📍 Address: 12 W Bridge St, Dublin

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

I'm not one to normally write a review, but after last night's amazing event at Mezzo, I had to share. We had a surprise birthday party at Mezzo last night and it was amazing! The food was fantastic, the booking process was easy (Tina), but the best part of Mezzo is Mike and his entire staff. They are the absolute best in Columbus. We have always loved Mezzo, but after our event last night...there are a whole bunch more people that love it now - They treat everyone like family, are so accommodating, responsive, and some of the best food around. There are a lot of choices in Columbus, but we keep coming back because of the people. Thank you to Mike and his entire staff for making this such a great event and looking forward to coming back again and again.

📍 Address: 10 Tyler St, Boston

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

We visited this place for the 1st time in search for good dim sum in Boston, unfortunately this will be our last time coming here and will be the same for all our families and friends due to not just the lack of customer service but down right rudeness treatment our group received from every single restaurant staff members since the moment we first walked through the door. We initially gave the benefit of the doubt to the 1st female staff member who took our order, chalking it up as "she may be having a rough day" when she rudely responded loudly with some grumpy look to our inquiries of a couple of menu items. But then we found out the other staff members also demonstrated the same demeanor by either giving us death stares or not even looking or acknowledging our simplest requests such as asking for a pair of chopsticks, removing a couple of empty containers when they came to bring out our foods, they just simply ignored and pretended to not even hear us as they continue to walk right past our table, not wanting to be bothered with. Of all the places we ate in Boston, this was the only restaurant that charged us for the tea brought on our table even though we did not order it. They never bothered to come by our table one time to check up on us or refill our water. From their demeanor, we were frankly scared to ask of anything else from them the entire time. They somehow expected a tip through all this! Their dim sum foods were not outstanding but decent, however with this type of poor service from their entire staff we encountered, not sure how this business will last in the long run(?) If minimum customer service is expected, then you are coming to a wrong restaurant in our opinion. We have never short changed anyone on tips except this one instance as a way of "constructive criticism" but this one last impression we want to point out, upon seeing our minimal tip left on the table, one of the waiter there (with a left earring) had the nerve when he bolted out the front door, asking us for more tip, we told him that was for poor service and he responded with the "F----" response. Do they not know what customer service is?

📍 Address: 151 Linden St, Wellesley

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐ (3)

The price for lunch is not bad at all, definitely lower than those in the area. Bento box offers great variety. I was hoping for more sushi but still satisfied. The tofu was a good surprise. Service was good, seems like the owner pays attention. The atmosphere is fantastic with windows on all sides letting in a lot of natural light.

📍 Address: 4390 Gallant Avenue, Unit 107C, North Vancouver

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

Deep Cove gem! This place is in the heart of Deep Cove, right by the beach. Great service, good menu selection. I had the "hippie salad". It had beets, avocado, lettuce, beans, pecans, etc... Really, really good! If I had the money, I'd love to live in Deep Cove, just to go to places like Arms Reach Bistro.

📍 Address: 102 NW 4th Ave, Portland

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

I super liked this place! I super liked my pomegranate cocktail, I super liked the small, share-able plates, I super liked that we snagged a seat at the bar right away, and I super liked our bartender. The bartender made some recommendations, and we were happy all around. The carrot cake dish was an unexpectedly great combination of flavors and textures. The octopus skewers packed a nice punch, while the chile skewers were a little more tame, and the toast with coconut jam was nice and cooling after the heat. I didn't fall quite as hard as I did for Pok Pok, but Ping has some definite plusses--not only is it on my side of the river, it's easy to snag a table. Ping, I'll be back!

📍 Address: 8222 Jamestown Dr, Ste A 109, Austin

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐ (2)

So I decided to try this since I used to enjoy steaks delivered when I was a kid. Not sure if I just grew a pallet for fresh beef instead of frozen steaks but I just ate my first rib-eye out of my order. It was sub par to say the least. I cooked it with my sous vide and seared it on my grill as I have done with my finer steaks I buy. The salesman told me these were all USDA good quality steaks and let me tell you, this is not even close. The meat was very tough by itself and had a lot of gristle. For the price I paid for 4 boxes I would say go ahead and save your money. HEB is right down the street and you can get a way better quality steak than these frozen hokey pucks. Thanks for the try but I will have to pass on the next time your company is around. I'll stick to my HEB for my steaks.