Text - I came here to go to the Rosewood Bar and Grill and until I read the reviews I didn't realize it was a big destination for Hawaiians and now all the islanders there make sense!  Anyway, having never been there before (one of the very, very few casinos I haven't been to), I was pleasantly surprised.  It is an older downtown casino, but it has been kept up well and looked newly renovated.  Everything was clean, people were friendly, and I didn't run into one sketchy character.  (Although I love the sketchy characters from downtown, sometimes you don't wanna see 'em.)  One thing I noticed is that is was almost eerily quiet and still.
Group - resilver


Text - Lenny's is a phoenix staple...unfortunately i cant for the life of me tell why. I hear that it has gone downhill, i hear that it's great, but when i went there it was sheer \""meh\"".\nFor some ungodly reason i thought it would be prudent to get a \""teriyaki burger\"" here and it could only be described as a \""Terry?! YUCKY!\"" burger (assuming the fry cooks name was terry)\nI took one bite and was overwhelmed w/ nausea and regret; the lettuce was wilted and gray, the cheese was a neon orange plastic tragedy,  the bun- soggy and shiny w/ grease, mayo slathered all over it, the teriyaki sauce tasted like burnt blackened tar, and the sad excuse for a pineapple on top was almost more insulting than the previous offenses.\nAfter several bites i figured it just wasnt worth it and covertly threw it away \nThe actual burger itself probably wasnt too bad, but all the poor quality ingredients that smothered it made it horrible.\nMy parent's burgers were actually very good, they were wise enough to order a simple plain burger: patty & bun. kinda hard to eff up.\nso word of caution; if going to Lenny's K.I.S.S. \n(keep it simple stupid, hurts my feelings everytime)
Group - exophasic


Text - This review is so troubling for me because of my deep love for Pho Saigon 8 on Eastern Ave. I am a regular there and have never experienced anything less then great, efficient service and consistantly high-quality food. I don't know how they were ever able to open a second location based on the first. Yikes.\n\nMy friend and I walked up to the front door only to have 3 employess with aprons and name tags on smoking in front of the front door. Literally blocking the entrance. One opened the door while talking over us with his cig in his mouth. It was a disgusting way to enter a restaurant (ithrough a plume of smoke) especially when you're starving.  Upon walking in,  nobody said anything until we asked if we just seated ourselves. The employee, looking bothered by the interuption, asked how many and looked behind him and pointed to any table. Never even stepping away from his task. So, she and I chose the closest table. We then had to ask for a menu which appeared to annoy them as well. She and I were kind of in disbelief as we wondered if we should even stay? Afterall, we have both frequented the second location and enjoy it so. A woman came to the table and stood there, never asking anything. My friend ordered her Thai tea and I ordered the same with boba. The woman left. When the tea arrived I can tell you fairly (not because of the awful experience) that the tea was watered down and the boba was mealy. So gross. I didn't finish it.  When the waitress came back, she stood there for a minute and said \""do you know what you want?\"". Again, another sign that we should have departed. \n\nWe did have a good laugh that the menu prices were crossed out with marker and re-written in with higher prices. \n\nThe food came quickly and of the quality I am used to which was a nice relief from the otherwise disappointing experience. Nobody ever came back, we had to get what we needed ourselves from other tables. I saw another server holding his pack of cigs on the floor in front of tables. He eventually went outside as well. When finished, we went to the register only to see both people behind the register eating Balut with their hands only stopping momentarily to take people's money while still chewing. No handwashing, people. BLECK.  By this point we were especially grossed out at the sanitary standards (smoking servers went right back to work, no handwashing) and wanted to get the heck out.  I am almost so bummed out by this experience that I don't even want to go back to the Eastern location!  What. A. Shame.
Group - exophasic


Text - The pizza is simply amazing which I give 5 stars.  Everything else about Pizzeria Bianco is 3 stars.\nExpect to wait and then wait some more for a table.  The neighboring Bianco-bar...or whatever it's called will help passing the time, but if you are a fan of beer, there isn't much to get excited about.  \nIf you love pizza, you need to go.  If you've never been, you need to go at least once....just don't go hungry because by the time you get a table and start eating, you might pass out of starvation.
Group - resilver
Considreing the above, classify the following: Its EVP, so you know the coffee is going to be great. I've only tried one of their soups, and it was full of undercooked vegetables and it was somehow greasy and watery besides being under seasoned. So I can't really recommend them for lunch based on that.\n\nI would give them a 5 stars for coffee, 4 stars for ambiance, and 2 stars for food. The service has always been friendly if somewhat disorganized.\n\nIt's kind of a peaceful oasis near an open green space, which is nice to escape to on my work break.