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1700 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006

Elite Event: Yelp's Brilliant Brunch!  

Category: Local Flavor

5.0 star rating
12/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
What what?!? All you can drink mimosas and more food then *even* I can eat!!! And Thr best part?!? Women in sheer painted body stockings...which is making my hubs super happy! Heeheehee!!!

Super happy pre-drunk on aycd mimosas shout outs: Ruth, tara, jack, Cindy, norry, Marianne (I'm double fisting for you), Keon...and a bunch of peeps I hugged but the mimosas are kicking in now....

THANK YOU

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1904 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20009

Yelp's Shop Local, Sip Local event  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: U Street Corridor

5.0 star rating
12/12/2011 1 Check-in Here First to Review
Um, booze, Yelpers AND shopping?!?

It's almost as if someone went into my brain and found my favorite fantasy. Well...the event WAS missing a nekkid greased up Patrick Stewart, bur hey, we can't have everything can we?

Also...FTR!!!!!

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576 N Frederick Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 330-9808

Yu Zhou Cafe  

Category: Chinese

4.0 star rating
11/29/2011 First to Review
All right, in the interest of full disclosure, my uncle and aunt knows one of the owners/managers here.  And we came shortly after their grand opening to check it out.  It's in the little shopping center in front of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds - where Fu Shing used to be (they closed).

So the "theme" of this restaurant is "healthy new style" Chinese food.  Which, I will admit, made me gag when I heard it.  But upon testing out their dishes - I must say that the majority of the dishes were pretty tasty.  It's not fusion - it's mostly classic Sichuan style dishes that's done a little more healthily (less oil and fatty meats), without sacrificing taste.

The problem wasn't with the dishes, but with the speed in which the dishes came out.  I realize that this was shortly after the grand opening, so there were a lot of confusion around how the staff entered dishes into the computer system.  At one point, several of our dishes had been cooked, but sat there, slowly getting cold, because the servers couldn't figure out which table to deliver it to.

However, I'm sure these are all issues that will be resolved shortly, with a little bit of experience.  The dishes were tasty enough for me to want to brave a second chance at this place - the service wasn't bad, just confused.

I am looking forward to writing an update...in a few more weeks...

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701 Russell Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 355-7654

Foreign Cinema  

Category: Shopping

3.0 star rating
11/29/2011 1 Check-in Here
OK OK OK...I love me some cult movies, but this place is pretty redic!  Basically if it was an Asian martial arts flick...they would have it.

Of course...I can't attest to the legality of some of the DVDs...I mean, I'm quite sure that they are 100% fully licensed and all that...but as you're purchasing from here, you can't help but feel like you are somehow 1) sticking it to the man, and 2) that the MPAA was going to storm in there at any moment and take you down like Julie Brown.

Oh, and have the guy check the DVDs before you buy them - my husband bough 3 DVDs, and one didn't work at all.  Boo.

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4000 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 733-7730

TJ Maxx  

Category: Department Stores
Neighborhood: Eastside

3.0 star rating
11/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
When one thinks of Vegas, one thinks of awesome desert heat.  Yeeeeeah...not when it's the end of October and definitely not if you are coming in from Taiwan after 2 weeks of nice tropical weather.

No - of course the week that we would be here - would be the week that it was FREEZING.

So we headed over to the TJ Maxx to look for cheap sweaters so we wouldn't die of hypothermia in our tank tops and shorts.

OK.  It was the end of October, beginning of November...and there was only half a rack of sweaters.  I am not even kidding.  And they were - of course - ugly as sin.  *Sigh*.

Still...it was warm enough to keep me alive so I could write this review...and the sales guy who rang us up was pretty hilarious (he was telling us about his highly inappropriate Halloween costume), so it could have been worse.

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19 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 663-3632

The Muse  

Category: Flowers & Gifts

3.0 star rating
11/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Cute little store that specializes in granola-y Americana handcrafted goods - mostly jewelry and kitchen/home decor.

Personally, not my cup of tea - but my mother in law adored this store (if it had more calico and lace I don't think she would have ever left).  Still, even though I'm not a huge fan of the style, it was fun to walk around.

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380 World Way
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 646-0395

Lax International Baggage  

Neighborhood: Westchester / LAX

4.0 star rating
11/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Is it wrong to say that I love the customs here at LAX?  I thought that they would be uber strict because they are pretty used to Asian travelers trying to smuggle all sorts of contraband into the country (no, not drugs or anything...stuff like foodstuffs and booze) - but with a smile and a wink we were able to happily stroll through customs.

Which is pretty awesome because while I could vouch for my husband, brother and dad...my mom wouldn't let any of us near her luggage when she was packing in Taiwan, so lord only knows what she's brought back (and I'm actually a little scared now that I think of it).

Heh.  I know, I'm awful.  But seriously, I've encountered customs people who were pains in the butt for the sake of showing you their awesome powers of being able to flip through your dirty vacation underwear...but the customs staff here were polite and nice and while they gave us a suspicious glare, they weren't @$$es about it either.

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200 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 620-0321

Edgeworks Knife & Supply Co  

Category: Hobby Shops

4.0 star rating
11/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Surprisingly large store that sells puzzels, knives, and darts.  Confused by this combo of merch?  Yeah me too!

But the staff were super friendly and spent nearly 30 minutes talking to my father in law about various pocket knives (he loves them).  Personally, not my thing, but they sounded super knowledgeable, and made my father in law pretty happy.

Guess I know what I'm getting him for Xmas this year!

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3900 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 262-4444

Luxor  

Categories: Hotels, Casinos

2.0 star rating
11/28/2011 17 Check-ins Here
I'm not even sure where to start.

The guy at the front desk that checked us in could - seriously - NOT be more apathetic!  I had booked a room in the Pyramid, and without telling me, had "upgraded" us to the West Tower.  Why is "upgrade" in quotes?  Because while the room was definitely a little larger then the Pyramid, it was also 39273287329832872684 miles away from any of the exits to the Strip.  Also - I DIDN'T WANT AN UPGRADE!  I booked the Pyramid room for a reason!!!  ARGH!  But by the time I realized that he already put us in the West Tower, I was too tired (just got off 13hour flight from Taiwan to LAX, and drove 5 hours in LA traffic to get to Vegas at midnight) to argue.

Then when I asked for directions to get to the West Tower, he just pointed at the map on the pad on the counter.  Um, yeah, STILL NO IDEA where the tower was.  UGH.

Then I find out...the Luxor DOES NOT HAVE WIFI!  There are 3 Starbucks in this hotel...and NONE Of them have WiFi.  I'm sorry, is this 2005 or something?!?!?!  The apathetic check-in guy tells me that there are ethernet cables in the room...ummm...doesn't really help me if I have an iPad or an iPhone does it?!?!?!?!

However, I will say - the rooms were definitely clean and nice. So I guess that's all that really matters.

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153 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-4911

Tiara Day  

Category: Used, Vintage & Consignment

3.0 star rating
11/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Adorable store specializing in kitch and vintage jewlery and goods.  Super fun with an impressive and high quality selection!  

I think it must be me...because this was the third or fourth store in Frederick that ignored me.  I mean, I get that Asians don't normally wander around Frederick, but still!

A little miffed that I couldn't get anyone to help me, but it's probably best that I didn't buy all the broaches and pins and hats that caught my eye in the display cases.

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