| ambiance |
93.05999755859375% positive |
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I've been here on numerous occasions & every time I am reminded just why I love their complimentary chips (cripsy, fresh corn tortillas fried to perfection with just a few red ones thrown in for fun) that come with the three-tiered serving cups of pico de ”
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The waitstaff is attentive and fun. ”
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The ambiance is pretty cool, but that is about the oly thing that makes this place stand -out. ”
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The decor is really cool, straight out a Tarantino movie. ”
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The music is even fun for a while. ”
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The decor, the service was great and so were the chips and salsa. ”
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The moment you walk-in you can't help but look all around at the fabulous decor! ”
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the velvet margarita in a pineapple is fun, but of four drinks, we sent two back because they just didn't taste good (i can't remember ever having done that before - with even one drink, let alone two). ”
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Great ambiance within the restaurant and cool decor! ”
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Fun place, Good vibe, Awesome decor! ”
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In general the decor is beautiful and if you're into the Day of the Dead, you need to check it out. ”
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Ambience is fun, but get drunk before you go there as it's expensive. ”
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The food is fine, drinks are great, atmosphere is like a Three Amigos vision of a Mexican restaurant. ”
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The food is great and the decor is adorable. ”
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hope they have a good halloween party to go to because decor sure lends to it. ”
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great atmosphere, okay food, what happened to the drinks? ”
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The atmosphere is amazing. ”
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tasty drinks, neat atmosphere ”
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The food is delicious and rather inexpensive for such large portions, the music is festive to say the least ( from classic salsa to Smiths in spanish), the staff all know me by name and always make me feel at home, but what is truly unbelievable is the de ”
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Mariachis were so fun. ”
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have been there a couple of times before with friends and liked the decor. ”
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Love the decor. ”
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This has got great atmosphere. ”
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The food is to die for and the ambience is awesome. ”
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The atmosphere is amazing and of course the the velvet margarita in the pineapples made with real fresh fruit are the best I have ever tasted! ”
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love this place, I went with a bunch of friends & the bartenders were heavy on the pour, the crowd was fun & friendly, kind of a rocker vibe. ”
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Saw a few celebs which is always fun. ”
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So romantic and great vibes from the patrons and staff. ”
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the atmosphere is fun - loud, but pleasant at the bar, the back patio slightly more quiet and more hip. ”
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The restaurant's decor is kitchy, funky and inspired, and provides the perfect backdrop for a festive night. ”
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That's all I wanted to say and of course I know your suppose to review places on this site so I say this place the vmc margarita is way cool decor pretty spectacular after i calm down will come back and eat just had drinks & chips &salsa margaritas were s ”
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The decor was so cool and different. ”
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It is pretty noisy in the restaurant area, so not exactly a romantic spot. ”
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The only bummer is the good ol' Cahuenga parking hassle. ”
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It's got everything-unique ambience, awesome food, good drinks, good service. ”
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Eat at Citizen Smith and then come here for drinks and a cool atmosphere. ”
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Honestly, it's not "authentic" Mexican food - the best thing this place has going for it is location and the crowd. ”
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Wonderful atmosphere, bitchen bar, generous attention form the staff and decent food. ”
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This place is so unique, the decor, the ambience, it? ”
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The staff is incredibly fun. ”
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this place is awesome for atmosphere, service, drinks and is busy but not annoyingly so which all equals a great time. ”
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From the funky, trendy decor to the free chips & amazing dips to the out of this world drinks. ”
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The decor and ambience is amazing. ”
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loved the decor. ”
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Mouth-watering mole, perfect service, sultry ambiance ”
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Food was good, drinks good, but the atmosphere is a MUST. ”
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I've lived in L.A. for five years, and yes, parking is horrible. ”
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The Ambiance: I would have to agree with everyone that the ambiance is brilliant, but what really got me going was the music. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Oh and you have to order the Churros for dessert. ”
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even saved room for their wonderful dessert, our whole table shared 4 different Desserts all great. ”
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| drinks |
84.67000007629395% positive |
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The food is fine, drinks are great, atmosphere is like a Three Amigos vision of a Mexican restaurant. ”
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In general, I would not come here again because it is overpriced and the good soup and dip doesn't make up for the overwise lackluster food and drinks. ”
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And for the price we would have liked more than 5 sips of drink. ”
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That's all I wanted to say and of course I know your suppose to review places on this site so I say this place the vmc margarita is way cool decor pretty spectacular after i calm down will come back and eat just had drinks & chips &salsa margaritas were s ”
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It's got everything-unique ambience, awesome food, good drinks, good service. ”
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They had very tasty drinks wonderful food! ”
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This is a great place to go and grab a drink. ”
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If you want a great drink, it will cost you (about $15 for a specialty margarita). ”
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Always a great option for the bar hopping in the area. ”
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This is the type of place where you can just come in for a drink and a good meal and just end up staying all night because the people are so cool and the vibe good. ”
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Every time i go i have a great time with great service, good food, amazing drinks. ”
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HOWEVER, I did experience nasty attitude from the bartender while ordering drinks and in the same night was double charged for another set of drinks by a different bartender. ”
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They have a nice patio bar that is cash only! ”
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The Patio is great with its own bar and pleanty of leg room. ”
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for the lousy drink. ”
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the atmosphere is fun - loud, but pleasant at the bar, the back patio slightly more quiet and more hip. ”
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The ultimate insult were the drinks. ”
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The drinks are pricey so expect to buy a lot waiting for 2 hours at the bar. ”
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I've only been here for drinks and it gets pretty crowded inside, they have an nice patio in the back though with a bar, and it's never crow. ”
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Food was good, drinks good, but the atmosphere is a MUST. ”
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Our drinks were wonderful, but we were not seated for 45 minutes! ”
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the velvet margarita in a pineapple is fun, but of four drinks, we sent two back because they just didn't taste good (i can't remember ever having done that before - with even one drink, let alone two). ”
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Eat at Citizen Smith and then come here for drinks and a cool atmosphere. ”
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What I am though is a regular guy who appreciates a good meal, a cold beer, and a little respect from the person who I plan to show appreciation to when the check arrives. ”
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drinks were tasty and strong the way i like them! ”
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The bartenders were horrible at both bar stations. ”
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Love the dancing dolls above the bar ”
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drinks were soooo good. ”
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The "specialty" drinks are not only overpriced (come on! ”
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The Velvet Heart was the best drink I had, but at $10, I'm only going to splurge on one, maybe two. ”
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Fun bar to get some chips and salsa and a margie but not a place to have a good mexi dinner. ”
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this place is awesome for atmosphere, service, drinks and is busy but not annoyingly so which all equals a great time. ”
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tasty food and drinks ”
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Wonderful atmosphere, bitchen bar, generous attention form the staff and decent food. ”
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tasty drinks, neat atmosphere ”
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The food was the great, the drinks were great and even our friends who weren't "drinking" seemed to have a good time. ”
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Free margaritas, hot sauza tequila girls, and comp food trays all night- food was good- I've eaten dinner there before which was really good, who knew bar snacks could be yummy too. ”
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had read about the once famous DJ at Gaslight (turned Opium Den) Big Daddy Carlos opening up a bar, so it was much to my delight to go and check it out. ”
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heard the people next to us say the margaritas were great, but we drank wine, which was actually good too. ”
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From the funky, trendy decor to the free chips & amazing dips to the out of this world drinks. ”
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The staff was very accommodating, from the Host, who made sure our large group was well taken care of, to our Server, who was attentive to a fault, and the Bartenders, who made us stiff drinks all night long! ”
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It's so refreshing to come to a restaurant/ bar where everyone from the servers to the bar tenders and everyone in between is so friendly. ”
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In All honesty I will return cause it's a nice place just try to come check it after you have a couple of drinks somewhere else because it will be an ice age before you get through the slow bar service! ”
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Had some great drinks. ”
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great atmosphere, okay food, what happened to the drinks? ”
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for a 12 drink not worth it service at the bar lousy. ”
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my favorite place for a special occasion to have dinner or to just have a couple drinks and hang out with friends ”
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Don't forget to order the margarita in a pineapple drink and of course you must try the Ahi Tuna ceviche to start off and ask for DAVID! ”
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That being said, food was just OK, drinks were pricey but good and it's a "different" kind of place to go and hang. ”
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Good food, weak drinks ”
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| food quality |
90.60000419616699% positive |
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had a spinach enchilada dish that was amazing! ”
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The food portions are huge, too! ”
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The food was sooo good! ”
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The food isn't the best you've ever had, but after a few mojits. ”
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THe creamy sauce with the rice was delish. ”
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The food was the great, the drinks were great and even our friends who weren't "drinking" seemed to have a good time. ”
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good energy place food was so tasty could'nt stop eating those chips and salsa with that bean dip unbeleivable! ”
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The food is exquisite. ”
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food was so delicious. ”
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also love their albondiga (meatball) soup, which is made with turkey -- traditionally, it's a soup made with beef so this is a great alternative and still very tasty. ”
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I've been here on numerous occasions & every time I am reminded just why I love their complimentary chips (cripsy, fresh corn tortillas fried to perfection with just a few red ones thrown in for fun) that come with the three-tiered serving cups of pico de ”
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The food is truly good, and the staff is super friendly. ”
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Their main courses were beyond what I expected, my favorite dishes are the chilli rellenos and green Chili Enchilada's! ”
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The food has always been mediocre. ”
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If you like eclectic food this is a must try. ”
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That being said, food was just OK, drinks were pricey but good and it's a "different" kind of place to go and hang. ”
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we sat at our table excellent menu full of yummy chooses. ”
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food was very good. ”
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Decor was pretty amazing and the Filet Mignon tacos were the best. ”
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Every time i go i have a great time with great service, good food, amazing drinks. ”
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In general, I would not come here again because it is overpriced and the good soup and dip doesn't make up for the overwise lackluster food and drinks. ”
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My mother loves Mexican food! ”
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The food is tasty and huge portions for the price. ”
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had the ahi tuna tacos which were the best fish tacos I've had in quite a while. ”
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Most of the genuine reviews I've read regarding the food were about sanitation issues, meaning aside from that nasty hangover the next morning, do you really want to add food poisoning to that list? ”
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Honestly, it's not "authentic" Mexican food - the best thing this place has going for it is location and the crowd. ”
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The food is fine, drinks are great, atmosphere is like a Three Amigos vision of a Mexican restaurant. ”
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The food is terrific. ”
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The food is great and the decor is adorable. ”
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food very enjoyable with real rice & beans! ”
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eat earlier then 5 cause if not your in a for a night of heartburn and full belly the food is super heavy. ”
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The food looked good and some girl told me it was the best chips and salsa she ever hadLooking forward to finding out for myself. ”
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looove a good margarita and some Mexican food, but this restaurant has neither. ”
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Good food, pushy service ”
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This is the type of place where you can just come in for a drink and a good meal and just end up staying all night because the people are so cool and the vibe good. ”
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The margaritas are tasty, but go for a middle of the road one, the $30 one just is not worth it. ”
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Had the best steak tacos and calamari. ”
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Best chips and salsa I ever had. ”
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Great food. ”
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the food is amazing - so reasonable, huge portions and Monday nights 2 for I margaritas! ”
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the quesadillas were delicious and the tamales were excellent too (warning - lots of stuff has olives in it, so ask if you aren't an olive person) though the steak burrito was average. ”
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That's all I wanted to say and of course I know your suppose to review places on this site so I say this place the vmc margarita is way cool decor pretty spectacular after i calm down will come back and eat just had drinks & chips &salsa margaritas were s ”
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usually get the ceviche appetizer which is amazing and then a burrito of some sort. ”
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Wonderful atmosphere, bitchen bar, generous attention form the staff and decent food. ”
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The food was good, not the best but good enough. ”
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The food great! ”
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Fun bar to get some chips and salsa and a margie but not a place to have a good mexi dinner. ”
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The food is delicious and rather inexpensive for such large portions, the music is festive to say the least ( from classic salsa to Smiths in spanish), the staff all know me by name and always make me feel at home, but what is truly unbelievable is the de ”
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The food was simply amazing. ”
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Our server was very friendly, and the chips and salsa were great. ”
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....The food was good, but I could easliy go to a taco truck and have better food and service! ”
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The three different dips that were provided with the chips were good, the shrimp bisque was very good and the calamari was pretty good, but the rest of the meal (I had the steak tacos) was forgettable. ”
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They had very tasty drinks wonderful food! ”
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The atmosphere is amazing and of course the the velvet margarita in the pineapples made with real fresh fruit are the best I have ever tasted! ”
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tasty food and drinks ”
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Great food! ”
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The salsa are awesome, chips are delicious, and the moles were as rich and nutty as those I had traveling in Oaxaca. ”
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What I am though is a regular guy who appreciates a good meal, a cold beer, and a little respect from the person who I plan to show appreciation to when the check arrives. ”
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The free chips & salsa were amazing, they have so many different types of margaitas to try (all were very good) and the food was so tasty. ”
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Their margaritas are well priced and delicious, and the music in the back room was awesome! ”
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This place has great food! ”
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The food was not good. ”
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The food is delicious & they have a great $5 recession margaritas right now. ”
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The decor, the service was great and so were the chips and salsa. ”
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Good dishes to try-tomatillo spinach enchiladas and ahi tuna tacos. ”
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love Mexican food but am rather hesitant to order dishes in restaurants because of the lard or chicken stock style of preperation, but not here! ”
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It's got everything-unique ambience, awesome food, good drinks, good service. ”
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Another member of our party had the chicken enchilada with green tomatillo sauce that she was said was delicious. ”
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have to say that the food was very good so that was a good point. ”
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Good food, weak drinks ”
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the salsa /queso trio was really good too - REAL queso - not crappy melted cheese like in most H/wood restaurants. ”
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great atmosphere, okay food, what happened to the drinks? ”
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The food is to die for and the ambience is awesome. ”
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Live mariachi music, great food (try the Ahi Tacos), margaritas in fresh pineapple shells, this place even had dancing puppets. ”
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Free margaritas, hot sauza tequila girls, and comp food trays all night- food was good- I've eaten dinner there before which was really good, who knew bar snacks could be yummy too. ”
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Food is not authentic Mexican ”
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tasty drinks, neat atmosphere ”
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drinks were tasty and strong the way i like them! ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Everything on the menu tastes great. ”
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can't wait to go back and try more of the wonderful selections on their menu! ”
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great vegetarian menu too! ”
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the menu was interesting, though limited. ”
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we sat at our table excellent menu full of yummy chooses. ”
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didn't stay long, but I drooled over the menu and the crowd seemed cool. ”
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| overall |
85.71000099182129% positive |
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good energy place food was so tasty could'nt stop eating those chips and salsa with that bean dip unbeleivable! ”
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In All honesty I will return cause it's a nice place just try to come check it after you have a couple of drinks somewhere else because it will be an ice age before you get through the slow bar service! ”
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This is a great place to entertain people from out of town. ”
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Food is below average, not a very good place. ”
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What a great place for a party! ”
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Want to say to the person who owns it good job and thanks so much for having a great place like this in Hollywood. ”
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This was my favorite restaurant in Hollywood before my birthday and it still is! ”
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Honestly, it's not "authentic" Mexican food - the best thing this place has going for it is location and the crowd. ”
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Live mariachi music, great food (try the Ahi Tacos), margaritas in fresh pineapple shells, this place even had dancing puppets. ”
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great place! ”
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With plenty of bars to hop to and clubs to dance at, the VM is a great place to start or end the evening. ”
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This is a great place to go and grab a drink. ”
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That being said, food was just OK, drinks were pricey but good and it's a "different" kind of place to go and hang. ”
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By far, my favorite Mexican restaurant in Hollywood! ”
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| return potential |
90.0% positive |
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In general, I would not come here again because it is overpriced and the good soup and dip doesn't make up for the overwise lackluster food and drinks. ”
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Parking is a pain but all in all an awesome place I will definitely go back to! ”
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In All honesty I will return cause it's a nice place just try to come check it after you have a couple of drinks somewhere else because it will be an ice age before you get through the slow bar service! ”
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That's all I wanted to say and of course I know your suppose to review places on this site so I say this place the vmc margarita is way cool decor pretty spectacular after i calm down will come back and eat just had drinks & chips &salsa margaritas were s ”
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can't wait to go back and try more of the wonderful selections on their menu! ”
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| service |
80.19000053405762% positive |
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The staff is incredibly fun. ”
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love this place, I went with a bunch of friends & the bartenders were heavy on the pour, the crowd was fun & friendly, kind of a rocker vibe. ”
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Every time i go i have a great time with great service, good food, amazing drinks. ”
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Our server was very friendly, and the chips and salsa were great. ”
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the staff were all so friendly. ”
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It's got everything-unique ambience, awesome food, good drinks, good service. ”
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The bartenders were horrible at both bar stations. ”
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Wonderful atmosphere, bitchen bar, generous attention form the staff and decent food. ”
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Lot's of good looking people. ”
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The staff was very attentive, amicable, and professional. ”
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Mouth-watering mole, perfect service, sultry ambiance ”
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We had heard about it from Star Shoes people but doggone it, it was sooooo pricey and the service was soooooo slow. ”
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The staff was friendly, however the service was a bit slow. ”
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this place is awesome for atmosphere, service, drinks and is busy but not annoyingly so which all equals a great time. ”
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The service wasn't great either, and after the waitress took our order, we never saw her again. ”
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The outside bartenders were very rude. ”
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It's so refreshing to come to a restaurant/ bar where everyone from the servers to the bar tenders and everyone in between is so friendly. ”
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The waitress was AWESOME and very attentive. ”
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The host was nice as was the waiter. ”
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Our server, Travis, was super polite and treated us incredibly well. ”
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The food is delicious and rather inexpensive for such large portions, the music is festive to say the least ( from classic salsa to Smiths in spanish), the staff all know me by name and always make me feel at home, but what is truly unbelievable is the de ”
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This is a great place to entertain people from out of town. ”
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The waiter was a little slow, but it was also a Saturday night. ”
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service was excellent. ”
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So romantic and great vibes from the patrons and staff. ”
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You gotta love the hanging sombreros & kitschy Mexican tsotchkes like the crushed velvet paintings of people like Lucha Libre and Herve Villachaize (Tattoo from "Fantasy Island") ! ”
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The service was friendly and the margaritas were great! ”
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heard the people next to us say the margaritas were great, but we drank wine, which was actually good too. ”
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Place was packed, but staff were still extremely visable,friendly and helpful. ”
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Drinks were fantastic and your staff were so on it! ”
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...Host was super friendly. ”
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Food was good, although the waitress seemed to ocassionally get lost. ”
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Wonderful staff! ”
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The decor, the service was great and so were the chips and salsa. ”
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told the bartender it was bitter and he just added ”
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The snooty bartender with the British accent took the opportunity to verbally chastise me regarding the evils of Corona being an Anheuser-Busch product that does not support the Mexican economy. ”
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In All honesty I will return cause it's a nice place just try to come check it after you have a couple of drinks somewhere else because it will be an ice age before you get through the slow bar service! ”
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HOWEVER, I did experience nasty attitude from the bartender while ordering drinks and in the same night was double charged for another set of drinks by a different bartender. ”
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Staff were attentive and didn't rush us out when we were done. ”
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Jeremy, our server, was personable and attentive, and the service was impeccable. ”
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Thanks for the great service. ”
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went with a big group of people because we heard it went off at night. ”
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The waitstaff is attentive and fun. ”
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Happy holidays to all of the nice people that work there! ”
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for a 12 drink not worth it service at the bar lousy. ”
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Bartenders are friendly and flirty. ”
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The food is truly good, and the staff is super friendly. ”
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Good food, pushy service ”
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The staff was very accommodating, from the Host, who made sure our large group was well taken care of, to our Server, who was attentive to a fault, and the Bartenders, who made us stiff drinks all night long! ”
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got quite an education from the bartender about what makes a great tequila. ”
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They gave us a great table and the service was awesome! ”
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....The food was good, but I could easliy go to a taco truck and have better food and service! ”
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This is the type of place where you can just come in for a drink and a good meal and just end up staying all night because the people are so cool and the vibe good. ”
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| value |
62.5% positive |
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The food portions are huge, too! ”
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Dinner is a flat price--$15! ”
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This is one of those places that will gladly take your money on a slow weeknight but try to get in on a late weekend night and you won't make it past the door. ”
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for a 12 drink not worth it service at the bar lousy. ”
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That being said, food was just OK, drinks were pricey but good and it's a "different" kind of place to go and hang. ”
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The margaritas are tasty, but go for a middle of the road one, the $30 one just is not worth it. ”
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Ambience is fun, but get drunk before you go there as it's expensive. ”
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In general, I would not come here again because it is overpriced and the good soup and dip doesn't make up for the overwise lackluster food and drinks. ”
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the food is amazing - so reasonable, huge portions and Monday nights 2 for I margaritas! ”
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Not the perfect place since their "cheap" margies are 10 frigging dollars! ”
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Great value for your money. ”
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The "specialty" drinks are not only overpriced (come on! ”
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Wonderful atmosphere, bitchen bar, generous attention form the staff and decent food. ”
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The food is delicious and rather inexpensive for such large portions, the music is festive to say the least ( from classic salsa to Smiths in spanish), the staff all know me by name and always make me feel at home, but what is truly unbelievable is the de ”
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And for the price we would have liked more than 5 sips of drink. ”
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The food is tasty and huge portions for the price. ”
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The drinks are pricey so expect to buy a lot waiting for 2 hours at the bar. ”
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The portions are huge too. ”
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WOW, did i say expensive margarita? ”
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We had heard about it from Star Shoes people but doggone it, it was sooooo pricey and the service was soooooo slow. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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In All honesty I will return cause it's a nice place just try to come check it after you have a couple of drinks somewhere else because it will be an ice age before you get through the slow bar service! ”
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didn't stay long, but I drooled over the menu and the crowd seemed cool. ”
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Our drinks were wonderful, but we were not seated for 45 minutes! ”
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We had heard about it from Star Shoes people but doggone it, it was sooooo pricey and the service was soooooo slow. ”
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The staff was friendly, however the service was a bit slow. ”
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The staff was very accommodating, from the Host, who made sure our large group was well taken care of, to our Server, who was attentive to a fault, and the Bartenders, who made us stiff drinks all night long! ”
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The waiter was a little slow, but it was also a Saturday night. ”
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This is one of those places that will gladly take your money on a slow weeknight but try to get in on a late weekend night and you won't make it past the door. ”
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