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"When I am not traveling for work, I am wishing I am on a plane going somewhere, hopefully FAR!"

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Location

Atlanta, GA

Yelping Since

October 2007

Find Me In

Atlanta, Chicago, Orange County, 747, MD88, 767, 777, 757...

My Hometown

Chino, CA

My Blog Or Website

http://www.astriker.com

When I'm Not Yelping...

I am on a plane traveling around the US, and no, I'm not a flight attendant. :-)

Why You Should Read My Reviews

I only write a review, if it deserves one, and travel a ton.

My Second Favorite Website

http://www.pandora.com

The Last Great Book I Read

Hard Landing

My First Concert

Goo Goo Dolls / LifeHouse

My Favorite Movie

American Beauty and Christmas Vacation

My Last Meal On Earth

Anything with my family and friends.

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I am afraid of drowning and still freak out when I swim alone.

Most Recent Discovery

Atlanta does everything backwards!

Current Crush

J-Dog! :-)

Recent Reviews

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575 7th Street
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 783-5522

Rosa Mexicano  

Category: Mexican
Neighborhood: Penn Quarter

4 star rating
 11/11/2009  
I went to this restaurant tonight with a colleague who lives in DC. I was expecting poor food, poor service, but It exceeded my expectation.

Drinks - Pomegranate Margarita was refreshing, chilled, and served up just right.

App - Guacamole was hearty served up with chips and tortillas.

Main Entree - Suiza Enchiladas - Tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken with a sauce over them, served up with beans and rice. Very yummy dish.

Dessert - Tres Leche with mango chunks on the side was moist, flavorful, and a great conclusion to the night.

The place was loud, seated within 2 minutes of our reservation, GREAT place. Will post a picture of the Tres Leche when I return back from DC.

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8600 Main St
Helen, GA 30545
(706) 878-3156

Glassblowing Shop the  

Category: Art Galleries

4 star rating
 11/10/2009   First to Review
This is a very touristy store but offers a great variety of beautiful glass art items. Several of them sparkle beyond belief, and many items can be purchased as souvenirs fairly low priced.

They offer live demos of the glass blowing, and the store is filled with amazing glass work! This is one of the better shops to stop into while visiting this touristy, apline-esque place in Georgia.

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Main St
Helen, GA 30545
(706) 878-3117

The Troll Tavern  

Category: Restaurants

3 star rating
 11/10/2009  
The location trumps the food hands down. I settled for indoors, which was like a Troll Tavern, and enjoyed the queso and chips. The menu was not overly appealing, the beer they had for fall was mediocre. Our waitress returned often, seeing if we wanted to know more. Very cheesy themed bar.

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4046 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
(404) 233-0313

Hudson Grille  

Category: American (Traditional)

3 star rating
 11/10/2009  
I have been to this location twice, and both times had "T" (Tenishala) as my waitress. She does a great job constantly checking up, filling up the $3 Blue Moons, and being sociable. The burgers resemble that of any other burger I have had. The potato chip fries served with them were a bit cold. the ice cream brownie sunday was pretty good, large enough for 2 people (or 3).

I didn't find the restaurant dirty, the staff was nice, never have been when it's all too much busy. Seated promptly and greeted with a warm greeting upon entering. Overall, not a bad place for a regular burger, but again, T is a great server.

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1155 Mount Vernon Hwy
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770) 392-1944

Atlanta Bread Company  

Category: Restaurants

2 star rating
 11/10/2009   First to Review
I have been to Panera's Bread which are usually served up fresh, and somewhat resemble the picture or description. Stopping in on this place on a Saturday morning for the Bacon, Egg and Cheese Croissant, i can atest that the sandwich had to be rolled over with a rolling pin. I felt as though I was eating two pieces of wrap, with a slice of egg and bacon in between. I left very disappointed, and on top of it, the croissant seemed stale. Fell below my expectations by a long shot for a quick bite to eat.

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8022 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd
Anaheim, CA 92808
(714) 974-6660

Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill  

Category: Barbeque

3 star rating
 11/10/2009  
The Barcelona Sangria was interesting, I expected fruit when could have been fruit nectar instead. Not that it was bad, just different from what I would expect from a Sangria.

I had the BBQ TT Sandwich and salad lunch combo, not too bad for 10.95. The Baked Beans had a good kick to them and our waiter was very quick to be on top of it, who was also the bar tender. First time going, not a bad place, decent BBQ.

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4403 Mills Cir
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 481-7676

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant  

Category: Italian

2 star rating
 11/10/2009  
I am sorry but I tend to agree with Dan P, Avoid everything that isn't a drink breadstick or appetizer. The food is just so bland, and nothing taste like it has any flavor. I don't understand the rave reviews on something that is consistently bland across all of their locations. When I hear the word homestyle and Olive Garden, I have to cringe.

Only highlight, the waitress was very nice.

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1041 S Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 938-8827

Messob Ethiopian Restaurant  

Category: Ethiopian

4 star rating
 11/10/2009  
Having never had Ethiopian food before, a friend convinced me to give this a try while visiting LA. The plate of food was plentiful, with lamb, chicken, beef and vegetables. We were one of 2 tables in the place on a Tuesday night, naturally very attentive then. Overall, it took some getting used to the cold with the hot food, but not so bad. I am picking, so chicken and beef without the bone is more of my liking.

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950 W Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 815-0323

Marlow's Tavern  

Categories: Pubs, American (New)
Neighborhood: Midtown

3 star rating
 11/10/2009  
A meeting ended at GA Tech and this place was close enough to grab a bite. While the many reviews said it would be really good, I was not quite impressed with the overall food. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because of really good, friendly, humorous server. Also, the coupon for the free truffle fries next time.

The food was average in taste overall, the truffle fries sounded amazing on the menu, delivered, tasted old, unflavorful, with Parmesan pieces on it. Based on the waiter and description, I was hoping for much better. The food was hot, but again, not very flavorful.

They recognized the food was poor and gave a coupon to come back, so kudos for trying.

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50 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 682-9555

America DC  

Category: American (Traditional)

1 star rating
 11/10/2009 2 photos  
Went here for a work dinner, 11 of us, table was okay, though the boss had hoped for something with a little better view since it was empty. I arrived before my party, and inquired if they checked in. I had the Open Table information, which I was sure was the right place. Without checking the reservation, or anything, they said that they were not there. Luckily they were not, so I patiently waited.

Seated upstairs, waiter showed up 15 minutes later to ask for a drink order. I stopped and ask the manager if we could get some more service, with 11 of us, since after taking the drink order, it took another 10 minutes for him to return with half the order. No food ordered, or asked to be ordered yet by the waiter. The manager had another person take our food order, and things seemed to speed up a little.

Appetizers were brought out, calamari, corn dogs, artichoke dip, but no plates with them, forced to reside to just those that had a bread plate.

Main Course - Strawberry salad, different dressing then described on menu, but decent presentation, will post a picture.

Wine - Riesling was a Chardonnay, but no one could get that right. Water glasses were never filled, dinner started at 7:30 and ended at 9:30, most of the time was spent idly waiting.

Would I go back, absolutely not, would I recommend? Absolutely not. Mediocre would be an overstatement of the food at this restaurant, combined with the worst service I have experienced in many of my travels.

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67 Compliments

  • Hot Stuff

    I can think of a number of Troll bars full of cheesy guys in Atlanta.

  • You're Funny

    "overly sporty"...haha   Miss you!

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    Look at you with a cute smile on your face and a cool lunchbox in hand!

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