Charlie "Da Bunny" L.'s Profile

After reading all the waxing reviews in Cambridge, I called around to all the top rated places and discovered Bellissima to be the least expensive option (by $15 - 20)... i scheduled an appointment and was greeted by Maria, who was pleasant and fast.

The wax was more painful than usual, but it could be because I haven't had a waxing in a long time, so who knows, but if I find myself in Boston again and in need of waxing, I would certainly go again.

Another mediocre North End restaurant.

I had the salmon, plain pan fried with broccoli leaves... way too salty for my taste.

The chicken parm was ok.

Passing grade, but I think I'd pass.

It's pretty good - the appetizer was really good, but the entree was only ok... at first I was going to give it 4 stars, but three weeks passed and I couldn't even remember what I had - very unmemorable, which makes me realize that it wasn't all that great.

I think if this place was anywhere other than the North End, it would get another star, but given how many great restaurant there are in that neighborhood, I say skip it.

I practically live in the Le Meridian thanks to my current project, so I have had to eat at Sidney's on a number of occassions.

Definitely a big hit and miss place... a few things are fantastic, others leaves a lot to be desired.

Star rating based on the food items:
Belgein Waffels - 3
Breakfast Potatoes - 1
Salmon - 3
Lobster Roll - 4
Tuna - 2
Stake - 3
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp (appetizer) - 5... oh my gosh, out of this world

In short, I CAN NOT whole heartedly recommend this place, but it's decent, and if you find yourself there, definitely have some bacon wrapped shrimp!

My general impression from reading the previous yelps is that Kirkland Pho House can be a bit of a hit or miss, depending on what you order, but I've been there a few times now and it's always been a hit for me.

So good, in fact, that I can not wait to go back... over and over and over again.

I highly highly highly recommend the vegitarian pho... it's probably the very best vegitarian pho I've ever had in the United States (and England and Australia, for that matter)... full of yummy goodness and a lot of variety of veggies.

Also highly highly highly recommend the chicken vietmese sandwich, which is utterly out of this world.

May be the other dishes on the menu are not so great, but these two things have never led me astray.

I had a lot of Lebanese food through my life on the road, but this is nothing like what I've had.

Lebanese foods of my memory are well seasoned, full of complex mixtures of tastes... grilled meats, full of juicey flavors. That is not what you're gonna get at Me Jana.

The Cons: I had the gambe and chicken shwarma, both of which seriously lacked flavor. In fact, the shwarma are mashed baked chicken comes grilled inside a pita pastry... totally NOT anything like I've ever seen or experienced.

The service was subpar. Our waitress seemed like she couldn't wait to get the f*** out of there, and the other water/bread/bus boys seemed to frown with confusion when we asked for things like extra bread or water.

For the price you pay, you definitely don't get enough food. After spending $65, I left hungry. Not a happy bunny.

On the neutral side: the thyme fries were crispy and of the shoestring variety, and unless you like thyme, I would not order it since the fries were completely covered.

On the plus side: the best pita bread east of the Mississippi, and the apparent owner was working the table (although dressed in only shorts and t-shirt).

Who knows, may be it was an off night, but it does not inspire another visit.

The meal was mediocre. I felt that for what you get, it's over priced.

We had the shrimp scampi appetizer, calamari and various seafood specials, but at least two of us felt disappointed by the meals. The scampi was okay, and the calamari sauce had a pasty flavor and almost no taste.

My halibut special came in a marsala sauce and spinach. Mental note, marsala and halibut does not mix, and the spinach is tart.

I was very tempted to throw in an extra star because the owner personally took care of the impossible parking situation (North-End is impossible to park and this place has no Valet). However, the atmosphere is chaotic, and the noise level made it difficult to talk. We had a party of 6, and a tip of 20% (rounded up slightly) was automatically added. The bill totaled $450.

Granted, the great gang of people I went with made the meal memorable, but I'm unlikely to head back unless coerced.

This is my new favorite hole in the wall... within walking distance... serving mixed Asian cusine... in Cambridge. Okay, a lot of qualifiers, but still, shouldn't be discounted.

Sushi is fresh, the chow-mein too salty, but also too yummy. The egg plant in garlic sauce is delicious.

The place is a little bit ghetto fabulous (minus the fabulous) and the staff is bit FOB, but super super nice. I wanted a little white rice with my left over eggplant and they sent me home with a small heaping - no extra charge. That's very un-asian (usually asian cafe are staffed with really unfriendly people).

That uncharacteristic behavior combined with the yummy goodness makes me want to go back again for lunch tomorrow... eventhough I just had dinner there today. May be I'll even go back for dinner again.

Thumb(s) up... the number of which is in debate, but the key thing is that it's up. Try it.

I felt really bad for my last review, because a few days after the initial review, I finally pulled out the freshly pressed pants and discovered they were all wrinkled. The side that is facing out is well pressed, but the inside of the pant legs still had creases in them, which makes me a little unhappy.

Prior to this unfortunate discovery, I also sent them a pair of slippers to repair, which they did okay, but the stitching was really bad... looked like something I would do.

Which leads me to the unfortunate conclusion that I must retract my last review.

I probably wouldn't go back. Hope no one was misguided in the short time between that review and this one.

Poor Virginia Beach Rock Gym... got dissed by Alex...

It really is the ghetto-est gym I've ever been in, but it's far from the most poorly ran.

[A side note: "ghetto" is not used as a negative term... at least not for dirt-baggers who live out of their trucks, sleep on a hanging belay and don't shower for days for the love of climbing].

I've climbed, ran and consulted for gyms all over the world... that's hardly news worthy, but it does means I can be very objective about what you're getting if you're moving (or visiting) from other cities. Relatively speaking, this one is far from great and it's frankly too lax operationally, but it's not hopeless. It's perfectly acceptable as a your only climbing option.

It's climbable, there aren't obscene safety hazards, and they even let you lead with your own draws on the main wall... definitely not anything I've ever seen, but that's kinda cool.

As for the heat... there isn't much to speak of, but you won't get heat outside, so it's good training for shitty weather associated with east coast winter climbing. Although it doesn't really seem worth being miserable if you're not on a real rock.

Since it lacks competition, I say go... better get some exercise than not. At least the staff is friendly and funny, although not sure about the other climbers.