Text - This review is for huntersville location. \n\nMy husband and I are trying to like this place. We have been twice now but I don't think we will go again. So here are the pros:\n\nNice atmosphere\nFriendly and accommodating staff\nSome of the food was good. Fish tacos were good. My husbands burger was over cooked and they didn't ask how he wanted it cooked. He had a good beer.\n\nCons:\nWe never know who our waiter/waitress is. We have so many people who wait on our table. \n\nThe tiny little baskets that the food arrives in. I hate them. They give you absolutely no room to grub. The food a lot of the time is messy. My husbands sandwich was falling apart and there was no room in the paper basket to catch all the filling. I got fish tacos and had to ask for an additional basket to eat out of. \n\nPlastic silverware. I can't believe it. I need a sturdy knife to cut my toddlers corn dog up and they bring me a plastic knife. Not even a well made plastic knife. And she has a little paper basket big enough to hold only a single corn dog. I asked for an additional plate to put her cut up corn dog on and they bring me a styrofoam mini plate that could fall to the floor if you blow on it. \n\nLast time I went I got a salad. They delivered it to me and asked if there was anything else I needed it. I asked for salad dressing and a fork! Geez
Group - willingly


Text - Eager staff, like they are on a mission to serve.\n\nQuiet and cozy place.  Not what you want for a first date if you need a little energy from the enviro.  Well-crafted za, and baked by a guy watching the flecks of dough cook to perfection.  Their idea of perfection looks a little dark, so you should like a slight charring.  The prosciutto ingredient is the real thing.  The crust is lean.  It seems like flour, water, yeast, salt - no or little shortening.  This is not the golden pie where your hand comes away greasy after grabbing a slice.\n\nExcellent salad - fresh romaine, good sharp cheese.  If you don't like a healthy dose of dressing ask for them to lighten up, but the caesar - it's tasty!\n\nInteresting selection of italian wines at $8-10 for a small-med pour.\n\nThis is an artisan's pizza and deserves a try to round out the rich, cheesy pies that are found elsewhere.
Group - warranted


Text - Blah...Very disappointing. I ended up at the San Carlos when it was the only hotel downtown that wasn't sold out. I don't think it was worth the $200 a night, but I didn't have a choice. \n\nThe shower was amazingly tiny. I felt like I was being frisked up against a wall just to wash my hair.\n\nThe walls are super thin. I could hear snoring from one room, coughing from across the hall and the TV on the other side....just awful.\n\nThe staff wasn't very helpful---forgot to program a wake up call, refused to assist when an alarm had been going off in another room for over an hour in the middle of the afternoon, etc. \n\nThe ghost lounge was very cute...I went down and it was a swing night which seemed to be fun. \n\nI'd be willing to come back to the lounge, but not the hotel for sure.
Group - willingly


Text - Best thai food in the East Valley. Just indulged myself in the Red Curry. Amazing flavor.
Group - warranted


Text - Compared to other FatBurgers I've been to, this one is lackluster.  Despite being a chain, the burgers here are not as tasty for some reason, maybe due to cooking technique?  The shakes are more watery than thick, and employees are generally disinterested and indifferent.
Group - willingly


Text - Everyone at my work seems to like this place, and it's.... ok. But it's a bit too pricey for what you get.\n\nThey are supposedly famous for their rotisserie chicken, but to be honest I think that the stuff at Albertson's/Vons is better (and cheaper). In fact, even though rotisserie is supposed to help the fat drain away from the chicken, I nearly gagged on a gob of fat. Gross!\n\nThe food is supposed to be Mexican (or something) but it's pretty blah. There are no spices and the flavors are pretty much what a Midwesterner might interpret Mexican food to be. They insisted that the guacamole is made fresh, but when I asked for a batch that didn't contain tomatoes, they balked saying that they used all the avocados in the morning to make that day's guac. Uh, ok. That doesn't sound very fresh. Even Baja Fresh will give me a slice of avocado. \n\nThe salads are large and people seem to like that and it also seems to be the best deal in the place. The quesadillas are ok, but then again, it's pretty hard to mess up a quesadilla that just has (rotisserie) chicken in it and cheese.
Group - willingly


Text - First thing I noticed when I walked in, a friendly staff. Then the aroma of a busy Italian kitchen.  The food we ordered was very good and portion was generous.  The Capresi hero was made with fresh in house bake bread and their homemade Mazzarella.  The eggplant parmigiano with pasta was delicious. Their garlic knots are delicious and addictive.  Vinny was our waiter that afternoon and his service was excellent.  Another waiter walk by and asked us if we needed anything else.  That's a nice touch when the dinning room staff help each other out.  We will definitely will go back again and again.  Love the selection in their bakery, too.  We had the Boston Cream Cake for dessert. It was delicious and the sweetness was just right.  I checked \""Casual\"" for the Ambience section but I would prefer to describe the restaurant as comfortable.
Group - warranted


Text - Oh. My. Macgasm. (that's a mac and cheese orgasm)\n\nThis place is something different. I'm a huge fan of mac and cheese, I guess I never really grew up, but this place just makes it fun and unlike anything I've had before. Myself and a guest decided to check this place out since it's down the street from my place. Located on Warm Springs and Durango, this little shack has a lot around it. We walked in and were promptly greeted by the cashier. We were in the mood for fettuccine and wanted to try something popular. We considered getting a BYOB (build yo own bowl). This however included too many options for me. I mean bowties, penne, fettuccine, or elbows?!?! How could we decided!! Lucky we had an amazing cashier who let us try some the sauces just to give us a better idea of what we were getting. One of the sauces I tried was the pesto, which they had cold... So i was to imagine it warm.. I'm just gonna come back and try it. We decided to get the chicken alfredo and the cheddar mac sammich. Also while paying I realized I hadn't checked in yet. So, I checked in and received free bread sticks!! YUMM. We were gonna order a side anyways so it's nice that it was free. They gave us our numbers and we grab drinks and sat down. I was excited they have blue powerade. Most places just have the standar coke sprite and stuff. They have tables and chairs or booths. I wanted the booth side and made my friend take the chair side. HAHA, cushion for my butt!! After waiting maybe 10 minutes or so all of our food was out. I got right to it with a fork full of alfredo and chicken. The alfredo sauce was delicious, however I'm wasn't the hugest fan of the chicken slices. They were a little bland. I added some crushed peppers to spice it up, and we were back in action. We then move to the cheddar mac and cheese sammich. It was great. Nice toasted bread with cheddar mac.. Oh, ill be back for another round and hopefully soon. Cool part is when you clean your own plate you can grab a tootie pop at the door, mine are still sitting the in the car but it was a nice gesture. :)
Group - warranted
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*** UPDATE - THIS PLACE IS NOW CLOSED! ***\n\nWe have a history with this location, which has now been three different places in the 6 years we've lived nearby. First as Uncle Bear's which was a great place to hang out with friends and have a few beers (though their menu was just 'meh'), then as the Skybox for 2 years which I have to say was just awful. Now it is the House of Brews and I do hope it is here to stay.\n\nFirst, they have a great selection of beers by the bottle and on tap, including one of my favorites LandShark (which is offered both in bottle and on tap). The menu is 100% different from either of the two previous places. The obviously wanted to do something different and they were successful. It's a great mix of different options including burgers, hot sandwiches, wings, salads and entrees. They have prime rib specials as well.\n\nOur server was friendly and seemed knowledgeable about the menu. I chose the burger and was not disappointed. And although it came with fries, I was able to substitute for their fabulous homemade potato chips! My husband had the wings and said they were great - and the size was bigger than what we usually find, especially at another restaurant down the street that we have now stopped going to.\n\nThe interior looks a lot like it did with Skybox, but I'm not sure if they're just not done with it yet, or if they just wanted to keep what was there. It's dark but cozy, and there are plenty of TVs to watch a myriad of sporting events. One thing I did notice was that the horrid smell coming out of the bathroom (raw sewage?) has not been fixed, and I'm assuming it's a building problem. I do hope they find a way to get rid of this but until they do I won't sit within 20 feet of the facilities.\n\nAnother great thing - they have live music on Friday and Saturday nights and when we were there it was a delightful young lady with a beautiful voice singing and playing guitar.\n\nOne of the best things about this place was the pricing - hubby and I each had two tall (32-oz) draft beers, and with my burger plate and his wings the check was only about $36.\n\nWe are looking forward to going back soon and returning time and again.\n\nUpdate - I have gone there again a few times and just learned last night that they don't carry Landshark anymore. :( Oh well, the food and service are still great, will keep going of course. Just noticed they have a \""beer wall\"" with about 20 taps for various craft beers - nice.