Text - It's hard to believe they are as new as they are because they seem to have a firm hold of who they are.  Everything flows and contributes to the loungey cool, made with love atmosphere.  The employees are fantastic and passionate about what they do, from the homemade sodas, beers, and fancy delicious foods.  \n\nI have to admit, none of the beers were too impressive, but I'm hoping they'll get better with time.  I know they are a \""brewery\"", but what I really love is the food and the people.  That's what will keep me coming back.  Kind of like how I never buy pancakes at IHOP but love everything else lol.
Group - widowered


Text - I'm getting to the stage wherre I'm starting to think bothering about fashion is a bit, for want of a better word, wussy, so thankfully shops like Solo exist to ensure I can go somewhere to buy clothes that look alright without trying too hard, and aren't being worn by people who watch Skins.\n\nA nice little independant clothes store, and given that my jeans are literally falling to pieces, a likely stopoff point for me on payday next week.
Group - widowered


Text - This cute little walk-up cupcakery is a recent expansion of Let Them Eat Cake (http://www.letthemeatcakeaz.com/), the bakery located next door.  The refrigerated display case across from the entrance is full of delicious looking cupcakes.  The bright colors and custom painted walls make for a welcoming atmosphere while the checkerboard floor and retro barstools give the cupcakery a 50s feel.  I would say that the \""Cafe\"" in the name is a bit of a misnomer -- though there are a couple of tall tables and barstools, it's not exactly a \""sit down and sip a hot drink while reading a book\"" kind of place.\n\nDuring my visit I got the Orange Whiz (vanilla cake with lemon filling topped with an orange buttercream) and the CCC (lemon cake with raspberry filling topped with a chocolate cream cheese frosting).\n\nOrange Whiz:  The cool, refreshing cake has a tangy lemon flavor and the lemon filling is smooth and creamy with a strong lemon flavor that is more bitter than tart.  I wouldn't call it bad, but it's not good either -- I'm not a fan of the bitterness.  The orange buttercream is light and fluffy with a sweet, buttery flavor.  I guess the \""orange\"" was a descriptor of the color, not the flavor.  The frosting adds a greasy quality to the already sweet cake, diminishing the cake's quality. There's about four times as much frosting as you would need for the amount of cake, and I think the cupcake's better off just ditching the frosting entirely.\n\nCCC:  The lemon cake is neither moist nor dry with a slightly sweet flavor that has a subtle lemon taste.  I hate raspberries, but even I have to admit that the raspberry filling is freaking good.  It has a nice tart, berry flavor full of crunchy raspberry seeds which means it was made with real fruit. Yay!  I've never had chocolate cream cheese frosting before so I wasn't quite sure what to expect.  It turns out that the frosting tastes exactly like regular cream cheese frosting; it's thick and sugary with a sweet cream cheese flavor.  Despite the fact that it looks like a chocolate icing, I can't taste any chocolate at all.  Weird!  The cake is cool, light and refreshing while the frosting is rich and indulgent, which makes for a neat contrast, but like the Orange Whiz I think I'd prefer this cake without the (chocolate?) frosting.
Group - pseudostratum


Text - I ate at this place a few times a few years ago, and this dish was/is memorable:\n\nChuletas Con Chile Rojo ~ Just like Nana used to make...two pork chops grilled then simmered in a spicy red chile sauce. Served with rice, whole beans, warm flour tortillas, and green chile salsa on the side. $12.50\n\nI had that every time, and it ROX.  Always enough to take home some after getting full.  Worth the trip.\n\nSalsa and chips were good too.
Group - widowered


Text - Cute ambiance but overall disappointed.   Wait was 20 min when almost half of the place was empty.  So we sat at the bar.  Mauricio was nice but was lacking.  Asked for bloody mary to not be too spicy and I was blowing flames with mine.  Frozen hot chocolate ( which is what they are known for) was completely watery and disappointing.  I wanted huevos rancheros but with flour tortilla instead of tostada and was told \""no\"".  So I ordered the breakfast quesadilla but with an overeasy egg.  Mauricio came out and told me that they couldn't do it with the egg in it that they could only put the egg on the side.  I was completely baffled by this but agreed.  Overall not impressed!!!!
Group - pseudostratum


Text - We had a groupon, and this was our first visit.  There were four of us on a Sunday night.  We were the only customers in the restaurant.  There was one waitress and she seemed very nice, though she had really odd timing.  We waited about 15 minutes to order, then another 15-20 minutes before our appetizer arrived.  We had shrimp in a blanket, which were tasty.  We had to ask for plates.  And actually, our entire meal, which included a soup, was eaten on the same small plates.  We needed to ask for bowls for the soup.  It was odd.  Our main courses were salmon in red curry, pumpkin curry with chicken, steamed mussels, and pad thai, all at a heat level of 3 (based on a scale of 5).  The heat was pretty true to the scale.  The mussels, salmon curry and pumpkin curry were great.  The pad thai was forgettable.  For dessert we had fried bananas which were really forgettable.\n\nI'll say this: for the most part, the food was really good!  But the service was just terrible.  One waitress, one table of customers, one would think it would be okay, but she was mostly absent.  At one point she brought out one of our dishes and was on her cell phone.  Instead of ending her call, she motioned for one of us to help her with the dish because she couldn't handle it with one hand.  We all just looked at her with confusion and she really seemed oblivious.\n\nWe wondered if perhaps the service was so bad because it was a Sunday night, and maybe they just don't get a lot business.  So we may try to go back on a Friday night, or perhaps on a weekday for lunch.  The main course items really were very good, so for that reason we'd like to try again.  If they can stay open.
Group - pseudostratum
Considreing the above, classify the following: Went on 12/28/14 at 8:30 pm. They were out of salmon, prime rib, short ribs, and NY strip. Fish and chips...fish was like a cold brick and fries were just like burger king's. They have a mini pie sampler that used to come in a cute wooden carrier and last night they just plopped them on a plate and brought them to us. Took 2 hours and $500 for 8 people to eat. Go somewhere else.