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Pok Pok
📍 Address: 3226 SE Division St, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
wait can be a bit long so come early on a weeknight. What to get: Muu Paa Kham Waan - Boar collar meat rubbed with garlic, coriander root and black pepper. served with a chili sauce. its actually super spicy! but chase it with the icy cold crispy mustard greens to balance things out. Khao Soi - northern thai curry noodle soup with crispy noodles. this was savory, mildy sweet and creamy from the coconut milk. the crispy noodles added some texture. What not to get Wings, everyone gets the wings, but its on the salty and sticky side. ive had better thai wings, but if you've never tried, i guess its ok. we sat at the bar and the barkeep kept trying to upsell. not cool. but whatevs...
Oregon Culinary Institute
📍 Address: 1701 SW Jefferson St, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
4 stars because they are students and not pros..... food was excellent, service was perfect, the selection of drinks they have is definitively well chosen. On the negative side, it is still a school... the tables and room look like a class room , the servers look stressed and the teachers are a bit too visible :-) I think I am going to go again, and I recommend anybody to pay a visit and enjoy an exceptional menu very well prepared....
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
📍 Address: 4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
This is a nice hotel with excellent customer service. The greeting I got from the front desk to house cleaning team and to the restaurants service. I was happy with location that has a Hertz Car Rental or FedEx. At night a few restaurants with a social bar area. The pool was nice with also a bar and place to eat. Over all I was pretty satisfied. My only complaints, would be the rooms are starting to feel a little out of date and reading lights were not working properly. The shower area is small and shower head are a little low for today's standards. My main complaint, was I that I stayed there for a convention and the hotel snuck in hotel resort fees to myself and half of our group. So make sure to look a receipt. This was additional $221 in fees. This is not acceptable and then you have to 24 to 48 hours to get money back. With additional charges this is a reason I may not stay here again.
Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya
📍 Address: 11830 NW Cedar Falls Dr, Ste 128, Portland
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)
The best ramen and kara age in town. So, so ono! They accommodate low sodium broths that are also tasty as well. But when you have the standard it is hard to beat. The noodles are perfectly cooked and the Tonkostu broth is so rich and lovely. It costs the noodles perfectly in a perfect balance of noodles, pork and salt. There is a reason why this place ALWAYS has a line waiting when they open.
WAVE Asian Bistro & Sushi
📍 Address: 301 N Baker St, Ste 106, Mount Dora
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
I ordered the sushi fries and the sushi burger. I love both great flavor and really interesting combinations. The service here was enjoyable as well. Very friendly. I will totally be going back soon.
Hakata Ramen
📍 Address: 673 Hancock St, Quincy
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
So after being obsessed with this place and ordering from here again, but I think that i've simply been obsessed with the ideaology of the food here. Since my sisters wanted to try the food again, we ended up ordering a lot. I got 2 orders of Takoyaki, which I learned today were premade and totally destroyed my dreams of takoyaki-customization-galore! I utterly was displeased at the notion of premade items. I also got the Monday Ramen Special which came with a california roll and the eel rice bowl and a spicy pork ramen. We tried the food and everything wasn't as good as we would have liked. Everything looked really pretty and well presented, but clearly the flavor wasnt there. This time I actually used a lot of the extra umami spice flavoring that was on the table. Honestly, I won't be coming back here for awhile since the food doesn't seem to be as flavorful like I really liked at the beginning when they were first opening again.