Text - So let me start off by saying that when I looked at this place, I looked at it through they eyes of a chef from the SF Bay... I wondered if a 28 Zagat rating in Phoenix is the same as in SF... I can't speak for other places, but in the case of Nobuo at Teeter House, it absolutely does! I would put that food up against anything I've eaten out here, or could make myself\n\nI was there with my girlfriend for her birthday... we arrived a few minutes early for our reservation which wasn't a problem for them (which is always nice) Our waiter was super friendly and conscious but not overbearing... he was great\n\nWe got a couple of cocktails (both were really good) with our starters... let me back up... we got starters, small bites and hot dishes... \n\nWe got kimchi, the watermelon salad and nasu... I love kimchi, i could eat it with every meal... but theirs was great... the watermelon salad was exceptional... the nasu was something special... after the first round of starters we ordered a bottle of wine and got down to our our meal... \n\nwe started with the grapefruit hamachi and the shiromi carpaccio... i am not a fan of truffle oil... usually people overdo it because \""oh my god, it's truffle oil... it's so good!!!\"" they used enough on the hamachi that it would be there, but not there... just enough to accent the dish. I do however love yuzu and they used it brilliantly on the carpaccio... \n\nnext we ordered entrees... the warm duck salad and karei karaage. The warm duck salad was simple, but lovely... grilled escarole is really nice when it's charred, but not cooked to much... not everyone likes the bitterness of the leaf, but it was a nice accompaniment to the duck and the sauce... the karei karaage was something else... first, it looked really cool... they fried the bones and made a basket to hold the pieces of fish... nice touch... also you can eat the bones, which were great, and the sauce was cool and refreshing. \n\nafter this we were still hungry... we overheard \""oysters and uni\"" so we asked our waiter about the oysters and got those, along with tako and tomato. The oysters were along the same lines as all the other food... the octopus however, was a complete departure from the rest of the menu... which was not a bad thing at all\n\noctopus, tomato and mozzarella belongs somewhere from Spain to Greece (just change the kind of cheese)... having it at an Japanese influenced restaurant was a pleasant surprise, and shows the outlook of the chef... that it doesn't matter where the food comes from, if it works, use it! Yay!\n\nI can not say enough good things about Nobuo at Teeter House. I hope I am lucky enough to someday own a restaurant like this.  Thank you! Thank you!
Group - feria


Text - I'm going to tell you the end of this restaurant horror story and then you can decide for yourself if you'd like to read the rest or have had enough. \n\nReady?\n\nAs my friend and I are exiting Mallorca, the manager, who is shoveling food into his face at the bar, turns and says \""Sorry for the trouble girls...\"" and spits his food all over us. \n\nNow, let's bring it back to the beginning, if you're so inclined. \n\nUpon recommendations, a passion for Spanish cuisine and armed with a groupon, my  friend and I decided to try Mallorca last Saturday evening. \n\nWe were greeted by eager, formal wait staff and were promptly seated. The dining room was ugly, out dated, and several shades of dark puke green. The plaster had multiple holes and the wall paper was water damaged and peeling away. \n\nAesthetics aside, we ordered the Sangria right away from hearing wonderful things and we were not disappointed.\n\nFor an appetizer we ordered the special that day, octopus. It arrived quickly. It wasn't bad. I've had better, but it tasted fresh and seemed to be carefully prepared and the presentation was eye catching. \n\nFor our main course, I badly desired the Paella Valencia. As a long time fan of Spanish/South American culinary specialties, I was dying for a good paella! \n\nOur Paella Valencia arrived quickly. Excited about the paella, we barely noticed the small dish of random vegetables and the dish of potato chips they placed on the table (ummm thanks... how classy...and authentic...). As we scooped paella onto our plates and eagerly began to dig in, I barely had time to fully absorb the blandness of the dish when I noticed a man's HAIR pressed into my chorizo. \n\nI flagged over the bus boy who was leaning miserably against the wall. \n\""Hi, um, I have a hair in my Paella.\""\nBus boy: \""Oh! Um. Let me get your waiter.\""\n\nOur waiter promptly marched over and began collecting all of our dishes. I tried to speak to him, \""I'm extremely surprised to find this hair in the food.\""\nWaiter in his strong accent, \""Yes, ma'am, disappointing. But these things happen.\""\n\nWait. What?\n\n\""Yes, I realize these \""things\"" can happen, but it shouldn't, not in this fine restaurant.\"" But he was gone before I could fully defend myself.\n\nThen we waited. And waited. And waited. No one came out to apologize. No one asked us if we needed anything. \n\nSo I flagged the bus boy over again. \n\""Hi, is your manager around?\""\n\nBus boy: \""Yes.\""  \nPause. \n\""Do you want me to get him?\"" No. I just want to know where he is. \nMe: \""Um. Yes, please get him.\""\n\nThe manager visits us for the first and ONLY time. He greets us with a look that says \""What do you want?\"" I explained our little problem to him. \n\nManager: \""These things happen. \""\nSeriously? SERIOUSLY? \nMe: \""Look, your restaurant comes highly recommended. I had high expectations and did not expect to find a hair in my paella...\"" \nPractically interrupting me he continues \""Yes, we have a fine restaurant. I have been in the business many years. These things just happen.\""\nMe (getting annoyed now with the lack of apology): \""Do they wear hair nets in the kitchen?\""\nManger: \""Yes, of course. Besides, we have no women in the kitchen.\""\n\nSERIOUSLY? \n\nNot only is that SEXIST, I had to inform him that is was NOT  a woman's hair, but rather a short black hair that turned gray on the end, much like his own hair, and that it was PRESSED INTO MY CHORIZO WHICH I SCOOPED OUT OF THE PAELLA FROM UNDER RICE. \n\nBut, he clearly didn't want to hear it and walked away mumbling something that sounded like \""I'm disappointed.\"" \n\nThen our second paella arrived. \n\nOur waiter apologized (finally) for the hair, only to proceed to tell us that \""This can happen easily. You could lift up your napkin and a hair could fall in.\""\n\nUgh...Am I out of line to hope and expect that wouldn't happen? Is there some ninja going around and hiding hair all over the restaurant? Do you have a shaggy dog folding your napkins? \n\nThe lobster, scallops, tiny micro sized shrimp all tasted the same: bland, frozen, overcooked, boring. The rice had no flavor and looked remarkably like the boxed paella rice that Goya sells. The chicken was dangerously undercooked- hard and pink. Needless to say, we had no appetite after all of this. \n\nIt wasn't hard to flag my actual waiter over this time. He had been standing in a corner ten feet away from our table with other waiters staring and pointing at us and talking about us in Spanish. Even if the paella was decent, we couldn't eat it while being stared at. \nWaiter \""Would you like me to box this?\""\nMe: \""No. Just the check.\""\n\nWith a surprising twist, our waiter returned and informed us that this delightful meal would be on the house and then presented us with two shots of some sweet liquor. \n\nWe left our waiter a rather generous tip and got up to leave, feeling slightly vindicated. \n\nWe were chatting about the possibility of returning, when we met our manager at the bar on our exit...\n\nMallorca, you finally blew it when your manager blew his food on us.
Group - bumblebee


Text - I am not from Waterloo so I cannot verify the claim that it is the best in town. But it is pretty darn good pizza. There were a couple of meatetarians and couple of vegetarians in the group so we go two pizzas and two pitchers. The $23 pitcher and pizza deal is pretty awesome. Being used to Toronto prices, I felt like I was getting the beer for free.  \n\nA lot of the the time the dough is the key to a good pizza, but in this case I would actually say that the sauce was where it was at. Their dough is good, but they really load up the pizza with some really tasty tomato sauce. The only criticism I have is that the service was a bit slow, but then again it is a bar....
Group - feria


Text - For anyone who knows and loves Grimaldi's in Brooklyn or John's in Greenwich Village, like me, I'm sure you would love to save a trip to NYC to satisfy that craving on a regular basis.  PI won't quite make that happen.  But it is very good, and the closest to the classic coal oven pies in NYC that I've had here in Pittsburgh.\nI had the Margherita--the sauce is terrific, and the crust is almost perfect--crispy on the outside but still chewy.   Definitely not your typical Pittsburgh pie with loads of shredded mozzarella--the fresh mozzarella is sparse but delicious.  \nI look forward to going back and trying some other varieties.
Group - feria


Text - First place we grabbed something to eat in Scottsdale after flying in on a work related trip. My wife got a turkey club sandwich and I opted for the standard house burger rather than the build my own option.My burger came as a dry meat patty sitting inside a bun and some onion,lettuce and a bit of tomato on the side.Some McDonalds style straw fries came with it.My whole meal tasted as bland as dead rats on toast.Thank God I had a Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA to go with it.I don't know what their mission is but the chef has gotta go.
Group - bumblebee


Text - Im an avid best buy consumer. I have a best buy card and often receive pretty good service. Lately the store is just so over crowded with stuff (staff, oddly placed kiosks and check outlines) that its overwhelming! \nI now dread going into best buy. They took a simple store and turned it into a catechism of electronic crap. Again, the service is usually 4 star with many employees but the store itself is now highly annoying to me! \nThe only reason I still come to best buy is because I have a BB card and any major purchase is often 18 months no interest financing which can't be beat!
Group - bumblebee
Considreing the above, classify the following: First time take out.    Ribs overlooked and dry.  Brisket was like jerky.    Beans had weird taste, but that is probably their recipe.    Chicken fingers for our son were pretty bad as well.      Can't see this place sticking around long with better barbecue places close by.