Benji "stranger in a strange land" P.'s Profile

This is one of my favorite bars in Davis I have not had the chance to eat there but look forward to it soon. The place has a large patio and one of the bartenders loves my dog so they get points. I like the spot over all to hangout with friends listen to music over all its a great place to take some folks and relax.. the outdoor fireplace is a bonus as well.

I went to Dr. Naval on a recommendation from my step mother who is a patient there and if she was writting this review it would be 5 stars and then some. She swears by them and they really do seem to make her feel better. The only reason I am giving him 4 is because I didn't really use his services. I had a crick in my neck from sleeping wrong for a few weeks and it was very uncomfortable. I will say I was in and out and twisted and popped a few spots and I haven't had anymore trouble. I was always a little sketchy about people actually cracking my neck but he was quick and it didn't seem like he put any real pressure. I know If I have an issue i'll be returning in the future.

I keep finding myself at this spot on an afternoon where I don't have anything to do and I always have a good time. Pool tables good food especially dollar taco's on Wednesday..haven't had a chance to enjoy the entire place I guess the outdoor area is supposed to be pretty cool. looking forward to that this summer..horseshoes and pitchers!!

Not a bad spot, overall a pretty cool sports bar. I like the little rooms with a pretty decent size tv and couches bonus for the nice tables. Only thing that sucks is they could do with some new cues and a short stick for some of the edges where you can't get to your shot. They have lots of tv's so you can get your sports fix and an decent size outdoor patio where you can drink while having a smoke, harder to find these days. One of these days I might even try the food.

I love a dive bar that is a Steelers Bar the few times I have been there I had a great time and the folks there are a lot of fun. The HUGE blow up Steeler is a plus. Steeler Nation!!

I love this place, I haven't eaten here that often but when I have, I have no complaints. There have been at least a half dozen occasions where myself and a handful of friends find ourselves there for quite a few hours and not even realize it. They make great cocktails and the reason it gets its 5th star... is the owners. I'm a big believer of working owners because they show that they care about the customers. And they have taken very good care of me... so has the staff for that matter.

I am going to say that I am amazed at the selection of beers this place has!! I haven't seen selections like this outside of specialty shops in big cities. You will find me here fairly often from now on. The only drawback is the city wouldn't allow them a larger capacity so it can get full pretty quick. One of the best things.. you can buy your beer and take it somewhere else or stay and enjoy it. They even let you buy single bottles so you can truely enjoy the selection. And the I found their prices to be very fair. I highly recommend coming in even if it's just to browse.

So its been awhile since I have written any reviews but after being in Davis now for 6 months or so I figured to get a few done and this place is the first on my list.

So far I haven't had a better Burger in this town than here the staff are always friendly and the owner is great, very knowledgeable of beer.
The menu has a great selection of burgers even a few other meats if your feeling experimental. Huge bonus that they are open after 2 on the weekends and have an outdoor patio.

I'm setting the rating at 3 to stay neutral...i'm probably going to catch hell for this in more ways then one but after being a technical support agent for many different kinds of companies I figured I would share a few things with the populace...

1) electronics fail especially ones that require a constant high bandwidth handshake..usually resolved with disconnecting from the power source and left for a minute or 2...they also overheat very easily when things get placed on top, aren't dusted normally, or left in entertainment centers on for long periods of time.

2) CS Agents - They are dealing with hundreds of customers a day on various issues...extended hold times are due to people calling in on the "golden hours" after work...generally....The office Itech support) here  supports all of the San Diego North of the 8 along the coast to Carlsbad as well as ALL the Desert Cities. And have been known to be on the phone for 45 mins helping someone program the remote control to their tv...or some other random issue

3) Signal and cabling issues...believe it or not the cable companies are not responsible for the coax cabling that is running through your walls..and very often those go bad (more so along coastal areas) or they are just old.. and contrary to popular belief they do not control the programming they just provide the signal they are being sent...so when that sports program your watching switches to underwater basket weaving....call the particular station NBC/Fox ect ect and complain.Tiling is either in the broadcast or a signal disruption somewhere...that really does usually require someone there to run tests.

4) A large protion of the calls that are received are usually customer error (changing input on tv/no picture, no batteries in the remote, help trying to set up their entire home theater system) everybody thinks the cable company is the universal tech support for all of their home electronics. Slow running computers alot of time is due to lots of things running in the background check your processes you would be amazed at whats running.

Some troubleshooting pointers that can save you from needing to call them... reboot the device, if its a home network the entire thing needs to be cycled including your router...power up should start from the wall out to next device and so on..waiting a min or 2 to let each device come up.

People using HDMI cables and are getting wierd issues..audio/no video, banner but no picture...that is usually caused by the digital copyright protections built into all digital devices including your TV...
turn off (tv/box) disconnect hdmi cable from the back of the box...remove TV from the power source for a min and then reverse the process...plug in tv..turn on..plug in HDMI cable.. turn on box...

The cost of cable internet..believe it or not..alot of times is directly linked to how much the different studios are asking...and some outages (chnl specific) as well as guide misinformation is due to the broadcaster. Cable companies get charged by subscriber...which is why expanded cable is so expensive...espn...discovery channel...disney...ect.. ect..and at the rate that bandwidth is being consumed nowadays internet costs are going up as well.

And no matter how upset you are...its usually not the fault of the person who gets your call after your about to pull your hair out.
yelling and cursing feels good to vent but gets nothing fixed.

Now as with all companies there are the cons..rude agents, things not getting notated. devices not working ect ect... and that is never fun to deal with. Whenever your calling in regarding something important ask them to leave a note and get their employ number so you can say who you spoke with and when if something goes wrong...

I hate being on hold if it takes 5  or 10 mins to fix it myself, I would rather that...good luck, hopefully this helps

I would like to start by saying in sorentto valley at night your options are kind of limited for good food...whne you have to consider lunch/dinner breaks...and the more so if you don't drive.

In saying that...I have ordered from this chef twice and both times dinner has been prompt and amazingly delicious. Sweet & sour pork (previously) today...korean beef and kim chee has driven me to yelp this establishment. I never had kim chee someone told me how its made once and turned me off forever...I was a bit hesitant today but said what the hell. and i'll be eating this again if only from David. If you live in his delivery area I highly recommend you give this a shot. As you can tell I don't review very often but when I do its for something worth it. As soon as I get paid i'll be subscribing to his dinners.