📍 Address: 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

Decent Mexican food. Can't compare to chipotle or bean town taqueria. Convenient location though.

📍 Address: 94 Hartwell Ave, Lexington

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐ (3)

I had a mixed experience here. I went with a large group in the late afternoon for "lunch." I had a steak salad, which was delicious--the steak was spicy, the bacon and blue cheese a good complement, and the greens were fresh. It was a bit salty for my taste, and a bit spicier than I expected, but I enjoyed it and would happily eat it again. My wife had fish tacos, which were good but much spicier than she expected, and really spicier than she wanted. The other folks in the group enjoyed their food. Our group was demanding: we moved from outside to inside, had several noisy, active young children with us, and did that annoying thing of ordering another drink as soon as the waitress came by with the previous order. That said, even before we were annoying the staff was professional but cold and unfriendly, as if they had been well trained but didn't particularly like their work or working with people.This was true of the waiter and waitress who served us and of the hostess, who was polite but not kind or warm. The staff also seemed not to know about our reservation, which was surprising but didn't cause any real problems. I guess my take-home message is: the food was fine, the service was professional, but I don't know what would motivate me to go there again. A note about how I rate: It seems to me that people mean very different things by the stars they give in a review. Here's what I mean: 5 stars means that a place is exceptional in some way, special even among very good peers; 4 stars means that the place is very good in every relevant category but not outstanding or exceptional; 3 stars means adequate--a place I would go to again but not great; 2 stars means unacceptable--a place I would not go again because it is seriously deficient in some way; 1 star is horrible, that the place was not only unacceptable in some way but that it was exceptionally, unforgivably bad. In every case my rating is comparing the place reviewed to similar places-- thus an outstanding diner gets a 5 even though on an absolute scale its food might not be as good as that at a gourmet restaurant.

📍 Address: 1335 Cameron Ave, Lewis Center

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

Experience: My friend and I stopped by Sunday night for dinner.. she ordered a mango lassi and chicken tikka masala, and I ordered the veg-corn soup and tandoori roti. Server was attentive and polite; very sweet man. He comes back and apologizes for the kitchen no longer has mango lasso available nor the veg-corn soup. I was a bit bummed. I ordered the veg samosa instead.. our order came out in a timely fashion. Here is the catch: my water was tap water, yuck. My friend sat facing the kitchen and watched the server pour mango lassi in a small glass cup and then fill the rest with water. I suppose that means my friend now has mango lassi to drink, but a watered mango lassi.. just the one act puts suspiscion as to what else they do ok in the kitchen where customers cannot peer through. Dishonest business Always puts me off, no matter the rest of the experience. Food: Tasty! The filling of the veg samosa appetizer is very similar to a chickpea soup my friend makes a lot. A light curry aroma with every mashed potato, carrots & peas wrapped in it's crispy shell. The tikki chicken masala was delicious, and chicken chunks filled a good portion of the dish (though I am one to prefer more sauce than chicken, which in that case was not too much sauce). Price is average, though I might say the main dishes can drop $1/$2. We are looking at ~ $13 for a smaller portion of chicken masala. The interiors are decorated with a simple sort of elegance, a soothing place to dine

📍 Address: 79 81 & 81.5 Rainey St, Austin

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

101 beers on tap! All sorts of interesting, different, and delicious beers. If you can't find a beer that you like here, I don't know what to tell you. The music was terrific, lots of soul and funk. Every song that played was great. I tried a couple of sausages and some potatoes. The duck and bacon sausage was served with figs and honey. The sweetness paired with the meat and salt very well. Delicious. The South Texas antelope and venison merguez sausage was even better. There was a red sauce (I don't THINK it was ketchup) and onion on top that was perfect. It was all served on a pumpernickel bun, which made it even better. You have to try this one. The German potato salad was served warm, with a subtle vinegar taste that worked well. One of the better German potato salads that I have had. The mashed potatoes with sausage gravy were terrific. A lot of pepper flavor in there. This could be a good meal all by itself. Staff was super friendly, and were able to answer some questions when needed. Traditional beer garden seating, long tables everywhere with bench seating.

📍 Address: 4199 Paces Ferry Rd SE, Atlanta

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)

My boyfriend took me there for my birthday, and I was very excited. The view on the river was incredible and lived up to the hype. However, everything else was just ok. The food was good, not great. And compared to similarly priced restaurants, the wait staff fell way short. We barely had the opportunity to reorder drinks. Also, small thing, but they knew it was my birthday and they didn't bring out anything. I wasn't expecting anything huge, just a small treat. I thought that this was standard at these caliber restaurants, but apparently not at Canoe.

📍 Address: 316 SE 123rd Ave, Ste A3, Vancouver

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

This used to be my family's favorite restaurant which we would visit at least on a twice weekly basis. Sadly our visit here today is probably our last. With all new staff than when we first started coming here, the food is only mediocre and they seem to be skimping on vegetables and meat in their dishes. Staff is also confused and not as friendly; not even checking up to see if our food is tasting good. Overall, an okay restaurant but I truly miss what it used to be.