Michelle P.'s Profile

Oh, Barney's... You have assured me that good burgers really do exist.

I'm so picky when it comes to my burgers, and for that reason, I almost never have them. I find that most places suck and their burgers taste like cardboard. After a while, you just give up. But not Barney's. Their burgers taste like little pieces of heaven on a bun.

I tried this place out yesterday with my cousin, bf, and a friend. We ordered 3 different burgers and 1 Turkey burger, along with the spicy curly fries and the sweet potato fries. All were absolutely delicious. My burger was cooked just right, which is key. It was flavorful and just the right size. I didn't have to struggle trying to bite it, but they didn't skimp either. And both the fries were so yummy.

The best part? Our total for the whole meal came to 55 bucks. For 4 people, with 2 full baskets of fries and 4 cokes? That's not so bad.

this place... best tacos in the area.

this little dive in downtown south city is around the corner from where i used to work. i've never had a bad meal here. the fish tacos are amazing. the quesadilla marina is awesome. the carnitas burrito, so good. but the best part? the salsa. their roasted salsa is incredible. you could put that stuff on dirt and it would make it taste good.

2 tacos, 1 horchata, and as much chips and salsa you can eat, all for under 8 bucks. you can't complain about that.

omg, i think i just died and went to ramen heaven.

this place has some of the best ramen in the city. the bbq pork shoyu ramen is amazing. i never get anything else. the noodles are cooked perfectly. the bbq pork is so flavorful and tender.  and the soup is so delicious. not to salty, but just right.

the only thing about this place i don't like? the chopsticks. you would think, will all the business they have, they could spring for some higher quality utensils. they're the crap kind that never break down the middle and give you splinters all throughout your meal. it's a little thing, i know, but if you can deal, the food makes up for it tenfold.

this place was a lot better than i expected.
i give it a 3.5, but there's no half scoring in yelp.

i never get anything but the tart flavors at froyo places, only because i think the other ones taste like regular soft serve ice cream. if that's what i wanted i would have gone to a creamery.

the original tart and the blueberry were very good. smooth and creamy with just the right balance of tart and sweet. the only thing i will say is that it had a bit of a chalky aftertaste to it. but not too much to stop eating. it was very subtle.

the mango and the peach flavors were tasty too, but they were very icy. a lot of places have this problem with the more acidic fruits. i just think they can get a creamy consistency if they tried harder. but that would mean putting more time and money into it, and i doubt they want to because if they did, they would have already.

one very big plus for me was the toppings. i have a big problem when it comes to fruit toppings at these places because they ever seem to chop up the fruit small enough. cutting a strawberry in half is not always bit-sized. but this place managed to cut everything up into tiny little cubes. i really appreciated that.

overall, i would come back. the self-service makes it a lot easier for me to gage how much i can actually eat :]

horrible. just.. horrible.

i was walking around the mall doing some last minute christmas shopping last week. i was getting really hot because i was running around trying to get everything before it sold out, i decided to get some yogurt to cool myself off.

bad idea. some of the worst yogurt i've had.
their original tasted like bad milk that was frozen, then chopped up. which, i guess in a sense, is what yogurt is.. but you know what i'm getting at.

i tried a couple other flavors, but nothing was good. nothing was even edible. i opted to get nothing and walk around the mall hot and sweaty, rather than forcing myself to eat some nasty yogurt from this place.

i remember when this BJ's first opened.. everyone came here.

why they always came here?
because the pizookie is soooo good.

other than that? i really don't know.
i'll admit, the pizookie is really good. their artichoke dip is pretty awesome too. but the rest of the menu isn't that great. i don't know why everyone gets the pizza, i don't find any of their specialties very special at all (bad joke, i know). and yes, they have a very large selection of beers that are probably very good.. but i don't like beer. they do have one that i really like though, but thats probably because it doesn't taste like beer at all.

with all the chain restaurants around, this place is definitely right up to par with the rest of them. nothing special. semi-decent food for the masses. but i will say, this is a really good place to come and watch the basketball game :]

came here last night. not my kind of place.

first off, this place is so small. smallest bar i've ever been too.
second, i didn't see anyone under the age of 35. first thing i said when i walked in here was "there are a bunch of old guys wearing business suits.. we in the right spot?"

i'm not against older people going out and having fun, but i'm not about to go party with them myself. i'm only 23. it would be nice to hang around people my own age.

needless to say, we didn't hang around. didn't order drinks. we barely got past the entryway this place was so crowded.

don't think i'll be coming back for another 10 years.

this place is alright.

i ordered a meal here once and was completely unsatisfied. it was some sort of grilled shrimp and rice dish. the shrimp was dry, rubbery, and burnt. the rice was devoid of any flavor. it was gross.

but the dessert crepes are pretty good. i usually only come here for dessert crepes anyways so their regular menu has no effect on me.

now, i always get the nutella and strawberry crepe with a scoop or vanila gelato.
the filling in itself isn't brain surgery. this isn't a hard crepe to make. but they do it  semi-well. the crepes themselves could be a little lighter, and the gelato isn't authentic at all. it tastes like regular old ice cream, but hey i'm not going to complain. i like both.

overall? it's decent. prices aren't bad either.

eek! methinks definitely not.

i went here the other day when i was doing a little late holiday shopping.
i heard that a yogurt shop opened up in tanforan, but i wasn't expecting much. boy, was that an understatement.

this place sucks.
they have THE WORST frozen yogurt i've ever had.

i got a bunch of tasting cups before i decided to buy anything. the original taste waaay too tart. the mango was disgusting. the vanilla tasted like it came out of a lotion bottle.
and the texture? i don't think the machines are churning the yogurt fast enough because it was really icey. i felt like i was eating chopped up frozen milk gone bad.

i strongly suggest you go somewhere else to get your yogurt fix.
this place is not worth it.

this place..
i don't even know what to say about azul.

it's small. the drinks are alright. not a lot of people go here. there's a very mixed crowd.. not my kind though. the music kind of sucks.

only good things are that cover is only 5 bucks.. and there doesn't seem to be a dress code.

other than that, this place just isn't for me.