Text - Perhaps the closet thing Madison has to a small town supper club, the Avenue is home to the best traditional Friday night fish fry's in the city.  Sure, it was only cod but it's light and tasty and not overly greasy.  Add a brandy old fashioned and some variety of fried appertizer and it's about as Wisconsin as you can get.\r\n\r\nMake sure to get reservations.  This place is hopping on a Friday night.
Group - myelopathy


Text - After being in the restaurant for 20+ years not much surprises me but this had to have been one of the worst experiences ever.  When we got to the restaurant it started with a great greet by a host who could be explained as a seater.  I thought it was amazing that the seater greeted us until the main host got back to the front.  It was busy so I thought this was a great show of team work.  The host was great.  She brought us to the table an even told us who our server and the manager on duty was.  I thought it was a great touch.  It was down hill from here. \nThe server came to the table and mumbled her name, could barely hear her.  We order soup and app for our daughter and 2 items for my wife and I.  We told the server repeatedly to bring the soup with my daughters cheese sticks as an entree so she could eat with us.  She did not.  The soup came out first and the French onion was a hot mess.  The cheese was clumpy and you could not find the bread.  My daughters cheese sticks came out finally and my wife and I waited over 30 minutes for our food.  Thankfully our daughter was able to eat.  When it came out the cheese looked like it was sitting under the heat lamp, that coagulated look, and it was cold.  We sent ours back and then a few minutes later they did the unspeakable in our business.  They brought our old food back out to the table for us.  Why didn't they throw it out!!!  An older manager had already come out and said that out food would come out hot.  Nope,  it came out dead!!  We told the person who ran out the dead food that it was the same food and she said \""I don't know I am not your server.\""  Our server came out and they began to argue at the table about the dead food.  The server took it away knowing they made a mistake and they finally got our food out.  The second time it was good but over 45 minutes after we got there.  The second manager came out and apologized.  Then we waited 15 minutes for the check so they could \""do something for is\"" as the server explained as she was walking by our table,  kind if like a drive by.  The entire experience was rediculous and unprofessional.  I can't imagine running my restaurant this way or my wife working at hers like this.  We will not be back!
Group - ovolytic


Text - I honestly think this is my favorite pizza in Las Vegas. I mean I don't go out of my way to come here because driving on the strip is a bi...atch, but if I happen to be at Cosmo I will do ANYTHING within my power to stop by Secret Pizza. \n\nTheir white pizza is the definite winner. The gobs of different cheeses that they use are just too delicious. Pepperoni and sausage is a close second! They use thick slices of sausage that just complement the rich tomato sauce perfectly. Their crust is chewy and crispy at the same damn time. \n\nIf you come here you have to order an entire pizza regardless of how many people are in your party. Nothing beats a freshly baked pizza! Just be careful to wait a second so you don't burn the roof of your mouth. \n\nNow excuse me while I go reheat a leftover slice of white pizza in my kitchen.
Group - myelopathy


Text - Missed happy hour so we sat in the \""lounge\"" at 6:15 for some appetizers. Crab rangoon was tasty, as were the ribs. The sauces to dip them in were bad - hot mustard was too nasaly and the cocktail sauce was just that. Service was nothing to write home about until we tried to use our Groupon and were told we needed to be in the dining room to use it. Since we spent over $50 sitting 5 feet away from the dining room this left a sour taste in my mouth. I thought the idea of using the Groupon program was to get new customers into the restaurant? Unfortunately for them, I'll flush the $ I spent on the groupon itself because I can't make it back there before it expires (next week) and no one at the restaurant/bar/lounge/non-dining-room thought it was important to fill me in on this. Funny... I couldnt tell the difference between the dining room or the \""lounge\"" because for one, there were tables in both sections. For two, both sections were empty, so what the hell does it matter where I sit? Good job Trader Vic's - your Future Sales Prevention Program was a great success today!\n***\nIN RESPONSE TO MANAGEMENT'S COMMENTS BELOW - I did not GO to the BAR during the HAPPY HOUR I went during OFF HOURS and paid FULL PRICE for a plate of fried vittles. GAH.
Group - ovolytic


Text - I havent been to PV mall for many years since moving to north Scottsdale, so it was a surprise to see how run down the place is.\nThe final straw for me was watching as a young man shook down a shopper in Dillards for bus fare. \nYes, panhandling in the main aisle in Dillards, but even more impressive was overhearing one of the salespeople explain to another salesperson \""how it happens all the time and management doesn't do anything about it.\""\nI walked out of the store looking over my shoulder, thinking the panhandler was following me out after having made eye contact with him and seeing him do a quick turnabout in my direction.\nWho needs that shit.\nI will never go back to PV Mall....it IS the new Christown!\n\nShame on you Dillards management!
Group - ovolytic


Text - Used the ATM without any charges here.  Alright!\n\nThis Costco is pretty small  The layout is not like any other Costco.  It reminded me of an actually warehouse, like a Home Depot layout or something.  This location had a lot of sales.  My friend and I wanted to load up and take things home to CA, but knew we couldn't because we had no space in the van.  We came on a Saturday.  There were no samples at all.  Not sure if we were too early, or they just do serve it here.  We bought our things and were on our way.  The lines were really short too.  We decided to drop by the next day to fill gas.  We were shocked to see the parking lot so dead and to find out this Costco location is closed on Sundays.  What a shame...
Group - myelopathy


Text - This was our second time having china rainbow, and I can officially say that I am a fan. I decided we would try this place because it has two unusual proteins for a valley menu, Lamb and Duck. I'm used to these at nicer resturants back east but not out here. My wife had the Yuling Chicken the first time we went and I can say it was great. A full chicken breast fried in batter and perfect with the delicious yuling sauce and I had hunan lamb good and spicy...super spicy and tasty. I didn't care for the water chestnuts in the wonton soup otherwise it was good. \n\nTonight we got takeout and I took the plunge and got the yuling duck and the wife got orange chicken. The menu \""highly recommends\"" the orange chicken and for good reason, It was really good. I would order it for myself everytime we go but I'm gonna try something new next time. I got the fried wonton appetizer which was a waste of money even if it was just $3 it was just fried wonton wrappers with no filling I was expecting actual soup fried wontons or for them to be stuffed with something. Still a great place with really good and very reasonably priced food.
Group - myelopathy


Text - Long unneCessary waits sometimes!\n ..... Poor customer service.  Which leads me to believe, unsanitary practices are being performed here possibly. Avoid this place if u want
Group - ovolytic
Considreing the above, classify the following: This is a rating in service only.  Jersey Boys let out a bit late, had a res for 8:30, arrived at 8:46, they gave our res away at 8:45.  We were told that those are their rules and sorry.  They could get us in two hours later, even when they were told it was an anniversary at booking.  Nice job Gordon, rules like these will make you less successful.