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It was that time of the week again, time for a meeting of the minds of the crew at a local restaurant where we could talk about the things that had happened earlier in the… wait… what do you mean no one is going to be able to make it because they are playing some sort of game?! Well, the heck with that lot! I am still going to go out for dinner, and since none of them are going to be there with their avoidance of certain food items, I can go wherever I want! So I went to Volcanic Sushi, because I know I will be taken care of there! Got there and requested to be sat outside as it was a pleasant evening. One large table had been setup for service, apparently for a large group that had called in, but for the hour that I was there they never showed up. No problem for me, I was happy at my little table. I ordered some satay and their red curry, which were both excellent. The red curry did seem to be a bit reduced in volume from times I have had it before, but no matter… it was still filling. Always an enjoyable meal here!

Lucky’s Thai Pantry – Menu with Prices – 934 N Tustin St, Orange

Let me say first…this is not a new place per se, as someone else mentioned. They were in another location, and moved here some time ago. Maybe a year. So the “bugs” in their systems should have been fixed long ago. We stopped in here for the first time for dinner on a weeknight. We each ordered Pad Thai with chicken, and an order of pork satay. The pork satay is supposed to be an appetizer. It didn’t come out for quite some time, so I asked about it. The server said “it’s being made right now”. Right then, our Pad Thai (main course entree) arrived, and it was delicious! Usually you get sides of various spices and sauce with Pad Thai, but they didn’t offer it. Kind of disappointing, but each place is different. After we were done with dinner, I figured they had forgotten about the pork satay. Nope, as we were getting up to ask for the check, the pork satay finally arrived at the table! We ended up taking it home with us; even re-heated it was delicious. Tonight we decided to try their online order process. We got the same items again; you’d think we’d learn! Two Pad Thai with chicken, and an order of pork satay. The order was supposed to be ready in 35 minutes. My husband went to pick it up at the designated time; nothing was ready. He was told “the pork satay is not cooked yet. If you want chicken, you can have that right away, otherwise you’ll have to wait.” So if I ordered it online, and the order was supposed to be READY IN THIRTY FIVE MINUTES, why had they not even started cooking part of it? Ultimately it took them over an hour to get the order ready. When my husband got home, and we unpacked the order, the pork satay turned out to be CHICKEN. He had to wait 1/2 hour for them to cook the pork and they gave him chicken. The worst part was the fact that the chicken satay was…..RAW. It had grill marks on the outside, but taking a bite, it was completely raw inside. We put it in the microwave to finish cooking. Just absolutely NO EXCUSE for serving raw chicken. I initially gave them 3 stars, but raw chicken gets them one. I called and spoke with someone there; she checked with the person who did the cooking; came back and told me “that was not chicken, it was pork”. Seriously, I can tell the difference between chicken and pork, especially when I’ve had their pork satay before. She offered to give us a free satay next time. I just hope they cook it.

Belmont Tavern – Menu with Prices – 784 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee

Belmont Tavern is a very pleasant, stylish spot for a drink. The place is relatively small but feels more spacious thanks to tall ceilings and a wall of glass windows to the street. The decor has touches of art deco. The bartender was friendly and mixed some great drinks during happy hour. The free popcorn was fresh and tasty. The only minor critique I’d have is that the music was a bit loud for the early evening (although the sound system is great.) The volume was more appropriate for later in the evening when the place is hopping, but at the time we were there in the early evening, it was filled with after-work parties and friends chatting in the early evening. Check out the website for nightly specials, or visit from 4 pm to 6 pm for happy hour. I’ll definitely return and explore more of Belmont’s cocktails.

Noodle World Vietnamese Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 4909 17 Ave SE, Calgary

Five stars for the satay pho and the new satay pho with coconut milk! Was told to come here when a friend knew I was going to Calgary. He recommended that I have their satay pho and I would like it. Upon looking at their menu, I wasn’t sure whether it was the 20a satay pho or 20b satay pho with coconut milk. Two of my friends ordered the satay pho w coconut (choice of beef, chicken or seafood). I ordered the regular one (w seafood). My other friend ordered fried wontons to start. Upon recieving my food, mine looked underwhelming compared the the coconut milk one. Mine look less rich and less satay. But both were amazing and rich in their broths! The regular satay pho has a lighter and more clear taste, no satay and barely any peanuts or if they had any? The pho satay w coconut milk was thicker and richer in flavor. You can taste the satay, peanut and shrimp paste, delicious! As for the fried wonton, it was actually really good! I’m not sure what was inside, looks like some sort of cooked fish paste or a blend of seafood and meat combined into a paste, but they were delicious. I want to eat here before I leave or when I come visit again, to come back and order again.

Broken Top Club Menu with Prices 62000 Broken Top Dr, Bend

We ate here with a group of 8 guys during a week-long guyâ??s ski trip. We usually have several dinners out, and thought this would be nice. It is a beautiful setting and we got a nice large table right by the window. FYI, we brought in about 10 bottles of our own wine and ordered another two when we ran short – it was that kind of an evening.We shared a variety of appetizers, including fried oysters and two others (sorry, Iâ??ve now forgotten what they were). All were very good, but weâ??re relatively small portions.Just about everyone had a salad, which I thought were all underwhelming. Small and nothing very special.The good news was that everyone thoroughly enjoyed their entree. Most ordered a steak or prime rib. All were well cooked and sizable. I wasnâ??t very hungry and opted for the scallops on risotto. I thoroughly enjoyed my dish, including the broccoli on the side.Most had dessert and/or coffee. Again, very good desserts.Overall, a very enjoyable evening, happy we came, and a beautiful setting,I would say the service was on the weak side, although Iâ??m sure a group like ours is hard to care for. I am quite strict about proper table service at a full-service restaurant, and the things like refilling wine and water glasses, replenishing bread, etc…. are important details. There is room for improvement there.Still, we left happy and I would not hesitate to return.

Supon’s Thai Kitchen Menu with Prices 111 N Samish Way, Bellingham

I have been a customer of Supons for many years (as far back as when they were on Dupont under different ownership) and Iâ??ve always really enjoyed their food. Tonight I called in 2 orders of curry, one with tofu, the other with chicken. When I got in my car, I checked to make sure they got it correct. One lid said tofu, the other said chx. I called it good and went home, only to find that all of the chicken and all of the tofu were in one curry, and the other was just curry with no protein. Not the end of the world, but I donâ??t eat meat so I couldnâ??t just pick the tofu out of the chicken curry. I called and spoke to the same person I ordered from and told him what happened. He apologized, took down my name and phone number, and assured me theyâ??d make things right on my next visit. 30 mins later the woman who apparently made the food called me and told me that it would be impossible for the chicken and tofu to be in the same container. I told her it wasnâ??t impossible, because it 100% just happened. She continued to argue with me to the point that I had to tell her I wonâ??t be returning and I hung up. I would have returned even if they werenâ??t going to give me a free meal or a discount, but to call me and tell me Iâ??m lying is just ridiculous.

Dust Bowl Lanes and Lounge – Menu with Prices – 315 E Capitol Ave, Little Rock

Initially had reservations made for a Saturday night (1/26). Upon arrival, we were told they had double booked on reservations and our lane wouldn’t be available for another hour and a half. We ordered some drinks that were apparently during “Happy Hour.” After receiving our drinks, we still didn’t have our card back; therefore, we had to go find the waitress to get our card back. Her reply was that she was “looking for us.” Once we had left, we noticed that we were over charged for the “Happy Hour” drinks. We called them back to inquire about the overcharge; however, it went to voicemail. So we left our name and phone number, and still have not heard back from them (2/10).

Cakes By Annette – Menu with Prices – 4014 Derbyshire Ln, Fredericksburg

When you go for your tasting don’t be fooled by the location. She works out of her kitchen. You are in the right place :). We had an outdoors themed wedding and we wanted the cake to look like wooden logs, tree stumps stacked on top of each other with our initials engraved on the side. When we did the cutting, people were surprised because they didn’t even notice that it was ‘the cake.’ It looked so realistic they thought it was another decoration. Almost all of the cake was consumed by our guests and as most of the other reviews will tell you, the cake was moist and tasty! It looked amazing and tasted great! Home run Annette! Our cake was three different layers (a 12″, 10″ and 8″) each with it’s own icing/cake/filling combination. Annette was extremely responsive with our questions and flexible about the tasting. The tastings are setup where you choose a few icing/cake combinations and then choose filling flavors to try with each icing/cake combination. It was a very pleasant experience. All of the options were so good it was difficult to choose! We asked to have her setup delivery of the cake to the venue, which was on time and correct. Altogether a great service!

El Riad Shrine – Menu with Prices – 510 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls

My now husband and I just used the El Riad Shrine as our wedding reception venue and we absolutely loved it and would recommend it to anyone! Joel is such a great person to work with during the planning process. He is very quick at responding to any questions and was always willing to work with my work hours if I wanted to go in for a visit or to see someone else’s wedding setup. They are such a flexible venue and able to accommodate large crowds with the spacious layout but definitely be sure to book early! We booked over a year ahead of time and got the only weekend they had available left in September. They have décor you can use if you’d like, they provide the linens for you, they provide a wedding coordinator to help manage delivery and setup with your vendors, they provide a bartending staff, you can bring in whichever caterer you would like for food.. I could go on and on. There are so many great things about using The Shrine as your wedding venue. You could even use the stage and get married there as well and they have a great dance floor! They really were an all-around great group of people to work with. We had the Clown group bartend at our wedding and they were an absolute blast! They were willing to do whatever to make sure we were happy with our experience there and we most definitely were! I would 100% recommend them to anyone for their wedding and am so thankful we chose them for ours

Thai Treasure Restaurant and Bar Menu with Prices 3811 Fairfax Dr Ste 105, Arlington

Finally checked this newish Thai spot out after having walked, ran and driven past it many times. We came here for a late dinner Sunday night and found parking outside. It’s not a heavily trafficked area so I was optimistic seeing others inside the spacious, newly renovated room. While the service was quick, the food left much to be desired. For appetizers, we tried some staples including Spring Rolls, Chicken Satay and Papaya Salad. I had mistakenly expected a fresh roll, but it turned out to be fried and reminded me of the freebie you get in a Chinese takeout combo. They should probably specify that it’s fried on the menu. The satay and salad were decent. For entrees, we got the Thai Treasure Pad Thai and Happy Chicken. What made the pad thai slightly different from the standard was that it had crab, pork belly and apparently smoked gouda (noted on the menu, but I didn’t notice it). The pork belly was tasty, but a couple of the pieces had more fat than meat. We thought the pad thai was underwhelming for its cost ($18). Last but not least, the Happy Chicken was aptly named. It was perfectly crispy and delicious. As one of the only Thai restaurants within walking distance in Ballston, I’d probably try this place out again in a pinch.

Charm Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar – Menu with Prices – 960 Schillinger Rd S, Mobile

I was going to head to one of my favorite stops named Taste of Thai that sits between Mobile Alabama and Pascagoula Mississippi. For some reason they were closed today which is a Monday so I decided to find me a new Thai restaurant. The layout in here is very nice. It also has a full bar. Between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. there is happy hour. Happy hour has $5 drinks as well as by one appetizer get another half off. I wish I would have checked on Yelp before I went here as I would have got the check-in special which was two Thai teas! I definitely have to go back to get that. Everything was very good. My son always likes to get the crab and cheese rangoon’s. They serve them here but they were called crab angels. This is usually a crab and cream cheese fried in a wonton. There’s had a yellow texture in the middle and it had a strong Curry Taste. It wasn’t bad just different. I also ordered me the firecracker appetizer which was good. It is imitation crab meat and cream cheese stuffed in a jalapeno and lightly fried. We then ordered our favorite which is the red curry with pork. That was very good. The presentation was very nice. If this place was closer I would definitely be a regular

The Public House by Evans Brewing Co – Menu with Prices – 138 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton

Came here with a group of 5 for a quick happy hour, after work. This location is relatively close to the main parking structure which was great for our group to meet up. We came in at around 5:30 and there was plenty of seating and not very busy for a Thursday. The waitress sat us down quickly and set our table up while the rest of our group arrived. Since it was around dinner time, we were all very hungry and decided to order the wings, pork sliders, pulled pork nachos, and the brew-b-q pizza to share. Each order of wings come with 6, and since they were relatively small, we decided to order 3 of the happy hour wings. Even though we only ordered 3 they were very considerate to spread the wings out into 4 separate plates which made sharing a lot easier. The wings were well cooked and glazed in a good amount of sauce. The ranch dipping sauce was extremely thin and watery and did not taste like ranch at-all. I would highly recommend opting for the blue cheese dressing instead. As for the pork sliders, it came with an order of three and although I did not actually try them everyone said they were very tasty and very filling. Let me start by saying I am a nacho enthusiast, and I love a good stack of nachos with all the fixings. The nachos did have a good amount of fixings on top of them, nacho cheese, sour cream, pickled jalapenos, the pulled pork, and cotija cheese, but I felt as if all they were very sauce heavy and lacked a good crunch to the chips. Regardless, for the price they were decent. Again, I did not get to try the brew-b-q pizza but by the looks of it, it looked more like a small flatbread pizza. We were shocked since the waitress described the pizza as being “pretty big”. However, the rest of the group did say the pizza was decent. To drink we all ordered the happy hour beer and shot combo. I like that they let me switch out the bourbon for tequila since I am not a big fan of bourbon. On an empty stomach, this was all I needed to feel the alcohol quickly. The beer itself was tasty, the type of beer you should not sip and instead just chug to get the full taste. Overall, for a happy hour, I felt the food and drinks were decently priced and would recommend starting off a night.

el Thrifty Social Charlotte – Menu with Prices – 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte

This place was awful. As soon as we walked in the door on opening day, a man who was at the door started telling us where we could and couldn’t sit and then went on a tangent about how people have been kicking, pushing, and ruining the swing chairs and outdoor furniture during the soft opening and that we need to be careful not to do that. We are literally the first customers in the door at 4pm. Are you planning on giving that speech to everyone as soon as they walk in about how they need to treat the furniture? Then, we thought we were just going to get drinks so we went to the bar, decided to get food instead (before we even sat!) and told the bartender we were going to change to a table, if that was okay. He ignored us and just picked up the menus and pointed to the hostess stand. We go back up again for them to bring us to a table and we sit down. I’m not sure why “thrifty” is in the name for $10-12 margaritas and drinks and over-priced Mexican inspired food (not that I don’t absolutely love Mexican food, but how many of these trendy, pricey Mexican-inspired places does Charlotte seriously need?) but no matter because we were there for the specials anyway. We waited for a few minutes in an empty restaurant before a server came over. We asked her about the happy hour menu we saw posted on the El Thrifty CHARLOTTE location website with $5 margaritas and $3 tacos. She went and got a manager, and the manager came over to explain to us that in North Carolina you can’t have happy hour specials. We explained that we knew that, but their website listed it, so we thought it would be offered. I showed him where on the website. He repeated the same rule to us over and over again as if we don’t live in Charlotte and he hadn’t already told us twice. He did offer a free appetizer, but did not actually apologize for the confusion and their website being inaccurate. We ended up leaving because ultimately we were there for the happy hour specials, and three different people had given us a negative experience within our ten minutes there. We were looking for a new place, but none of us will be returning.