Case: Stopped in for some lunch last Saturday.  Place was pretty packed because of the BBQ Fest that was going on the same day.  That being said we did get seated right away.  This place had such an inviting atmosphere.  Super laid back and a great selection of beer.  They had an open patio bar which was nice to take advantage of the great weather and people watching.  \nI ordered the Club, and my husband ordered a pork dish.  I must say portions were huge and super tasty!  My club had thick chunks of turkey breast that tasted so juicy and right.  I would order that ten times over, yummy.  I also tried my husbands pork, and let me tell you, it was lip smacking good.  It came with a side of this pineapple habanero sauce that was kick-in! Beer was super good, and prices spot on for quality and service received.  Whenever in the area, I'll be back!
Classification: Elatine


Case: I grew up in Phoenix. I am NOT an out of town visitor. I did not actually sleep at this hotel, but I did show an out of town friend the elevator view. \n\nMy friend made it all the way to the top before I discovered he doesn't like elevators. Obviously he's not a complainer. Poor guy. But the view is nice & the ride is fast & smooth. It was fun for me at least.\n\nWe made our way to the 2nd floor & looked at the statues scattered around posed doing trapeze tricks. They're like the ones outside the Herberger. These are taller & have animal heads though.\n\nI'd like to comment on Deb L's review. She'd like for the Hyatt to \""Remodel to a contemporary look that embraces the southwest feel.\"" Omg, NO! I've always thought of his downtown hotel as kind of swanky. I've been to the Compass Restaurant. Any cheesy Southwest decor would make this place revolting. I'm so tired of the overly used fake cowboy motif. Thank you Hyatt for trying to keep Phoenix at least semi-classy.
Classification: Elatine


Case: Sylvia from Monsoon is the GREATEST host that I have ever done business with. Thanks to her knowledge I have never been to a Vegas party that wasn't a GREAT time!! I try to come out to Vegas every 3 months and she always has the best restaurants lined up complete with reservations. The bottom line is that when I land in Vegas I get to be on vacation, because Sylvia takes care of everything I could need! \n\nThe Monsoon group is the top of the game! The whole team has always been extremely friendly and treats you like family when your around them.\n\nIf you go to Vegas with out Monsoon your not \""REALLY\"" Doing Vegas!
Classification: Elatine


Case: I bought a coupon for $59 to play at Orange Tree and Legend Trail a few months ago. I basically just bought it to play at Legend Trail and get the Orange Tree round as a bonus. \n\nFirst off, this course is a long drive away even from the Scottsdale Airpark area. I don't mind driving this far if the experience and or value makes up for it. This certainly wasn't the case at Legend Trail.\n\nThe driving range had minimal grass that hadn't been mowed in quite some time so it was basically like practicing out of thick rough and the balls are pretty seasoned. Then when I was practicing on the chipping green, a maintenance employee pulled the flags out that I was hitting at and started mowing right in front of me. I was a little annoyed but wasn't going to let it bother me much.\n\nPlaying my round, the course was in pretty bad shape. They probably had aerated a few weeks ago would be my guess so I can't really hold that against them.\n\nWhat did annoy me though was that I was having the same issues repeatedly with maintenance staff not showing any etiquette. I had multiple greens I was hitting into from 100 yards or less and the staff would not turn off their weed whackers while I was hitting. One guy on a hole was standing 5 feet from the flag and even saw I was trying to hit and he didn't even move! There were three weed whackers going around one green while I was putting too. On another hole, I was standing over the ball to tee off and three maintenance carts drove right past me. I have never felt like such an inconvenience to staff at a golf course. I wouldn't even expect that at a course like Orange Tree.\n\nNot sure what Shane S was referring to about management understanding customer service there. I went in the pro shop afterwards to ask for a manager and the employee informed me that he was gone for the day and asked why I needed one. When I told him I was upset about the maintenance staff, he sure couldn't have cared less. I filled out an online survey letting the course know about my experience and never heard back.\n\nAll in all, not worth the drive out there. If you want a nice golf course and don't mind spending money, go to Boulders or Grayhawk. If you want a nice course but are more price sensitive, then go to We Ko Pa. It's just as far away, almost the same price for residents, and a difference of night and day for course layout, amenities and customer service there.
Classification: incredulousness


Case: Absolutely loved this night club. I've been to a couple in Vegas, and this place was really fun - atmosphere was wonderful, music was great and it was all about fun w/ my gal pals! My girlfriends and I were supposed to go to HAZE on a Friday night, but apparently the place got sold out b/c of some event they were holding there. We ended up getting on the list on a Saturday night, and got in no problem. Our promoter even gave us 2 passes for the guys we were with. Unfortunately, the guys had a really hard time getting in and couldn't even get in after standing in line forever. Long story short - the guys and their girls left and went somewhere else. On the upside, if you are a girl, you won't have a hard time getting in at all. There were 6 gals and 2 guys, and the gals had no problem getting in at all. So - if you are a girl and you are on a promoter's list, you will not have a problem getting in. However, if you are a guy, you're probably going to have a harder time getting in.\n\nWhen you get in, the decor is quite nice, however, the dance floor is small and you are constantly pushing in to other people. The music on the other hand was great and I didn't have a hard time having a blast with my girlfriends. On another plus side, I loved the crique type performances and the go-go dancers outfits are so cute!!!!!!!!!! I loved them!!!!!\n\nDrink prices are outrageous - $10 for a beer? C'mon! And more than $14 for hard alcohol? I don't know if the economy being in its current condition has an effect on inflation of prices for alcohol, but I thought the prices were pretty high.\n\nI'd recommend this place if you were on a list - so if you know a promoter - get on the list!!!! The major downfall of this place is they are way too focused on getting girls in the club - the ratio for girls to guys sucks. Way more girls then guys @ this club.
Classification: Elatine


Case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGk8NSp4Y9o&index=19&list=PLA8fY63qNlEtdE6Y3ZgDYj_Nz57VfuWFE (youtube video of my room)\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUP-wV4iWFM&index=35&list=PLA8fY63qNlEtdE6Y3ZgDYj_Nz57VfuWFE (youtube video - plane watching from my room)\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcOrNvfSgkk&list=PLA8fY63qNlEtdE6Y3ZgDYj_Nz57VfuWFE&index=38 (youtube video - My buffet lunch)\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi967maas-4&index=5&list=PLA8fY63qNlEtdE6Y3ZgDYj_Nz57VfuWFE (youtube video - Lion exhibit from a previous visit (now closed) )\n\nLas Vegas;MGM Grand Hotel \nWent to Vegas for a conference and stayed at the MGM grand. The room was modern, clean and well designed. The best part of this hotel room is the view of the airport! I get to see airplane coming in and landing at McCarran every 3 minutes. I think this is the best show in Vegas. Despite being so close to the airport, the room is surprisingly quiet. Not a sound or vibration was heard. This room was advertise for 79.99 on hot wire. Remember they charge resort fees per room. \n\nIt was good for the money. If you rate the room only, I would have given MGM grand 5+ stars, given the view of the airport and the technology in room and the decor with the ample sunlight. but then I just remembered I had to put up with a lot of crap on my stay there. You got a feeling that they just don't care about an average costumer like us. So we'll put this hotel on the \""could use improvement\"" category. \n\nI started the review giving this hotel 5 stars, but kept taking stars off as I write the \""Con\"" section...\n\nCon: check in line took an hour and fifteen minutes. (not kidding) I was already *not in the mood* after a long day of budget air travel, by the time I got to the front desk I was totally pissed off. They have like 25 check in counters but only 3 of them were staffed. Clearly they don't care about the long line of dying people. There were mangers around but they just stood around and done nothing to help the situation. Check luggage on my way out was impossible given the mid day line and a mid day schedule, I waited 20 minutes and said \""fu*k this*. Front desk was well mannered but not helpful. Like they took a class on how to decline all your request without being offensive. Unless you are a whale you are nobody here. Early morning window cleaning (from the outside) could had been intrusive for the people who likes to stay in their hotel room nude. A cable guy showed up in the middle of the day and spent 45 minutes working on my TV set. The guy was polite, but what if I was trying to get lucky?
Classification: incredulousness


Case: Seems like a good local hangout. I have mixed feelings about my experience here....\n\nPROs: First, let me say they do have a great selection of not just Belgium beers, but others on draft as well. Also, we came for dinner and ordered the tofu \""wings\"" and veggie burger- they were both excellent. I really appreciate when restaurants have veggie options, and I thoroughly enjoyed the tofu cubed marinated in honey BBQ sauce!\n\nCONs: We waited about 5 minutes at the door before anyone spoke to us about a table. When someone did approach, they told us there would be a wait (ok, no problem), so we went to the bar to order a drink. At the bar (which wasn't that crowded, BTW),  we waited for the bartender for another 5 minutes. The waiting service was the same story. Also, although I felt like the beers were diverse and of good quality, I found the prices a little high. $9 for a Duvel is a bit high for me.\n\nOverall, I may comeback to try again, but only because the food was delicious enough to make up for the below par service.
Classification: incredulousness


Case: This place only survives because there's no better option close by, which in a great foodie neighborhood is embarrassing. Staff is too busy interacting with themselves to do their job and food is average at best. Someone please open a real bagel shop in Arcadia!
Classification: incredulousness
Classify the following: Rainy Sunday lunch. Beer selection is good, adequate and cold enough.  Food was very good. Wife had tacos and preferred the Stockyard as it had a great unique flavor while the Red Neck was equally good but had that expected in a southern pull pork BBQ joint.  I had the pull pork sandwich was pretty dog gone good with the BBQ slaw on it. The vinegar based \""sauce\"" was unique which should have pushed the ranking to 5 stars, but ... The \""beef\"" I have with the place is the price. $7.50 for a sandwich and $10 for 2 tacos is steep which for those prices should have included a couple hush puppies - a staple of all southern BBQ joints.