Justin
Odyssey Cruises Chicago River

Odyssey Cruises Chicago River

455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, United States

Drinks • American • Breakfast • Dinner Cruise


"My husband and I went on the City Cruises Chicago Chicago River Architecture Brunch Tour. We had a great time on this cruise and highly recommend it. Once you get on the cruise, you'll have a great time. But getting to the boat was a challenge. From street level there are no, zero, nada, zilch signs telling you where to go. We had to guess on which way to get down to the river level. Thankfully, we guessed right. There no directions on how to get to the boat. You can't go directly to the boat, you have to go to their ticket booth, get your tickets, then show it to the boat assistant to get on the boat. While in line to get our tickets, the two groups in front of us were taking forever asking questions that did not pertain to this cruise and delayed our entry on the boat. It would be very helpful to have a separate line for those who had already purchased tickets.Once on the boat, we had a great time. We were treated to bottomless mimosas. Our first appetizer was a shrimp cocktail. This was purchased separately in order to use the balance of the gift card we were given. The shrimp tasted fresh and were cold. It came with cocktail sauce. For starters, I got the watermelon and feta salad (Feta Cheese Cherry Tomatoes Balsamic Vinaigrette) and my husband got the greek yogurt and granola parfait (Chobani Non-Fat Greek Yogurt Honey Granola Fresh Blueberries and Strawberries). The watermelon was fresh and paired well with the feta cheese and mandarin orange vinaigrette salad dressing. The greek yogurt and granola parfait wasn't very sweet but my husband liked it anyway.For the main course, I had the Brioche French Toast (Stuffed with Nutella Cream Fresh Strawberries Maple Syrup) while my husband had the Buttermilk-Brined Chicken Breast. The French toast comes out as a giant piece of French toast. I loved its filling. This exceeded my expectations for what French Toast should taste like. The chicken breast was very tender and moist.The menu that you see online will be different from what you get on board. I was disappointed that they did not have the chocolate cake as advertised, so I got the tres leches cake instead. My disappointment quickly disappeared once I tasted the tres leches cake. This was one of the best non-chocolate cakes that I've ever had. My husband got the New York Style Cheesecake (Lemon Mascarpone Cream Blueberry Compote). It had a texture that is a little rougher than I'm used to a cheesecake having, but was still recognizable.The views that you get on this river cruise are remarkable. Be sure to bring your camera. The narrator will tell when there are good views and picture taking opportunities coming up. The forward deck of the boat is a great spot to take pictures and watch the buildings as the boat goes down river. My biggest complaint is that it was very difficult to hear the narrator. The microphone wasn't very loud and the other passengers were too loud to hear her. It would not have made much of a difference if she wasn't there at all. Part of the cruise experience is to learn about the buildings and that did not happen.Overall, this was a great way to spend a Saturday. I highly recommend City Cruises Chicago Chicago River!"

Willow Creek Bistro

Willow Creek Bistro

75 Prospector Rd Aspen, CO 81611, 81611-4308, ASPEN, United States

Beer • Cheese • American • Cocktail


"My wife and I wanted a nice laid-back place to sit outside and enjoy a fun dinner. We ended up being very disappointed by the service. Our server took about 10-15 minutes to get to the table (which feels like an eternity when you are waiting to order beverages). They took our drink order and quickly returned with a cocktail and waters but the beer we ordered was delayed by a few minutes. Not a big deal, but then the night went south. We didn't see our server again for a very long time. We started to feel like our appetizer was a little delayed when food runners showed up with our entrees. No app in sight. We let them know and eventually the server brought our app. But we were halfway into the meal by that point. The food tasted fine. Nothing extraordinary but not bad. The nachos, I admit, were delicious. The mac and cheese we ordered was described to have bread crumbs but was missing that. Fortunately the server had it taken care of pretty quickly. We were never asked about having our drinks refilled. And after eating, we waited a long time for our check. It just seemed to take forever for everything. None of the problems by themselves would have been a big deal, but together it added up to a somewhat unpleasant experience. The server was nice and apologetic. They also comped us the appetizer which was nice. May have been an off night or maybe a new server, but I can't say I would recommend going on a Saturday night. Also, we did enjoy the outdoor seating area. It was a little tight, but the ambiance was nice."

Bob's Steak And Chop House Austin

Bob's Steak And Chop House Austin

301 Lavaca Street, Austin, 78701, United States Of America

Steak • Seafood • American • Steakhouse


"This year,  we decided to do something a little nontraditional for Thanksgiving and go out for dinner. It was our daughter's recommendation to visit Bob's, and I am very happy and proud to report that we could not have chosen a better place to celebrate the holiday. We actually arrived about 20 minutes early for our reservation, but were shown right to our table.  Although I am sure this isn't the case during a non-holiday weekend during peak hours. Upon first walking in, the dining room seemed extremely dark, but it shouldn't be much of a surprise as it was mid-afternoon when we arrived. However, shortly after being seated, the lighting seemed very natural. Our waiter was warm, friendly and very attentive.  He offered honest, on point answers to every question asked, and was eager to make a recommendation when asked.  He never seemed overly rushed, and took the time to joke and cajole. The menu is an efficient single page, unlike some establishments that have pages and pages of things, trying to have a full menu of steaks,  a whole menu of seafood, menu of pasta, chicken, and Mexican. Bob's menu is simple and complete with a great selection of signature steaks, several appetizer choices, and a few seafood dishes to balance things out. Tuna tartar and fried lobster were chosen as appetizers, and when they arrived, I knew that we were in for something special. The tuna was soft and mild with an extremely fresh taste.  The fried lobster was light and crispy and perfectly breaded, and was served a mild buttery sauce on the side. The wait for our entrees was not too long and everything delivered was finely plated. Waygu medallions with seared scallops,  blackened redfish with risotto, rack of lamb, and a 45-day dry aged steak were our entrees and I simply do not have adequate works to describe the joy experienced in every single bite. Side dished seem to be an afterthought at many places, but not here.nd whatever you do, you simply must have their signature carrot, Moving on to dessert, carrot cake, pumpkin cheesecake, and creme brulee were wonderfully prepared, but I must say everyone at the table was a bit jealous of my bread pudding. When you are looking for your next special evening out, please give Bob's your consideration.  Everything we encountered was top notch and I am confident you will find it so too"

9600 Kitchen

9600 Kitchen

550 Village Road, Breckenridge I-, United States, 80424, BRECKENRIDGE

Asiatic • American • Breakfast • Bar-lounge


"as a restaurant not only on a hotel, but also directly on a massive ski area in one of the top ski destinations in the world, I expected an increased experience. first of all, although there are parking spaces for the hotel, restaurant visitors are not welcome to park there and get a parking validation. secondly, when we went into us, we were not greeted and there was a sign above that says, "please wait to take a place". after I stood there, I contacted the bartender and asked if someone would come or if we just sit down? he said: “This sign is, just sit anywhere.” we set ourselves and the server was asked to meet us at our table and take our order. very kind, I think his name was travis. they advertise their restaurant as “farm to table” restaurants, but that’s not what I experienced. we ordered the Charcuterie board to start the nashville hot chicken sandwich and the winterravioli with the sides of the mushroom risotto and spiced brokkoli. I'll start with the charcuterie board. if they are advertising that you eat is farm too table, served hot rob jelly packages does not see. still taste the best. make a simple jam or jam is not so difficult. Moreover, the provided meats looked like they were just eating out of a lunch. the cheese offered were good, but for $19, they would have made it a little. the best court of the night was the nashville hot chicken sandwich. a lot of taste, crispy chicken and a roasted bungalow. the ravioli seemed like it was the type they buy from the load frozen. the sweet potato sauce had a good taste, but nothing with a “wow factor”. about ambiente. very brightly illuminated. almost too much. the vibe type gave off “Deine” or “Waffle House” mixed with a sportable and the music was loud and upbeat/pop. quite distracting and unnecessary. if they will have an almost $60 steak on their menu, their ambiente and atmosphere should correspond to that."

Campo

Campo

50 N Sierra St STE 104 Reno, NV 89501-1340, United States

Wine • Pizza • Cheese • Drinks


"Dang, I hate leaving bad reviews: I typically am selective in every speaking up and no I didn 't nitpick everything there but on here I will. See, I tried to resolve at restraunt but we were brushed off by our waitress who said sorry we don 't live up to your expectation . I guess a fully cooked pizza.........is high expectations, hahaha. We ordered 2 woodfire pizza that were strangely under cooked crust yet charcoal scorched on the top center. I believe they didn 't cook crust long enough and then raised the pizza to the flames to cook toppings and completely burned the smack center of toppings and cheese. Now when you ate a piece the whole thing was so droopy and floppy and a weird color grey crust where as the crust should have been somewhat crisp enough to hold up the slice) the flavor was very bland besides the charcoal ash. Tomato pomy sauce was so tasteless, we all laughed at our table that we were losing our minds or taste buds. The $20 charcuterie board seemed to have been premade and ready to go in fridge. Everything came out almost frozen and literally a minute after ordering. The meats were hard to peel apart, the honey was also hard. I 'd suggest that they should make to order or at least sit at room temp for a few minutes. Andget rid of those nasty raisin crackers lol. The price was fine and had high expectations of this place especially since all the restaurants surrounding it are delish. I suggest that the owner,cooks, staff revisit quality control and taste your foods!; There is no way they can be happy with floppy tasteless pizza or go check out your neighbors at liberty food to see how a pizza is cooked. I am sorry for this review but it 's hard to spend $150 on a dinner that u are utterly unhappy with. Yes we ate it told the fam not to waste it as the money was already spent but perhaps a listen to the customer or our waitress needs training. She was so scattered. We sat for 20 minutes with just empty glasses cause she kept forgetting watercaraf"

The Collins Small Batch Kitchen

The Collins Small Batch Kitchen

3160 E Camelback Rd, 85016, Phoenix, US, United States

Full • Tapas • Catering • American


"I usually enjoy at least monthly and have brought a lot of dates. Usually good but entirely different tonight.Noticed on the salad there was hardly any pulled chicken (supposed to be $6 worth — think about that … you’d expect a nice generous hunk. Sorry to say the same re smallest pieces of bacon — that you had to seek and find. Maybe 6 small 1/2 pieces if that.So sad that those items were basically garnishes and not the reason the salad existed. Exactly same with partner’s salad as was the same choice.Noise level was mind boggling — seemed clientele was yelling and laughing — clearly unmannered. Staff found it hard to communicate but had to act like it wa alright. Females having to shout the evenings specials and me trying to read their lips. ?? This wasn’t a game night — so get some noise absorption investment made and installed. It’s miserable and has leaned toward this through the years when busy.Do hope owners consider investing in some sound baffling. It’s worse than an amusement park under the rollercoaster.TV over the bar tuned on a boxing match (no one is choreographing the bar experience and the bar help is slammed and can’t come up for air) and another TV had poker game — forgotten media and no standard.I asked hostess to find some baseball just for some visual peaceful-ness? They did.Sesame bread usually good but over done tonight. Hard brown/black edge and tough.Won’t go back for a long while and not when the riff raff is yelling at the tables by the front door. They would not let up. Was it too early? 5 pm. What’s wrong? Those who know how to behave in a nice setting don’t seem to be the clientele there. The more genteel couples on double dates annoyed too.Tip: ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen. Remember that one? Nice innocent wait staff but where are you getting the boisterous patrons who are drinking before or being over-servedBartenders attracting them?"