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Paradise Grill

Paradise Grill

1950 Blairsferry Rd, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, 52233, United States

Grill • Indian • Buffet • Fusion


"From the first moment we walked in, there were already 4 people sitting around waiting for their to-go orders looking real mad. I asked one of them what's going on and apparently they had been waiting for at least 45 minutes. Not a good sign, but we dined in anyway. The waiter who took our order didn't write anything down (impressive at first), repeated our order back to us 3 times, but still got the orders wrong in the end. We asked for only one of the dishes to be spicy, and they made the dish that wasn't supposed to be spicy like level 4 out of 5 spicy (we only asked for level 2), and the dish that was supposed to be level 2 spicy had zero spice. After scraping off the level 4 spicy sauce that it was doused in, the Chicken Tandoori was finally edible but fast approaching room temperature, and there was not enough meat there to warrant a $13.99 price tag. Also, do not order the Mango Dal unless you like tepid, flavorless bean soup. You'd think it would at least taste like mango, right? Nope, no flavor whatsoever, and definitely not worth $10.99. Did they forget to put the mango in the Mango Dal? The worst part was the wait. We waited over an hour for them to serve us the first dish, and then another 20 minutes for the second dish with sides that were supposed to come out with the first dish. During our very long wait, we were not assured if/when our food was coming, we were not told why it was taking so long, nor did we get an apology for the long wait. We should have left, but we wanted to give them a chance to at least give us some good quality food, but no dice. Suffice it to say, I can NOT recommend this place because of the ridiculously long wait for dine-in and to-go, the disappointing quality of the food, and the severe lack of customer service. Hopefully they can improve, but until then, we probably won't be back."

Thai Thyme Sushi

Thai Thyme Sushi

7039 W Broward Blvd, Plantation I-33317-2205, United States

Thai • Asian • Sushi • Curry


"I have to say, I really wanted to like this place. The only reason I gave it 2 stars was because of the server. It 's a small cool spot, but my first indication of not-authentic , should 've been it says on Yelp, Japanese and Thai. Also, the spot does not have a Thai feel or a Japanese feel. I believe when you do fusion , that means you have perfected both dishes and brought them together. Here, they need to stick to one or the other, but then again, neither were memorable. Having traveled to Thailand and eating in Queens, the capital of Asian cuisine, neither the Japanese or the Thai side was impressive. The sushi was not fresh at all and you can tell by looking at it and the sushi cuts were amateurish. For apps, we had steamed shumai, and it was just okay. A little too big for our liking and seemed like they were frozen then warmed up. They gave us complimentary veggie rolls, a nice touch, but the veggie is mushy on the inside. We ordered the sushi morí that had 6 pieces of sushi (chef 's choice) and spicy tuna roll. The toll was not spicy at all. The sesame seeds were not needed on the rolls and they should state that on the menu that sesame seeds come on them. We also ordered the Garlic duck that came with white rice. I don 't know what to say. The few pieces of duck laid on a pile of cabbage, carrots and broccoli for $27. I noticed people ordering the pad Thai. We should 've ordered that and stayed simple. But we look for good authentic, special dishes that people wouldn 't normally order. The best part of the meal was the Thai Singha beer. What a disappointment."