Aaron "I'm Roman so I speak Latin" R.'s Profile
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1 Previous Review:
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2/8/2007 First to Review
Tea Garden was my entre into Chinese food. Lets be honest, its not like going to Monterey park, but for NH it does pretty well.
I even fell off the guard rail in the parking lot once playing "who falls first" with my gymnast sister. and broke my head and went to the emergency room.
My guess is, its the lo mein that saved me.
Typical Chinese restaurant cuisine, Peking Dumplings as they call them back east, lo mein, fried rice, wonton soup, spare ribs, all good and I love eating here when I go back to see my folks.
PArking is in back.
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 227-0884
Cityside Grille
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
American (Traditional)
But I ordered the veggie scramble, and the scramble was scrambled eggs with steamed vegetables on top. Steamed, Mushrooms, onions peppers and tomatoes. It was a watery flavorless mess.
Seriously.
You bake your own bread, which makes very yummy toast, but steamed vegetables in a breakfast scramble? Not tasty.
My mom's pancakes looks good and my dad's hash looked good. So lets work on the scramble.
Nice beer selection.
Get the beer crust.
Rosamond, CA 93560
(661) 256-7778
Tom's Family Restaurant
Category:
American (Traditional)
Anywhere that's a down-home family-oriented joint in a small town, isn't gonna be a goat-cheese omelet with caviar kinda place.
Down home family cooking. Sure they might bring your food out late, or forget an order, but for pete's sake its a joint in the back woods. Have some patience, don't expect the most amazing thing ever, but just solid food, with lumberjack portions.
So on a sunday after the races at willow springs (the theme here). I stopped in with friends. Order at the counter and they bring you your food.
Ordered the Steak and Egg Burritto.
Was very big and really well executed.
Nothing fancy at all. Steak sliced up, eggs hashbrowns, tortilla. Good.
The eggs perfectly scrambled the steak nicely done.
The decor is family joint meets fast food. Nothing fancy.
AC is blasting cold. Nice.
Would i go here again? Hell yes.
Also to be noted the family of 5 saying grace before their meal a few tables over. Solid.
Pillows were kinda un-comfy and the AC was loud enough that I turned it off to get some sleep.
That being said, the staff was very nice and helpful upon check-in, and the call-in check out is great since I forgot to check out and just called it in upon my leaving town.
The whole being able to hear the police cars on the strip despite being 24 floors up was kinda a drag, and I heard from friends you can hear the rollercoaster riders screaming at 11PM or 10PM or something like that if you're in a room that faces that thing.
The restaurants are fine, and again the staff was great.
Would i seek this place out. Likely no, but I'd stay here again.
Yes it is dirty and kinda dingy, and the bathroom is atrocious.
Whatevs. Pot stickers were good, pork ribs were good. Duck was teh same duck you get everywhere down here.
Seriously do they all just have the same duck purveyor?
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 488-2088
Blu LA Cafe - CLOSED
Categories:
Desserts,
American (New),
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighborhood: Downtown
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 661-0055
Little Dom's
Category:
Italian
Neighborhood: Griffith Park/Los Feliz
Also, if i order a drink that should be 6 bucks, and you fancy it up to make it a 12 dollar drink, which costs as much as my burger, making my meal not a 15 dollar affair but now a 30 dollar affair, you might want to mention it.
Kevin gets an A+ otherwise.
Food is always tasty. but some lee-way would be good.
2 Previous Reviews:
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5/25/2010
The food is still pretty tasty.
Not amazing, but pretty good.
The attitude is still a bit annoying.
Asked if I had a reservation in a nearly empty restaurant at 7:15 on a Wed? Then told to hang on to see if they had anything available? Really?
I can show you 10 empty tables inside alone.
Then I had to ask to be say outside when the hostess started walking toward the back room.
The service was confusing, 3-4 different people asked us varying things. Two people about drinks and one about food another to deliver the wine, another to deliver the food, and of course ask us who ordered which meal.
Seriously.
Applebee's has this down. KNOW WHO ORDERED WHAT! There are two of us, we ordered two things, Fat guy red hair ordered thing 1, hot brunette who must just like this guy for his money ordered thing number 2. Deliver accordingly.
Secondly.
You don't allow additions or substitutions? No adding some chicken to a pasta dish. I get it, it messes up your mojo, but let us be honest here. Make that little thing an option. I like me some protein with my pasta. Let me do it, don't suggest I order the chicken entree instead. Maybe I will next time and tell them to chop it up and put it in my pasta.
That being said, we weren't at all hurried, or at all rushed out post meal, and the decor is great. But the haughtiness is a but much. -
8/7/2008
On the corner of Ambrose and Hillhurst is Little Dom's.
A small split level italian restaurant with a limited menu but pretty solid eats.
The hostest seated us promptly in a booth with leather seats and marble topped tables. The booths in front are across from the bar, which did not seem to affect meal dynamic at all.
Comfortable all in all. As it got darker outside it got darker inside. Like, where is the candle on y table so I can read the menu dark. As in, I can't see you and we are at the same table, dark.
Anyway the menu is small, includes several starters, salads, sandwiches, pasta, and larger plates.
The bread was less than exciting and was served in a white paper bag.
The Rice balls are pretty tasty, having a nice texture combo of moist and crunchy, due to their being fried.
The spaghetti and meatballs was good, the meatballs were better than most I've had eating out. More meatty than bready which was nice.
The sauce was good, not amazing.
The portions are not huge, but I was certainly filled. Though I did clean my plate. A rarity in most italian places.
The gelato was okay.
Service was decent, but not overwhelmingly good.
All in all not a bad option but also not an amazing option.
I will note this, the bar clientele was very attractive, and well dressed. This could be a good local hang out.
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 622-7625
Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood
Category:
American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Universal City
Your food is crap and over-priced.
Your service members look rock and roll and act disney.
And if it is someone's birthday, I don't give a rats arse, and no I don't need you to interrupt the rest of the place by hollering it out to me, and tell me to yell happy birthday.
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 622-3801
Universal Studios Hollywood
Categories:
Amusement Parks,
Tours
Neighborhood: Universal City
I'll give you the gist of this whole experience.
Stand in line, its 90 degrees. Nearly get in a fight with the people behind you because they keep rubbing up against you in line. Three people with super-soakers keep spraying you with water, even though you don't them to. Then they throw candy at you, and hit you in the head with it.
Then wait in line longer.
Wait time 76 minutes, actual wait time, over two hours.
BTW there is no water in the lines, and no way to buy it, but i can buy frozen lemonade. (nice planning universal).
Then get on the tour, they drive you around, you get shaken a bunch.
They spray you with water a bunch.
Yay!
get off the tour, find water since you are now totally dehydrated.
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