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Joey D's Oak Room
📍 Address: 1015 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Atlanta
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
The service here was absolutely awful. Waiter walks up and simply asks,"what do you want to drink?" No introduction, no hello...anyways. 10 minutes later our drinks arrive. "Ready to order now?" No. We're not ready to order now. We wanted to order appetizers which apparently was a pain for our waiter. A moment or two after the appetizers arrive, he then asks again if we wanted to order. We had to ask what the specials were. "Fish. $25.99." Very helpful. I must have offended him by asking what my side options were as he told me to look in the menu. Won't be back! For how much your food was, your server was underwhelming to say the least.
FoMu
📍 Address: 481 Cambridge St, Allston
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
Hi, I am Jonathan S. You may remember me from such great reviews as: "Old Country Buffet: How to Get Your Money's Worth" and "Planet Fitness: the Workout Jungle." I am certainly not a vegan, but I play one online, and I am here to tell you all about FoMu iced cream. If you have spoken to more than ten people today, you probably have a vegan friend, and unless you were raised by wolves, you want to be considerate of their dietary restrictions. To an omnivore, most vegan food is punishment food. Faux beef, faux chicken, faux pastries and other vegetarian substitutes for sweet, delicious animal products are usually a huge disappointment. FoMu on the other hand is a pleasantly delicious surprise. Few people jump for joy to eat their vegetables. We all eat them though, because we know that they are important, right? I never had any gripe with vegetables that act like vegetables. Bean soups, and chilis are delicious. Smoothies are great. Even salads can be done right. Like most people, I have a problem when vegetarians try to trick me, and pass off vegetables as some thing else. YOU HEAR ME, VEGANS?! You are not fooling any one with your tofu, tempeh, and whatever else you try to flavor like beef. I have never had a good vegan cookie, and soy milk tastes weird. Play straight with me, and I play straight with you. We hold hands, eat a carrot, whatever. FoMu plays straight with you. "Vegan iced cream" implies that cream was the food source, so that is not right. "Frozen dessert" will have to do. So they make their dessert product from coconut milk rather than dairy milk, which sounds good in theory, but experience with vegan foods suggests disaster. Salted caramel is usually one of my favorite flavors, so I tried it out of curiosity, and confirmed that it was gross. I was ready to write off the whole restaurant, but I had some time to kill, so I tried their cookie dough flavor, and it was much truer to what I expect from traditional iced cream. I tried a few more flavors just to confirm, and was most pleased with their blueberry puree. It was downright great with a strong, fruity flavor, creamy texture and no dairy guilt. Normally I eat meat, and meat products with the best of them. I have vegan friends, and we can respectfully disagree on dietary choices for as long as we like, but I think that we have found common ground in desserts. If FoMu could compete with dairy for price in the supermarket then I would actually switch varieties all of the way.
Evan's Deli
📍 Address: 252 Humphrey St, Marblehead
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
Can't get enough of Evan's deli. We just moved to the area and will become regulars quickly.
Antico Pizza Battery
📍 Address: 2605 Circle 75 Pkwy SE, Atlanta
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
We actually set out specifically to go here based on reviews of how the pizza tasted. However upon arriving, no one even said hi, you go to a counter to order. We asked if we could do half toppings because it was just my husband, myself and our 6 year old. We were rudely told no. The cashier picked menus off the counter and held them out without trying to offer any help to others that were in line. We left and came to Cru where we were greeted promptly by someone who appeared to be the manager. The server was also nice. Antico is going off it's reputation and we won't be back because of service.
Neptune Oyster
📍 Address: 63 Salem St, Boston
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
Long wait because the place is small but very worthwhile. The staff are very friendly and the food portions are big and delicious.
Taqueria Los Rayos
📍 Address: 3473 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta
⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)
The real deal. Al Pastor Tortas, Chorizo Tacos... I used to prefer flour tortillas until I started eating here... Horchata (kind of a cinnamon rice water drink) is ftw... flan is ok, but you don't come here for the flan. Get a plate of various 4-6 tacos or a torta and 1-2 tacos and a horchata and start laughing at tex-mex. It's exactly what it purports to be, actual Mexican food. I'm almost always the only non-mexican in the place when I go. I crave this place sometimes and will bust in the hooptie and go get me some.