📍 Address: 5011 Burnet Rd, Austin

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

First of all, I'm really sorry for writing a negative review of this place, because I was really excited to try it and I do think it has potential. However, my experience here was just so different from all the great reviews here that I thought I should put in my two cents. I almost have to think that maybe the usual head chef was out sick the night I ate there. I'm a vegetarian who loves trying new vegetarian-friendly places. I went with my friend who is not vegetarian, but is veggie-friendly. The space is cute and I liked the decor. The bar seems a little out of place in the space, but I'm sure it's nice to see for some people. Everything we ordered was either not cooked correctly, or just did not taste good. I ordered the Nest, while my friend ordered a trio of sides and yucca fries. A rundown of each item: 1. The Nest: The dish lacked flavor, and the fried noodles made it feel very heavy. It wasn't bad, but I wouldn't eat it again. 2. The "cheesy" cauliflower side - a huge disappointment. There was no "cheesiness" to it at all, and it lacked any flavor or texture. My friend couldn't eat it, and neither could I. 3. The roasted carrots side - the carrots were not cooked correctly - they were hard and lacked flavor 4. the wilted greens side - cooked okay, but not flavorful 5. the yucca fries - probably the biggest disappointment. We love yucca fries, and have enjoyed them from many different restaurants. These were not only not cooked correctly to achieve the correct texture and flavor, but the homemade ketchup was inedible - it tasted like pure vinegar. The other sauce served with the yucca fries was also not to our taste. Not to mention that the price of these fries is criminal - it was $7 for 5 fries. That's almost $1.50 per fry. Insanity! My last few thoughts: it's a bit overpriced, but I'd be willing to give it another try in 6-12 months once they've had time to fine tune their menu. Perhaps it was just a bad night for the kitchen - we witnessed another table send back an order. I'd like to see more main dishes on the menu that aren't breakfast or veggie burgers.

📍 Address: 1284 W 5th Ave, Columbus

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

This is a lovely little maw and paw breakfast and lunch joint. Pretty simple place and very typical menu, but it was delicious nonetheless. Came here for a weekend brunch with some friends. The eggs Benedict was great, eggs were cooked perfectly. Also tried the corn beef hash which was just about as good as any place I've tried it in Columbus. The endless cups of coffee are a must and they had a decent brew going. Overall a pleasant place to check out in the grandview area!

📍 Address: 6 New St, Boston

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

I loved Reelhouse!! The burger was really big and we loved the shoestring fries. The ambiance inside is slightly nautical and so adorable and the outdoor seating area will be amazing in the summer- with a great view of the boston skyline!! We were very very underwhelmed by the General Tso tacos, which is why I did not rate 5 stars as I would not recommend them. However I will most certainly be back!!

📍 Address: 442 Main St, Woburn

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)

Not the best indian buffet. Limited selection. Their goat curry was good. I didn't like any of the desserts they offer.

📍 Address: 110-532 W Broadway, Vancouver

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

I get my signature Chinese cheapness from my mom. Whereas my dad could justify spending money on nice things, my mom will ache over every penny she has to spend. So, when my mom was perusing the menu, she was ready to pick up her Gucci bag of questionable authenticity and leave. "Waaa - gum kway!?" Translation: "Get the fuck out of here with these prices!" Peaceful is pretty reasonably priced, but it is markedly more expensive than other places you can go. But I assured my mom that my peers on the Internets really like this place. My mom skeptically looks around the dining room, "Ne doh ho dor gwai lo, ah" Translation: "There are a lot of white people here -- this place is for cheating them -- your logic is faulty -- you are not my son." Oh ya, I get a lot of logic, reasoning and racism from my mother as well. Sidenote - I have entertained the possibility of making a YouTube channel for my mom's musings, you will both be laughing your ass off and horrified by her thoughts on Sino-American and African-American relations whenever Jeremy Lin is on the court. Anyways, we ordered the beef rolls, cold buckwheat noodles and the signature cumin lamb with shaved noodles. The beef rolls are pretty standard - come on, green onions, beef and hoisin sauce is *always* gonna taste good. Having Chinese style cold buckwheat noodles was a first for me. It's thicker and nowhere near as sublime as prime zarusoba, but the mustard sauce was interesting. The cumin lamb noodles were good and I really think the shaved noodles is the way to go rather than the thinner hand-pulled noodles. The only complainant is that it was pretty oily, but if my miser mom can grudgingly admit it was good despite the 'high price' and the high traffic of 'gwai los' thanks to Guy Fieri's annoying show, then it's pretty legit. But, not really worth the lineups in my opinion. But Mama C. approved!

📍 Address: 232 19th St NW, Atlanta

⭐ Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (3.5)

The most scrumptious shrimp and grits I ever had. I attended a networking event at Meehan's. Wait staff was great. The endless mimosas truly were; I never even had to ask for a refill. I will be back.