Text - My family comes here once a year, every year, for my uncle and sister-in-law's birthday and we do the whole Sunday brunch thing. \n\nI would have to say the best thing about the place, even though the food is really very good, is the ambiance. Its an experience that from the second you pull into the driveway at the Royal Palms Hotel begins to surround you and cut you off from the outside world. The hotel itself is modeled like a Spanish villa, and the restaurant maintains this theme with large round hardwood tables that could probably support the weight of an elephant, a huge fireplace, exposed beam ceiling, wrought iron fixtures and embellishments, and Spanish tile on the floors. Everything seems very calculated down to the smallest detail including silverware and water pitchers that look to be hand hammered.\n\nThe brunch thing is a little odd in how its constructed in that there is a buffet brunch which is more than enough to have as a meal, but there are also menu items which you can order in addition to the buffet. The odd thing is that everything is priced such that if you go for just the buffet, it costs more than if you were to get the buffet in combination with a meal, and in the end by ordering a meal you wind up paying a dollar or two more. Very strange. As such, it always seems worth it to me to get a menu item even if you're not that hungry and just have whatever you dont eat boxed up to take home and eat later.\n\nThe food is really very good. I cant really complain about anything, but I will just say that there are certain shortcuts that are taken that are noticeable. For example, on the buffet they have kinda a gourmet version of home fries with onions and peppers and whatnot in it. I ordered an egg white omelet that was advertised as having potatoes, onions and peppers in it, but didnt really think that what would come was literally egg whites with the buffet dish mixed in. I mean, the dish was delicious, don't get me wrong, but it probably would have been better if the potatoes onions and peppers had been prepared a little differently...a different cut or a different cooking method--something to mix it up a little.\n\nThe price isnt cheap, roughly 22-28 bucks per person for the buffet/menu item combo (21 for buffet only), but this is not the kind of thing you do every day. Its a special occasion kind of deal and I think that generally speaking its well worth it. The waitstaff is very attentive and they tend to be very unintrusive as well. I appreciate that especially when you're trying to have a special lunch out with the family. \n\nOverall, I would say this is a fantastic place to go if you're looking for a romantic dinner or a classy brunch every so often. Its a good solid choice any time, every time...especially if you like home fries!
Group - economics


Text - Again...every single Gelato Spot is amazing!  Clean, friendly and inviting and the cases are just beautiful with fresh gelato in any flavor you can imagine.  My favorite is still the Cookies & Cream...I think I seriously dream about this stuff!  If you haven't tried a Gelato Spot yet, get yourself to one quickly...you will not be disappointed!
Group - economics


Text - Never, never again.  We rented a truck from them for a local move, Filed the truck during the day, then it sat overnight, and we went to our new location in the morning.  It had rained overnight, but since everything was in the truck it didn't seem like a problem.  When we unpacked there was an inch of water across the front bottom of the truck.  We spent hours repacking everything that got wet. We told them when we returned and they really couldn't care less.  We were told to call some phone number on the bottom of the contract.  Nice, but that doesn't make up for the hours of work and time this took us.  I will never ever use U-Haul again. Complete just and terrible customer service.
Group - semaphorist


Text - Went for breakfast. Prices are very affordable and the food is ok. If I were to go back though it would be more to support an independent restaurant over a chain rather than for the food. On the plus side, the vegetables in the omelet were generous even if it wasn't the best omelet I've had for breakfast.
Group - semaphorist
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These are some of the most godawful chocolates I have ever eaten.  Intrigued after a meal next door at Muramoto, I stopped in and got a sampler box of nearly every variety.  I started with all the dark chocolates, and added in as many milks as would fit.  The box was gorgeous, and the truffles were pretty, but I was so disappointed when I tried them.  Many of the \""flavors\"" didn't have much of a taste.  Even the plain bittersweet chocolate was disappointing--there was no substance or complexity at all.  My suspician is that they're pure forastero, which is great for grocery store chocolate, but not exciting enough on its own when you're looking for a chocolate to savor.\n\nIf I had to pick a least favorite truffle, I'd say the worst one was the Szechuan truffle, which was like a Hershey's Dark bar sprinkled with black pepper.  Gross.  So poorly composed.\n\nVosges Haut Chocolats in Chicago, mass and mediocre as they are, roundly beats DB on taste and quality.  If you want \""exotic\"" chocolate, Katrina Markoff was one of the progenitors of the \""chocolate + spices\"" movement.  A $7 Vosges bar or sampler box is a more certain crowd pleaser than David Bacco.