Case: I love Venice, so after staying at the Palms, Hardrock and the Wynn I decided it was time to stay in Italian luxury. I picked New Years Eve to do this......so I'll admit, my review may be a bit off for normal stays.\nThe boy and I arrived at 10am, jumped in a cab, and pulled up to the splendor that is the Venetian. As we got into the enormous line for check-in, a concierge came up to us and escorted us to the second floor check-in where there was no line, ( I know I like to pretend I'm someone, but I have no idea why we got the star treatment......HUGE bonus points though). Also, what hotel lets you check in this early?\nOur room was a bit of a hike through  the hotel, because honestly, it is HUGE, but once in our suite, it was like a little villa overlooking a canal. The gorgeous room was not only a sleeping area, like most hotel rooms, but it seemed like you could really live here for awhile. I mean, couch, table,chairs,bed,shower,and most importantly a bathtub! \nThe beds were comfy,although it had a comforter on it, that I'm sure isn't washed after every guest, (I have comforter issues). Sheets were soft, pillows were fluffy,and it was the perfect bed to pass out in at 8am when we finally got to sleep.\nService was amazing! Normally I plan way in advance for dinner reservations and such, but for once I didn't. I called the concierge, NYE and she was able to get us reservations at 8pm at Postrio, ( talking about service...wow!). I also have to give them bonus points for my 4am drunken rambling, when I decided to extend my stay. The next morning (ok afternoon) I went downstairs I extend my stay, and they kindly informed me I had already done that the night before...uhhh....(wow, go me and the blacked out reservation skills). Huge points for them for even dealing with me.\nOverall, the hotel is gorgeous, the service is impeccable, and while the price is on the higher end, it is well worth it. Next time I stay here I'd probably come with a group of like 5 girls, making it way cheap.
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Case: Food is a 3. BUT the idea adds another star. Little presentation on small pots and pans make me feel like I am a 7 year old again playing house with my friends. \n\nDesserts are delightfully presented, and I like the name of this buffet.\n\nWicked Spoon. \n\nWho knew vegas buffet can be anything but ordinary???\n\nI would probably eat here again, but not do the champagne brunch for almost $40 pp. I don't think it's worth that much.\n\nService was good. The waiters checked on our table frequently to make sure our plates were cleared off and our glasses were full. Thats good in my book.\n\nOn to the next restaurant/ buffet!!! lol~
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Case: My friends and I went to Stripsteak to celebrate a couple birthdays.  Being one of the birthday peeps, I was a little hesitant to celebrate the big 3-2 at a restaurant on the Strip.  However, my buddies assured perfection, and boy were they right!  First, let me start by saying that restaurants on the Strip are notorious for terrible service.  However, the service at Stripstreak was some of the best I've ever received.\n\nDo yourself a favor and order the steak tartare for an appetizer.  Trust me.  For the main, most of the table ordered a filet instead of the larger steaks because we were heading to XS later, and let's face it - dancing while in a food coma is no fun.  The filet's came out perfect, and each had a nice char on the exterior while maintaining that familiar medium-rare reddish/pink interior.  The sides were equally impressive:  truffle mac and cheese, potatoes 3 way, duck fat fries, and creamed spinach.  So, if you're looking for a steakhouse in Vegas, Stripsteak will impress.  Don't be scared to dine on the Strip!
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Case: I was not feeling 25 Degrees.  Had they not been in the laughable City North, I might have given them an extra star, but they're not, so two it is.  When we came, it was pretty much empty except for a couple tables out on the patio because it was nice out.  We elected to sit outside too.\n\nThis first thing I hated was their menus.  You get this huge board game sized piece of paper sandwiched between two pieces of plexiglass and then held together with a thick rubber band.  They just seemed tacky!  Obviously, I came here for the burgers, so I read through my options and decided that build my own was the way to go.  I started getting hesitant about the price, because just a couple add ons were going to make my burger cost about 15 bucks or so.  It better be good.\n\nI settled on a sirloin burger with barbecue sauce, crispy onions, and bacon.  We also got an order of fries to share (also quite expensive.)  The fries were just okay, but I did like the seasoning.  It just needed more.  The burger on the other hand was a HUGE let down.  Just because you give me a massive patty plopped between a sky high bun does not make the value any better.  The patty itself was at least an inch and a half thick, so when I requested my burger to be cooked medium, I got something closer to well done around the outside with only a sliver of pink on the inside.  Not so cool.  The burger itself was very bland.  You can't just throw ground sirloin on a grill and call it a burger.  There needs to be some love and seasoning or else it just won't work.  I did like the barbecue sauce, but that was it.  The bacon had no flavor and added nothing in terms of texture, unless you want to call tough and chewy an improvement.  The crispy onions, my most anticipated feature, were actually the worse.  It seemed to me like they were fried way in advance, allowed to cool, and then stuck on there.  They were cold, tough, and stringy.  Obviously, this was unappetizing.\n\nI ate about a quarter of my burger, making a huge mess because of the astronomical proportions, before I decided that it just wasn't worth it.  I definitely will NOT be coming back to 25 Degrees and it's only a matter of time before this lame development collapses into its own filth.
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Case: I stop here periodically when I need something I forgot somewhere else or couldn't find.  I find their prices to be high compared to other chains unless you happen to hit a sale for the item you want.\n\nThe store always seems a bit cluttered and even messy.  There is often stock in plastic boxes on the floor waiting to be shelved.  It's just not a pleasant place.
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Case: Yuck, yuck and triple yuck, this is literally the worse boba place I have ever been to. \nNot only the drinks suck, they lied too. Before I ordered, I asked the cashier if the avocado smoothie is made from powder or real avocado, and she said it's made from real avocado. Oh boy did she lie. I couldn't taste any avocado in the drink at all and it was sooooooo sweet, it was just like drinking liquid Splenda sugar. Taro milk tea, yuck yuck, way way too (artificial sweetener) sweet with absolutely no taro flavor at all. \n\nWe took like 2 sips and had to throw them away because it was basically undrinkable (even though we were thirsty). It's not cheap either.
Classification: nonconformance
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After a longs day and all the junk food - we wanted to end the day with something decent and so chose this subway.\n\nwe were shocked to pay over $20 for 2 sandwiches (saw the news recently and sure this would not have been more than 10 inches) \n\nother places would have been just as good and probably the same price if we had known