Text - If you're looking for a great hole-in-the-wall type bar, Noda 101 is one of a few in the local Noda area. Merely a room with a full bar occupying about 50% of the total available space of the building, it is very close-quartered and a great place to have a low-key hangout over a few drinks. A party of 5 is probably pushing your luck getting face time with everyone.\n\nAlthough unfamiliar with the weekly drink specials and entertainment, I can tell you that on a Tuesday night you are likely to find all three- drafts on special, a PA system with radio-play, and intermittent live music by a local artist. They will usually set up their gear and play in the front corner of the bar. The volume is usually pretty average and you won't have a hard time hearing a conversation.\n\nThe crowd is pretty low key during the week, and may not be the case on a weekend. Bartenders are generally pretty friendly, and sometimes partake in conversing.\n\nOverall, it's a pretty solid hangout joint.
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Text - We were here for the carnival world buffet, but line was terribly long. This restaurant located right across from the buffet, so we made the wrong wrong decision to fill our stomach.\n\nService: We waited for some time until someone came up from the restaurant to assign us a table. The dinning area wasn't full at that time, so obviously they were  understaffed. It was also very hard to get waiters' attention *any time*. I asked for something not on the menu to get a vegetable dish and also asked how much it would that be. The waiter told me it would be $10ish. Then he suggested Treasure Island Pea Sprout. I assumed it would have a similar price and didn't ask further. However, we found that this dish costed $10 more expensive. They also forgot our dimsum order, which was also printed on the bill. Given that this restaurant didn't even have a line waiting at the door, this mistake is not acceptable. \n\nFood: Their food was on the salty side, such as seafood eggplant in a claypot, Cantonese style beef. They taste good with rice, though. The green bean dish we got was half raw. Chow fun and Yang-chow fried rice was good. However, they are not even par to average in the line of Chinese food IMO. It could be that I am spoiled by SF  Chinese food. There's no free dessert, but there are fortune cookies when checkout. \n\nPrice: This place is overpriced given the food quality and service. \n\nIf you are craving for Asian food, I would recommend dropping by the Asian food court around Chinatown mall on Spring Mountain Rd. Food/price is much better/more reasonable there.
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Text - My family and I dined here for Christmas Eve dinner. We had the option of choosing the Christmas prix fixe menu (3 courses, $75) or Chef McClain's Signature prix fixe menu (4 courses, $85, $50 optional beer or wine pairing). We all chose to go with the Christmas menu, with each of us ordering different items from it.\n\nAfter ordering, we were delivered bread. No bread basket. Each person was given a bacon bread roll (a round bread roll with bacon in it!) and a little sour dough baguette. Both were delicious, especially when topped with the butter and sea salt brought for the table.\n\nThen we were brought an amuse bouche, which was delicious. It was pumpkin seeds, a piece of oven-dried tomato, some kind of tangy cheese I can't remember, and probably some other things - but so delicious. Just a very small bite served on a silver spoon.\n\nFor the first course, we had the Taylor Gold Pears & Shaved Brussels Sprouts, Foie Gras Custard Brulee, Wagyu Beef Tartare, and Vancouver Island Kusshi Oysters. All were delicious! The foie gras and tartare, though, were very rich - almost too rich to finish the entire serving.\n\nFor the main course, we had Dayboat Scallops, Braised Veal Cheeks, and Grilled American Skirt Steak. Again, all were delicious! Best scallops I've ever tasted. The braised veal cheeks had such a good flavor. And the skirt steak was nothing like what I usually think of when I think of skirt steak (which was a good thing).\n\nFor dessert, we had the Honeycrisp Apple Tart and Dark Chocolate & Espresso Mousse Cake. Both were great, but neither were \""wow\"" desserts.\n\nThe cocktail, beer, and wine list was great. I especially appreciated the beer list. It was filled with the type of beers one would actually have with such a type of meal. Classy beers with tremendous flavor profiles that pair well with the food.\n\nThe service was pretty much outstanding. Only complaint is that despite the server asking what our plans were after / if we had any time constraints (we were promptly seated at 5:00pm and had tickets for a 7:00pm show), it was 6:25pm before we got our dessert course and 6:45pm before we got our check (after flagging him down). Ultimately, it all worked out, but we felt a little frazzled as we didn't want to be late for the show.\n\nThe decor and atmosphere is perfect. It's an amazing and enjoyable dining space. Understated purples and golds, just the right size tables, etc.
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Text - I would have to say that if you like or are used to eating raw food that this would be a wonderful place to eat, but I guess I didn't know what to expect and I left with a belly ache.  Raw cabbage with raw cauliflower and broccoli......ugh....my stomach couldn't take it.  I think that people must have to get used to this way of eating, but I definitely am not.  I tried it, hated it, and wouldn't go back....but not because the food was awful.....just because it is a lifestyle of eating I am not used to.
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Text - This place has some wonderful tasting Olive Oils.  I love that they do tastings while you are in the store too.  The bottle are a bit pricey tho for what you actually get.  Makes good gifts.
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Text - You would think that the pretzels would be soft and fresh. I ordered a basic pretzel and had them warm it for me. When I bit into it, it was tough and tasted like something you would expect from a heat lamp box at a gas station.  Thank the stars I only ordered one. I was thinking about getting a couple to take home when I pulled in the parking lot. Once I got inside, nothing inspired me to want more.
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Rude untrustworthy place. Called on a Sunday inquire in diagnostics was told free tow and diagnostic was $85. Understood and advised us they wouldn't want ti charge us fir nothing as money toward repairs is most important.Called Monday no update, they called Tuesday to say oh well there needs to be labor diagnostic now so will be an additional $350 and we need to sign. Came down distraught asking for explanation , Mark raised his voice at me started talking down to me as if I'm stupid , we said never mind may just junk car.  Mark then made us wait being condescending giving us an invoice for $195!! $195 for nothing!!!!!!!!  Unbelievable nightmare!