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Stopped by for lunch.  Nicely decorated place in downtown Denver next to boutique hotel.  Greeters were very friendly.  We had the caesar salad with grilled chicken, the soup of the day and the tagliatelle pasta.

All dishes were really good.  The past was especially fresh and you can tell it was made earlier. Very fresh and tasty with great spices. The salad was fresh, crisp and had a great dressing on it.  Not too heavy, but light and tasty with hint of lemon.

Nice place.  Will return someday for dinner.

Oh, it is so sinful and expensive, but hey, it's the grocery store equivalent of Starbucks.  So many good and tasty things.  They pride themselves on fresh, organic nothing artificial and the food really is good.

I love sample time when you just about have a light dinner on all the goodies: cheeses, crackers, drinks, fruits, etc.

Nice clean store and very friendly employees.  Tito in the fish area is an expert and will guide anyone on which fish to select, how to cook it, and what spices/toppings to use.  He is a gem!

Okay, its expensive, but you really do get what you pay for at Whole Foods.

Review is for the Market (not the adjoining kitchen): It's the best for fresh seafood items in San Jose, period.  Workers there are real pros and very knowledgeable about the assortment of items.  From fresh fish, to shrimp, scallops, oysters, crabs, etc., Race Street is the place to go.

Earl's is a gem of a place along the 16th Street Mall area of downtown Denver.  While they have great American food, they also have some tasty Asian specialties.  Place is handsome inside and has an elongated bar.  Nice place to have a drink and watch some of the many TV screens scattered around.  

Dining room area is made of solid wood tables. Menu is extensive with all traditional American dishes. We had the Pad Thai and the nice hamburger for lunch.  Cooked especially well, and very tasty.  Nice drink selection.

Greeters and servers were nice and performed very well.

Great place along the 16th St. Mall.  Right across from Pavillions shopping area and some top stores.  Great for people watching.

4.5 stars rounded up.  Asian fusion from a Latin chef? Say what? Let me tell you it works, big time.  One of the most savory experiences I have had in a long, long time. Place has a handsome interior with a nice bar area. We ate there for dinner in the dining room.  

Had reservations and were seated promptly.  Server greeted us and expertly explained the menu since we were first timers.  The menu is a mix of true Asian (sushi, rolls, noodle dishes, etc.) with a mix of some Latin/Asian fusion mixes.  

We had the following in order:

Endamame
Lobster Rolls
Thai Lettuce Wraps with special shrimp filling
Sesame Noodles
Cheese Potatoes

Yowzer.  What a blast of spices and flavors in every bite.  All dishes exploded with flavor and were so very tasty.  The best, IMHO, was the lettuce wraps.  Whoa!  The filling was shrimp, nuts, special spices, pork, and other ingredients I could not even imagine were in there.  Sauce was sweet and peppery at the same time.  Just heavenly to the taste.  If I went back, I could do 3-4 orders of that dish and call it a night.

All others, though, were good also.  The sesame noodles again had a mix of sweet and peppery.  Loved them all. Added a nice Riesling to compliment the meal.

We had a birthday in the group, and the server brought out a piece of chocolate coated moose with burning candle.  What a nice touch.

I'd say this is one of the top places in Denver.  If you like Asian fusion, this is the home run ball for the mile high city!

What a treasure in the Larimer Square area of Denver.  Quaint restaurant off the main street down a little corridor.  Lovely interior.  True French cuisine.  Came for lunch on a Saturday.  Nice menu of many choices. We had the Salad Maison, the chicken salad croissant and the croque monsieur.  The food was so very tasty.  Salads made of fresh greens and wonderful light dressing. The croissant was flaky and chicken salad was one of the best I have ever tasted.  The croque was marvelous as the bread was thicker than normal and a great mix of cheese and ham inside.  

Both greeters and servers were very polite and professional.  What a nice stop in the Denver restaurant scene.

The owners are the same chefs that have the Mediterranean place across the street: Rioja.

Just a lovely French restaurant with very savory cuisine.

Stayed for 2 days in Dec.  Now, was on company business and was able to use valet parking and free internet. Otherwise, those are pay items. Gor a nice room on the 7th floor of Plaza Bldg.  It was clean.  Bathroom was small and there was no fridge in the  room. Seemed to skimp on towels on bathroom.  Nice beds.

Staff was friendly and concierge was very helpful.

Best part is that the hotel is right on the 16th street mall.  Stores, bars, restaurants, museums all within walking distance, or you can take the free tram that makes round trips up and down the mall.

Nice bar and restaurant in the hotel is a plus.

Overall, a nice stay.

Easily gets the Death *1* Star. What a moronic airline.  Their management obviously have no idea of how to run an airline.  I would never fly this airline again.  My company booked me on it for some reason.  So, I get an email that says to check in online.  Okay, so I click  the Check In button, and it comes up with a message that the date is wrong?  Now, I am thinking that the reservation got messed up.  So, I try again and get same message with a number to call. It gets good from here!

So, Raj in India answers and I explain the issue.  The top of the email says I can check in online anywhere from 24 hours to 60 minutes prior to the flight.  I was checking in at 12 hours prior to flight.  Raj explains it is past midnight Eastern time. Like, WTF?  Why would I care about Eastern time, as I live in California. He goes on to say, I can't use the email because it was past midnight Eastern Time, but can use the website.  Like, who authorized something as stupid as this? Hey, US Airways, did you ever wonder why Southwest kicks your ass all the time.  You just click at Southwest and then print your boarding passes.

Ah, the US Airways website.  Under powered, as it took 45 seconds for each screen to come up.  Then there was the $25 per bag fee, so you had to fill out all the other info on your credit card.  Then, finally got my printed boarding passes.  What takes me 15 seconds on Southwest, took me 15 minutes for the US Air website.

So, took the trip.  So, I tried to check-in online the morning of the flight.  The computer system they use is way antiquated.  It took 2 minutes of screen churning time to get my reservation up, and then when I tried to pay for my bag online, the screen actually froze. So, I didn't check in nor did I pre-pay for my bag.  All this and I wasted about 10 minutes of my time. So, I have to go to the main line at US in Denver to get checked in and pay for my bag. On the way out of Denver to go home, there were only 2 desk attendants for a line of some 25 people. When I got up there, the printer that does the luggage slip for baggage was broke, so the lady had to go all the way down to the other end of the counter to get me a new one. Hey, I am not making this stuff up.

Add the ridiculous "after midnight Eastern Time", and all the other hassle, got to conclude to put this airline on my "NO FLY LIST".  

It is obvious that the management of US Air is bureaucratic and ineffective. If they got paid based on customer satisfaction (look at all the negative Yelp reviews), they would have to give money back.  Really, the airline is very poorly mismanaged.  The merger between US Air and American West has not been integrated to this date seven years later.  Their employees are stressed out, and it is obvious from observing the counter attendants and many flight attendants that morale is poor.  It most likely is safe to say that the many bad experiences with US Air personnel documented in Yelp are due to the employees being treated very poorly by the management and are extremely stressed out.  No excuse, but more understandable. The computer system they use is way under powered and provides and extremely poor interface and response time to their customers.  What a poor way to run an airline!

Loved my stay here.  Upscale hotel in the heart of the DTC. Handsome lobby and interior.  Met by very courteous and friendly front desk personnel.  Room was modern and upgraded.  Bed was super comfy.  Plenty of pillows which I like.  

Has both a sports bar/eatery and a cafe onsite.  Had some drinks at Garrity's and had a very nice luncheon salad at the cafe.

Overall, very impressed and I will return on future visits.

Very solid and upscale steakhouse in Denver area.  Greeted upon arrival and seated promptly.  Handsome interior and great upscale feeling.  Extensive menu with not only steaks, but fish, chicken, pork, etc.  Great side offerings.  

Started out with the Dell salad, which was very good with crisp greens, nuts, apples and wonderful house dressing. Then, we had the petite filet cooked to perfection and the salmon special.  Filet was one of the best I have had.  Plate comes out smoking hot, which I love.  Very tender and cooked just right.  Salmon was tasty and spiced well.

Server was very good.  Extensive wine list.  

Just a solid upscale and business steak house.