering like they were lost.
There were no vegetarian dinners at all. The salad I opted for was tiny and didn't match the menu's description remarkably well. Everything was typically expensive, and not nearly as good as one would hope.
The worst part was the service. You sort of expect to be ignored some, but the guy was remarkably unhelpful. One thing that is totally inexcusable is not bringing out everyone at a table's food at the same time. It is not that hard!! Leilani's one-upped that failure and just completely forgot my stupid salad, the waiter threw the other food down and escaped as quickly as possible and then nothing until we miraculously flagged down the waiter!
Yelp totally led me wrong here! This place is relatively inexpensive, but I didn't find the atmosphere charming or fun and the pizza tastes like something from a school cafeteria.
Granted, all I tried was one pizza but it really stood out as a place to avoid in a neighborhood with plenty of fantastic pizza and other Italian food.
Granted, all I tried was one pizza but it really stood out as a place to avoid in a neighborhood with plenty of fantastic pizza and other Italian food.
I just got home from having a new battery put in my car, and I was super happy with my new favorite car store!
I am incompetent at cars, so I went in saying I thought my battery might be mostly dead. It was. Car stuff's expensive. I'll forgive them. The Autozone kid was super helpful though. He spent a good half hour inside car, removing the old battery (my car is the "labor intensive" kind of battery holder) and gouging out all the corrosion I had let accumulate. A half an hour! He could have easily just told me to do it myself.
Many a restaurant or retailer could learn from the Autozone business model. Good service is awesome.
I am incompetent at cars, so I went in saying I thought my battery might be mostly dead. It was. Car stuff's expensive. I'll forgive them. The Autozone kid was super helpful though. He spent a good half hour inside car, removing the old battery (my car is the "labor intensive" kind of battery holder) and gouging out all the corrosion I had let accumulate. A half an hour! He could have easily just told me to do it myself.
Many a restaurant or retailer could learn from the Autozone business model. Good service is awesome.
My coworkers rave about this place and I finally got to try it this morning. They were totally correct. Postino's seems to be all about the wine, about which I am unenthusiastic. I tried a Mimosa, and our waitress seemed really concerned that I didn't like it. It was good!
The food is amazing. The menu is very small and limited, but in a good way. You know that anything on those few pages is really, really well made with awesome ingredients. I got the 1/2 veggie panini and 1/2 spinach greens salad. So good! I don't know which was better.
We were convinced that our waitress had to be an owner or manager based on her attentiveness, but she said not. Really great service and food, and what seems to be a major selection of adult beverages.
The food is amazing. The menu is very small and limited, but in a good way. You know that anything on those few pages is really, really well made with awesome ingredients. I got the 1/2 veggie panini and 1/2 spinach greens salad. So good! I don't know which was better.
We were convinced that our waitress had to be an owner or manager based on her attentiveness, but she said not. Really great service and food, and what seems to be a major selection of adult beverages.
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Yelping SinceApril 2007
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Careful ordering - everything is super massive and filling! I normally get appetizers because I don't eat meat and their vegetarian entree is a little strange for me. But Windsor's Mac and Cheese is killer as are the other sides I've tried.