Case: Time Travelers Tea ~30$\nStrawberry Switchblade ~15$\n\nSteampunk? Uh, I have more steampunk going on in my bathroom than this place does in it's entirety. The decor here was quickly slapped together with cheap materials.  Some brilliant designer said (I'm sure) to RM \""let's do a steampunk theme!\"" {Fantastic!}, I'm sure he replied with the gusto that all \""celebrity\"" chefs possess. So then said designer takes RM's money and goes to the equivalent of a steampunk Ikea catalogue and orders a bunch of rubbish in one fell swoop. The result? Half-assedness.\n\nGears and machinery are, last I checked, typically metal. Not here, from what I saw it was mostly wood...and cheap at that. You can't fake wood to look like actual metal. Look up at the ceiling, through your monocle, you'll see what I'm talking about. Glance above the entranceway, past your period-correct mustache, at the scaffold-like display you walk under; it's laughable.  If you're going to go this route with this type of theme you aught to do it correctly or risk being labeled a poser, poseur's. \n\nOh, they have fancy concoctions; you may have heard them referred to as craft cocktails, pricey ones at that...I alluded to this above, prior to my design rant. For 45$ those two drinks should kick ass, take names and smack me in my mouth so hard that my roustabout stovepipe hat falls to the floor faster than one can say Penny-farthing. But, they did not. \n\nService: Have you had fantastic service from a newb at Applebee's? Then you'd be impressed. I was not.
Classification: androsin


Case: Nasty disgusting food , whitewash Mexican yes real thing no way \nSalsa sucked , order enchilada style burrito bus was nasty.
Classification: androsin


Case: A bit more than your typical casino buffet.\n\nFirstly, its hidden towards the north end of the main casino floor before the lobby w/ elevators to 270 Degrees.\n\nThe line moved pretty quickly when we were here: 8:30 on a rainy Sat morning. The seating in this place is very lux for a buffet. And theres plenty of it: both tables w/ chairs and booths. Theres a nice patio and view out the floor to ceiling windows at the north side of the dining room. It looks like theres a small bar here as well, but it wasnt open during our visit. \n\nThe actual buffet room is smaller than a lot of other ones Ive seen, but has a great selection of items. Fruit and breakfast items including slab pepper bacon. Chinese and Mexican items, plenty of breakfast pastries, and cakes/pies. An omelet station (theyre large), and a gelato station (they give you a melon ball sized scoop). The food was pretty good. Id say the omelet was the best thing I had. our waitresses were very attentive at first. There was a 45 minute period where we couldnt find anyone for water or coffee refills though.\n\nOverall, a decent breakfast at a decent price ($9.95 on Sat morning, all you can eat).
Classification: tawdrily


Case: Just like hundreds of people did, I went to Mickies Dairy Bar before the Badgers game yesterday.   Two hours before the game, there was a line wrapped around outside about 20 deep. \n\nIt's a cash only establishment, so be prepared to bring a few coins.\n\nI went with my son.  We definitely had to have scramblers (although everything else looked fantastic).  He had the bacon cheddar scrambler.  I wanted to go rogue, so I got a scrambler with corned beef hash (in place of the potatoes and $1.25 more) with bacon and cheddar.  You can get gravy on the omelet or on the side - I'd advise to get it on the side, so you can fold it in or dunk one of your two pieces of toast in.\n\nWith the potatoes (or corned beef hash in my case), they come to your table appearing as if they're six-egg omelets - massive is an understatement!  \n\nOn the table is Vietnamese version of Sriracha (Double Chicken Brand, I believe) and the customary blend of salt and pepper.  \n\nThe taste is incredible.  I really enjoyed it with the hash rather than the fried potatoes.  Their hash is deliciously chunky and spicy (it tastes like it has a chili and maybe a bit of a curry thing going on). The eggs were a perfect topper with what was likely a 1/2 a lb. of shredded cheddar.  \n\nThe calorie counter died on the way to the table - I think I swallowed it with the corned beef.  \n\nWith water, I had coffee.  It was the standard diner coffee, but maybe a little bit weaker than some.  My son stuck with water.\n\nThe bill for approximately 10,000 calories of goodness  (remember, the counter was lost in the carnage, so I may be a bit off) - only $16.87!!!   As far as calories (and saturated fat) per dollar - this is has to be one of the deals around.  In addition, the food (taste and preparation) was perfect for our cravings.\n\nTip: The crowd eased up about an hour before kickoff, so that might be the best bet going forward if lines are to be avoided.
Classification: tawdrily


Case: This is a review purely on the restaurant facility, nothing to do with golf as I have no interest nor knowledge of golf!  Sorry golf fans! \n\nWe visited Duddingston Golf Club for a Sunday Roast, due to a voucher I bought recently.  A very reasonable \u00a314 for a main and dessert for 2 people.  Firstly it was quite hard to make a booking, being a Sunday the only day you could use the voucher.  I had phoned a couple of times to book a table for 2 and they were fully booked.  Finally I booked a table, 5 days in advance, however it wasn't easy.  When I called, first they said they were fully booked and when I asked what date would they have availability, they changed their mind saying we could come at 3pm, no, 2.30pm for the roast?  Sounded like I was lucky to get a table, I imagined they would be packed when we got there, but they were half full!?  In fact it never really got busy the whole time we were there.\n\nWe were shown to our seats, asked for a drinks order (not included) and left - no explanation on how to order etc.  We asked another waitress.  It was a self service, with the chef carving the meat.  The chef was lovely, very funny and helpful.  He offered a choice of beef, pork loin, gammon or steak pie.  We were invited to try more than one cut.  I selected loin and gammon, then helped myself to roast tatties, veg, yorkshire pudding and gravy. The pork loin was a little dry, vegetables appeared a bit wilted, like they had been hanging about for hours but the gammon and yorkshire pudding was lovely.  My friend had chosen the beef, gammon and steak pie, but said the beef was very gristly and bloody, not the best cut.  We asked for a jug of water, but it never arrived.  Service wasn't the best, although the amusing chef made up for that.  For dessert we had a banoffee pie and a chocolate brownie with ice cream, both ok, brownie was maybe a little hard. \n\nTo work off the meal we decided to take a walk around the golfing grounds.  We asked the waiting staff for a map or directions and none of them knew the circuit and had no map. Thankfully the friendly chef overhead and ran off to find us a map and direct us to the most scenic route.  The chef couldn't have been more friendly or helpful, he deserved 5 stars, but the other factors let the restaurant down.  The golfing ground are lovely and it was cold but sunny, perfect for working off the roast!
Classification: androsin


Case: Crisp is amazeballs. Fantastic, healthy salads at reasonable prices. Emphasis on the healthy part because a lot of \""salad\"" places drench their romaine-based salads in a heavily oil or cream-based dressing. Not so with Crisp, where you can select from a large variety of veggies with a light dressing on a spinach base. Also, the meat is fresh-grilled: my salad came out with the seasoned halibut still steaming. Om nom nom.
Classification: tawdrily


Case: Jewish Sliders are the second best thing on the face of the planet for hangovers. The service is usually slow and not very attentive. On weekends there is a 10 minute wait at least - but the food speaks for itself. Sammi's munchy crunchy wrap in both original and buffalo is a close second of my favorites. I would always get some chocolate milk and possibly a mimosa. Bagels are obviously great and they give you pickles! Can't beat that.
Classification: tawdrily


Case: I have eaten here twice.  First time was ok, and second time was just bad.   Service was ok, not impressed.  I don't recommend this restaurant. More of a tourist trap than fine dining.
Classification: androsin
Considreing the above, classify the following: Second visit: came specifically for happy hour as it existed previous visit a week before. This was partly about price but mostly because there were some interesting menu items for happy hour but not on lunch menu.  Unfortunately happy hour has been rescheduled. We debated going elsewhere but ended up staying and had a good lunch. It is a little expensive with prices being in the $12 to $20 range for salads, sandwiches and entrees. There is a decent wine list with reds mostly in the $10-15 range which also seems a little overpriced. Service was friendly but when we had a problem it was difficult getting waiter's attention. At 2 p.m. there was one other table and a handful of people at the bar so it wasn't busy.