Megan "Look out world, I'm somebody's mother" M.'s Profile

So I guess after the baby is born, you'd expect the craving to go away. It hasn't. And now my 1 year old (lord help me I have a freaking 1 year old) loves hot dogs. I know, I know I'm sort of bad mother for letting him eat mystery meat. But it's a Vienna Beef dog and you know what, IT'S DAMN TASTY. I'll be honest, since I've written the original review I've never had anything other than a hot dog. I consider ordering other things but I can't bring myself to do it. Always a Chicago style hot dog (hold the sport peppers) and a side of onion rings. I've had nibbles of my husband's orders (fish, sausage with peppers) but I keep coming back to the hot dogs.

I've never experienced any of the other issues people mention and the fact they mention them gives me a sad. I always think the onion rings are crispy and fresh, and ordering is never slow. I've always found them to be incredibly generous with toppings and they are willing to give sides of things freely.

This place is honestly one of my favorite guilty pleasures. I've been known to call my husband an a**hole for eating there without me.

I used to get my hair cut at Kohler Academy because the price was good, and what you got for the price was decent. After I moved to the West Valley, it was a drive but still worth it. The last time I went I waited 45 minutes and the haircut was not nearly as good as the previous ones I've had. I had to give up on them.

I got a hair cut here and holy hell, maybe I've just had mediocre haircuts for so long, but my hair looked awesome. I love Aveda products but haven't been to an Aveda salon in ages. I forgot about the quick little head massage before the wash, and the wonderful smell of the products.

I'm hooked and I'll be back.

I guess my expectations were pretty low, but we had a good time. Husband and I popped in after work. The happy hour specials were good, and totally typical of a bar. 1/2 price beer, cheap appetizers. We weren't expecting much. Service was good and our food was prompt. We weren't blown away by the food, but again...it's a bar more than anything. This would be a great place to watch a fight or catch a game, which we'll probably do in the future.

I was 36 weeks pregnant, and seeing my feet was a thing of the past. Not to mention they looked like they were fleshy tree trunks instead of feet.

I stopped in on a Saturday and waited for about 10 minutes before being led back. They have the massage chairs, which I am normally not a fan of because they hurt. But maybe it was my aching back, these chairs were awesome.

I ended up having a pedicure with a chocolate scrub and chocolate mask on my feet. Total cost: $37 and totally worth it. My nails looked great, the polish stayed, I think my feet felt smooth (I couldn't even reach to put my shoes on at this point so I'm going based on what my husband said), and they de-puffed a bit. I normally don't enjoy pedicures because I'm ticklish and most people also end up being brutal on my feet. No pain, no tickling.

Oh yum. Yum yum yum. I got some of these from coworkers as a "Congrats on the Baby!" present. They are too die for. I can't even describe what's in the cupcakes other than awesome.

They are huge, they are moist, they are rich but not overly sweet. I'm a huge fan of sweets and this is seriously satisfying.

I have some issues with this place, but you can't avoid BRU when you are having a baby. It's got convenience, selection, and price going for it.

We set up a baby registry here mainly out of convenience. It was fine, but I started noticing that they'd randomly discontinue items from the registry and about a week or two later put them back on.

They aren't always the cheapest, but when you are strapped for time, trolling the Internet for deals isn't going to happen, and this is where BRU scores. They know they can get you when you are harried and need whatever.

The bathrooms are grody here. After being pregnant, I've seen a lot of bathrooms. It seems like a store catering to pregnant women, new moms, etc. would have nicer bathrooms because the likelihood is that we'll use them 9 times in a hour trip.

Staff is generally friendly, and the store is well organized.  Selection in store is good.

When I was 20 weeks pregnant, I ditched my OB for a number of reasons and started seeing the midwives at the Women's Clinic here. It was important to me to establish care with a group of practitioners who would be supportive of my desire to have a natural childbirth and minimal interventions during my pregnancy.

Thankfully, I had a very easy pregnancy. And it was made all the more easy by the wonderful midwives. I felt much more at ease talking to them and sharing my concerns.

When the time came for my little boy to be born, it was off to St. Joe's. I had a wonderful birth experience thanks to the midwife, Connie, and the great nurses. It wasn't easy, but it was perfect.

Pregnancy through birth with the staff here has been nothing short of awesome. The facilities may not be as new and modern as some hospitals, but my experience here was just what I wanted.

That's right Yelpers, I have no class and I eat at Golden Corral. But that's okay. I have an excuse. There's nostalgia here.

My sister is in town and we got to talking about Golden Corral (aka The Feeding Trough). When we were kids, it was a huge treat when our parents took us to one. They HATED the place, hence the name The Feeding Trough, but we loved it. Why did we love it? The motherfecking rolls bitches. ROLLS. That and you could eat mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and a piece of cake for dinner.

Anyways, we were hungry and were talking about Golden Corral. A quick search and we realized there was one very close. So we loaded up and prepared to eat.

Yes, there are a TON of old people here. There are a ton of people who appear to have no idea how to dress themselves either. I can safely say that we were the classiest people in there. I didn't care. I couldn't care because I had ROLLS. Their rolls are awesome. Sweet, hot, buttery, light. They serve them with "honey spread". Don't read the ingredient list. It's not pretty. Just put the damn spread on the roll and eat it.

The rest of the food? Meh. Forgettable. But the rolls were awesome, and worth the trip. I didn't find the food particularly salty, and I've never been for breakfast. The service was good. We had drinks refilled promptly and rolls were brought out quickly.  Our plates were cleared often.

They have a banquet room available for rent. I'm thinking of throwing my sister a graduation party. All you can eat rolls.

I'd heard that H&M was opening a store here in the Valley, but it was one of those see it to believe it things. Saturday afternoon my mom and I are out doing some shopping for her new condo, and we decided to stop in. I love H&M even though I'd guesstimate that I have success there about 35% of the time. Those are odds I'm willing to take because at the ridiculously cheap prices, I can inject a little oomph into my bland wardrobe.

Yes, it was a madhouse but it's to be expected. It's still novelty for this area so you will wait. It was a little off-putting but even more off putting than that was the bad selection. I've gone past the point of no return...I got myself a little bump and there is no way I can fit into non-maternity pants. I can do shirts and sweaters still and I figured I could find something here, plus they have maternity.

Don't bother. The maternity section was a JOKE. There were literally 8 styles. Skinny jeans (whoTF thinks that is a good look for a pregnant person?), fug sweaters, and some odd dress things. It's disappointing to see since they had a decent children's section. But I guess maternity isn't worth the floor space.

I wasn't impressed either with the regular clothes. It seemed picked over. Yes, it was a mad house like I mentioned but they really should have been on top of that. It's insane to think they didn't realize the place would be mobbed and things would go fast. But I didn't really see a lot of selection. They strategically made it look like they had more by having a ton of displays. I've been to H&Ms where they jam racks in.

The rest was just MEH MEH MEH.

Maybe I'll be a bit more forgiving when I'm not raging on hormones, and I've given birth in May and dropped the baby weight (HA!). But considering that it's a good 30 minutes from my house, I'm not really all that enthused about coming back.

The other reviews cover it pretty well. There is a ton of damn meat. I mean, a lot of meat. And after a while I was just overwhelmed and I realized I couldn't even tell you what I ate two meat servings ago. But it was all freaking awesome. Tender, juicy, and meaty.

The salad bar, like previously mentioned, rocks. You could easily skip the meat and just eat the salad bar. It's not like a huge buffet of options, but the items on the salad bar are freaking awesome.

Service is well...freaking awesome. Turn that green card over and someone is serving you some meat. Take a scoop of mashed potatoes and someone is serving you another side of them. Water glass 1/8 empty? Someone's refilling it. Earlier in the day we had been to Ikea and I had some how got a craving for a Shirley Temple with extra cherries. They brought me one with like 8 cherries in it. Never even looked at me like I was a freak.

We finished the meal off with the papaya cream. Perfect end, and even though they say the papaya aids in the digestion of meat I don't believe it. I went to bed full, I woke up full. It's a splurge for us price-wise, but it was well worth it. Wear maternity pants, even if you aren't pregnant, because that elastic waist is heaven.